The Republican journal., 1869-10-28
WALDO COUNTY FAIR.

This p3ner I'm. a1ro.fy t4l,op notice Of tbe animal
fair for this couutv and thc yarious rcrolts of tbc
committees in further sneak concerning it but i
General survey Of the thing. and notice Of some
matters brlonono more ia thi, than those don,rt
p,cnts ,nav he NOT without interest 10 oar ,rc,,1
t,,-,l renders
IN General il may hc remarked tI,t tlo,,ol tho
weather WAS 1,,I = norton of tha tnc tha biIi
lion comuarrd r.yoral,v with ,,re,in,,s onos. thc
attendance was GOOD. al. otti;.,ls so,,,od .,vions
tn ln thcir ,,ufv. oood ,., ,rd hor,,o,, ,ro,ai,.
pi !an.r IN. limo.
~rurt. So f., rs we ,.on,I 500 ind l.,,, from,
those who are l.ite,, idrr. I'm. firm, tocl tbis
wear showed a c,llino off in .1po,nt hrt an inn
urnle,uc,u in o,,nEl,-lvliI, !. tbp ,iobt tbiute-
,oo,lnc~. luA MOT murhn,.e boino t,, inv of m
l,r.or,.s
1r,. E,roc,t show. ,t ,.,,, >tn,l. ,,.. H., NrJ NJ
~,\u,y. of 5,n..,o,t 1s l,oad MANY nf t1cm Of
forjsn breedS-.nort horns. ler.ryS ucret,rIs.
S.. which ,robal)y r.nort. If .,n.mi,tcr. will
notice in dctan.
1bourHt in amount, bnt >rpeyio, in quaIity, we
think. va- q portion of the 4tack--l4 Ica,l-beione-
ius To Hon Il. Sears, tr of Boston, from his is
land fam ia $earSport among them vearline
~hoN horn bHtl and several FIND COWS Of the breed
some huc Persian horses. destined 20 do good ~cl-
Vice i'm this ilnc of animals, were am"hg his "i
ME- ~ lS q gentleman OF EnEt means and culture
ahd spare, neither pains nor money to oct ana diff
htse the bust Blood attan0ble IN thl> and other
com>rcr
The Jerseys now coming int" iaNor Were well
represented 10y Mr.. u. W. l-lllS OF Norll"l1, ANA
capt j. J. NNcet~er, ot NeaIspor. And AS The
lnhp d0c- not well understand the merits OF This
hnua-hnuMs, i'll fact but very little about it,
our columns are open to amy who can give reliable
Information on that SUBJECTIVE history and make
Of the animal; It's merits, whether tor milk butter.
chc'-c or flesh. Our invitation extends also I" uli
THESE new and hcW2iSel sorts TO show wherein
they HIy real Improvements on our native sorts,
f.l willie it j. pleasant and profitable TO see all these
at the fairs, 10 be assured by proof Of their superior
}alue is a fan better thing,
GRAMS. of these there was rot a large show,
lut several specimens which indicated that Maine
,-ul raise good wheat rs wen as oats
We noticed some very rood looking English oats
and Russian wheat. by Mr.. Geo f. Bracket, Of
this city. Wm. No iilyery, of Searsport had fine
specimens of Lis two acres of wheat
Rut we wish 10 call special ate ition 10 the case
Of Mr. i. BckneH Of Belmont. He exhibited two
bushels OF very aoo1 looking Italian wheat. five
feet high in the shelves and Welding he stated %
bushels to the acre. He was free to state all the
fact, ,onrelnine the soil mod, of culture &C. the
lsck ol which information we complained of in a
recent article and which renders these fair. and
lhv premiums bestowed Of but little public adYan
ta.se For Us Stated in that article, the great OBJ
lcct iu the State bountes, and the premiums of all
sorts, is not SO much to beg reward for The par
titutr thing exhibited, for the information con-
vernin@ it, which Shall enable Others to do the same
thing, MIR Bicknell stated that the soil on which
his wheat grows was EraYcllS and somewhat stony;
that hc broke it If last spring, narrowed in new
banI-manurc. and ,oWod the wheat the 21th Of May.
This, 81" think T. a ucW mode Of culture; and de-
serves tr 3e widely known, and had the facts on
which ali hC things on exhibition were produced.
hccn stated ia ike lnahntl and been seat abroad,
our board OF agriculture is desfous il should be-
ih interests Of agriculture ANA OF ali ih' people
W"uld nav" been advanced il Thousand i"ld. MOI
Hh'ri -IhdlhA 'he "a" respecting b"u'cs III al It's
requirements WI hi'hh'I' IMlrIlo%'tihr premium
f" "hrh' we lmnk' ms Wheai was entitled
Cons As to- Tins in the show, the ingenious hoy
We have ~oneW here heard Of ought 10 have stood
guard oyer its regulations \ man seeing hm
Aoeing some poor looking corn said--.' Y our corn
.'ohN rather small my boy " Yes ~ir; You st"
we planted small com " lc~-t"t ii looks yell
I"" ~ "r" ~ Shhlll' A'S''l' you See We Pihlt-
e" NFI"" '"Il' i"" ''"' l'H "'h-h '""hS
1N !"u wouldn't have more than nan Il crop
i'oh >p''l H. Sii' ""pel 'l""'d 1t AZ h'tiN'''
F"IAi"lA. lhc F"iIe'uoh ol These WAS 4ulle
4""'' ME- Edward lAilf''g', "l Slorhtoh, HAD :
varieties, NOT Yer! snowy, hul doubtless good one
ol them lfum t'hi, Oval IN fOlNn, red; late, good
haNpf nee from rot, productive, MI T. states.
Hon W m. MeGlN'IN, OF Nealopcrt, had varieties
~ unusually handsome potatoes; among them the
Early heee winch were recently noticed; the IN
rrl,l"i--a Seeding nom thc Old state ot Maine po-
hl'i tit t1fiy H1ourIrh' Yielding "a bushels TO
ih' acre. Ihlibtlth f-afIS " me, 10 Gay tailcf
''ah tAt N'p'fS. COOKS Nlilc ana dly' }irIdS 2lt
b"Aiei' '" iiie acre plll&" lh' la5i' having li;'
''' P''Nuir VI ''i'hs N''iit ~ 'i'e Hh' '''o"S
WIN II 'l" "u'f ~ 'll' t"ii' we can pronounce the
greatest potato VIC A"N ever ehlrl' hot ohA III si%t
"Meh Is h"iiS'fo1s'-lh fofh' color Nr, some re-
sehhl'h@ 'hc ola 'h'hAlgo'-pu III eallh5 qualities
"iE"- '''shl A""fh eoior' ihfloN ana hicus
enough I" SATISFY 'i' 'NnhteSl epitufr' Ai'b,9 'oi
huNh'9 /" ih' acre y" n"' ROT aS yet some gen
'''i"'u :" ''"' i''' " "'''''' 'ii,N ''hi''' De Nc
'l"'if1 '''''i '"' l"'''' '"''S' h'' 'lN" le '"i-
l"''"h' oI 'hfse lubefs'
PUMPKINS AND ~QUA-IIEs. Th, is the wear Of