Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-09-30

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Termination OF any thing attempted" Ma
nv Of our Maine men doubted whether the
state Of granite, stones, and stumps
could offer invitations sufficiently impress
sive TO induce first class stock breeders and
fanciers to come away dozen into Maine.
The sequel has shown that Maine is not
so far down east after all. and that the
Exhibition was second TO none ever held
in New England that At Springfield except
ed This Fair completes the roHad of the
New England States. II well COMFORTS
with the .'orsicr Of things" that the series
should begin with Massachusetts, and end
with Maine. Canada--a coming sdfe-ha.
already sent In her card, inviting the mex,
Exhibition at Ottawa. We hope the invi'
tation will he accepted. and doubt not. that
II will be,
HORSES with these a. a matter Of CO II -,
begins our sight seeing. for who goes TO
the Fair but goes to see the ''trot." Every
one seems to be afflicted with that malady.
so peculiar to our Cattle Shows" ~ tate
',trotting on the brain Every one talks
horse. go where You will. listen TO whom
you may. il is that same identical horss-taik,
with nothing instructive, nothing original
What there Is about these trials of
speed. that win hold the thousands spell
bound. during the waste Of time In "scor-
ing" and ioekeying. for the life Of Us we
cannot tell. and when AT last comes the =
20" what a rush to see, Nothing but
dog-hght win gather crowd 80 quick.
But. with all that is 80 Objectionable. and
often disgusting about this matter Of ''trot-
ting" we believe that trials Of speed should
form part Of our agricultural exhibitions.
and only part Horse raising is n important
a branch of stock husbandrv. a hog rails
ing, or hen-raising bet nat DDre So If the
Managers of our Fairs. can so time their
proceedings. to strip the trotting Of its
Of the Fairs and promote the interests of
all honest horse-brceders
The number Of horses shown at the New
England Fair did not come up to the mum
Der shown at the State Fair last wear The
reason i obvious BY wise provision in
the Rules Of the New England Society. eN-
hibitors OF stock were required 10 paw an
entry fee OF 81, and on horses an addition
al fee OF 10 per cent ofthe premium compel
cd for. The practical effect Of this rule
was TO exclude that class Of horses usual
ly entered, simply for the society to pro-
vide food and shelter during the Fair. The
working OF the rule showed It's wisdom.
Although the number Of horses was less
than last year. reliable estimates show no
were shown, animals tina; done credit 10
their owners and keepers. animals that
seemed 10 realize that they were there TO
be seen. snd enjoyed making the most OF it.
In this department Maine took the lead 4
very large proportion OF the Maine horses.
exhibited unmf>takahle evidence OF an In
fusion OF Knox blood. MIR. Lang. hy hi
fores light and caution. has won s name and
reputation for Gen Knox that l. well
deserved and set an example which II +
to be hoped other breeders will emulate
First. he established the tariff 800 for
the service OF the stallion Gen Knox. at 20
high figure. thar only the owners OF high
priced mares could afford TO pay IL. Second.
he rigidly debarred all ailing or defective
mares. thus securing a healthy parentage
for healthy progeny. II every breeder.
especially those having male animals. would
adopt a similar line OF policy, the value OF
blood soon would tell
DrRHaNs, or Short Horns. which seems
70 be the popular term At the present.
This j. one OF the oldest Of our thorough
bred animals, and prove-bred or grade
have spread over a greater extent Of coun-
try. and found more admirers than any 9TH
er well defined breed. Until within a few
years, almost every animal seen AT the
Cattle Shows, WAS either Short Horn or
claimed Short Horn ancestry Within a
very few years other breeds have present
ed their claims and pushed their right to
recognition. with such pcrsistency. that
at the recent Fair they nearly exceeded the
short horns in numbers. fair inference
would seem 10 be. that our New England
farmers are finding in some Of these other
breeds, the Herefords, Ayrshire. Jersey.
Devon Dutch or Kerry. breed better
adapted To our soil and climate. On the
other hand. IL is claimed. that the short
short horns have stood the test for many
years, and that when any Of the other
breeds have been In use a. long, they will
be found TO possess no claim TO superiori-
~. This is plausible reasoning. but should
not be taken as an infailfble guide While
admiring an elephantine yoke OF Short
Horn steers years old. weighing $500
pounds and measuring feet and inches.
We could but ask. trkat did ii cosf 10 gro,,
them especially. when the owner offered
them for 500, withouta purchaser.
HEREFoRps- some mi~hap in our
survey ofthe Grounds" we overlooked the
stalls of Herefords. This breed Is CLOSELY
allied TO that of the Short Horns They
are quicker growers. make larger and bet
ter oxen, and for beef arr not excelled.
But, the owners OF Herefords. must main
tain good fences. for they have queer
propensity of putting their eyes into a
neighbor's corn field, and allowing their
legs 10 follow their eyes
JERsEYs.-of these there was a large dis
play. showing that they are fast coming in
10 favor. They are perfect compounds OF
cream and butter. Those who ever have
seen Deer. would recognize thorough
Jersey COW ut once. They are well called
the ''gentleman's cow" The mess Of milk
is not overiarge, but exceedingly rich The
cows are kind and gentle and good feeders
The bulls of this breed lay no claim tc
amiability nor are they treacherous, fol
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