Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-29

Maine State Fair.
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
DEPARTMENT /.

SHORT Horns. SpeepSfakes.-The Society
Medal is offered for the best bull, of any age,
of this breed; also, one for the best COW or
heifer of the same breed. open to competition
for prize animals, and to all animals owned
in the State of Maine. No animals under one
year of age shall compete for this premium.
SHORT HoRNs. Herd Premiums. - For
best Short Horn bull, and six, and not less
than four cows OF heifers, not less than one
year old, belonging to any one person, $50,
10, 5.
BuHs-2 years old, and over, $40, 10, 8;
year old, 10, 5; best bull calf, diploma, 8.
Coms and Helfers-3 years old, and up
wards, Sl5. 10, 5 year old heifer, 10, 5; l
year old heifer, s, q hefer calf. 2, /.
The same premiums as the above are also
offered for Devons, Ayrshires, Herefords,
Jerseys and Dutch and also for Grades and
Natives, except bulls.
For best COW, breeding and milking quail
ties considered, without regard to breed, Dip
Iona. Competitors will be required to fur
nish to the Committee sworn statement of
the age and breed of COW, and time of calv-
| ing the statement also to include the feed of
the animal, and the number of pounds of
milk produced by the COW for five days dur
| ing the first half of July, and five days dur
ing the first half of September, and to exhibit
with the COW number Of her offspring, not
less than two.
/ Calces-Not less than five in number, not
less than six months old, bred by one person,
SIP, s. 4.
Working Oren-IThe committee in award
ing premiums for working oxen will take into
special consideration their age and size.
years old and over, 500, 10, 5; years old,
10, 5; years old, 8, 6; year old, 6, 4
steer calves, 4, ,.
Fat Cathe-One yoke, years old and
over, SEQ, 10; single OK, 10. 5. Best fat
cow years old and over, 6, 4.
SHEEP. Certificates of purity Of blood,
except on fat sheep and grades, will be re-
quired from exhibitors.
Long Hooled Bucks--l year old and over,
Sl5, 10.
Ewes-l year old and over, SIP, s.
Best buck lambs. not less than six, $40, 8.
Best eve lambs, not less than six, 10, D..
| Best pen of six ewes that have sucked their
own lambs the present season, 10, 10.
! TSame premiums as above for middle wool
ed and fine wooled-
Best pen of grade sheep. not less than ten,
$40, 6. Best pen of grade lambs not less than
ten, 3, g.
Fat sheep, not less than ten, without re-
gard to breed, $40, .. .s...-
SWINE. Boor-large breed IS, 5. Sow
large breed, 8. s. Boar-small breed, s, s.
/ COH-siilsli bicSu, o. ~ DSSe ANlSt Va pi6@'
not less than six, s, 5.
! PoULrRY-f f;aNiaaceous Fouls-For best
trio Of Brahma Pootra, So, 2; best trio Black
Spanish, 3, 2; best trio White Dorking, 3, ?.
best trio Hamburgs, 3. 2; best trio Polish, 3,
g best trio Bolton Greys, 3, = best trio Leg
horns. 3, =.
Tu,keys-For best pair Turkeys, So, 2.
| Dueks-For best pair or trio Domestic,
81, /; best pair or trio Muscovy, 2, /; best
pair or trio Top krot, 2, ! !. best pair or trio
/ Common, 2, l.
! Geese-For best pair Bremen, So, 2; best
pair Domestic, 3, 2.
Best collection of fancy fowl, including
Bantams and Guinea fowls, Swans, Pigeons
and Doves, SS, t.
| DISCIPLINE OF OXEN AND STEERS. For
best exhibition of discipline by one yoke Of
oxen, over seven feet in girth $40, I, 4. For
best exhibition as above, by oxen girtlng sew
en- feet and under, 10. Z, /. For hest exhibit
ton of training of steers, (not over three
years old both in and out of yoke, by boy
not over l6 years of age, ., 1. 3.
/ The committee will see the cattle tested at
the drag reasonably loaded, and also with the
cart They will require them to be shown by
moving them forward and backward, turning
them to the right and to the left without Il
/ load In attaching them to the cart, they
! shall be brought to it, first on the left, then
1 on the right The cart will be moved for
ward and backward; and also by attaching
the oxen with their heads to the cart, to propel
! it backward. Any driver exercising cruelty
or using profanity while driving, shall be inn
mediately ruled off the ground by the COM
mttee.
! PLowING MATCH. For the best plowing of
not less than one-eighth of an acre, not less
than eight inches deep, reference being had
TO execution, time, ami cost of blowing, each
plowman to find his own team and driver,
Sl2, 8.