Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-10-10
Oxford County agricultural Fair.
Twenty-Ninth Exhibition.

visitors, who had been beguilod into the
early promise of q tair day The sun APP
peared early in the forenoon. however,
and the rest of the day was highly favor
able. The attendance in the afternoon
was very fair There was the best show
of cattle Tor several years. Paris, Ok
forl and Norway had many splendid
yOkes. There was some nice young
stock, also with good display of horses.
The fine stallion, 'Ann6eid' owned by
Tewksbury X Holbrook, was ON the
ground, and was much praised for his SUI
perior points. Or. Tcwksbury had, also,
some promising colts on eNhibtion-two
yemlings OF Patchen's and one Drew,
from q thoroughbred mare.
Mr.. Ransom Ripley of Paris, had a pair
of beef cattle which attracted general
notice. They were raised by him and
we've six years old, well matched, and
weighed $3.50 pounds lie asked $500
for them, we believe.
The display OF vegetables and agricul-
tural products was good-some splendid
productions being shown, in the way of
potatoes, coru, squashes, pumpkins, wa
tel melons and all kinds of vegetables.
Vim. II. Porter had the mommoth squash,
nearly as large rs Elder Dunham's. The
show of apples was good, though the
Weld is light Grapes were backward in
ripening. Plums not plenty. Pears APP
pear well-good samples shown Thege
was larger supply of butter than COM
mon, with little or no cheese. The dis
play of fancy articles was not quite so
large as usual. Quilts, rugs, &c, keep
up. There were some fine specimens of
ant, which the Committee refer TO. The
agricultural implements were not neg
lected. Pettengill's new Side Hill Plow,
manufactured and exhibited by +. C..
Merrill. attracted great attention, and re-
ceived full notice from the committee.
TO which VIC refer our readers. j. II. Bar
rows. West Paris, had neat chamber
set on exhibition, and we think our neigh
JorS. Messrs. Maxim, Hathaway * Davis,
missed it in not putting in one of their
neat and well finished sets.
There were some superior samples OF
the skill of our county in carriage manu-
iacture shown. Whitman * Libby had 4
beautiful top buggy and riding wagon
J. II. Gibson, South Paris, had one of his
neat wagons on exhibition. Lut Il. II. Al.
len OF Milton Plantation, had the finest
finished and got up wagon on exhibition.
Il was IS handsome As picture, and CON-
pares iayorably with the incest turn.ouIs
of the cities But space fails Us to emu
merate everything. We must pass to the
awards of the committees, rs follows:
STUD HORSES, BREEDING MARES X Coils.
Committee. \ L Marshall, b Tucker,
Jr., Sylvanus Porter.
Holbrook & Tewksbury, Oxford, stud 5 90
lUtit ? W.
Samuel \ Bumpus, Paris. do , 90
\ G Loveioy, Oxford. year colt , 90
Sam'l l. Merrill, Norway,3 year colt / 60
+ Jewett, Waterford, matched horses 10 90
TEorIING, Work HoRsE, LADIES RIDING
lIoRSES.
Committee. $ + Ilolbrook. Chairman
,Jcdcdiah Woodbury.. Norway, ; year
old colt
Simon Ellis. Paris. year old colt 10 40
Jed'h Woodbury.. Norway, md do 90
Joseph Tufts, Paris, irotting horse ID 90
W Ii Woodbury.. Norway, Family
and work horse } 90
Joseph TUFTS. Paris, trotting horse - 90
\ G. Kinds. Oxford. SweepStakc, 81 00
BUus. STEERS d IIrlrERS
Committee. Henry + Hammond, c f
Lord, Virgil d BIcknell
y j Cushman. y Paris, yearling bull ; ~
4 ) Thayer, Paris. year old DO ) 20
Geo w Richards. Oxford, ) VI steers %
Timothy Gorham, Norway, do ) %
VIM Hall, 2y'r do ! 90
Joseph G Rowe. Oxford, do , OF
L IL Upton, Norway, steer calves
Book 4 %
VIM Hall Sy'r hcilcrs > 0.
/ Calvin L Evans" 2y'r do , o.
/ W l. Stanton, Oxford. DO ! Ot
/ Cyrus Hayes. Oxford, grade Here
ford bull 1 O
/ I II Upton, Norway, yearling heller ] O(
] Hiram Hathaway, do BOOB
HrRps. SrocK X MncH Cows.
/ Committee. Farnum Jewelt. ) b Water
man, Franklin Porter.
/ L Ii Upton, Norway, herd Y OF
| VIM Hail. 90 5 o.
| T Penley, Paris, do 1 &C
1 VIM Hall. Norway, milch COW ) OC
/ stock DO 3 OF
W l. Stanton, Oxford. do , 0C
Roswell Frost. Norway, do Book
SHEEP & SWINE.
/ Committee. \ 5 Kimball, G a Wilson
Vim K Crockett. Norway, boar 3 0C
/ G + Evans. - do : O(
W c Cole, Norway, SOW K pigs ) &C
Ransom Ripley, Paris, flock Of sheep Z 0C
Simeon Pierce. Norway, buck 2ot
/ " |. stanton, Oxford. Go UC
FARM CROPS.
[ Committee Benz Maxim, David Frost
j Whitman
Lyman Merrill, Paris, pop corn Ct. 5C
VIM Hall Norway, surprise oats.gt l o.
/ O.in Il Upton. " seed corn 0C
" II Porter, Paris, DO wheat : 90
There WAS no entry oil crop OF corn,
wheat, rye or beans for premium. There
were some very good traces Of corn pre-
sented; and the specimen of oats was
/ extra.