The Portland daily press., 1873-10-17
.SagrdahOc County Fair.

There We're very many people present on the
third day of the Sasadahoc County Fair, many
drawn oy desire to hear President Aliens ad-
dress, but more assembled to witness the horse
trottng The morning was passed by the COM
mittees in inspecting articles IN the hall, and
awarding premiums. The following are the
principal awards made:
HORSES.
H. burlington best walking horse
E.. F. Anderson, Brunswick, Orphan Boy, pest
trotting horse.
w. Nj. Pennell, Brunswick best matched horses.
A. A. Buxton, General Grant, best driving horse
N. H. Wilkins Bowdoinham best family horse
M. Nj. Wilson, best horse raised in the Society.
II. s. Varney, Bowdonham, best three years OLD
S. W. Carr, Bowdoiuham, best two years old stall
Andrew Libby, Brunswick, best one year old stall
lion.
A. X. Paris. Bath, best breeding mare with colt.
E. F. Sawyer, Bath, best three years old colt.
w. II. Croker. Bath, best two years old colt.
j. w. Griffin Brunswick, best one year old colt
Alfred Cobb, Brunswick, best four years old colt.
CATTLE.
Best town team Bath
second best town team. TOpsham.
James burlington, Bowdoinham, and W. W. Pat
ten Topsham, two best Durham bulls, full biooded.
VI. ii. Colby, Brunswick, best thoroughbred Ayre-
Daniel Fulton, Bowdoinham, best Hereford bull
C. T. Peter son, Brunswick, best Jersey bull.
j. A. Grimmer, Brunswick, best three year old
steers.
James burlington, Brunswick, best two year old
steers.
Isaiah Jordan, Brunswick best one year old steers.
Lewis simpson, Brunswick, best milch COW, grade
Durham.
R. Adams, Brunswick, best fat cattle
N. H. Williams, Bowdoinham, best teams of steers
three years old.
Humphrey Varney, Bowdoinham, best working
oxen in the limits Of the Society.
Alyah Mallet, Topsham, best working oxen raised
Michael Curtis, Bowdoinham, best working oxen,
Albert (. Fields, Bath, best draught oxen.
w. w. Patten d Son, Topsham, best farm stock.
SHEEP.
Wesley Patten, Bowdoinbam, best flock Of sheep,
Alvah Mallet, Topsham, best flock Of six sheep,
Oxford and SOuthdown.
William Simpson, Brunswick, best Southdown
buck, years obi.
Hartweli Little, best lot of turkeys.
A. j. Crossman, best lot Of hens. -aasa
ID. H. Dennison, best lot OF ducks
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Mrs. W. H. Colby. Brunswick, best June butter.
Mrs. Lucy A. Powers, Topsham, best September
Miss Porlina Jordan, Brunswick, best sample but
ter made by girl under eighteen years of age.
FRUIT. saF
M. N. Winslow, Bowdoinham, hest apples, forty
j. D. Fisher, Bowdoinhan, best bushel winter APP
Piles.
d. M. Sa0IOru, DOWuUlulldiI, DtSI C0utCllOu VI
Lewis Simpson, Brunswick, best collection of
grapes.
At one p. M, President Allen of the Agri-
cultural College delivered an interesting and in
strnctive address at the Society hall. 1t was
couched in the form of an appeal to farmers to
perfect themselves in the theory as well as prac
tice of their profession; to pay more attention
to the constituents of the soil and to the fertil
ers proper for differing crops for differing soils
and for differing conditions of the same soil.
He spoke of the necessity of teaching yonng
farmers agricultural chemistry, and looked for
ward confidently to the time when an examina-
ton of the soil of a given locality will tell us
what crops it isbest suited to and what ferti-
lizers are indicated for use. The address
abounded in practical suggestions, and was
well received by the large audience.
At its conclusion, the tro;, open to all horses
owned in Maine, was called. The already large
crowd on the ground was augmented by visitors
from Portland, Augusta, Lewiston and other
places. anxious to witness what promised to be
an exciting trial of speed. Fully 5000 persons
were upon the grounds
In the Stallion race, for purse of $3.50, White
OGOCkiHS, DuupuS anu mig w lllldIu were en-
tered. The latter was taken sick and with
drawn, and White Stocking won in 2.44 In
the second race, for purse of $50, Slasher,
Dwarf and Little Fred were entered, Dwarf
wilmington 3.02a. 81.
The trot concluded the exercises proper of
the Fair But grand blowout took place in
the evening in the shape of ball. The at
tendance was very large, and the occasion one
of great enjoyment to the devotees of Terpsi-
chore. 1t may not be out of place to remark
that the flying hours were chased with glowing
feet.