The Portland daily press., 1876-10-04

The programme for the fair to-day is very
interesting, and if the day is pleasant, there
will be large attendance from the city.
York County Fair.
The exhibition of the York County Agricul-
tural Society med at Saco yesterday, under
most favorable circumstances. The weather
was delightful and very large number of peo-
pie came in from the country towns to attend
the cattle show, which, to the farmer is by far
the most interesting part of the exhibition.
This year the Thornton field, near the residence
of ex-Mayor Hobson on the Portland road, was
used for the show of CATTLE the old grounds SO
long occupied by the society being now con
trolled by the city and to be converted into a
public park. Since several of the most import
ant towns in York county have withdrawn their
aid and interest from the annual meetings of
this society and have established town fairs of
their own, good many wise ones have pre-.
dicted that the mother society would gradually,
die out, and In few years the society would be
defunct. Such, however, proves not to be the
case, and the towns that do continue to take an
active interest in the annual Fair of the old So
ciety seem to do better and better each year.
The attendance at the Cattle Show yesterday
was probably the largest in the history of the
society, and this fact must have been very en-
couraging to the managers. All the noted
breeds of cattle popular with the intelligent
breeder of today were well represented There
were the Durham and the Dutch and the Here
ford, too, and several beautiful specimens of
the jersey and Ayrshire breed. Twenty yoke
of oxen were shown, and all were large, plump
and sleek, and many an admirng granger cast
an envious eye towards them as he discussed
with his friends their merits and dement's Doe
& Robinson, Hiram Hill, Horace Sawyer, j. G.
Weymouth, Cleayes & Hamilton, Ivory Fen
derson, J. B. Fogg of Saco, John F. Leary of
Bddeford, Milluken Brothers of Buxton, and
James r. Taylor of Kennebunkport, entered
foe graded oxen. A. w. Millikep was proud
to say he raised the boss pair eirted Z feet
inches, and they were only ars old. J.
r. Taylor could come within Two inches of tell
ing the same story, but in this particular regard
two inches are of considerable consequence |.
Henderson showed a handsome pair that girted
an even seven feet. There were but few steers
to be seen, but the quality was better than the
average show. James A. Hooper, thrifty
Biddeford farmer, had a hice team of Dur
hams, young and handsome, so were those of
his neighbor. Howard Gilpatric W. H. Cen
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John Milliken of Bux on. and F. G. Bryant of
Saco, made the only entries Of fat cattle, and
they we're fat, too. The extensive breeders and
well known farmers, j. and NJ Dane of Ken
nebunk. we're on hand with herd of six full
blooded Jerseys, three of other breeds, and a
three year old. Ralph Kay of Dayton, sent a
fine lot of cows and heifers Other exhibitors
of COWS were the following: Philauder Haines
Biddeford, Jersey cow and calf; Hiram Hill,
I'd year old native and grade, and 2 year old
Durham and Short Horn; Doe & Robinson,
grade heifer Augustus A. Boardman, Saco,
Is year old native and grade Jersey and Ayr
shire; William Warren, year old jersey and
4 year old grade Ayrshire; A. w. Millken, a
Dutch and native heifer; Horace Sawyer,
yearlipg heifer; George Fl. Fogg, Jersey and
Ayrshire Golf; j. Fl. Gowan, Saco, the Ayr
shire COW "Ph9mie," two natives, one grade,
and one Ayrshire; Albert Patterson Of Saco, a
native yearling; Joseph Hobson exhibited a
handsome Jersey COW with two calves. both
very fine; j. F. Locke of Saco, presented six
year old jersey COW; M. S. Milllken had on
the grounds handsome grade better.
The twin calves with the grade Ayrshire COW
shown by A. G.. Weymouth attracted much at
tention.
The exhibit of bulls was unusually large.
Probably the handsomest animal of this class
was shown by Jonas Taylor of Kennebunk-
port, it being Durham, girtIng feet and
weighing 100 pounds, and being but q months
old. Close upon this came the grade Durham
belonging to Daniel McIntire 26 months old
and weighing 100 pounds. For full blooded
Jerseys Dimon Hamilton of Saco, was among
the first with five year old raised on the To-
gus farm. Among the others was large year
ling Durham and Hereford shown by Samuel
Downing of Kennebunkport a Jersey by
Frank Cole Of Saco; Jersey and Durham
months old by George Fl. Fogg of Saco, and a
bull calf by Horace Sawyer, Saco.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
The department of sheep and swine was we'll
supported as whole, that of the swine espec-
tally, there being not less than eight exhibitors
| J. G. Weymouth was there with two Mackie
| and Chester sows with II sucking pigs; next
| came Moses s. Mil,iken with sow and litter
of large handsome pigs; among others were
Capt. George V. Jordan's fun blooded, ten
months old Berkshire boar; Weston Prentiss,
II weeks old Berkshire and Chester pigs; John
| T. Davis, Chester White boar; j F. Locke,
one large five months old Yorkshire pig; Jas
81. Robbins, last but not least, SOW with twelve
pigs
Two focks of sheep made up the bill this
year, one by Capt. Ira G. Doe and the other by
Hiram Hill of Saco. The presence of Henry
Jordan of Kennebunkport with his accustomed
excessive show in this line, was missed by old
visitors to these annual shows.
FOWL.
The display in this department was very at
tractive, although it is thought hardly as fine
as last year. This year there were forty tive
lots shown in almost every variety of cage
Brown and Black Leghorns, Cochins, Brahmas
Plymouth Rock, Houdans, Bantamsl and
Guinea Probably among the finest as well as
largest exhibits were those made by Masters
Sands and Hewes. The following were thu
exhibitors:
Leghorns-Walter Sands. c. f. Dresser o
Kennebunk, Clark Wakefield of Bddeford
w. A. Stineford of Saco, W. H. Hewes of Saco
o. F. Stackpole of Lyman, Thomas Colema,
of Saco.
Games-Walter Sands, B. P Sands.
Brahmas-Walter Sadds, e. A. Hewes, Free
Hill, c. W. Davis of Biddeford.
Plymouth Rocks-Chas. N. Clark and c. +