Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-05

with their herd, twenty -one in number, all beaut-
full animals, many Of which have borne of prizes
in the exhibitions Of the Society heretofore, and
also Of the State EDITIONS. Thomas Taylor Of
Readfeld, and Geo. w. Thompson OF Ken:'s Hill,
exhibit some good specimens Of Hereford stock.
Of Durham stock, J. z. Putnam of Winthrop,
S. G. and j. Y. Fogg of Readfeld, and Mr.. West
on Of Mt. Vernon, are the leading exhibitors.
Some fine Ayrshire stock is exhibited by J. r..
Nelson, Winthrop, Albert Stuitevant, Win
throp; j. n. Fogg, Readfeld, aud Charles
ii. Turner, Mt. Vernon. l.. III. Smell Of
Winthrop is present with four herd of "Swiss"
catc, said TO be the only ones Of the kind in this
State. They were purchased by MIR. Smell from
the herd of IL. NJ. Clark of Belmont, Mass OF
grades the best exhibit was made by 5. q. and j..
y. Fogg, and Nelson Jones OF Readfeld.
The exhibition Of sheep was not large, though
the quality was good. The exhibitors were b. +.
MANN OF Wayne, the Underwoods and +. f..
Pike of FAY cite, Wesley Williams and Il. Jacobs
OF Readfeld. In the afternoon the trial of the
strength of the oxen and steers, which drew e
large crowd. Ia the afternoon we enter the hall
to look upon the products of the garden and Or
chard and TO see what cunning device and fair
hands have wrought.
Last year the society offered special premium
for the best display of farm products, incadng
the dany, orchard and garden, and the prize was
won ny ii. o NicAersun aud lady of Readheld.
his ear they are not Comp' titois for the pl eni
um which Is offered. There are bot two entries
for the pre- MUM. ). b. Cook of Winthrop pre-
senls nluety varieties, A. Thomas Of Mt. Yer
, non hity-slx varieties. Mr.. Cook of course re-
ceNes The premium.
The exhibition of fruit, with the exception Of
apples, Is eAcell. mt. Tue principal contributors
are DR.. ii. L. To.sev, Ktnl's Hill, ap-
pies, pea ami grapes; ii A. Bean, Watham,
Mass, pears and grapes Mrs. NJ. w. Perkins,
Winthrop, apples; Main. Jordan, Readf.d APP
pies, II. c. Packard, K, adfeId, az pies &C Dud-
ley, Readted spples, pears a. grapes; j. G.
81 ainaid, Winthrop, pears; ID. y. Macomhcr
Monmouth, apples anu pear; s. L. Floyd, VIM
throp, apples; George r. Fairbanks, Winthrop
appl-s; David Dolloif and r. +. Fletcher, Mt
Vernon, grapes; ii. q. Nicketson, pears and
grapes; Nj +. Lambert, Readfeld, grapes; Mrs
j. &. Dudley, Resdhed, canned fruit grape and
cherry ~iLe; excellent display Of cranberres
by j. {. Dudley, A. Stdgley of Il, adield b. +.
Maxim. Wayne, w. 5. Macomber and W. Akin
son, Winthrop.
The di,pa, of vegetables was never excelled ;
the leading contributors teing Il. NJ. Soule kent's
Hill; q. Howes, :. 5. Gilman and j. C.. Dudley
Readheid; A. Sturteyant W. y. Kimball, W m
throp.
The display of butter annd cheese is on a
large scale, there being some thirty entries of
butter and fifteen OF cheese, all OF which are Of
superb quality.
There Is infinite display of home house
holt manufactures, from tue tuperb hearth rug
ell, gantly aud richly drawn, to the diminutve and
dellcately worked tidy.
The attendance to-day has been largely in ex-
cess of former years and the receipts at the gate
insure the success of the exhibition in financial
roii.t of view.