Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-24

are OF 7 nderwoods braea -.
1 Ts inches They are in for draf, anu gir'
Aney weigh HOO pounds. Whan .,5 =.
nm :. w YEARS old, they took the first nrar,;
ca,,ia VIZ rankin County Fair, for mstcbed
the same P'iuni last fail for
4. II. Pettengill of Liyermoro Io,,. -,
It's one pair Of three-year old hos, 49, eAllo
one pair Of draft steers. Tho e.. aho q
leet ~ inches. and weigh 9. 900 nonnds ~
~ Uul'er girts Z feet, and weighs 3 (,DO non,a.
- C ,as. pair were raised by Braddock Hall
n Lhes'erVliie, from grade Hereford and
DuInain stocx Mr.. PeuengiIl two wears 49,
81 ~ brighton pair of three-year old cat.
.e that dressed 5000 pounds. He is a.
auept at raising cattle and once increased =
.niee-year Old steer seven inches in seven
weeks by his successful feelings.
M. '. stevens, of Pittsield, has a pair of
year old. which girth s feet 10 inctas -o one
weigh l,942 pounds. "e'' anu
L.. u. Hanson of Palmyra. has a pair NJ
Dull calves, grade Herefords. ) mon,bs old
wen matched, and of large size. and orr,
iour rect SIX inches and weighs 1910 pounds
The HoLsTEISs.
Inc =, hoisteins are well represented by
uen. W. 5. Tilton's herd from the SoIdi.r:
bull present. The bull '.Zaandam." is five
years old and was imported He is large
ana handsome and weighs POO pounds. The
cows are fine lot They give a large ouan-
uty OF rich milk, not so rich as the Jersey.
out larger In quantity, and are good for stock.
lhere are several grade Holstein cows in tho
land and they are good mixers. although not
as the full bloods. Crossed with grade Dur.
nam or Ayrshire they make good dairy
animals.
DIR. NJ. B. Boutelle of waterville. has
eleven head Of full blooded Jerseys. Cor
poral Trim" five-year old bull, has ALWAYS
taken the first prize when he has been pres
ent at State Fair, and has taken the second
prize at the New England Fair several times.
Viola, six years old, and ..Fanrid," seven
years Old are fine specimens of the cows
"Flethal. .'Cheri,' and .-Lottilel," are
promising two-year old heifers Lille
Langtry Is large yearing heifer. ..Blon-
de Bell and Lyra Bell'' are pretty yearl-
ings. DIR. Boutelle also has yearling bull
and very large and promising bull calf
MIR. Il. +. Briggs of Auburn, makes large
and fine display of his full-bood Jersey
stock from his ''Maple Grove Stock Farm
Mr.. Briggs has sixteen iull-bloods and tw
grades.
VIM. Mcfarland of Skowhegan has two
thoroughbred Jersey bulls king Will
liam" Is two year old bull of large size
The duke of Somerset" is six years old
and weighs 400 pounds. He is large well
SNAPPED animal.
Geo. blanchard and brother of Cumber-
iahu Cehtre' make good exhibition OF thor
oue,iofeu Jerseys numbering sixteen
mean.
THE DISPLAY OF SHEEP.
The disnlav of sbaan ia worry lorre and q,
axceII.nt ou.l;,v Tbe Shrn,.hir, shoan
sbown hv Massrs Rnrla;ob mi pod,r.li
form an attractive faatn7e If tho shor
These sheen somewhat resemble the
Southdowns, but are larger and shear more
wool. The ewes OF TINS hock sheared on an
aVeragc'ias spring ia pouhus OF wool each.
oon e on.oP'nrJ , ian' ."o s,. ul'' "ns
ling ram is of LARGE size and well shaped
and WEIGHS about 300 pounds The Sbrop-
shire sheep are the leading mutton sheen in
England. The lambs are held at about $40
each.
w. Il. Frost of WAYNE, exhibited a large
imported Cotswold buck and three eve
lambs. DR.. n. Il. Boutele has 80 full
blood Southdowns of good size and well
SNAPPED.
Hhto" nrothers Oh North Ahsoh nave ="
iarse hoch vi spanish Mer,'iocs eonSlS'iis
Vi 80 al" ~ aa w 80. o..'
ewes w,nch she'reu 90 Pouhus' anu .en yea'-
- -, - 60 - O. -
ling buck sheared IS pounds this year. a 3
year old buck Centennial, Jr', sheared "a
pounds last spring, and two year OLD
sheared pa pounds. This flock Is oil Yer
mont stock from the fiocks OF Gushing, A.
+. Fuller, and A. +. Perkins: The Messrs.
Holton have fed 400 OF the Merino sheep ior
the past 10 years and think that from the
same ainonnt OF feed third more mutton
can be produced with this breed than with
any other, and twice as much wool.
The SWINE
Tho a;sn,ov Of sw;ra ia large and includes
oil ,he mns, snnroved breeds
''' 'e ~ GO,
"hApt "iooA
- The display of grade stock Is not very
large. b. F. Hilton OF Starks, has herd
OF 10 hi ad Of Durham and Hereford inciud-
ing full blood Hereford bull. 1t Is very
good lot of farm stock. There are three
yokes of promising steers Several others
have grade stock present, some OF when Is
not labelled to indicate who the owner Is.