The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-10-05
Waldo County Agricultural Fair.

WRldo county Agricultural Fair.
The annual exhibition of this society was held at
the Park and at Hayford Hall in this city, on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, oct. 2d 81 and 4th.
The society began the fair with so in the treasury
instead of being heavily in debt as heretofore.
There has been determination on the part of the
managers to put the association on its old time foot
ing, and for year or two their efforts have been
Last year new departure was taken,
which resulted in bringing goodly sum of money
to the treasury. This year premium. amountingto
800 have been offered.
Monday was mostly consumed in making prepar.
alton both at the grounds and ut the hall. The show
of stock at the Park was very fine and largely in
excess of former years. 1t shows also that the
farmers OF Waldo county are alive to their wants
and have made a rapid advance in this branch of
agriculture. Hardly farmer hut has blood
ed stock or graded animals in place of the natives.
There are also several herds of thoroughbred ami
mails in Waldo county, embracing Jerseys, Here
fords and Shorthorns. On Tuesday there were 100
as fine looking animals pcketei within the grounds
as can be found on the farms Of any county in the
State.
Dow \ Cochran, from Brgasicr Island farm. mad
the herd Of Shorthorns on the grounds exhibited
by them ut the State fair At the latter place the
herd won premiums They are 4 line lot Of
animals
E. A. Gross from G. b. Otis K Co.'S stock farm
in Belfast, exhibited seven thoroughbred Here
fords one bull was as fine an animal as can bc
found in any herd. This farm is well stocked with
fine boodei animals and if win repay ne farmers
OF Waldo county to look them over.
thoroughbred Jerseys ana 4 heri OF ,lN grade
Jerseys. Mr.. Ellis was one of the pioneer farmers
Of Waldo county in Introducing the Jersey stock.
For Hairy purposes this breed eNceis.
Daniel A. Wadlin, of Northport exhibited fifteen
grade Jerseys, mostly COWS. Mr. Wadlin i, another
of our progressive farmers who believes in booIcl
stock, and who prefers the Jersey breed, lie had
one cow on exhibition twenty three months ON
which dropped a calf when She WAS nineteen mos
Old and which now gives six quarts of milk daily.
H. y. and | II. Ellis, of Belfast exhibited eleven
sheep, and one fun b,ooded Cotswold buck which
is noble animal.
B. NJ. Hawkins, of waldo. anil Frank Wopi, of
Northport. also exhibited sheep of blooded stock.
J. B. Littletied Of Brooks, exhibited hcrl Of
Hereford graded stock that deserves mention. Also
a herd Of grade Jerseys by :. r. E1gccnmb, of Bel
fast.
The finest colt on the ground was two year,
old stallion owned hy j. F. Wilson of this city.
The cots Sire was a fun hioodei Perrhrron and
Its dam full bloodet C!yde-dlle. The colt NOW
weighs Il6o ami i well broken to harness.
Among the difficulties the committees have ID en-
counter is in makins awards Frequently errors
are made which give much dissatisfaction. one
case in point was at the grounds where buck
owned " Dow * Cochran was given the first
premium over 4 buck owned by Geo. y. otis, OF
the stock farm in this city. The former is an old
buck which the gentlemen procured at the STATE
FAN in exchange for a pig The latter T. Il young
imported buck which weighs 200 pounds and cost
$ljo.
The following are the entries at the grounds
c. .. Mckenney, Belfast, one pair draft horses
one mare one f,lmily horse.
James H. Cunningham, Belfast, one colt ) years
Old.
f. A. Tower, Belmont, one mare, Did rnlt.
j, W. Cioush, Liberty, Pertheon stallion, Young
Duke.
p. Meservey, Morrill,, one rnlt, 3 years oIt.
}. b. Littlehrli, Brooks. on" hcrj Hereford
grade a, follows bul pair Steers, Z hyifrl
calves. 1 hcifer, ; calves
DOW 4 Cochran, BriIatier'- Island. too bu.l,
Durham, , bun calves, 5rows hrifrr-
D. Meservry, Morrill,. pair steers, Durham.
Silas storor, Morrn mare AMI colt.
Frank A. Gray, Morrill,, BUN calf, Durham.
+. \. Gross, Belfast bull, COW, hcifrrs,
bull calf heter calf, All thoroughbred IIerrtorl>
and owned by G. u. OTIS x Go. Also buck ana i:
ewes, Shropshire.
T. Eigecomb, Belfast, herd grade Jrr7ry-.