The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-09-30
OPENING DAY
OF THE SOMERSET CENTRAL
AGRICULTURAL S0CIETY'S
EXHIBITION.
A FINE SHOWING AT THE
GROUNDS.
The Pavilion Presents a Fine APP
pearance.

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ty. The grounds looked As nice and clean
a. new broom and every thing was in
apple pie order for the show. The first
arrival was Mr.. Charles b. Gilman of
Bingham who arrived the night before
with his line Devon cattle. He camped
on the grounds as did several last eve
ming. c. \. Atkinson of Norridgcwock
got there before O'Clock and lots of 9TH
ers followed close after them. The new
sheds were literally supplied with straw
and hay was furnished in abundance. 10
was noticed that the cattle that arrived
first were in the best condition later in
the day
One of the chief attractions was the
fine Sussex stock sent here by H. e.
Buregh. Next to them was Gen. Shop
herds imported Herefords which attract
ed no little attention.
One could not help noticing the great
numbers Of phenomenal calves and year
lings futile Bros. had a pair OF six
months old calves that were rs large as
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Gilman showed a pair of calves he
purchased at Bangor and some of the
best specimens of his favorite Devon cat
tie ever seen anywhere.
4. X. Perkins exhibited pure Poland
China sow and litter of pigs rs black as
your hat.
The showing of oxen was unusually
good. This remark in fact will apply to
all the stock. We have seen larger drovcs
but none more worthy. The best OF it,
too. is that there is class OF young men
coming up who take great interest in
breeding fine stock, and a majority of the
stock shown here, is the product OF just
these men. The young men are coming
to the front as well in stock breeding as
in other branches of industry. As likely
yoke of cattle as there are on the grounds
is owned by +. d. Packard and Ed. Allen.
The are five years old and good 'uns. J.
W. Packard owns a good pair OF year
olds. Mr.. l.. b. Paine of Fairfield con-
tributes two good grade Shorthorn cows
and a ycarling grade Hereford bull, worth
going some ways to sec. He also has a
fine grade Hereford calf. c. A. Marston
and p. c. Steward show some twenty odd
head Of fine Jerseys At the head of the
herd is a pure bloodcd Jersey cattle club
bull worth looking over. The 9 year old
grade Hereford bull recently purchased
BY John Weston IA rs fine an animal as
, any one owns. The Herefords shown
by Gen. Shepherd are, of course, big
attraction. They won several premiums
1 at Lewiston against all the State. W. +.
t French, than whom there Is no better far
4 mer in Madison, contributes two yoke of
: Young cattle, and one of them is a match
$ ed pair of four year old. They are beau
+ ties. S. n. Blanchard has fine yoke OF
I draft cattle on exhibition. A. X. Perkins
: contributes horses, cattle, sheep, ant
= swine to help swell the show. A yoke OF
t draft oxen made good show on the drag
/, and yoke Of two year old grade Short
IL horns are coming sure. j. u. White
more contributed some good stock in
u Guiding pair of yearlng and two yeat
old steers. A yoke of cattle entered by
= John Swain are fine ones. Frank Z. NAL
= bon, A. Homestead ( Son, +. o. Harris
: and V. l.. Foss show fine cattle. Dan
forth Sons of Madison show their bull
Somerset Hero and young son of his
year old. They are fine cattle. Moses
French of Scion is out in full force with
his Herefords Is in all. In the herd is
Vie COW Clara, 10 years Of age weighing
400. He also shows several calves one
OF which Is but two years old. Charles
Gaylord shows specimens of his fine Dur
hams. c. A. Atkinson has two calves.
one nine and the other seven months old :,
as large rs average two year olds.
Though both of them still draw nourish-
ment from the maternal breast hence
cows worth seeing. In Mr.. Glman's
herd OF Devons is fine eight months old
calf with horns six inches long He has
not yet been weancd. c. A. LOOMS has
the boss Merino shcarers, a two year old
buck shearcd 90 lbs. and five others aver
aged II lbs. each There are n host of
other good stock, not to speak of sheep,
swine and poultry that must wait till next
week for attention
The chief attraction yesterday after
noon was the trial Of draft oxen and
This ne
crowd that remained to the end. drag
was loaded down with stones, but all the
teams could handle it and it was neces-
sary to put on ten men. b. +. Ford haul
then yanked it rs feet and inches with
one span, and 100 with another. This
put the crowd in good humor and then j.
f. Davis put in light pair and walked
off l55 feet. That settled it and The oxen
were called for. Horace Lowe moved 1t
IL feet inches and beat the record. A.
X. Perkins cattle moved the load G feet
feet and 10 inches; then John Weston
put on little pair of footers, and for
their size, beat all others moving the
monstrous load feet and inches, under
the direction OF Mr.. Hall phenomenal
driver Warren Runnelrs cattle were not
pressed hard and only hauled the load
feet.
The most notable thing about the haul
lug was the lack of abuse to the horses
and cattle, and still, there was more than
there was any need Of An interesting
fact was, that the team that did the big
gest work was not touched with whip or
goad.
The Pavilion is sight well worth see
ing. The entire body Of the building is
covered with exhibition articles, running
all the way from 8. ID. Greenleaf's turnip
that measures 40 inches, to seal skin
sacque that cost $3.50. No one should
miss this the best part of the whole show
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