Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-26
MAINE DISPATCHES.
OLD KENNEBEC LEADS OFF.
Exhibition No. Pifty-SeVen and a Good
One to Boot.
FIRST Day.

Special to the Kennebec Journal.
READFIELD, Sept. 20.
The long strings of working oxen and
steers making up the display of town teams
which is always a leading characteristic of
tn fairs of the old Kennebec Agricultural
Society, stretched out az they were on the
lower part of the track this morning. gave
ample evidence that the fair had opened
Yes, and only opened, but opened for the
57rh time, this being the oldest agricultural
society in Maine and the parent of every
other similar society in the State. What a
world of good it has done for Maine agrcul
ture, wha, an amount it is now yearly doing
and will continue To do as the years roll on.
We will not stop to measure its past or an
ticipate its future work; it would take long
TO do either. Let US look at the oxen and
steers. Here they are in full annual array
although if any criticism were attempted it
would be that the oxen and steers, individual
ly, are not quite up to the standard of for
mer years in size, weight and general good
condition. They look somewhat lighter and
have not the fine appearance of those usual
ly shown. Still, it is hard to beat the long
strings of oxen seen here today, and we
doubt if these have been or will be SURPASSED
in Maine this fall outside of the two State
fairs. The Fayette team of oxen consists of
ten pairs, headed by two pairs of three year
ol Is. Their average girth is it. in.
Among those contributing to the team are
Albion Gile and son, +. II. Kent, Thoma.
Pratt, w. i. iiodklns, WIN. jackson, Dex-
ter NJ. Gordon, Albert Botsford, Enoch
Whiuemore, and Lester Fellows The Mt
Vernon team of oxen consisted of 2S yokes,
average girth #. in. The exhibitors in
This team are [. 2. Corson, Representatives
elect, Augustus Robinson, Timothy Leigh
ton, Chas. A. French, Charles Wells, Fred
Henry Robinson (two pairs), Milonel Fish,
Allen Williams, Harrison Cooling and Chas
Smith. The team of three year old steer.
numbered nine pairs, girthing an average of
it. 9 in. Their owners were John Soule,
Augustus Norcross Horace Corson, Charles
jackson, Clarence Kent c. II Cooling, Hen.
ry Clifford and John Locke. The Readfield
OK team comprised ten yoke with an average
glrth of fl. 4 in. The string was made up
pairs owned by l. G. Hawes, G. b. Pierce,
DAVID Elliott, Josiah Fogg, J. w. Williams,
a D,k ~
(two pars), and David c. Stevens. The
Readfeld team of three year old steers con-
sisted of eight yoke girthing ft. 10 in. The
contributors TO the team were George NJ.
Lane, l.. NJ. Jones, Samuel Packard, Atwood
Dudley, Christopher Adee and aud others
An exceedingly handsome string of two year
Fayette, consisted of six pairs of good Here
fords, deep red in color with white faces,
very uniformly matched up, one pair of
which was owned by f. f. Gile and the
other five pairs by Gilbert Underwood. The
string would girth an average of 6 #, 5 in.
The committee on town teams were B. +
Cressy, Chas. ii. Banford, Nathaniel n.
Weston.
In farm stock there we're some good ex-
hibts, many of which have been shown this
fall at our State Fair. MIR. +. A. Bailey
Win hrop Centre, made an exhibition of 81
head of thoroughbred IIerefords, and grades
comprising two bulls, twelve cows and heif
ers and seven yokes of oxen and steers. Thi,
herd is on exhibition only. and will be at the
Bay State Fair at Springfield, Mass, next
week. MIR. NJ. NJ. Bailey shows seventeen
head of thoroughbred Herefords, the sam,
herd tina; has been shown at both our Stat,
fairs this fall. and before described in thes,
columns. The above named droyes are suf
ncpnt in numbers and character to make tn,
reputation of any county fair in Maine. An
other exhibitor of thoroughbred Herefords
is Mr.. A. C. Underwood of Fayette, VIII,
shows twelve bead-led off by the bull Pc
nobscot Hero, two years old last July, an'
girthins six feet, six inches; followed b.
four cows, two and three year old heifers
and pen of five handsome calves. Tn,
Younger animals of Mr.. Underwood's breed
ing are by the celebrated bull Careful End
one of the best bulls ever kept in this State
Gilbert Underwood of Fayette, show ed thir
teen head, representative of his home her,
of twenty-three animals. The herd is mad
up of the bull Careful 2nd, bred by E.
Holmes of oxford, from the Burleigh an
Bodwell importation; seven cows, two year
ling heifers and three heifer calves. Edga
E. Robinson of Mt. Vernon, showed thre,
choice Hercfords, viz: The one year old bu
Ben Hur, sired by Rhode Island; Fortunate
three year old heifer; aud Goldie, seve
months old, by Golden Grove, first priz
winner at Bangor Fair. Mr.. Robinson
lust beginning to build up a herd of thorough
breds, and is succeeding admiralty Elme
f. Gle of Fsyette, shows Ave grade Here
fords. ID. s. Newton of Readfield, shows
bull and calf eight months old-Hereford
/ Grade Herefords are also exhibited BY Gee
p. Philbrook and II. L. Webber of Mt. We
non, and S. c. Fogg of Readfeld. Grad
Shor,horns were shown byJ. o. Harris o
/ Cobb's Hill. Mt. Vernon, and S. G. Fogg 9
Readfield, Mr.. Fogg showing a fine COW an
calf. Grade Holsteins were exhibited By ,
n Mavbew of Reaifeld, and J. B. Pierc
of Kent's Hill A grade Hereford calf, f'
months old was shown by Master L. G. NJ
not of Belgrade.
Jersevs were exhibited in large number
G. e. Jacobs, Mt. Vernon, had herd
nine choice animals. J. A. Wing, Fayets
i exhibited COW years old which calved