The Portland daily press., 1891-09-30
The Shade OF Old John Bradley Pre-
sides at Pleasant Hill
over the Show Of Monster Cabbages
and Garden Truck.

and show cattle, fruit and vegetables and
fancy work such as the Cape farmers and
their wives. only know how to raise and
make, and some exciting races with thrill
ing smash-up on the track.
The cattle pens are full OF pulling cattle
Of all sizes. from FIVE feet up to eight and
over. Oxen have always been favorite crop
with Cape farmers. and the display this year
is well up with those OF the past.
George M. Stanwood's herd OF Holsteins
are in their usual stalls, j. A. Hunnewell
exhibits his handsome Jerseys. 5. Jor-
dan has a handsome grade COW and a
young calf, and G.. III. Stanorth shows bis
GuernseyS, with savage looking dog for a
famed for strength. Is present, but was not
given trial.
John Hammond and Walter Plummer have
the only trained steers In the fair, Ham
mond's being two years old and Plummer's
yearllngs. They are we'll educated and do
clle, and will take part in pulling matches in
the future.
The pulling contest was dlvide9 into three
classes fer small cattle, those near feet Q,
completed, and decided so that no figures
were given out last night.
OF the smallest class there were three
yokes, one owned by the town of Scarboro,
one by Benjamin Warren andl one by
Simon Carter. The drag was loaded
too heavily for the oxen to do more than
slue it along few inches at tiae, and the
official measurements will be necessary to
determine who were the winners. Neither
of the other two classes were completed.
The following are the exhibitors Of pour
try:
George e. Gllman-Brown Leghorn chicks.
Geo. PlummeT-Piymouth Rock fowl, light
Daniel Plummer-Trio Plymouth Rocks, trio
Pekin ducks.
White Cochin chicks, pair Light Brahma chicks,
pair ruff1ed chicks, pair rumed fowl, Light Brah-
ma fowl partridge Cochin chicks, partridge Co
chin fowl collection OF pigeons six varieties, trio
game fowl, trio Pekin ducks.
The hens and chickens, while not numer-
Gus, are fiue specimens. The rufied fowl
and chicks attracted especial attention. look
ing more like the proverbial "wet hen" than
anything else on the grounds.
The following premiums were awarded:
Working oxen-4 years old. VIM. Warren, list;
3 years old.B. J. Warren, 1st; any age, J. A.
Beef oxen. any age-B. s. Larrabee. LIST.
Cows, heifers and bulls-Grade cow and calf,
Hoistein bull, years. Holstein heifer,, ,Holsteln
calf, q. nj. Stanwood, LIST,
Jersey cow; any age-Frank stanorth, 1st; F.
Jersey COW, years old-Frank Stanorth, 1st.
Hereford bull, cow aud heifer-Benl. Larrabee,
In the HalI.
The farmers have done themselves proud
this year In crops. Cape Elizabeth is always
great in potatoes and cabbages, but this
years exhibit beats anything on record In
the town which means without saying 1t
that the other big beets, turnips and pota-
toes of the state are not in 1t. Stephen
Seaman has two baskets of Early Rose po-
tatOes, dozen Of which selected by the
writer at random and measured as oxen are
by their glrth in the largest place, were
over 10 inches. Mr.. Seaman Is not the
only man who Is not small potatoes. Jason
Plummer has some Prides that are almost as
large, and l.. L. Oliver, David Plummer, G.
A. johnson and w. Fogg, who lives on
County Commissioner Plummer's home farm,
ers say that potatoes rule larger and better
this year than they have for several years.
The corn crop is good too. Charlie Barsley
has traces OF red p0Dplng corn. Of rice corn,
banana corn and yellow corn to feed hens
with that are well worth looking at being
full, and even, and plump. Chas. E. johnson
exhibits trace Of sweet corn with ears a
foot and half long and 10 rows of kernels
in them. They are doubled and twisted and
were not raised with more than a ton of
phosphate to each hill. either. w. +. Rob
erts shows trace of yellow corn of 100 ears
that Is sight for to see. for those who
think that the soil of this part of the coun-
try Is running out. Clifford Libby also has
traces OF popping aud yellow corn. Stephen
Seaman, Jason Plummer and Mr.. Fogg
have beets and turnips that might pass for
watermelOns in the dark.
MIR. Fosg's vegetables are entered as a col
lection, Including Early Maine potatoes,
cabbages. pumpkins, beets, turnips and
Hubbard aud Winslow squashes. all Of the
first magnitude. Lewis Nj. Mitchell confines
curly, and easily carries off the prize. w.
Is. Quint has six pumpkins all In a row
Weighing 10. 81, 81, 81, 40 and A pounds
respectively or 2l3 pounds all together.
The spacs allotted to fruit In tue hall is
overrun and portion of Mrs. s. L. Libby's
fine collection of apples had to be put in
amongst the fancy work and paintings. The
apples look nice enough for painting them
selves, but it Is easy to see that they are the
real article. Other exhibitors of fruit are
Samuel Mllllken 80 plates apples, one of
pears, two OF grapes, the latter being Rogers
IA, and Wyoming Reds. The apples are of
all kinds from Porters and Summer carries
down through the list to the old standby,
Baldwins. N.C.Sawyer, has collection of APP
pies; David Plummer, apples; G. p. Trickey,
% varieties apples and five of pears Stephen
Seaman. two plates Muscardine grapes.
The ladies occupy large portion of the
hall with specimens Of their skill with the
needle, tattiDg-hook and bodkin. Bed quilts
In tanciful and beautiful patterns adorn the
walls and hang from the beams Of the hall.
On the side where most Of the fruit is, are
two beautiful crochet and knit bed spreads
made by Mrs. M. Z. Small the latter contain
ing over 1000 squares each II inches square.
Mrs. s. j. Plummert xhibits handsome silk
guilt. Mrs Plummer and Mrs. William
Mitchell also exhibit home made yatn, and
mlt,ens and stockings made therefrom. Mrs,
ID. L. Jones has several very beautiful beds
Of cut flowers arranged with their stems In
bog moss to keep them fresh and looking
ike natural out OF door flower beds. Marion
Sawyer, IL years old, has several handsome
splaShers, tray cloths and tides, and Mrs.
Martha Nutter on the other end Of life has
some other articles Of the same kind thai
are especially worthy of mention.
Mrs;Cnarles +. Walker, Miss Eta Stan
0Itn, Mrs. Charles Robinson and.MrS. X. b
warren have appetzlng displays of pickles
preserves, butter and bread, aud the art de.
Po.euOnb 10 represented Dy nn6 mower
painting by Mamie D. Connor, a landscape
py Mrs. ", Z. Benner, and painted banner:
Dy MRS. Anna O'Connor and Flora A. Webb
The Races.
The races on the card were the Ifree-for-al
and the green horse classes. But as the
horses that appeared for the last named elias:
were not SO green as their owners would
have some people believe. 1t was changed tC
three minute class. AS thus amended foul
hcrses arrived. Scott Jordan's Maud drew
the pole, w. w. Phillips's Black Pfince. Jr.
second, Thomas G. Libby's Black Prince
no relation by the way, OF the preceding
tnird. and Howard Dyer's Maud Spicer tht
OUTSIDE. There were two scores down, dur.
ing Wnlch the younger scion OF ROYALTY won
much favorable comment for his style, and
tnen the word was given. The pole horse
had slight lead and Dyer was slightly be.
ninu when the veteran Gilbert Fowler
STARTER OF the day, gave the word. Dye,
pushed ahead OF the two blacks leaving them
10 contest Tor third place while hs went
ahead TO play with Scott Jordan. He al
most came up with him but on little down
hlll place on the back stretch Maud Splcer
Dr9ke and lost and plain Maud won easily
:. Inc second heat went off without much
ulIHcuIty. Maud SDicar nurhad ahaad a.