Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-16

II Ia expected that the corn factories
at Haliowell and ST Adams viii both Be
run hy the Nessrs. Baxters this season.
East Somerset Agricultural Society
viii hold the annual cattle show and fair
At Hsrtland, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. l4th, 18th and 10Th.
j. S. Littlefield of Bryant's Pond, has
what we call very good sheep which
shesred ten pounds OF wool and last
Friday dropped three lambs all smart
The creamery at Clinton is now run
ming in new hands. Mr.. Young OF Liv-
ermore has taken the business, and viii
pay the farmers stated price for cream,
varying according to the month when
produced.
Joseph Cousins Of Gailford has COW
which has given seventeen quarts of
strained milk at one milking. This
large amount weighed As pounds.
When this record is beaten, Mr.. Cousins
says he shall try again.
Robert Gallagher owns fine farm
near the boundary line, and besides
having yarded hundred cords Of wood,
has nearly all OF his seed In the ground,
consisting Of oats, potatoes, wheat and
buckwheat. He is what is termed s
progressive farmer.-Aroostook Pho
neer, May u.
The Turner Center Creamery is doing
large business this spring. Its total
income for March amounted TO 1858 81.
Total inches Of cream collected &c !66
Amount paid patrons for cream l2A cents
per inch, or equivalent TO - cents a
pound net for butter. The market for
butter has continued good down to the
present.time and probably the showing
for April will be quite as favorable.
The York County Agricultural Society
will hold It's annual fair at Saco. Augusta
%, 81 and 81 and will offer $500 in trot-
ting purses. The society expects, by
holding three trots at that date, to catch
lot of good horses which will be work
ing into Maine for the September fairs.
and it is also hoped to strike better
weather than the society has experienced
| for the last few years. The offer of
Sl50o in purses is liberal enough to get
nice string Of horses.
Clover Leaf Creamery, Limerick, the
Farmer says, is one Of the latest built
butter factories. d. NJ. Parsons OF
Limerick is president OF the company,
and Charles s. GOody, operator Of the
factory. 1t is conducted On the cooper
alive plan. 1t was started about a year
and half ago, and has been successful
in making good product from the start.
Its largest business has been about two
hundred pounds day, running down to
| four and five hundred a week in the win
ter. If the farmers of the vicinity will
put their full strength into this business
they have chance to make it grand
| success.
At meeting of the trustees Of the
Waldo County Agricultural Society al
the fair grounds, Belfast, last week, il
was decided to hold the annual cattle
show and fair at the Belfast Park or
September 10Th and Both. The premium
| list is to remain the same as last year
| with the following exceptions: Onions
are added to the list of vegetables. A
| premium will be offered for a trial OF
| strength, men against oxen, pound fol
pound The clause relating to mechan
ical work BY boys under sixteen year:
of age has the addition that it shall bt
done within the year. The committed
on repairs was authorized to make such
repairs as they think necessary for thu
convenience of exhibitors.
The trustees of the North Aroostool
Agricultural Society, met at the office
of Hon. I. IL. Phair Tuesday, anC
arranged the list of premiums, commit
| tees, etc, for the fair. 1t was decided tC
hold the annual show and fair this year
at Pressure Isle, Sept. Is, l6 and II
Liberal premiums are offered in every
department and every effort will be
| 10 TO l,n Fas
hundred dollars will be offered in trot
ting purses. In the baby show an add
tional premium is offered for the hand
soonest pair of twins. The society is in
prosperous condition and despite tbs
bad weather on the last day of the fair
last fall, was able to pay all premiums
and other liabilities and have IL go0t
working surplus left in the treasury.
The Bamford Brothers, proprictors Of
Highland Stock Farm, Fayette. have
recently made some important change!
in their herd. They have bought, sole
and matched up odd yearling steers
| until they now own three pairs of nice
handsome yearlings, all colored alike
with the same shade of red, and all hav
ing white faces, white feet, and white
brushes. Their respective girths are
| #. in 4 #. 10 in, and 1t. To pro
cure these choice animals the brothers
| searched long and went far, securing tn
country for twenty miles around They
! found and bought them in four towns o
| two counties. The whole BamfOrd here
comprises u head. Among them ar,
two pair of lyear-old oxen, girth C it
10 in; one yoke of 3vesr-old steers,
#. 10 in and one pair of steer calves
also four cows and three heifers. Al
their oxen and steers are high grad,
Herefords, well matched and first clasi
stock