Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-09
Ind The Exhibits Ire Grand. ...Still
More Coming.
The Journal Nen Alaln Tells Of The
Days BYants
And Of Interesting Str0lls Among the
Stsck Yards.
( Special 10 the KEHHEBEo JOURNAL

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LEWISTON, Sept. s.-This morning
opened bright, sunny and warm. Every
body at the fair grounds felt in good spirits
and the officers in all the departments were
early astir and attending to the duties Of
their several positions. Until nine or ten
o'clock there was much confusion upon the
grounds and in the halls, exhibits being
placed in position and the fair in the sew
eral divisions being got ready for the pub
lie. The fruit department ia the last read y
of any for visitors but by Q o'clock Wednes
day morning it will be in good shape, At
trsctively arranged and fairly well filled.
Notes from several departments Of the
grounds and hall are continued This morn
ing from the JOURNAL reporters;
More Notes Among the Cattle.
In the Sussex class are three breeders.
the Messrs. Burleigh, VsssalbOro, and G..
E. DAmren, Belgrade. II C Burleigh has
herd Of eight head. led by q two year
old bull, by an imported bull out Of an i'm
ported COW. His cows are: Golden
Treasure. 4 years old, an imported COW !;
Golddrop, . 8 year old. out OF Golden
Treasure, by lie imported bull Ferdinand /;
Goldlesf, 2 year old heifer, out Of Golden
Treasure, by Sovereign; with other ouns
asimsls Of the same family Il. g Bur
leigh has yesr old bull by imported Gold
finder, out of Mozart; with COW Mozart. 4
years old; MArshs Fern, 3yrs old. with
heifer calf m)s old by her sids; Mollie
Fern, 2 years old, by Sovereign, out Of
Mary Fern; the yearling heifer ard young
calves, seven in number, are Of thu same
general line of breeding. The Messrs
BurleiRh are intending to largely Increase
their breedine Of Sussex, aud gradually
draw out Of Herefords. They esteem the
Sussex - foe ail-round breed, espe cislly
for beef, while they are fair mixers.
Fl. c. Burleigh enters An OK team Of five
pairs of Ave year olds. led of by pair Of
years old, weighing 206 lbs. and ranging
from that down to $500 lbs. They are 5
years old. A psir OF years old in their
team weigh $500 lbs. A tesm Of four pairs
Of steers range as follows: one pair thor
oughbred SUSSEX, years oh, feet, weigh
$500 lbs. Next psir, thoroughbred Sussex,
same age, 6 feet, s inc hes, 2S00 lbs; nsxt.
q pair Of 2years old, thoroughbred Here
fords, 6 feet 6 inches, 2800 lbs. and one
pair Of yesrlIngs. Sussex thoroughbred, s
feet, shout 2l00 lbs. A pair of thorough
bred Herefords, same age and weight.
G E Damren, Belgrade, exhibits the
zut Sd, heifer Red Beauty and bull calf
Sussex Prince cut Of Mozart 3i-a band
of four very choice individual, Of this
breed.
Three thoroughbred heiiers are ehown by
7 ~,;,
Plume knight, 8 yrs old, COW Formoss
Beauty, 6 yrs old. and one-year-oli heifer
Formosa Queen; aud two grades. viz ONE
year old heifer Cherry. and heifer calf.
Chss e Foeg, Rexdfeld, thoroughbred
Hereford bull Ivan, 2 yrs old, and heifer
Penelope. 2 yrs cd. Mr. Fogg's thorough
breds we're shown at Bangor.
JC& G E Wheeler, Chebterville, have q
herd Of 10 head, oil thoroughbred American
Cattle Club animsls. This firm have
exhibited At State fairs for three years, and
commenced with Maine State Jerseys. bus
are gradually changing over their herd TO
cattle club animals. and intend hereafter to
breed and exhibit only Of the American
registry. Their herd is led by the young
bull Names Exile. 26 1926, his sire Exile
Of St. Lambert, l3 657 is the sire Of 25
tested daughters, ranging from IA lbs ! OF
to 32 lbs. Z oz , and whose dam, Allie Of
St. Lambert, tested 26 lbs. IL OF. Next
are two cows, one six, aid the other
four years old First is Pine Tree
Corona, 54603. bred by George Blanchard,
Cumberland, and has IS per cent of the
famous old COW, Pine Tree Mary, 6,32l,
one Of whose daughters sold last fall for
the splendid sum Of $500 Second is Susie
Hugo. 54 e04, oy jou's Hugo, pure St
Lsmbers bull. Next are two 3.yeaf-old
lieifers. viz: Snkey Of Mt. Pleasant.
G8 727 q first prize winner at State Fair of
Is9O), by Mr.. Cobbs Sir Florisn; out of
Silky Morrill,, II 05s, and Wild RISE
Pogis, 6l,0s7, by X .thline's Low. II $50,
out Of Alta Pogis, bred by the
Messrs. Briggs. Two 2.year-o ds
in the Messrs. wheeler's choice
herd are Flocha, 68 72S, by
Sir Florisn, dam Oeiea; and Rachael Gull
ford. Next are two one-y ear old heifers,
BlanehAbelle c, SO T29, and Bogus Ffingi,
and the heifer calf Idesi of Richard.
B d Grover. Beans Corner. Jay, has
three thoroughbred Jerseys, viz: the
American Cattle Club bull Pine Tree Pogis,
q, sos, bred By George Blanchard, by
Sheldon Of St. Lambert, 1881, out of
Pine Tree Mary. 6,32l, one Of whose
daughters brought tile high price Of $500 q
year ago at sale in Nee York.
Mr Grover also shows tso cows Of the
Maine State Registry, VIZ: Aibeft's
Maid 2l36. BY Happy Albert, IAN American
Cattle Club bull 20 669). out of Victoria F /.
1908, 4 years old; and Pets Second. 2ol2,
by the same bull - above, and out Of Pet,
9ql years old AibeYt's Maid haa been
Q first prize winner in ali the classes in
which she has ever been exhibited.
4 Ksunsbsc Jersey Herd.
Mr. c r Cobb, Of Mt Pleasant Farm.
South vsssalboro, has "a choice American
Cattle Club Jerseys. In this herd are two
bulls, viz: SIR Florian, / ,578, years old.
| winner Of the American Cattle
Club prize Of $50, &C. SsAse Fan
Of 1890, imported IN dam by T. S. Cooper,
Riglus AID old Nobee strains and FsncJ :.
Harry 7th, years old, "a 1856. bred BY Dr.
Morrow 4 Sor, Nashville, Tenn, by
| Fancy's barry, cut Of . daughter Of Tor
menter. Fanc,6 Harry has fourteen
tested dAugh.sr., and is . son of Land
seer's r irey. Who has yearly record ol
1886 lbs i3s czs. NEXT sre fosr COWS, esci
yesrs old, VI: Ems, Dnrs c., Enni
aud Fidena. Doris G.. woi
the American Cattle club special prize .
State Fair Of 1890 One, three ye.r-eli
heifer, E ana Pog,s. BY Glen Posis, l0s5s
Three svo-year-tlt hsifers came next
Emma Of Ms. Peasant, BY Sir Flofis
ous Of Emma Of Nes Mesdovs; Alice o
Mt. Plessant, by Sif FIorisn. dam Z2na