Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-04
AUGUSTA MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER a. 1884,

The chief exhibitors are ]. n. Eastman. NJ.
ID. Barrett and c. A. Gassetf, Lewiston; A.
j. Kepnist,n. Simpsons Conner; James
| Bickford, Carmel; l. v. MeKsnney, Au-
burn; L. T. Miilest, West Minos; and C.
A. Arnold, Arnold. The premiums were
well divided among the above exhibitors.
There are but few animsis in the swine
| breeds. Poland Chinas are shown BY l. v.
McKenney, Auburn, and C. A. Arnold,
Arnold; Chester Whites by =. e. Foeg,
Dexter; Jersey Reds by z. Fl. Kenniston.
Arnold; Lancashires by L. Leathers, Ban
gor, and Yorkshires BY c. A. Arnold and
Joseph Garland, Bangor. ..-e.-
More Notes on the Cattle Glasses.
Several thoroughbred Jerseys, Maine
State Registry are shown by Lewis Bics-
ford, Dizmont Csatre, among tne N the bul .
Axteil, years old. and Ssn's Claus same
age; alsI COW, Minnie, 6 years old. with
calf Two mos. old. II Greeley, Bangor,
exhibits herd Of folr grade Jersey cows
and hsifers. C A Gorhsru. Bar g,r. shows
= herd Of seven Msioe registered Jerseys,
embracing four cows, two bull calves and
one heifef calf.
A 2 Russell, Leeds, exhibits herd Of
eighteen head Of registered Maine State aud
grade Jerseys. led OF by lhs bulls, Gen
Washington. 6s4, yrs old. and Brigsdier,
SIS, yrs old The cows in this herd are :
Clenmie 1901, i5 yrs old DiNo 1909, ! yrs
old; Pussy 1903, 6 yrs old; frankie Fol-
sem, 1850. 3 ,rs old lssbelIa, 1852, 3 yrs
old hei'ers, Arabelis 2l23, 2 yrs old I;
Queen, 2l24, yrs Old; Butter Ball 22l0.
one year old Lady Grace. 2203 one year
old, and three calves. Mr. Russell also
shows four grade cows and hsifers.
JV Fletcher, Stark, has three thorough
bred shorthorn COWS and heifers, viz: Red
Rose. yrs old; Bessie, ? yrs old; Gypsy,
/ year d, one grade shorth ,rn COW.
K and c ID Waugh show ten head of
thoroughbred Shoithorns, viz: Bull Six
teenth Grand Duke, 3 yrs old; COWS
Gypsy 4sb, 8 yrs old; Gypsy Msid, 9 yrs
old; Maud, 3 yrs old; Gypsy 7th, 3 yrs
old; COW 2 yrs old; two bull and two heifer
calves from two to five monhs old.
Howard & Ellis, old veterans among
Shorthorn breeders and exhibitors show q
herd Of ten head. Their bulls are year
Old. 4 mos old, and mos old bull calf.
The cows in their string are Marygold 18Th,
yrs old Red Rose OF Fairfield, yrs old;
heifers, Lady Fairfield l2.h, 2 yrs old: +.h
Red Rose of Fairfield, 2 yrs old; Mild Eyes,
one year old, and two grade cows.
A w King shows six thoroughbred Short
horns. at the head of which string is the 2
year old bull Adonis. The cows and hsifers
in this band are-Msy Queen, 6 y.s old with
hull calf by her side, mos old;
Fannie Fairfax, 3 yrs old; Venus
wears old, and Daisy, s years old. Mr..
Kings animals show fac care and are well
hlsnketed-s thoughtful proceeding on Mr.
Kings part which act of humanity seems TO
be fully appreciated by them as they stand
in the pei Dg bot sun of the afternoon.
There are but two lots of Hols.eins upon
the grounds. Elijah Smith, Bangor. exhib-
its seven animals; the bull, Prince Of Pen
obscot INA, 4 years old, the grade COW 6
years old, and five heifercslves.
J W Green & Son show twelve animals
w: Bull Bronze, vesrs old, 4fl5;
heifer, Youpg Nerop's First. 2yesrs old,
with calf five days old COW Katrina, grade,
3 years old bull, Maid Of Poland's Prince,
one year old; one year old heifer; COW,
Swsetser 81, years old; COW, Sweetser
"a, years old (grsdes) and grade COW Is
vesrs old with record Of 80 pounds of
milk per cay on grass, in June last; also
three cslves
EN- Bailey, Veszie exhibits 3 grade Jer-
sey heifer one year and eight months old
having calf t~o weeks old by her side
John + Buker, Bowdoin. hss ten head
Of thoroughbred and grade Jerseys, viz
American res stored bull Bowdoin Boy,
"a 4ol, irst prize animal at State Fair in
1890, also Ssyadshoc ccunty in 1890,
aud Eastern Maine, 1891. Gov. Lot
tie Gibson, American Club stock; American
Club helfer, Acha I'd. OF the Maine State
registry, Mr.. Buker has a two-year-old
helfer, and one one-yesr-old heifer, also two
grades, one heifer three years old (frst
pr zs) and one -yesr-old (.econd price
woRKIsG OxkN.-Ei c West, Monroe,
one pair, yrs old, IT, 6 in. grade Short
horns b T Barker, Athens, 6 yrs old, II,
. in. Eastman Hsthorn, Athens, 2 yrs old,
Is It, 3 in. John Buker, Bo~doin, 6 yrs
old, girth, fs, in.
The sheep Glasses
CAS- f + B'sckett, Gorhsm, exhibit
eight pens, trepty-four head of Oxford
Downs. They are veteran breeders Of this
class of sheep, keep up q good herd Of
choice animals. Bickford & Holt, Dix
mont Centre, show ten coed Shutdown
lambs. j G Reynolds, South Brooks, ex-
hibited sixteen finely bred head Of Hsmp-
shire Downs snd carried off several first
prizes. His sheep were ia fine condition.
we'll selected. Amos Hatch, Jackson, had
sixteen Shropshires, his buck Glenwood,
drawing the blue RIBBON in his class. r &
CD Waugh, Anson, showed nine thor ough-
bred Merinos d Fl Mpdgett, Dexter,
. xhibited ten very fine Oxford Downs,
and carried off tour first prizes on
the lot Bert Hilton, Anson,
exhibited ten Shropshires - think of
it-a Hilton of Somerset county breeding
anything but Merinos splendid locking
animals. He won four first and one second
prize on the lot. Frank Moore. Anson. fills
up long row of pens with q fine lot Of
twenty five Meriuos and eight Long vooled
sheep, on which he won three first prizes
J V Fletcher, Stark, has about forty head
of Long wooled sheep and lambs, and dis
PLAYED two first prizes and three seconds
from his pens, chss W Hilton, Anson,
had choice lot Of fourteen Mefinos and
fifteen Oxford Downs, winning five first
pre- emiums on some of the animals in the
last lot. Ia fine and middle vooled sheep
and lambs Arthur W Hilton, Arson
exhibits 8 total Of thirty-three animals.
f A Hilton, Anson, filed five pens with
sixteen Long vooied eve and buck lambs,
wetbers and swes; and two with middle
wooled. A Hilton, Anson. exhibited
Ave pens of Cots~old sheep and lambs, TAX
ing three first and one second prize. 1t is a
pleasure to see the famous Sou,hdowns Of
The CT lebrsted Millbrook Farm Of the late DR.
N K Bou.elle, Waterville, for so many years
a leading exhibitor st our State fairs, upon
the grounds 26 beautiful snimsls OF this
breed are exhibited by his son, Mr. Geo K
Boutelle, all fire and uniform and winning
b CHEST honors from the Judges.
A Few More Horses
We make notes of few mere horses