Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01

uDuNV. Mimi -'y COWS ana helters. VIZ.
Lightnine's butterfly, years old; Mer.
cedes Poyneritje, > years old; Mercede,
iialeyzaam. , years ol,l Cleary's Mercedes
2 years old, and Mercedes Tonquin
2 years obi all bred by J. A
Frye. Marlboro, Mass, and Netherland
Monks Counters, ; yrs old, bred by Smiths
Powell 4 Lamb. syracuse, y. Y. The en-
tire lot is a very choice one.
The two herds Of thoroughbred SUSSEX
cattle exhibited bv the Messrs. Burleigh
Nassalboro, are among the finest cattle
upon the ground. Hall c. Burleigh shows
n herd of eight cattle led of by the bull
Burnside. ! Vt. old. and three of his get
one helfer ! yr Old. and two bull calves
Thomas q. Burlegh's herd embraces one
hull, | VI Old, TWO calves and ) WIS old
heifers ) and ; yrs old, a year old heifer
and one calf-all very fine, uniform well
made up exhibition stock.
Sheep.
r. &. c. d. Waugh, Starks, exhibit four
pens of sheep, consisting of three Oxford
Downs, from stock imported from Canada
last fall. and u Cotswolds In this lot of
Cotswolds are six lambs five months old
two of which came from Canada this sum
mer, from the well known Cotswold breed
ers J, G. Smell 4 Sons.
Arthur Hilton, Anson, has IL thorough
brcds and e.ade Southdowns entered in the
class of thoronghbreds and as fat sheep.
One lot consist of ! wear old buck and
three lambs, the remainder heing entered in
the class of fat sheep. Mr.. Hilton obtained
his foundation start from the eel
ebrated Boutele herd, Waterville, and of
Mr. Garland of Bangor.
Bickforl 4 Hart, Dixmont Center. ex-
hihi, 3-year-old buck, thoroughbred South
Down, from the Boutelle flock and seven
ewes and lambs The buck is one of the
best upon the ground of his class.
Libby Son < Blake Oakland. have seven
South Down and six oxford Downs
former from Boutelle stock: the latter
from Mr. c. W. Ililtons stock, Anson--
and among the best individuals of the breed
ever seen at Eastern Maine. Mr.. Hilton
obtained his breeding stock from Mr..
Evans, Gourock Ontario.
c. \. Garland, Bangor has
a lot of ten South
Downs. including the buck Bon Ton. }
wears old. and nine ewes and lambs.
Charles W. Hilton, Starks, (P. o.
tnsonl. has collection of very choice
oxford Downs, all thoroughbred and regis
tered in the American Registry. They are
from the hest Canadian hocks. selected
personally by Mr.. Hilton in January last.
The 'ot comprises a total of % animals,
embracing one buck ; years Old weighing
.;21 lbs. and one l-year-old weighing 22o
lbs. There are very choice ewes, lambs
and fat wethers in the lot. The lambs are
ex.ra nice rs can be inferred from the
fact that six of them weigh
an average of ll2 lbs. each last March
lambs. 1t is Mr. IIiltons intention TO have
the best flock of oxford Downs in Maine,
for which he surely has the foundation in
this choice lot. if not. he can obtain them
whenever he pleaseS. ..
Bert Hilton, Starks, exhibits u thor
oughbred Shropshires from the flock of \.
W, 4 J. =. Wilcox. Brdport. Vt. Mr..
Hilton has 4 flock of - of this breed at
home anil is to engage largely in their
breeding. 49,
]. $. Reynolds, South Brooks, exhibits
II Hampshire Downs.
The only lot of Mrrinos on exhibition is
from the flock of !. V. Fletcher, Sfarks.
% in number, u thrce-vcar-old buck being
from the Atwood flock, Vermont. This
buck shearcd 26 lbs last spring.
Swine.
The following are the exhibitors in the
classes of swine: f. H. Baker. Bangor.
Chesters and Poland China. including two
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