Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
THE HOME STOCK.
Splendid Herd of Over 60 Cattle In
Pink of Condition.
December Pension Payment to Members
Amounts to About $4,000.

Togus, Dec. 19-(SpeciaD. A day OF
two since 1 paid visit to the Home barns.
Under the superintendence of Mr.. Gray,
these homes for the fine herd of cows be
longing to the Home, are kept spies span
clean and the animals are ali in fine con-
diti IN.
First is the thoroughbred Holstein bull,
Angus de Kohl Porteridge He is past,
measures feet in length, and is feet
in girth. He is a beauty and was pur-
chased from B. butcher & Son, the famous
stock raisers of Pawling, n. Y, when a
calf. His sire was De Koll I'd, and his
dam Pauline Paul, who has butter re,
cord of 1859 pounds in one year.
Maid of kennebec,a "a full blood Holstein,
is 7 feet inches in length, and feet in
girth. She is giving milk at present.
She is as fine looking as any prize win
ner.
Millie 2d. another thoroughbred is
feet 3 inches in length, and feet in
ches in girth. She also is giving milk
and is beauty.
bingham Beauty, I'd, 7 feet 5 inches
long and feet inches in girth, is also
giving milk, and is a splendid looking
animal
White Bird, 3D. feet inches in
length and 6 feet 6 inches in girth, is not
years old till March next.
Some of the grades are hard to beat.
Grade 23 is feet 10 inch long and feet
10 inches in girth She is as pretty as a
picture Another grade heifer, , years
old. coming 3, is feet 5 inches in length
and girths feet inches. Still another
beautiful grade COW is feet 8 inches in
length and 8 feet Z inches in girth.
Hist, who is not SO large as some of the
Others, has a record of 80 pounds of milk
in one day, while the grade last spoken
of has record here of 1884 pounds OF
milk in 27 days, in March last.
This gives you something of an idea OF
the kind Of stock kept here. They are all
full blood Holstein or high grade. There
are AZ cows, II that are 2 years, coming
3, II year old, and ~ calves, with two
private cows.
The number of mixers the coming sea-
son will be So The first calf of the sea
son was dropped, Thursday night, and
they will keep coming along now until
next April. OF course the amount OF
milk produced at this time of year is the
smallest during the year, about 65 gal
Ions per day.
AS in everything else here, regularity is
te rule in the care of the COWS. They are
fed. three times each day at regular hours,
once with hay and twice with ensilage,
with few shorts added. They are al
kept in just the proper condition for q
good flow of milk and are carefully cleaned
and groomed every day.
q Friday levening the "Derby Mascot
was produced here and it was an unquali
fled success from the time the curtain
rang up until the close The scenery
carried by the company surpasses any
thing brought here for long time The
"Sunrise in the swamp is a beautiful
creation, and with the songs of birds, the
music of frogs and the gorgeous ray OF
the rising sun, it was a truly realistic pic
ture. The company is an exceptionally
strong one.
Next Friday evening, Dec. 2l, keelcy
League No. ., will give another of theil
enjoyable parties. Dancing from to II.
Special train will leave here in time tC
connect with the Pullman at Gardiner
for Hallowell and Augusta
Today, pensions are being paid here
Treasurer Smith will disburse about
S1S, 600 to the men, and about $l2, ,00t
will be sent away by check. OF the Is, 00t
paid here large sum will be sent away
by express and postoffice orders, to fami
lies and friends.
Number of patients in hospital, 274
Number on morning report, 1858.
Died Dec. II, John Walsh, late of Co
X, roth New York Infantry.