Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-19

than that of today. The weather was
simply perfect, and, as a result, the G3d
annual exhibition of the Kennebec Agri
cultural Society opened most auspiciously
the receipts being considerably in excess of
those of one year ago. The stock show
was in place at an early hour in the fore
| noon and was most creditable one We
do not believe that any farmers in Maine
have better cattle or take IN re pride in
| them than those who exhibit at our county
| fair.
Town Teams OF Oxen and Steers.
The special interest of the forenoon CEN
| tered in the town teams of oxen and steers
| There were two of the former represe nting
the towns of Mt. Vernon and Readfield
They were certsinly beautiful cattle, and as
the JOURNAL man looked at them he re-
joiced in the fact that he was not one of the
judges charged with the onerous
duty of deciding between them. The
| Mt. Vernon team containing l5 pairs of
oxen ,and the Readfield team, l6 pairs. First
| honors were awarded to Mt. Vernon.
Neat Stock.
The exhibit of neat stock, while not a.
| large as usual, was an exceedingly credta
| BILE one. In many respects it will take rank
| among the finest ever seen upon these
grounds. Reuben Russell of Readfeld
| Exhibits heal, 4 cows, l Jersey, | grade
Jersey, 2 registered Holsteins, Jerse,
| bull, of the Cobb strain of blood, and 3 Jer-
sey calves. NJ f. Norcross of Winthrop,
exhibits 20 head of thoroughbred Jerseys, 6
cows, 2 ye e,rling heifers, bull, and !
| hefer calf, from the old Victoria Pansy
| train.
One of the best exhibits in the cattle
department was fine herd of thorough
| bred Jersey cows belonging to S. Crane &
Son, Wintorop.
Ten cows and bull belonging to James
Smith of Winthrop, constituted an excel
lent EXHIBIT.
G.S. w. Ladd of Mt Vernon, exhibited
fine thoroughbred Jersey bull.
L. j. Gilman Mt. Vernon, grade Jersey
john Henderson, Readfeld, grade Jer-
sey cows.
ia nes Turner, Readfield, 4-year COW,
grade Jersey.
| j. Edgar Block, Readfeld, 3 cows and 9
| heifers; = of the cows grade Jerseys, one
! grade Holsten.
| Dolley & Folsom, Readfeld, cows,
grade Jersey.
Daniel Luce, Readfeld, yearling heifer,
grade Jersey.
Ed lie Laughton, Winthrop, yoke year
ling Holstein steers and cows, grade
Jersey.
| f. & A. G. Gordon, Mt. Vernon, 2 cows !;
| ! gra lie Hereford grade Sussex.
C. r. Williams, Readfield, | yoke year
ling steers and 2 yearling heifers.
Chase +. Fogg, Readfield, 5 cows, grade
Hereford.
George Lane, Readfeld, cows, grade
Hereford.
S. J. Hswes, Readfeld. l COW, grade
Hereford.
H. S. Weston, Kents Hill, COW, grade
Durham.
Milton G. Beane, Wayne, Hereford bull
calf, Duke of Wayne" thoroughbred.
l. X Stevens, North Bele fade, 6 steers,
years old and year'ings, grade Hereford
| A. M. Wadleigh, Belgrade, l COW, grade
| Durham.
David Dudley, Readfeld ,one COW, grade
| Hereford.
The exhibition of sheep was the finest
that has been seen on the grounds for @
number of years.
S. Walter Whiting exhibited six sheel
and buck, coarse wool.
| G. Whittier, Readfeld, six sheep, coars,
wool, and seven lambs, coarse wool.
w. S. Elliott, Readfeld, full-blooded
Southdown buck.
George Whittier, seven sheep, fine wool
10. Harris, Mt. Vernon, one buck,
grade Southdown.
George Whittier, eight sheep, coarse
wool.
| George Stevens and G. w. Stuart, Bel
grade, two grade Southdown bucks.
N. A. Clough, Mount Vernon, six coarse
wool sheep.
| Weldon Black, one buck lamb, Oxfor
down.
Ed Mccormick Readfield, bucks and
6 ewes, coarse wool.
| A. M, wadleigh, 6 sheep, Southdown.
E. j. Gilman Mt. Vernon, lambs,
cosrs, wool. sheep, fine wool.
| C. A. Hall Mt. Vernon, 6 lambs, coarse
wool; 6 sheep, coarse wool; buck, lambs
ant sheep, fine wool.
| The exhibit of swine was conceded by all
who saw it, to be about the best they had
ever seen at a county fair.
Breeding sows with pigs, were exhibited
by w. H. Hunt, Readfield; G. c. Jacobs,
Readfield; Chase f. Fogg. Resdfield Wood
| Brothers, Winthrop; w. X. Atkinson,
Resdfield, (Berkshire), r. Russell, Read
field.
| Daniel Luce of Readfeld exhibited a
| handsome litter of six pigs.
| The Races.
The track had been put in excellent con-
lition, and the races swak ned consider
.ble amount of interest, especially the stai-
ion race. In the third heat of this race.
Victor Jr collided with COW, that had
escaped upon the track. His
,r;ver was thrown off the
ulky. while the friahted horse run awsy
lown the track. Fortunately no damsge
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