Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-18


The stock show was in order at an early
hour in the forenoon and as usual at.
tracted considerable attention.
The Societ's Officers.
are as follows: Pre- sident, III. +. Norcross,
Winthrop; vice presidents, George K.
Minot, belgrade, II. 4. Carson, Mt. Yer
non, H. K. Mayo, Manchester; secretary,
W. u. Hunton. Rcadfeld treasurer, W.
A. Lord, ReadfieId; agent and collector,
b. z. Stuart, Belgrade; trustees, NJ. f.
Norcross, ex officio, Winthrop. ID. B.
Savage, Augusta, B. p. Stuart, Belgrade,
f. H. Kent, Fayette, W. g. Hunton, Read
field, f. j. Gilman, Mt. Vernon; division
superintondents, d. B. Savage, horses; F..
II Kent, meas stock; K. J. Gilman, sheer,
swine and poultry NJ. +. Norcross, show
building and halls; e. H. Kent, grand
stand; marshal, H. II. Bacheller, Augusta.
Town Teams OF Oxen and Steers.
The interest of the forenoon ccntered in
tho town team match of oxen and steers,
Mt Vernon and Readficld being repre-
sented Resdfield had II yoke of oxen
and four yoke of 3-years-old steers. while
the team that did Mt Vernon proud con
sisted of "A yoke of oxen and nine yoke
of years old steers. The competent
judges found that it was no easy task to
decide who should receive the premium
but after careful delibcration awarded
the prize to the Mt. Vernon team.
Neat Stock.
The exhibit of oxen eclipsed all previous
years and was one which any agricultural
society might feel IA just pride in.
The Gile brothers of Fayette exhibited q
pair of 3-years- old Herefords, pair 2years-
olds, pair calves, three cows, two 2years-
old heifers, one yearling heifer.
j A. Wing of Readfeld, two full
blooded and three grade COWS.
Samuel Crane & Son of Winthrop, six
COWS and a thoroughbred heifer calf
b. B. Hall. Mt Vernon, one thorough
bred registered Jersey.
Reuben Russell, Readficld, two Holstein
COWS, one years-old heifer, two jersey
calves and a 4.years-old Jersey bull.
J. W. Butman of Read.cld. one year
old thoroughbred Jersey.
John Henderson of kcadfeld, II high
grade Jerseys.
J. +. Davis of ReadGcld, two grade
Holsteins.
George Jacobs of Readfcld, six grade
Jerseys.
Bert Taylor of ReadGeld, a pair year
llngs and pair calves.
James Smith of winthrop, 3years- old
Jersey bull.
H. :. Weston of Kent's Hill, eight grade
Jerseys.
8. ]. Hawcs of Readfcld. three grade
cows
W H. Dudley, Mt, Vernon IA thorough
bred bull 3 years of age.
Eddie l,awton of Winthrop, seven grade
Jerseys.
NJ F. Norcross of Winthrop, 5years-
old COW entered in society for the best
cow. 2-years old heifcr, entered for Maine
Farmer special.
G. r. Williams of Mt Vernon, two
calves two heifers, pair steers.
L. *. Stevens OF Belgrade, eight grade
Herefords.
G E. Fogg of Readhcld, 10 head of
Herefords.
Sheep.
The exhibit Of sheep is said by the old
fa,r-.ttcnders TO be au exceptionally good
"a hos not been exccllcd for many
years. h;,,,tod
fine grades of Southdowns;
w s, O. Elliot of Readfield, eight sheep
and buck lamb.
a n Whittier of Readiield, six sheep
and six lambs, Southdown'
~ Mccormick of Readfcld, six ewes
ND two Oxford Downs. bucks. Ewes are
Southdowns
Ed White of East Winthrop, six Shrop-
sbire lambs and one buck, Shropshire.
A Y Manter of Wayne six ewes, South
down, buck.
match and for work.
The swine exhibit was not quite up W
the usual standard
G G. Jacobs of Readfield, had large
exhibit ot Chester pigs
r. f.. Fogg of Readfield' Poland pigs.
Harry Riggs of Wayne. six Chester pigs
Poultry.
e T. Fosg of Readfield, exhibited TWO
coons of Plymouth Rocks
r Wadleseh of Readfe'd, one coop Oh
Plymouth Rocks. u no ooon,
Charley G. Riggs of Wayne, one coop
A wilton Black of Readfield, three
coons of Leghorns, one coop OF "nlee
. I Edgar Black of Rcadtield, one coop
of Leghorrs. ,,e.,s wb,to
NJ A Hubbard of Fayette, three Amerl'
o.n n,minicks, three Buff Wyandottes,