Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-09-18
THE SOMERSET FAIR
Scores Great Success on the Opening Day
at Skowhegln.

county, is the centre of section of the
State noted for its fine farms, advanced
agriculture and herds of stock of all kinds
not to lie excclled in any part of the State
what would be the exhibits of stock al
the State fairs amount to II the farmers OF
OLD Somerset county kept theirs in theil
pastures.
The annual fair of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society opened, today, nj
Fairview park and Coburn hall and judg
ing from the qauntity and quality of the
exhibits 1t Will be a success if the people
will only come out and make the financial
part solid
The attendance at the park, to-day, was
small, small even for an opening day.
very Few were on the grounds during the
forenoon except the exhibitors and even In
the afternoon, warm and pleasant as it
was the people there, count them over as
often as you might couldn't be called a
crowd -
1t was too bad, too, for there was a fine
exhibition OF stock for a country fair
Nearly 100 head of neat Stock good ex-
hibition of sheep, big pigs and little pigs,
not forgetting the growers in the poultry
department.
While there were very few fancy cattle
or those which could be termed thorough
breds, there We're some fine looking ami
mails in the stalls. Most We're grades with
Hereford blood predominant. Jersey stock
came in for good share, especially in the
dairy stock display. But leave the mat
ters of thoroughbred breeding out of the
question and the stock could not but take
10 ava Of tho most Tbo
COWS and heifers were all sleek and well
kept and the oxen in good order, just
right for the plow or the drag and needing
but very small allowance of corn to make
them fit for the butcher. Yes, it was all
in all a good exhibition. Let us look at
some of the animals:
Eben Dean, Madison, has fine pair of
grade Hereford working oxen, years old,
also a pair of grade Hereford steers, 2
years old
Willis F. Eaton, South Solon, has a herd
Of grade Hercfords which include two
cows, two years old heifcrs and two hcifcr
calves.
Moses French, Solon, exhibits two
thoroughbred Hereford COWS, 3 years old
f. Lawrence, Madison, has fine grade
Holstcin COW, years old, which Is entered
for the special butter premium, and one
grade Durham cow, 4 years old, entered In
the beef breed.
f. p. Gilman of Madison. has a nice
pair of working oxen, years old
william Rowcll Of Madison has a pair
of 5 ycars-old grade Hereford oxen, which
will figure in the fat stock competition.
S. n. Blanchard of Skowhegan, has a
pair of 3 3.ycars-old Shorthurn oxen.
S. e. Nyc, Skowhcgan, has "a pair of
ShorthOrn oxen in the draft oxen class,
also full blood Hereford bull, years
old.
French Bros of Madison, exhibit a
handsome animal In full blood Hereford
bull, years old.
A. X. Perkins Of Skowhegan, exhibits a
grade Jersey hcifcr, year old, n Hereford
bull and pair of big working oxen which
will be hitched to the drag, tomorrow
A. j. Swain of Skwohegan. shows a pair
of grade Hereford steers 3ssyears old
George H. Weston, Skowhegan, has the
only Guernscys on the ground, showing
throe heifers, /, ? and years old, ard one
bull, years old.
A. McIntirc of Skowhegan has a herd
of nine Jerseys including two heifers and
seven cows, two of which are entered for
the special premium for butter making
qualities.
+. B. Tague, Skowhegan, has q grade
Jersey cow,2 years old, which is a splendid
animal and has big milk and
butter record. He also shows grade ,Jer-
sey heifer and u 2.years-old grade bull
Justin Packard OF Skowhegan, is one of
the largest exhibitors, having herd of 10
cows and heifers, all grade Jerseys, several
of which are entered for one or another of
the special premiums for milk and butter
qualities.
Fl. A. Archer of Skowhcgan, has on OK
hibition Jersey COW, 5 years old, with "a
calf by her side, 8 months old.
Warren Loomis of Skowhegan has a big |
pair of working oxen. grade Durham, |
which girt over seven feet.
Charles Loomis Skowhegan has pair |
Of grade Hereford oxen which are entered |
as draft cattle.
John Whittcmorc Of South Madison, |
has two pairs of oxen, one of which are
and will girt nearly eight feet
Both pairs are exhibited as working oxen
In the pouItTr department exhibitions
ire made by Frank S. King and Mrs
Mary A. Russell, both of Madison.
In the exhibits of swine are those of f.
[. Estes of Skowhegap, White Chester
sow with litter of seven pigs; ]. A. Swain,
White Chester SOW with litter
of II pigs, and two 10-months old Chester
'hoats shown by Eben Dean, Madison.
Though Wilson and his little tariff bill
have killed off million and half of
'heep, there are a few goods ones left In
county
/. Crowell of Skowhegan, shows fine
ot of grade Shropshres which include one
Iuck, four sheep and -four lambs.
Wilder f. Weston, South Solon, has a
zen of fine Shropshres.
W. E. Eaton, South Solon, has pen OF
light Shropshire lambs and another with
! 3-years-old buck and two buck lambs of
he same breed.
Mott Russell OF Skowhegan, has a 2
'ears-old Soutbdown buck and a pen of ,
yves.
Frank Moore, Starks has Leicester
'uck and two buck lambs.
+. *. Moore Starks, has two Mcrir o
'ucks, 3 years old, two year old, and one
'uck lamb He also has pen of ewes.
All Of his sheep are thoroughbrcds
Wednesday and Thursday will occur The