The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-21
The representative of the PRESS took
parting glance at the stock Friday fore

The representative of the PRESS took
parting glance at the stock Friday fore
noon.
One of the grandest shows in the whole
cattle exhibit is made by the fourteen
head h, OF oxen from the farm OF Simeon
Tracey of North Deering. Ten of the
great beasts class as fat cattle and the
other four as working. The biggest yoke
weigh A, $50 pounds. The next yoke are
nearly as good, weighing 4,470. The
other yokes weigh $3.50 $500, $500. The
oxen are Herefords, and all reared on Mr.
Tracey's farm.
Arnold and Thurlough of Newburgh.
Me-, exhibit four head which have won
three premiums. They are Maine State
Jerseys.
G. G. Manter of New Sharon, exhibit
four Hereford steers, and the four have
won three red ribbons.
Levi NJ Mosher of Pennington, has
five pairs of grade Hereford steers, every
one of which has won.
N. Perkins of Jay, has one pair of
grade Hereford steers.
John +. Buker of Bowdoin Center,
Maineshas one of the largest herds of
Jersey on the grounds, twenty three
head in all. Mr.. Buker has both Maine
State and A. j. G. G. cattle. He won
5000 last season at the three large fairs
and has won at thissfair a number of pre-
miums. The bull Harry B., heads the
herd: He is five years old, and has won
S175 in the show ring. The COW Lottie
Gibson is the pink of the herd; she won
the butter test at this fair last year.
-Four young bulls are in the herd.
Mr.. G. F. Cobb of South Vassalboro,
hibit Jerseys at the Worlds Fair, has at
the fair a fine herd Eof nineteen head OF
A. j. g. Q. Jerseys headed by his best
bull. Fancy Harry noble looking fell
low that has attracted much admiration.
At the Worlds Fair Mr.. Cobb won two
premiums. The handsome COW Regina OF
Mt. Pleasant, has made nineteen pounds
She won the sweepstakes prize at this
fair last year, and also at Bangor and
Lewiston. Bessie Florian has record OF
fifteen pounds in one week.
The Dutch Belted cattle are a novelty
| in New Englansd. While they were ex-
| hibited at this fair last year as we'll as
this, there are only two herds of thorough
breds in New England, one owned at
Charlton and the other at Sutton, Mass
J. H.gBond of Charlton, has sixteen. head
here, and S. f. Marsh of Sutton, fifteen
| head. Thescattle get their name from the
| fact that they have a broad white belt
around the body, while the fore and
hinder parts of the animal are black.
The cattle are good mixers, and the two
| hibit
G. Hilton of Arson, lhas item head of
grade Herefords, all oxen and steers.
They are fine lot and have won several
premiums.
| Charles B. Bean of East Hiram has
six head of grade Devon and Holstein
oxen and steers. The heaviest pair, fine
Holsteins, weigh 8, 29O pounds. The next
| pair, three years old, weigh 1880.
o. W. Rolfe of North Deering, has a
splendid display of ten grade Hereford
oxen and steers. The heaviest pail
weigh 4, 1920 pounds, and girt about eight
feet. Mr.. solfe has taken several prizes
getting second for ten OK team.
In the list of the Jerseys should not be
omitted those from Ocadia farm, Ellis
worth, the property of Hon. J. A. Peters.
They are theroughbreds registered in
the A. J. G. G.