The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-21
Embden Station Cattle Show.

Embden held two cattle shows this
fall and both were large ones which
certainly speaks we'll for the town. The
first one was held at the lake October q
and the second at Embden station on
the Kennebec two days later. Last
Friday was the first time show has
been held at the station and it proved
great success in every way. Its favora-
BILE location for getting stock there and
railroad facilities for the convenience of
the public made big show and large
gathering of people all up and down the
river valley. There were 100 head of
neat cattle and good showing of horses
and colts besides sheep, swine, etc. K.
w. Ellis d Son exhibited their herd of
"a head among them being their choice
Jerseys with which they run their ex-
tensive dairy business. A. j. Libby
had u head of his choice stock and
many other good farmers contributed
fine blooded animals to the making up
of this great show. A pair of Shetland
ponies exhibited and driven by Mr..
Libby about the grounds attracted much
attention and these little horses won the
admiration of all who saw them. In the
afternoon II. b. Ellis exhibited his cream
separator in operation which was wit
messed by a large crowd, many of whom
had never seen one before. The hauling
was good. One feature of this program
was very interesting and created a great
deal of amusement. 1t was the trial of
strength between yoke of oxen and the
same weight of men. The men, how
ever, beat the cattle by hauling the load
twice as far. Blue ribbons were con
spicuous in the long line of cattle, horses,
ETC., after the committees had made
their awards 1t was great show, the
first but probably not the last at Emb-
den station. Preferences we're awarded
as follows:
Town teams. Geo c Patten, /; Fred
Ward, 2.
Herd of herefords Fred Ward, 1
Hereford cows. Fred Ward, 1 and 2.
Hereford bulls. Fred Ward, |.
Hereford heifers. Fred Ward, w
W Moulton, 2; Harry Hilton, 3.
Durham cows. Ansel Stevens, and
2; w. w. Moulton, 3.
Durham heifers, 3 years old. S 2
Tinkham, /.
Durham heifers, 2 years old. w w
Moulton,
Durham heifers, year old. John E
Walker, / E.; Geo Patten, 2.
Durham heifer calves Ansel Stevens,
Herd of Jerseys. II b Ellis, l. c F
Lane, 2; David stevens, 3
Jersey bulls II B Ellis, / David
Stevens, q G + Lane, 3.
Jersey cows. II B Ellis, /; Fred Ward,
2; Mrs Elan Stevens, 8
Jersey heifers, years old. Fred
Ward, / NJ A Eames, 2; X NJ Eames, 3.
Jersey heifers, 1 year old. w w
Mouton, /; j + Perry, 2; r NJ Eames, 3.
Stock cows Fred Ward, and on
Herefords; Ansel Stevens, on grade
Durhams; w w Moulton, 2.
Draft oxen. Harry Spauding, l /; Fred
Vittum, 2; Fred Ward, g.
Matched oxen Harry Spaulding, l.;
o Bryant, 2; Fred Ward, 8.
Beef oxen. Harry Spaulding, /; Fred
Ward, 2; f A Vittum, 3.
Beef steers. o Bryant, / C S Healey,
2; Fred Ward, 3.
Matched horses. Eastman Thompson,
1; d Moore, 2; Warren S&arin, 3.
Brood mare with foal. Harry Spauld-
ing, and 2; Fred Ward, 8.
Family horses. Ansel Stevens, l w
w Moulton, 2; D S Witham, 3
Draft horses. Asher Davis, /; | +
Davis, q; F ID Moore, g.
Colts, years old. lothian Stevens, 1.
Colts, 2 years old. NJ A Evens, /; 5
S Chase, 2; j T Penny, 3.
Colts, year old Albert Copp, l.
Sheep and lambs. David Stevens, / !;
Harry Spaulding, 2; G F Lane, b
Bucks. Fred Ward and 2; Harry
Spaulding, 3
Ponies. Fred Ward, and 2 on stall
lion; on double team; l on brood mare;
Harry Hilton, | on single team.
Swine. w w Mouton, I on Chesters;
Fred Ward, l and 2 on Poland China; II
b Ellis, /, 2 and 3 on Yorkshire.
Poultry. b Stevens, 1 Fred Ward, 2;
B Stevens, 3.
Guinea hens. Geo c Patten, l.