The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-13
Somerset Cattle Show.

Somerset Cattle Show.
Wednesday and Thursday of last week
a successful cattle show, fair and horse
trot was held at Madison (Bridge)
Wednesday was not favorable day
but good display of cattle, sheep, etc
were on the grounds and committees
made the following awards:
CATTLE.
Grade Short Horn cows--Otis Hilton
l; q A Hilton, 2; NJ & D Gray, 3.
Heifer, three years old--G A Hilton,
l.; B & r Moore, Q; f A Hilton, 3.
Heifer, two years-Bert Hilton, l;
Chas. Reed, 2; Columbus Hilton, 3.
Heifer, one year old-C w Luce, l; .
J Walker, 2; v Fletcher, 3.
Calf, six months old V Fletcher, /.
Full blood Short Horns, bull three
years old V Fletcher, L; Charles
Reed, 2.
Cows, five years old V Fletcher, l,
2 and 3.
Full blood Hereford bull, four years
old-B F Hilton, on bull four years
old, COW 7 years old, heifer 2 years old,
heifer one year old, calf mos. old and
calf mos. and on COW years old.
Grade Hereford cows-Columbus Hill
ton, /; B F Hilton, Q; B Hilton, 8.
Heifers, two years old-Columbus
Hilton, /; NJ & d Gray, 2; Otis Moore, 3.
Heifers, three years old-3 Hilton, /;
M & D Gray, 3; E A Hilton, 8.
Heifers, one year old-C Hilton, l; M
& d Gray, 2; E A Hilton. 3.
Grade Jersey cows-Geo. Ladd, l;
Bert Hilton, 2; Otis Hilton, 8.
Heifers, three years old-Otis Hilton,
l; Chas. Luce, D; Columbus Hilton, 8.
Heifer, one year old s Blackwell,
/; Bert Hilton, 2; NJ G Blackwell, 8.
Heifer, two years old-G Hilton, /;
c W Luce, 2; j Blackwell, 3.
Heifer calf--M G Blackwell, 1; S
Blackwell, Q.
Full blood Jersey BULL S Blackwell,
Grade Hereford bull-Ervin Hilton, /.
Fat cattle, oxen, years Old-C M
Luce, l; Chas. Pease, 2
Three year olds--E S Nichols, l.
One year old-Otis Hilton, /; B +.
Hilton, 2.
Working oxen-B f Hilton, l.; o NJ
Creation & Sons, 2; d Walker, 8.
Working steers-Three years old-C
NJ Luce, /.
Two years old-B F Hilton, 1; Col.
umbus Hilton, 2; S Nichols, 8.
One year old-G A Hilton & Son, | B
B q F Moore, 2; K A Hilton, 3.
Calves-G A Hilton, l.
Matched oxen-Columbus Hilton, l;
5 Nichols, 2; G A Hilton & Son, 8.
Matched steers, three years old-E S
Nichols, /; b b & + Moore, 2.
Two years old olumbus Hilton, /;
Bert Hilton, Q; Hilton, 8.
talyes-Bert Hilton, l; Francis Hill
ton, 2; has Reed, 3.
Trained steers-C NJ Luce, |.
SHEEP.
Oxford Downs, buck lambs-E A Hill
ton, and 2,
Eve lambs-E A Hilton, and 2.
Southdowns, bucks, one year old or
over-F A Hilton & Son, /; Turner Bus
well, 2.
Ewes-G A Hilton & Son, l and 2.
Hampshire Downs-F d Hilton, on
bucks, ewes and lambs.
Leicesters-B b & f Moore, l on
bucks, ewes and lambs.
Lincolns-M & ID Gray, l on bucks,
ewes and lambs.
Shropshire-BertH Hilton on 2 pens,
and 2; / pen lambs, /; 2 on buck one
year old; also 2 on lambs,
Two year old buck-E A Hilton, /;
Chas. Pease, 2.
Grade Shropshires-Chas Pease, l.
Dickinson Merino-F ID Hilton, l on
the three classes-B & f Moore, 2 on
lambs; on three years old and on pen
of ewes.
Grade fine wool sheep, one pen of
ewes--G A Hilton, l. b B & Moore, Q;
f : Hilton 8.
One pen lambs-G A Hilton / Turner
Buswell, 2.
Buck iambs-B B & F Moore, /; Tur-
ner Buswell 2.
Grade coarse wool sheep, ewes, one
year old-F S Hilton l and 2.
Pen eve lambs-F 5 Hilton, l; M & D
Gray, 2.
The poultry show was a very credit
able one, the exhibitors being:
EE Dyer of So. Norridgewock, with a
coop each of White Leghorns, White
Wyandottes, chicks and fowls, each OF
which drew l prize.
Lewis Whiting, So. Norridgewock,
with one coop OF HeatnWoOd Games,
one pair each of Plymouth Rock chicks,
Light Brahma chicks, Plymouth Rock
fowls and Seabrights, drawing on all.
E A Hilton, Arson, with four Ply
mouth Rock chicks and one pair Games,
which drew 8 and respectively.
CM Berry, Arson, with large dis
play, drawing prizes as follows: 2 pens
White Leghorn fowls, /; pens White
Leghorn chicks, 2; pen Brown Leg.
horn chicks, 1; pen White Wyandottes,