Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-14
REAoFlELo FAIR
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and he believes that for laying there Is
| not bird to beat this strain. His stock
comes from some Of the. best poultry
yards in the country and shows the result
Of long. careful breeding.
NJ. a. Hubbard Is exhibiting American
r pomini Sln,,o Black ae Minorea. and Single
horns and Barred Plymouth Rocks
i No birds in the exhibit either are pref
tier to look at or attract more attention
than pair Of Silver Hamburgs which
their tOpknots, their gay plumage they
feel as proud as envy of the high flyers
and are admired by the crowds Mr..
Jones also has good exhibit OF Buff Co.
chins.
The ducks receive as much attention as
ever, The children never tire Of them,
and the cages where these denizens of the
water are confined are as much visited as
any on the grounds.
II. +. Jones of Fayette, has two coops
of Pekin ducks These arc white in color
and considered to be as good as any kind.
He has some young ducks that have near
ly reached their growth.
George C.. Hunt of Readfield. has two
pens of Ronen ducks. These are clothed
in dark. bright colOrs. and are quite as
handsome as any of the several varieties.
The exhibit of swine Is unusually small,
there being only few exhibitors. Among
the most prominent of these is Z. II.
FOgg, who Is showing a handsome SOW
with a litter of pigs. His are the White
Chester strain and his boar, although a
winner.
THE LAMBS OF THE FOLD.
The sheep are well represented at the
southern end of the grounds. occupying
a position among the cattle. the exhibit
Is good one and shows that sheep are
still bred quite extensively in this part
of the country. While the exhibit does
not have an extensive variety o, strains,
what there are are very good specimens
and speak in the highest terms for the
enterprise of the kennebec farmers.
e. j. Beals has two pens of Shopshires,
one of lambs and one of ews.
]. o. Butman has. Southdown buck
that is considered by the judges to be a
a prize winner wherever he is shown. Mr..
Butman has fine looking flock of eve
lambs that are hard to beat
A. Thomas of Mt Vernon; has a
Shropshire buck that Is an honor to the
flock at whose head he stands.
Of all the pretty sheep the triplet lambs
with their fond mother are the most
handsome. They receive no end of at
NJ M. Bailey of Winthrop, has three
pens containing Is Shropshircs. All are
good specimens and were not forgotten
in the awards. A. NJ. Wadler of Bel
CATTLE.
There was time when the Kennebec
County fair had The honor OF having the
largest and best exhibit of cattle In the
State. This was many years ago. Since
then the exhibit had gradually waned
until only skeleton OF it's former self
existed. Last year 1t started on the
road back to success. This year it gets
there when ii finds that II has the larg-
est exhibit for 10 years.
The cattle are extra good specimens of
the bovine specie and cause the hearts OF
the enthusiast hound with
The town teams were about The best
ever exhibited and it surprised even the
members of their own town to see how
many pair could be hustled together
when occasion demanded it.
q. +. Williams has a pretty pair of g.
years-old Hereford steers. They girt 6
feet and inches and are good workers.
Sheriff Morgan has pair of fleet Dur
hams that are hard to Outclass in a
drawing contest.
Gorham Palmer has a pair of 4-year-old
Durhams that easily girth feet.
Chase Fogg has pair of Holstein and
pair of hereford oxen, both are well
matched and large in size. Either pair
can do their part of the pulling on
team.
L. J. Bcals drives a pretty pair of A.
year-old Herefords.
The Jerseys come in for their share of
the spoils this year. as formerly. Some
excellent specimens of this great butter
making family are on exhibition. j. o.
Butman has herd of II cows and heif-
ers that certainly do credit to the farm
ing districts of Kennebec valley.
j. e. Black of Readfeld. has five grade
Jerseys, 2-year-old heifer, a yearling
heifer and three calves. All good look
ing specimens.
M. Il. Norcross of Winthrop, has nice
looking herd. A pair of twin calves are
especially attracting lots nf attention.
s. Philbrick of Readfield, has Hol-
stein grade cow that has an enviable
reputation both as milk giver and
butter maker.
j. d. Hunton of Readfield. has two 2
year-old heifers grade Jerseys. that are
considered by judges to be as good as
A grade Hereford COW with pair of
twin calves is the property of c. II.
Stevens Of Readfield Corner. The calves
are evenly marked and so unusual is
their likeness that it is next to impossible
to tell from the other.
c. II. Russell is showing two handsome
Jersey yearling heifers.
L. J.. Leighton is exhibiting two year.
lings. COW and calf. all Jerseys.
d. N. Elliot has two Jersey grade cows
and yearling.
]. II. Underwood of Fayette. has herd
OF five Jerseys and three Herefords. All
are good cows and appear like good but
ter makers.
{ A s-ycar-old Hereford bull is attract
Ing lots of attention. He Is the property
mails in the State. Mr.. Fogg also has
several cows that are fully as good
specimens of their strain as the bull.
G. r. Crane has a Jersey COW and calf,
both handsome ones.
f. A. Robinson takes the prize for the
largest pair Of oxen. They measure 8
feet and inches. They are by far the
largest in the county and come very
near beating anything in Maine. They
are years old, Hereford strain and have
chance to fill out the chain a little more
yet 5Ft
J. G. Robinson has pair Of e-year-old
Dnrhams that girth Z feet. s inches.
Timothy Leighton owns a pair Of 4
year-old Durhams that measure exactly
feet.
George Gordon also has pair of fleet
oxen that are good workers on all Oc-
cssions.
Reuben Russell has good Holstein
bull that does honor to the strain he
represents.