Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-12
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stoves and ranges, a buggy, open
wagon and creamery wagon by c. E.
Townsend: plows harrows and other
Implements. AT one end the Moseley
& StodGard Manufacturing Co. of Rut-
land, VT, has an exhibit that constant
~ attracts crowd. The dog, sheep
and goat power machine, run by Ben"
the pup. a handsome mastiff pup just
learning the business, and Don" an
I'D hand at the business, furnish power
for the DeLaval Baby Cream separa-
tors. four in number, or the Stoddard
churn. The dogs know their business
and the machines do the work to per-
fiction.
The Whitman Agricultural Works
OF Auburn. shows strong steel gear
horse-p power machine, portable saw,
feed cutters. cultivators and scoop.
The plows shown by Isaiah Frye Il
Co. of Portland, make a fine show.
II. G. Jordan of South Lewiston,
shows hay forks of several designs,
each of which seems capable of doing
the work of many men.
Silas Goddard & Son, Brunswick,
makes a good display of plows.
The great attraction, of course, on
this floor. is the display of fruits and
farm produce, and, indeed, it is a sight
worth seeing. Almost every availa bic
inca Of space is filed with the hand
some products Ct Sagadahoc farms,
from the luscious plums and grapes to
the giant squash, valued only for its
size.
On the right as you enter the hall,
Pembroke Edgecomb, Topsham, has
fine display, including traces of corn.
squash, pumpkins, cabbage, beets tur
nps. carrots. citrons. and potatoes OF
endless variety. Chas. Prince OF
Brunswick, has several traces Of
popcorn. Appleton Webb. Topsham,
shows mushmelons. E. A. Rogers,
Brunswick. has samples of Gem of
Aroostook and New York Belle pota-
toes of a size that would please the
volunteers Ill Cuba, some OF them
Weighing from one to two pounds
each. He also Shows some handsome
squash.
The Summit Valley Farm exhibit indi-
Gates that Frank 2. Miller of Brunswick.
the proprietor. knows his business, for
the pumpkins, squash. carrots. beets. sew
| eral varieties of beans, corn. potatoes,
etc. VIII make your mouth water.
w. +. johnson of North Bowdoin. has
beautiful show of potatoes. Al varieties,
every kind and shape, 1i5 bushels having
been raised on quarter-acTe lot. Among
the best are samples of the Gem of Aroos-
took. u bushels from quarts planted; 8
bushels of Early Fortune from quarts.
Mr.. johnson also shows by photographs.
a handsome crop of squash, tons having
been raised with the potatoes. A feature
is 10 squash grown on one vine.
c. s. Dunning. Brunswick, has a box
of handsome Rural New York potatoes.
Four waterme.ons, weighing 91l2 pounds.
together with SIX monster eitron melons.
one weighing - pounds, are shown by r.
A. Umberhind Richmond.
Ex-Gov. Garcelon of lewiston has two
traces of corn. raised and traced by him
self. e. w. .Phinney. Topsham, a trace
c. e. Toothaker. trace. Early Crosby;
Ernest 'redford Golden Tom Thumb: w.
S. Rogers. Topsham. rtaces Of pop corn,
sweet and yellow corn.
Er.Sst Tedford. Topsham. has basket
of nice rarsnips. and a monster squash,
tipping The scales at 126 pounds, carrying
visions of squash pie without end.
samue s Smith Bsu1I irsas z Ws,,ns
Topsham. shows three kinds of beans.
The garden produce collections shown
by Graves Brothers, Topsham. 3. Patten
q Sen of Prospect Farm, are grand. in
Guiding almost everything grown. They
are ceI.afnly Il credit to the owners and
roundly deserve. the constant stream of
visitors and their complimentary re-
marks Charles b. Hamhn Is next with
another handsome display, equal in at
tractiveness to the others. His unique
sign made by different colored beans
makes pretty showing.
H. NJ White. Bowdoinham. has sam
pies of oats rutabasa turnips and table
heets FL. D. Powers Bowdoin, exhibits
n b,,shel of fine carrots. sown the first
Of July. W. +. Parsons Brunswick has
a box of watermelons.
A. w Tedford. Topslam, besides some
fire citron melons belts carrots and
parsnips has 81 varieties OF very fine
looking potatoes.
Ernest Groves shows carrots; Pembroke
| Edacc1nb. carrots. table beets. cattle
beets and Hubbard squash. J. w. Frost
has some nice looking pumpkins. and c.
". Groves fine lot of citron melons as
shelton. Richmond. Shows oats; a. H.
Htitchi,ss. BowGoinham, cats and barley;
" A. f'olloff. .Topsham, celery: l.. r.
powers Risgsville. ru;abaga tuInips ard
cabbage; G. Z. Hackekt Brunswick. cit