The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-14
Somerset Exhibitors at the
Maine State Fair Make q !
Grand Showing and Take
Many Ribbons.

The showing of cattle, sheep, and
swine by Somerset farmers was nota-
Bile thing at the State Fair at Lewiston,
this year, as usual. The town of Arson
leads, with Embden, Starks, Scion and
Athens following. No other county
began to make the showing in these
important lines that Somerset did.
Amosg these exhibits the following
are mentioned:
J. V. Fletcher of Starks exhibited a
herd headed by the four-year.old bull
Red Duke, bred by Cotterell Bros,
Hoosick Falls, N. Y. This is a grand
smooth bull of great capacity, and we'll
filled out, and of deep red color. Red
Rose, a five-yesr. COW of his
own breeding, and Ida Bell, two-year-
old heifer that was bred by Babb OF
Ohio, with her seven months old bull
calf, are among the best animals of the
herd.
The old Shorthorn breeding firm of
r. & &. D. Waugh of Starks made an
exhibit of eleven animals, viz: The
three year old bull, Meredith Lad; two
cows; one three year-old heifer; two
two-year-o heifers; one year old
heifer; one yearling bull and three
calves Four of these animals were
purchased in Ohio last fall by the firm.
| They were bought of Robert Watson of
Mineral Ridge, who is one of the lead
ing Shorthorn breeders of the country.
The Waughs have been breeding Short
horns moro than twenty years and are
close students of their work.
j.. V Fletcher of Arson, also exhibit
ed his fine herd of Shorthorns.
K. A. Hilton of Arson showed seven
grade Shorthorns, including pair of
steer calves seven months old, weighing
| 1900.
Howard & Ellis of Fairfield, the vet
eran breeders of Shorthorns in Maine,
showed IL animals from their home
herd. There were five cows, one two
year old heifer, one bull, 10 months old,
and four calves, all good ones.
Elmer E. Reed, East Madison, showed
the fine Shorthorn bull Admiral Samp-
son.
". G.. Hilton, Arson, exhibited two
cows and calf, grade -horthorns.
Columbus Hilton, Arson. showed four
grade Herefords and pure bred heifer
calf.
B. F. Hilton & Son, Arson, showed
eight pure Herefords Mr.. Hilton says
that Robin, his five-year-old, is sire of
tire e-fourths of all the steers shown on
these fair grounds, this year. He
weighs 2100 lbs, and has taken prizes
from the first at New England and State
Fairs.
b b. Perkins of Skowhegan exhibited
an imported COW. Sylvan Sd of Ingleside,
which he bought in Canada. In addi-
ton to this fine COW he showed some
good heifers.
w. Z. Eaton of So. Scion had herd
of eleven animals, headed by the four
year-old bull Leicester, who was bred
by George Underwood of Fayette
Three young bulls and lot of broad
Joined cows made up the rest of the
herd. A very fine herd
Over in the old sheds were found
many more cattle. The animals from
the estate of the late A. j. Libby Of
Embden, were represented to the mum
Der of 81, all Herefcrds headed by the
imported bull Leafwin, the one that had
such time In being landed last winter
and which made three trips across the
water to get to Emblem.
"Hathorn Farm Pittsfield,, showed
II head of Jerseys.
Leon Mclaughlin. Starks, l pair
matched calves, bred and raised by the
exhibitor, II years old.
A choice lot of ten Devious were shown
by George G.. Gilman of Solou, whose
father, Charles Gilman has been a
leading breeder of this stock for many
years. At the head of the herd is Neal 8
Defender 4th, bred by VIM. Neal IL Son
of New Hampshire. He is grand,
large, growthy specimen of the breed.
The COWS have exceptionally good,
large we'll placed teats, and one might
almost be tempted to try them as dairy
animals il there was such class as gen.
eral purpose animals.
M and d. Gray, Arson, have fiocks of
sheep, among them some Lincoln eve
lambs, three Lincoln bucks, and several
eve sheep of that breed
T. G. Hilton, Arson, has fine lot of
sheep, Hampshire down ewes. Dicker
son Merinos, and two big fat wethers
A pen of five animals, ram, and four
eve sheep, Hampshire Downs, entered
in the sweepstakes class, are beauties.
The Hiltons of Arson are great breed
ers of fine sheep stock. The brothers,
K. A. and Charles W., have a good
record made in years past by their ex.
hibitions of fine Oxford Down and
Shropshire sheep. e. A. Hilton has 6
of each of the above breeds.
Charles w. Hilton has the great OK
ford Down prize takers, with this flock
are two-year-old bucks, which weigh
270 and 230 pounds respectively. eve
sheep pulls down the beam at 27S
pounds. Lambs in this flock weigh 1876
lbs, and 6 lambs average 145 lbs. There
are 10 head in this flock. This breeding
stock was imported from Stilgoe Ban
bury, England, by John Campbell, Esq i,
Ontario, Canada, for Mr.. Hilton.
Another large exhibitor of fine sheep
stock Ia Walter G. Hilton of Arson, a
large flock of Southdown ewes and
lambs, with several fine bucks
Frank Moore, Madison, has two pens
of some Is sheep in each, pen of Lei
cesters lot of Merinos which look like
heavy shearers
One of the big hogs, SO big that he
had to lie cornerwise of his pen to find
room for his corporosity to straighten
out, was shown by Albra Adams of
North Madison, breeder of Ohio I'm
proved Chester swine. The big boar
named "Look Me Over" Is but year
old and will weigh five or six hundred
pounds. Another boar In MIR. Adams's
exhibit is still larger, two-year-old.
The Hathorn Farm, Pittsfield, have
Chester swine, two pens, boar and SOW
with litter of 0 pigs.
Horses were exhibited from the Mar
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