Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-09-26


look over 8. n. Kings stock from Klna
l~side Farm, South Paris, whose rsputa
lion ~ a breeder Of Jersey cattle Is equa
To any In the state.
| Eldron H. Stearns and Ora A. Bird o
Stesrns Hill 10 Paris are very sure TO b
here with some good Herefords.
| J. III. Millett 4 Son Of Norway ar
here with some good Durhams.
Abner Jackson, Norway's bigges
farmer, Was here with q foe lot Of cattl
a. usual.
c. H. Brett OF 0tisfleld Gore has fin
lot Of Holsteins.
| J. II. Martin Of Paris has two I'm
looking gray cows.
SHEEP.
The sheep pens are well filed.
+. w. Penley of Green wood, one o
the best farmers In the county, had no
only dne lot OF cattle here, but goot
flock OF sheep and lambs.
c. A. Richardson Of Greenwood, An
other good farmer, has some good sheer
and lambs.
Abner Jackson and 4. NJ. Everett Of
Norway like sheep, and can be depended
upon to bring some good ones here.
SWINE.
A good prospect for pork.
The pens were well filled with hogs
OF sill colors and sizas, from the old long
nosed SOW to the pretty little week-old
pig. Here were Black Berkshires from
Buckfield, owned by n. +. Morrill,, and
some about ~ black from Paris, brought
In by o. h. Clifford, all good ones. So
II you like black hogs buy your pigs OF
them, and you will get good ones every
time.
W. G. Cole Of Norway was here with
SOW and nine pigs.
ID. A. Brett and c. Y. Francis Of Otis
field Gore brought In good lot Of sows
and pigs.
II. NJ. Tucker Of Paris. who IL quite a
breeder OF swine, had good boar, SOW,
and nine pigs.
Josiah Yeaton OF Oxford also helped
ill the swine department with good
hog.
POULTRY.
The poultry occupied the usual place
under the shed near the entrance. There
was not large amount Of II, but when
. trio of guinea fowl, belonging TO g. y.
Francis, got down to business. there was
noise enough for dozen poultry yards.
c. Y. Francis OF Otisield Gore had
about a dozen coops on exhibition, in
Guiding Red Breasted Game, Barred Ply
mouth Rock. fowls and chicks, W. +.
Black Spanish fowls and chicks, White
Cl.i,aaa lr,ahina and And lain alan rh,ats
the last named being 3 peculiar kind Of
dove colored fowl. He also showed
Embden geese, pekin ducks, and old and
young bropze turkeys.
George II. Jordan of Norway showed
two pairs Of Sebrights.
II. f.. Lov-joy OF Norway showed
Barred Plymouth Rock fowl, Black
Minorca fowl, Rhode Island Reds,
White wysndotte, fowl and chicks,
Houdsn chicks.
J. W. Lebroke, Norway, q trio OF
Rhode Island Reds.
Benz. Bacon. Jr., Norway, Barred
Plymouth Rock fowl and chicks.
+. A. Merrill, Norway. showed a coop
of White wysndotte chicks, and four
pairs OF Barred Plymouth Rock chicks.
Irving Z. Symonds of North Norway
showed trio OF Brown Leghorns.
|. A. Bean OF Norway showed White
wysndoi,e fowl and chicks, White Leg
horn fowl snd chicks, Barred Plymouth
Rock chicks, and big White Wyandotte
hen with fourteen downy little white
chicks.
A. K. Tuell OF South Paris showed
three pair of Light Brahms fowl and
chicks.
&c. Thompson Of Norway, pair Of
English Red Cps and pair OF Black
Breast Red Gsmes.
O. X. Clifford of South Paris sho wed
n pair OF Brown Leghorn chicks.
THE LOWER HALL.
Some feared that owing to the drought
and other circumstances there would be
n light show Of vegetables aud fruit, bur
the fear WAS unfounded. Milk-fed
squsshes were perhaps not so plenty SIS
some years, but there were plenty OF
good specimens of al sorts OF produce.
j A Roberts OF Norway. president OF
the society, who /. something OF fsrm-
er himself, exhibited lot OF clean and
handsome garden vegetables, including
Ia varieties Of beets, IL OF onions, $ OF
several Of carrots, parsnips,
etc.
o. X. Clifford, South Paris, showed
halt dozen varieties OF pumpkins, OF
various sizes and shapes, and five OF
s9usshes.
Gardner Rowe Of Oxford showed two
lots OF onions.
Charles Henry Pike Of Norway, 10
years old, showed some smooth potstoe.
and beets which he raised, some cans Of
strawberries of his Own raising, a sun
flower stslk loaded with blossoms, and n
picked cucumber in bottle with q
small neck. or course the question Is,
how did the cucumber get there: and
the answer is that, like Topsy, IL grow
ed there.
Mrs. Calvin Richardson OF Norway
exhibited an assortment numbering 60
varieties of canned goods, jsllies, etc.
l. X. Stone Of Paris fllled long space
with potatoes. A showcase contained
forty varieties OF seedlings, and around
il were arranged specimens OF Al varie-
ties OF full-grown tubers. They are
smooth lot. and give evidence OF having
been raised on good potato soil. He
says they weren't raised with sil the
fuss and phosphate they could stand
under, but 10 the field just Ike common
potatoes. Mr.. Stone also showed IL
plates Of tomatoes, Ii specimens OF
beans, and varieties OF cucumbers.
s II. Kilgore Of Norway Lake showed
4 varieties OF potatoes, of beets, OF
carrots. psrsnips, varieties Of turuips,
and 6 OF cucumbers. He slso showed
two varieties of spples. snd cranberries,
and made display OF grains and seeds,
peas and beans.
George II. Davis Of South Paris ex-
hibited a large pyramid Of comb and
extracted honey, and specimens OF
maple syrup and sugar.
w. II. Porter OF Norway, 3 varieties
onions, 3 OF beets, \ box OF Commercial
potatoes, about three pecks, raised from
one pound of seed, cantsloupes, several
varieties OF sQusshes, cabbages, and
other vegetables, entered as q collection.
Willie l.. Merrill of Norway showed
some big pumpkins and mammoth Gu
cumbers.
ID. 5. Bracket OF Otisfield Gore occu-
pied an extensive space with an assort-
ment Of vegetables. Ii included lsrge
head of Dutch ksle; plant Of new
variety Of sage, Of which he says he has
known one little sprig set in spring to
cover nine square feet; squashes, big
turnips, csbbsges, pumpkins, tomatoes,
celery, dozen varieties Of potatoes, etc.,
etc.
John p. Peuley OF Paris made good
showing with thirty-nine varieties Of
potatoes.
J. A. Bradbury of Norwsy showed
twelve varieties Of potatoes.