Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-30

way Will be to name the many breed.
| and then say A. j. Remission took th,
prizes in them. The man who know,
nothing of the poultry science canno
| think of 81 varieties, but the fame,
dealer can tell you hundred or more
The Remission exhibit is not confined
| wholly to hens, but embraces every.
| thing that wears a feather No. no
everything, but most everything. HI
hasn't any ladies in the exhibit. The,
wear feather, you know
1T must take quite a little labor +,
conduct fancy poultry farm" re
marked the Journal to Mr.. Remission
Work" repeated Mr.. Remission and
| he closed his eyes in a tired sort of >
way as he continued. Yes. il does take
some work. 1t takes . mighty sight o,
| it. and | am half inclined to believ,
that shall sell out my poultry depart-
| ment and attend strictly to stock rails.
| ing"
Just think of keeping all the MANY
| varieties separate and watch out and
remember the pedigree of GA varieties
of feathercd birds. A man must have
a good eye for feathers after a time.
Next to Mr.. Remission in point OF
numbers is the exhibit of E. A. Drink.
water of Bangor. He has 40 or more
varieties in his department.
L. w. Curtis of Brewer. exhibits a
number of Brown Leghonrs and Plv-
mouth Rocks.
John II. Scripture of Bangor. has
Black Minorcas. White Leghorns. and
Pekin ducks.
f. c. Sampson of Calais. has some
handsome Muscovy ducklngs.
+. a. Pierson of Calais, makes a
pretty display of Black Leghorns. one
of the prettiest and perhaps the most
valuable of all exhibits are the import-
ed Silver Spangled Hamburgs that are
being shown by J. A. Hathorn Of Ban
gor. Gussie Smith of Bangor. les some
Black Hamburgs. 5. W. Crcsseluon is
the posscssor Of the Guinea fowl that
ing mere noise than all. the rcs, of the
exhibit. MIR. Crosscboon will do we'll
to lay low during the fair for the peo-
pie who have to attempt to sleep on
the grounds and are kept awake by
those informal scrcachers arc looking
for the oWncr They are pretty fowls
though.
And he rabbits There Is where the
littlo BOYS Of the city Of Bangor come
in for their share Of the contest The
number Of the long cared cunning lit
tie creatures is almost innumerabl Bile.
They occupy Gag : the whole width of
the poultry building. II the list of
names Of thc owners are found tho
names of i. r. Howard. Harry Dyer.
Willie Coz, MIX Sands. James Multi
gan. \. w. Reynolds. Floyd Baxter.
james Spellman. Arno Smith. Tommie
Lotus +. Gallagher. George LOTUS.
otto Kirkland. Edward Constantine. all
Of Bangor. with Charles Painsford of
Talbot.
Then comes the great exhibit Of Fred
Sproul x co. Of Neazic. who have
Erahmas III an abundance with several
pens or other fowl. a. II. Emerson of
Bangor. exhibits a pretty lot of Brah-
mas. T.. &. Campbell Of Calais. shows
some Partridge Cochns. Mrs. Nellie
McKusick Of Bangor, has a large Sec
ton with many varieties, Of which the
Barred Plymouth Rock predominant.
Auburn is represented by |. V. McKin-
ney who is sure to carry away some
thing wit his BuT and Barred Ply
mouth Rocks. &. NJ. Drew Of Bangor,
is another Of the plymouth Rock men.
Among the other exhibitors who were
arranging their exhibits. Tuesday
morning. were George Wood of Rich
mond. Z. II. Page Of North Hcrmon,
Arthur II. Jones of Calais. j. r. Me
Ncy of Calais. v. II. Mutty of Brewer
Then there is another exhibit in the
way Of Guinea pigs that are the prop
crty of Harry l.. Page.
50 it car 10 seen that tho Journal
reader who is Il poultry fanCier. who
wishes to see the attractions of the
Eastern Maine State fair. viii not be
wise unless he visits tn" poultry houses
over in the southeast corner of the
grounds.