Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-02
s DNEY FAIR.
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other cattle exhibits We're shown be-
sides the Exhibition hall. c. ID. Swift
had nice blue ribbon Shropshire buck.
This buck furnished the power for w.
S. Weeks DeLaval cream separator.
Mr. Swift also shows a fine yoke of
Holsteins, A months old which were full
bloods. They We're beauties and We're
the recipients of about as many compli-
nents as the yoke of his son, Lewis
Swift, which are year old and girt 6
feet. and weigh 205o pounds.
NJ. l.. Sawtelle had on exhibition two
fine blue ribbon full blooded Jersey heif-
ers and three Shropshire sheep. The
hefers were 6 months old and were
about as fine as can be found in this
section.
The pen containing 90 grade Shrop-
shire sheep owned by ID. A. Field was
the center of attraction for great
many and the sheep certainly deserved
The attention they received for they
were handles.
David +. Bailey showed fine 3-year-
old Durham bull which was as attrac-
tive as the majority of bulls. 1t was a
good one ard many wished they owned
II.
Another fine bull was shown by d. s.
Goodhue. 1t was an American Jersey
Cattle Club bull 8 years old and bred
by the j. II. Brewer estate Of Hing
ham. Mass. II comes from as good 4
herd as there is in the country. Its
mothers milk record was As pounds 4
day ana full sister at years old fur
nished Is pounds of butter day. 1t
took second prize AT Lewiston at the
State fair this year. aid was one of the
chief attractions OF the bulls on exhibit
ton there. Mr.. Goodhue also exhibited
year old heifer and three calves which
were all handles.
ID. r. Townsend had a heifer calf
which was bred by the Goodhue bull
and for calf less than year old it is
as good as is found in any barn.
F. W. Taught is always the exhibi-
tor of good stock and he did not go
back on his record, this year. He show
cd a 2-year- thoroughbred registered
Hereford bull. two $-year-old grade
Hereford cows. 5-months-old steer
calf. 6-month sold heifer and two
calves and weeks Old They were
all fine ones and the people who were
interested in stock enjoyed looking at
them.
p. n. Arnold showed q fine full blood
jersey COW with 10 days calf by her
side. They We're both fine ones and at
tracted a lot of attention.
DeMerritt Sawtelle always has some
good horses and the three he exhibited.
Saturday. were up to the usual stand
ard of his stock. He headed his eX-
hib;t with Nelson Chief. a 6-year-old
bay stallion sired by Nelson. first dam
by Gideon, second dam by Hiram
Drew by old Witherell by Winthrop
Messenger. This horse has been train
ed for the track, this year. and while
he has not done any racing he has
gone quarters in IS and full miles in
2.35t2 with but little previous training.
He also showed Gideon Nelson. a bay
2-year-old stud never hitched to a
wagon. This horse has the same
breeding and stands 15-2 and weighs
975 pounds. The third horse in his ex-
hibit was Happy Nelson. 3 years old,
Weighing 1880 pounds. He is a dandy
and is Just as promising as the other
two.
Willard A. Field had 2-year-old by
Ellsworth. dam by Daniel Boone. 1t
was a bay colt and was fine looking
one. He also had a black colt, the
same age by Knox. dam by Knox. He
had . bay year-oId. sired by Knox.
lam by General Boone and black
year-0ld colt by Knox dam by Knox.
7. II. Swift had on exhibition a four
.lonths-old stallion by Cleveland Bay.
which took The blue ribbon at Read
field. Ii was beside it's mother. which
by-t
ed Percheron. 1t is a fine colt and the
mare was a beauty. He also had .
year-old full bloo1ed Jersey cow. 2
year-old and a year-old and S-months-
old bull and a yoke Of year-old Hol-
stems. besides three good cows.
r. H. Rersom had a fine brood mare
by Echo with 4-months colt by
Cleveland Boy. which attracted a lot
Of attention.
The only exhibit of pigs was by L.
G. Tilley. He showed a Poland China
SOW with litter of 10 Chester pigs.
The exhibit Of corn was excellent.
Traces were shown by Enos L. Moore.
L. H. Wyman. c. II. Lovejoy. f. G.
Graves. Ezra Bates. Calvin Graves, G.
F. Bowman, Z. A. Field.
In the hall there We're some fine ex-
hibits. and while there not as many as
at the larger fairs. the quality of the
exhibits We're excellent z. A. Field
attracted lots Of attention by his very
large ManS!ewort2el beets as well as
excellent turnips and cabbages.
D. A. Field had one of the most ex-
tensive exhibits in the hall. His pro-
duce was excellent and many c"mpli-
ments were paid his exhibit. He had
improved Guernsey parsnips. carrots.
Child's Ivory Monarch cucumbeTs.
Hubbard squashes weighing from l" to
20 pounds. 10 varieties Of beans. seven
Of peas. several of potatoes and Tur-
ban squash.
The exhibit of nome made butter by
Mrs J. ". Swift was as handsome as
any butter exhibit made at any of the
small fairs. 1t looked very nice and
the design of the prints was very pref
ty. This butter was not made in Wa
terville. although some person came
along and put a tag from the Water
vile Creamery on it.
Early Rose. Beauty Hebront and
Green Mountain potatoes were shown
by L. H. Wyman and they We're fine
ones.
l.. G. Tilley had some nice beets,
co,och rod onions and tomatoes on