The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
Eastern State Fair.

which he bought in Canada. In add
ton to this fine COW he also shows some
heifers that are fine animals.
w. f. Eaton, of South Scion, has q
herd of eleven animals, headed by the
four year old bull Leicester, from the
herd of George Underwood, Fayette.
Many of the foundation animals in Mr..
Eatou's herd are also Underwood stock.
| The Underwood Herefords have been for
years some of the best in Maine, Mr..
Underwood and his father before him
being among the leading breeders of
this class of cattle. Mr.. Eaton's ex-
hibit is made up of one bull and three
bull calves, the remainder being cows
and heifers. The animals are all good.
4. Z. Reed of East Madison, show
herd of five animals headed by the year
old bull, Admiral Sampson--a grand
animal; his exhibit being made up by
two heifers and pair of yearling steers
girthiDg IT. in.
A remarkably fine lot Of ten head of
Devons, well bred and finely colored, Is
shown by Geo. q. Gilman OF Scion,
whose father, Charles b. Gilman has
been for years one of the leading breed
ers OF this class OF stock. AT the head
Of the herd is the bull NeaPs Defender
4th, bred by VIM. Neal & Son, OF New
Hampshire. There Is also a year old
bull, bull calf, and cows and heifers.
Mr.. Gilman has recently sold several
animals from his herd TO go to Pressure
| Isle.
The old Shorthorn breeding firm of
| r. IL c. ID. Waugh of Starks, made an
exhibit of eleven head, viz: The three
year old bull of Meredith Laid; two
i old hotfar. W
two year old heifers; one year old
helfer; one yearling bull; one bull calf
and two heifer calves. Four of these
animals were purchased in Ohio last
November, by the Messrs. Waugh, from
personal selection. They were bought
of Robert Watson of Mineral Ridge in
that State, who is one of the leading
! Shorthorn breeders in the country.
| }. V. Fletcher, Starks, exhibits six
head of this breed, including four year
old bull cow. six years old; three year
old heifer; two year OLD heifer and
three calves. stme of this stock was
recently brought from Ohio by Mr..
! Fletcher.
One of the noticeable exhibits 10 the
Jersey class, one not 10 be overlooked,
aud one not heretofore shown at the
State fairs, is the exhibit Of the Hathorn
Farm company, Pittsfeld, of which
! j. c. Gordon Is the manager. This herd
was shown in the large tent at the west
end of the park, near the Nelson stable
! and embraced IA head. The herd was
originally that OF the Lamoine herd OF
]. A. Peters, Jr., Esq, but Mr.. Peters
being member of the new firm the
business has been transferred to Pitts
field, where very extensive operations
| in the breeding of Jerseys are to be
carried on.
As usual Somerset county breeders
lead off in the sheep exhibit, which
would indeed have been small but for
their exhibits. A chief exhibitor ia
Charles W. Hilton of Starks, who shows
! 10 head OF Oxford Downs-an unusually
choice lot of this breed. Mr.. Hilton
shows fine ram, one year old. from the
| flock of John Campbell, Woodville,
Ontario, whose animals came from the
| leading English breeders. This ram is
not over fat, yet weighs 230 pounds, and
is remarkably uniform and well finished.
A two year old eve weighs 27S pounds.
A one year Old ram raised by Mr.. Hill
ton, weighs 270 pounds while six lambs,
dropped In March last, weigh an average
of l45 pounds-the heaviest 166 pounds,
and the lightest 1877 pounds. Mr. Hilton
| has been an exhibitor at our fairs since
| 1880, and Is one OF the best informed
sheep breeders in the State. He says he
can breed as good Oxfords as they can
10 England. All that Is wanted is the
stock, care and attention. Mr.. Hilton
has a flock of 80 Oxfords and keeps
about 100 sheep all told.
Hampshire Downs are exhibited by
F. d. q L. G. Hilton, Arson, who show
ID thoroughbreds of this class. His
pens include two year old ram; three
ram lambs four two year old ewes; two
yearing ewes and four eve lambs. The
two year old ram weighs 200 pounds.
| M. & ID. Gray, Arson, show several
pens Of Lincolns, and a pen of fat sheep.
The foundation stock OF their flock was
obtained from Gibson Walker, Camden,
and from the Wasson and Daniels flock,
Michigan. Their home flock consists of
80 head.
| The Somerset county towns, formerly
so widely noted as the home of the
Merino, do not make so much OF a show
In this industry as formerly. The
leading breeders of Merinos In Arson
and Starks now, are: Col. S. W. Tink-
ham, who, at nearly 80 years Of age, is
still breeding this class OF sheep;
Nichols Bros, Starks, who are breeding
Delaine Merinos; and B. B. & Frank
Moore, Arson. But none of these
hocks are represented at the fair this
year.
Among the awards OF premiums at
the Bangor fair, last week, were the
following for Somerset exhibitors:
Herd, LIST, r & C d Waugh, Starks /;
I'd, j V Fletcher, Arson.
Bulls, three years, LIST, j V Fletcher !;
ID, II & G ID Waugh.
Bulls, two years, LIST, Z f Reed I'd, K
& G d Waugh.
Bulls, six to II months, 1st, V
Fletcher I'd, C p Woodbury..
Cows. four years, lst, X Il G d
Waugh; I'd, V Fletcher.
Cows, 3 years, lst, j V Fletcher; I'd,
r & c d Waugh.
Cows, years, LIST and ID, r & C ID
Waugh.
Calves, six to IL months, 1st, & G D
Waugh; I'd, " Fletcher and C P Wood
bury.
DEvONS.
Herd, 1st, Geo. G Gilman, Scion.
All other prizes taken by Geo. G.
! Gilman.
GRADE HEREFORDS.
Three years, LIST, E E Reed, Z. Msdi-
son; I'd, B 2 Barker, Athens.