Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-29
Other Exhibits.

Other Exhibits.
The agricultural implement pavilion
is occupicd by the following exhibitors:
| r. Il. Cunning & Co. have on display
three 41sx6 h. p. ga soline engine pumps.
| pipe fittings, Dataval separators IA
| full line of dairy supplies. ensilage
cutters. Syracuse plows, Hussey piows
/ and a cider mill.
| The Wizard Pillow CO., represented by
H. W. cole. exhibited plows. Sulky
rakes. adjustable wccdcrs. hand corn
planters. hop and potato cultivators
aud the Morgan spading harrows.
| The Empire cream separators are also
exhibited in this building.
| The Vermont Farm Machine Go. is
| reprcs ntcd by Is c. Brett, the State
agent, They exhibit the United States
| cream separators, dog or sheep powers.
swing churns. the Surprise barrel
churns. the Babcock tester. and
some butter workers.
| Albert A. clark of Middlctown
Springs. VI. exhibits y. w. Grays one
horse power machine and 4 thrcshinS
and wood saving machine.
| The c. NJ conant Co of Bangor has
II large display and exhibits the Sharp
| les separator. Aspinwall Churns. Wa
| tcrs butter workers. and st. Adams
| dog power. Also Myers force and lift
pumps. spray pumps. and Conant's i'm
proved rubber bucket chain pumps,
| Myers hay tools, such as forks. Crap
pies. etc. Aspinwall potato planter,
the Boston riding harrow. the Tiger
| dice harrow Krans Jr.. riding cult
vators. Peerless steel plows. the IS
| swivel plowS, wood and steel beam.
| contractors road pillow, single and
| double axle lever cultiVatore. the jock
| son truss axle farm wagon, two wheel
| sCraper. railroad and contractors wheel
| and drag scrapcr. AspinWall lawn
| swings and Aspinwall post hole augers.
| T. Il. Cook of Portland. has on cX-
hibit combined shaft supporter and
| antI-rattler.
The department Of pigs is one of the
largest and best ever seen at an East
| ern Maine State fair. Not only are
| there more breeds shown, but better
| specimens Of the several breeds than
we have seen upon Maplewood park
| grounds during 4 fair for many years.
| If II shows anything it shows that the
pig is gaining its just place in the
| Maine farm and that in connection
with dairying the swine department.
Of the farm is attaining a prominence
| justly belonging to it.
one of the largest exhibitors il Ed
ward II. Baker. wha has 2o-acre
| farm on Union street this city. and
! who exhibits good specimens of several
varieties. Among these are the Suffolk
SOW and litter of pigs and Suffolk boar
and sow: Yorkshire boar from the
| herd of George Hollis. Arlin2t ton. Mass.
| and five specimens of Lancashires. viz:
| Two snws with Filters Of pigs. two store
sows and one boar. y litter Of pigs
| with one Of tho sowa five weeks old.
were beauties. and would weigh s.
| pounds each. Y. T.. Grant Of Gardiner.
| .howod II pair Of Poland Chinas 10
! months old. Another large exhibitor in
this class was y. +. Merrill of Buck
| field. Who showed pens of handsome
| B"rkshireS-a board three years old
| one SOW one year old and two SONS
with Filters Of pigs. one pen ~ fat pigs
| being Just lovely" Berkshir"s-a pair
| II months cid were also exhibited 10y
Samuel Guess of BANGOR. .\hra Adams
| Of North Madison. had a fine exhibit.
| 1t comprised several animals of the
| ohio Improved Chester Whites, n fine
| family which originated with l.. II.
| Silver Of ohio. several years ago. The
| lot embraced seven or eight animals
with several pens Of fine young pigs.
| Mr. Adams also exhibited several in
dividuals of the Poland China breed.
| The largest individual herd was
| shown by Mrs. Charles Hilton of
| StarkS, who has /" oxford Downs,
every one If which is a beauty. Among
h" herd Wcr" two 2ycar-old and two
| yCarling bucks. four 2-ycar-old ewes.
| two yraI ling ewes. four eve lambs and
| .our ram lambs. Mr.. Hilton claims
| that his breed uf sheep are hardy.
| thrifty and prolific, that they raise
| strong lambs. which mature early ana
fattcn easily. oxford Down lambs are
always sure to bring the best price in
| the market.
r. q. Hilton of Arson. has very
fine display OF Hampshire Downs
| sheep i in an. consisting Of one .
year-old buck. two ycarling bucks. sly
| 2-year- old ewes. three cWH lambs anC
three buck lambs
The Hampshire breed Of sheep are
| among the best for general purposes.
| said Mr.. Hilton. They are hardy and
| will stand Il lot of grief and grow fat
| on it. believe they are among the
Very best"
| David Gray Of Starks has a beauti-
| full herd of fine looking Lincoln sheep.
| They are great. gentle creatures with
| white faces ana sleepy eyes. and look
| as if they enjoyed growing fat.
| +. Fl. Farham of Hartland. presented
a well-graded herd of II Hampshire
| Downs. They are a plump and woody
| breed with sweetly faces and stocky
| limbs just the breed to climb stony
| hills and pull out fat from among a
| tanglc OF mullcnS ard bull thistles.
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