The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12
Somerset Central.
Show and Fair Held at SkOwhe-
gan, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Large Entries of fine Cattle. Awards of
Premiums, Races, etc.


Premiums, Races, etc.
Tuesday, the first day was an ideal
day for a cattle show and fair and 1t
was well improved by the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society at Fair
view park.
Tuesday was cattle and sheep day,
The display of cattle on the grounds
was large and fine but that of sheep was
meagre and swine had no representa-
tives, whatever
The cattle sheds were all full by noon
of the first day. Among the exhibits
we mention some of the larger herds of
choice animals, viz:
Roscoe Bigelow entered head of
Shorthorns, thoroughbred and grades,
consisting of l cow years old, 3
heifers 2 years old, l heifer l year old
and two calves, also a splendid pair of
matched grade Hereford steers.
w. f. Eaton of Scion exhibited 10
Herefords all thoroughbred, and they
are all splendid animals, viz: cows,
l heifer 3 years old, yearling heifer,
heifer calf and bull calves.
Eben Dean of Madison exhibited 6
head, 2 Shorthorn heifers, l yearling,
and COW and calf Herefords, and a
grade Holstein heifer 2 years old.
Joseph Steward exhibited the herd of
Jerseys from the farm of Miss Julia
Coburn in Skowhegan. There were Il
in all, grade Jerseys except two.
There were cows, s heifers and 2 bulls,
one of the best herds of Jerseys in this
county.
S. W. Gould, Esq, president of the
society, exhibited l thoroughbred Hol-
stein hefer and l bull, and a pair of
twin Hosteins but 10 days of age.
j. B. Creation of Starks entered grade
Hereford steers pair each, years, 3
years, 2 years and l year old. They
make fine showing strung out In a
team.
o. W. Creation of Starks entered
pair of splendid Durham oxen years
old, grth feet, and pair of finely
matched very large grade Hereford
calves.
Bradbury Brothers exhibited fine
matched pair of grade Hereford steers 3
years old
Ezra Stevens exhibited year old
thoroughbred Hereford bull and two
pairs of grade Hereford steers.
c. G. Stevens entered two year old
grade Herefords.
Fred Palmer entered pair OF matched
A years old steers. c. w. knight of
Cornvile exhibited pairs of steers, l
year, 2 years and 4 years old. John
Neil of Skowhegan also had two pairs
of nice steers.
John Weston entered pair of heavy
grade Hereford oxen, one cow and
Durham grade calves.
E. A. Jewett exhibited some nice
grade Hereford heifers and calf
H. A. Archer exhibited some fine
grade Jerseys including COW years
old, l heiter, 2 years old; l heifer
year old
The exhibit of poultry included some
pens of extra nice birds.
c. f. Durrell of Madison exhibited
Light Brahmaa, Plymouth Rocks, Part
ridge Cochns, Touluse Geese and Guinea
Hens.
S. W. Gould, Skowhegan, Brown
Leghorns, Sherwoods, White Wyan-
dotte, Barred Plymouth Rocks, White
Plymouth Rocks.
c. Davis Miller, White Wyandotte.
Moody Jewell, Shswmut, s. c. Brown
LeghorD.
Charles Cleveland, Buff Leghorn,
Partridge Cochin, Golden Wyandotte.
Mary A. Russell, Madison, Turkeys,
Geese.
Eben Dean, Pekin Ducks
b. s. Flagg, Plymouth Rocks, White
Wyandotte.
Calvin Cleveland, Sherwood Chicks.
Awards were made by the several
committees as follows:
Shorthorns, one year old bull, Roscoe
Bigelow, Skowhegan, lst; Lee and
Charles Kelley, End Two year old
heifer, r Bigelow, lst, and on calf lst.
Herefords, w + Eaton, Scion, on
cows, LIST, End and Sd; 3 years old heifer,
1st; 2 years old heifer, 1st; year old
heifer, LIST; calf, End; bull calves, 1st
and End.
Ezra Stevens, 2 years old bull, 1st
Eben Dean, year old bull, LIST; 3 years
old heifer, End; calf, LIST.
Holsteins, s W Gould, l year old bull,
LIST; heifer, LIST; pair twin calves, lst.
Jerseys, l year old bull, LIST, Julia
Coburn; same on bull calf.
Grade Jerseys, cows, Julia Coburn,
1st and Sd; FL A Archer, End; years
old heifers, Julia Coburn, 1st, End and
Sd 2 year old heifer, Fl A Archer, lst;
Julia Coburn, End and Sd; year old
heifer, Fl A Archer, lst.
Guernsey, John E Neil, year old
bull, LIST.
Grade Shorthorns, COW, + Mitchell,
l; A E Jewell, o; year old heller,
John Weston, l; also 1st and End on
heifer calves; years old heifers, Roscoe
Bigelow, and Q; Eben Dean, 3; calf,
Roscoe Bigelow, 8.
HGrade Guernsey, COW, H A Archer, /;
A Gotta, 2.
Grade Holsteins, COWS, Charles G
Cleveland, L; Frank Dore, 2; Frank