The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-10-20
Canaan Grange Fair.


In numbers tho collection of cattle,
sheep and swine on exhibition was not
up to former years, but tho condition of
the stock, notwithstanding pasturage
has been called short during tho summer
months, was first class. Every herd and
every pair of steers we're in good flesh
The entire absence of inferior animals,
both In breeding herds and in the pairs
of steers Was especially marked, much
to the credit of the owners. We regret
to ser the number of sheep falling off at
our fairs also the cattle. Canaan has a
broad field to draw from and with the
surrounding town can be made one of
the great live stock centers of Somerset
county. There is plenty of stock with
which to make up a stock show. Farm
ers, you are stiA raising steers and
making beef on the rich grasses on
your hillside pastures. With plenty Of
such material on hand and in possession
of the wide awake farmers, who are
breeding and growing them it is no
great trick to get up first class show.
Tho forenoon WAS given to judging
neat stock and awarding premiums. The
afternoon was given TO our base ball
team Va. -kowhegans which resulted In
a score OF 25 to 2 in favor of the Canaan
bows. they did credit to themselves and
honor to the town to which they belong
The show of brood mares and colts
was excellent. Geo. Il Foster WAS on
hand with his fine stallion, Senator
Patohen. and his get. Below isa list Of
those on exhibition: Ansel Goodridge,
lat on mare and colt; Alton Goodridge,
2d on mare and colt, (eolt sired by
rarroteon1 wm. lowell, 81, mare and
colt, (cot by Robert 7. James Brim
mer, Clinton, showed marc and colt by
Senator Patchen. very promising;
Rawding, colt by same, good actor; John
Goodridge. a coed showing colt by
same; Ellis Salisbury, promising
colt by same; Frank Foster, very like
~ colt by same; John Goodals, Clinton,
a smart young colt by senator Patohen;
&c Cover, . very fine colt. Mr. Foster
gave special prizes of silver cups for
foals of 19O2-34, sired by his stallion,
Senator ratchen. Foals. 1902. Chas.
and Ellie Jewell, 1st, silver cup. Foals.
1909. Henry Manson, list, silver cup;
Geo. Naxfeld, I'd; Simon Pettigrew Sd.
Foals of 1904, Ellen Salisbury, lat, silver
oup:JS Brimmor, ed; n Rawding,
Sd. The awards Of the town committee
on | year old colts wero Henry Manson.
lat; simon Pottigrew, I'd; Goo. Aax1eld,
Sd. John Goodridgs also showed fine
year old colt by Senator Patohen. U.
Q year cid colts: Jewell Bros, lat; Hal
Foster, I'd; this last named colt should
be- watched with interest as he 10 nns
gated one. Mr.. Foster is proud OF this
colt, and we'll he may be As he has the
making of fast horse il trained In tho
right way. On year Odds: Scott Lord,
lat: this stallion was purchased by Mr.
Lord in Masssc usotts some four
months ago at a long price; he stands
10 hands; weight 1850; color, jet black;
and 10 model colt with fine moving
action, that any horse man might be
proud of, and Mr.. Lord is fortunate In
securing so fine = blooded horse. This
colt was htohod TO tho buggy on tho
second day of our fair and showed up
fine and received much praise from tho
audience Geo. Smith had his gray
marc hitchod to the buggy ready to re-.
spond to tho cali of the gents driving
horses; this mare b. stirling and With
good training can make it warm FOR
some of thom
Below Isl list of cattle shown: b
Gardiner exhibited 10 head of Durhams;
Frank Weymouth, head of Herefords;
II ) Holt, 4 head OF Durhams, including
fine Durham bull, years old; George
Washburn his thoroughbred Hereford
bull We feel sorry Mr.. wasbburn could
not have had his herd of white faces on
tho ground as be has number OF
thoroughbred ones and II is just such
stock that people like to see and helps
to mako up an ideal cattle show. Earl
Bean sho we'd fine year old Ayrshire
heifer. said to be worth $50; James
barrett showed u fine Hereford calf;
Moses Furber, | pair of steer calves;
Chas. Harris, PAIR of year old steers;
II Harris, ! pair of matched steer
calves: VIM. Harris, pair of fino year
old Durham oxen, good enough for any
ono to look upon; Glen Holt showed a
fine Durham bull calf; last but not least
came the little twin baby calves, raised
and sold by E II Drawn on tho show
ground for the snng little sum OF $40
OF all the cattle on the ground not any
we're more admired than these little
fellows.
Below isali list of premiums awarded
by the committee on Hereford steers !:
| year old, Ghas Harris, 1st; Frank
Weymouth, I'd and Sd. On e months
old steer calves, Moses Furber, lat. On
4 months old steer calves, II b Harris.
1st. On 10 months old calves Frank
Weymouth, lst. On grade Hereford
heifers, Frank Weymouth, lat and ID.
Fine pair heifer calves, James Barrett,
lat: alao fins calf On Hereford bull,
Go. Washburn, LIST; fine stock bull. On
Durham cattle, L Holt, LIST; on Dur.
h am bull fine shaped animal. On bull
calf, Glen Volt, LIST; also fine calf On
steer calves, u : Holt, 1st. On Durham
COWS. e B Gardiner. 1st, I'd aud 81. On
heifer calves, c B Gardiner, lat; U )
Holt, I'd. On yearling heifers, b
Gardiner, lst On year old steers, {
Gardiner, lat and I'd On year old
steers, G b Gardiner, 1st. Earl Bean,
1st on tyshires. On herd of 9 head or
more, Frank Weymouth, 1st; e b Gardi-
ner I'd
Field crops: Potatoes, Fred Getohell,
lat; Z e Burrill, I'd; Alt Mason, Sd & b
Gardiner showed 2 bushels; ID Greedy,
fine sample; Frank Nelson / bushel fine
seed; < B Richardson, 8 kinds of fine
looking tubers Field corn, w c Fitz
gerald. lst; G Gardner, 2. sweet
corn, E B Rich srdson, lst;C B Gardner,
I'd. Pop corn, w c Fitzgerald, LIST.
Seed oats, Fred Moody, 1st; C B Gardi-
ner, ID. Rye, C B Gardner. Barley
and grsssss, G Gardner. Beans, c b
Gardnsr. Pumpkins, Fred Rolf, lat; c
b Gardner, I'd. On Garden crops:
Cabbage. Ripley Chase, 1st: N Hall, I'd;
&c X GardLor. 81 On squash, Ripley