Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

Bangor, Lewiston and Waterville, and
won over $500 in premiums. H. n.
Tucker, the superintendent OF the farm,
says the farm Is getting near the top In
the state.
Benjamin Tucker, Norway Lake,
showed twenty-five head In all, includ-
ing three thoroughbred Ayrshires, the
rest Holsteins, and most of them
thoroughbreds.
w. A. Stone, Oxford, thoroughbred
Guernsey bull Q years old, and two
thoroughbred heifer calves.
From the well.known Holmes Farm,
Oxford, L. s. Holmes, proprietor, were
shown about dozen of their famous
thoroughbred Herefords.
One of the prettiest animals on the
grounds was q three-year-old H0lstein
heifer just three years old, with calf by
her side, owned by A. E. Morse of South
Paris. She would be hard to beat. Mr..
Morse also had yoke of oxen.
L. F. Everett, West Paris, four yoke
of steers and one heifer.
w. H. & G. Il. Dunn, Norway, nine
teen head of Ayrshires, four or five of
them grades, the rest thoroughbreds.
A. j. & F. L. Millett, Norway, four
teen head, including two thoroughbred
Durham bulls, and grade Durham and
grade Guernsey cows and heifers.
j. s. & j. q. Millett, Norway, ten
head, including thoroughbred Guernsey
bull and thoroughbred Durham bull, and
thoroughbred and grade cows and
heifers. They also had flock of sheep
and flock of lambs and pair of work
horses.
Lyman S. Merrill, South Paris, a good
grade Jersey cow.
o. K. Clifford, South Paris, grade
Devon cow and grade Durham cow.
Thayer Bros, Paris, eight cows and
heifers, one grade Jersey, the rest grade
Durhams.
George A. Chapman, South Paris,
grade Ayrshire COW four years old.
John Everett, South Paris, grade
Hereford COW and grade Durham cow.
Walter T. Knightly, South Paris,
grade Jersey yearling heifers and grade
calf.
Grant C. Royal, Paris, three good
grade cows and heifers.
From Birchmont Farm, West Bethel,
Mrs. L. E. Bean proprietor, were shown
nine head of handsome thoroughbred
Herefords.
HOW THE STEERS STRUNG OUT.
Oh, yes, we don't see many oxen
around the streets in these days, but
they have them on the farms just the
same. And Hartford isn't the only
town where they raise them, though
people are a little apt to overlook the
others because Hartford so overshadows
them. But when they had the town
teams of oxen and steers from Hartford,
Paris and Norway, strung out in line,
there was hardly room for any one to
get around among them.
The town teams of work horses were
out at the same time, and made great
show.
THE wOoLLY FLOcKs.
For all that sheep are not raised as
they once were on the Maine farms,
there are pretty good lot after all.
V. E. Dunn, Norway, had two fiocks of
sheep on exhibition, one flock grade
Leicesters and the other grade Oxford
Downs, a flock of lambs, and an Oxford
Down buck.
E. C. Wardwell, Oxford, showed a
good grade buck 2 years old.
E. E. Witt, Norway, a Leicester buck
and flock of sheep.
Us. q J. 81. Millett, Norway, flock
of sheep and flock of lambs.
E. NJ. Everett, Norway, a good flock
of sheep.
F. W. Noyes, Norway, Down buck, a
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G.. A. Richardson, Greenwood, a
thoroughbred Down buck, flock OF
sheep and flock of lambs. -,
An exhibit of sheep which attracted
much attention was the flock of Dorset
Horns shown by ]. NJ. Thayer from Elm
hurst Farm, Paris Hill. These are par
ticularly noticeable because all of them,
including the ewes, have horns. The
flock was exhibited at the state fair, and
took number of premiums.
AMONG THE RoOTERs.
Virgil Dunn, Norway, showed two
Chester sows with eight pigs each.
The thing which drew attention In the
swine exhibit was Chester sow belong
ing to Charles Edwards, South Paris,
with eleven pigs four days old.
Virgil Dunn, Norway, showed Ches-
ter boar 5 months old.
C.H. Brett, Otisfield, a Berkshire boar
and SOW with pigs.
d. W. Davis, Oxford, Berkshire
boar 5 months old.
THE POULTRY SHOW.
The open shed wherein the poultry
has heretofore been shown has been
moved down into the stock department
and converted into pens and stalls, and
the poultry was shown this year under
the grand stand. There was lot of 1t,
and they were pretty birds, too. Be.
tween ninety and a hundred pairs OF
birds, the property of about thirty ex-
hibitors, were included in the show. The
poultry was decidedly an attraction to
the crowd.
c. b. Brett, Oxford, showed Plymouth
Rock fowls and chicks.
D. q. Bean, South Paris, Barred
Plymouth Rock and White Wyandotte
chicks.
Vernon D. Robinson, West Paris,
Brown Leghorn fowl and Brown Leg
horn and White Leghorn chicks.
William F. Jackson, West Paris, White