Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-21

And do you know, that's the secret o
the success Of the Oxford County fair.
There's meat for quite disquisitiol
in that topic, but it really isn't necessary
The Oxford County Agricultural So
ciety held its sixty-seveDth exhibition OF
he old grounds between South Paris ant
Norway, Tuesday, Wednesday ane
Thursday of last week, as probably most
readers of the Democrat already know
And while perhnps it wasn't the Big
gest and Best ever, it was worthy sue
cessor of previous fairs, and was an ex
hibitiou creditabe and generally salts
factory to all concerned.
In one respect-the matter OF attend
ance fair was not equal to some
previous ones. This can be "blamed
on" the weather. 1t didn't rain, but il
threatened. Tuesday was a fine day,
but Wednesday morning, when the big
crowd was getting ready to start, 1t was
foggy and looked dangerous. Doubtless
two or three thousand people were kept
away. 1t burned off near noon. and the
day proved really as good as need be-.
Thursday morning the same conditions
were very nearly repeated, but the clouds
continued through the day, and at times
looked much like showers. The day
was nevertheless dry and comfortable.
By a liberal estimate there were fifteen
thousand people on the grounds Wednes.
day. Very likely an actual count would
reduce the number somewhat. Thurs
day there was about an average third-day
crowd.
The net receipts will fall off a little
from those of last year, which made the
record, but they will nevertheless be
about an average, and there need be no
curtailment of the work of improvement
on the society's property, which has
been going on so steadily for some years.
The list of premiums awarded at the
fair will be found on the first page OF
this paper.
AMONG THE HERDS.
II. NJ. Fiske of North Waterford
showed seven head including a thorough
bred Durham bull, thoroughbred COW,
some grade heifers, and two yoke OF
steers.
F. Young of Norway showed four.
teen head, including thoroughbred
Jersey bull, 8 years old, and thorough
bred and grade cows and heifers.
Frank Pike of Norway showed good
pair of yearling Hereford steers.
n. Z. Ordway of Norway, good pair
of 3-year.old white face steers.
A. NJ Carter of Bethel, a string OF
twelve Durhams, all but three of them
At the head of the herd
L. IL httn
One of the earliest arrivals on the
grounds was the herd of l.. E. Mc1ntire,
the vice-president of the society. This
herd numbered twenty eight head of
Holsteins, about two-thirds of them
and the whole making
handsome lot. The youngest member
of the herd attracted as much attention
as any member of it. He was a thor
oughbred bull calf, born on the fair
grounds Tuesday morning, and entered
for premium as soon as he was able to
stand.
C. A. Bonney of Engle Nook Farm,
East Sumner, showed herd of fifteen
Holsteins, about half of them thorough
breds, and the rest high grades.
The Hartford string" of oxen and
steers pulled in early, with Moses Young
in general command as usual. 1t wasn't
the twenty yoke of some years, number
ing only nine yoke this time. Six yoke
were Mr.. Young's property, and the
others belonged one yoke each to Carroll
Russell, Francis Sargent, and Mrs. Julia
Thorne.
Ii. Arthur Robbins of Norway showed
a herd of twenty one, mainly Hereford
and grades, with two
grade Ayrshire heifers.
C.. A. Pride of Norway, herd of
eighteen Holsteins, a registered bull and
COW, and the rest high grades.
b. Tucker & Son of Norway showed a
herd of twenty-five thoroughbred Hol-
stems, twelve of them entered as a herd,
and the other ten as individuals. They
also have a number of other young cat
tie out TO pasture.
S. II. Millett of Norway, handsome
Hereford bull twenty months old, and
three Hereford calves.
A. d. Cummings of Fore Street showed
six head besides calf, several of them
being thoroughbred Holsteins, also a
grade Ayrshire heifer aud calf.
II. b. Doughty of East Waterford
showed thoroughbred yearling Hol-
stein bull.
E. J. Hobbs of Norway showed the
yearling Holsteiu bull Bonny Clothilde
Arts, No. 1868, bred by c. A. Bonney,
East Sumner.
IL tell YOU" said one of the exhibitors
in that class, "there's going to be a lot OF
pulling on these yearling Holstein bulls.
There are five mighty good ones here,
and we're all sort of neighbors, and
every man wants to beat. I'd rather
carry home that blue ribbon than all the
rest of the premiums in the fair"
That's what makes it interesting"
said another. "If there isn't any COM
petition you haven't accomplished moth
ing. But if there are lot of good ones
in, and you win out, you feel pretty
sure that you've got good one."
Pretty good show of Holsteins here, "
another breeder. 81 tell you,
they're the leading breed"
A handsome pair of 2year-old white
face steers were shown by E. E. Chap
man & Son of South Paris They were
bred by Solomon II. Millett of Norway.
were years old in March, girth @ feet Z,
weigh 2650 in the yoke, aud are perfectly
matched.
Another pair of white-fsced 2-year-olds
from Mr.. Chapman's farm were also
shown, which belong to his son, Francis
Chapman. These are second in quality
only to the other Chapman steers, and
the two pairs went into the 3-year-old
steer team from Paris, and made a good
showing there.
W. t. Knightly of South Paris showed
a thoroughbred Jersey bull years old,
a grade yearling heifer and grade calf.
Just home from the big fairs at Ban
gor, Waterville and Pressure Isle, where
he had carried off large share of the
Jersey premiums, S. M. King of South
Paris was on hand with sixteen head OF
the famous Kingleside Farm Jerseys. He
carried off the blue ribbon in every posi-
BILE case.
w. FL. & G. II. Dunn of Norway show
ed q string of twenty-five head of thor
oughbred Ayrshires. ~ didn't know
there were so many Ayrshires in The
county," said one observer. Except II
the yearliDg bull class, there was NJ
competition against these cattle.
A. j. & +. l.. Millett of Norway show
ed string of twenty-five Durhams,
dozen of them being entered as here
and the rest as individuals.
From Birchmont Farm, West Bethel
Allen McCloud, proprietor, were show
eleven of the Herefords for which thi
farm is noted. All are large, handsom
animals, and the 4-year-old bull at tn
head of the herd weighed 230O whe
they left home. He is clever as kitten
| Herbert Woodwork of South Pari
showed grade Jersey cow.