Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-07
The Agricultural Exhibit.

The Agricultural Exhibit.
The agricultural fairs in the State
are devoting more space eath year to
the exhibit of agricultural implements
and machinery. and the Legislature
realizing the instructiveness of such
an exhibit has instructed the manage
ment of the agricultural fairs to give
the exhibitors of this department
good site for their display at reason
able rates.
The Maine State Fair has a fine To-
cation for it's agricultural exhibit, the
place of holding it being under the
grandstand. This year the exhibit is
considerably larger than usual, all the
space under the grandstand being utiliz-
ed and some of the exhibitors being
obliged to place their exhibits in tents
near the entrance of the long hall I'M
der the grandstand. The agricultural
exhibit is in charge of L. H. Blossom
# Auburn and he states that not only
is the exhibit large one, but it is one
If the best that has been held in con-
nection with the Maine State Fair.
Jonas Edwards & Son of Auburn have
I fine exhibit of farm carts at the left
# the main entrance, while under 4
ent at the right is the gasoline engine
Exhibit of George B. Haskell & Co. of
lewiston. Mr.. Haskell also has II
PAGES inside the hall, which are filled
with agricultural implements of all
kinds and descriptions. The harvest
RS reapers. mowers and spreaders are
/ n the tent outside with the gasoline
engines.
The Oliver Chilled Pillow Works of
south Bend. Indiana. has an exhibit of
ulky and walking plows The l.. S.
'ream Separator has a space devoted
its interests as has also the Sharp.
es Tubular Cream Separator & Bah
ock Tester. The Evaporato- exhibit
by the G. H. Graham Co. a Yer
mont concern. also attracts considerable
'ttention. The w. Eddy Plow Co. of
greenwich. N. Y, has an exhibit of
ulky and walking plows. disc harrows.
Uses hoes and cultivators. The Belch-
Taylor Agricultural Tool Co. OF
'hicopee Falls Mass. exhibit walking
lows sulky plows discs harrows and
ultivators
!, Y. M. Conant Co. of Bangor has
light spaces devoted to it's specialties.
lcluding the Aspinwall Potato plant
r, cutter, sorter and sprayer, Kraus.
r., riding cultivator. Hoover potato dig
er and picker. New Idea manure
oreader, 70 Reversible Sulky Pillow.
!ark's Double Action Cutawav har.
ester also full line of hay tools.
arm door hangers. pumps and lawn
wings. The Wizard Plow Co. Of b.
WA, N. Y, has an exhibit of sulky
Jaw and walking plows. also disc har-
pWs and horse rakes. The Bateman
manufacturing 20. of Greenloch. n +
represented at the fair by George
Bryant of Freedom, and the ex-
lblt Of his company includes the Iron
\ge planters. riding cultivators, DO
ito dlggers, sprayers. seed drills. hand
! t'iVatofs, disc and spring toothed
arrows. horse rakes and horse hoes
. INFORMS Health Bath is exhibited nv
j. S. Kilborn of Woodfords
The Standard Oil Co. which is ax-
'p1tlng this year for the first time
the fairs in Maine has the same ex-
'pit mere, which has attracted so
Ven attention at Bangor and Wafer
lie with some new features added
ne exhibit of the Eureka harness oils.
'companied by a practical demonstra
on or method Of harness oil;ng used
the teamsters of the large city con-
rms attract much attention on tho
art of the horsemen. The Mica Axe,
rease and Refined Parafine Exhibits
+ re also included in the Standard Oil
o's. specialties.
me Wade and Dunton Carriage Co.
as several spaces reserved for it's use
the farther end of the hall and makes
fine display of carriages and
L arnesseS.