Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-08
Amono the Cattle.

A Walk through tile cdttle uopoie
ment cannot fail to give one the i'm
preston that there is big increase
throughout the State in the cattle in
dustry The familiar breeders that eX-
hibit year after year are here and
many new ones as well.
Arthur H. Ellis of Fairfield has II
splendid shorthorns. all pure bred. F
A. Dolloff of Mount Vernon is the only
other exhibitor of shorthorns and he
brings nine head of pure-bred ami
mails.
Albert and Frank Berry of Litchfield
have a large showing of white-faced
Herefords, including some oxen of i'm
mense size. Walter A. Gleason of OAK
land has 10 head of Herefords and
half dozen big Holsteins as well.
d. c. Walker & Son of Madison have
dozen Herefords, most of them being
matched steers. John F. Buker OF
Bowdon has part of his big herd OF
Guernseys, which swept the boards at
Waterville here, and here also he has
carried away "a good number oil
awards The remainder of the herd is
now being exhibited at the Northern
Maine fair at Pressure Isle. o. N, Rose
of Greene is another exhibitor OF
Guernseys, having a large herd here
and ne divides honors with Mr.. Buker
in the matter of awards. Another prize
winner in the Guernsey class is George
s. Smith of Monmouth, who gets first
on a year old heifer
Carvilte Bros of Lewiston exhibit q
pure-bred Holsteins. The bull, Albert
Banjo, CT this herd, blue ribboner al
Waterville, girts seven feet and seven
inches. Charles Ward of Richmond
shows bull and heifer of this breed.
w. F. Dunton of Bath is big exhib-
itor of Holsteins, who brings herd
of 25 that took 20 prizes at Waterville.
DR.. H. NJ. Moulton of Cumberland
Center leads the van as usual with
Jerseys, showing 90 head of pure
bloods. ]. H. , Underwood of Fayette
brings II Jerseys in addition to his
usual exhibit of Herefords. Herbert M.
Tucker of Livermore has IA Jerseys,
including five bulls. E. H. Tetford and
l.. T. Williams of Topsham are among
prominent exhibitors Of Herefords.
TIE big pulling oxen aie here in
good numbers and they have already
furnished some lively sport. M. l..
Thurston of Bethel has 10 head OF
grades, including prize winners in the
2-year-old class. His oxen are largely
grade Durham and Holstein and one
pair weighs $500 pounds. c. r. Bean
of Hiram is here with his single yoke
of nullers with which he has done
great stunts in previous years. r. X.
Morrill, & Son of Norway have been
on hand all the week with 10 head of
heavy grade oxen, some of which
made a good accounting on the drag
in the pulling Monday
Oakland, the home of President Lib
by, has an excellent showing of cat
tie, the exhibitors including Walter
Gleason and Bert Libby who COM
peted in the TT. 10 in. class Tuesday.
with Libby winning first and Gleason
second prize, John c. Fish and A. d.
Libby.
Mosher & Luce of Pennington have
20 head of Herefords on exhibition,
ranging all the way from the biggest
draft oxen to tiny calves. T. G.. Bur
leigh of Vassalboro, the famous breed
Ell of Herefords, is here with a long
string OF beauties. D. H. Tingley e
Son Of Headfield have a dozen hand
some ones of the Hereford breed and
F. F.. Gile of Fayette is here with
some fine animals The Burleigh, Ting
ley and Gile herds carried off the lions
share of the ribbons for the Here
fords.
Superintendent Campbell and Jo-
seph Mattocks. his assistant, are de-
voting their entire time to the cattle