Oxford Democrat., 1910-09-20
AMONG THE CATTLE.

Mrs. Ada Buck South Paris. Gladys NJ.
Mrs. W. T. Knightly, South Paris, Eta Louise.
AMONG THE CATTLE.
A pretty herd of Holsteins were shown
by G. A. Pride of Norway, twenty-five
of them. They are mostly high grades,
but have all the appearance of thorough
breds.
II. A. Robbins of Norway had dozen
head, mainly grade Herefords, with a
few Ayrshires-cOws, heifers and steers.
S. II. Millett of Norway bad fourteen
head of Herefords, thoroughbred bull
two years old, girthing 8 feet 10, brel by
T. G.. Burleigh of Vassalboro. The rest
of the herd are high grades.
From the farm of b. Tucker & Son OF
Norway were shown twenty Holsteins,
all thoroughbred, and handsome lot OF
cattle.
c.. r. Penley of South Paris showed
eleven head, most of them well-msrked
Dutch Belted, three Of them thorough
breds, the rest high grades.
A. d. Cummings, South Paris, show
ell twelve Holsteins, six thoroughbreds
aud six high grades. Que COW in the
herd dropped her third pure bred calf
before she was four years old, aud the
cow aud her three heifer calves were all
on the grounds.
w. c. Stearns of West Paris showed
eight or ten pure-bred Devons, which
came from the well-known L. II. Maxim
herd.
One of the largest herds on the grounds
came from the farm of l.. K. Mclntire u
SON of East Waterford. There were
twenty-seven Of them, and all but three
or four were thoroughbred Holsteins.
j. II. Clark of South Paris showed
five thoroughbred Holsteins, two bulls,
q COW and heifers.
IT. Brown & Son Of Oxford showed
large yearling thoroughbred Holstein
bull.
Ii. B. Doughty of East Waterford
showed three thoroughbred Holsteins, a
bull, bull calf and a heifer.
E. j. Hobbs of Norway showed eight
head of thoroughbred Holsteins, bull,
cows and heifers.
Thoroughbred Holsteins were far and
away the leading class Of cattle on ex-
bibitiOn, and the competition was sharp
er than in any previous year. High
grade Holsteins also figured largely 10
the herds.
NJ. l.. ThurstOn OF Bethel had four
yoke Of heavy oxen ON the grounds.
From the farm of j. 5. & j. Fl. Millett
of Norway there were shown q dozen
head of cows and heifers, Durham,
Guernsey and Jersey, mainly grades.
A. j. & r. l.. Millett OF Norway show
ed fifteen head OF Durhsms, both
thoroughbreds and grades.
A. N. Cairns Of South Paris showed q
handsome grade Holstein COW, and
yearling heller, also grade Holstein.
G.. r. King of South Paris showed
eleven mead, a thoroughbred Devon
yearlng bull, = thoroughbred heller,
and number of grades, besides grade
Ayrshires and grade Jerseys.
w. Earl Kimball of South Paris show
ed a pretty Holstein bull calf.
Nathan Maxim of South Paris, a pair
of steer calves.
Although the Hartford cattle which
have been a feature Of the fair for 81
many years were absent, there was no
shortage of oxen and steers, as Was evi
dent when those classes were called out
| for examination. There was q large
show of working horses, but the OK Ii
not yet passing in Oxford County.
w. Fl. & G. Fl. Dunn Of Norway show
ed fifteen or twenty head Of thorough
bred Ayrshires, bulls, cows and heifers
A handsome Ayrshire bull, year,
old, was shown by w. A. Hersey OF Nor
| way.
L. s. Merrill, South Paris, good grade
Jersey cow.
W. H. Kilgore, Norway Lake, good
grade Jersey COW.
John Shepard, Norway, q grade Ayr
shire cow.
W. j. Wheeler, South Paris, a grad
Durham COW and grade Holsteil
better s weeks old.
Thoroughbred Jerseys were few Il
nu m ber, in fact, almost conspicuous b.
their absence. w. F. Young of Norwa
had a number on exhibition, portion
of his herd of about twenty cattle bsinI
thoroughbred Jerseys, and q portion
grades
Herman Morse of Buokfield showed
number of thoroughbred Ayrshires.
From the farm of DR.. Alfred King q
South Paris there were shown numbe