Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26

50 years old and the mother of l;
colts, but still capable of going a 3
minute gait according to the testi-
mOny of her owner, Willard A. Field
Gloss was sired by Maine Slasher, q
son of General Knox, and was pur-
chased by Mr.. Field with two others
Of Maine Slasher's get "a years age
in Market square, Augusta. Mr.. Field
also exhibited an S-year-old mare by
Porto Rico and a colt by Johnny
Wilkes, Jr.
S. A. Clark exhibited a brood mare
with foal. w. P. Lyons. 13-months
colt. C.. H. Lyons, a months colt
John E. Sawtelle, mare and A.
months colt; j. B. Sawtelle a brood
marc and colt; John Tilton, a black
brood mare and colt by Oakland Boy
II. A. Staples, Is months French
Coach colt: Guy Barr, 2-year-old colt
and F. A. Barr, 3 and 4-year-old colts
Opposite the horse stalls and by
the side of the hall was the poultry
exhibit, Ernest r. Leach exhibited
White Plymouth Rocks, Mrs. Irving
Lowell White Leghorns, Guy L.
Barr, Barred Plymouth Rocks, E. c.
Hallett, White Guinea fowl and
Barred Plymouth Rocks, F. H. Taught,
May chicks of Barred Plymouth Rock
breed, f. Fl. Bragg, Buff Plymouth
Rocks, Doris Wyman, Bantams and
Guy Fl. Lyman, Guinea hens.
Rut two exhibitors of sheep were iii
evidence, r. A. Barr, who had six
sheep. and Everett Blaisdell, who
showed two sheep and three lambs.
The hall exhibits We're fully the
equal of those of previous years. G
is. Shaw had a fine exhibit of farm
and garden products. feature OF
which was a display of finely devel-
oped ears of Golden Bantam corn
arranged around an enormous sun
flower head His display of Long
Tom and pie pumpkins and plates of
various varieties of apples also at
tracted much attention. Fred f.
Blake had a trace of 12-rowed pop
corn, which was the finest ever seen
on exhibition in this town. David A.
Field also showed traces of corn of
Various varieties. G. Graves showed
grapes. corn in the ear and IL va
rieties of apples. also turnips. car
rots, caulifiowers, potatoes and squash.
kohl rabbi was exhibited raised by
George Wilson on the farm of John
z. Sawetlle.
! long table running almost the en-
tire length of the center of the lower
hall was taken up with the exhibit
of d. l.. Weeks, the well known Sid
ney market gardener, which was far
and away the largest single exhibit
in the hall. His exhibit included five
varieties of squash, beets, mangles
parsnips, carrots, caulif1ower, cab
bage, kohl rabi. jars of sauer kraut
and pickles, tomatoes. pole beans. -four
varieties, Swiss chard, two varieties
of kaIe. three of celery. Brussel sprouts
unicorn plant, the pods of which are
used for picking, and last but by
mo means least. two 50-pound pump,
kins.
| A. H. Bailey exhibited potatoes. B
Anderson, pumpkins. Frank Taught
sauashes. c. A. Houghton showed q
peek basket of fine large potatoes
all dug from four hills. planted June
"a. A. r. Sawtelle showed pumpkins
onions and squashes and George Aus
tin exhibited corn of the old fash,
toned yellow variety. potatoes, carrots
| parsnips. tomatoes, squash, turnips
and onions. F. NJ. Rowe showed Dele
ware potatoes raised on simple fer
1iIizer. Rev. Ernest Leach had goo6
display of pumpkins raised by him or
his farm on the River Road. j. c
Philbrook showed cucumbers ano
LYMAN E. Moore, beets and mangles