The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21
general use and first in the pure bred class.

ola fercheron. Lady Gilbert, by Gilbert dam
maud d., also Percheron. She has heen ex.
nioited four times. getting first each tim.
.' L. Kicker of North Monroe took blue
i'ooon ior his three year old colt, Dorothy.
e. M. Whitcomb of Dixmont showed the
Iercneron mare Lottie Eta, with foal by side
.ha' 1ook blue ribbon, and Fannie Elwood. also
fercheron with foai, took second. Two VOC,
oid stallion Sampson, blue ribbon percberon
took first in his class,
BLACK Pink. thoroughbred perche,on s+.,-
lion, who took first in the old stallion class :
tne property of c. ". Ellis of Brooks The
horse weighs 1900 pounds.
Inc management claim that there were
never SO many noted horses on the grounds
d. Z. Haley of Monroe. superintendent of
norses, was on hand early and late and unre.
mitting in his attention to the needs of his
department. A. W. knight and E, C. Naw
comb were the judges; Lewis Bussev Merto,
haley and E. c. Boody the timers, and Harry
H. Lee OF Augusta the starter.
Herbert Black of Searsport, who has been
one OF the exhibitors in the cattle departman+
ever since the Monroe fair has been held. had
on exhibition 20 head of Hereford's, including
Two pair oxen, six steers, four cows, two year.
ling male calves and four hejfers. The oxen
girt seven and one-half feet and WEIGHED ooo
pounds pair. Three pair of steers, one. two
and three year-olds, were well matched both in
size and markings. Four young COWS in the
group are splendid specimens of the Hereford
breed, and their owner proudly declares that
there are no better in the State. In the heifer
class Mr.. Black had four head, one pair of
which are yearlings and twins. Two thorouph-
bred yearling bull calves completed Mr..
Blacks exhibit.
F. W. Gibbs of Brooks exhibited l2 head
consisting of calves, cows and one bull of
Guernseys and grades, and one Ayrshire. The
head of this herd was Ruth Marshall's Butter
Boy and the COW beside which he stood was
Hope Standish. Hazel Standish, a registered
calf, is large one for the age and beauty.
Its dam was Hope Standish, the sire. Daisv,s
Hugo.
r. h. Quimby of Brooks was another exhi-
bitor, his display embracing seven thorough
bred Ayrshires and three grades, headed by
Draco Darius of Maple Crest, which was pur.
chased from M. H. Salley of Dexter A letter
from Mr.. Salley makes the following state
ment concerning Ruby B., the dam of this ami
NAL: "For her full milking period from Jan.
Z, 1910, to Feb. Is, 1911, her record was 49, 326
pounds of milk, 524 pounds of fat, equivalent to
6l6 pounds of butter; total value of her pro-
duct was $301.S9. The cost of her feed was
$s2.s4, leaving net profit of S219O5." Nata-
lie Dorcas, purchased at the age of two years
from A. w. Hunt of Brunswick, is one of Mr..
Quimby's best cows. She has given "a pounds
OF milk in a day and made seven pounds
OF butter IN three days. Xema Bell, another
registered animal purchased at the same age
and from the same source as the preceding,
has dropped three calves and has never been
dry. Her age is five years. Vivian Hodge
from the same stock was raised by Mr. Quinn
by and bears all the points of superior cow
Jennie Pride, Abbie g., yearings, and a calf
which is entitled to registry, completed the
list. Four horses were entered by Mr. Quimby,
the stock being after the Percheron breed.
M L. Fogg of Brooks showed four yoke of
oxen, three Herefords and one pair Holsteins
entered for display.
j. W. Nickerson of Swanville showed a
splendid pair of grade of Durham oxen, that
tip the scales at $3.50. They recently broke
an acre of ground easily in four hours
F, M. Nickerson of Frankfort had herd of
IS head registered Shorthorns, headed by
Royal Sail I'd. Crazy Kate with two of her
otfsprings, Camilla and Gladys, were entered
for exhibition purposes. Maid Sd and Maid
4th, Zetella and Zara, were four other indi-
viduals of note. Zetella has a record of IA
pounds and IA ounces of butter in eight DAYS
and Gladys record of seven pounds six
ounces in four days. Two heifers and bull
mems of their kind.
H. M. Lane af Frankfort entered IL head of
Shorthorns, mostly pure bloods. The herd
was headed by Robin, a yearling raised by
Mr. Lane. Five cows. two yearling steers,
grades, straight cross of Shorthorn and Hol-
stein, two calves and yearling heifer COM
posed the herd.
T. l. Huxford of Brooks showed one pair of
oxen, Hereford, four year olds, weighing $780,
E. H. Nickerson of Swanvile entered herd
of Guernseys. consisting of bull, cows, heifers
and pen of calves and yoke of grade Hol-
stein steers. The head of this large herd is
Caprice's Marshal's Wonder, two years
old, raised by Mr.. Nickerson He is the
grandson of Merry Marshall, noted
Guernsey. whose picture is in all herd books
of this breed. Seven grade Hampshire Down
sheep and thoroughbred buck, boar and
SOW with litter of ten and all thd ghbred
Yorkshires, and yearling Percheron colt
weighing 925 pounds are the property of Mr..
Nickerson and were displayed at the fair.
The display of agricultural products was
one of the best ever seen at Monroe. This
department was under the direction of A. P
Moore of Frankfort and the awarding commit
tee consisted of H. S. Webber, William Chap
man and w. E. Plummer of Monroe, the latter
assisted by Miss Ethel Chase. In the hall
where these exhibits were placed one found
fruit and vegetables galore. Apples occupied
the greater portion of the table on one side of
the building, and long table in the center.
Over 300 plates were in place Wednesday.
Among the exhibitors of fruit were F. Pres
colt; Harry Stevenson. Elmer Grant. A. c..
Reed, H. R. Whitcomb, M. S. Leavitt, Mrs. E.
L. Clements, Bradford Webber, Harry Little
field and A. B. Loring. The standard varie-