Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-18


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L. :. NoIntjre d Son Of Greenhelds,
East Waterford, had On the grounds >
herd OF nearly thirty Of the Hoisteans for
which they are famous. pure breds.
! Carroll 3. King Of South Paris showed
81 pure bred jersey bull, COW, and TWO
calves, number OF grade Jersey COWS
and heifers, and grade Guernsey COW.
/ w. =. Young Of Norway showed .
Igood string OF pure bred Jerseys, In
Icluding ball, COWS and heifers, and .
| handsome bunch Of calves.
W. b. Buck OF Norway showed two
Iregistsrsd Gustnseys. . bull and heller.
land seven grade Guernsey and grade
Al AFT. NilIett If Norvav show
Cd seventeen head, pure bred and grade
lDurhams. and grade Herefords.
I'll. Keene az Oxford shoved 4 pure
bred 2.year.old Guernsey bali. Also be
had two Chsstsr boars which took frat
and second premiums.
Us. d J. 81. Nillett OF Norway on.
tered . herd OF pure bred Herefords,
Including eighteen OF tho whitefaces,
1.-Two OF them grades. tho rest pure breds,
n. Arthur Robbins of Norvsv showed
Iflfteen head Of vbite faned Hersfords.
Tn ncrcht. ~ No,-., .ho-a1 I.
mira brad Ia,.sv hn,l and half = dczsn
fersav 60. mi h.iss,s mn. nod and
Iorsdss
Amos Fostsr NJ North Norv.v allowed
'Itvo orade Dnrham covs. tvo or.de Dur-
ham heifers. And 4 woke Of steers.
Harold K. Whitmsn of Buckfield. had
three entries of pure bred flocks and
some individual entries In the sheep
Idepartment.
An Aneora poat. though not entered
for n uranium. Vas = centar of attrac.
tion. He n Owned bv Lonis Row OF
Norv.v
REMARKABLE STEER TRAINING.
One Of the great attractions OF the fair
was the pair Of trained steers exhibited
by Charles X. Bean OF Hiram. This was
pronounced by many worthy Of head
line place on any vaudeville stage. The
steers are yearlings, and while they are
Durbams, they are solid white, an un-
usual color. With view to the fitness
OF things, Mr.. Bean puts on white suit
into the shov ring. However. ali this 10
merely preliminary to the performance
of the steers-or their trainer: without
yoke or goad, only light whip to guide
their movements, the steers 60 through
an amazing lot of "stunts." They circle
and reverse, mount boxes, kneel, walk
carpet on their knees, work Q seessw,
"play Dead" and perform other evolu-
lions, which give testimony to their
tractableness and tho patience OF their
trainer.
They've had to take lot OF lickings
to learn all those things" said one 6y-
stauder, which showed how little be
know about how to train animals. When
the remark was made to Mr.. Bean,
"And you never licked them much,
either" he replied emphstically, "Well,
1 guess not. Do you suppose they would
stay there 80 contented II they bad been
licked into it?"
Two exhibitions day were given BY
Mr. Bean and his steers at the drawing
ring; and 1t was always surrounded by
.. oo.,sIrl, veIl worth seeino. and will
be seen 1t several other fairs this fall.
FEATHERS ON AND OFF.
Under the grand stand, In the cOops
used Jointly by the society and the
Western Maine Poultry Association, were
between three hundred and four hun
dred birds which made the exhibit In
the poultry department, ana notnlng
needs to be said regarding the general
fine quality of the exhibit, for the people
know what kind of birds are brought
out for display In this section.
A new feature in this department., OF
practical value, was demonstration OF
killing and dry picking by Professor W.
C. Monahan Of the University OF Maine.
Professor Monahan gave two demonstra-
lions daily, and the swiftness and ease
with which he stripped the feathers
from the still bleeding Dird, ana the
finished, were revelation to the specta-
who have never sn"s s ,as .0,s
shi: add greatly to the educational Il, value
THE RACES.
r.. -.,. .oms large f,e,ds Of start.
ers in the races, and enough OF them
were trotted In split heats 20 ensure .os. s90
entertainment of the crowd and TESTIFY
49, ,ha, va,a resl horse races. Per-
,na. 10y 10 m".e ,r,arsstinc s,nole feature
Of 9th the ,r races was the distancing of Ave
mt NJ siobt starters In the 2:30 trot and
pace Thursday afternoon: One horse
was distanced In the nrst neat ano
the aecond heat three of the horses came
nnder the wire we'll punched leaving the
other four behind the nag.
Two hall m,,e runnp tSs 'u ridsrs being
Miss Dorothy InEm, 1nnss - nor
POttle and MISS Aatno.iIe julie 1870 ",
way, and Miss Agnes ruler OF oA,oFu,
Ths horse which Miss Fuller rode is AZ
years old. Miss Dorothy THOMAS won
both heats. Time, l:zz, l'zo'
2:2O Trot and Race, Purse oz3o
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