Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-24
LOCAL NEWS
PREMIUM LIST FOR
CENTRAL MAINE FAIR

The MANAGEMENT of the Central Maine
Fair. t. oe held in watervilIe on Sept
,o-13 inclusive, desire to call attention
TO their premium list revised and
brought up to date, with many additions
in the way of special premiums and a
decided increase in many of the cash
premiums offered by the association.
In the cattle department total Of
s3l2 is offered by the fair association,
and to this amount the American
equal to 50 per cent. OF the above; the
American Jersey Cattle Club offers $50
the Holstein- Friesian Association OF
America offers a sum equal to Is per
cent of the amount offered by the fair
association; the New England Hereford
Breeders Association has added $Ss
and the American Hereford Breeders
Association has added $500 making a
total offered for Hereford cattle 500.
which is the largest amount ever offered
in prizes for any one breed at any one
fair in Maine Hugh j. Chisholm Of
New York City has offered SIS for the
best dairy herd: John A. Ness OF Auburn
offers s. for the best female whose sire
was raised on his farm: the prizes for
fat stock have been increased to s25
SIS, SO and S. and in this connection
the management is arranging for the
best fat animal to be sold at auction on
the grounds and have invited repre-
sentatives Of the packing houses TO be
present and bid and then give the ami
NAL to the Red Cross. If these plans
work out. il is possible that carload
OF fat steers may be sold at auction and
sent direct to the Boston markets Pre-
nliums for grade animals have been en-
tirely eliminated from the cattle list
and this should tend to increase the
breeding Of pure bred stock by farmers
Special premiums have been offered
in all the livestock departments, whic:1
in addition to the regular cash pre-,
!niums offered by the association make
the winnings of some Of the exhibitors
| run into pretty good money.
The poultry department Of III,
falr stands al the head of all poultr,
shows in New England Since c. |
. Davis became superintendent Of thi:
! department. he has solicited and oh
tanned over 100 special premium.
from various sources. Even this veal
with the unusual conditions prevail
ing, Mr.. Davis states there will b,
the usual number Of fowl on exbi
bition.
Premiums for boys and girls can
| ming clubs amounting 70 $50 are of
fered, ranging from one premium O
S. to u premiums Of 81 each, tn,
matter being adjusted SO that prac
tically all of the boys and girls who
exhibit will get something to pa,
! them for their work
| In the agricultural department. tht
! premiums have been increased sc
! that il does not seem probable thn
! any Of the farmers in the immediat'
, vicinity Of Waterville will fail t
/ compete. A premium is offered fo
! Inc best general exhibit Of farm pro
| duce to Waterville. WinsloW. Vassoi
'5oro, China. Albion. Clinton, Benton
. Fairfield, Oakland and Sidney. TIT
! first premium is $40; second s. anc
! the third S.
/ In the Pathological department, :
! decided change has been made ant
large premiums have been offered 4
! Fruit Growers Associations for com
mercial pack and for fancy boxe,
fruit.
IN the dairy department will o,
found the usual number of premium
for best display Of butter, cream
milk and cheese. This depa rtmen
! has been moved down stairs in tn,
main building, large refrigerato
! built into the wall Of the buildin;
Z! with sliding doors and glass top
where the displays of creamery an,
/ factory products can be plainly seel
! by the public. In this department i
: a sweepstake class for the four cow
owned by one man yielding the larg
est number of pounds Of milk 70
the third day milking. Last year thi
prize brought in many competitor
and the management feels that Thu
year there will be more contestant
| than ever.-Adv.