Oxford Democrat., 1920-05-25
Oxford County Agricultural Society.

Oxford County Agricultural Society
The seventy eighth annual exhibitor
Of the Oxford County Agricultural So
ciety will be held on the grounds be-
tween Norway and South Paris villages
on September 81, % and 23 next.
The society has just issued It's pre-
MUM list. All entries for exhibition
will close on Monday, September 20, al
6 O'Clock P. NJ, and all articles for ex
hibit must be In place at that time.
The officers of the society are:
Pres.-L. e. McIntire, Waterford.
Vice Pres.-E. W. Penley, West Paris.
Sec. and Treas.-W. o. Frothingham, South
Paris.
Trustees-C. W. Bowker, South Paris; Arthu,
Mills; ": a. Kilgore, Andover; and T. P. Rich.
ardson, Norway.
The division superintendents are L. z
McIntire, of grounds; E. w. Penley, A.
G.. Hayes and A. W. Weston, stock; W.
q. Kilgore and T. P. Richardson, horses
and c. W. Bowker, hall.
The limits of the society not only In.
clude the territory of Oxford County, but
also the towns of Harrison, Otisfisld and
Bridgton in Cumberland County, and
the towns Of Mechanic Falls, Minot and
Turner In Androscoggin County.
No person is allowed to draw a pre-
MUM except minors or ladies, or prize
in races, without becoming member OF
the society. The membership fee is one
dollar. Twenty-six new members were
received last year.
A new premium list has been arranged
VIII ch includes prizes for stations, colts,
brood mares, work horses, drawing
horses, herds of cattle, beef breeds, and
prizes for special breeds-Durhams,
Her.fords, Jerseys, Guernseys, Holsteins,
Ayrshires-steers, matched oxen, work
ing oxen, town teams, drawing oxen,
sheep, swine, hens, with prizes for special
varietiss-Light Brahma, Dark Brabma,
Buff Cochins, Partridge Cochins, Lam
shans, Barred Plymouth Rocks, White
Plymouth Rocks, Silver Wyandottes,
White Dorkings, Gray Dorkings, Hou.
dams, Red Game, Yellow Dorking Game,
Silver Spangled Game, Silver Penciled
Hamburgs, Black Polish, White Polish,
White Faced Black Spanish, Brown Leg
horns and White Leghorns-ducks-Pe
kin, Aylesbury, Rouen and Muscovy-.
geese-Toulouse, Brown China and Emb.
Neutrality-suspicious., Narragansett and
Black-vegetables and farm crops OF all
kinds, agricultural implements, dairy
products and bread, canned goods, sugar,
syrup and honey Unjust be canned and
manufactured in 1920, pears. plums,
grapes and flowers, needlework, quilts,
rugs, paintings, and miscellaneous arti'
cles which will include almost anything.
There will be Boys Pig Club exhibit
with six prizes aggregating fifteen dol
lars.
There will be a Boys Sweet Corn Club
exhibit with six prizes aggregatng IT.
teen dollars.
There will be q Girls Canning Club
exhibit with prizes amounting to fifty
dollars.
There will be a special exhibit of high
school work, including water color work,
black and white crayon work, colored
crayon work, pencil drawing, best collec.
tions of minerals, insects, grasses and
grains, best hand made toys, bird houses,
games, puzzles, wood carving, penman-
ship, sofa pillows, pennants, banners,
tattiDg, knitting, crochet
work, handkerchiefs and articles OF
There will also be special premiums
for al! of the above varieties Of work
from children under fifteen years OF age.
There will be premiums for grange ex-
hibits of s75 90, $1,000, $500, $50 90,
$50 90 and $4,000.
The society will not limit It's premium
list to the best in the Oxford County
animal world, but will include humans;
In other words, there will be q baby
show where one can see the best and
handsomest OF the coming generation.
Last year, as every patron will remem.
Der, was bad year for the society-that
is, it was q wet three days Of exhibit,
which prevented attendance, so the ex.
pense was larger than income. The ex-
pense was s12,552.13, while the income
from state stipend. grounds, rent, en-.
trance, membership, tickets and check
room was eaten up to pay this, together
with the balance of s1,734.51 left over
from 1918, and the society was forced to
borrow the sum Of 81, 10000 to settle Its
bill.
Everybody is hoping for better season
this year.