Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-31

skies, and what competent judges
pronounced the greatest cattle and
horse show ever staged n Central
Maine All the other features. hall
EXHIBITS, midway. machinery ex-
hipirs, etc. are better than ever.
For the first time in its history,
the fair Is unite. The cattle ami
sheep departments which have PR
yiously been housed north OF taa
tracks OF the Oakland & WaterviIie
trolley line. and reached b. the sub
way that was az times somewhat
moist, have been removed TO the
newly purchased hfry-acre space 81
the south Of the grounds. and this
adds TO the accessibility Of these ex-
hibits, which are the backbone If
any fair
Fine Cattle Exhibit
The cattle this year are more than
ever pure-bred stock. testimonial
. 70 the great good which the fair IS
doing in this direction The Here
ford breeders are out IL force. per
hays because President Eaton OF the
Fair Association Is a Hereford man;
but the sleek GueTnseys and Jerseys
the Swiss. and the old Dutch belted
cattle. together with the other well
known breeds, are OF exhibition.
There Il q great deal OF good sheep
land in southern Somerset county. es-
peciaiIy, ard in paris Of Keanebec
and the sheep tent was the Mecca
for many practical farmers Monday
All the breeds are represented from
the Devons TO the Spanish Merinos,
and they are all fire specimens.
The swine have some years consti-
tuted d weakness rather than a
strength al the WatervilIe fair. but
this year the pigs are rea! pigs, ami
in spite Of the fact that the fair is
a b., early. the yearlings are well Up
TO the mark in development and
; weight
7 Horse Dept. Exeeis
: The horse department. is away
ahead OF past years. Leaving out
the racers. OF which more vii! be
; learned later in the week from their
performances on the track, the ex-
hibition horses are making 4 fire
/ showing That the automobile has
I TO, yec pushed the horse of the map
Of this section Of The State is shown
by some fine brood mares and good
: y number Of promising toals.
Feathered Exhibit
! And the poultry, The feathered
tribe has always made a big SHOWING
at the Wateryilie fair. From the
wonderful great turkeys. standing in
/ their cages ike patriarches. 20 the
. diminutive chicks jus. Matched. ami
watched over with tender sol!cituda
by motherly hen, they are all here
! Pet stock, including rabbits ana
pigeons also are found in the poultry
tent, and are a credit 10 their exhib-
! itors.
Farm Machinery
I Much of the farm machinery is 70
/ be found along the road leading 10
tn. cattle department. Here the well
known manufacturers are showing
gang plows. traction engines. moving
machines, seeders. diggers. speaders.
! together with the now familiar cream
separators. Some Of the models show
improvements just perfected and are
the last word in tools for the farmer
Some different from, farming when
/ was a boy" said one man WHO re-
called the days when the moving ma
chine was a curiosity and tie milking
machine as foolhardy proposition as
the aeroplane.
Children's Day
Monday was Childrer's day ard OF
course the center Of attraction for the
young folks was the Midway. which is
bigger, better and cleaner this year
eating booths in place OF the large din
ing tents which caused a great deal
of dissatisfaction in previous years or
. account Of the high prices charged.
This year the customer gets just what
ne is paying for and knows what he is
getting. Pop. lemonade. orangeade.
candy floss flourish everywhere. and
one may ring anything from Kew
pie doll to a real German Ludger
pistol
There is a Ferris wheel. an ocean
wave. merry-go-round and large
number OF curiosity booths : wild
west show. which attracted great
crowd of Young people Monday. occu-
pies large corral. The monkey
speedway is with US again. presided
over by Diamond Lew Walker Of
Boston. who has been coming to the
Waterville fair ever since its opening
in 1908
Another old-timer is Doctor
Rooster" citizen of the world, who
this year IS selling snake oil. He
claims to have attended every exhibit
ton of the Watervilie fair since its
beginning. He gets his name from
his great powers of imitation Of the
barnyarG on summer morning
Here's the poultry tent in here" said
one badly deceived lady visitor Mon
it just figured out.
Hawaiian Village
The tent is up for Hawaiian
village. but. Monday the Hawaiians
were away on a pow-wow. They will
doubtless be on deck the rest of the
week. There is another big Dit
show. which has the usual feat
ures Of the circus side attraction.
The children greatly appreciated
a band concert in the afternoon and
the full performance OF the acrobats
in front o fthe race track grand
stand.
Races Today
Tuesday the fair wiz continue in
earnest. The race program includes
the 2.l0 class pace. the 2.Is take
trot and the = 40 class nann aanh e..