Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
Cattle Show Features
18th Annual Gather
ing, Of Folks
New Mark in Number of Elk
hibits-Exceptional Showing
Of Apples From Region
Growing Best in State
Horse-Pulling, Baseball ard
Basketball Games
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Monmouth. Sept. 27-With double
the number Of exhibits Of last year
that overrun the main exhibition hall
and the newly constructed cattle
sheds and L crowd of 1900 to $500
people in attendance, the Cochne-
| wagon Agricultural Association, held
their Sixteenth Annual Fair and Cat
tie Show at the fair grounds, Mon
mouth, Wednesday. The location is
particularly fortunate one, just
south Of historic old Mormouth Acad
envy, and the day Wednesday warm
| and clear in the morning hours, bit
windy in the afternoon. was all in all
lGcal, and drew a crowd that broke all
previous records for attendance at
exhibitions of the Association.
The Cattle Show and Fair itself is
the greatest that has ever been as
scmbled. and is credit to the officers
and staff of the Association. Their
! success is a splendid example of CO.
operation on the part Of the farmers
and the entire community. The Of
! flcGrS serve without pay, and the eX-
hlbit Wednesday was proof Of the fine
, things that are being accomplished
as a result of the community effort
Secretary w. l.. Reynolds of the
, Ccchnewagan Agricultural Associa =
, ton, who had general supervision of
the exposition said: 1.-THE Fair has
, literally outgrown its buildings and
grounds. and another year it is plan
| ned to have an annex built on the
, main exhibition hail, and to extend
the Fair over two day period" Mr..
, Reynolds said that the exhibits were
double those of last year in all OK
ccpt the apple department.
The exhibit included everything
that is usually seen at such a fair.
and each and every display and show
ing was worthy of particular men
ticn. The Monmouth section right
fully claims to be the largest and fin
est apple growing section of the State
of Maine and therefore of the coun-
Try, SO the shoWings in these classes
were of course exceptional. The APP
pie crop is light this year bu, the
quality Of the fruit produced in the
section is always of the highest order.
The Cattle show was bigger and
better than ever before with Gurn-
seys, Hcrcfords, Jerseys, and Hol-
stems in the preponderance. Out
side the new cattle sheds there were
auxiliary pens of sheep and hogs. AS
an annex to the main building there
was the poultry exhibit, and in this
section to there was a fine showing of
rabbits and collie puppies.
In the main building the farm pro-
duce. dairy products, household arts
and fruit displays We're located, and
everything from the single plate ex-
hibits Of cake and cookies to the box,
barrel and plate exhibits of Mon
mouth grown apples was of the high
est order. OF course in the sewing
and fancy work departments there
was every kind of needle handiwork
dlsplayed,-t were quilts galore
braided rugs and knit rugs, tatting
embroidery and crochet, all to the
extent of bringing confusion to the
Journal scribe, endeavoring to see 1t
all in an afternoon. The same poor
scribe was absolutely COMPOUNDED by
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ned preserves. and from the single
plate displays to the set table eX-
hibits, could not but agree that this
section of the country must indeed
be fortunate in the good old fashioned
accomplishments of its housewives.
In the main hall there was a show
ing OF peculiar interest to this section,
1T was that Of the Monmouth Moe
casin Company. This local company
had general display of their prod
uce of &c articles which were a reye-
lation to those who saw 1t. This fac
tory manufactures the finest in foot
wear after the Indian pattern of moe
casins. and their product is shipped
to all parts Of the world. Among
other places the reporter was told
that these Monmouth made snow
moccasins were sent to Switzerland
for use by the mountaineers, and to
England and Cuba.
On the grounds also there were re-
freshment booths and concessions run
by members of the Association or of
the community. There were also
demonstrations of farm and tractor
machinery. and a display in the open
of some of the new models Of the
more popIlIar aufoun ohiIes