Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-31

Poultry
The poultry pavilion is gay sight,
the work of the judges having pro-
ceeded far enough so that strings of
blue, yellow and white ribbon may be
seen on the various pens the entire
length of the tent.
The king of the poultry tent is a
big Rhode Island Red rooster, the
property of c. 1. Davis, the superin-
tendent of this department. He is
the most lordly rooster on the
premises, and because of his tame
ness and the fact that he is the
special mascot of the entire poultry
show, he is permitted to run at large,
but he does not travel far from the
open space at the center of the ex-
hibit, and puts on the airs of
special policeman with a new uniform
and a bright shiny badge. He car
res a placard on his back advertis-
ing the Grandin products.
, There are several pens containing
hens with small chickens, and an
other feature of the exhibit is the
pet stock. There are several pens
of rabbits. including the white an
CORA breed and the Young folks con-
gregate in this vicinity the entire
day.
Agricultural Machinery
The time was when the milking
machine was as much of dream as
the aeroplane hut now all kinds of
milking machines may be seen at
,,I ! H.
are exhibited in the coliseum but
the most of them are parts of the
agricultural machinery exhibit To-
Gated in a tent west of the exhibit
ton hall.
The tractors on exhibition at the
| fair have been useful as we'll as or
namental as they have been called
into use in pulling automobiles and
trucks out of the mud. The ease
with which they are able to navigate
| in mud on a very thin consistency
has been one of the marvels of the
| fair, and has been an eye opener to
visitors to the exhibition. There are
all kinds of tractors but the kind
| that draw the greatest crowds are
| those which may Re brought to a
standstill and then quickly turned
| into stationery engines.
| Cupboard motors by which a canoe
| or row boat may be quickly turned
| into a motor boat by just dropping
| the machine onto the rear rail with
! the propeller and rudder in the wa
ter, have likewise attracted a great
| deal of attention this week. Among
devices of this kind which are be-
! ing shown is the Elto motor a pro-
| duct of the Elto Cupboard Motor Co.
| Coliseum
One Of the wonders of the coliseum
| is the flower exhibit, very large and
| beautiful collection of a great num-
| Der of varieties. 7. G. Fuller Of this
| city, is showing 81 varieties of flow
erS. all cultivated by himself. Mr..
Fuller has some fine examples of
new cannas which flower somewhat
| differently from the Older and better
| known variety. He has some Won
! derful dahlias, nine inches in dia-
! meter. which are much admired. A
part of Mr.. Fuller's contribution to
the exhibit surrounds the two posts
at this part of the coliseum and adds
Il great deal to the entire beauty of
the hall.
The Purity ice cream booth is
! we'll decorated and is visited by many
, of the young folks.
An exhibit noted early in the week,
but reserved for more extended men
ton, was that of the Central Maine
Power Co. Here may be found a
wide variety of articles all the way
from tiny electric light bulb. not
| much bigger than the end of a child s
little finger. and huge electric
range, capable of cooking dinner for
a big family. The variety of electric
lamps is especially beautiful and all
tastes may be suited in the purchase
of shades. There are electric irons
electric urns. electric washing ma :
chimes and cookers, and even cleo
trio pumps, but the exhibit has to be
seen in order to lie appreciated.
Aunt Evelyn's pie marker and trim
mer is being ably demonstrated in a
small booth in this building 1t is
a simple little device but extremely
handy.
Several of the pretticst young
ladies' employed in the Lockwood
mill are demonstrating for that com
! p3ny. Some OF the visitors TO the
fair stand for as long as half an hour
watching the shuttles fly back and
forth in the loom. E. c. Atwood
gent of the mill, was present a great
deal of the time Wednesday to assist
in the demonstration.
The mechanical COW shown by the
Maine Central department of Agri-
culture, shows the entire process by
which the hay through the agency
of old Bess. becomes milk and then
goes through the stages of cream
butter, cheese. into the products OF
he household cousine and then mas
querades as bright eyed boys and
girls going to school or successful
business men and women about their
daily tasks. A placard states that
Maine produced 65. 1874. 451 gallons of
! milk in 1921.
The talking Studebaker is a puzzle
to visitors outdoors, tut the coliseum
has a puzzle equally battling Some
! where in the old testament there is
the account of how the Prophet took
the widows cruise and from it poured
oil which did not fail. The Texas Co,
Of which Harold P Davis is the local
manager, has a perpetual pouring
can. Oil runs out of the can into
a barrel without being replenshed.