Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-28
The Animal Exhibit

There is one part of the grounds at
the Central Maine Fair that is set
apart for those who enjoy inspecting
the finest farm animals in Maine.
Here one can find pure-bred animals
of every description, such as cattle,
hogs and sheep. From the point of
view of many an observer the animals
could be classified as those with or
without horns, but to the hundreds of
farmers who come to Waterville just
to see this part of the fair there is
something about far more important
concerning this exhibit. There is to be
considered the pedigree, shape. eye. and
other charac teriSticS that SO to make
up pure bred stock.
Yesterday the cattlemen were busy
grooming their animals ready for the
visits today by the judges. The eX-
hbit this year is unusually large and
practically every stall is filled.
The Herefords attracted much at
tention yesterday. Most of the stalls
are at the western end of the exhibit.
These whitefaced cattle are always
one of the principal animal exhibits at
the Watcrville fair and this year is
no exception.
; An exceptionally fine pair of young
steers belonging TO Frank Brooks of
| the Horseback road in Clinton were
! the cause OF much favorable comment.
! Mr.. Brooks has been exhibiting at the
Maine fairs for many years and this
year his exhibit is UP TO its usual
mark.
The Underwood herd from Kcnts
! Hill is among the leaders. The is
head led by Beau MapletOn. the five
/ year-old bull. is a handsome sight.
! This bull without doubt is the largest
on exhibition. He tips the scales at
1872
| A year ago Domino Princeps came
| to the WaterviIlc fair leading a herd
of 10 cattle from the Connecticut Ag-
ricultural College. This year Domino
Princeps returns leading a herd ex-
hibited by Walter \. Eaton of the
| MOreland farm in Dexter.
| George O. iG ,ack in the ring again.
Last year he cane to Waterville and
wen honors. and the year before AT
the state fair in Lewiston he won the
grand championship of Maine. He is
| leading a herd of 10 owned BY Charles
| Fogg & Son Of Readield.
I, l.. d. Chase of Hinckley has herd
| of 10 good-looking Herefords at the
| fair this year. While Harry Shores OF
! Wateryille has on exhibition as fine
a pair of year-od Hereford steers as
The Aberdeen Angus breed is from
| the jefferson Farms Inc. jefferson.
Maine. These cattle are of the beef
| type and come up to their usual quail
| ity this year.
! Among the Shorthorn herds r. I.
| Richardson q Sons OF Hudson have
! some cattle that rank well. Others
who have handsome exhibits in Short
! horns are Lester u. Hobbs Of Acton
| with IL head of the milking strain.
George II. Springfield of Rochester, n.
| IL, with ~ entered in the beef divs-
ion. He has beautiful herd bull, pure
white. and one of the largest on exhi-
! btion. L. W. Taught of Augusta has
! 10 excellent looking animals entered
in the shorthorn beef class. Two other
good herds in the exhibit arc those of
| &. I. Gilbert Of Greene and Garnet
| Henderson of Carmel. Both of these
| herds are of a milking strain.
y The Brown Swiss cattle drew the in
! tcrest of many. +. Y. Shaw of Tops
! ham entered several. of the animals,
| which are good both for milk and for
! beef.
Turning to the dairy breeds one can
, see that the exhibit this year is the
best ever shown at the Central Maine
| fair. Here Joe Underwood again
| SHltleS Win IL me looking Jerseys.
G. NJ. Luce of Farmington. who has
been capturing many of the blue rib
hons on Jerseys at the Maine fairs for
several years, is in the field once
again with a fine herd. The animals
from the Clovercrest farm owned by
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Howes of Charles
| ton. and the farms of A. J. Luce and
{. E.. Luce of Pennington. are IN to
their usual standard. The Perley farm
has better herd, if possible, than a
year ago.
| The Holsteins are equal to those of
former years. Among the best herds
are the IS head belonging to Stetson
Brothers of WaterTlle. C. w. Walker
of Pineview farm, Canton, brings sew
eral fine Holsteins to Waterville this
year headed by Balsam Pontiac Sea
vey DeKol. M. l.. Thompson of the
Hill and Dale farm. Jay. has small
out excellent herd of cattle.
NJ. L. Goodhue arrived from Sidney
yesterday with several fine head of
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