ANDROSCOGGIN CO. AG. SOCIETY. 



The annual Cattle Show and Fair of this Society was held at 

 the Society's ground in Lewiston, October 7th, Sth and 9th, 

 1856. 



FROM REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



Town Teams. 

 There were exhibited sis ox teams, one from each of the 

 towns of Lewiston, Auburn, Poland, Turner, Greene and Web- 

 ster. 



The team from Turner consisted of twenty-nine yokes of 

 well matched, and to every appearance, well trained oxen. The 

 average girth of ten yokes, was seven feet six inches. There 

 were many four years old oxen that were of large size and 

 beautiful proportions, evincing to your committee that the far- 

 mers of Turner are awake to their interest, and well up witli 

 the times in the way of rearing good stock. 



The team from Poland consisted of twenty-sis yokes of well 

 matched oxen, nearly equal in proportions to those from Tur- 

 ner; average girth often yokes was seven feet five inches, and 

 the committee feel assured that the farmers of Poland not only 

 feel a deep interest in the rearing of good stock, but arc mer- 

 ciful to the dumb beast. 



The team from Auburn consisted of eleven yokes of oxen, 

 well matched as to color and size, and made a noble appearance. 

 Average girth seven feet four inches. 



The team from Lewiston was large, and made a grand dis- 

 play upon the ground, numbering thirty-three yokes ; average 

 girth of ten yokes seven feet four inches, the same size as those 



