PENOBSCOT AND AROOSTOOK UNION SOCIETY. ^Ql 



pride you would reflect all these are ours. I have daughters, and 

 for them I ask no greater earthly bliss. Such a farm would be like 

 that described by Adams, in his poem on the wants of man. A 

 farm 



•' Where flocks may runge, where herds may low, 

 Where kids and Iambs may play; 

 And flowers, and fruit, commingled grow, 

 All Eden to display." 



LIVE STOCK. 



The first premium on stallion was awarded to J. S. Stacj of 

 Golden Ridge, for "John O'Gaunt," reared by Ira Fish, Esq., and 

 sired by an imported Hunter of the same name. His dam was sired 

 by the Wiggin colt, so called, the sire of which was the imported 

 Arabian Hogarth; his dam a half blood English mare. The grand 

 dam of John O'Gaunt was lady Eaton, whose sire was an imported 

 horse formerly kept in New Hampshire, called the Tilton horse. 

 Her dam a full blood Morgan. 



For breeding mare, first premium to John McCorren of Golden 

 Ridge, Messenger. 



Second to James Roche of Dayton plantation. 



Bulls. First and second premium to Alfred Cushman, for 

 Durhams. 



Cows. First premium to N. Weymouth, for Durham. 



Second to A. Cushman. 



Premiums were also awarded on neat stock to James Bean, John 

 Palmer, D. W. Gould, Henry Blake, J. S. Hall and others, for 

 grade and native stock. 



Sheep. For pure Leicester buck and grade sheep, to B. F. 

 Whitehouse, first premium. 

 Second to Henry Blake. 

 Third to Thomas Myrick, for grade South Downs and Dishleys. 



Swine. First premium to Joseph Heald ; also to Thos. Myrick, 

 William A. Hunt and others, grade Berkshire, Suffolk, &c. 



