KENNEBEC UNION SOCIETY. 



This Society held its first Exhibition at Gardiner, 16th, 17th and 

 18th of October. In many departments, it was fully satisfactory; 

 in others, some disappointment was felt. There was a good display 

 of stock, vegetables, fruits and grains. Among the premiums 

 awarded was the first on stallions, to John Shaw, of Augusta, Mack 

 and Messenger. 



Second best to "Wm. Rollins, of Pittston. 



First for Breeding mare, a ]^Iorgan, to Edward Wakefield, West 

 Gardiner. 



Second to B. S. Bliss, of Gardiner. 



For best Devon bull, to Samuel Currier, of Hallowell, bred by 

 Isaiah Wentworth. 



For second best to Lot Goddard, of West Gardiner, bred by same. 



For best Ayrshire bull, to N. Foster, of Gardiner, bred by R. 

 Gray, New Brunswick. Mr. Foster, in his statement, says the 

 Ayrshires make powerful, active and intelligent working oxen, and 

 as a dairy breed, have no equals. 



For best Jersey bull, to S. B. McCausland, of Farmingdale, bred 

 by Mr. Chisham. He also showed another bred by Wm. S. Grant, 

 and one bred by Geo. Bacon, Boston. 



For best fine wool buck, to Daniel Lancaster, Farmingdale. Also 

 to the same, for Spanish Merino ewes. 



To S. B. McCausland, for best South Down buck, bred by S. 

 Thorne, New York. 



To the same, for Cotswolds, bred by Wm. S. Grant, Farming- 

 dale. 



The committee on bulls say that 



"The Ayrshires brought to the show by N. Foster, the Presi- 

 dent of the Society, and the Devons of S. Currier and Lot Goddard, 

 were very superior animals, and those gentlemen are entitled to 

 much praise for the interest they thus manifest in the improvement 

 of stock within the limits of this Society. 



