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Many other Devons, from different sections of the State, were also 

 on the grounds. The Ayrshires were not very numerous, hut some 

 excellent specimens were exhibited by S. L. Goodale of Saco, N. 

 Foster of Gardiner, D. Webster of Bangor, John Rogers of Kittery, 

 and others. We missed the Underwood stock of Ilerefords. But 

 one or two Ilerefords were on the ground ; a splendid bull of this 

 breed was exhibited by J. P. Perley of Bridgton. Of Jerseys there 

 was an increase. In spite of the lack of portly size and symmetry 

 of form, and notwithstanding the jokes and jeers of those who look 

 at cattle only through a butcher'' s eye^ they have steadily increased 

 from an exhibition five years ago, of only tJu^ee individuals, (being 

 all that were then owned in Maine,) up to thirty entered at the last 

 Show. Their dairy qualities are becoming appreciated, and by their 

 good deeds they are slowly working their way as they are better 

 known. Good specimens of full-bloods were exhibited by Messrs. 

 Hammond of Westbrook, Bailey of Portland, Lunt of Portland, Dike 

 of Bath, Holmes of Winthrop, and others. The exhibition of Gal- 

 loways was small. The representatives of this race were confined 

 to those exhibited by Holmes of Winthrop. The owners of this 

 stock in other sections of the State were remiss in not bringing 

 them forward. 



The Hog department, though not very numerous, nevertheless 

 showed a marked improvement. There was- not a mean specimen on 

 the ground. The Chesters of Messrs, Weston of Bloomfield, Cham- 

 berlain of Foxcroft, Dillingham of Sidney, were very fine. 



There was a great falling off in the Sheep-fold. We missed the 

 fine flocks of Somerset County. The exhibition consisted of pairs 

 of the several breeds. South Down by 0. Whittier of North Vienna ; 

 Oxford Downs by W. A. P, Dillingham of Sidney ; Merinos and 

 Cotswold by L. Wood of Winthrop. 



The Poultry department was much better filled than last year. 

 An increase in the amount, and a better classification of premiums 

 offered for poultry, have evidently brought on increased symptoms of 

 a "hen fever," as manifested by a greater variety and number of 

 hens, ducks, turkeys, geese and pigeons exhibited, to say nothing of 

 lop and ??on-lop eared rabbits that appeared upon the ground. The 

 principal exhibitors were Purrinton and Bailey of Westbrook, P. H, 

 Holmes, Winthrop, E. Barrows, Augusta, C. Ilunnewell, South 



