SAGADAHOC COUNTY SOCIETY. 



The Secretary, Isaac P. Tebbetts, ^Yrites me that this Society, 

 embracing 410 members, held its Annual Exhibition at Topsham, 

 on the 9th, 10th and 11th of October, and was very successful, 

 being equal, if not superior, to any previously held, in the number 

 and excellence of the animals and articles shown. 



Among the premiums awarded were the following : 



First on stallions, to Harvey McManus, of Brunswick. 



To Arthur Adams, for best Breeding mare. 



To Jacob McDonald, Bath, second best do. 



To Thomas S. Minot, Brunswick, for best Devon bull, bred by 

 1. Jordan. 



To L. W. Tedford, Topsham, for best Devon cow, bred by Isaiah 

 Wentwortli. 



To Isaac Mallett, Topsham, for best Devon heifer, bred by himself. 



To L. W. Tedford, second best Devon heifer, bred by himself. 



To S. F. Dike, Bath, for best Ayrshire cow, bred by R. Jardine, 

 New Brunswick — a very superior milker. 



To Nathaniel Snow, Brunswick, for Jersey bull, sired by Czar out 

 of Daisy, from Roxbury, Mass. 



To S. F. Dike, for best Jersey heifer, 3 years old, bred by Messrs. 

 Grant & Bacon. 



Mr. Dike, in his statement, says that " this breed is suitable for 

 families who desire a moderate amount of very rich milk. They are 

 not so cheaply kept as some other breeds, as they require more rich 

 food; yet they endure our climate and common fare quite well." 



Sheep. First premium on long wool buck, to Isaac AYilson, of 

 Bowdoinham. 



Second, to David Work, Jr., of Topsham, and first to same, for 

 long woolcd ewes, cross of Cotswold and Leicester. 



Second, to Isaac Wilson, of Bowdoinham. 



Thomas S. Minot, for South Down buck, bred by Wentworth. 



