YORK COUNTY SOCIETY. 



This Society held its Annual Exhibition at its grounds at Saco, 

 Oct. 9th to 12th. The rain of Monday previous probably prevented 

 so large a show of cattle as there would otherwise have been, yet it 

 would compare favorably with other years, and there were finer 

 animals of several breeds than have ever been before shown. The 

 Ayrshire cows, heifers and calves of Mr. Hayes and Mr. Goodale, 

 the Cotswold sheep of Mr. Jordan, the South Downs of Mr. Jenk- 

 ins, were especially fine. , * 



The exhibition at the Hall was very good. The vegetables and 

 fruits excellent. 



Among the premiums awarded were the following : 



First premium on stallions, to John N. Stimson of Alfred. 



First premium on breeding mare, to Asa Libbey of Limeiick. 



Second premium for do , to James R. Haley of Dayton. 



For best Ayrshire cow and heifer, to Thomas M. Hayes of Saco. 



A cow and calf of this breed were shown by S. L. Goodale, (not 

 in competition for premium) which had taken first premium at the 

 State Fair. 



Second premium on milch cows to R. P. Tapley. Mr. Tapley 

 says that the milk in the last week in June weighed 43-^ to 46J lbs. 

 per day. Since calving, made 152| lbs. of butter, besides supplying 

 a family of eight persons with milk. 



To Henry Jordan, Kcnnebunk, for best long wool buck,- (a pure 

 blood Cotswold, which brought $150 at the auction sale of Geo. C. 

 Hitchcock, New Preston, Conn.) Mr. Jordan also showed five fine 

 ewes, from Mr. Hitchcock's flock. 



To James G. Jenkins, of Elliot, for superior South Down bucks 

 and ewes. 



To Moses S. Millikcn, for Suffolk boar. 



To John Hanscomb, for Tuscarora boar. 



To Wm. Sweet of Waterboro", for best breeding sow. 



