The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-10-30
ON ROOTS AND VEGETABLES.

ON ROOTS AND VEGETABLES.
Your committee having attended 70 their
duty would beg leave to report:
On entering the hall We came to the dis
play Of garden vegetables, made by the coia'
potitors tor the society's premium, Tor the
best collection and variety OF garden Sege-
tables. And first in order was the eollec-
ton Of our townsman, Mr. Z. p. bennett
known for the success attending HIN In this
department on previous occasions, here We
find upwards Of 80 kinds ofyegeuAbles, some
of rare and beautiful appearance, and all
good specimens. We could but particularly
notice his variety Of turnips; the yellow
stone and white being very nice, and We
would recommend all to Mr.. bennett who
wish to improve the vegetables OF their gar
dens the most valuable seeds Tor our eli.
mate and soil may be found ut his place at
all seasons.
Nest in order we find the collection ofou
worthy secretary. Mr.. John Hanscom.-o3
kinds are here tlstefully and neatly arranged
Tor exhibition. evincing q large share oil In.
dustry and skill in their production from q
light soil with but little manure.-and q
portion of which were raised from the appli-
cation of u small quantity Of PoIdreffe,
alone, for manure. o. appears from the state
ment Of the exhibitor.
Moses L. DOnnell, Of New6eld exhibited
quite variety Of good vegetables, which
with the other articles furnished for other
departments VI the Fair, gave your commit
tee a very favorable oplplop Of Mr. Dom
nell's skill and interest in agricultural pur
suits.
Our attention was next given to the
| sou ASHES: and such squashes! here
thry wire, raised from, brought from almost
every land and every cline. Most conspic-
uous ~ al, however were the huge elephant
looking u ecimens presented by Isaac Bick-
ford Of Biddeiord, claiming their parentage
irom the western coast Of South America
Next we're the California species IL IN mum
her, from one seed, all dressed In their mod
,st Quaker looking jackets, these were pre-
sented by Richard Gordan OF S.co. Next
in order wis the load Of Tracy Hewes o fam.
iiy of Is frum one seed; IL only were prea-
ent, the other AMI largest one Us was stated
having siepptd ont ~ garnish the pantry Of
sane one who raises s9uashes in the night.
Further ON and VIC meet the specimens o!
Mr.. Edward Rumery. claiming their descent
from the Far West. they wers very rich
looking variety, There wero other speci-
mems Of dih,rent individuals all creditable to
the producers.
Leaving these with moistened mouths we
look at the PUMPKINS and IL that good
old fashioned luxury pumpkin pie" Is not
plenty thus fall il will not be for want OF
material. Oliver HanscOm Of Lebanon ex.
hlbltrd one weighing so lbs and near to il
lay one irpm the garden Of J.E. Lord weigh
Ing IS lls., and 81 on to the cpd Of the row.
Among the contributors to this department
at the Fair, We notice the names Of Seth
Scammon. Mark Prime, Isaac Blckford Mo
.es L. Donnell, and others.
leayinc thee we look at q few sam pies OF
POTATOES, This valuable article in the
line of vegetables seems to have escaped the
attention OF our eultivators, or in some way
rendered itself obnoxious, for there were but
two samples present. One n basket present
ed by George w. Hall, Of Saco, from Cali
fornia seed. They appeared to DO Of the
long red variety differing from the commoa
hind in the number Of their eyes are said
To yield well and are excellent for the table.
The other basket was presented by Hon.
Seth Sc,mmon Of SaSo, called the Jackson
potato, which your committee think (ifthere
Is ANYTHING in name) will withstand all
kinds of corruption. They appear sound
and healthy. and are said to be Of an excel
lent kind.
Cabdages. department was quite
/ Ill 80, al Snts
IRON the gardens Of John NJ. Goodwin, W IN.
Thompson, T.. 4. Dsnuet. and Others. Here
was the Batter sch. Flat Dutch, Sugar Loaf
and Savoy from Z p. Dennett's, all claim
ing a notice for their excellence.
Adding no, little to the variety Of the
show. were the Kohl Rabbi, offered by Rev.
William y. Merrill Of Biddeford, and 9th.
ers. CELERY, bcets, carrots, and turnips,
were presented by didrrent persons, all do
lng credit to the producer, but none more
~ than the Beets presented by Elias o.
Wormwell.
Sorghum S,icre.-llere was new feature
in the exhibition. John Hanscom, Edward
Rumery, and owen Stacy showed what they
bad bccn doing To bring down the price Of
s,rtstnng Each Of these gentlemen pro-
ducrd Cane long enough TO reach the tallest
kind OF price, and il sugar and molaSses
do not come down in the market, it will nos
b. for the want Of n cane 10 reach them
OF the merits Of this article your committee
are not prepared 10 speak. We are assured |
b, the gentlemen. Of their determination 10
lcst its value by s,ill further efforts, and we
have no reason To believe that IL may not
Yet be among the most valuable crop Of the
New England farmer.
There were two specimens Of cranberries
which commanded the notice Of your CON.
mittcc. One irum 5 s Milliken Of Buxton.
Oftbls VALUABLE frmi We en- hardly speak
too highly. For information rs to culture,
We refer you to the statement' Of Mr.. Nil.
liken accompanying this report.
The other lot Was from Reuben Davis,
Lyman. The berries were well grown. but
no statement accompanied them. Weknow
nothing oi the manner Of cultivation.
forb,aripg to speak further until our re-
port upon grain Is perfected. we have award
to John Hanscom, Sieo, the first premium
of $500
for greatest and bs; variety of garden veg
ctabts
E. p. bennett, the next best. premium
o! $500
Moses &. DOnnell, Of Newfeld, for tie
conducted experiment. in raising carrots 400
Isaac B'ckiord oi Blddeiord, We recom-
mend u graiuity Of $lW
Mr.. Blckiord had some 6ne squashes, but
your committee were not sufficiently in
formed of the number raised to give the 30
ciety premium Tor b'st experiment IN rais.
ng on QUE eighth Of an acrs OF ground.-ll
We have withheld the premium and recon-.
mend gratuity rs above.
5. 5. Millken for bert eranberries $500
Reuben Davis a gratutity Of 81 60
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