Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-28

V ILGCMON IL ID.
S Marsh, II; Ord Philo Horskin, 10; 4th
A II Royce. s 5th } c Chlppcl, 5.
Commute j T. T, tf,
Il l. l1ibbarl,
A b Moore.
FACTORY CHEESE.
1st Premium, En- ,sburgh Cheese Co.
IL; 2l Mississl uoi Co. o; 3rd L l. 1Iib-
bard, 3.
FARM CHEESE.
LIST Premium a ii Chambcrliu, 10; 2l
n G Martin, 0 !. 3rd Nathan Chllw.ci
Committee l. Mason,
j a Phase,
L Ayers.
Largest and best variety of
apples, c Hubbard 3; Dad best
do Mrs d r. Potter, 9; Sid best
do Is b Nelson, Best ID varities fall
and winter apples, b b Nelson, =; I'd
DtSb wv y ID iluDOitbi oib bNoN Wv
Mrs ID r Potter. a fine specimen of crab
apples weas exhibited by V Atwood is
awarded premium of | Mrs ID II Pot
ter, fine specimens of Pears although no
competition is entitled to premium of
/; largest variety of grapes 3 punches,
w Frost, .; I'd do do u NJ Sunder-
land, /. Best grapes punches, f W
Frost, l.
Your committee would recommend n
premium to George w. Whitlock, of
Burlington, for fine exhibition of
fruit, apples, pears, grapes &C., all fine
specimens, neatly labeled and of extra
quality and large varities, Mr. w. well
advertises his business in this exhibition
of specimens.
Committee-E II Bell,
j Purmoit,
Geo. c. Briggs.
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
Best maple sugar, c Bailey, 81 I'd do
do d r. Oliver, 2; 3rd do do w 5 Hib-
bard l. Best maple syrup, e Bailey,
. ID do do D II Oliver, |. One bottle
not entered for premium, by JOS Nor
thop, was pronounced extra nice. Best
box honey, w 5 Hubbard, .; 2l do do
Danl j Johnson, /; Ord do do d l. Gates
SOC. Potatoes l bushel, y j Marion,
| 80; 2d do do Samuel Bliss, 3rd do
do d r Oliver, soc. Varieties of pota-
toes, A j y arion $50; 2nd do DO w
Nyc, |; 3rd do do Philo Marsh, 50.
Seed Corn w S Uibbard, / 2d do do
Samuel Bliss, 50. Pumpkins weighs
2)3 lbs, l. b Hunt, | 2d do do Chas
Keith, soc. Squash, ID r Oliver, l. Cab
bage, Edmund Wait, 81. Onions, w ;
Hibbard ; I'd do do 0 S Bliss, soc.
Tomatoes, Francis Smith, | Cd do do
Il l. Smith, so.
Committee-E r Powlc,
II Willard,
DE Shuttuck.
O. c. Wait, of Georgia, exhibited in
the Floral Building, splendid specimens
of the Early Rose Potatoc' being in
another building and separate from ar
ticles in the same class the committee
entirely overlooked them, consequently
no mention is made in their report In
Justice to Mr.. Wait the society award :
him first premium for earliest and best
variety, $500, and believing the state
ment to .be valuable, and Of general in
terest in regard to their history the fol-
lowing is kindly furnished, to be pub
lished in connection with the commit
tees report.
II purchased last Spring sob early
Rose, Potatoes at a cost of 81 90 plant
ed the first pound purchased, the 10Th
day of May and Notwithstanding the
drought which nearly ruined all the lat
err varieties. | took out the 10th day Of
July, 20 Potatoes which weighed lob
and were grown in SO days from July
planting. /, then, from new develop
ments conceived the idea of raising seed
potatoes from the vines and subsequcnt-
ly picked out all the largest potatoes,
| beat down the vines and covered nearly
one half of their length with a pillow,
which induced n new and vigorous
growth on the vines and resulted in q
second growth of nice potatoes in the
hills, and over two barrels of beautiful
small seed potatoes, worth with the small
ones taken from the roots more than the
entire cost of the seed planted and cost OF
culture,
In addition TO the II bushels of small