Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-23
.feric,ilfurat Department
I. D. r. COLLINS, Editor.
From the Vermont Farmer
VERMONT STATE FAIR.
Second Day, Sept. IL.

NcCOOhu LAY cCpts liz
The attendance to-day has been fair,
but the threatening aspect of the clouds
have had an effect to lesson the number
who would otherwise have come out. In
the Floral Hall the display does not ap-
pear to be in excess of last year.
FRUIT.
There is no turnout Of fruit growers,
and the display is limited to few local
competitors. George Galbraith, of Bar
net has very creditable exhibition of
apples, embracing considerable num-
Der of varieties, including red and white
Astrachan, Williams Favorite, Summer
Harvey, Sops of Wine, Bethel, Fameuse,
Peach, and number of others of local
reputation. The individual specimens
are quite fair and good size, showing
that good apples can be grown in the
Passumpsic valley. Mr.. Galbraith will
market upward of $50 bushels the pres
ent season. Walter Ingram, gardener
for Thaddeus Fairbanks, ESQ.,, makes a
very pretty display of peaches, some
ten or more varieties, and a few nectar
ines also native and foreign grapes,
and an orange and peach tree in fruit.
A Dnttnn. of -MnIndoos- Falls shows
native grapes of several varieties, and
J. G. Merrill of Canterbury, n. H., a
choice though small collection of apples.
Barron & Co., nurserymen, of West
Concord, make fair display of crab
and other apples, and also exhibit some
growing trees in tubs, with fruit upon
them.
- VEGETABLES.
There is no competition in vegetables
Alfred Parker makes very creditable
display, including tomatoes, beets, tur
nips, parsnips, carrots, onions, leeks
beans, cucumbers, melons, squashes
cabbage, caulifower, celery, eggplant
sweet corn and peppers. Ernest Gile
7 years old, exhibits peck of nice tur
nip beets. David Currier of Peacham
sweet corn and turnips, and two small
traces of yellow corn; and few swee
potatoes from the garden of the editor o
the FARMER complete the vegetable de
partment.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
There are a. fair amount of entries
but none from other parts of the state
Allen Toby of Calais shows some yer,
nice butter from his grade Jersey herd
Mr.. Toby's butter is in prints, free iron
artificial color, yet of rich yellow
fine and good grain. Obed Whipple o
Pomfret, also shows extra specimen
of Jersey print butter, in large ant
small prints. Mr.. Whipple's product o
$50 pounds week, is all engaged b,
the Revere House, Boston Ships it il
neat square tin boxes, which in warn
weather are packed in wooden boxe
with ice. 1t is truly "gilt-edged," ant
not only the quality, but the care an
taste with which it is marketed, conduc
to secure him frst-class custom. Z
P. Allen, of St. Johnsbury, shows YER
choice tub butter, to which is appende'
brief description of the method Q
manufacture. Mr.. S. B. Morton Q
Waterford is entitled to similar credit
In cheese the display was small but good
We specially note some very handsom
sage cheese made by Mrs. E. A. Park
of Waterford Mrs.. J. Ward, of 81
Johnsbury, 8 cheeses very nicely dis
played; Horace Story, Irasburgh, thre
cheeses of fine appearance and feel; I
Mason of Waterford, cheeses Mr.
Loren Kinney, of Barnet, 4 splendid sag
cheeses.
SUGAR & HONEY.
The display of maple sugar and ho1
ey was remarkably good considerin
the unfavorable character Of the La
sugar season. Among the exhibitors "
may name as presenting very nice san
pies, J. W. Powers of Barnet, ALLIE
Toby Of Calais, sugar and syrup, IL
latter very heavy and the flavor perfect
Reuben Spaulding Of st. Johnsbury, T
N. Roberts of st. Johnsbury. splendi
stirred sugar and handsome syrup;
l.. Baker of Greensboro, very nj,
strained sugar; C. Whitcher of Peacl
am, stirred sugar, bee and maple honey
F. w. ingalls, Walden choice stirre
sugar; Carpenter s. Cutting, Waterfor
very nice; A. Roy, Barnet, good sugs
and syrup.
The Jewett Milk Pans were shown
operation by Prentice & Stevens, Ea
Hardwick, and Martin Seaver, Nor
Craftsbury, owners of the right for Ca
edonia, Orleans, Essex and Washingtt
, counties. These pans are becoming vel
popular, and are regarded by many
, indispensable to the best results in dair
ing. Sewing machines are shown
the Wheeler & Wilson, Wilcox & Glib
Weed, Florence, and Domestic Co.'S
The Domestic entered for competitio
samples of work dome on the groun
, The walking motion sewing machil
treadle' was also shown. Estey,
Brattleboro, Hamlin of Boston. al