Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
erATEFAIR.

This small state has large capital
invested in commerce and manufactures.
yet at a Fair like this we get some idea
of the attention paid to agricultural
pursuits
The fruit. flowers and vegetables
were exhibited in Howard Hall in Prov
idence. The tables were about eighty
feet long. One held the vegetables, and
it was full of products, good and rare,
such as Vermont gardens might produce
except few pine apples growing IN pots,
and two baskets of oysters recently from
their beds and still in their hard shells.
Two tables held plants and cut flowers,
the ornamental foliage plants were large
ly represented by many beautiful speci-
mems. Some skillful gardeners must
have shown the best results of their la
bors In the very healthy plants shown
IN so great variety. Three tables held
the fruit. Did you see the fruit at the
Vermont State Fair? Was there a
bushel? 1t was a small show. But here
each table held three rows of plates and
the plates were filled with apples, peach
es, pears, and grapes, more than one hun
dred bushels of fruit spread on perhaps
700 square feet of tables. Here is ex-
cellence profusion We look on with
respect. Such show of perfect fruit
so we'll arranged is seldom seen.
L believe exhibitors often err in the
smallness of the sample shown, and then
blame committee because by oversight
their sample was overlooked One needs
to attend several Fairs to learn how to
be an exhibitor. This orderly crowd
did not jam their thumbs into the fruit
or confsqate, the snnnim4pe- Then there
were seats all around the hall. How
comfortable to sit and see all the beau
ties of a score of orchards, green houses,
and gardens; then up again to examine
them in detail
Another small hall contained paint
ings, manufactured articles, and musi-
cal instruments. In the afternoon Wis
tied Narragansett Park, a track and
Fair ground of remarkable perfection.
Here were as [ counted them UP 100
Jerseys, 81 Ayrshires, IL Devons, Is
Shorthorns, Dutch, 2 Kerrys, 40
grades and Natives about "a oxen. and
2 pens sheep and a score of swine. AS
you will see, this was very fair show.
Under large tent were the farming
tools and other mechanical work. and
here could plainly see that desirable
spirit Of Fairs, the feeling that 1t IS a
P'7rslege to exhibit. The man with the
mowing-machine or bonedust or washing
machine, stove, pillow or churn, each
seemed to feel that the Fair might be
made profitable to them, therefore, they
talked, explained, and distributed cir
culars. So it should be considered in
Orleans Co. 1t is for you, manufacturer
to try to set forth the merits of an arti-
Gle that you understand better than anv
one else.
1t is for you, farmer, to praise up
your own cattle, sheep, SWINE, poultry,
or produce, and sell the same for the
good price it is worth. But to return TO
this Fair. The seats nicely covered
by good roof, are occupied by the
crowd who, really believe, occupy
them for rest more than to see the driy-
ing on the track Yet the enthusiasm
klndled somewhat as the double teams
came in on the home stretc, h even to
the moderate time of 1921. This Park
is we'll worthy of visit by all lovers
of Fairs, its buildings are so perfect,
and the man must be stupid who does
not get his moneys worth in new ideas
and enjoyment
Il. E. Jameson.