Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-10

mer walking from the dizzy heights Of FLO
raj Hall to the barn just in the rear.
Second Day. W ednesday.
The second day of the Fair shows very
noticeable filling up of the Exhibition, in
almost all departments. Many fine animals
entered yesterday were brought in this morn
ing, and there have been large additions Of
fruit, vegetables, and other articles for exhibit
ton. The attendance of people was very
much larger than on the first cay. In the az
ternoon there must have been at least 3 900
people on the groand. The special train at
2:3O brought down about 800 from Burling
ton and Winooski.
IRUIT.
All things considered, the display of fruit
is highly creditable, though il could have
been made much larger. il the Darlington
gardens and orchards had been represented.
This is especially the case as respects pears
and grapes. The season has been a fine one
for pears, and many trees in this city are
loaded with specimens which the raisers
would not have been ashamed Of. if they had
cared to exhibit them. The apple crop of
our county Is a small one this year, and
considerably damaged by worms. Yet there
is very fine display of apples in Floral
Hall
The most extensive exhibition is by
Messrs. B. +. VanVliet and Robert Mech,
Of Shelburn, who make 4 joint exhibition
from their extensive orchards. They show
100 varieties of standard apples; 30 Of
pears, % of plums, and Of grapes. Among
their apples is a new Seeding introduced
by Mr.. NanYliet. 1t is fall apple and has
decided merits Mr.. Mech has also u new
winter seeding which promises well. They
display also specimens of Newtown Pippins
and Golden Russets. of last years crop. and
still in good condition.
A. 0. Hood, of Winooski, exhibits p va
rieties of apples, among them nice speci-
mems of the Famense, Williams Fsyor;e,
Yellow Believer, twenty ounce apple,
Gravenstein, ST. Lawrence, and other yari-
cites
S. Y. Brownell, of Williston, shows 10
varieties of apples and 10 Of pears, all look
ing well.
VIM. ?. Woodruff, of Williston, makes
good show of hardy grapes. including the
Creveling. Adirondack, Delaware. Aliens
Hybrid, lsraella, and other excellent yarie-
ties. He exhibits, also. wine of four years
age. made from the Lyman grape.
E. W. Baker, of Colchester, displays -
varieties of apples. and J Of pears. Of cred
liable excellence. Among his apples are
good specimens of the Jonathans, Bnrling
ton Sweet, LOOMS Sweet.
Sias Bliss. Of Colchester. exhibits Is va
rieties of standard apples, and Of pears.
VEGETABLES.
The exhibition of vegetables, though as
usual, far short of what it might easily be
made. is interesting in variety, and excel
lent in quality. \ very interesting display
is made by H. : Landon. OF South Burling-
ton, who has gone considerably into new
varieties of garden sauce" and shows no
less than fity-eight varieties Of vegetables.
Among these are the Russian netted cueum-
Der ; Austrian early corn, new in this re-
gion, Rachel's cream bean, and an early
bean. from New Orleans, both few here and
never before exhibited in this county; white
round butter bean globe squash, Japan and
long Michigan muskmelons 0kra plant,
castor bean tree Egyptian beet; fine lots of
Brownell's Beauty, Eureka, Nonsuch and
Peerless potatoes, and many other nice veg
etables.
j. c. Smith. of Burlington, shows pota
toes iii considerable variety, including Con-
necticut June Irish fruit, Chill, Early Rose.
and others; and citron melons.
W. D. Munson, of Colchester. exhibits a
new and promising seeding potato from the
Early Rose.
.. L. Bixby, of jericho. shows nice beans,
carrots. large pumpkins, &c.
George H. Brown. of Jericho. shows very
large pumpkins.
Sila. Bliss displays Marblehead squash
and cabbage. white spine cucumber, Long
Island and Black Spanish melons.
A. o. Hood shows onions, pop corn and
beans, raised this season in successive crops
on the same ground.
VIM. P. Woodruff shows excellent sugar
beets. raised from seed obtained from the
Agricultural Department al Washington.
through Prof Peter Collier the early
Egyptian beet a very superior table beet,
fine white Swedish and sweet German trr-
nips, and other vegetables of creditable ex-
cellence.
Edward Brownell has sixty varieties OF
vegetables. including twenty of potatoes.
Among them are Brownell's Beauty the
Nonesuch; new variety the Sunrise; Snow
Flake. Eureka, and others of the new and
improved varieties, for which Cittenden
County is being famous. His exhibition of
tomatoes, squRshes, beats, turnips and Win
ningsdadt cabbage is very fine.
CATTLE.
The show Of cattle is remarkably good
and of working oxen. the display is the lar
gest and best as yet made by the Society.
Our townsman. Jas. A. Shedd. exhibits
some fine oxen aud mich cows of Durham
blood.
G. L. Reynolds has ten thoroughbred Dur
hams. including his bull, Royal Oxford, and
three specimens of his stock.
Arson $. johnson, of Wiliiston. has Il
nAir of 3-year-old steers. which now tin the