Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-11

SINNERS butter was in halEpound balls.
in gilt framed case. and the butter and
the manner of showing was universally
admired.
VEGETABLES.
These were shown in the city. at Wash.
burn Hall, above which was mechanics
hall, in which the fruit and flowers were
shown. To these halls there was twenty
five cent admission ticket, so to see tne
entire exhibition cost, for admission to the
halls, twenty-five cents; to the grounds
fifty cents; to agricultural hall Con the
grounds). ten cents.
In Wasbburn Hall the best show was OF
potatoes, Mr.. John Holden Of Holden.
Mass, showing twenty-one varieties
Most of the varieties shown were oil
Vermont origin-snow-f1akes, early Yer
mont early and late rose. which we're the
three kinds showing most specimens. +.
F. Henshaw of West Brookfield took the
LIST on snow flakes; F. j. Kinney of Wor'
cester, LIST on early Vermont, and John
d mon of Putnam, Conn, LIST on early
rose.
Squashes good show, mainly of the
Hubbard, Marblehead and Boston marrow
varieties.
The show of melons was composed oI
ten in all, which leaves little else to bt
said.
OF other vegetables there was medium
show. only there being a fair exhibit o
mangels, showing the interest to be IN
beets for feeding purposes.
| We saw some fine samples of corn. ont
of which interested us so much we got 1T
history. The ears would average mor'
than ten inches long, were sound ant
bright, were raised on u sandy pine plain, OF
land which cost its owner, j. Lyman Shep
ard. Esq, of Wakefield, Mass, three dol
lars per acre. The crop was planted Ma,
9Th. and samples shown picked Angus
goth. The land was MANFRED with tn
Stockbridge fertilizer, part in the drill ant
art in the hill when planted, at the cos
on different portions of 500, $50 and 81
per acre, and from which he estimates tn
yield to be about eighty bushels per acre
while neighbors which planted withou
fertilizers was much later, and if the fros
held off they might get twelve bushels pc
acre. He estimates the most profit from
using thirty dollars worth per acre. an
will next year use a part of the fertilize
at planting and part at the last hoeing.
IN MECHANICS HALL,
was, on the whole, a fine display of frui
and flowers, though some of the apple
were too poor to have a place in such
show, and in an apple year, too. OF ap
Piles there were about six hundred plate
of the various varieties. of which W
thought the northern spy was one of th
most favored for winter, and the Porte
for fall use, and of these there were som
fine samples.
OF pears there were about two hundre
plates, which is very good, considerin
this is the off year" for pears.
There were about fifty plates of peaches
some of which were as fine as we eve
saw.
+, Elwanger & Barry of Rochester had
: fine collection from their nurseries. whic
from being out of New England, was ft
exhibition only. They showed sevent
: varieties of apples-twenty-five of thel
7 new, OF which several were from Gel
many; thirty varieties of pears, sever;
new, one of which, Souvenir du Cor
gress," is very fine; thirty-fve varieties {
l plums, and Rea's mammoth ounce, sal
10 be the best known; the Rochester an
the Monroe grapes, the first the one whic
took the first prize at the centennial. A
{ together their display was Il very fine ont
5 OF pears in the fruit show proper, tber
. was but one plate of the Flemish beauty.
There were about forty plates of tomf
toes, the Trophy. Canada Victor and tn
Boston Market being the favorite varletie!
. Of flowers there was Il beautiful display
! William I. Merrifeld, president of tn
Worcester Horticultural Society, contrib
uted largely of rare plants to the heaut
! Of the show, as did also Stephen Salisbury
Esq of Worcester, who had an especial
rich collection of ferns. Mr.. Merriliel
: showed Il fine tree fern nearly eight fee
high and seven varieties of Caladinu
: A II. Dunlap & Co., florists of Nashua
had ten stands of cut flowers which wer
, very handsome. Besides these there wer
: contributions of less size but of equ;
merit from private individuals, and altt
; gether made rich and extensive show.
We tender our thanks to the officers
the society for their courtesy in furnishin
facilities for making our report, and
those whose hospitality we received an
q whose kindness will long be remembered
:, The unfavorable weather of Wednesd,
, and Thursday determined the manag'
ment TO keep the fair open till Saturda
, night, but being obliged 10 leave we ca,
> give no report of lis later success.