Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08
Grand Isle County Fair.


Grand Isle County Fair.
This fair was held at South Hero, the
last day of September and 1st and I'd in
stants. The weather was perfect and the
attendance good. There were many visit
ors from abroad, and the state superinten-
dent of agriculture gave the address and
opened the discussion in the meetings
which they had each day or evening.
As would be expected, the display of
fruit is of first importance, and is really
very ine-as good as we ever saw any
where, and comes from two towns only, it
should be remembered. 1t is arranged on
tables in the lower town hall with the
fancy work, etc.
TIE stock will not be on exhibition till
Thursday, one day being deemed sufficient
for that, and as we must be at Woodstock
on that day, we shall fail of seeing it.
We would like to have seen their stock,
for in sheep especially they are well up.
Two samples of wool only were sent from
the island to the Paris exposition, and
both were awarded bronze medals.
FRUIT.
L. B. Macomber South Hero, shows
nineteen varieties of apples, two of crabs,
three of pears, six of tomatoes, besides
several branches of apples and one cluster
of fourteen large tomatoes. One branch
Ct seven northern spy apples was remark
able for size and compactness of cluster.
c. f Robinson, South Hero, shows
thirty-tlree varieties of apples, eight Of
pears, seven of grapes, seven of plums
and two of crabs.
S. p. Gordon, Grand Isle, shows twenty.
three varieties of apples. five of pears, of
which he had the best Bartletts in the
show. They were well kept, and by in
quiry we found that Mr.. Gordon had kept
these specimens in ice for this fair. All
other shows we saw of Bartletts were past
their prime, and these were only kept back
by the ice us aforesaid.
VIM. G Irish, Grand Isle, shows TWEEN
ty-fve varieties Of apples, notable in
which are exceptionally fine specimens of
the Donce, the Alexander and Paper APP
pie, or Champaign.
7. L. Kinney, South Hero, shows twelve
varieties of apples and two of pears. He
also shows twenty-three boxes of honey
nicely arranged, showing the different va
rieties-white clover. white clover mixed
with raspberry, raspberry with Eastwood,
clear Eastwood and buckwhcat. The diff.
ferent qualities, rs shown by the colors, as
the boxes showed arranged against the
light, was quite marked. This is shown
in the "prize section boxes and some in
the four pound glass boxes.
James Dougherity, South Hero, shows
eight varieties of apples
Henry Robinson shows fourteen varie
ties of apples, four of pears and five oil
grapes.
Miss Emma Robinson shows hand
somely arranged tray of apples, pears,
grapes and leaves and the handsome Grim
son berries of the mountain ash
Z. F. NJ. Fletcher, South Hero, show.
twenty-seven varieties of apples, six O.
pears, three of grapes and three of plums
also millet, broom corn and ornamental
gourds.
A. NJ. Kinney, South Hero, show,
twenty varieties of apples and four Of
pears. OF these apples he does not recon-
mend more than ten varieties for genera
use.
o. E. Hatch, Grand Isle, shows sixteeI
varieties of apples and five of pears.
Samuel Phelps, South Hero, shows si1
varieties of apples, four of pears, and 6
handsome show of Concord grapes
j. P. Hall, South Hero, shows twelve
varieties of apples. four of pears and foul
of grapes.
John B. Robinson, South Hero, shows
nine varieties of apples, and four each o
grapes and plums. lie also shows Hub
bard squash and "pecan potato es.
r. C. Allen, South Hero, shows twenty
seven varieties of apples, five of pears ant
one of plnms.
H. X. Robinson, South Hero, shows
fourteen varieties of apples and six o
pears.
Dustin Kent, Grand Isle, shows fifteen
varieties of apples, nine of pears and {
handsome collection of grapes.
A. E. Landon, South Hero, shows thirty
varieties of apples, one of crabs, six O
pears, eight of grapes and eight boxes o
honey, nice looking.
Oscar Hall, South Hero, shows fourteei
varieties of apples, one of plums and I
second crop of black raspberries.
SD. Gordon, Grand Isle, shows fourteen
varieties of apples and five of grapes.
w. e. Hoag Grand Isle, shows twent,
varieties of apples and four of pears.
Jesse Landon, South Hero, shows 81,
varieties of apples and one of pears.
Fl. Kibhey, South Hero, shows seven
teen varieties of apples and one of pears
II. G. Allen, Grand Isle. shows twenty
four varieties of apples and three of pears
VIM. Allen, Grand Isle, shows twenty
one varieties of apples, two of pears, fou
of grapes, and handsome plates of frui
they were, too.
Benz. Macomber, Grand Isle, shove,
forty-fve varieties Of apples twenty-four 0