Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

bushel. The corn shown by Mr. Beckley OF Barre
seemed to be similar We should like to have
full account OF II from both exhibitors. The ex-
hibtion in this class was very creditable to the
parties making It, and interesting to all visitors.
It Is one Of the most useful departments Of the
fair, and ought to be encouraged. Some excel
lent entries. one especially, Of seed wheat which
we never saw equaled, had no cards on them
when examined, so that we are unable to give the
exhibitors names We want to know more about
that fine, white, red chaff wheat.
BREAD AND CRAB APPLE JELLY,
the former by Mrs r. Dillon and the latter by
Mrs s. M. Fifeld were elegant There ought to
have been more. In another place we saw
showcase full OF fine cake but with nothing to
show by whom 1t was made. Exhibitors who de-
sire to have their articles noticed in the papers
should have it SO labeled that the reporters can
see at glance what 1t is, and by whom shown.
There Is not time to hunt these things up, or to
return again and again to learn about them.
MAPLE SUGAR.
An excellent but not very extensive exhibit
OF this prominent Vermont production was made,
to which A. M. Foster of Cabot, G. M. Fisher Of
Cabot, A. d. White Of Huntington, II. II. Tenn
peton OF Fast Montpelier and F. Benedict Of
Bethel, were the chief contributors. Some OF the
visitors from abroad expressed considerable in
creduty about such nice sugar being made in
the woods by common farmers"
MAPLE HONEY.
Lucid as crystal. brilliant as topaz, were the bot
ties OF this honey of the tree shown by the above
named exhibitors OF sugar, and by David r.
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Heaven will not be heaven TO some Vermonters
II there are no maple trees there. But we guess
there is. "No good thing will he withhold from
them who walk uprightly"
BEE HONEY.
A very small show indeed, but very good. O.
C. Waite Of Georgia and A. Webster Of Fast Rox-
bury were the exhibitors Where was our friend
Crane of Bridport lie Is called the boss bee
man of Vermont, and should not hide his light
under beehive.
FRUIT.
The effort of the society to draw out first-class
exhibition of fruit at this fair was only partially
successful, owing to the very unfavorable season,
but there was a considerable improvement from
last year, and II the encouragement is continued
another year we think we can promise the biggest
show Of fruit ever seen in Vermont Grand Isle
was not represented at all; Chttenden county
only in grapes, pears and pums. by two exhib
itors; Addison not at all; and there was nothing
from either the northeastern or the southern
counties. C. Miller and Son Of Pomfret exhibited
thirty.four varieties Of apples and five of pears
o. W. Davis, Waterbury Center, fifteen varieties
OF apples; f. L. Andrews Berlin, thirty-fve var
cites Of apples; William Chaplin & Sons, Middle
sex, ipeck OF Flemish Beauty pears; L. NJ. IIagar
Burlington, pears, plums, nectarines and out
door grapes; j. K. Young, East Montpelier eight
varieties Of apples; j. b. Hills, Middlesex, crat
apples; d. Dewey, Montpelier Alexander apples
O. b. Landon, Milton, ten varieties of outdoor
grapes; o. C. Waite, Georgia, forty-eight yari
eties of apples; l.. II. Spear Braintree, forty va
retes of apples c. S. Richmond, Mortified, Nc
Intosh red apples, T. II. Hoskins of Newport
Wealthy apples; L. d. Cady, Northfeld, North6elt
Beauty apples; weitzel Webster, East Roxbury
thirty varieties of apples and crabs; F. c. Little
williamstown splendid specimens Of the Sheldor
pear, and Gravenstein and Wottenburgh apples
The special prizes for local collections of the tel
best apples covering the whole year were con
tested by C. Miller & Son Of Windsor county
f. 4. Andrews and Weitzel Webster of Washing
ton county, and o. c. Waite Of Franklin county
These exhibits were all excellent, though not 81
entirely satisfactory with regard to the best va
rieties for each county would have been tn,
case II there had been more productive season
We propose to make these exhibits the subject o
an article in our agricultural department, ant
| therefore refrain saying more here. The exhibi
ton OF grapes by Mr.. Landon of Milton, and o