Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-10
FRUIT AT Ins woRLp,s FAR.

grapes, plums, pescnes, pears anu
oranges. The people were almost "a
greedy for it as are the land-squatters
for the Cherokee strip, snd some twenty
men were kept busy dealing Il out to
the hungry multitude.
Prominent among the states making
exhibits now Il New York; 1,225 plates
are on its tables, filed with apples, pears,
plums, peaches, and 500 Of them contain
ing grapes. Of which over 100 varieties
alone are shown. To euumerate all the
names would require longer list than
Downing ever dreamed OF, for I'm the
past few years more progress has been
made In the Introduction of new varie-
ties Of grapes than Of almost any other
fruit, unless we except strawberries.
Some exceedingly fine Niagaras, Con-
cords, Moore's Earlv, Early Victor.
wortien, Herbert, Delaware, Brighton
and Massasoit have been shown, and side
by side appear the Green Mountain and
winchell, about which there has been so
much discussion. To most growers
these seem to be identical, but was led
to think there Was slight difference "a
to flavor aud the shape OF the berry and
stem.
The Brig,ien pesch, almost an exact
duplicate Of Crswford's Early, Is said to
be harder In bud and to produce crops
where the Crawford falls.
The apple show Il good, nearly 100
varieties, comprising late summer, fall
and early winter kinds. Ellwanger 4
Barry have 80 varieties Of pears now on
exhibition with more to come.
California still continues to run big
citrus display Of both oranges and
lemons, which Il varied somewhat by an
extensive exhibit Of delicious fruits.
Orange-cling peaches, weighing IL
ounces, attract lots Of attention, while
one man shows twelve varieties OF
nectarines. Japan medlars, pomegran-
ates, plums, ounces and grapes, are also
shown In great variety.
Kentucky has increased her exhibit
quite q good deal, some exceedingly fine
Rome Beauty apples, and a good display
of peaches, attracting no little attention |;
while Iowa, under new management,
has one Of the beat exhibits In the hall.
An exceedingly good display OF native
and Russian plums is m'te. VI the
former, DeSoto, Hawkeye. Chas. Down
Ing, Forest Rose and Comfort, and OF
the Russians, Moldafsks. Nugarist Prune
and one unnamed variety, seem to be
the best. The state has also an excel
lent display Of apples, grapes and pears,
with few peaches.
Oregon shows some immense Hun
garian prunes, Columbl, and Prunus
Simoni plums, the latter as large, and
nearly the same shape, as half-grown
Acme tomatoes. Other fruits In this
exhibit also look well.
Arkansas claims the largest apple, q
Ciapp's Mammoth, measuring "a Inches
around, being the largest yet shown.
Colorado has a good showing OF
peaches, plums, apples, pears, nectarines'
grapes and vegetables.
From far OFF Nevada, with her rocks
aud stones, We have some very nice
Bartlett and Clapp's Favorite pears,
crab apples, &c; quite good display
for mining state.
Georgia Il now represented with some
very fine kieffer pears, pomegranates'
aud thirteen varieties Of Maxi or Japan
persimmons. The latter are new to 4
large majority Of visitors, Who wonder
what they can be. By some they are
pronounced tomatoes" while others
contend that they are peppers"
Illinois L. now making quite grape
display, In addition to large quantities
Of peaches, apples, pears, etc. Numer-
Gus varieties Of tree seed are shown !
also some Of the seml-wild fruits, as
pawpaw, persimmon, elderberry, etc.
Minnesota has good display of na-
tive plums and grapes.
wisconsin's space looked very bare
few weeks ago, but with renewed vigor
they have gotten up an exhibit that Is
second 10 none I'm the hall. Numerous
varieties OF Russian apples, entirely iree
from blot or blemish, among them
Lubsk Queen, Antrivooka AMI Switxer'
attract universal attention. -Four seed
linys of the Switzer differ as widely rs
II four different kinds Of seed had been
planted.
Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota,
New Mexico, Maine, Idaho, Washington
and Kansas have all renewed their ex'
hibits, the latter having eighty varieties
Missouri has her usual good display,
with the addition of some fine Crimson
Beauty peaches. ,
The vegetable exhibits show exceed
iugly good specimens OF almost every
known kind. Germany expects TO nave
300 varieties Of potatoes In the near
future.
Among the foreign countries our near
neighbor Canada keeps up her exceiien'
fruit and vegetable exhibit splendidly'
fresh supplies arriving daily. Peaches
apples, pears, plums aud grapes eonsti-
tute the fruits, while almost every vege-
table from mammoth melons to hun
dred. of Kind. of sugar corn and pota-
toes make up the vegetable show:
Mexico has no fresh fruits, out mas
some very fine artificial fruits peculiar
TO that country. Germany ana 1ussa
have the same. .,
Perhaps the beet novelty we have had
IL new dark-red grape from ONO. Inc
bunch Il large, and berry very large,
specimens measuring over an ineh IN
diameter. IL Il n Labrusca and chance
serdiing. IL Is said an eight year-old
vine has made over 1000 feet OF wood,
and has between 300 aud 400 pounds Oh
fruit on it this season.
\ P,upsylyanls has at last come In Win
a small. but very. good collection oil
grapes. pears aud peaches. IL 10 pity
/ the commissioners could not have been
induced TO represent It's fruit Interest.
with complete exhibit Of all kinds OF
genealogical products, but they nave
paid no attention to repeated requests
from this department, although large
amount Of space WAS assigned them Ioi
the purpose OF making display.-Cor'
Country Gentleman.
OUTLOOK FOR CATTLE.