Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-28
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
1t Was Filled to Overlooking
with the Finest Products OF the Garden,
Field and Orchard.


The display of farm and garden products
was simply enormous, and i'm variety and
quality of exhibits was far superior to any
preceding exhibition, although, in com
parison with display like that of last
year, this is saying great deal The
flower department was the only one which
showed decrease in the variety of ex-
hibits, but this was unquestionably due to
the long autumn drouth, and though
there was less competition it was the opin-
ion of the judges that in point of value it
was the best they had ever seen.
A. w, Roel, the Brattleboro Retreat
gardener, exhibited over 200 varieties
of garden products, including several
Mammoth Proteron pumpkins which
varied in weight from 2O14 pounds, ex-
ceeding by one-fourth of a pound the
largest pumpkin ever before exhibited, to
LAT pounds. The one feature which dis
tinguished this from the other exhibits was
the immense size of the products. One
celery plant measured 81 inches in cir
conference and there were several pep
pers which measured II inches in circum-
ference. Mr.. Roel also exhibited 10,jS3
kernels of corn grown from SO kernels
planted'-aH increase of nearly 300-fold.
Chas. G. Endlich exhibited 244 var
ieties, against IT'S last year. In point of
variety the exhibits of Mr.. Endlich eX-
ceeded any other. There were in this ex-
hibit IL varieties of pumpkins, including
the mammoth ProteriOn; As varieties of
squashes from the mammoth Chill to the
tiny Polar squash, 80 varieties of beans;
8 each of beets and mangels; 10 of tur-
nips, including ruta baga; white and pur-
pie kohl rabi; II varieties of potatoes I
of onions; 9 of sweet and of pop corn;
peppers, parsnips, melons etc.
ID. McGilivray's display of 22j varieties
exceeded last years display by % varieties.
The special features of this display as to
novelties were peanuts and sweet potatoes
grown without dollhouse assistance. Two
mammoth pumpkins weighed respectively
40 and 1894 pounds. This exhibit also
contained 30 varieties of squashes, % of
pumpkins and 20 of tomatoes. This and
the two exhibits already mentioned were
the three largest local exhibits and were
more closely contested than ever before
and, we have reason to believe, will bring
out still more extraordinary developments
next year.
John f. Gale of Guilford, showed a
young farmers enterprise by making a
very attractive exhibit of over 100 varie-
ties, consisting principally of potatoes,
beets, mangles, cabbages, squashes, beans,
corn, ruta bagas, kohl rabi, barley, rye,
buckwheat, oats etc. Another attractive
out-of-town exhibit was that of b. w.
Brown, who was here from Springfield,
VT, with a much larger display than that
of last year. In all he showed ia vari-
cites, including several varieties of pota-
toes, beans, melons and sQuashes
Jason Ilusbpal1 aual axbiIita1
varieties of products; Chas. Coombs,
aged II, of Guiford had a splendid exhibit
of 20 varieties Robert Nesbitt, aged lG, of
West Brattleboro showed 20 varieties in
GLIDING Martynia Probosidea; j. 5. Jillson
of West Dummerston exhibited 81 varie-
ties; John Nesbitt of West Brattleboro
showed about 40 varieties, including 20
pounds of winter wheat raised from one
pound of seed.
4. d. Dodge of West Dummerston
showed 30 varieties; j. p. Liscom of West
Brattleboro, 30 varieties; Roy Haynes of
Guilford, 10 varieties. There were also
exhibits by John S. Wood, Royal Wood,
Chas. Downer, James b. Thomas, G.. ID.
Odell, George f. Whitney, X. IL. Sargent,
Thompson Cain and NJ. A. Bailey of Brat
tleboro, j. l.. Barney of West Brattleboro,
Geo. NJ. Fisher, jr., of East Dummerston,
Fred Leach and G.. W. Leach of Putney,
G. Z. Morse and H. l.. Nichols of Gull
ford, F. f. Hastings of North Hnsdale,
w. II. Stowe and Wayne Hall of Whining
ton, and various others who had smaller
exhibits.
Fruit.
The principal fruit exhibit was made
by Edgar F. Copeland of Colrain. Mr..
Copeland is an experienced nurseryman
from the Hillside fruit farm and brought
l25 varieties in all, so of apples, Ii of
pears and 6 of plums. Mr.. Copeland has
% varieties of grapes at home but was pre-
vented by frost from exhibiting. This is
the 22d consecutive year in which he has
he has made fair exhibits
James A. Horton of Greenfield, whose
fine display last year is so well remembered,
had an excellent show of grapes, IL varie-
ties. The average fair visitor would hardly
suspect that Mr.. Horizons exhibit had been
greatly curtailed by the untimely frosts,
but such is the case, four-fifths of his vines
having been nipped. In spite of this draw
back, however, Mr.. Horton showed some
of the finest fruit ever seen here 1t was
good show for busy printer man to make
out of his own private garden.
w. II. Harris of the Maple Grove farm,
West Brattleboro, exhibited A varieties of
apples; l.. d. Williams d Son of Hart
land, % varieties; Mrs. Laura J. Haskins;
10 varieties; NJ. A. Bailey, IL; W. Rouil-
lard, 6; also 20 baldwin apples which filled
a peck measure; j. G.. Stafford, % varie-
ties from Prospect farm; II. NJ. Cutting
West Brattleboro, II varieties; b. f. Rich
mond Westminster, 2l; A. Ingraham, :;
c. NJ. Smith, Il; John Wood, Is; Thomp-
son Cain, s; +. Z. Mather, II; j. p.
Liscom, II; f. l.. Welman, p; Crissie
Betterley, Is; G. +. Hubbard, Vernon, 10:
F. E. Thayer, Guilford Centre, "a. In the
exhibit of pears j. p. LiscOm had five va
rieties, Geo. II. Clapp 8, and Crssie Bet
terley 8. Miss Betterley exhibited some of
the best Beure Bose pears ever grown in
this vicinity.
Specimens of ounces were exhibited by
c. NJ. Smith, L. NJ. Howe, j. G. Stafford,
d. a. Henry of Guilford, Marshall Lee of
Vernon, and B. F. Richmond of Westmn-
lister. A beautiful pyramid of fruit was
exhibited by Geo. p. and A. +. Miller.
Mrs. Geo. Hcrner had display of about
go varieties of canned fruit, with but little
competition.
Very nice exhibits of maple syrup and
sugar were made by j. II. Stowe and son,
E, A. Fitch of Wilmington and Elliot Har-
Il II