The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-08

Il. X. fELCH In the Ohio Poultry Journal)
When fair or an exhibition be :
comes the conserver Of every business
man in the town where said fair is
held, ii has ten times the influence,
and all reap a benefit, no matter what
the calling of those who push ii to a
success. 1t las been my lot to attend
every poultry exhibition and every fair
Vermont Is there another town or
city, that, during fair week, will dec
crate every store, hotel, church,
school building and residence? The
exhibit Of Rocks this year was the
best l have seen in any exhibit SO far.
The geese, turkeys, and especially
the winning ducks, were a show in
themselves. A new feature this season
for this class was wire coops of gener-
Gus dimensions made upon the lawn of
the grounds. This relieves the hall,
so i'll adapted to the showing and con
ditions of aquatics, the ground taking
up all the sloppy debris so apt to
attend the showing of this class in any
hall.
The week was one of recreation,
closing the stores each afternoon. Now
what is the result: But that to be ex
pected a show and exhibit not ex-
celled in the United States for the
excellence of its specimens. The finest
oxen, elegant horses, a marvellous eX
hibit of sheep and swine, l50 dogs, |
1900 head of poultry a vegetable ex
hibit such as the writer never saw
II squashes to weigh 1860 pounds.
But of the poultry your readers are
more interested. | have attended the
exhibitions large and small, and either
one of them could have added their
entire Plymouth Rock exhibit TO the
exhibition and the part
exhibit would have won three fourths
)f all the awards of the combined lot.
Now what has brought all this about?
Simply the personal efforts of Messrs.
rasker, Miner and Goddard, they
the committee, with ID. L.
rasker, the superintendent Mr..
Miners Silver Spangled Hamburgs are
Known world wide, while Mr.. God
lard's Game Bantams need no praise
rom any one. The generous support
II forty breeders in the vicinity has
made every fair and every winter ex-
libition in that town success for
eventeen years. Space is not adequate
o describe each meritorious feature.
But the point | want to make is, can
my town, especially an important town
n any agricultural community, afford
O be without such yearly exhibit
md reunion? Do not such gatherings !
ink closely together all classes farm ,
RS, merchants, poultrymen and fan
iers of all animated nature? Such {
lnison of exertion can but secure a {
marked improvement and energy in the
development of each branch of its ag- ,
icultural industry, the rivalry be-
ween the market men. farmers, pOul- /
rymen. horse breeders, and merchants
o see that each and every department
compares favorably, secures an all I
ound exhibition, and insures the ex- i
mination of each department; and a
hrs did the poultry department Sc
ure its commodious quarters thronged h
II day long for the whole three days e
the fair. 1t is safe to say that one /.
undred times as many people saw c
hese fowls as ordinarily see winter
oultry exhibition. 1t is not safe to e
ay that the chances to make prose 0
ties and fanciers out of such throng q
worthy the efforts of every fancier, G
nd does it not become his duty to u
lake a creditable exhibit at such fairs, ,
zen to extra effort in February and I,
[arch, to have stock started that
lould make a creditable showing al
zen If put in on exhibition only9 \
One of the largest exhibitors in that :"
reat exhibition showed his horses, a
little. dogs, sheep and FOWLS on ex II
ibition only. This is public spirit in
ut they know that il is just such 3.
lblic spirit that pays. Fanciers. it
i'll do you good to visit the Brattle-
,ro fair if you would see large
ir run without a hitch, without
alou5y and for public good.
|. X. Felch.