Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-08
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL.
THE VALLEY FAIR.
High Praise from An Excellent Au-
thOrity.

High Praise from An Excellent Au-
thority.
THE following article, written by 1. X Felch,
the veteran poultry Judge, appears in the Novem
Der number of the Ohio Poultry journal. Mr.
Fetch knows whereof he speaks, having attend
ed fairs in IL states during the past season.
When fair or an exhibition becomes
the conserver of every business man in the
town where said fair is held, it has ten times
the influence, and all reap a benefit, no
matter what the calling of those who push
it to a success. 1t has been my lot to at
tend every poultry exhibition and every
fair held in this prominent township of
Vermont. Is there another town or city
that, during fair week, will decorate 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 generous dimensions made
upon the lawn of the grounds. This re-
lieves the hall, so i'll adapted to the show
ing and conditions of aquatics, the ground
taking up all the sloppy debris so apt to at
tend 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 10 be expected
show and exhibit not excelled in the United
States for the excellence of its specimens.
The finest oxen, elegant horses, a marvel
GUS exhibit of sheep and swine, $50 dogs,
200 head of poultry; vegetable exhibit
such as the writer never saw-12 squashes
to weigh 1860 pounds.
But in the poultry your readers are more
interested. l have attended the exhibitions
large and small and any one of them
could have added its entire Plymouth
Rock exhibit to the Brattleboro exhibition
and the part b exhibit would have won
three-fourths of all the awards of the COM
bined lot. Now what has brought all this
about? Simply the personal efforts of
Messrs. Tasker, Miner and Goddard, they
comprising the committee, with Mr.. d. Z.
Tasker, the superintendent. Mr.. Miner S
Silver Spangled Hamburgs are known
world wide, while Mr.. Goddards Game
Bantams need no praise from any one.
The generous support of 40 breeders in the
vicinity has made every fair and every win
| ter exhibition in that town a success for sew
enteen years. Space is not adequate to de.
scribe each meritorious feature. But the
| point l want to make Is, can any town, es
pecially an important town in any agricul
tural community, afford to be without such
a yearly exhibit and reunion? Do not such
gatherings link closely together all classe:
farmers, merchants, poultrymen and fan
ciers of all animated nature? Such unison
of exertion can but secure a marked i'm
provement and energy in the development
of each branch of its agricultural industry
the rivalry between the marketmen, farm
ers, poultrymen, horse breeders and mer
chants, to see that each and every depart
ment compares favorably, secures an all
round exhibition, and insures the eXami
nation of each department; and thus die
the poultry department secure its cOmmo
dious quarters thronged all day long TO
the whole three days Of the fair. 1t is SAT-
to say that one hundred times as man,
people saw these fowls as ordinarily see
winter poultry exhibition. Is it not SAT
to say that the chances to make proselyte
and fanciers out of such throng is worth
the efforts of every fancier, and does it no
become his duty to make a creditable ex
hibit at such fairs, even to extra effort il
February and March, to have stock starte,
that should make creditable showing evel
if put in on exhibition only?
One of the largest exhibitors in tina
great exhibition showed his horses, cattle
dogs, sheep and fowls on exhibition only
This is public spirit, but they know that
is just such public spirit that pays. Fan
ciers, it will do you good to visit the Brat
tleboro fair if you would see a large fai
run without hitch, without jealousy, an
for public good.