Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-01
FARM AND GARDEN,
Vegetables, Grain, Fruit aud
Flowers.

season.
Unfavorabe conditions have attended
the raising of farm and garden products
this year and the effect was felt in agri-
cultural hall The excessive rains OF the
summer months prevented many varieties
from reaching their full growth, with the
result that many who had planned early in
the season to make exhibits were not rep
resented in the vast display Far from be-
ing disappointment, however, the array
contained an almost endless variety OF
products which, if less in number were
equal in quality to any that have ever been
exhibited at the Valley Fair. SO crowded
was the building last year that the stair
way has since been removed outside OF the
building, making room for additional
benches both upstairs and down. and in an
ordinary year they all would have been
filled. This department was in charge OF
A. w. Roel aud Arthur Sargent.
The magnificent display of the Brattle-
boro Retreat garden, A. w. Roel gardener
occupied its customary place at the left of
down stairs entrance. 1t consisted OF over
200 varieties which extended over more
than half the space on that side Of the hall
and excited the admiration and wonder ot
the crowds of people who were constantly
pouring into the building. Seven man.
moth Proterion pumpkins were shown,
the largest of which was called the "Green
Mountain Giant" and weighed 2llt
pounds. The smallest weighed Only about
80 pounds less. The squash exhibit, which
was next in point of interest, contained -
varieties, including a new variety called
"Ox Heart" Among the features of this
exhibit might be mentioned the Indian Club
| gourd, four feet long, so-called from its
shape, the cucumber gour1, six feet in
length, and the large display of squaw
corn This exhibit was not entered in
competition for premiums.
An exhibitor who has been present every
year since the first, who sprang into speciai
/ prominence three years ago, and whose
exhibit since has been the peer of any, is
| John L. Gale of Guilford. over 200 va
reties were shown in his collection, and
! 100 more were not in condition to bring
! because Of the unfayorahle season. Mr..
| Gales cabbages were prize winners and his
! exhibit of corn, OF which be makes spec
| ialty, and Of which he had 30 varieties,
was notably perfect He showed also .
varieties OF as good potatoes as one could
! desire, - varieties of turnips, Is of carrots
/ a good display Of mangel beets, and 81 va
| rieties of extra good quality OF grain.
ties, in charge of George Horner, gardener
Sas not surpassed by any other. The ex-
! hioit was notable for the evenness in size
| OF the different varieties, none OF which
were Of abnormal proportions. In this re-
! spect the 3G varieties of squashes were par
| tculary noticeable. The Is varieties of
| pumpkins were also a show in themselves,
/ and the % varieties Of beans, 10 of pep
pers, 10 of cucumbers, II of muskmelons,
! and six of watermelous were also attractive.
curiosity in Mr.. Horners melon exhibit
was the golden rind watermelon, new
variety. His exhibits of tomatoes and
celery were among the best.
An exhibit which is valuable addition
to the agricultural department and one
which increases with each year is that from
the Mortified seminary at East North
field, Mass. In this exhibit, whose varie-
ties were of marketable size throughout,
were 80 varieties, including % OF potatoes
and II of squashes.
One of the best exhibits OF potatoes ever
seen in the hall was the IS varieties shown
ty j. II. Stowe Il Son of Wilmington, and
tins in spite of the fact that this year has
been especially severe on the potato crop.
O. W. Amidon's display from his East
Dummerston field contained fine samples
of cabbages, Mr.. Amidon's speciality, OF
which he has raised over 1000 this year
A large cabbage with - smaller ones
clinging to it attracted attention. There
were A varieties in this exhibit Another
good Showing was made by G. b. Fish
who had Is varieties, principally of cab
bages, squashes and tomatoes of an aver
age size.
Harry Ryan of Leyden was present Will
: fubf az toll bra inn qri
cites, also six varieties Of sweet and POI
corn, all of which were of a good quality
c. L. Fisher made good display o
eight kinds of potatoes, and one each o
corn and two-rowed barley.
An excellent display of unusually whit,
early SNOWFALL caulihower was made by c
w. Cushing, the absence of the usua
greenlsh tint being due to the fact that il
growing caulifower Mr.. Gushing pins tn,
leaves over the heads. George +. Crowell
show of long green, giant white and othe
cucumbers, and long summer crOOknecl
squashes was clean cut and attractive dis
play.
Melvin Thurber of West Brattlebor,
showed seven varieties of squashes, min
each of gourds and peppers and enough
/, others to make the exhibit number Is vari
ties. Another creditable exhibit from
Mortified, Mass, was that of Merrill T
Moore, comprising four varieties of onions
four of pop corn, two of field corn and on
of cabbage. Five good varieties of pOta
toes were shown by c. p. Britton, also o
Mortified. A fine looking string of onions
including four varieties, was shown b
Charles Harris, who also showed som
large pumpkins. AS good display of to
matoes as was TO be found was shown b.
l.. p. Harris, who had eight varieties.
2 Healthy looking turnips, cahbages, swee
, and pop corn and barley were shown by c
e W. Sargent; excellent beets were show
+ by Carroll Stacy of Centreville; icein
watermelons and yellow flesh musk melon
composed the exhibit of Albert Sanderso
, OF Gill, Mass. John S. Wood of West Bral
I tleboro had some good winter rye, barle
2 and corn, and there were shown fine spec
% mems of celery by G. d. Odell, squashe
I and pumpkins by T. j. Miller of Yves
b Brattleboro, sweet corn by Mrs. j. Henk,
of West Brattleboro, squashes by S. /
= Miner, lettuce by Mrs. j. p, Goodenougl
/, crookneck squashes by d. W. Harris {
+ West Brattleboro, and Boston mario,
e squashes by j. A. Clark of Guilford
= Among other exhibits were those of f. l
d Wellman and d. Franklin, Gulford; Z. +
f Reed Alfred McVeigh, Thompson CaiI
o Brattleboro; B. g. Akley, r. d. Payne
= West Brattleboro Alexander Payne, Wes
S moreland, n. H.. E. O. Lee, Vernon;
+ w. Amdon, West Chesterfield, n. H.. A
b bert Howard, Jamaica, c. Y. Timson an
d A. r. Stebbins. An exhibit of ornament;
: orassae of luvurious grOUth shown NV Mr.,