Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29
PRODUCTS
OF Farm
And Garden.
Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers and Grain
We're a Show in Themselves.

and garden department characterized the
exhibit in his charge last year. Mr.. Roel
thought then that the display of agricul-
tural products had reached its limit of ex-
cellence, but he was obliged to repeat his
remark of last year when the entries for
this years exhibit were in, and this has
not been an extra good year for gardening.
The crops have not been unusually large,
but more energy has been expended II
making this department success,
therein is demonstrated the interest -
people take in the big show cn
M. Roers own exhibit from An ~.
tleboro Retreat garden was .,sss ~ az a..
accustomed place, and II r. ,ar,dst
he ever nau, . =. SO ovf ,e8 over 800 vari-
cues anu wv ne 800 square feet of
moor space ~ al she most noticeable
1eatuLe Voc yolPe,tlon of IS mammoth
Poteri ION pun airs whose combined weight
was 20, o. pJtlhis, the largest weighing
osei 10 pdtitEs. Mr. Roel has raised 10
VI u .ere ptinpkins whose combined weight
- eight pounds short of ton. His en-
tfre display was of fine quality, and it
, was entered only for exhibition.
The exhibit of Donald McGillivray con-
sisted of 23S varieties and occupied half of
the table which runs through the middle
OF the nan. over ~ NdllONlCo VI boDiO
souashes we're shown in this exhibit, and
there were several pumpkins which exceed
ed $50 pounds in weight. Mr.. McGilli-
yray made the best exhibit of tomatoes,
and the distinguishing feature of his dis
play was the evenness, none Of the vari-
cites being overgrown.
John E. Gale of Guilford, another pa
tron who has exhibited at every Valley Fair
thus far, was present with a splendid col
lection of nearly 200 varieties. Noticeable
in this exhibit was the display of % vari
cites of potatoes, among them being the
Sir Walter Raleigh, new variety, of
which Mr.. Gale raised "a bushels from one
bushel OF seed. His 33-pound Hubbard
squash was the biggest in that line.
Creditable alike to the fair and to the
exhibitor was the display of over so vari-
cites from the Mortified, Mass, Seminary.
1t was one of the best in the hall. J. j.
II. Gregory & Son of Marblehead, Mass,
dealers in vegetable seeds, were present
for the second time with 800 varieties of
seeds and samples of seed stock. Mr..
Gregory was the originator of the Hubbard
squash. He offers 500 in gold for name
for his new squash now called No. 7.
o. W. Amidon of Dummerston is anoth-
er farmer who believes in the policy of ex-
pansion. His exhibit was increased TO 12S
varieties this year. and in quality it was in
the front rank. The exhibit of 40 varieties
by R II. Wilson of West Dummerston
consisted largely of potatoes which were
noticeable for their evenness. j. II. Stowe
& Son of Wilmington made specially of
potatoes, of which they had so varieties,
which we're a show in th, mselves.
j. Melvin Thurber of Centrevile occupi-
ed a position at the entrance with so
1 IS r.yhf oh pl,ng and
all of which we're suitable for table use.
A creditable exhibit of so varieties of an
excellent quality was made by Fred H.
Coombs of Guilford, and the exhibits of l..
r. Clark of West Brattleboro and II. w.
Ryan of Leyden, Mass, were worthy OF
special mention.
j. B. Taylor of North Hinsdale showed
some fine red drumhead cabbages, b. o.
Ware excellent potatoes, W. II. Rouillard
of Hinsdale, n. H., some specially good
heads of caulflower, and Walter and Leon
Mixer good squashes and beets. Extra
large turnips were shown by A. P. D.
Robbins of Marlboro, a fine exhibit OF
grains and garden seeds was made by j
W. Sanders & Son of Laconia, N, H., and
r. E. Aldrich of Mortified, Mass, dis.
played fine Hubbard squasbes, savoy cab
bages and other good vegetables.
Other exhibitors who made good dis
plays were G, A. Brown, Carol Stacy. c.
W. Sargent, A. G. Sargent, A, W. Bartlett
Ii. S. Stafford, s. L. Goodell, r. II
Briggs, o. c. futile, j. r. Stearns of Brat
tleboro, and Mrs. J. p. Nichols of Brat.
tleboro; W. Ii. Winslow, Walter Kesshaw
and F. 81. Spaulding of West Brattleboro
Chester A. Drury of North Hinsdale, N.
H.; John Stoddard and Fl. M. Clark of
Bernardston, Mass; A. A. Dunklee of
South Vernon; G. F. Fairman and Robert
O. Allen of Vernon; J. G. Picket of
Greenfield. Mass De-
-,-~Ha a; BAVIs 81 New
fame; Albert SandersCR Of 6ni, Mass. q.
~. franklin ara D. D, Franklin OF Gull
11t1 Nen1se; George Fisher and Arihui
Haie of Dummerston and John 5. Jiisol
of West DumInerston.
The Fruit.
An raisers of fruit agree that for SOM
unknown reason both the yield and tn
quality of the crop this year is far below
the average standard. Notwithstandin
that fact the exhibit of fruit was of hig
order. The largest exhibit of apples wa
byL. o. Gum of Millers Falls, Mass, VIII
showed 81 varieties. Mr. Gum raises o
an average about 200 barrels of apples
year. f. l.. Wellman of Guilford Cent?
showed nearly as many and they were
an excellent quality. d. d. Franklin {
Guilford and j. w. Sanders & Son of LII
coma, N. H., each had about 40 varieties
and G. F. Hubbard of Westmoreland, N. ii
followed with about SO. Seventy-fiye Wo
River apples shown by L. M. Howe attrac
ed attention.
Three good displays were made by j.
Stafford, the Mortified, Mass, Seminar
and o. Il. Copeland of Marlboro, each e.
hibit containing about 80 varieties. T.
Betterly of Guilford, +. E. Thayer and
Ingraham of Guilford Centre, j. H. STOW
q Son of Wilmington, j. P. Liscom al
Hugh r. Whitman of BrattlebOro and
II. Alexander of West BrattlebOrO divide
hOnors for the next place in the list, eaC
having about 20 varieties. Albert Sande
son of Gill, Mass, showed Is varieties,
w. Hamilton of West Brattleboro 10,
M. Cutting of West Brattleboro IL, al
other exhibitors were Francis Lynde, j.
Stearns, Geo. M. Carpenter, Geo. A. W
der and s. L. Goodell of Brattleboro, IT,
Crosier of West Brattleboro, o. w. Amld'
of Dummerston, @. f. Wilson Of We
Dummerston, Robert G. Allen of VernO
w u Rridoas nj Eaat GOlarain Mass