Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-09
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL NEWS.
THE FAIR.
The Veteran |. X. Felch's Annual Esti-
mate and Tribute.

The veteran J.. x. Felchs annual EstI-
mate and Tribute.
To visit "a purely agricultural eXhibi
ton; To see "a pair of oxen Weighing 6Ho
pounds. that can move almost five and
one-half tons Of stones upon a stone drag
Ohe worlds record; to see 20 strictly
\ No. ] dairy cows i'm milk exhibition
by one exhibitor: to see "a line Of Jersey.
GUERNSEY. Ayshire. Devon. Aberdeen.
Hereford. Short Horn. Hplstein and High
land cattle fit To grace the hardest COM
petition: fat cattle as near alike as peas
in a pod; growing colts that are destined
to make new harness records Of the iu-
ture. 1871 fowls. not a scrub in the whole
number; an exhibit of dogs that has three
times outgrown its quarters. ana de-
mands new quarters of the association;
to see 25.O0 people gather at "a show like
this in "A city of GuO inhabitants. whose
public spirit decOrates the main street
tit to receive the President. can any
visitor see all this and not have his en-
thusiasm reach his finger-tips? All this
i'm the open air. to say nothing of the
dairy. floral. school work. fruit and veg
eta Dles exhibits, with apples. even i'm this
OF year. to measure lii2 inches In circum-
ference. with all else fit accompaniment To
the foregoing.
The four classes Of Plymouth Rocks.
Brahmas. W~vandottes and l.eghorns were
a strictly tirst-class Exhibit in themselves.
to say nothing Of the 80 pens VI geese ana
ducks, pigeons. etc. with a string of
bantams nearly 1J feet ~loug-those pets
that add beauty to our exhibitions. II is
"A fact that the best specimens at this fair
ind purchasers that scatter them To the
four corners of the earth. Germany.
Switzerland. England. Mexico. and the
extreme western and southern borders of
our own country are to receive speci-
mems that have graced and won the
honors of this fair.
Why write all fhf-" RararfGe ufeh
again to impress upon the poultrymen of
America that they cannot longer ignore
the advertising influence these fairs give
to the first-class breeder who makes gem
erous exhibits at this fair, where not a
fakir is allowed upon the grounds to de-
tract from the influence this exhibition
has upon the education of the young. in
tensifying the thought and renewing the
interest of the Old. and bringing to the
front the fact that it is the agricultural
industry of the nation that pays all bills.
They are the producers. All others are
drones In the hive. living on the eucr-
giles Of the agriCulturist.
The 25.0DJ people. drawn together by this
combined influence, nearly all visit and
examine closely the poultry specimens.
This fair. where none but nrst-class stock
is shown. has its influence in making
new fauciers, new patrons for the old
breeder. and the poultry industry re-
ceives a benefit ten times greater and
more btneIclal man lplloM a purely
poultry exhibition. that interests poultry
men only. This is an influence greater in
proportion for you poultrymen than comes
to the horse and cattle breeder. yet you.
as poultrymen, have in the past failed to
catch on. If other large exhibitions would
follow Brattleboro's example and not re-
ceive or allow exhibited at their fairs
anything but strictly frst-aass poultry.
they would soon. like Brattleboro. have
large frst-class exhibits, and the poultry
industry of the states would receive new
life. Notwithstanding the fact tina We
hold poultry one of the greatest money
earning factors in agriculture. there is
room. and 1t can be made far greater
than it is now Fish and fowls are com
ing to be understood as the healthiest Of
all the meat foods. and why not keep up
to the times and produce IL in quantities,
that all may indulge in its use and CON
sumption.
Ninety-fve points Of merit Is a coveted
record Tor our winter shows. yet more
than one fowl. hen and pullct. reached
this score oct. !. 1893. While the poultry
men acknowledged the grand features in
horses, cattle and sheep that bring many
visitors to see their property, they claim
that the Valley Fair is but the synonym
for Poultry. Pumpkins and Prosperity
the three great features Of Brattleboro's
fair, to visit which one gets the full worth
of his money as a visitor. while at the
same time he will surely find it Of ad-
vantage as an advertising medium for
him as an exhibitor, for he is sure OF alb
solutely impartial, square and gentleman
" treatment by the managers. They
have heretofore kept abreast of the time
in furnishing ample accommodations for
all exhibits and it is no hazardous pre-
diction that next year the present large
poultry house will be given up to the dog
and hare departments, and a larger build
ing furnished for the poultry, which
should be at least 80 by 100 feet, with
monitor top to secure ample light from
above.
Can you, as a fancier, afford not to be
identified with associations such as this,
whose membership are the caterers for
the food surplus of the land? They, my
poultry-breeding friends. are to become
your patrons for fully 60 per cent. OF
your yearly products. Can you secure
their acquaintance and patronage easier
and quicker than to make full and com
plete exhibits of your fowls at these first
class fairs that eliminate all Objectionable
features that in any way detract or draw
aside the visitors attention from the in
dustries whose representatives they are,
and among which stands in the front
rank the Brattleboro Valley Fair.
|. *. FELCH.