Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

\ blue pumpkins, yellow
which the small boy longed
!. for the proverbial "moon.
rrn pumpkins, the desire OF
,sEife's heart, long, short,
sat and round pumpkins, and
f all shapes and styles, from
h, kangaroo bend to the imi-
Dutch rotundity. Then there
gmelons which would cause
thaed son Of Africa to smack
and east longing eyes in their
and even white folks to look
ID the direction of the care
i,ge were potatoes in more va
sm Heinz famous pickles. The
iged from the deepest shade of
b the purest white, and the
ral as much as the sizes of
Tomatoes in all kinds from
70 the deep yellow and in size
nal to a dozen TO a moHthful.
rgt exhibit of all was in corn,
Ffties, color and size of which
description. Some ears were of
Nd. white or yellow; Others
nottled and striped effects in
sd ears. One ear even went
10 be in seven distinct sections
E,g from the same stem.
int and largest exhibit to be
b that of the Retreat farm all
be south side of Agricultural
d feature of this show was the
|GnpkinS, the largest of which
COY pounds. This monster
h the world for size, and is
~ s. pounds than anything of
b species ever shown at the Val
/ by A. W. Roel. Along the
|m IS of the pumpkins and the
af some were 2l0, 1851, $50
\ pounds, respectively. Long
u corn were festooned about
! and woven among the fruits.
\ corn was in a large number of
| and very attractive. There
b squashes of all sizes and col
hos, beets, turnips, eabbages,
carrots, cucumbers, sweet
Afken corn, pop corn, dahlias,
I'D numerous other fruits and
vs. Of the garden. A. w. Roel,
of the Retreat farm,
Management of the growing
ilglng of this exhibit.
ieshlre County farm had an ex-
exhibit which rivalled in va
d excellence the exhibit of the
farm. Watermelons were
: good as ever man risked a
I coarse salt for a look at, and
" as pleasant to taste as to
skmelons just ready to melt in
5 mouth, pumpkins in great va
'a2e, beets, carrots, cucumbers,
all sorts of corn, par
inlps, beans in Is different
African horned Gu
cltrOns, rye, and Mexican
n as black as the proverbial
AeeI' Especially large Mangel
Gets were also shown.
ost tastefully arranged of all
IT'S was that from the agricul-
aflment of Mt. Hermon school,
direction of E. A. Mallett.
'Ol has about Is acres under
D, the work being done by
There were tomatoes, onions,
'AlpS, corn, cabbages, water
tsparagus, pieplant, carrots,
radlshes in the exhibit.
llller Of Halifax had on exhi-
APklns, squashes, sweet corn,
) cabbages, onions, muskmel-
y carrots, Is kinds Of beets,
lerent kinds of potatoes.
GODDARD of Park Hill, N. H.,
''atoes of indigo blue color,
! and white, also several
r. E. Cole of Ware g Ferry,
d on exhibition beans, rye,
cucumbers. c. A. Post of
Y N. H, exhibited pump
Ilns and Shelly blue potatoes
F'ed seed which were said to
Gus to blight. M. l. Reed of
wed watermelons and toma-
Ige Homer of Brattleboro
exhibition of cabbages, tur-
beans, muskmelons, eight
omatOes and onions. e. Il.
sDfattleboro exhibited a good
! vegetable oyster. William
. of Tiashoke, N. Y, exhib-
varieties of pumpkins, rye
e. F. L. Houghton of Gull
Yea winter rye of good APP
frank Streeter of West
showed pumpkins, beans
Charles Harris of West
had several varieties of
ash on exhibition. II. A. !
duilford had a good exhibit !
varieties of corn. Cassius $
yea varieties of garden vege-
! y. Akeley of West Brat I
yea a collection of tomatoes !
u nine different varieties. !
OF Vernon had on exhibl-
81 Of squashes both for fam y
LOT stock feeding. |
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