Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28
1927 PnIIND PUMPKIN
Bea Mr.. RoePS Previous Record
by Over SO Pounds
Large and Merltorlous Displays Of Veg
etabIes, Fruits, Grains and Flowers and
Other Products.

Large and MerItorious Displays Of Veg
etabIes, Fruits, Grains and Flowers and
Other Products.
Wonders never cease In the Valley
Fairs department of agriculture. Each
year the display there goes a little ahead
OF the previous exhibition, and the build
ing which houses this great collection Of
products OF the soil is one OF the first
places visitors seek out on reaching the
grounds. Probably no department super
intendent Is more enthusiastic than A.
". Roel and Mr.. Roel's own exhibit from
the Brattleboro Retreat garden, of which
he Is gardener, Is a prominent feature OF
the big show. Mr.. Roefs pride centered
this year in his record breaking mammoth
properion pumpkin, II tipped the scales
at 312h pounds, being SS% pounds heavier
than his banner pumpkin of 1904 In the
exhibit were many other pumpkins Of
this and other varieties, averaging around
200 pounds. Mr.. Roers exhibit extended
the entire length OF the hall and included
more Vegetables than ever were befors
shown in the hall by single exhibitor
II was dressed up handsomely with many
traces OF corn and was not entered in
competition.
The largest exhibit entered In compe-
tition was that OF George Horner OF Brat
tleboro, although one OF two other ex-
hibits exceeded II in the number OF va
rifles. In Mr.. Horners display there were
$50 varieties of vegetables and grain In
GLIDING IS varieties Of squashes. Second
in extent in the competitive exhibits was
that OF the Cheshire county farm, A A
whitman superintendent. Mr.. Whitman
had IS entries OF vegetables and 10 OF
grain, His mammoth globe pumpkins
were exceptionally ponderous and his long
red mangel wurtzels were the largest In
the building.
F. II. Miller OF Halifax Is a farmer
who has retained his interest in the Val
ley Fair from the time It was Instituted
to the present day. His exhibit had
small beginnings, but It is now one of
the largest. He had 227 entries OF veg
etables, including So varieties of potatoes.
30 OF beans and 30 of squashes. Charles
L. Stoddard of Park Hin, n. H., Is
another farmer who deserves credit for
his interest. His display this year con-
sisted of IS varieties, IS specimens OF po-
tatoes constituting a notable feature.
II. d. Thayer a Son of West Brattle-
boro competed as working farmers and
entered 40 varieties OF vegetables and a
collection of grain. The Mt. Hermou
school, Arthur Mallet gardener. was rep
resented again by a creditable display OF
about 20 varieties. prominent in which was
fine collection of onions. A good dis
play of about 40 varieties was made by
Frank E. Cole Of Wares Ferry. N. II.
Other exhibitors in this department
who made credltable displays were John
+. Gale OF Guilford. potatoes, Miss F. p
Mason of Walpole. N, H., celery, A. A.
Halliday & Sons OF Bellows Falls, toma-
Toes; Frank Amidon OF Richmond, n. H.
squashes and pumpkins. s. f. Miner OF
Brattleboro. whose vine of Foster bean:
extended from the ground to the caves
OF the building. A. Lee Barnes. 70. Of
/ Vernon, who showed sugar cane, Hub
bard squashes and corn, Carroll Bond
| Is, of Guilford, who showed mammoth
Chill squashes and sweet potato vines
Charles A. Post and Albert c. Post Of
Chesterfield. ]. C. Howe of Walpole. Ber