The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-27

Held ana hhlh'H P'"u"'' ." 'Nb'''
hall. II surpassed any exhibition for
several years. Many large pumpkins
were exhibited by the Brattlcboro
Retreat and others but A, W. Roel'
322ls pound pumpkin of last year is
vet in the lead. The Brattleboro Re-
treat, Signal Hill farm Of which Dana
stafford of Brattleboro is proprietor,
the Cheshire county farm Of West.
moroland, n. H., George Homer OF
Brattleboro and Charles j.. stoddard
of Lakeview farm in Wcstmoreland
were among the largest exhibitors.
First in size was the Brattleboro
Retreat garden display which oecu'
MED one entire side of the building
In this exhibition were $50 varieties
of vegetables which are strictly Tor
table use. They were arranged IN
sections banked from the table TO the
ceiling with ropes of hemlock ana
hydrangeas forming the outline at the
ton. and along the edge Of the table
were three ropes made of onions Inc
first section was of yellow danvers,
second white globe and third RED
globe onions. There were numberless
Strings of corn consisting of the
smaw. sweet and field corn in all the
colors imaginable, shading. from the
most delicate pink to the darkest req;
pale blue to black, pure white ana al,
shades of yellow. This comPrlseu
about 25 varieties. One ear OF corn
which was particularly conspicuous
was fully 10 inches long, the lower
half very dark red and the upper
bright yellow with an occasional dash
of red in some of the kernels. There
were pumpkins of all sizes, the larg
oct one estimated to weigh 2oo
nounds. This occupied conspicuous
nosition and to it was attached a PA
card which read, "Gov. Proctor's ia.
vorite pie-pumpkin. - There were
hanks of gourds of all sizes, shapes
and colors, squashes of many Varie
ties and clusters of martynia and eel
ery. a splendid display of eaulifower,
tomatoes, beets, cabbage, carrots,
parsnips and eggplant and many 9th
or varieties too numerous to mention.
Another attractive feature IN the dis
nlov was the japanese pie-pumpkln
which is very dark green Beside !.
was placed Jonathan pumphib
which is white. The eabbages were
attractively arranged with the varie.
ties of blue, red and green as was
best for the position they occupied
From the table to the door hung cur
tain of dainty shade of green punt
ing. -,;,;
tion occupied one end and part OF
the west side of the hall The back
Ground and ceiling were covered with
green. and red, white and blue ount-
mo with a border of fringed paper
The curtain from the table to the hoor
was of red. white and blue also. One
of the most conspicuous features IN
this exhibit, which was excellent from
every standpoint, was pumpkln
which weighed much in excess OF 2Oo
mounds. Peeping from inside it was
g;rl doll and at one side was stationed
q how doll which held a placard in his
hand on which was written,
"Peter, Peter, the pumpkin eater,
Had a wife and couldn't keep her
He nut her in pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well.
Directly on the top of the large
numpkin was placed one no larger
than an apple. The farms exhibition
of corn was also especially attractive
There were strings of Tom Thumb
pop.corn. Genesee giant corn, some OF
the ears measuring II and IA inches
in length, black popcorn and many
other varieties. There were tomatoes
of every size from the large red to
the small red cherry varieties. Tween
tv varieties of beans were shown, also
melons. souashes, Swiss chard, stems
of Brussels sprouts, Sandwich Island
pumpkins and numerous other Varle.
ties including many kinds OF potatoes
from the pure white to violet IN color
and a bunch of husk tomatoes. Sew
eral bouquets of cut flowers were also
used in this display
Among the other exhibits were III
varieties of potatoes by Master John
Evans of Dummerston. William Hunt
of Brattleboro specialized on squashes,
showing many varieties.
The MT. Hermon school of North
field, Mass, had an exceptionally at
tractive exhibition of melons, toma-
toes. potatoes, cabbage, beets, onions,
ornamental gourds, celery, caulifower,
beans, parsnips, pie-plant and many
other varieties. John e. Gale OF
Guilford exhibited basket of Enor'
nous potatoes which were truly enor-
nous.
Fl. D. Thayer & Sons of West Brat
tleboro were well up in the ranks with
their large variety of vegetables IN
Guiding six large sunfower heads, III
kinds of beans, strings of corn, toma-
toes, pumpkins, parsnips, carrots, cab
bages and many other things.
Clifford Akley of West Brattleboro
had five buckets Of rye, wheat and
oats on exhibition.
p. Fl. Miller of Halifax showed SO
varieties of potatoes, "A of beans
which were shelled eight strings OF
beans in pods, nine kinds of turnips,
winter lettuce, green and white end
i've, kale, pumpkins, melons, radishes
and several other varieties.
L. s. Goodell of Brattleboro exhib-
tied "Blue stem of wheat" which
was grown in the state of Washing
ton. Mrs. alexander Paine of West
moreland, N. H., and Mrs. F. P. Ma
son of Walpole, N H., exhibited some
handsome strings of corn. E. b. Bar
rows of Brattleboro showed some sun
flowers on the stalks which were of
unusual height.
The two principal exhibitors who
occupied the center of the hall were
Dana H. Stafford, Brattleboro, pro-
prietor of Signal Hill farm, and
George Horner, gardener at the Brad
1o, farno Mr. Stafford exhibit was