Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-29

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Telfor Bros, Paris, Canada, sonthdown
and Hampshires; Watson Losett, Sidney
Ohio. grand flock Of Meriros; J. c. 5
Hamilton, Bridport, American Merinos
A. G. Fielder, DE Graf, Ohio, Lincoln
the flock including the first and cham
pionship buck; J.. l. Norris, Jr., Lyndon
Vile, Ramhouillett; H. F. Gon, Cookshire
Canada, Leicesters, Cheyiots and Horned
Dorsets; Fillmore farms, Brattleboro
Horned Dorsets; Hearts Delight farm
Chazy, n. Y, Horned Dorsets.
The showing OF swine was meagre
both as respects numbers aud breeds
Hearts Delight farm was the principa
exhibitor, and its breeds consisted o.
large Yorkshires and Berkshires and o.
course both were fine.
POULTRY.
Visitors at the fair had opportunity tc
see and inspect what was probably tbs
largest exhibit Of poultry ever made in
the entire country. The large poultry
tent, new last year, was filed to overflow.
I ing q new annex was made and flled
and yet more room was needed so that
many coops had to be placed outside.
All told, there we're 5000 birds on show.
This statement includes the various
classes OF ALL kinds Of pet stock, such as
doves, rabbits, rats. cats and perhaps
snakes. 1t required II freight cars to
haul the poultry exhibits TO the grounds.
OF this number, the single exhibits OF w
A. Smith, Fort Washington, n. Y, filled
three cars; those of Ambrose Bros,
Penn, two; and those of d. B. Braymer,
Granville, N. T., one.
HORTICULTURAL HALL.
The displays OF fruit, flowers and vege-
tables in Horticultural hall were Of high
standard Of excellence and of a wide
range as TO variety. A new addition to
the list Of former exhibitors was j. A.
Miller OF East Dummerston, and his show
OF peaches and apples was the big feature
Of the hall displays. All told, he had
eight varieties OF peaches on exhibition
and in every instance they were simply
iaultless. Mr.. Miller had five bushel
boxes and four barrels Of apples and in
addition some 30 plates Of named kinds.
He was a first prize winner in everything
he exhibited and was the recipient of
general commendation for the excellence
Of displays.
tural hall was the exhibit OF collection
OF 1872 varieties Of vegetables by the ven-
erable Dea. Charles II. Dana OF West Leb-
anon. He had a Whale back squash that
weighed 100 pounds; a Chile squash OF
81 pounds; Scotch kale three feet tall;
a beet OF 33 pounds and other monsters.
He won the sooiety's special of s25 for
the product OF single plant or seed, and
the special offered by Philadelphia seed
house.
An especially attractive exhibit Was
that OF F. s. Mackenzie OF Woodstock,
which included three mammoth clusters
OF foreign grapes grown in grapery; a
plate Of figs; a collection OF melons, and
choice collection Of orchids in flower.
In horticultural hall were the exhibits
OF the experiment station OF the L. V.
NJ. and OF the State Forestry department. /
Floral hall was filed to its utmost ca
nacity with articles of domestic manu-
fRcture and art work.
THE FAIR GROUNDS RAILWAY.
The service given patrons OF the fair by
the Fair Grounds railway wss Of nature /
that elected unreserved commendation
was the heaviest in the history Of the fair /
and naturally came in punches and
PUSHES, vet there was not a single acci-
dent. not an instance OF unwarranted de-
lay, not one act of rowdyism or unpleas-
ant incident. Rush as it was all the
time, Superintendent w. w. Russell and
NJ. J. Powers never for once
failed to be masters OF the situation and
as result Of their skill and management
both added vastly to the success, not
only to the present, but future fairs.
IN HALL AND TENT.
The growth and development Of all that
pertains to the rural home, the farm and
garden and those branches of rural eeono-
ny known as domestic science, in Pc
,uliar sense; horticulture and Horticulture
IN manifest themselves by an increasing
,olume of what are popularity called "hall
md tent exhibits. Huge tents we're
his wear filled with farm machinery and
many of which were in oper-
tion through the means OF gasoline en-
lines thereby giving practical demonstra-
ion OF the working OF this and that ma .
hine.
Close by the main entrance gates was
be exhibit OF the Vermont Fish and
lame league, with the different aquaria
obtaining the various kinds Of fish
atural TO Vermont waters. The exhibit ]
ttracted deal OF attention from the first !
o the last hour OF the show.
In another apartment Of this building :
,as an exhibit by the commission APP i
ointed by Gov. Prouty to report on the
roposed Law for the prohibition OF short
Fights and measures. The exhibit was
J charge OF a. w. Clement Of Rutland, v
hartman OF the commission, assisted by I
awyer A. c. Whitman OF South Royal o
IN. a member Of the commission. As
,sutt OF the well directed efforts OF Mr..
cement, a deal Of information respecting
,e prevalence OF short weights and
easures has been disseminated and peo-
Ie awakened to the need of.legislation to
-eveut its continuance, Various articles
ere on exhibition 10 illustrate how the Il
1blic are swindled. Goods in package n
rm we're shown to weigh one, two and p
,ree ounces less than required. A {
,und OF print butter was shown to be
,ort one and q half ounces, and so on t
rough the list.
Incident to the presence Of Mr.. Glenn e
II for this cause Of honest weight and n
easure. il may be said here that be had q
, exhibition in wire annex OF the v
hiding a flock Of wild mallard ducks r
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