The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-06
WINDSOR CORN SHOW
OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY
The Exhibits Are More Numerous and
More Varied Than Usual--Big Attend
ance Expected for the Remaining
Two Days of the Show.

White River junction, Nov. 6.--The
Vermont corn show, under the auspices
of the Y. NJ. c. A., opened yesterday at
Windsor and will continue through Fri
day. The attendance was not large yes
terday but big crowd is expected the
two remaining days. The show is larger
and more varied than other years, new
department this year being the exhibits
of poultry by the Girls & Boys Poultry
club. Some 40 pens of fowls were on
exhibition, most of the pens containing
three birds each.
Among breeds shown were White Wy
andottes. Rhode Island Reds, Barred
Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, Buff
Rocks. Helen Hale of Windsor scores
the highest and Royal Fisher OF Spring
field second. Miss Hale exhibited White
Wyandottes, and Royal Fisher, White
Plymouth Rocks, single combed.
Kennedy's arena, where the exhibit is
being held, is well decorated for the oc-
casion, the predominating colors being
green and gold. Entering the hall on
the right hand is seen the booth of the
Thetford kitchen exhibit and near it the
Randolph Agricultural school, where may
be seen specimens of practical forging,
carpentry, fruit packing, farm drafting,
and of the other lines of study at this
institution.
The exhibits by several oranges were
especially well gotten up. Ascutney
grange of Windsor had handsomely
decorated booth, trailing evergreen,
strings of pop corn being lavishly used.
In one corner of the booth a scare crow
/. 81 ba alah hal
tect the corn in the summer, why
shouldn't / come to the corn showP
The display of food was very attractive
and pumpkins and other vegetables We're
in evidence. Other oranges having good
showings were, Eclipse grange, Cleaner
grange, West Windsor; Connecticut Riv-
er grange, No. 4l9, and Springfield
grange, No. ia, the latter having in
cluded in its exhibit a number of dolls
manufactured from corn cobs and ar
ranged to represent session OF the
grange.
The apple department contained some
fine specimens of Snow, Spies, Baldwins,
Macintosh Reds, Greetings, and others.
Some good looking potatoes were no.
ticed. The exhibits of corn were large
and were attractively arranged and will
be Judged at later period of the show.
The Kurn Hattin Home at Westminster
had fine showing of maps, drawings,
basketry, vegetables and food cooked by
the boys. The Windsor Farmers asso-
citation had a booth where statistics re-
lating to the work could be found.
The Vermont department of insect
suppression had an interesting showing,
INCLUDING brown tail moth winter webs
on tree branches. The Vermont State
Agricultural college showed various fer
tilizers, views, and other matter of in
terest The rural schools had an exhibit
of vegetables and fruit this year and
while not large, is worthy of mention.
Among novel articles displayed were no.
tieed a hat made from corn husks, a
basket, and several rugs also made from
the same material.
In the afternoon there was a discus
sion led by William E. Mack on mod
ern Methods of Caring for Poultry"
The remaining days of the show there
will be number of interesting adj
dresses. among the speakers being Miss
Bertha NJ. Terrill, U. V. NJ; Prof. G. z.
Hartley, Washington, ID. c., who will
speak on, "The Story of Corn; and
Prof. F. B. jerks, U. V. NJ. An old
fashioned harvest ball is promised for
Friday evening. and there are many
other attractions scheduled. Judging in
the various departments will continue.
The ladies of the Windsor churches have
booth located in the center OF the hall
and serve attractive dishes, many manu-
featured from corn products.