The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-16

taxldermy made by @. $. Phillips OF
Glover, one OF the most interesting In
the building, He shows mounted heads
of deer, moose and other animals, in
GLIDING magnificent specimen OF a
caribou head. Another beautiful feature
OF the exhibit is mounted fish, which
includes brook trout, bass and some large
lake trout, all caught in Vermont wa
tiers, looking so lfolike and real one
may almost imagine they have just
been taken from the live fish exhibit in
another building few rods away Mrs.
y, Corliss of Post Mills has pretty eN-
hibit of hand.hnished pictures and sepia
work and decorated china. There is an
exhibit of antiques from grandfather's
old musket and canteen to the hand
woven and hand spun blankets made by
someone's grandmother, and CONS and
other interesting things. In horticul-
tural hall large exhibits of fruits and
vegetables are made by Echo farm OF
Enfield, N. H.; Orchard Grove, farm,
White River Junction; Hope farm, Hart
ford; Belmont farms, Middlebury, and
Jerichoena farm, White River Junction.
One especial feature is the showing OF
timothy grass by Vermont farmers, John
Hanah Of Brownsville, A. G. Hoitt OF
Taftsville, II. Lyman, w. D. Murphy
and A. Il. Russell OF White River juno
ton. Some of these specimens are i've
feet in height.
In mechanics hall a fine exhibit of
the Hervey Hall & Marvin Safe Co. is
shown by the Boston agent, f. +. Bal
lam, the Ora Rock Ginger Eie 60, OF
Canton, Conn, through the agents, Stur-
tevant Merrick Co, of Springfield, Mass,
show such cooling and refreshing drinks,
the Burlington Rendering Co. OF Bur
lington shows fertilizers and lime rock
products, the Worcester Salt Co. have
their usual exhibit, there is an exhibit
of the Fairbanks scales, while the Andes
ranges and stoves, the Sterling ranges
and stoves and the Hub each have space
and working exhibits of their goods.
In the machinery shed all kinds OF farm
machinery and sugar-makers' nipple
ments, milking machines, etc, driven by
gasoline engines, themselves an exhibit,
are found to interest the farmer, Among
these implements may be seen the In
ternational tractor and Balls steam
mule" to be used in place OF horses to
draw the gang pillow shown attached.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
Prof. M, b. Cummings of the Y. Y. M.
the assembled audience in the
public service building on the subject OF
"The Fruit Industry OF Vermont" and
was followed by Mrs. A. d. Dimoek of
East Corinth with the subject, "The
of Housekeeping on the Farm"
There are to be short addresses each day
on kindred topics at the same hour and
place DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler pres
ident of Columbia university, spoke this
before an audience in the grand
stand, and Friday at ii o'clock a. M,
u. s. Senator John w. Weeks at the
same place win speak on Higher Citi-
The #, n. Vail school of ag
riculture gave an exhibit in iron and
wood working done by the students OF
the school, which with an assortment Of
vegetables grown by them may be seen
in a separate tent on the grounds. They
also have entries in Holstein and brown
Swiss cattle in that department. There
a also an exhibit OF the Vermont de-
partment of agriculture in charge of
Harold J.. Bailey, assistant TO Commits
sioner of Agriculture Brigham. regarding
Insect Suppression" This exhibit con-
sists of specimens Of injurious insects
and those insects likely TO be mistaken
for them. Maps and charts and pic
lures are shown. II il the aim OF the
department 10 acquaint the people Of
the state with the appearance and hab
It's of those insects in their several
stages OF life. Particular attention is
given the gypsy and brown-tail moths,
San jose scale, canker worms and tent