Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-28
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ST. ALBANS PREMIUM LIST.
Third Annual Exhibition to BE shown
October 3, 1, ).

st. Adams, Sept. 27.-The premium list
tust out. of the third annual industrial
and agricultural exhibition. to be held at
St. Adams October 3-+-5, means shoV
Of unusual interest and value TO Frank
lin county. There are Il classes as fol-
lows: Glass No. /. fruit. apples, pears.
grapes, plums: No. ., potatoes. NJ 3,
corn; No 4, eggs, white and brown: No.
8 forage, No. s, gran-oats barley, bucA-
wheat, field beans, No. :, garden vege-
tables; No. S, canned goods; No. 9, bared
goods; No. 20, fancy work, best general
exhibit No. Il, special prizes for tal'est
stalk of corn, biggest ear Of corn, largest
potato. largest mangel. largest pumpkin.
largest squash, largest hens egg, small
est hens egg, any plant freak that Is q
natural growth. Prizes of money or ar
tices worth SIS down TO $50 are offered.
The show is under the auspices of the II.
Albans business and professional mems
association.
G. /. Tiffany, county agricultural agent.
says the object of the show is two-fo!d:
First. To bring about better co-opera-
ton between business men Of the towns
and cities and the farmers; second To
have an annual exhibit Of products that
Is credit to Franklin county, which the
farmers and city people may visit ana
study. The City Business and Profess
sional Mems association have done their
share in Offering over s3to in prizes !
know large number of farmers are go-
ing TO bring exhibits that are first class,
for this show"
NOTES.
There is excellent lime demonstra-
ton, says Mr.. Tiffany. on the farm OF
Carl Brown of Swanton. where lime was
applied to the SOY beans last year and
seeded this year Beans. he says, will
stand more wet and cold weather than
corn.
There is very good crop OF apples in
the county, while the country as a whole
will he 100000 barrels short. it is esti-
mated. Good prices, therefore. are ex-
pected. Mr. Tiffany recommends the Bos.
ton auction market
The following are the orchard fell
meetings to be held soon:
At farm of NJ u. Waller. Georgia, 500
n. m. Friday; at farm of s. ] Meigs. St.
Albans 100 p. m, Friday; at farm OF T.
M Wright, Enosburg, 900 a. m, Thurs-
day; at farm OF Il. B. Swan. Montgomery.
90 p. m, Thursday. All of these Of
chards are demonstration orchards, who o
the effects of proper pruning, fertilizlns
and spraying Is shown
Mr.. Tiffany urges the farmers, IL they
want to prove that Franklin is the best
dairy county in the State, to come out
In as large numbers as possible to attend
the national dairy show at Springfield
Mass. He wishes them TO spend the 18TH
Eth, 18th and 10Th of October in SPRING
field The start will be made from ST.
Adams about 1000 a m. on the 18th Din
ner will be eaten at Montpelier and the
first night will be spent at some town
about Is miles from Springfield,
The county agent has published tails
showing the daily amount OF milk, calf
meal and water required BY calves Of va
various births, weights and ages.
He used with approval a statement Ivy
Prof F. :. Savage of Cornell University
on raising calves with substitutes for
milk. Raise and breed your own stock,
is Professor Savages slogan. 1T is n
great gain for the industry Of dairyins
every time n farmer can be interested to
improve his herd by his own breeding"