Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-28
OFFER LONG PREMIUM LIST
Vermont to Have Whole Class to
Itself at Fruit Show.
official Program Names Many state
Officials and Extension Service
Employees as Participants in
New England Exhibition.

The official premium list of the annual
meeting of the New England fruit show
and the Vermont Horticultural society,
10 he held at Montpelier November 1i-1S,
indicates an event on greater scale
than those of other years. The State
department Of agriculture and forestry
and the agricultural extension service
have united to make the event success
ful This Is shown by the following list
of participants:
SPEAKERS. DEMONSTRATORS.
JUDGES.
Prof. L. +. Hedrick. y. Y. Agricul-
tural experiment station, lecturer and
Judge, Geneva. n. Y.
Prof w. r. Macoun, Dominion horticul-
turist, lecturer and judge. Ottawa, Can
ada.
Hon. Wilfred Wheeler. lecturer and
judge, secretary Massachusetts board OF
agriculture Boston, Mass.
Hon. f.. s. Brigham. lecturer. State
commissioner Of agriculture, St. Adams.
Dr. j. X. Shaw. lecturer and Judge.
Massachusetts Agricultural College, AM
hers, Mass.
Prof G. II. GourleY, lecturer, New
Hampshire state College, Durham. ~ II.
Prof r. +. Lutman. lecturer, University
Of Vermont. Burlington.
Prof f. B. jerks, lecturer, University
of Vermont. Burlington.
Prof. 4. F. Halves, State forester,
lecturer. Burlington. W.
| Thomas Bradee, lecturer. director Yer
mont agricultural extension service, I'M
versity of Vermont, Burlington.
| w. G. Stone. demonstration, Vermont
horticultural Experiment Station. Bur
Ilington.
! s. Hargreaves. demonstration. Vermont
agricultural experiment station, Burlng-
! ton.
Miss Bessie NJ Thayer. demonstration
in home economics. University Of Yer
mont agricultural extension service.
George w Perry, lecturer, ex-presi-
dent Vermont Horticultural society
Chester.
f. l.. ingalls,, lecturer. state agent r
charge of boys and girls club work, Uni
versity of Vermont.
+. r. Abbott. lecturer. Washington
county agricultural agent. Barre
| The objects of the exhibition are etc
demonstrate the superior quality of New
England fruit; to encourage better
methods of production and marketing
and to call attention to the possibiltie!
OF commercial fruit culture in the New
! ENGLAND States" Early entries are urg
lone entry in any one number of class
and no exhibit may compete for more
than one numier. All exhibits must have
been grown In the New England States
Six D m on November II is the las
hour Of preparation; exhibits must d.
ready then for inspection by the judges
Agricultural colleges, experiment station
and other institutions may exhibit. bu
not for prizes All exhibits must be re
moved by November Is.
Sweepstake prizes will be offered re
spectively for the best barrel Of apple
of any variety packed for market. ant
for the best box OF apples. There ar
four classes, 4, r. and d. Class :
consists of apples boxed for market
class B, of apples boxed and barreled
class c, apples and pears. plate exhibit
and specials, in six groups of which TN
9th Is of individual exhibits and the etl
of pears and other fruits class D, OF ex
hibits In which only Nermonters ma
compete for prizes.