Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
Al FIRST PRIZES
FOR Vt. APPLES
Green Mountain State Growers
Score Heavily at N. f.
Fruit Show.
MAINE GROWERS SECOND.
sweepstakes Divided between Vernon,
and New Hampshire-Evcnt nj
Montpelier Proves Popular.
MAINE GROWERS SECOND.

New England fruit show, which completed
the third day of its annual gathering in
this city tonight. and leads all New
england states in number of premiums
won. Vermont growers also won 81 sec
ond prizes, 81 third 10 fourth and tbroo
nth prizes, which is "A most rcmarl<ablc
record.
! Maine growers are second with Is first
! II second, five third, three fourth and one
fifth prize
/ Massachusetts is third as a winner. with
e first, II second. nine third and two
fourth prizes. Rhode Island won three
first and ono third prize. while Connecti-
cut is winner of one first. two second
one third and ono fourth prize
( SWEEPSTAKES DIVIDED
The sweepstakes prizes were divided
/ between Vermont and New Hampshire
l.. n. Sawyer Of Salisbury. y. H.. won
tho barrel sweepstakes with Baldwus
and +. G. Witherill of Middlobury. the
box sweepstakes with Spitzenbergs
The judges will have the full pre-
! MUM list completed by tomorrow
The third day Of the show and the
annual meeting of the Vermont Horticul-
tural society brought out large gather
ings. including the cadets from Norwich
University Northfeld, and hundreds OF
school children from this city.
| / ne proceedings or InG HOrllCOltnrAl
society were carried out according to
schedule.
In the forenoon Prof. F. r. jerks OF
the University of Vermont spoke on "Hor-
tculture in Vermont Schools" He said
the purpose of teaching horticulture in
Vermont schools was to show boys how
to care for the ordinary farm orchard
and garden, which, as rule, are
neglected.
:. HarCraVes Of the Vermont AgriCul-
tural Experiment station spoke on
Overhead Irrigation.' He lemonstra.
ted the values Of the various systems
and said that Vermont growers. espe-
ciallv those devoting their energies
along the vegetable and small fruit
lines. seem very indifferent iowa rd :
the ma tier of irrigation, which is
very sad circumstance.
Prof A. F Halves. Vermont State
forester. spoke Of The Blister Rust
Disease Of the White Pine and cur
rant"
The chief damage done by the dis
ease is to young pine" hc said. In
few years after infection they may be
girdled and killed Older trees also
may he killed in time. The disease is,
therefore, a more serious menace to the
pine of the future than to the present
standing timber
"Inspection Of wild and cultivated
ourrants in the fall of 1916 showed the
disease was widely scattered through
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goosenerrles were o''aS'onal'N "IS-
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; black and ornamental cuIrant.
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rants near Naluaple "hl'" pine VIII ne
puo'lc-splr''eo enough 10 destroy ,ne'I
whether they o"h the pine or not
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