Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13
PRIZES FOR GOOD SUGAR
Awards Made at Last Day of
Annual Convention.
horticultural Society Elects Ohicers
and Two Organization Receive
Invitation 70 Meet in st. Johns
bury Next Year.

OF the four-day convention OF the Ver-
mont Sugar Makers association and the
Vermont Horticultural society. which
has been held in Howard Relief hall
The entire affair was voted as most
successful and beneficial to each or
ganixation and Individual The place
Of the 1913 annual convention was not
definitely decided. but an invitation
from st. Johnsbury probably will be ac.
copied.
The greater part Of the morning SEES
sion was taken up with the judging OF
the exhibits in the Maple Sugar Max
ers' association, with o. d. Osgood OF
Cabot, e. NJ Goddard Of Waterbury and
Mrs. J. B. Chase Of Lyndon officiating
as the judges. The awards are listed
below:
SUGAR MAKERS PREMIUM LIST.
Glass A-Largest and best display OF
maple products, $25. won by c. H. Col.
win, Rutland.
Glass B-Most artistic display Of ma
pie products. Ss6; won by J. P. Spear
Of Newbury.
Glasses Alb. (2nd competitioh)-
Most meritorious exhibit for the
awarding of the special premium silver
cup donated by the st. Adams board OF
trade, won by ]. P. Spear. Newbury
for second time. The present holder
has only to win It once more to own II
permanently.
Glass C-Best exhibit Of maple sugar
cakes, not less than Ave pounds; first
price, $500. won by Lewis Walker. West
Rutland. scoring 81 points: second
prize, $500. won, by Mrs. Edward o.
Newell. West wardsboro, scoring 961s
points; third prize, $500, won by W. H.
Shattuck. Eden. scoring 90 points;
fourth prize. 500. won by d. E. Gid
dings Of East Fairfield. scoring 95k
points. The other high scoring exhi-
bits, but not prize winners were Mrs.
c. H Colvin, Rutland. 93h points; N. Z.
Colvin. Dandy. 93h points; Alvin
Smith. Dandy. % points; Martin Prin-
die. st. Adams. 92M points.
Class D-Best exhibit of maple
cream. not less than five packages;
first prize. $500. won by Mrs. c. A.
Badger Of East Montpelier. scoring 90 "
points and second prize, $500. won by
l. L. Story, East Fairfield, scoring 95
points.
Glass E-Maple syrup, single gallon
In glass or tin; premiums paid pro rata
per point on all exhibits scoring 81 or
higher Dolphus Perry of Fairfield took
the honors in this class with a score OF
81 points. There were three whose
score totaled s61s points running him a
close race. They were A. r. Magoon
OF Newport. M E. Samson of Montpelier
and Mrs. Edward o. Newell of West
Wardsboro. The following exhibitors
scores totalled 90 points: Mrs. c. H. Col.
win Of Rutland, H. B. Chaplin Of Mid
dlesex. X. NJ. Bromley Of Dandy. Mrs
Zoe B. Marcett Of East Fairfield, ELI
Marcett of East Fairfield. A. F. Coville
OF Andover. G. H Soule of Fairfield,
w. H. Colin Of STAFFORD. C. w. Colin of
Stanford. Mary E. Colin of STAFFORD,
Edward Graveline, Newport, C e. Nor
ton. Rochester. and d. e. Giddings of
East Fairfield. The following exhibi-
tors products brought scores of 95h
points: Alvin Smith Of Dandy, A. w.
Gillian Of Cambridge Martin Brom-
ley Of Dandy. Mott H. Bromley Of Dam
by. Joseph A. Marcett of East Fairfield,
e. E. Perley of Richford. L. E. Cook of
Cambridge, A. Salmon Of West Glover,
Frank Terr of Clarendon Springs, r..
H. Maroney Of Clarendon Springs, Jo-
seph Graveline Of Newport. The list
Of contestants whose score totaled s5
points. follow: De Sos B. Bromley of
Dandy. Duane P. Bromley Of Dandy
Mrs. Nancy Bromley of Dandy, Corbett
Brothers of West Brattleboro, Enos r.
White of Brattleboro. Z. b. Corbett Of
West BrattleborO. The scores which
totaled 94h were made by G. A. Gould
OF Dandy. c. A. Badger of East Mont
pelier. The scores totaling "a points
were made by Miss Hazel Marcett of
East Fairfield. and p. B. B. Northrup
of Sheldon. The following got scores
OF s3h: F. F. Spear of West Newbury
Z. s. Spear of West Newbury. r. N.
Spear of West Newbury, Martin Prin-
die OF st. Adams, Guy Prindle of ST
Adams. X. F. Hewes of South London
derry was lowest point winner, having
90 to his credit.
Class F-Maple sugar in 10-pound
pail or tub; premiums paid pro rata
per point on all exhibits scoring 81
or higher First honors were taken by
Mrs. c. H. Colvin of Rutland, scoring
W points; second honors were tied be-
tween Mrs. Edward o Newell of West
Wardsboro and Il. f. Perley of Rich
ford, each having 97h points in the
scoring. The other high point scorers
were: r. p Shattuck of Eden, 81 points,
N. A. Colvin Of Dandy. SO points. d. L.
Giddings of East Fairfield, 951a points;
A. & N. X. Salmon of West Glover, 951h
points; Guy Prindle of St. Adams, 94a
points. Martin Prindle of st. Adams, "a
points: Eli Marcett of East Fairfield,
81 points; N. G. Lamson of Montpelier,
SAN points and L. E. Cook of Cam
bridge. 90 points.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Immediately after the judging of the
maple products the Horticultural So
ciety conducted it's election Of officers
and transacted official business. The
results Of the election follow: President
George d. Aiken of Putney, vice.
president Of the New England Fruit
Show; secretary. NJ. B. Cummings of
Burlington, reelected for another term;
treasurer. w. L. Cotton Of Montpelier,
reelected; auditor, A II Clark of Yer
gennes. also reelected. The executive
committee is composed of Messrs. Aiken
and Cummings. State Commissioner of
Agriculture E. S. Brigham of st. AL
lington and Z. L. Witherell of Middle
bury.
PAPERS READ.
paper was read at the morning
session by H. l.. Bailey of Bradford,
his subject being Insects That Are
Injurious to Maple Trees" This was
followed by a round table discussion on
small fruits, led by Mr.. Aiken of Put
ney.
Mr.. Bailey spoke of the forest tent
caterpillar and the brown tail moth as
the greatest pest that infests maple
trees. though the borer was destructive.
Pruning. burning rubbish, spraying,
etc. were successful In destroying and
preventing inroads of these pests and
woodpeckers and insect parasites did
much.
At a business meeting of the Sugar