New Britain herald., 1918-09-25

SundcU. }Thcy are large and of fine colorinE.
 A placa I'd shows what the Home Gardens committee did in the way of eardeningl Ten acres of spring wheat ten lacres of corn, seven acres of potatoes three acres of turnips and six acres of various kinds of garden truck were raised. Samples of products even to the ground wheat and flour a~e shown.
 The acreage cultivated by the gar den committee is only a small portion of what New Britain did in the home gardens aid to the government. New Britain factory gardens covered about 100 acres and the municipal gardens covered 160 acres
 The New Britain Charity depart >ment is the principal exhibitor and Superintendent Kibbc obtained his usual very satisfactory results, which may be judged by the quality and va riety of his exhibit.
 Edward o. Kilbourne, owner of "the farm of 57 varieties" has a fine collection exhibit. There are in real ity 57 specimens in the display. His "super-six" squash weighs over 100 pounds.
 Patrolman Walter MalOna is the principal exhibitor of the police de- partment and his specimens indicate that his garden plot was well cared for.
 Fancy Farming.
 Tn the society's vegetable tent may be seen the results of fancy garden truck raising. Howard l.. Taylor of Chatham, J. G. Hawley and Son of West Bedding and Oliver K. Driggs of Vernon are the principal display exhibitors.
 MT. Hawley shows white egg plants unusual because they are white and Chinese egg plants. The latter are bright red in color and are seen growing on bushes. His white won der cucum bers are also rarities. Eff ty-five vegetables not found in gen. eraI gardens are to be seen. MT. Taylor is showing an edible vegetable called cardoon, which bears a resemblance to celery. Globe arti- chokes-a French variety of arti- chokes-is seen in the collection. Egg gourds-whch has a striking re- semblance in appearance to turkey 1 eggs are noticed.
 For unusual varieties the exhibit ! of MT. Driggs is perhaps the most re- markable. He is showing samples of 1 honey dew muskmelons, a grade l which came into the market last week. | These melons are fine quality. Pome- 1 granate, not particularly valuable as food but possessing a beautiful 1 scent are shown. Lemon cucumb bers l Montreal muskm elons and carrots l are remarkable because of their quail l otoh po+r lxi 1 turnip raised from seed import from 1 Poland, is included in the collection. As a whole the vegetable show is l of the usual high grade. The toma- to showing is very large. l Little Farmers Success ! How we'll the junior farmers of 1 Connecticut have done in their first 1 attempt at farming is shown in the 1 Junior Food Army exhibit Berna- ) dette DeManche of Plainville, 1; 1 years old, exhibits the largest squash ! Frederick Gehan Of Hockunum shows 1 some beet flowers. The East Hart l ford Potato club has an attractive l display. The Middletown and Meri ] den clubs are making a fine showing E Girl members of the army turned l 10 preserving and their exhibits ar' l very tempting to look at. In thl ! section the New Milford Girls can i ming club come in for favorable com
 ment. This club prepared POI quarts Of vegetables and presente' them to the DanburE hospital
 Biggest and Littlcst Pigs.
 The most valuable pig in th
 United States is also the biggest
 is a Duroc Jersey breed and now a
 the age of 42 months weighs 75 l pounds. It is valued at S1,500. It one of the red variety. This pig wo