The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-11-27
BENNINGTON COUNTY
TO THE FRONT
H. II. West and The Orchards Heavy
Prize Winners al Vermont State
Horticultural Exhibit.

Prize Winners at Vermont State
Horticultural Exhibit.
Prizes for the fruit exhibited at the
Vermont State Horticultural show
we're awarded Thursday. the judging
being done by Prof r. c. Sears. Be-
side the regular prizes offered by the
Horticultural Society there were spec
ial prizes Of $50 offered by Gov z,
w Clement and $50 by the Rutland
Business Mems Association.
OF the prizes offered by Governor
Clement for the best five boxes Of
apples, E. H. West of Dorset received
$40 for the best sweepstake box and
$40 each for the best boxes of North
ern Spy and Fameuse. c. l.. Witherell
of Middlebury received SO for the
best box Of Delicious and The Orch
ards Of Bennington $40 for box of
Grimes Golden apples
List OF Plate Prizes
The premiums for the plate exhib-
its which were 81 for firsts and SOC
for seconds were awarded as follows.
Baldwins, first to +. II. West of Dor
set, second to c. l.. Witherell of Mid,
dlebury; Bellfower, first to X. r. Nc
Rae Of Castleton, second to Eastern
Fruit and Nut Company; Delicious,
first to c. l.. Witherell of Middlebury,
second to A. o. Ferguson of Burling-
ton; Fallawater, first to Eastern Fruit
and Nut Company; Fameuse, first to
L, II. West of Dorset, second to W..
Clark Of Shoreham; Grimes Golden,
first to The Orchards, Bennington;
Hubbardston, first to The Orchards,
Bennington; Jonathan, first to The
Orchards, Bennington, and second 70
the Eastern Fruit and Nut Company;
King, first to The Orchards, Benning
ton, second to Eastern Fruit and Nut
Company; Mcintosh, first to e. H,
NtSt, Doi6ceg anu SNCOlIh " ~ II. MI
Rae of Castleton; Northern Spys,
first to Z. Fl. West Of Dorset, and sec
ond to R. r. McRae Of CastIeton; N.
W. Greening, first to E. H. West of
Dorset, and second to The Orchards,
Bennington; Roxbury Russet, first to
Miss Mccormack of West Rutland,
second to Eastern Fruit and Nut Com
pany; r. |. Greetings, first to +, H..
West of Dorset, second to The Orch
ards, Bennington; Shiwassee, first to
II. r. McRae Of Castleton; Spetzen-
burg, first to c. l.. Witherell of Mid
dlebury, second to The Orchards, Ben
nington; Tolman Sweets, first to The
Orchards, Bennington, second to East
ern Fruit and Nut Company; Wagon
er, first to X. r. McRae of Castleton,
second to The Orchards, Bennington;
Wealthy, first to X. X. McRae Of
Castleton, second to Z. Fl. West, Dor
set; Wolf River, first to +. II. West,
Dorset, and second to r. r. McRae
Castleton; Winter Banana, first to c.
L. Witherell, Middlebury, second to r.
r. McRae, Castleton.
Other Prizes
The Orchards, Bennington, was SO
for the best plate collection and S5 for
the best general display. The $40
plate prize for the most artistic dis
play went to r. K. McRae of Castle
-on and the second prize of S5 to C. l..
Witherell of Middlebury.
The shallow box displays with SO
'or first prizes and So for seconds went
%: Mcintosh, first prize to E. H.
West, Dorset, and second to c. L.
Nitherell of Middlebury; Baldwin, Z.
4 West, Dorset; Fameuse, +. II.
West, Dorset; Northern Spy, E. H.
West, Dorset; Winter Banana, C. L.
Middlebury; Delicious, C.
:. Witherell, Middlebury; Wolf River,
:. H. West, Dorset.
The best barrel exhibit Of Northern
Spys won +. H. West of Dorset a SO
premium and barrel of N. w. Green I
ngs won him another of the same