Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-11

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Enne uf the exiainfrs cnn bsHx rne
wundzrfM display Of C. e. Bzanic Of
TIM City, WIN fnr FeRrs has nnd ne
ID TIM FINEST dizplzys NJ TIM fzir, re-
esiring mzry Ut the FIRST premiums en-
his ar4aciez. Nr. 1zzdic in nufad fur
hzxiug innExibsd ON his Squash marxI
lines of pncfry end witty szyines
Aiming tina must nutsd this ysEr .re.
L1ifris willis tz1sa m fx
BuTupaMn pnIfrlcA.
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inEfsad of the uBuRl siEus placnd I'M
TIM exhibits M IN must dinuiavs Of veg
erah2Es. Mr. Baldic in nnre original and
hEs rnacrihed an some OF ms squash
Hands mr.
The only Grange exhibit WAS thai nr
Rmsiow Grange, ana their diaplay was
very infErnsflnE. thare being all k1ncH
~ articles, preserves, weEesanies. fan
cywurk and, IN Fact, everything rauz
rhe Grange ladies znn eenfiensn ere
1amBns fnr exhihftinE.
The upstairs EXHIBIT that in usual
~ devoted 70 Changers in this wear
used to sngw I'D some of tine town ex-
hibits NJ wari1us garden prnauce. The
largest exhibit was that of the Strrret
EanEe faxm. owned by A. Fl. ETIis
and there mRny fine Vegetables were
exnfbtrs4 The wRtsrmeinn ana cye-
rnn were TWO of the chief arrractiuns
far they are rure in this part OF the
state Mr. ELLIS has a baauriful farm
located ON the Fairisld Center ,usd
and his display was equally as fine as
amy in the hail this year.
Norman Toxler alsp OF the Ridre
road had a nne display Of vegetables.
apples and spnae very handsome now
ers-
C. II, Greeley of Cli1fun who usual
ly displays quantities of honey had
his stand. and there we're some very
good articles Gisplaye6 frum his gar
den.
Mrs. n. ". Tazier of the Ridge road
had some very fine looking fancy fruit
that she had canned rhss wear. and
there were several varieties there
which was mtst apperizinx
A. 3. Cutie of Oakland nad IN dis
10y Ns~S-<@N - &@1tR 12A4 o<5E1 WHICH WHE
put I'D N small BOTTLES, and ffris ex-
hihii was especially interesting TO the
farmer and his wife WIN are interest
ed IN these subjects- He also had
some various farm produce ON exhif,i-
run some Of winch receivea prizes.
The putatD exhibits this wear WIS
considered enc af the largest and best
IN years. and In the upstairs ue the
exhibition hall win be found this ex-
hihIt which has alraaay CAUSED much
attention, for the POTATOES are perfect
In size and shape and there are
quantities., Of them
Newer befnre have apples been se
plentiful IN Maine, and every farmer
who mad an EXHIBIT had a large dis
play Of applez. winch were as urertv
as the best spple purchased al any
fruit stand. and il viii be safe 10 say.
much sweErer, for no better citing
apples can be found that were dis
played III the 1air this year by local
farmers
II a prize were ID be offered far
the prertiest booth in the exhibition
nail, II would be hard To determine
Jns1 winch booth was the best but
Il the judge should take the decora-
tluns and every timing in general FIR
the appearance Of the booth, there is
no question but what they wurld at
once pick the Jello butuh fur fts fpws
rnad the decorator spent much time
II making the booth attractive
Mrs. Bertha Townsend WEIGH has
charge Of the American Jersey Cattle
club booth OF View York, and distrd-
butes interesting reading matter To
the TANNER UT any perBgn wi1n Is in
teresfed in the Jersey
"Wednesday the Flower booth m
charge Of Mrs. c. L Davis and Mrs
Chester Alley WAS most attractive
TOR there were many bouquets of
flowers which were brought IN from
various gardens in the CRY, and ths
whole stand was covered with the
handsome blossoms. II would be
hard To determine just winch one the
prize would be given To.
The Maine Department of Agricul-
tHrse OF Augusta and the Bureau of
Horticulture stand WIS mnsf inter
esrIng especially to people interesfel
in the subject There are many ex-
hfbi1s there and among those VINO
are worthy Of mention Is the Locust
which remains in the ground fnr
seventsen years before II comes our
and after coming from the grounds,
il develops fully IN two hours. The
exhibit shows the locust as IL was
taken frum the grounds. and the
seven stages while II is maturing ii
TIM rWo hours. II In very interesting
and In worth TIM >vi1ile Of any per-
son To stop and look over the dis
plays which are instructive as vel
a. interesting.
Another nutsd display which was
there Is the Pndisus Podasus SHOW
ing the bug stabbing the potato hu.y
The young lady in charge of the