Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-13
MAINE PRIZE
WINNERS AT HART
FORD FRUIT SHOW

Hartford, CT. Never has there Deen
such q big display of fruit shown in
the Eastern. part of the country ac-
cording to competent judges who pro-
nounce the show the best one they
ever saw. The main floor OF the Foot
Guard armory building was sea oil
apples, during the exhibition. The
display included 500 boxes. 50 barrels
and 500 plates. The stage space was
occupied by the Connecticut Pomo-
logical Society, whose exhibit con-
tanned over 20 barrels of fruit dis
| played In fats. The principal varie-
ties were red with the letter
worked In green fruit in the center.
Names exhibit was staged on the
| left of the hall and decorated with
white lattice work and evergreen.
The placing of the Pine Tree States
exhibit required much time and pa
thence. State Horticulturist Frank
H. Dudley being assisted by D. c.
Clement of winthrop, and George
Babb of Sebago. Major E. E. Phil
brook acting Deputy Commissioner of
Agriculture was also in attendance
during part of the show and attend
p. ed the banquet given by the citizens,
Saturday evening.
Among judges was Prof Sears of
! Amherst College, who pronounced the
show as whole the best one outside
of the International, held a few years
ago. Perhaps the most marked dis
, tinction came to f. \. Sawyer of
Salisbury, n. H., who displayed what
tho Judges said was the best barrel
! of Baidwins, ever packed in the coun-
! try. Mr.. Sawyer also was awarded
first prize on % box exhibit.
/ The fruit sent by the Maine orch
ardists unfortunately included
large lot of F'allawaters. Baldwins.
| for which the State is noted, not be-
ing much in evidence. Great pains
was taken in the arrangement and
t., packing of the fruit and Maine made
a good showing in the awards.
/ Among the most notable exhibits was
that of Lyman K. Lee of Foxcroft,
whose pyramid of huge Wolfe Rivers
attracted the attention of all. Fred
Smith and Frank Taylor of Winthrop
came in for their share Of the honors
also.
! OF all the State exhibits that of
New Hampshire, which was awarded
first prize, ranked the highest. The
display included about - bushels Of
fruit practically all of which as ar
ranged in fats the style in which the
greater part Of fruit is exhibited to-
day. The Massachusetts Pomologi-
cal society was also well represented
as well as Rhode Island. The Ver-
I al Iov
on the left of the hall.
Cooperating in the movement sew
eral Of the merchants of Hartford
donated space in their windows
where a small exhibition Of fruit was
made, calling attention to the big
show in the armory building. Ever
since the show opened the public
have shown considerable interest in
the movement and many sales of ap-
! pies have been made, the plan being
to dispose of all the fruit rather
than to ship it back home again.
Connecticut Greets You" was the
emblem on a big banner at the rear
of the stage, and one and all Of the
exhibitors spoke in the highest terms
in the way they have been used.
State Horticultural Dudley. of Maine.
has been on the job day and night
ever since the show opened. D. S.
Clements. Packing. he says, went a
long way in the Pine Tree States
success.
Sunday was a big day the place
being thronged with people after it
became known the building was open.
Besides the well known varieties
were many samples of Banana.
Grimes Golden. Delicious. OpaIes-
cent and Spitzenberg. Never has
there been such display of McIn-
tosh Reds. Rhode Islands exhibit
was made up wholly of Baldwins In
one bushel box it only took IS apples
to entirely cover the top of it, the
fruit was SO large.
Maine Prizes
=, Prizes given to the Maine growers
were as follows: Roxbury Russets.
barrel, F. H. Taylor, Winthrop, q
/ Best plate Tolman Sweets, ". c.
Conant. Hebron, 1; Lyman X. Lee,
Foxcroft, ..
Rolfe, W. G. Conant, l.
Mcintosh Reds, Lyman X. Lee 2
Northern Spies, W. G. Conant. .
i Wagner. W: G. Conant, g.
Wolfe River, Lyman X. Lee, 2.
Best so Mcintosh Reds. Lyman X.
Lee ,. Mr.. Lees apples We're
shipped $50 miles and although we'll
packed and wrapped some of them
showed slight bruises. Had it not
been for that the judge stated that he
I would have easily been awarded first.
Officers
President. J. Lewis Ellsworth
Worcester, Mass
Vice President, Wilfred Wheeler,
Concord, Mass.
| Vice President, Arthur W. Gilbert
Belmont, Mass.
Secretary. +. Howard Brown
Marlboro, Mass.
Treasurer, A. Warren Patch. II
No. Market ST., Boston, Mass.
State Vice Presidents; f. E.
Philbrook, Augusta, Maine; Charles
w. Barker, Exeter. n. H.; c. L..
Witherell Middiebury. VT: Prof. F..
c. Sears, Amherst. Mass; r. NJ.
Bowen. Buttonwoods, r. l.; Charles
L. Gold. West Cornwall, Conn.
Assistant Secretary. H. C. C. Miles.
Milford. Conn; Supt. of Exhibits, E.
Rogers. Southington, Conn.
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