The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-28
LAST DAY OF FAIR IS
ONE OF GREATEST IN
RECORD OF SUCCESSES
VEGETABLE HALL
COMES BACK STRONG
Several Times Necessary to Crowd Ex-
hibifs Together to Make Room
Fine Showing of Apples


For the first time in several years all
the space in the vegetable department
OF the fair was occupied and those in
charge of arranging the display found
it necessary to crowd the exhibits to-
| gether several times to make room for
the. products of the next exhibitor
As usual the entire south side of the
building was occupied by the display
from the Brattieboro Retreat garden.
The vegetables We're arranged attrac-
lively on the broad shelf and the smaller
sheyles between the windows. while the
entire wall space was hung with traces
OF corn OF various colors The exhibit
drew many complimentary remarks
from thousands Of spectators.
Other large. exhibitors in this depart
ment We're Richards NJ. Bradley's farm,
Charles l.. Stoddard of Westmoreland
Depot, y. H., and Dana Fl. Stafford of
Brattleboro. while the largest single
exhibitor of potatoes was w. L. Akley
of Gullford who showed SO varieties
Mrs. f. w Aiken of Putney also had a
varied exhibit OF farm and garden prod
ucts.
The Bradley farm exhibit occupied
large section from the west entrance
well ND the north side of the building,
and aside from the usual varied collec-
tion OF vegetables there was a small eX-
hibit of Victory potatoes, a new early
potato which originated in Great Britain
and was named for the allied victory in
the World war.
Dana II. Stafford's display. which oc-
cupied nearly half the shelf room along
the north side. included l3 varieties Of
squashes. also large numbers of cab
bages, ,caulifiower, lettuce and celery.
Vegetables in variety shown by c. L.
Stoddard were assigned a place in the
northeast corner of the building. also
along the center display shelves of the
south aisle. Aside from his vegetable
exhibit there was a collection of herbs,
roots. nuts, and evergreen wreaths
Antique kettles and sugar equipment
also found place in Mr. stoddard,s ex-
hibit. These included an iron hasty
pudding and bean porridge kettle over
l30 years old. brass sugar Kettle which
also was used for boiling apple sauce
over l3o years old. a small IRON Kettle
which has been used for frying dough-
nuts constantly since 1887. wooden sap
buckets first used for making maple
sugar in WestmoTeland. an old wooden
pork plate, an old sap pan. a1Id q post
card photograph showing SURVIVING ma
pie trees in Nermont's oldest sugar
orchard in Dummerston. which were
first tapped March 10. l764, the picture
being taken in April, 1918.
There also was q large exhibit from
f. r. Thomas's Mountain View farm IN
Guilford. The Deer Run Fruit nursery
showed various kinds Of fruit trees. The
United States department OF agriculture
exhibited colored pictures showing the
white pine blister rust and the effect 1t
has upon trees.
Upstairs where displays of fruit, flow
ers. canned goods. dairy products, pre-
serves and iellies were found, 1t was
generally conceded by those who had
been in charge of these various depart
ments tn" past few years that the dis
play was larger and more complete than
IN any recent year. The display OF
fruit was especially fine. Apples in
particular were abundant, and among
the large exhibitors were l.. l. Hlldreth
Of BrattIeboro. the West Hill orchard
Of Putney, the Scott farm. and the Con-
nectlcut Valley orchard at Westminster,
aud much of this fruit was shown at
tractiyelyt packed for shipment. r. Irv-
ing Miller of West Brattleboro showed
a large exhibit of Elberta peaches, some
of which were exceptionally large. 4.
Coombs & Son of GuiIford occupied a
large space at one end of the building
with their exhibit of honey in the comb,
strained honey and hives of bees which
showed the process OF honey making.
Carroll n. Bond. successor to Z. Il. Al
len. florist, displayed many cut flowers,
potted plants and beautiful set pieces,
The exhibition of home grown potted
plants and flowers was somewhat larger
This wear also. One of the largest and
most beautiful displays OF dahllas, with
over 25 varieties, was shown By Z. b.
Crowell of Brattleboro, all grown on the
grounds at the Crowe1 home, Linden
hurst. Aiken of Putney, also had a
large display of flowers which attracted
much favorable comment.
The dairy products included both dairy
and creamery butter. and various Kinds
of eheeses Maple sugar was also shown
both in cakes and pals and the quality
was up to the Vermont standard or pure
maple products.