Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-29
HALL BACK STRONG.
Several Times Necessary to Crowd Elk.
hibits Together to Make Room-Fine
Showing of AppIes.

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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
1t 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 Brattleboro Retreat. garden.
The. vegetables were arranged attrac-
lively on the broad shelf and the smaller
shevles between the windows. while the
of corn of varBus colors The exhibit
drew many complimentary remarks
from thousands of spectators.
Other large exhibitors in this depart
ment were Richards NJ Bradley's farm,
Charles l.. Stoddard of Westmoreland
Depot, N. H., and Dana II. Stafford of
Brattleboro, while the largest single
exhibitor of potatoes was We. Akley
of Guilford, who showed 80 Varieties
Mrs. L. w. Aiken of Putney also had
varied exhibit of farm and garden prod
ucts.
The Bradley farm exhibit occupied a
large section from the west entrance
well up the north side of the building
and aside from the usual varied colec-
ton of vegetables there was 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 III. Staffords display. which oc-
cupied nearly half the shelf room along
the north side, included IL varieties of
squashes, also large numbers of cab
bages, caulihower, lettuce and celery.
Vegetables in variety shown by G. L.
northeast corner of the building. also
along the center display shelves of the
south aisle. Aside from his vegetable
exhibit there was q collection, of herbs,
roots, nuts, and evergreen wreaths
Antique kettles and sugar equipment
also found a place in Mr.. Stoddard's ex-
hibit. These included an iron hasty
l30 years old. a brass sugar kettle which
also was used for boiling. apple sauce
over 1870 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 Westmoreland, an old wooden
pork plate, an old sap pan. and q bost-
card photograph showing surviving INA
pie trees in Vermont's oldest sugar
orchard in Dummerston. which were
first tapped March 10, l764 the picture
being taken in April, 1918.
There also was large exhibit from
T.. r. Thomas's Mountain View farm in
Y
owned by George II. Gassett of Putney
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 jellies were found it was
generally conceded by those who had
been in charge of these various depart
ments III" 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
the large exhibitors were E. l.. Hildreth
of Brattleboro. the West Hill orchard
of Putnev. the Scott farm, and the Con-
necticut Valley orchard at Westminster,
and much of this fruit was shown at
tractivelv packed for shipment. +. Try:
large exhibit of Elberta neaches, some
of which were exceptionally large. f..
Coombs & Son of Guilford occupied n
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 c.. f. AL
len, florist. displayed many cut flowers
ported plants and beautiful set pieces.
The exhibition of homegrown notted
plants and flowers was somewhat larger
this year also One of the largest and
most beautiful displays of dahlias. with
over 25 varieties. was shown by c. B.
Crowell of Brattleboro, all grown on the
grounds at the Crowell 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 cheeses Maple sugar was also shown
both in cakes and pals and the quality
was up to the Vermont standard of pure
maple products.