338 BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



apple district of our State; the same evaporator may also be used 

 successively for maple sugar and syrup, cider jelly, and sorghum; 

 only taking care to keep it properly clean, specially so, after each 

 operation is finished. 



Winter Exhibit of Fruits, Grains, Vegetables, Nuts, etc., at 

 Newtown, December, 1881. 



Tlie exhibition of apples was less in extent, owing to the very small 

 crop in our State generally, but winter pears were exhibited in greater 

 variety than usual, there being fifteen diiferent varieties on the tables. 



Corn and grain were in usual variety, and the show of vegetables in 

 excess of anything at any previous meeting. As a whole, the exhibit 

 was eminently satisfactory. 



The collection consisted as follows, commencing on the left of the 

 stage: T. S. Gold, Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, had, as 

 usual, the largest and most beautiful collection of fruit; twenty-four 

 dishes of apples and seven dishes of winter pears. Also a choice sam- 

 ple of sorghum syrup and a plate of pop-corn; Nathan Hart of West 

 Cornwall, a beautiful dish of the Lady apple, the price in New York 

 of such at the time of the meeting being $12 to |16 per barrel; P. M. 

 Augur of Middlefield, four dishes of apples; Col. A. Warner, member- 

 elect of the Board from Windham County, from Pomfret a choice dish 

 of winter pears ; H. Sanford of Newtown, three dishes of apples ; A. J. 

 Jackson of Wilton, five dishes of apples and two of pears ; J. N. Whit- 

 ing of Torrington, one dish of apples he considered a seedling, but 

 which is identical with the Northern Spy ; M. C. Hawley of Hawley- 

 ville, one dish apples and four varieties of popcorn; Miss Flora M. 

 Clarke, a beautiful dish of apples in variety and nicely trimmed, present- 

 ing an attractive appearance; E. B. Weed of Bethel, three dishes of 

 apples; E. C. Barnum of Newtown, a basket of choice Dunmore pota- 

 .toes, generously ofibred for distribution; L. Burr of Monroe, a large 

 dish of Beurre D'Anjou pears; J. W. Bunnell of Southport, two Cham- 

 • pion quince trees, also two dishes of very large Champion quinces, some 

 specimens weighing fourteen ounces each ; C. L. Bostwick, Sandy 

 Hook, clioice samples of honey ; also L. B. Lake of Newtown, a 

 choice exhibit of honey ; Gen. Noble of Bridgeport, sent one of the 

 largest and finest collections of winter pears ever exhibited at the win- 

 ter meetings of the Board, embracing eleven varieties; T. S. Gold of 

 West Cornwall, a beautiful mammoth yellow field pumpkin, which 

 occasioned much remark and attracted much attention. G. E. Wheeler 

 of Newtown, three nice squashes ; A. J. Jackson of Wilton, a collection 

 of apples and potatoes ; R. W. Robinson of Hamjoton, member of the 

 Board, potatoes and corn ; L. S. Wells of New Britain, member of the 

 Board, a. collection of corn and potatoes; M. C. Hawley of Hawley ville, 



