REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES FOR 

 THE YEAR 1907. 



BY ISAAC H. LOCKE, CHAIRMAN. 



The Vegetable Committee for 1907 begs leave to report that the 

 several exhibitions of the Society in which vegetables have been 

 shown have had very creditable displays of the different specimens 

 in competition, and the entries have in most cases been so uni- 

 formly of excellent quality that it has been difficult to decide as 

 to which was most deserving of credit. 



The unfavorable weather conditions prevailing in the early part 

 of the growing season made it seem as though the growers would 

 not be able to make the usual excellent display of the products of 

 the farm and garden that have for so many years been the pride 

 of the Society; but the improved methods of cultivation, and other 

 means, which are available in agriculture on our market gardens, 

 together with the postponement of a week in the date of the summer 

 exliibitions, enabled exhibitors to show specimens equal to those of 

 previous years. 



In the exliibition of June 8th cauliflowers were shown by W. J. 

 Clemson deserving of special mention for excellence. The display 

 of vegetables at the October exliibition was especially good and, 

 among others, The New Hampshire College showed, under the 

 direction of Prof. Hall, a large variety of vegetables, and particu- 

 larly of squashes, of which the College is making a special feature, 

 with the purpose of bringing out, by crossing, some new varieties 

 which will prove valuable for cultivation. 



In addition to the regular vegetable prizes offered at the Chrys- 

 anthemum Show in November, special prizes were offered for the 

 best collection of not less than fifteen varieties, to be competed for 

 by private gardeners only, and resulted in bringing out some 

 attractive displays. The first prize, which was a Silver Cup valued 

 at $75.00, given by Messrs. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., was awarded 

 to Giraud Foster of Lenox. 



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