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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
A Village Fair. 
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we sent out lists of flowers and 
vegetables that were to be entered 
in competitions, but we did not 
get them out early enough and 
they were crude and indefinite. 
The whole list of all departments 
should have been sent, and the 
“classes” more clearly defined. In 
some, at least “named varieties” 
should have been called for. I 
think we ought to accustom our- 
selves to labeling carefully. It 
really seems to me that it is only 
showing a proper respect to our 
flowers and vegetables to address 
them by their proper names. Aside 
from a sentimental consideration, 
this care would lead to a better 
knowledge and discrimination in 
selecting varieties best suited to 
ones own conditions. Think of the 
way we tuck our dahlias and glad- 
io-lii, and other bulbs, away, until 
the poor things lose the'r identity 
and dignity, and our rudeness to 
our roses, those queenly souls. How 
seldom can we properly introduce 
them! They mi flit respond to a 
more sympathetic and polite treat- 
ment. 
Our plans were very faulty and 
showed our inexperience, but we 
did interest the people and we di 1 
have a fair, and next year we shall 
have a better one. One man, who 
had never had a garden, went 
home and dug up his whole back 
yard. Everyone you meet tells 
you what he is going to do next 
ear, and the people who had “just 
as fine” at home, will all exhibit 
next year. One very wise deci- 
sion we made in the beginning, 
was to have ribbons as the only 
prizes. They proved all the in- 
centive that was required. AVe 
were fortunate in being able to 
hold the fair in our beautiful new 
school house. On the main floor, 
in the corridor, were the vege- 
tables and flowers, and tin* display 
of the former was very creditable. 
One could not suppress an ex- 
clamation of surprise that one’s 
neighbors could grow such mam- 
moth and such perfect tomatoes 
and beans, and that the children 
could bring such fine specimens. 
The flowers avere handicapped by 
the hot, dry season and the Dah- 
lias and Gladiolii, upon which we 
had counted, were very scarce. 
The Roses, Asters, Alarigolds, Nas- 
turtiums, were an agreeable sur- 
prise. There was a dear little 
bunch of sweet gra^s, which some 
day will be made into a basket for 
next year’s Fair. The “arrange- 
ments of .flowers” (a class by it- 
self), were interesting. Grouped 
by themselves, were a few fine ex- 
hibits of professional gardening. 
Among them, that of Mr. Living- 
stone, whom you all know, and 
whom we are glad to number 
among our neighbors, and to whose 
kindness in judging we are much 
indebted. In one of the large 
rooms, the Arts and Crafts Exhibit 
was full and varied, ranging from 
wood carving, metal work, basket- 
ry, beautiful needle work, to clev- 
erly designed children’s clothes. It 
is always a surprise and delight to 
find how much genius there is in 
a community. The Domestic Sci- 
ence Department, with its cake and 
bread and candy, and its canned 
fruits and vegetables, afforded an 
opportunity for discovering an- 
other set of interests. One ener- 
getic woman exhibited seventeen 
jars of vegetables, all from her own 
garden. One cake showed wonder- 
ful modeling and coloring of flow- 
er? for decoration. There was 
honey Horn East Milwaukee bees. 
Who ever suspected that one’s 
flowers were contributing to this 
nectar? The children’s work. with 
all sorts of surprises, and the Ar- 
chitectural Exhibit — we discovere 1 
five architects within our borders 
— occupied the third floor. 
March, 1917 
“Made in East Milwaukee” was 
the absolute rule for exhibition, 
and one butcher used the oppor- 
tunity to display real art in his 
work. Each turn was a surprise 
that one small town could carry all 
they knew ! 
In the basement were the “fun- 
makers”, and a few “fakirs”, 
that seem to belong to a Milage 
Fair. The young and old danced 
to their heart’s content, in a room 
decorated with cornstalks. “Far- 
mers” wandered about, causing 
much amusement, and the unwary 
fell a prey to “policemen”. Re- 
freshments were served in the Do- 
mestic Science room, and were a 
means to friendliness. 
AVe may say, with confidence, 
that the Fair was a success, so far 
as the actual results were con- 
cerned, but greatest assets are the 
intangible ones. All during the 
Summer we leaned over our neigh- 
bor’s fence, learning how lie grew 
his tomatoes, and with it. a new 
knowledge of him and the possi- 
bility of working together for those 
things which shall make our com- 
munity the healthiest, happiest 
place for us and our children, and 
that it may be a power in the 
larger community of our state and 
nation. 
TO BAKE APPLES WITH QUALITY. 
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let cook very slowly till a rich 
brown. 
The Newell’s can be peeled and 
dropped into a hot syrup, cover 
and boil slowly until tender. The 
amount of sugar used may suit 
one’s taste. The syrup should 
nearly cover the apples. 
M. G. B. 
BAKED APPLES WITHOUT WRINKLES. 
The chief reason that the baked 
apples of large restaurants are not 
wrinkled is that so many apples 
