THE DANVERS CARROT. 
For table and market purposes and for feed¬ 
ing cows to give the milk and butter a good 
color, the orange varieties are used. Long 
Orange has for years been considered a 
standard, but recently growers around 
Danvers, Mass., where thousands of bushels 
are annually produced, have originated a 
variety called the Danvers which, while 
it has the color and fine quality of the 
Long Orange, is shorter and thicker, thus 
capable of producing a much larger y ield 
per acre. The accompanying cut gives a 
fair representation of this variety. 
Brill’s Am. Yellow Ruta Baga. 
We have been for a long time on the 
lookout for what we might honestly call 
“ the best Yellow Ruta Baga,” and so far as 
we can judge by comparison with varieties 
from various localities, think the above 
comes nearest to filling the bill of anything 
we have tried. It is very certain it makes 
roots not only of large size and smooth, but 
of a quality which for tenderness and crisp-1 
ness far surpasses most varieties in cultiva¬ 
tion. It is the result of close selection and 
many years of careful cultivation, by Mr. 
Francis Brill, a gentleman who has devoted 
many years to seed growing, and we cer¬ 
tainly must agree with him in thinking, all 
things considered,it comes nearer perfection 
than any other yellow variety with which 
we are acquainted. We would earnestly 
invite our friends to give it a triaL 
BRILL’S AMERICAN YELLOW RUTA BAG A. 
The Next State Fair. 
The next Pennsylvania State Fair is to be a big one 
“ and don’t you forget it. ” The society has decided 
to offer premiums amounting to $40,000, distributed 
as follows: For sheep, $6,000; horses, $7,000; cattle, 
$8,500; swine, $3,000; poultry, $1,000; dairy products, 
$1,500; the balance to machinery, fruits, seeds, etc. 
No money will be lavished on the race-course, but 
prizes will go to encourage legitimate and useful 
stock breeding. The fair proper w ill be held from 
September 6 to 18, and then the International Sheep 
Show begins and will continue a week longer. Bear 
in mind that the State Fruit Growers’ Society and 
the Dairymen’s Association are co-operating to make 
the coming exhibition a representative one in their 
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different lines. The show r is “open to the world,” 
and will be really international in its character. It 
will be the best State Fair ever held on this Conti¬ 
nent. Practical Farmer. 
