San Joaquin Valley District Agricultural Society. 



G03 



SECOND DEPARTMENT. 



CLASS I— FARMS, ORCHARDS, VINEYARDS. 



Exhibitor. 



Article. 



Premium. 



G. C. Holman 



Mrs. M. W. Rhodes. 



Best bale of hops 



Best fifty pounds of wheat; sack of White 

 Chili, sample of one hundred and forty 

 tons 



.$5 



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Special premium recommended to Joseph Putnam, San Joaquin County. Special 

 mention of watermelons and squashes exhibited by the same person. Also, of one 

 sack of Excelsior wheat, and one sack of Early Rose potatoes, exhibited by Dr. R. K. 

 Reed; and of samples of Early Rose potatoes, volunteer corn, beans, squashes, and pump- 

 kins, exhibited by Thomas Walls, raised ,on their farms near Linden. Two mammoth 

 watermelons, exhibited by Thomas Barnes, from his fruit store on Main street, deserve 

 special notice. 



CLASS II— VEGETABLES. 



Exhibitor. 



Article. 



Premium. 



Thomas J. Murray. 

 Brown & Co 



Best display of vegetables raised on one 

 ranch, and exhibited by the producer... 



Exhibited a fine collection of vegetables, 

 which deserve special mention 



•§5 



CLASS III— BRANDY AND WINE. 



Exhibitor. 



Article. 



Premium. 



C. Detton 



C. Detton 



C. Detton 



George West 



George West 



George West 



George West 



George West 



George West 



George West 



Powers & Henderson, 

 agents, Sacramento. 



Best white wine, vintage of 1870 



Best white wine, vintage of 1871 



Best white wine, vintage of 1872 



Best red wine, vintage of 1872 



Best Angelica, vintage of 1871 



Best Angelica, vintage of 1872 



Best Frontignan, vintage of 1872 



Best Sherry, vintage of 1867 



Best Reisling, vintage of 1871 



Best brandy, vintage 1867, " El Pinal " 

 brand 



For a splendid collection of bitters and 

 tonics, a diploma of the society is 

 recommended 



.$5 

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.$5 



The manufacture of wines is now one of the most important industries of the State. It 

 has been demonstrated for years that the climate and soil are not excelled anywhere in the 

 world for the growth of the best varieties of wine-producing grapes. It only requires 



