THE ANNUAL FAIR OF 1880. 9L 



Class 3. Exhibit of 8 varieties of peaches for market by grower. First pre- 

 mium, A. G. Galley, South Haven; second premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby. 



Class 4. Exhibit of 4 varieties of peaches for market by grower. First pre- 

 mium, A. G. Gulley, South Haven; second premium, E.J. Shirts, Shelby. 



Class 5. Exhibit of single variety market peach by grower. First premium, 

 Late Crawford, grown by George E. Jewett, Allegan; second premium, Late 

 Crawford, grown by E. J. Shirts, Shelby; third premium, Late Crawford, 

 grown by Lyman A. Lilly, Allegan. 



Nomenclature. — The best named collection was that of South Haven Pomo- 

 logical Society, shown by Mr. Gulley, which was awarded the premium by 

 committee on nomenclature. 



DIVISION F — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF PEAKS. 



The entries in this division were very light. 



Class 1. Exhibit of 12 varieties of pears for general purposes by society, 

 grange or municipality. There was but one entry in this class, by Mr. Ben- 

 ham, of Olivet, and this was not full, receiving no award. 



Class 2. Exhibit of 10 varieties of pears for general purposes by grower. 

 First premium, George B. Kussell, Detroit This was a very admirable collec- 

 tion, and attracted a good deal of attention. The varieties in the succession 

 were as follows : Flemish Beauty, White Doyenne, Louise Bonne de Jersey, 

 Onondaga, Seckel, Stevens' Genessee, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Bleeker's 

 Meadow, Beurre d'Anjou, Winter Nelis, Vicar of Winkfield, Beurre Gris 

 d'Hiver Noveau. Second premium, F. M. Benham, Olivet. 



Class 3. Exhibit of G varieties of pears for market by grower. Only one 

 entry in this class, which took first premium, F. M. Benham, Olivet. 



Class 4. Exhibit of 3 varieties of pears for market by grower. First pre- 

 mium, H. W. Doney, Jackson. Varieties : Bartlett, Sheldon, Seckel ; second 

 premium, F. M. Benham, Olivet. 



Class 5. Exhibit of single variety of pear for market by grower. Only one 

 entry in this class, by F. M. Benham, which took first premium. 



DIVISION G — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF PLUMS. 



There was no competition in this division, the only entries being made by 

 E. J. Shirts, of Shelby, Oceana county, who took first premium in classes 2, 

 3, 4, and 5. 



DIVISION H — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF GRAPES. 



Class 1. Exhibit of 15 or more varieties of grapes by society, grange or 

 municipality. Second premium, Olivet collection, by F. M. Benham. 



Class 3. Exhibit of 6 varieties of grapes for dessert and family purposes by 

 grower. First premium, E. W. Cottrell, Greenfield, Wayne county; second 

 premium, F. M. Benham, Olivet. 



Class 4. Exhibit of 3 varieties of native grapes for market by grower. First 

 premium, E. W. Cottrell, Greenfield ; second premium, Albert Wedthoff, Bav 

 City. 



Class 5. Exhibit of single variety native market grape by grower. First 

 premium, C. W. Robinson, Detroit — Concord; second premium, Albert Wedt- 

 hoff, Bay City — Concord. 



Class 6. Exhibit of 5 varieties foreign grapes grown under glass. First pre- 

 mium, A. Sigler, Adrian. 



Class 7. Single variety foreign grapes grown under glass. In this class two 



