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not alone to receive attention. But that habitual productive- 

 ness, adaptation to cli?nate, and every thing else affecting the 

 value of the respective varieties for general cultivation should 

 have clue weight in forming a judgment as to their proper rank. 

 An apple of well established reputation, other things being 

 equal, should be preferred to one not so thoroughly tested. A 

 variety that has generally proved unproductive or unprofitable 

 in this region, however high its reputation elsewhere, should 

 not receive high commendation on a solitary production of a 

 good specimen, unless accompanied by a description of an un- 

 usual mode of cultivation which might account for its unusual 

 success. With these views and with due consideration of the 

 difficulty of making a good display iu a season when, like the 

 present, the apple crop in this State, as well as in other parts 

 of our land, has proved almost an entire failure, we proceeded 

 to the examination of the parcels before us. 



We award to F. A. Butman of Dixmont, for the best twelve 

 varieties of twelve specimens each, among which are Roxbury 

 Russet, Ribstone Pippin, Porter, Baldwin, Blue Pearmain, 

 Bell Flower, Iloney Pink, Worcester Sweet Russet, and Beau- 

 ty of Kent, which are considered worthy of cultivation, the first 

 premium. 



To Charles 0. Kilborn of Bridgton, who is the only other 

 exhibitor of twelve varieties, the third premium. 



To Thomas Ilannaford of Cape Elizabeth, for the best dish 

 of apples, variety, 'Olother." 



To D. A. Fairbanks of Augusta, for second best dish, variety, 

 "Fairbanks." 



To N. Hinkley of Monmouth, for best bushel autumn apples, 

 variety, " Hubbardston'Nonsuch." 



To E. R. Hamilton, for second best variety, "Nodhead." 



The first, second, and third premiums on winter apples, were 

 awarded on " Baldwins." 



Many other good specimens were exhibited, but we have not 

 time nor opportunity to comment upon them. From causes be- 

 fore mentioned, we had no reason to expect so good an exhi- 

 bition of apples as we have found. 



M. GouLD; Chairman. 



