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expositions, or any other place. These apples and other fruits supplied 

 during the summer came from 96 different counties, and there were over 

 1,700 entries made during the year, by more than 500 persons, some of 

 them, being for only one plate of one variety, others sending in a succes- 

 sion of fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, 

 peaches, cherries, plums, pears and apples, thus making a complete ex- 

 hibition of their own. 



HEARTY SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 



While we have had the earnest and hearty support of our best fruit 

 growers in every part of the State, responding to our every call for fruit 

 and for assistance whenever needed, yet we must not forget that the Mis- 

 sour* Commission has been behind it all, and has been the best friend of 

 the fruit exhibit. At no time have the Missouri Commission and Mr. Bon- 

 foey, the Chairman of our Department, failed to give us the most constant, 

 hearty and earnest support in every detail of the work, as to fruit and 

 flowers as to plans of the exhibit, as to installation, as to help necessary 

 for the daily work in caring for the exhibit, and as to the fruit men of 

 our State in giving their time and knowledge for the entertainment and 

 instruction of visitors. In every detail have v^'e to thank our Commis- 

 sion and Mr. Bonfoey for their most hearty co-operation in our every 

 effort during not only the time of the Fair, but for their best wishes and 

 hearty support shown in every detail during the whole of the year of 

 preparation preceding the opening of the great exhibit. 



A FEW WORDS IN EXPLANATION OF THE AWARDS. 



1. No exhibit of any state was in competition with that of any 

 other state. No state was awarded a prize on best or largest or most 

 perfect exhibit. 



2. No variety or collection of varieties was in competition with the 

 same variety from any other state ; for example, no state or person of 

 any state took a prize for best Jonathan. 



3. No awards were given for best of any variety or on best collec- 

 tion of apples or peaches, or largest collection, or largest specimens, or 

 most perfect exhibit, or most artistically arranged. 



4. Not more than one award was given to any state, or person, or 

 county ; for example, no one received an award on collection of apples, 

 collection of peaches, collection of grapes, or collection of berries sepa- 

 rately, but his award was made on all of them combined. 



