100 REPORT OF THE BECEETjLRY OP THE 



THE FIRST ANOTJAL FAIR. 



After much consideration it was decided to hold the First 

 Fair of the Pomological Society on the fair grounds of the 

 Kent County Agricultural Society, and in union ai»d connec- 

 tion with that Society. Consequently a premium list was 

 prepared and issued, and all the necessary preliminary steps 

 were taken preparatory to an exhibition of fruit. The old 

 " Agricultural Hall " was enlarged and inclosed for the occa- 

 sion, and the second story of the building, 100 feet in length 

 by 30 feet in width, semi-circular in form, was devoted to the 

 Pomologists. This first effort proved a perfect success, and 

 established the fact that the fruit-growers intend to make the 

 State Pomological Society a permanent and successful insti- 

 tution, and the Society will undoubtedly provide, next year, 

 the largest building that can be obtained, for the purpose of 

 giving all a good chance to exhibit their productions under 

 the most favorable circumstances. 



THE BEST TOWNSHIP COLLECTION. 



We intend only to note a few of the most prominent features 

 of this most interesting occasion. There was but one entry 

 for the j3remium, $20, for the best collection of fruits from 

 any one township in the State, and this was made by one of 

 the best fruit towns in Kent county, the township of Grattan. 

 The committee, consisting of Judge Littlejohn, Judge Tracy, 

 A. S. Stannard, and J. P. Thompson, had but little difficulty 

 in making their award. The collection embraced G4 varieties 

 of apples, 5 of pears, 6 of grapes, and 6 of peaches, and the 

 following were some of the varieties : 



