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In the pear orchards entered there are also several very close 

 competitors, and in their awards the committee are influenced 

 to a considerable extent by the adaptation of the varieties 

 selected and planted, to the market, also to some extent by the 

 system of pruning. 



Your committee have made the following awards, viz : 



Clase 1— Best and second best apple orchard, not less than two acres, in fnll bearing. 



This matter was referred to Mr. II. 8. Clubb of Grand Haven, who, as a 



sub-committee, it was agreed should examine entries and report, but who 



unfortunately has not been heard from. 

 Class '2— Best apple orchard, planted not over five years. To Hunter Savidgo, of 



Spring Lake. 

 Olase 3— Best apple orchard, planted not over two years. No entry. 

 Class 4— Best pear orchard, not less than one-quarter acre, in full bearing. To J. Vf . 



Humphrey, Plymouth. 

 Second best pear orchard, not less than one-quarter acre, in fall bs&iing. 



To C. Engle, Paw Paw. 

 Class 5 — Best young pear orchard, planted not more tlian five years. To C. En^e, 



Paw Paw. 

 Class — Best peach orchard, not less than one acre, in bearing. To Lyman Hall, 



Fruitport. 

 Class 7 — Best young peach orchard, planted not over five years. To W. B. MaeoD, 



P'ruitport. 

 Class 8— Best young peach orchard, not less than ten acres, and not planted more 



than two years. To A. L. Soule, Fruitport. 

 Class 9— Best plum orchard. To N. P. Husted, Lowell. 

 Class 10 — Best cherry orchard. To A. L. Soule, Fruitport. 

 Class 11 — Best quince orchard, not less than one-eighth of an acre, in bearing. To 0. 



Engle, Paw Paw. 

 Class 1'2— Best vineyard, in bearing, not less than one acre. To Thomas Petty, 



Fruitport. 

 Second best ditto. To George Hosford, Ionia. 

 Class If!— Best young vineyard, not over three years planted, nor !e?3 than ono acre. 



To M. P. Smith, Hopkins, Allegan county. 

 Class 14 — Best Delaware vineyard. To David Robertson, Grand Rapids, 

 Class 15— Best Concord vineyard. To Thomas Petty, Fruitport. 

 Class 16 — Best small-fruit garden, including strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, 



and currants. No entry. 

 Class 17— Best plat strawberries, not less than one acre. To C. S. Shepherd, Mub- 



kcgon. 

 Class 18— Best plat of raspberries, not less than one-half acre. To Geo. S. Lindermac, 



Grand Rapids. 

 Class 19- Best plat of blackberries, not less than one-half acre. To Geo. S. Linder- 



man, Grand Rapids, 

 Class 20 — Best plat of currants, not less than one-half acre. No entry. 

 Class 21— Best plat of gooseberries, not less than one-half acre. No entry. 

 Class 22— Best suburban ornamental grounds. No entry. 

 Cla88 23— Best ornamental grounds, belonging to a farm residence. To Benjemin 



Uatheway, Little Prairie Ronde. 



