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Kemakks by Committee. — Many oi" the uumbers conld 

 not be found by the committee. The different classes in this 

 •division were mingled together in such crowded space that xvc 

 found it ver}' difficult to separate and compare them. To 

 avoid this, the committee would recommend that in the future 

 the classes be kept separate, as well as the divisions. 



DinSIOX D— PEAKS. 



Committee— Louis S. Lovell, C. Davie, Darius Boynton, II. E. Light, J. M. Smith, 

 tnaes 1 — Best collection pears. Sanford Snow, Muskegon, first premium, $2. 

 •Claes 6 — Best single variety autumn pears. H. Holt, Cascade, first premium, fl. 



Variety— Beurre Diel. 

 Wm. Rowe, Walker, second premium, 50 cents. 

 ■Class 7— Best single variety winter pears. J. D. Alger. Paris, first premium, $1. 



Wm. Rowe, Walker, second premium, 50 cents. 

 Oass &— Best plate Bartletts. J. G. Ramsdell, Manistee, first premium ; donated. 



II. Holt, Cascade, second premium. 

 •Class 9— Best plate Flemish Beauty. Jno. Gilbert, Ovid, first premium. II. Holt, 



Cascade, second premium. 

 ■OlasB 10 — Best plate Louise Bonne do Jersey. .John Ciilbcrt, Ovid, first premium. J. 



D. Alger, Paris, second premium. 

 Class 12— Best plate Duchess d' Angoulemc. A. L. Soule, Spring Lake, first prtmlnm. 

 •Class 13— Best plate Seckcl. Jno. Gilbert, Ovid, first premium. Ilenry Allen, Paris, 



'Second premium. 

 Claes 14— Best plate Vicar. IT. Holt, Cascade, first premium. Henry Allen. Paris, 



second premium. 

 •Class 16— Best plate Sheldon. J. H. Ford, Pari«, first premium. 



Remarks by Committee. — The committee would state that 

 a number of entries are not found; that the collection of 

 Messrs. Sanford and Snow is very choice, each variety being 

 perfect ; that Mr. Boynton of Benton Harbor — one of the 

 •committee, — has upon exhibition some eight or ten varieties 

 of pears, which are very fine and deserving a favorable notice. 



DIVISION E— PEACHES. 



Committee— S. B. Peck. J. S. Linderman, Asa W. Slayton, Geo. Seagrove, A. O. 

 Winchester. 

 Class 5— Best dish single variety. A. L. Soule, Spring Lake, first premium, $1. 



Variety— Early Crawford. W. B. Mason, Spring Lake, second premium, 



50 cents. Variety— Early Crawford, 

 flaes 0— Best plate Early Crawford. W. B. Mason, Spring Lake, first premium. A. 



L. Soule, Spring Lake, second premium. 

 (Daee 7— Best plate Barnard. W. B. Mason, Spring Lake, first premium. E.Graham, 



Walker, second premium. 

 Class 8— Best plate Smock Free. A. L. Soule, Spring Lake, first premium. 

 daee 9— Best plate Late Crawford. N. Fisk, Grand Rapids township, first premiam. 



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