WINTER MEETING AT LEBANON. 273 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by the President, and the reports 

 of committees were called for. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AWARDS. 



Mr. President : The Committee on Fruits have made the follow- 

 ing awards : 



APPLES. 



Best 20 plates— 1st premium $20, entry No. 16, Howell county. 2d premium 

 $10, entry No. 25, T. J. bhinkle. 



Best 6 varieties for family— 1st premium $6, entry No. 18, Howell county. 2d 

 premium $4, entry No. 27, T. J. Shinkle. 



Best varieties for market — 1st premium $6, entry No. 17, Howell county. 2d 

 premium $4, entry No. 5, A. Nelson. 



Best 6 varieties for show— 1st premium $6, entry No. 19, Howell county. 2d 

 premium $4, entry No. 28, T.J. Shinkle. 



Handsomest plate— 1st premium $2. entry No. 29, T.J. Shinkle. 2d premium 

 $1, entry No. 8, A. Nelson. 



Plate largest apples— 1st premium $2, entry No. 22, Howell county. 2d pre- 

 mium $1, entry No. 10, Laura Nelson. 



Best market for South Missouri — 1st premium $2, entry No. 33, T. J. Shinkle. 

 2d premium $1, entry No. 24, Howell county. 



Best market for North Missouri— 1st premium $2, entry No. 45, N. F. Murray. 

 No second. 



Best new seedling — 1st premium $3, entry No. 46, Teubner & Aull. Said to 

 be a seedling of the Yellow Belleflower, which it much resembles in shape, color and 

 quality, being a mild, pleasant, subacid, fine-grained apple, and has the appearance 

 of being a good keeper. We think it worthy of trial. 



2d premium $2.00, entry No. 21, Howellcounty — A very large, beautiful bright 

 yellow apple, very fair and handsome, quality very good and we think it worthy of 

 trial. 



Entry No. 30, T. J. Shinkle, we find to be an apple of medium size, dull yel- 

 low color and very good quality. 



Entry No. 35, E. P. Hynes — Has no qualities to recommend it that we can see. 



Entry No. 36, E. F. Hynes — We believe to be the Huntsman. 



The apple sent in by Mr. S. H. Nowlin, of Arkansas, we can see nothing in of 

 value; it may however have merits for the section from which it comes, for its 

 bearing and keeping qualities, but we have hundreds of varieties already tested 

 that are superior. 



PEARS. 



We find on the tables from C. T. Mallinkrodt, of St. Charles, a medium-sized 

 light yellow pear of good quality. If as late and good a keeper as it is said to be, 

 which it has the appearance now, judging by the samples before us, it will have a 

 value, as we have no pears that will keep well into the winter in this climate, and 

 we therefore recommend it for trial. 



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