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OTHER HONORS. 



The only apple on exhibition that sustained itself from the open- 

 ing till the close was the Flora Bell, and it became as yellow as an 

 orange. The finest collection of crab apples was from Jasper. The 

 most beautiful crab was the Florence. The most beautiful apple was 

 the Gano, from Warren county. The handsomest pear was the Flemish 

 Beauty, from Crawford county. The most attractively colored apples 

 were from Holt. The largest collection of early varieties of apples and 

 pears were sent from Park College. 



THE BEST DISPLAYS. 



It would be impossible to say which county made the best display 

 or the second best. Sometimes one county had it and then again 

 another. The end had in view in making the show was accomplished 

 when the spectators had seen what the respective counties could do 

 and had done, and then what the State as a whole was able to do under 

 normal circumstances. The following named, in their alphabetical 

 order, are the counties entitled to honor as exhibitors: Barry, Buch- 

 anan, Bates, Boone, Cole, Christian, Clay, Chariton, Cooper, Crawford* 

 Dallas, DeKalb, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Holt, Howell, 

 Henry, Johnson, Jefferson, Jasper, Jackson, Laclede, Lawrence, Linn, 

 Lafayette, Livingston, McDonald, Montgomery, Miller, Newton, Ore- 

 gon, Pike, Platte, Putnam, St. Louis, Shannon, Ste. Genevieve, St. 

 Charles, Stone, Texas, Vernon, Wright, Wayne, Warren, Washington. 



L, A. Goodman, Sec'y. 



The Late Fruit Show. 



Editor Rural World — It was quite satisfactory to have people 

 from different parts of the State come to admire the fruits of their 

 locality, glad to see their part of the State represented; it was more 

 satisfactory when the men who made the exhibit came to see the dis- 

 play and seemed surprised at the magnificent showing. But it was 

 most satisfactory when we saw and heard people from other states ex- 

 press their admiration for the display and their surprise at the size and 

 beauty of the specimens. 



Many home-seekers came to inquire about the different parts of 

 the State for their future home. Many apple buyers came to seek loca- 

 tion for the purchase of apples in 10, 20, 40 and 100 car lots; nearly 

 everyone of them wanting to get all their fruit at one place if possible. 



