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Best '% peck White Globe Onions, 1st premium, 75 cents; 2d premium, 50 

 <;ents. 



Best yi peck Red Globe Onions, 1st premium, 75 cents; 2d premium, 50 cents. 



Best % peck Weathersfield Large Red Onions, 1st premium, 75 cents; 2d 

 premmm 50 cents. 



Best J^ peck Yellow Danvers Onions, 1st premium, 75 cents; 2d premium, 50 

 cents. 



Best Hubbard Squash, 75 cents; 2d best, 50 cents. 



Best Bunch of Celery, 75 cents; 2d best, 50 cents. 



Best % peck Parsnips, 75 cents; 2d best, 50 cents. 



Best Yi peck Carrots, table rse, 75 oents; 2d best, 50 cents. 



SEEDS. 



Best Display Minnesota thrown Garden Seeds, $6.00; 2d best, $4.00. 



SPECIAL PREMIUMS OFFERED BY WYMAN ELLIOT OP MINNEAPOLIS. 



Best New Seedling Potato, $10. 

 Best New Seedling Strawberries, $10. 



To be awarded at such time during the year 1883 or thereafter and under such 

 conditions as may be agreed upon by vote of the society. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Best Display of Canned Fruits, $3.00; 2d best, $2.00. 



Best Display of Jellies, $2.00; 2d best, $1.00. 



Best Jar Mixed Pickles, $1.00; 2d best, 50 cents. 



Best Sample Home-made Vinegar, $1.00; 2d best, 50 cents. 



PRIZE ESSAYS. 



Best Essay on the propagation and cultivation of improved Seedling 



Fruits $25 00 



Essays competing for this prize are expected to give instruction in the best 

 breeding sorts of tree fruits, cross breeding by hand fertilization of blossoms, 

 choice of sorts for particular crosses, what sorts to depend upon for characteristics 

 of tree and what for fruit, how to arrange a plant for cross breeding by dis- 

 tribution of pollen by winds and insects, care of young seedlings, the best stocks 

 to graft them into for trial of fruit, and general care of seedling orchards ; also 

 in small fruits a few simple directions for the encouragement and guidance of 

 amateurs 

 Best Essay on Orcharding in Minnesota $25 00 



The essay on orcharding will include the selection of site, preparation of soil, 

 choice of varieties, general care and cultivation, pruning, budding, grafting pro- 

 tection from severities of seasons and from insects, harvesting and marketing of 

 fruit, etc. 



The above essays should be sent to the Secretary, or notice given him, before 

 the date fixed for the meeting in order that a place may be reserved for them in 

 the program, and are to be the property of the society, to be published at its 

 discretion. 



Competition on premiums for fruits, flowers and vegetables is open to growers 

 in Wisconsin, Iowa and Dakota on same fruit belts as Minnesota, and on prize 

 essays has no limit. 



