!)(i ANNUA I, K'DI'Olv'T 



cxliihilcd should Uc coiisidcicd. 'I^lic \)\<^ Diiclirss is ;i[)t. t-o (.iik(^ 

 (lie |H<'niiuni, no niiilici- how coai'sc and |)ooi' IJwi (luality of tlio 

 liiiil. 'V\u' swMio. nih', applies wiMi j;ia|M^s. Yon can nearly 

 <U)nl)h' the sizi^ by i)i"nnin};- and (orcin}:^ lh(^ {;rovvMi, but it is 

 (h)M«' at th(> ('\|>«'ns('. of (|nality. As the; Stati; bcC/Onios ()Id«'r, 

 there will be iniprovenu'Jit in the matters nd'esrre.d to. 



Mr. Dailt. Mr. I'rc^sidiMit, evidesiitly j^(k)(1 Judj^t^s will be tlu^ 

 best civcsrywheic. U wo could liave skilled uwn for judji^es of 

 Kl-oek, as well as in (^vciry other department, it would be well; 

 but (hat is an impossibility; W(5 can't gettluMu. I don't see any 

 better way than to k(M^p on !is we ar*^ doin^ and j^et tlu^ besst 

 committees we can, and let, them us<' their best, judgment. At 

 tlui last state fair, th(> direetois <lid the; b(\st they could, under 

 the cir(!umst,anc(\s. 



Mr. Hndth. The suggestion to havii premiums based on the 

 quality of th«^ article exhibited is a good one, but it may not be 

 practi(^a.bh^ without the committee giving the resiaous why they 

 make certain awards. This was illustrated in the award of 

 prctmiumson butter, where there were a hundred entries at the 

 fair. The explanations mad(; whm'o satisfactory, and those who 

 did not rciCi^ive the prt'iniums acknowledged they werc^ not en- 

 titled to them. 



QUESTION nox. 



The (piestion box being calle<l for, the following was read: 

 "Why is the nu)st sheltered sjxtt. t,he worsti pl;i(i> to be found for 

 the giowlh of apple trees?" 



Mr. Pciarce. For tlu^ reason no wind comes (here. 



Mr. Smith. It causes late growth in the fall, which causes sap 

 blight. 



Mr. D.irtt. Mr. dlKiirman, I Ihiidc it is bt'caii-ie iti is the hottest 

 place and the coldest ])la.ce to be found; the cold air settles in 

 there, and the warm air can not get out. If there is a, slight cur- 

 rent the warm air always rises, leaving the c^old air so that the 

 mer<'ury will run several degn^es lowei- in a, sheltei-ed s[)ot than 

 where the wind has full sweep, on higher land. 



Mr. Allen. !M r. President, that is entirely dilierent from the 

 idea 1 had. Where 1 have sncc(Mjded with fruit was in a coulie 

 l)rote<'tod from the north and east winds. My other trees in tluj 

 valley that were exposed have principally died out. [ have 

 Wealthy, Duchess, Straw'berry and some seedlings that have 

 been bearing well in this little coulie. ^riic ra\ ine runs south. 



