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obtained except by California, and that among them is the prize 

 on Catawbas, which is ahead of the one which Ohio gets. I 

 think, to speak as a politician would, that somebody must have 

 ■"set 'em up." 



Mr. Harris. The object of my amendment was to prevent the 

 loading of our tables at our State fairs with something which is 

 not sightly or ornamental, which has no educating influence and 

 which does no good. 



Mr. Dartt. Mr. President, what has been said in regard to 

 crabs not being ornamental or useful, I think is a mistake; they 

 are decidedly ornamental and decidedly useful, some more than 

 others. There is no danger in this State, as a general thing, of 

 getting too great an exhibit of fruit. The premium on the col- 

 lection of crabs may be small, but let them bring them all in, so 

 we will have a chance to test the different varieties. I think it 

 is decidedly proper, as much so as it is to have a good collection 

 of apples. If you want to exclude all varieties, offer premiums on 

 -the best plates. On these seedling apples the object is to have 

 many premiums on separate plates, so that if there are twenty 

 varieties that are brought in that are valuable, nearly all of them 

 will get a premium, — first, second, third or fourth premium. I 

 would have five or six premiums on the best winter apples, and 

 I ,, ould place it pretty well up. You would be more likely to 

 get the apple you are looking for in the next ten years than you 

 will from your experimental stations, because it will take them 

 ten years to bring out a thing and perfect it. Trees when young 

 are hardy, most all of them, and as soon as they get a little old 

 they die. 



The question being upon the amendment of Mr. Harris, and a 

 division being called for, the amendment was carried, eleven to 

 nine. 



Mr. A. W. Latham. I want to speak on the question. If the 

 object is to make a large show of fruit rathei* than to make an 

 exhibit of fruit for choice plates, I think you are taking the 

 wrong course in passing the resolution. 



Mr. Smith. The object is not to put it on a few choice speci- 

 mens, but, if possible, increase the number of choice specimens 

 by making a greater variety. 



Mr. Dartt. This relates to seedlings and new varieties. 



Mr. Latham, There are many who grow more varieties of 

 crabs, and many would like to compete for premiums; but if it 

 is known that one has a large number of them, he will not exhibit 



