HISTOUY OK FKTIT FXIIIIHTS AT STATK FAII; 699 



Doyenne Boussock, Flemish Meanly, Seckel, Shel- 

 dtni, Lawrence, Winter Xelis; ( 'onronl, Catawba, Delaware. 

 I la it ford, Isabella, and any of Rogers' varieties. Twelve speci- 

 mens of apples and pears and six bunches of grapes constituted 

 a dish. 



TIIK STATK FAIR IX A I' KK M A X K XT HOME 



The first fair that was held upon the present grounds at Syra- 

 cuse occurred in INJK). There were not sufficient buildings to 

 accommodate all the exhibits of farm and garden, and during 

 . 1MM, and 1892 the fruit was displayed in tents, leased 



Fro. 177. THE FIRST PRIZE PLATE OF BARTLETT PEARS IN 1911 



and erected for the purpose. The Executive Board made the 

 following report of the display in 1891: 



"An especial effort was made to secure a large exhibit of 

 fruit, and so successful was the effort that the officers in charge 

 were overwhelmed by the largest and greatest show of fruit 

 probably ever made in the United States. The need of a per- 

 manent building in which to place the fruit on exhibition was 

 sorely felt, and the expense of this department in leasing tents. 



