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The state exhibits were non-competitive this years and 

 only Connecticut and Massachusetts entered. The former 

 had a magnificient exhibit as might be expected with a 

 special appropriation of $2000 for this feature by the state. 

 All their fruit was packed by one expert and was from a 

 comparatively^ few growers. 



The Massachusetts state exhibit consisted of some one 

 hundred and sixty-five boxes and occupied the whole end of 

 the hall banked five tier high. The idea was to have every 

 section of the state represented so far as possible and this 

 scattering necesitated over half a dozen different packers. 

 The scheme in placing on the racks was the deep colore^l 

 varieties in the centre and then shading^ off to the lighter 

 ones with enough dark color on the wings to emphasize the 

 contrast. The whole made a very fine showing and the 

 Secretary received many new memberships after the show 

 as well as during it — from folks who saw the exhibit and 

 took one of the membership applications, which were handy. 



Among those contributing were: 



Chas. W. Mann, Methuen H. A. Moses, Woronoco 



Turner Hill Farm, Ipswich' M. M. Browne, Marlboro 



T. C. Thurlow, W. Newbury Easterbroolc Bros., Dudley 



Russell B. Hall^ Medway Edw. A. Lunt, Newburyport 



Herbert A. Thayer, Harvard T. E. Proctor, Topsfield 



Alden Derby, Leominster Edw. Burt, E. Longmeadow 



.]. T. Geer, Three Rivers C. R. Green, Eelchertown 



L. F. Priest, Gleasondale J. M. Handley, W. Acton 



Goodwin Warner, Littleton Wm. Hansen, Granville 



13. Warherbarth', Granville C. F. Libbie, W. Acton 



E. R. Farrar, So. Lincoln F. Howard Brown, Marlboro 



Among the varieties included in the exhibit were Bald- 

 win, R. 1. Greening, Roxbury Russet, Northern Spy. King. 

 Tolman Sweet, ^Iclntosh. Rome Beauty, St. Lawrence, On- 

 tario, Ilubbiirdston, Wagner, Stark, Jonathan, and Pennock. 



