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Collections of apples for home use may be subdivided into five varieties 

 of fall apples and five varieties of winter apples, or this may be still further 

 subdivided for collections of fall dessert, fall cooking, winter dessert, and 

 winter cooking apples. These collections may all be scored on the points given 

 above. There should, in addition, be prizes for the best collections of three 

 varieties of fall pears on plates, and the best five varieties of winter pears 

 on plates, also the best collection of plums, limited to five varieties, twelve 

 specimens to a plate. All the varieties in these sections should be plainly 

 and correctly labelled, or be disqualified. 



The pyramid of ninety-one apples makes a very attractive display, and 

 may very well be included in those districts where large, fine, high-coloured 

 apples are grown. 



3. Packing contests should be included in all districts where commercial 

 apple-packing is carried on, and for these the following rules are suggested : 



(1.) The management of the fair to furnish necessary tables, paper, boxes, 

 and apples for the contest, as follows : 



(a.) One table for each competitor, about 3^ by 4 feet dimen- 

 sions, with burlap cover, after the usual pattern : 



(&.) Standard Canadian boxes, 10 by 11 by 20 inches inside 

 dimensions, care being taken to have boxes properly made of correct 

 material, as the character of the box materially influences the work 

 of the packer: 



(c.) Paper: For each packer about 3 Ib. of paper, 9 by 9 or 

 9 by 10 inches in size, depending on apples: 



(rf.) Apples: Six boxes Grade No. 1, 150 to the box and larger, 

 and graded to afford variety of pack. 



(2.) Entry fee of $1; entries to close about one week before fair. Con- 

 testants to draw lots for places and numbers. 

 (3.) Apples to be placed on the tables by disinterested persons, aiming to 



place on each table a fair average of the whole lot. 



(4.) All apples to be packed diagonally in the standard Canadian boxes. 

 (5.) Each contestant to pack three boxes, time to be taken when contestant 



places last box on the floor. 



(6.) To secure perfect or 20 points for speed, the contestant must pack 

 the three boxes within twenty-five minutes, every three minutes 

 longer will reduce the score two points, and if not finished within 

 sixty minutes, the contestant will be ruled out. 

 The following score-card to apply : 



Speed 20 



Uniformity 15 



Alignment 10 



Bulge 10 



Height at ends 10 



Firmness 20 



Wrapping 15 



100 



4. Special Prizes to encourage High-class Packing. Two-box or five-box 

 display of apples or pears of one variety, commercially packed, all layers 

 wrapped, covers to be removed in the presence of the judge, scoring to be 

 made as follows : 



Grading 25 



Packing 75 (subdivided in the usual way ) . 



100 



