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specimens for exhibits. These tables were decided upon 

 after prolonged study, and many apples were measured to 

 arrive at each result. Of course the apples from Maine will 

 tend toward the smaller size, while Connecticut apples w^ill 

 run larger, but the quarter-inch leeway makes it fair to all, 

 and at once throws out the over-large specimens which have 

 been thought by new exhibitors in the past to be the prize 

 winners. 



On Thursday afternoon there will be the intercollegiate 

 apple-packing contest, teams from the Kew England agricul- 

 tural colleges competing. On Friday and Saturday after- 

 noons lectures, with discussions, on live fruit topics will be 

 given by experts. 



With the co-operation of the fruit growers of New Eng- 

 land this show is bound to be the biggest and best yet held, 

 and we believe this support will be forthcoming, not alone 

 for the prizes to be won, but for the glory of old N'ew Eng- 

 land. 



Premium lists and entry blanks may be obtained from 

 Wilfrid Wheeler, Secretary, ISew England Fruit Show, 136 

 State House, Boston, Mass. If you have fruit that you 

 think will make a good showing, enter it, if only for the 

 experience. A visit will repay any one interested at all in 

 fruit. 



The show opens Wednesday noon, I^ovember 12, and is 

 open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ; Sunday, 2 to 10 p.m. 



Public Winter Meeting. 



The public winter meeting of the State Board of Agi-ieul- 

 ture for lectures and discussions will be held at the Munic- 

 ipal Building, Springfield, Mass., Tuesday, Wednesday and 

 Thursday, Dec. 2, 3 and 4, 1913. The first day will be 

 devoted to poultry and fruit, the second day to farm maji- 

 agement and dairying, and the morning of the third day to 

 alfalfa. The full program will be published in the Octol^cr 

 Crop Report. 



Added interest is given the meeting this 3'ear because of 

 the simultaneous holding of a dairy show, a corn show, the 



