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RHUBARB. 

 One box, 40 Ib. net Three prizes. 



COLLECTION CLASSES. 



(1.) Collection of garden vegetables grown by a settler in his first year. 



(2.) Collection of garden vegetables grown by a settler in his second year. 



(3.) Collection of garden vegetables grown on a town or city lot by an 

 amateur. 



(4.) Collection of vegetables from a rancher's vegetable garden. 



(5.) Collection of vegetables grown by school children on gardens culti- 

 vated by themselves. 



Classes for school children might be made in potatoes, onions, beets, and 

 other types of vegetables, as well as this collection. 



The object of prizes for collections of vegetables is principally to stimulate 

 an interest in the home garden by making better known what can be produced, 

 and by encouraging those who intend to exhibit to maintain the garden for 

 the necessary season. 



COMMENTS ON ADAPTING VEGETABLE PRIZE-LIST TO INDIVIDUAL 



FAIRS. 



(1.) We recommend strongly that the quantities specified in each class 

 be followed. These have been adopted in harmony with the larger shows and 

 in general practice, but in the younger associations there is a tendency to adopt 

 unusual quantities, so causing considerable confusion. 



(2.) It will be noted that three prizes are indicated for some classes and 

 only two prizes for others. In those classes of greatest value, in which com- 

 petition is usually greatest, three prizes are indicated, and we recommend that 

 the first-prize money in this case should be worth trying for, say $2.50. The 

 object in making three prizes is that a reasonable proportion of the exhibitors 

 should get a sum of money. Where two prizes are indicated, the competition 

 is usually less keen, because the vegetable mentioned is less important. In 

 these cases the first prize should be about half that of the major classes, say 

 $1.50. and no third should be given, because there is usually not nearly as 

 great competition. These prizes should not, however, be made so small as to 

 discourage exhibitors. The idea is that in the more important classes prizes 

 should be increased slightly, and in the minor classes they should be decreased 

 slightly, as compared with present practice, in both cases being increased as 

 the finances of the association warrant. The importance of the different 

 classes varies with the locality, and the classification into major and minor 

 given here will have to be adopted with discretion. 



(3.) Many classes here named would be of little or no use in many 

 districts, such as egg-plant and tomatoes in many Coast and cooler Interior 

 sections. In such cases the Revision Committee should not include such kinds. 

 In other cases, as in pickling-tomatoes, the three classes might very well be 

 made one; the same with pickl ing-onions. Much will depend in such cases 

 on the adaptability of the district, the amount of prize-money available, and 

 the amount of competition that is likely to be secured. 



MIXING GARDEN AND FIELD CLASSES. 



One of the most common causes of confusion in vegetable classes in the 

 fairs of the Province is the mixture of field and garden produce under one 

 heading. These should by all means be kept separate, and it will be noted 



