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formed their diffioiilt duties Avith the 

 utmost deliberation and impartiality. 

 The premiums were widely scattered, 

 and divided between Missouri, Illinois 

 and Ohio. Below we give the awards : 



CONCORP. 



First Premium — A wine cask^ value 

 $25.00, and one copy of Grape Cul- 

 TURiST S2.00— 3?27.00, and 50 per 

 cent, of lees. Awarded to Messrs. A. 

 and F. Starr, Alton, 111. 



Second Premium — A set of Farm- 

 ing Tools — S15.00, and 30 per cent, of 

 fees. Awarded to the same gentlemen 

 on another sample. 



Third Premium — One Toilet Set — 

 $10.00, and 20 per ^'Cnt. of fees. 

 Awarded to J. J. Kelly, Webster, Mo. 

 Norton's Virginia. 



First Premium — One two horse 

 Plow, iSTo. 12, 617.00, and one copy 

 of Grape Culturist, 62.00 and Ameri- 

 can Entomologist, $2.00—620, and 50 

 per cent, of entry fees. Awarded to 

 Poeshel and Scherer, Hermann, Mo. 



Second Premium — One Cultivator, 

 68.00, cash 65.00— 613.00, and 30 per 

 cent, of fees. Awarded to F. Mueller, 

 South Point, Franklin County, Mo. 



Third Premium — Two ten gallon 

 Kegs, 62,00, one copy Kural World, 

 62.00, one copy Journal of Agriculture, 

 62.00, one copy American Entomolo- 

 gist 61.00— 67.00, and 20 percent, of 

 fees. Awarded to Dr. G. M. Dewey, 

 Keytcsville, Mo. 



IVES, 



First Premium — One set of Farm- 

 ing Tools, 610.00, one copy Knral 

 World, 62.00, one copy Grape Cul- 

 turist, 62.00— 614. 00, and 50 per cent, 

 of fees. AAvarded to E. A. Thompson, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Second Premium — One Plow, 6^^.00, 

 and 30 per cent, of fees. Awarded to 

 Rluffton Wine Conipanv, St. I.oiii^. 

 Mo. 



Third Premium. — No entrw 



(LINTON. 



First Premium — One Jnlien Clinrn,. 

 610.00, one copy Grape Culturist, 

 62. 00—612. 00, and 50 per cent, of fees. 

 Awai'ded to .James E. Starr, Elsah, 

 111. 



Second Premium — Two ten gallon 

 Kegs, 62.00, one C()])y Rural World,. 

 62.00, one copy Journal of Agricul- 

 ture, 62.00, one copy American Ento- 

 mologist 61 00— 67.00, and 30 pej- 

 cent, of fees. Awarded to Bluftlon 

 Wine Company, St. Louis, Mo. 



Third Premium — Two ten gallon 

 Kegs, 62.00, JourinU of Agriculture, 

 62.00, American Entomologist, 61. Oa- 

 — 65.00, and 20 per cent, of foes. 

 AAvarded to J. C. Coons and liro.,, 

 Winchester, 111. 



best red wine 01' ANY \'ARIETV. 



Premium — One two horse Plow, 617, 

 Journal of Agriculture, 62.00, Puriil 

 World, 62.00, Grape Culturist 62.00, 

 American Entomologist 61. 00— 624.00 

 and all the fees. Awarded to Bluftton 

 Wine Company, St. Louis, Mo., on 

 Cyuthiana, competing with Xorton's,. 

 Ives, Devereaux, .Mustang, and' an 

 unknown grape. 



CATAWBA. 



First Premium — One Wino Cask, 

 625.00, (Jrape Culturist, 62.00- 

 627.00, and 50 i)er cent, of foes. 

 Awarded to F. Braches, (Jray's Sum- 

 mit, Mo. 



Second Premium- Cash 615.00, and 

 80 per cent, of fees. Awarded to 

 Adolph Engelmann, Shih)li, 111. 



