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The Grape Culturist. 



'V\\\vi\ rremium — Oiio Saddle, 810, 

 and 20 ])ercont. of fees. Awarded to 

 .1. .1. Krlly. Wcl»ster Groves, ]\Io. 



PKLAWARE. 



First rroniiinn — Trellis Wire, SI'), 

 ami (Jk.m'K Culturist, 82.00 — 817.00, 

 and •"><• per cent, of fees. Awarded to 

 .1. 1>. Da^-is, Clarksville Mo. 



Set-ond Prenuuin — One pair of 

 Parian Pitehers, 85.00, one pair of 

 Pruning Shears, 85.00—810.00, and 30 

 per eent. of ^qq^. Awarded to E. A. 

 Thompson, Ciiu'innali Ohio. 



Third Preiniuni — One Parian Pitcher 

 82..")0, Journal of Agriculture, 82.00, 

 American lOntomoIogist, 81.00 — 85.50 

 and 20 per cent, of fees. Awarded to 

 HlutVton Wine Company, St. Louis .Mo. 



llr.UHKMONT. 



First IM-emium — Trellis Wire and 

 Staples, 815.00, (Jhai'E ('uj.turist, 

 .«i2,00— 817.00, an<l 50 per cent, of fees. 

 .V warded to Dr. (i. M. Dewey, Krytes- 

 ville. Mo. 



.Second I'rrmiuni — One pair of 

 <'ngravcd Decanti-rs, 8'). 00, one glass 

 liquor thief, 85.00—11.00, and 80 per 

 cent, of fees. Awarded to Bluft'ton 

 Wine Company, St. r>ouis. Mo. 



Xo entry for third premium. 



TAVI.oU. 



First i'remium — One Bench Clothes 

 Wringer, 810.00, (tRape Culturist, 

 82.00, American Entomologist, 81.00 

 —81:5. Awarded to Bluffton Wine 

 Company, St. Louis, Mo. 



Xo entries for second and third 

 jiremiums. 



UEST Wliri'K WINK OF ANY VARIETV. 



( )!)(' Wine Cask, 815.00, (fRAPE Cul- 

 turist, 82.00, llural World, 82.00, 

 .lournal <d' .\griculturo, 82.00, Ameri- 

 .•an l-:ntoni..|(.gisl. 81.00— 822.00, and' 



all the fees. Awarded to Bluffton 

 Wine Company, St. Louis, Mo., on 

 Taylor, competing with a new seed- 

 ling, seyeral samples each of Dela- 

 wai'e, Herbemopt, Catawba, and one 

 sample of Diana. 



REST WINES OF MIXED VARIETIES, RED 

 OR WHITE. 



Premium — One Plow^ 815.00, and 

 all the foes. Awarded to .lobn 

 Bauer, Xauvoo, 111. 



SPAKK.LIN(i C ATA WD A 



First Premium — One W...e Cask^ 

 815. 00, cash, %'o. 00—820. 00. Awarded 

 to E. A. Thompson, Cincinnati Ohio. 

 No other entries. 



BEST COLLECTION OF WINES BY ONE EX- 

 IIIBITOH. 



Premium — A tine silver plated Wine 

 Castor, 835.00. Awarded to Bluffton 

 Wine Company, St. Louis, on a col- 

 lection of twenty varieties, compris- 

 ing Concord, Norton's, Cynthiana, 

 Ives, Clinton, Devereaux, Missouri 

 Port, mixed of Norton's and Concord, 

 Hartford Prolific, Creveling,Cunning- 

 ham, Catawl)a, DelaAvare, flerbemont, 

 Maxatawney and Martha mixed, 

 Rulander, Taylor, and Eogers Hybrids 

 Goethe (No. 1), Wilder (No. 4), and 

 Lindley (No. 9); all good wines, and 

 graded highly b}- the committees. 



Various interesting discussions were 

 held, about the best methods of prun- 

 ing, ])lanting, preparing the soil, wine 

 making, etc., which we would gladly 

 notice more extensivel}*, did our space 

 permit. 



Among the visitors, we had the 

 pleasure of making the acquaintance 

 of Mr. I). C. Eichmond, of Sandusky, 

 Ohio, a zealous and experienced grape 

 culturist and wine connoisseur, who 



