VEGETABLES. 131 



VEGETABLES. 



ESSEX. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Vegetables. — After some discussion as to the meaning of 

 the paragraph which accompanies the list of premiums, and 

 which reads, "No competitor for premiums to exhibit either 

 more or less number of specimens of any vegetable than the 

 premiums are offered for," its meaning was clearly understood. 

 It seemed to be more the province of the superintendent to 

 enforce this rule, than of your Committee. 



A number of competitors had displayed more specimens 

 than are required, while others had shown too few. In the 

 former case the competitors would have made an equally 

 worthy show, had they selected the requisite number of the 

 best specimens, and they would thus have prevented all chance 

 of overcrowding the tent, and enabled the visitors to go away 

 better instructed, and without having been deceived by inferior 

 specimens. To cite an example of the latter case, a sample 

 of less than twenty-five ears of field corn appeared most 

 favorably to your Committee, but they could give it no pre- 

 mium, and could give it only a gratuity. 



The Committee believe the rule excellent, and, that it may 

 be strictly adhered to, I would recommend that the superin- 

 tendent of vegetables be instructed to see that only as many 

 vegetables are placed on exhibition as will conform to the 

 rule of the society above quoted. 



Some exhibitors did not follow the rules of the society as 

 to size and weight of vegetables, but premiums were in no 

 case awarded contrary to your rules in this respect. It was 

 our endeavor to award premiums to vegetables that were best 

 suited to the purposes for which they are used, due regard 

 being paid to the cost of cultivation. 



The present manner of arranging the vegetables entered 



