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Class 1. Peaches. 

 No entries. 



Class 2. Pears. 



Section 1 . — For best orchard of not less than 1 acre : First, Fred Steele, 

 Stoneham, $25; no second prize; third, W. H. Atkins, South Amherst, $10. 



Section 2. — For the best crop from a single tree: First, W. A. Root, 

 Easthampton, $10; second, J. Corey & Son, Truro, $5. 



Class 3. Apples. 



Section 1. — For the best orchard of 1 acre of standard apple trees; 

 trees must have been planted in fall of 1911, spring or fall of 1912 or 1913, 

 or spring of 1914: First, J. H. Hardy, Jr., Littleton, $25; second, R. L. 

 Everit, Barre, $15; third, Patten Brothers, Sterhng, $10. (Honorable 

 mention and gratuities of $5 each, John Chandler, Sterhng Junction; 

 J. T. Geer, Three Rivers; W. D. Gleason, Sterhng Junction; C. A. Wilson, 

 Medway.) 



Section 2. — For the best orchard of not less than 3 acres; trees must 

 have been planted in fall of 1911, spring or fall of 1912 or 1913, or spring 

 of 1914: First, O. C. Searle & Son, Easthampton, $25; second, John 

 Chandler, Sterhng, $15; third, tie between A. S. Geer, Three Rivers, $5, 

 and J. M. Burt, East Longmeadow, $5. (Honorable mention and gratu- 

 ity, H. A. Dunbar, Richmond, $5.) 



Section 3. — For the best apple orchard in bearing, size of orchard not 

 specified; no trees planted earlier than the fall of 1901 to be eligible: First, 

 Edward F. Belches, Framingham, $25; second, W. H. Atkins, South 

 Amherst, $15; third, Cyrus D. Ordway, West Newbury, $10. 



Section 4- — For best old apple orchard renovated: First, O. C. Searle 

 & Son, Southampton, $25; second, Wright A. Root, Easthampton, $15; 

 third, Sumner L. Howe, Marlborough, $10. (Honorable mention and 

 gratuity of $5 each to Naquag Farm, Rutland; Ralph F. Barnes, Marl- 

 borough; the Misses Noyes, Methuen.) 



Section 5. — For the best yield of marketable apples from a single tree 

 planted in fall of 1901 or later: First, W. A. Root, Easthampton, $10; 

 second, W. H. Atkins, South Amherst, $5. 



Section 6. — For best y ield of marketable apples from a single tree 

 planted in spring of 1901 or earher: First, W. H. Atkins, South Amherst, 

 $10; second, O. C. Searle & Son, Southampton, $5. 



In the class for renovated orchards Mr. O. C. Searle of South- 

 hampton had a good record with a yield of 1,200 bushels. In the 

 class for best yield from single pear tree, W. A. Root of Easthamp- 

 ton won with a Clapp's Favorite tree yielding 20 bushels. 



