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GARDENS. 



There were twenty-five entries in this " department. Thirteen vegetable and 

 twelve flower gardens. There are several successfully managed Market Gardens in 

 the vicinity of the larger towns in the count)', these cannot consistently' come in 

 competition with the ordinary farmer's garden, and your committee would recom- 

 mend a grade of premiums' for this class of gardens. We award for Vegetable 

 Gardens : 



By a professional gardener, as follows: — J. R. Wetherell, $6 ; Miss K. Colt, 4. 



Vegetable gardens by non-professional gardener — L. ]. Tower, $5; George Kel- 

 logg of Sheffield, 4; Ralph Little of Sheffield, 3 ; Dwight Andrews. Sheffield, 2. 



Flower Gardens by professional gardener — Mrs. Edward Learned, $5 ; H. B. 

 Wellington, 3. 



Flower Gardens by non-professional gardener |ohn S. Barton of Dalton, $4; 

 Miss M. Smith of Dalton, 3 ; fames H. Butler, 2; Charles IL Nichols of Rich- 

 mond, 1. 



Committee— H. M. Peirson, EL M. Owen. 



CHEESE. 



Sage — Mrs. O. E. Clark, Sheffield, $3 ; rl. F. Wood, Cheshire, 2; Thomas 

 Barber, 1. 



Factory — C. J. Fales, Cheshire, $4. 



Dairy — D. D. Ingalls, Cheshire, $; ; Thomas Barber, 4. 



Committee — George W. Smith, Mrs. W. G. Karner. 



BREAD AND BISCUIT. 



Wheat Bread— Mary A. Nolan, S/3 ; Mrs. D. I >. Ingalls, Cheshire, 2; Mrs. C. 

 T. Rathbun, 1. 



Rye Bread — Mrs. J. A. Royce, Lanesboro, $3 ; Mrs. E. H. Kellogg, 2; Mrs. 

 S. A. Foote, 1. 



Brown Bread — Mrs. W. (1. Karner, $3; Mrs. J. A. Royce, Lanesboro, 2 ; 

 Mrs. M. W. Coleman, Richmond, 1. 



Biscuit — Lucy E. Barrett, Lanesboro, $3; Mrs. John Mooney, Lanesboro, 2; 

 Mrs. Jesse H. Fairchild, Richmond. 1. 



Graham liread — Lucy E. Barrett, Lanesboro. $3; Mrs. J. A. Royce, Lanes- 

 boro, 2 : Mrs. II. F. Wood, Adams, I. 



nittee—H. M. Pierson, Mrs. J. A. Kline, Mrs. E. L. Heath. 



1st Premium, £7.03, > 



|. a. Royce, Lan :sl ioro. 1 



2nd Premium, -S6.oo, » 



Mrs. A.A.Ford, Wind. »r, , 



3d Premium, S$5-°°> ' 



Mrs. W. i«. Karner, 1 



4th Premium, $4.00, » 



Mrs. O.E. Clark, Sheffield, , 



5th Premium, $3.00, » 



Mrs.u.M.SiiepardsoiLLaiiestioro > 



6th Premium, $2.00, ) 



Mrs. LA. Kline, Egremont, 5 



7th Premium, if i .OO, > 



Mrs. H. C. Hale, 1 



Committee S. A. BlCKOX, MRS. T. S. BALDWIN, A. B. TUCKER. 



