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entered did perfect work, and must 'have been a difficult task for 

 the committee to do justice in awarding the premiums, and for 

 once I was heartily glad that I refused to serve on the committee. 



The hall exhibition was large and good, all departments being 

 well filled except fruit. 



The ladies' department was complete. Local ambition and en- 

 thusiasm should draw from the farmers and their homes the best of 

 every kind which they have to display, and were the men as eager 

 and enthusiastic at our fairs as the ladies, there would never be a 

 failure in any part of the exhibition. 



Some articles upon exhibition contained the names of the owner 

 and I can see no good reason why the names should not appear on 

 all articles placed upon exhibition, as it certainly cannot harm the 

 exhibition and will, I think, add great interest to the visitors. So 

 let the names appear in full. 



The exhibition of fancy articles, paintings, the floral department, 

 merchants and manufacturers, butter and cheese, were well repre 

 sented. 



The vegetable display was large in quantity but not all excellent 

 in quality. It appears strange that at the present day when good 

 pure seed can so easily be obtained, that so many farmers should 

 persist in sowing year after year such poor seed. It is not necessary 

 or desirable to grow large vegetables, but well ripened, which are to 

 be preferred for the table, and command a better price in the 

 market. 



The display of fruit was small ; there were good specimens of 

 pears, grapes and apples, but not half what there should have been. 



Fruit should be one of the leading features of all fairs, as noth- 

 ing can add more to the exhibition, and nothing can take the place 

 either at our fairs or at the home tables or fire-side, as it gives 

 health, wealth and happiness ; more should be grown and more 

 consumed. 



The space allotted for showing fruit could be improved; it should 

 be placed upon tables where it can be more easily and carefully ex- 

 amined, and boxes and cases covered with glass abandoned. There 

 is a kind of sameness at all our fairs, which cannot be entirely 

 avoided, yet a change can be made in the manner of arrangements. 

 Fancy articles can be changed and placed in diffeient parts of the 

 hall. Fruits and vegetables can be changed and shown to better 



