25 



star of Paneies, Mrs. J. M. Macfeie, Great Barrington, 1 00 



Bouquet of Flowers, Mrs. Silas S. Dewey, Alfcrd, 1 00 



Boucjuet of Flowers. Miss B. Curtis, Stockbridge, 50 



Bouquet Coxcombs, Mrs. E. S. Curtis, Stockbridge, 1 UO 



Variety oJ Flowers, Mrs. L. M. Joyner, Egremont, 1 00 



Bouquet of Flowers. Mrs. Frank Jaqua, Great Barrington, 1 00 



J. H. Race, 



Miss M. Dewey, }■ Committee. 



Mes. John B. Hull, 



FRUITS. 



FIRST DIVISION. 

 Entries.— Fall Apples, 1; Varieties of Fruit, 2. 



The committee on "Fruits, 1st division, fall apples and variety of all kinds 

 of fruits," have discharged that duty and herewith submit their report thereon : 

 As regards the first department, your committee, in this "off year" for apples, 

 were surprised and gratified that any locality in the county has been so favored 

 as to be able to make the exhibit presented, and by no means surprised that only 

 one presentation was made ; this, however, considering the circumstances, as 

 well as the intrinsic quality of ^.'i^ fruit, was deemed entitled to the first premi- 

 um, and accordingly they awarded it to 



Phineas Pettis, New Marlboro, $4 00 



For the second department of their duty, your committee found on their 

 shelves, the offering of two competitors, one showing as follows: 12 varieties 

 of pears, 8 of peaches, 19 of apples, 2 of quinces, 2 of plums, and 9 of grapes; 

 52 in all. In the other, 12 varieties of pears, 10 of peaches. 21 of apples, 1 of 

 quince, 1 of plums, 9 of grapes, and 1 of cranberry ; 55 in all. We are glad 

 to see that the plum is not utterly exterminated in Berkshire, and to be con- 

 vinced that peaches, though a capricious crop, can be produced in our county, 

 as fine, if not as productively, as in Delaware and Maryland, whence they have 

 been imported so extensively the present year. The pears exhibited were ex- 

 ceedingly fine, and the grapes of both foreign and native origin, a glory and a 

 joy. There was very little to choose between the exhibits of the two com- 

 petitors ; but after considerable discussion, the scales tipped in favor of Orrin 

 Curtis of SheflSeld, 1st premium, |10, while Z. Candee of SheflSeld richly 

 deserves the second, $8. Respectfully submitted by 



E. W. B. Canning, 



S. P. Lincoln, } Committee. 



0. Rood. 



FRUITS. 



SECOND division. 

 Entries.— Winter Apples, 7. 



Best Winter Apples, O. E. Clark, Sheffield, $6 



Varieties— Hurlburt. Roxbury Russett, Newtown Pippin, Vandevere, Rhode Island Green- 

 ing, Northern Spy, Esopus Spitzenburg Hartford, Baldwin, English Russett. 



2d do., F. K. Hinkley, Lee, $5 



Varieties — Roxbury Russett, Baldwins, Red Gilleflower, King of Tompkins Co., Yellow Bell- 

 flower. Wine, R. I. Greening, Hurlburt, Nortbern Spy, Hubbardson Nonesuch. 

 3d do., Isaac Spurr, Sheffield, 4 



Varieties— Spitzenburgh, Winter Sweeting. R. I. Greening. Vandevere, Black Heart, Baldwin, 

 Seeknotarther, Kin^ of Tompkins County. Northern Spy, Pound Sweet. 



4th do., Pheneas Pettis, New Marlboro, 3 



Varieties— Baldwin, Tolman Sweet, King; ol lompkins County, H. Nonesuch, Norton[Melon> 

 20 Ounce, Northern Spy, Fameuse, Rhode Island Greening, Pound Sweet. 



5th do., William Buighardt, Great Barrington, 2 



Varieties— Ladies Sweeting, Golden Pippin, King of Tompkins County, Northern Sny, Rox- 

 bury Russett, R. I. Greening, Baldwin, 20 Ounce Pippin, Hurlbert, Seeknofarther. 



