50 



PEAKS AND GEAPES. 



For the best plates, 

 1st, to Cyrus Thurston, of Fitchburg, $1,00 



2d, to John M. Twitchell, of Fitchburg, ,50 



QU I NCES. 



For the best dishes or baskets, 

 1st, to Ezra Kendall, of Sterling, 1,00 



2d, to Jacob Haskell, of Fitchburg, ,50 



From the sum placed at our disposal for gratuities,, 

 we advise the following for contributions of apples, viz : 



To Cyrus Thurston, Jacob Haskell, Alvah Crocker, 

 E. D. Works, Benj. SafFord, Samuel Burnap, Nathan 

 Whitcombj David B. Dole and David Bichardson, of 

 Fitchburg, and Porter Piper, of Leominster $1,00 each. 



To Samuel Farwell, 2d, of Fitchburg, $1,50. 



To Waldo Wallace and E. S. Burnap, of Fitchburg, 

 and Gardner Merriam, of Leominster, 50 cents each. 



J. C. ALLEN, Chairman, 



PEABS AND GBAPES. 



PEARS. 



The show of pears the present year was very gratify- 

 ing. The number of contributions was unusually large, 

 and considering the fact that there were many dishes of 

 pears, each a model collection, it became a matter of 

 some difficulty to avv^ard the premiums. 



Little need be said, except in commendation, of the 

 number, variety or appearance, of specimens presented. 

 The fruit was uniformly of good size and fair. 



The quality of pears this year (and the same .remark 

 will apply to grapes) was not quite equal to their 

 appearance. Two causes probably operated to produce 



