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as he may have opportunity at a low price, such as would 

 be suitable. Many articles entered in the art department 

 need to be placed in cases. 



More than the usual interest was taken in the bread 

 and dair}^ room by reason of a special premium offered by 

 Mr. Whitney of Lawrence, of 115 for the best loaf of 

 bread, is^lO for the best pound of butter, and $d for the 

 heaviest dozen of eggs. The offer was an exceedingly 

 generous one, and was the occasion of especial interest in 

 that department of the exhibition. 



A good show of apples was made, quite as good as 

 usual perhaps, and yet tlie liberal premiums and gratuities 

 offered by the society ought to be an inducement for 

 growers of fruit to make a more careful selection and for 

 those who have choice specimens of any one kind to enter 

 them. More than three hundred square feet of table 

 room was covered with plates of. apples. Probably two- 

 thirds of this space would have held all that could be 

 called of especially superior quality. Many fine speci- 

 mens were shown of most of the kinds for which gratui- 

 ties and premiums are offered. There are many exhibitors 

 who never fail to enter choice fruit and who will enter 

 none that is not worthy of notice. But there are many 

 entries made which do not add to the attractiveness of 

 the exhibition. 



On the pear tables, notwithstanding the great quantity 

 of pears grown this season, the quantity entered was not 

 large. Many fine samples were shown of most of the 

 kinds in general favour. 



An excellent show of peaches was made, and a fair ex- 

 hibit of grapes. 



The usual difficulty of marking fruit so that each plate 

 shall have and retain the name of the owner, still exists. 

 Cards will get misplaced until some way is devised by 

 which they can be securely attached to the plate. It is 

 extremely annoying to one who enters a fine plate of fruit 

 to find his card exchanged. These changes are usually 



