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BEES, HIVES AND HONEY. 



For first and second best display of Bees, Hives and Apiiuian 

 Implements, acconipanied with a written description of tlie bees, 

 hives, etc., number of hives in use and amount of surplus honey 

 taken from them during the season, premiums, $5, 3 



First and second best Honey, ten pounds in coinb and one pound 

 extracted, made in the County, with stateiBent signed of kind of 

 bees and hive, and time of year when honey was made, premiums, 



.^3, 2 



Fruit. 



All fruit must be entered in the name of the grower before 11 

 o'clock on tlie first day of the exhibition, and each exhibitor must 

 certify to the same on the Entry Book, or on lists of the varieties 

 of each class of fruit, or be filed when entry is made. (Committees 

 are not authorized to make awards to those who do not comply with 

 this rule.) 



Tables will be labelled in a conspicuous manner by the liall com- 

 mittee before the entry of exhibitors, with the names of fruit, for 

 which premiums are offered, all others of same class fruit to be 

 labelled miscellaneous. Exhibitors must place their several vari- 

 eties of each class of fruit where indicated by such labels, or be 

 considered by the committee as not competing for premium. 



Plates of collections of fruit, when premiums are offered there- 

 for, must be entered and placed by the exhibitor on the table as- 

 signed for the exhibit of collections of fruit. 



To entitle exhibitors to receive premiums and gratuities awarded, 

 they are required (when requested by the committee) to give in- 

 fermation in regard to the culture of their fruit. 



PEAKS. 



For best twelve specimens of the following varieties, which are 

 recommended for cultvation in Essex County: Bartlett, Belle Luc- 

 rative, Bosc, Anjou, Angouleme, Dana's Hovey, Lawrence, Louise 

 Bonne, Ouondajia, Paradise d'Automne, Seckle, Sheldon, Urban- 

 iste, Vicar, Cornice, H(jwell, and Clairgeau, each, premium, $B 



Do5'enne d'Ete, Giftbrd and Clapp's Favorite (ripeniuir early), 

 are recommended lor cullivation, but no premrum is ofliered. 



For each dish of twelve best specimens of any other varieties, 

 deemed worthy by the committee, premium, SI. 50 



For best collection ot Pears, recommended for cultivation, pre- 

 mium, ^6 



In addition to the above, are placed at the disposal of the com- 

 mittee, to be awarded in gratuities of not less than .?! each, S20 



APPLES. 



For best twelve specimens of the following varieties, which are 

 recommended for cultvation in Essex County: Baldwin, Dan- 

 vers Sweet, Tompkins King, Granite Beauty, Red Eusset, Tolman's 

 Svveet, Bailey Sweet, Drap d'Or, Hubbardston, Hurlburt, Porter. 



