200 

 BEES, HIVES, AND HONEY. 



For first and second best display of Bees, Hives and Apiarian Imple- 

 ments, accompanied with a written description of the 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 comb and one pound of 

 same extracted, made in the County, with statement 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 the 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 hall committee, 

 before the entry of exhibitors, with the names of fruit, for which pre- 

 miums are offered, all others of same class of fruit to be labelled miscel- 

 laneous. Exhibitors must place their several varieties 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 therefor, must 

 be entered and placed by the exhibitor on the table assigned for the ex- 

 hibit of collections of fruit. 



To entitle exhibitors to receive premiums and gratuities awarded, they 

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

 regard to the culture of their fruit. 



PEARS. 



For best twelve specime of the following varieties, which are re- 

 commended for cultivation in Essex County: Bartiett, Belle Lucrative, 

 Bosc. Anjou, Angouleme, Dana's Hovey, Lawrence, Louise Bonne, 

 Onondaga, Paradise d'Automne, Seckle, Sheldon, Urbaniste, Vicar, 

 Cornice, Howell, and Clairgeau, each, premium, $3 



Doyenne d'Ete, Gifford and Clapp's Favorite (ripening early), are re- 

 commended for cultivation, but no premium is offered. 



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

 worthy by the committee, premium, $1.50 



