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number of glass cases cannot conveniently be obtained in 

 any place where the exhibition is held. With a little care 

 in moving these cases will last many years, and it may be 

 advisable to procure as many more. These should be made 

 only two-thirds as deep but otherwise the same. Cases 

 were made also of wire except the frames for the exhibits 

 of butter and of bread which proved decidedly serviceable 

 in protecting these articles. Visitors have hitherto consid- 

 ered these as common property to be tested by any who 

 chose. 



The great failure in the apple crop and the comparative- 

 ly small yield of pears gave little promise of an attractive 

 show of fruit. But while the number of entries of pears 

 and of apples was much less than usual, the quality was 

 not far behind that of more favored years. Many speci- 

 mens were shown both of apples and of pears quite equal 

 to the best exhibit of former years. 



Quite a good exhibit was made of peaches, grapes and 

 assorted fruits. 



In the vegetable tent especial effort was made by the 

 committee of arrangements to gather the different kinds of 

 vegetables in groups, each by itself, so that the committee 

 in making awards could more easily decide on the merits of 

 competing exhibits. This arrangement added greatly to 

 the attractiveness of this department. A finer exhibit of 

 vegetables has seldom been made. 



A difficulty is found in marking vegetables so that they 

 can be delivered to their rightful owners. The same diffi- 

 culty is found in regard to fruit ; a large portion of vege- 

 tables and all kinds of fruit are put in plates and these 

 cannot be properly marked. The cards placed on them are 

 taken up and quite frequently put on the wrong plate and 

 in various ways misplaced so that the owners often find it 

 difficult to determine which plate belongs to them. This 

 gives an opportunity, to those who are careless, to take 

 articles similar without being particular to get the ones 

 they brought. 



