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For first and second best collection of Pickles, Preserved Fruits, 

 and Jellies, made from products of the County, when premiums are 

 awarded, the method of making to be sent to 'the Secretary by the 

 Committee, for publication., premiums, $3, 2 



For the first and second best five pounds of Dried Apples, 

 grown and dried within the County, with statements of process 

 used and amount of labor and time required in preparing and dry- 

 ing, such statement on premium fruit to be given to the Secretary for 

 publication, premiums, $3, 2 



In addition to the above, are placed in the hands of the Commit- 

 tee for gratuities on other articles entered in this department, 

 products of this County deemed worthy. $5 



BEES, HIVES, AND HONEY. 



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

 Implements, 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 

 pouud 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, S3, 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 conspicitous manner by the hall com- 

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

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

 labelled miscellaneous. Exhibitors must place their several varie- 

 ties of each class of fruit where indicated by such labels, or be con- 

 sidered 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 information in regard to the culture of their fruit. 



PEARS. 



For best twelve specimen of the following varieties, which are 

 recommended for cultivation in Essex County: Bartlett, Belle 

 Lucrative, Bosc, Anjou, Angouleme, Dana's Hovey, Lawrence, 

 Louise Bonne, Onondaga, Paradise d'Automue, Seckle, Sheldon, 



