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STATE POMOLOGIGAL SOCIETY. 



The following scale of points for judging fruits, is the one referred 

 to: 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING FRUITS. 



C o 



Quality 



Form 



Color 



Size.. 



Uniformity in size 



Freedom from imperfections 



Perfection 



20 

 15 

 15 

 10 

 20 

 20 



[The speaker with the aid of Professor Munson scored several 

 plates of fruit to illustrate the use of the scale of points.] 



At our exhibitions frequently we have had as many as fiftj' plates 

 of Baldwins, and before the committee were able to pass on the prize 

 plates it has been found necessary several times to weigh the fruit. 

 Sometimes it has happened that the first premium was divided 

 between two exhibitors, because the committee were unable to 

 determine which of two plates was the better. A scale of points, 

 properly used, would oftentimes determine this simply by add- 

 ing up a short column of figures. These results, as a rule, are 

 found out by some one other than the judge, so that he is not 

 expected to know what story the figures may tell. 



Now, there are other advantages connected w^ith this system of 

 making awards. The most important, perhaps, may be found in 

 the educational work these scores will quietly bring about. An 

 exhibitor is entitled to the score. He has it as an evidence of the 

 appreciation others have of his exhibit. He can study it, and learn 

 just how the result is reached. He can then for himself compare 

 his exhibit with his competitors'. The next time he makes an 

 exhibit he is going to be careful to improve over the previous year. 

 So then the scale of points will show the exhibitors in what respects 

 this or that exhibit is better than another. A wise man is made 

 wiser by knowing his follies, and only the fool fails to improve, 

 when the opportunity offers. 



