1862. 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMEE. 



325 



re— Best blackberries ..$2 00 



Mrs. J. Asa Kennicott. 



77— Best Strawberries 2 00 



Mrs. J. Asa Kennicott. 



78— Best currant jelly 2 00 



Mrs. J. Asa Kennicott. 



79— Best apple jelly 2 00 



Mrs. J. Asa Kennicott. 



WINES, ETC. 



83 — Best collection native, in variety 5 00 



Second 3 00 



Third 2 00 



W. C. Hanford. 



84— Best Catawba, 3 bottles 2 00 



Second 1 00 



W. C. Ilanford. 



85— Best wild grape, 3 bottles 2 00 



Second 1 00 



W. C. Hanford. 



86 — Best grape, any variety, 3 bottles 2 00 



Second 1 00 



W. C. Hanford. 



87 — Best currant, 3 bottles 2 00 



C. H. Hibbard, Isaac A. Poole, Wm. G. Ferguson, 

 J. E. Starr, A. S. & Geo. Barry. 



91 — Best Strawberrys, 3 bottles 2 00 



G. Neally, A. S. & Geo. Barry. 



95 — Best sweet cider, 10 gals, in keg 2 GO 



Second 1 00 



S. G. Minkler. 



97 — Best cider vinegar, 10 gals, in keg 2 00 



Second 1 00 



S. G. Minkler. 



AWARDS. 



FRUIT DEAARTMEN. 



PLUMS. 



34 — Best variety native plums, one entry, 



J. E. Starr first prem. 



QUINCK3. 



41 — Best display in varieiy under name, 



A. S. & Geo. Barry first prem. 



47 — Boat Law! on b!ackberries,Mrs. Davis, .first prem. 



62 — Best display of small fruits, dried in 



sugar, 0. B. Galusha first prem. 



Joel Reeves sec'd prem. 



299 — Best device for marketing imall fruits 

 by railroad, not in common use, one 

 entry. Very good, but in common use. 



PAINTINGS OF FRUITS. 



199 — Best and largest collection by 11. M. 

 Thompson, Lake Forest Ills., 



Fine specimens of art, and very correct; but col- 

 ored lithographs — not strictly paintings. Conse- 

 quently, no award could be made according to tha 

 rules of the society. 



Miscellaneous. 



12 — Currants — best display in variety, un- 

 der name, 25 varieties, S. Edwards — first prem. 



4 — Yellow pine, one specimen, J. A. Car- 

 penter — unworthy 



2 — Seedling apples — three varieties. One 

 recommended for trial 



3 — Bestboxhoney, very fine, A. S. <fc. Geo. 



Barry. first prem. 



5 — Figs — imature. Prem, not recommended 



6 — Pears — ^Vicar of "Wlnkfield, and Belle 

 Lucrative, 6 specimens — inferior 



8 — Pears, six specimens each of Grey Doy- 

 enne and Beurre Diel, G. Neally first premu 



10 — German Prune Plum, H. H. Marsh., .first prem. 



11 — Basket of pears for market, L. B. Piatt 



& Co first prem. 



13 — High bush cranberries, fine specimen, 



C. H. Hibbard first prem. 



He recommends for general cultivation : Plant 

 eight by eight feet on low, ricb I'^ind ; will grow 

 from six to eight feet in height. Covers the 

 ground in four years ; yields between one and 

 two hundred bushels per acre. 



Lots 64, 69, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79.— Best pre- 

 served peaches, strawberries, etc., Mrs. J. Asa Kenni- 

 cott, Kenwood Ills., first premium on each. 



FRESH FRUITS. 



Best peaches first prem. 



Best cherries first prem. 



Best raspberries first prem. 



Best blackberries first prem. 



Best strawberries first prem. 



Preparation. — Three fourths of a pound of 

 sngar to one pound of fruit ; one half the amount 

 of sugar layered with the fruit, in >hallow ves- 

 sels ; stand over night ; then pour off the syrup 

 — with which, mix the remaining half of sugar ; 

 bring it to a boil ; strain and pour on the fruit 

 while hot. 



Large fruits m»y require a second scalding of 

 the syrnp. 



We, the Committe, heartily recommend Mrs. 

 Kennicott's method of preparing fruit, as the 



