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patching, and piecing. (4) Sample of table linen making and 

 mending (hand work). (5) Shirt waist, hand or machine 

 made. 



Corn. — Premium lists for corn are given in a special chap- 

 ter on corn. Ten ears are usually required for an exhibit. 

 These are in white varieties, yellow varieties and in both dent 

 type and flint type. 



Potatoes. — The lists for potato exhibits should include 

 the leading varieties grown in the neighborhood, letting each 

 variety be kept separate. These may be exhibited on plates, 

 as apples are shown, or the list may require the showing of a 

 basket of each, the baskets being of the standard commercial 

 size for that region, say half bushel. The points of excellence 

 for potatoes are uniformity, size, smoothness, texture, freedom 

 from blemish and disease. The value for each of these points 

 is shown in the score card given in this chapter. 



S-weet Potatoes are usually shown in commercial baskets. 

 These may be half bushel baskets, half bushel crates, or any 

 special form of package used in the locality. White or green 

 crepe paper may be used in dressing the edges and outside sur- 

 face of the packages uniformly throughout the exhibit. The 

 type or variety of sweet potatoes should be kept distinct, and 

 may be listed separately with premiums or awards for each 

 type or variety. The white, red and yellow crops should not 

 compete with each other. 



Sugar beets may be exhibited by varieties and types com- 

 monly grown. Five beets of a kind may constitute an exhibit. 

 In some cases 100 pounds is required to make up the exhibit. 

 The tops are usually removed and the roots washed. 



Tomatoes are of many varieties and each variety should 

 stand on its own merits at the fair. Some are better suited 

 for market purposes because of firmness, while others are of 

 high quality, and better for home use, being too tender for 

 shipment. The list may include from five to ten varieties 

 most grown in the vicinity. Tomatoes are exhibited both on 



