268 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
sentatives of agricultural colleges, government service, 
or some fruit-handling organization. They, ordinarily, 
are men of wide experience and of much traveling, and 
familiar with a great variety of conditions. Many judges 
for large shows are men of prominence, who are not 
accustomed to much physical work, and who are in the 
habit of turning over details to clerks or subordinates. 
Often the work must be done in the presence of noisy 
crowds. A man’s judgment may be keen and active at 
the beginning of the work, but at the end of the day 
becomes fagged from pure exhaustion. 
In most cases judges get no pay except sufficient to 
cover traveling expenses, considering that the experience 
and knowledge gained will offset the loss of time. Most 
shows cannot afford salaried judges, yet many dollars in 
prizes, good will and prestige depends upon the opinion 
of the ones examining the fruit. Exhibitors are often 
critical, and it is only right and just that they should 
know how their fruit scores and wherein they may im- 
prove another year. Score cards are best left with the 
exhibitor or placed on file to be reviewed or studied over. 
Such work is largely educational, and were it not for the 
fact that the various educational institutions so con- 
sidered it and allowed their instructors to go on with 
such work without loss of time, fruit shows would find 
competent judges hard to get. 
Score Card.—The score card giving the scale of points 
on which the judges are to award the prizes is always 
prepared ahead of time. It is best to include this in- 
formation in the premium list so the exhibitors can place 
their fruit with the importance of the different points 
in mind. The score card is based on a percentage of 
