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FRUIT EXHIBIT. 



The fruit exhibited by members of the Association at this con- 

 vention while of less c[uantity than upon some former occasions 

 was decidedly better in quality than that shown heretofore. There 

 was evidence of more careful spraying and less room to complain 

 of lack of stems, polishing, etc., etc. One exhibit of fine fruits 

 which would certainly take a prize for coloring and conformity was 

 woefully lacking in stems and would be ruled out in a competitive 

 exhibit making it necessary to leave it behind when packing the 

 fruit for sending to the state exhibit, much to the regret of the 

 committee. There may possibly be a lack of understanding in 

 the minds of some members as to the reason for judges insisting 

 on stems being present. The stem of an apple is as important as 

 the nose on a man's face when it comes to identification. The 

 various races and nationalities of mankind can frequently be dif- 

 ferentiated and identified by the size or shape of the nose. It is 

 the same way with apple stems ; some varieties have uniformly 

 long slender stems, others short thick ones. Frequently varieties 

 from dift'erent localities differ so much in color that the stem be- 

 comes a very important matter in classifying them. Again apples 

 of a different varietv sometimes resemble each other so closely in 

 other characteristics that but for the stem they could be used to 

 compete for the same prize. 



When saving your fine fruit for the 191 1 exhibit PLEASE BE 

 CAREFUL TO HAVE ALL vSTEMS INTACT. It is entirely 

 proper to wipe fruit carefully to remove adhering dust but should 

 never be rubbed to enhance the gloss as that disturbs the natural 

 bloom of the fruit thus removing another point of identification 

 and a very important one in some cases. 



There were on the tables 144 plates and six boxes of apples, 

 four plates of pears, five of potatoes, 3 of walnuts and one of Seed 

 Corn which we identify as follows : 



Details of Fruit Exhibit. 



B. F. Wilson, 18 plates— 



3 plates York Imperial. i plate Domine. 



1 plate York Stripe. 3 plates Jonathan. 



2 plates Ben Davis. i plate Baldwin. 



2 plates English Redstreak. i plate Smokehouse. 



I plate Mann. i plate Smith Cider. 



1 plate Paradise. i plate Pound. 



Robert Garretson, 19 plates — 



5 plates York Imperial. 2 plates Yellow Belleflower. 



2 plates Stark. i plate Winesap. 



1 plate Russet. i plate Taft Potato. 



2 plates Ben Davis. i plate Early Clark Potato. 

 I plate Grindstone. i plate Snow Potato. 



I plate for name. i plate Burpee Potato. 



