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FRUIT EXHIBITS AND JUDGING 



plate. The observer sees not the fruit but a sea of tags that 

 get between him and the things of interest. Large tags or 

 tags of different colors put on the plates without order or plan 

 may spoil an otherwise attractive display. 



Use small white cards. Attach them directly to the plate 

 by means of pins having clips at the top, instead of the usual 

 head, to hold the cards. Put these cards in the same position 

 on every plate so that they may be easily seen from the edges 

 of the table but so that they do not protrude above the level of 

 the fruit. A good .plan is to place the card on the back edge 

 of the plate with its long axis parallel to the long axis of the 

 table. 



Fig. 178. This fruit has been carefully selected, correctly arranged, and 

 properly labeled. The result is pleasing. 



The card should give the name of the variety and such other 

 information as is required by the nature of the exhibit. The 

 locality or section from which the fruit comes has real educa- 

 tional value and interest. The grower's name is also desirable 

 unless the fruit is entered for competition. In such case the 

 name should be inserted after the judging is completed. 



Tags giving merely the entry number or other classification 

 in common use at fairs and competitive displays are mean- 

 ingless to the general public. 



Put all plates of the same variety together where possible, 

 following an alphabetical arrangement. This makes it easy 

 to find varieties and to compare different plates of the same 

 yariety. 



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