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of tlie Judges, this was not a very satisfuctory exhibition, either 
of cider or perry. 
Hops first appeared in the Society's programme at the Canter- 
bury Show in 1860, when prizes amounting to 57/. were given 
by the Local Committee for Kent hops. In connection with the 
Kilburn Show in 1879, no less than 2S0Z. was given in prizes 
lor hops by a committee of hop growers and hop factors. At 
Windsor the prizes were offered by the Society for the first 
time. 
For the first time in this country jam and preserved fruit 
makers were invited to compete for prizes at the Windsor Show 
in 1889. Jam-making has become such an important industry, 
and is so closely connected with fruit production, that it was 
deemed necessary to recognise it as a desirable adjunct to fruit 
farming, and to encourage its extension. The cheapness of 
sugar gives the English a great advantage over American and 
Continental jam-makers. Fruit comes to England in every 
form but that of jam, or preserve with added sugar. Fruit 
farmers in this country are becoming alive to the value of jam- 
making as a means of disposal of surplus fruit, or fruit that 
may be as a drug in a glutted market. Many have adopted it, 
some in a wholesale thorough manner, others in a small way. 
The whole business of jam and jelly making, and its collateral 
branches of fruit drying, evaporating, and preservation with 
and without sugar, may be considerably extended by the pro- 
ducers of fruit. It is felt that the action of the Council of the 
Society in giving this industry a helping hand by means of 
prizes for jams, jellies, preserves, and evaporated fruits, as well 
as for suitable machines for drying and evaporating fruits, was 
timely and judicious. 
Honey may be considered as a farm product. It has been 
recognised by the Society as such since the Kilburn Show, 
where the exhibition of honey, bees, hives, and manipulation 
with bees, was most interesting and instructive. Since Kilburn 
there have been frequent similar exhibitions at the various 
shows, at which the entries and the interest have steadily 
increased. Prizes have not been given by the Society, though 
every opportunity of arranging their exhibitions has been 
afforded to the British Bee-Keepers' Association, by whom 
prizes have been offered. 
CoRX. 
All competitions for corn in connection with the Society 
had previously been for seed corn, which involved a trial, and a 
consequent delay in adjudication. The results of such competi- 
