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18. A minimum of two points shall be deducted from the score! of 
specimens for unmistakable evidence of injury by scab; blotch; rust; sun, 
spray, or storage scald; wilt; bruise, or physiological breakdown. Addi- 
tional points shall be deducted if damage by any of the above agents is more 
than the slightest. One point shall be deducted in the case of a wholly 
absent stem. Due consideration shall be made for the natural season of 
ripening, length of life, and the ability to hold up under storage, of the 
several varieties scored. 
19. A plate, the specimens of which as a whole would not qualify as U. 
S. standard, according to the Sulzer law, shall be double starred (**) and 
eliminated from the placings of the variety.* 
20. (a) Contestants shall avoid pressing the specimens with thumb 
or finger. In order to determine the firmness of the fruit the inside of the 
whole hand may be used to exert gentle pressure, but in no instance must 
the fruit be bruised or marred by the contestant. 
(b) . Contestants shall not probe defects, apparent or otherwise, in 
any way with pin, toothpick, finger nail or other object. 
(c) . Evident disregard of the injunctions of this section will subject 
the contestant to heavy penalty or he may be barred from the contest. 
At a conference on Monday of the Executive Committee and officers 
of the Society, it was decided to make the following awards for the winners 
in the judging contest; First team, trophy cup; second team, Wilder silver 
medal; third team. Wilder bronze medal; Highest individual score, pres- 
ident’s purse $20.00; second highest individual score, Vice-President’s first 
purse, $15.00; third highest individual score, Vice-President’s second purse, 
$10.00; fourth highest individual score, society’s purse, $5.00. At a later 
meeting of the officers, coaches and jury it was agreed to place the value of 
the cup at $50.00. 
THE AWARDS. 
Jury: C. P. Close, W. T. Macoun, L. R. Taft. 
To the teams making the three highest scores the following awards 
were made: 
Trophy — Fifty Dollar Silver Cup. 
The Missouri team consisting of: L». F. Reese, A. D. Kilham, C. D. 
Matthews. 
Wilder Medal, Silver. 
The Cornell team consisting of: Dudley Alleman, H. C. Knandel, V. 
B. Perry. 
Wilder Medal, Bronze. 
The Iowa team consisting of : F. H. Beach, S. Lake, J. H. Allison. 
♦Section 19 was eliminated from consideration in the actual contest. 
