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adapting means to the end in view. The same party had also a 
convenient sack and bag holder. 
While the exhibition in this department largely exceeded that 
of any previous year, we still cannot refrain from remarking upon 
the great portion of the live industry and inventive genius of our 
state still unrepresented. How much would the amount, attract¬ 
iveness and real value to both exhibitors and visitors be increased, 
if manufacturers throughout the state would see their interest in 
bringing, at these annual gatherings, their works and wares, di¬ 
rectly before the eyes of an intelligent public. 
• Respectfully submitted, 
W. W. Watson, 
Chairman. 
FRUIT AND FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
BY O. S. WILLEY, SUPERINTENDENT. 
The exhibition in this department was much less in extent than 
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it had been for a number of preceding years. There were a num¬ 
ber of reasons for this, mainly contined to two. The amount of 
fruit raised in the state was much less than formerly, and of that 
raised, a much larger proportion was injured by insects, so much 
so, as to make it sometimes almost impossible to obtain perfect 
specimens from trees bearing full crops. There did not seem to 
be any lack of interest by exhibitors. All were anxious to do 
the best they could, but most collections were of less magnitude, 
than usual. I note some of the principal exhibitors. If any are 
omitted, it is unintentional. Among professional exhibitors, I 
found in his usual place, Gr. P. Peffer, of Pewaukee, with 90 vari¬ 
eties of apples. This was a fine show, but not up to his usual 
quantity; showed pears in quite a variety, also plums and grapes 
Took second premium, two first on sweepstakes, embracing in his 
collection beside apples, 17 crabs, 18 pears, 3 plums, 20 grapes, 
3 raspberries, 2 cranberries and one each of quince, blackberry, 
barberry, chestnut, fig and currant. 
Gr. J. Kellogg, of Janesville, had 60 plates of apples. Took the 
third premium. This fruit is good, and displays care in the selec- 
