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Col. II. Crocker exhibited two varieties, the Jefferson & 
Coe’s Golden Drop, which were as fair as could be. 
QUINCES. 
There were no Quinces on exhibition: here the terrible ef¬ 
fects of the winters of 1856-57, are perceivable. 
PEACHES. 
Only a few samples exhibited or entered. We award: 
Best show Peaches, Luther Rawson, Oak Creek,.$5 
2d.do. G. P. Peffer, Pewaukee,. . . 3 
We reluctantly conclude, that for the present, we cannot 
rank this delicious fruit, the Peach, as one which can be suc¬ 
cessfully raised in our State in open culture. 
MELONS. 
Best Ice Cream Water Melons, J. R. Hiestand, Blooming Grove, Dane co.,.. $2 
Best Black Spanish... .do.do.do. do...... 2 
Best Long Island.do.do. ...do .do. 2 
Best Musk Melon,.do. do. do.. Dip. 
Best show of Melons,.do.do.do. 3 
Best Mountain Sprout..do....Geo. T. Brown,.do.'..do. 2 
2d best Ice Cream Water Melon, J. C. Plumb, Lake Mills,. 1 
Best and greatest variety of Fruits, of all kinds, raised by exhibitor, G. P. 
Peffer,...Dip. and 10 
Before concluding this Report, the Committee feel it their 
duty to remark that a large quantity of very handsome steed- 
lings were upon the tables. Probably from one quarter to one 
third of the apples on exhibition were seedlings, and not dis¬ 
tinguishable in appearance, and as your Committee can certify, 
scarcely distinguishable in taste , from the best grafted varieties. 
The greatest display of seedlings was that of J. French, Esq., 
of Madison, who had no less than 69 varieties of good looking 
seedlings upon the tables, some of them both m look and flavor 
deserving of propagation. 
But there was one seedling exhibited by Mr. Peter Parki- 
son, of LaFayette county, which, in our opinion, was the hand¬ 
somest Apple of the Fair, it is called the “Parkison Seedling.” 
The Chairman of your Committee had also some pretty fair 
seedlings, but his well known modesty prevents his alluding to 
them. 
