FRUIT-GROWERS' REPORT. 
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A principal feature which marked the exhibition over previ¬ 
ous ones, was the nomenclature made by the exhibitors. We 
found, with few exceptions, the labels attached to the plates, 
and noted or heard of but few mistakes. The eagerness with 
which visitors were enquiring out the “best” varieties, noting 
them down, evidenced with a certainty that there was a full 
-determination in the hearts of the people to grow fruit, and 
“dry up ” the old song of “no fruit country.” 
Our duties during the fair were numerous, and the notes we 
herewith present are in many respects imperfect, not giving 
the amount of information we would wish ; the principal reason 
being that we seldom found an exhibitor at his stand. What 
little knowledge we collected was gained mostly from the fruit 
cards. We present them as taken at the time, and not in any 
systematic order: ,. r . 
Nathan Towers, Omro, 31 varieties apples named; very fine specimens of 
Dominie, Golden Russet, Perry Russet, and Talman Sweting; the largest I saw. 
Samuel Charlesworth, Omro, 43 varieties, names upon but few of the 
plates; specimens good. 
J. Kezertes, a plate of “sweet water” grapes—so called by the exhibitor— 
Isabella would suit them (a dark purple grape) much better. 
John Wilcox, Omro, collection of apples^ mostly named; samples not as 
large as many of the collections, but specimens very fine. 
Sauk county exhibited, by A. G. Tuttle, Baraboo, 50 varieties of apples, one 
plate of pears; Fameuse which astonished everybody in size; Bailey Sweet, 
far ahead of anything we saw; samples in bottles of white grape currants, 
cherry currants, and gooseberries, (Houghton Seedlings), all very large. 
L. Woodworth, Bristol, Kenosha county, 53 varieties named; one plate not 
named; 12 varieties pears—white Doyenne, Glout Morceau, Flemish Beauty, 
and Bartlett, deserve special mention for their size and fairness. 
Luther Rawson, Oak Creek, Milwaukee county, small show of winter ap¬ 
ples; Colverts, Seek-no-further, Golden Russets and Pomme Grise are very 
fine. ; - .. .. ' 
Luther Landon, Waupun, Fond du Lac county, small collection of apples. 
Thomas Howland, Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha county, 46 varieties of apples, 
16 varieties pears—Onondaga, Flemish Beauty, Bartlett, Seckle, and White 
Doyenne were rather extra in appearance. Mr. H. has a fine collection of 
named fruits. 
Henry Floyd, collection of winter apples; some monstrous Northern Spy 
and Dominies, Westfield Seek-no-further, would be very hard to beat; Yellow 
Bellflower and Perry Russet as fair as could be grown, unless, perhaps, when 
grown to order; six plates of peaches, grown by Mr. F., would vie with 
