The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-08
Schedule of Premiums.

Following are the schedule of premiums
and arrangements for the Pathological
meeting at Skowhegan the 9th, 2sth and
10Th instants:
All entries must be made on or before
8 o'clock p. m, December 27th, and all
exhibits must be In the places assigned
lhem before 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. Dec. 2Sth.
Advance entries-Persons intending to
make entries will find 1t a convenience
for themselves, and will confer special
favor by sending lists of their exhibits
TO the Secretary at an early day. The
entry cards will be in readiness for such
exhibitors and will be delivered from The
Secretary's office in exhibition hall.
APPLES.
By "named varieties" is meant such
as are named ana described in some
standard work on Pomology, or have
been named and approved by some
National or State Horticultural Society.
The county exhibition of apples must
each contain ten correctly named
varieties and no more, and the Judge will
have regard to the market value of the
varieties, as well as the quality of the
fruit. In these collections there must be
five specimens OF each variety.
For best general exhibition of apples
grown by exhibitor in the sixteen
counties In the State, 5000 for first,
So 90 for End for each of the several
counties.
Each dish or plate must contain five
specimens. For best dish OF Bailey
Sweet, Baldwin, Ben Davis, Dudley s
Winter, Fall Harvey, Fameuse, Gloria
Mundi (of Maine), Golden Russell,
Granite Beauty, Gravenstein, Hubbard
ston Nonsuch, Jewetts Fine Red mod
head, Mcintosh Red, Milding, Mother,
Northern spy, Peck's Pleasant, Pound
sweet, Rhode Island Greening, Rolfe,
Roxbury Russet, Stark, Starkey, Temp
kins King, Wagner, Wealthy, Winthrop
Greening, Yellow Bellfiower, Fallawater,
Grimes Golden, Mann, Ribston Pippin,
Spitzenburg, Talman Sweet, $l.00 for
1st and 50cts for 2nd of each variety,
except the last 6 which will be Boots for
lst and 25cts for 2nd each
PEARS.
For best plates of any correctly named
varieties of pears, which must be in good
condition to be eligible for competition,
$l.00 for 1st, so cts. for 2nd.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For best quart of cultivated cran-
berries, $l.00 for lst, so cts for I'd.
For best variety of canned fruits, pre-
serves, pickles, ETC., 10 kinds, made and
put up by the exhibitor, $500 for LIST,
$500 for 2nd.
Best specimen Of canned black berries,
blueberries, cherries, gooseberries, pears,
plums, raspberries, strawberries, toma-
toes; preserved apple, currants, cherries,
pears, plums, raspberries, $1.00 for 1st,
30 cts. for 2nd for each variety.
Best specimen of preserved straw
berries, $l.00 for LIST, so cts. for 2nd ;
best ar assorted pickles, $l.00 for lst,
30 cts. for 2nd; best bottle tomato catsup,
81 90 for LIST, so cts. for End; best col
lection of apple jelies made from dis
tinct varieties of apples (not crab, not
less than ten kinds in natural colors,
So. 90 for lst, $500 for End, $1.00 for 3 j;
best tumber apple (not crab Jelly,
made from single named variety, and in
natural color, $l.00 for LIST, 80 cts for
2nd best tumber crab apple lilly, cur
rant jelly, grape Jelly, raspberry jelly,
rhuharb Jelly, strawberry Jelly, so cts.
and 25 cts. each; best jar maple syrup,
81 90 for lst, 80 cts. for 2nd; best maple
sugar, 2 lbs, $l.00 for lst, so cts. for
End best exhibit evaporated apple, one
or more cases, $500 for LIST, $1.00 for
2nd for best canned apples, put up for
market, one-gallon can, $l.00 for 1st,
80 cts for 2nd.
FLOWERS AND FLORAL WORK.
For best vase of cut flowers, grown by
amateur, $l.00 for LIST, 90 cts. for 2nd ;
for best dish of cut flowers grown by
amateur, 81 90 for lst, 80 cts. for 2nd /;
for best blsket of cut flowers grown by
amateur, ST 90 for LIST, 90 cts. for End /;
for best exhibition of cut flowers, %
named varieties, grown by professional
florist, $500 for lst $500 for 2nd; for
best exhibition ~ roses, varieties, 3
blooms of each, $500 for LIST, $500 for
2nd; for best exhibition of carnations, s
varieties, Il blooms of each, So 90 for
1st, 81 90 for End; for best Roral design
made by professional florist, sl0 90 for
lst, 81 80 for 2nd, $500 for Bro, Sd. 90
for 4th; for best exhibition of ehrysan-
themums, 10 varieties, 3 blooms each,
ST.. 90 for lst, $500 for 2ad, $500
for 3rd
All entries must be made with the
Secretary according to the conditions
prescribed in the exhibition rules of the
society. 1t will be special convenience
to have entries made previous TO The eX-
hibition. For this purpose, or informa-
ton, address the Secretary as below,
until Dec. 2G, 1898
ID ii. kNOWLTON. Secretary,
EarminUton Me-