The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-11
and Hor-
ticultural Societies
Joint Exhibit.
HELD IN WORCESTER SEPT. q.
Liberal Offers Made t.
Fruit and Vegetable
Growers.

The list of premiums offered by the
Worcester Agricultural Society at the
joint exhibition to be held with the
Horticultural Society, Thursday, Sept.
Il, has been published, and may be OBJ
tained from either A. A. Hixon, secre-
tary of the Horticultural Society, or l..
F, Herrick, secretary of the Agricul-
tural society.
The exhibition will open at 10 o'clock
a. M Cat which time all articles offered
for premium must be placed in the
hall) and close at 8 o'clock p. m. Ad-
| mission free.
the exhibitions of the Horticultural
| Society will also govern this exhibit.
The list is as follows:
Apples twelve apples on PLATED
| Baldwin, r. l. Greeping, Hubbardston
Tompk's, K'g, Palmer Gravenstein
four premiums each, 81, S1.50, 81, soc;
Sutton Beauty Wealthy, Northern Spy
| Macintosh, Roxbury Russet, Talman
| Sweet, Holden, Peck's Pleasant
| Washington Strawberry, three pre-
| rniums each. $3.50, 81, SOC.
| Pears az pears on a platel-Bartlett
Bose, Sheldon, seckel, four premiums
! each, 81, $1.50, 81, &c.; Lawrence, An
| jou, Clairgeau, Comice, three pre-
j miums each, $1.50. 81, Soc.
| Grapes (three punches on a PLATED
! Concord, Delaware, Niagara, four pre-
miums each, 50, $3.50. 81. soc; Green
Mountain, three premiums, $3.50, ST.
soc.
Plums az on a plate)-Any variety,
| four premiums, ST. $1,50, 81, Soc.
Peaches (12 peaches on a PLATED
| Crosby, any other variety, three pre-
| miums $3.50, ST. soc.
| Quinces-C2 ounces on a PLATED
Champion, Orange, four premiums, 81,
| $1.50, 81, SOC.
VEGETABLES.
i Beets-Blood beet, four premiums,
] 81, $3.50, 81, Soc
| Cabbages- Three Drumhead. four
| premiums, 50, $1.50, 81, Soc; three Sa-
| voy, Red, three premiums, $1.5O, ST.
soc. w.
Beans-1s peck horticultural Pole, y
peck Lima Pole, three premiums, $1.5O
81, SOC.
Carrots-12 table carrots, four pre-
miums, 81, $1.50, 81, soc.
Cauliflower-Three caulifower four
premiums, 50, $3.50, 81, Soc.
Celery-6 roots Golden, roots Pascal,
premiums, 81, $3.50, 81, Soc; roots
any other named variety, premiums,
50, $3.50, ST. SOC.
| Corn-12 ears Crosby, II ears Late.
four premiums, 81, $3.50, 81, Soc; II
ears Early Sweet, three premiums,
$1.50, 81, Soc
Onions-12 Yellow Globe Danvers.
four premiums, 81, $1.5O, 81, Soc; u Sill
yer Skin, u Red, three premiums, $1.5O,
| 81, soc.
| Parsnips-12 Parsnips, any variety.
four prereiums, 50. $1.5o, 81, soc.
: | Potatoes-l2 Hebron, IL Rose, four
premiums each, 81, $1.50, 81, Soc; col
lection of named varieties, five pre-
miums, 81, SO, 81, $3.50, 81.
Pumpkins field, Sugar, three
| premiums each, $3.50, 81, SOC.
| Peppers-12 of any variety, four pre-
miums, 81, $1.5O, 81, soc.
Egg plants of any variety, three
premiums, $3.50, 81, soc.
Squash-S Golden Hubbard, Hub
| bard, 3 Turban shaped any variety.
four premiums each, 81, $3.50. 81. Soc. !:
8 Summer Crookneck, three premiums,
| $3.50, 81, SOC.
Salsify-12 specimens, three pre-
| miums $780, 81, soc.
| Turnips-12 Purple Top Globe, -
| White Egg, four premiums each, ST.
| $3.50, 81, Soc; White Swede, 6 Yellow
| Swede, three premiums each, $3.50, 81.
| SOC.
| spinach-Half peck. three premiums
| $3.50, 81, Soc
| Lettuce-six heads, 3 premiums, $3.50,
| 81, soc.
| Melons-Three melons, any variety
four premiums, 49, $15o, 81. soc.
Tomatoes-Beauty Stone, four pre-
| miums each, 81, $3.50, 81 soc.
Field corn-Trace % ears of s roved
corn, four premiums, SO, 49, $3.50 81;
| trace rs ears of II rowed corn. three
premiums, 50, s1.50, 81; trace % ears of
| pop corn, three premiums, 81. $3.50 81 !.
Collection Of vegetables offered BY the
| horticultural Society, four premiums,
| So, Sc, 81, 50.
The Horticultural Society adds two
dollars to each premium.
The committee of arrangements Of
! the Worcester Agricultural society have
voted to offer the following premiums.
entries for which will close August "a
| 1899.
Competition for these premiums is
| open to all, but SO per cent will be de-
| Quoted from the award if the person
to whom the premium is awarded Is
not member Of the Worcester Agri-
| cultural society.
For the best field of celery, not less
than 5000 plants, 500; next best, SIS;
| next best, $40; next best, IS. Examina-
| ton to be made from Oct 9Th to Oct.
| 10th.
For the best acre of field corn. $50.
| next best, SIS; next best, SO; next best,
| IS. Examination to be made from Sept.
l to 5.
For the best acre of ensilage corn,
| $40; next best, SIS; next best, $40; next
best, So. Examination to be made from
| Sept. 1 to 5.
For the best IL acre of cabbages. S12;
next best SO; next best, Sc next best,
| 81. Examination to be made from Oct.
| 5 to 10.
| Winners of the above premiums will
be required to furnish written state
ment giving full details as to their
methods OF cultivation.
Dairy test for a herd of five cows,
| to be tested on owners premises; first
| premium, $S5; next best, $25; next best,
| SIS.
| Winners Of the premiums will be re-
ouired to furnish the committee a writ
| ten statement giving the method of
| feeding and handling their animals. to-
gether with such other facts as may
be deemed to be of interest. Examina-
tons to be made from Sept Is to Oct.
49,
| HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
Rev. W. T. Hutohins Speaks on the