Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-04
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MAINE PoMoLoGlcAL SOCIETY,".
Schedule of Premiums and Rules For
The Meeting in This City Nov. Hip.

The Meeting in This City Nov. 11-12
The schedule of premiums and rules
and regulations for the annual meet
ing and exhibition of the Maine
Pathological society which is to be
held in this city Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. II and u, has been
issued and contains d long list of
prizes to be given to apples and fruit
growers in the State. The list of pre-
miums is of interest to those not MEM
bers of the society for the prizes are
open to competition for all persons
residing in the State, but when
premiums and gratuities are over one
dollar and less than 500 an annual
membership fee will be deducted there
from and when premiums of more
than $40 are awarded to persons not
life members, a fee for life member
ship will be deducted and a certificate
issued accordingly.
The meetings are to be in the opera
house, while the exhibition will be held
in the armory just adjoining. Tuesday
will be devoted to receiving and ar
ranging the exhibits. The opening
session will be caile.: IN the opera
mousse uSSuaE evening.
The program promises to be one of
the best and opportunities to hear and
see some of the leading horticultural
professors of the United States should
not be missed. 1t il; also expected to
call upon some of Canada's best
speakers.
The armory hall in which the ex-
hibition is to be held is large and will
easily accommodate a very large OK
hibit. This extra floor space will
furnish opportunity for arrangement
Of the different exhibits With reference
to the general beauty and attractive
ness of the display. 1t viii also do
away with whatever slight disturb
ances are unavoidable when exhibit
tons and meetings are held in the
same room.
The matter of regulating packing
and shipping will come before the
society at this time; also question Of
experimental fruit farm. These dre
important questions to every Maine
fruit grower and large and repre-
sentative meeting is very much de-
sired
The following schedule OF pre-
and third awards in each is an
nounced:
All exhibits must be in place before
10 o'clock A. NJ. of the second day.
Entry cards for exhibitors will be
found ready for delivery at the secre-
tary's office in the exhibition hall. All
fruit for this exhibition must be in
perfect condition Absence of stem
will be considered defect. Over
ripe and decayed specimens will not
be allowed to compete.
Entries for this must be made on or
before November 8, so as to allow time
for having the tables in readiness.
Glass 1.-Appes. State collections.
In state collections there must be five
specimens only of each variety. Any
one having received first premium in
this class for two successive years is
barred from competition this year.
For largest and best general exhibit
ton of correctly named apples grown
by the exhibitor in any part of the
state, $40, SO, Sc.
Grange exhibits may be made up in
any manner to suit the taste of the
exhibitors, limited only to the given
space Most attractive table, 4X5 feet.
of apples shown by any grange in the
state. IS, SO, 81.
Glass Apples. County collections.
Five specimens in each variety only.
The county collections of apples must
each contain 10 correctly named
varieties and no more. and the judge
will have to regard the market value
nrin
quality of the specimens. Prizes of 50.
SO and 81 will be given for the best
general exhibition of apples grown by
the exhibitor in each of the 16 counties
Of Maine.
Glass 3.-For the best exhibition of
apples made in the county exhibits an
additional award of SO will be made.
Only one collection will be necessary
and no special entry is required. In
the following the judges will have re-
gard to the package itself, the man
ner in which the apples are packed
and the quality of the fruit. The box
and fruit receiving first premium are
to be the property of the society.
For best bushel of apples packed for
market, SO, 81. ST.
ing less than one bushel packed for
market 50, 81.
Dishes for special premiums must
consist of 10 specimens each Prizes
in each class SO. 81. 81. for best dish
Of Baldwins. Gravstein, Mcintosh,
Northern Spy, r. I. Greening. Rolie.
Tompkins King, Yellow Bellfiower.
Each dish of the following must
contain five specimens and no more.
Prizes. 81 and so cents.
For best dish of Alexander, Arctic.
Ben Davis. Blue Pearmain Canada
Baldwin, Canada Red. Dudley's Win
ter. Falawater. Fall Harvey Fam
euse. Golden Russell Granite Beauty,
Hubbardston Hurlburt, Milding.
Jonathan, Mother. Nodhead. Pound
sweet. Ribston Pippin, Rome Beauty,
Roxbury. Spitzenberg, stark, Starkey'
sutton Beauty, Tolman Sweet. Twenty
Ounce, Wagner. Wealthy. Winthrop,
Greenirg, Wolf River, York Imperial.
Glass 5-Pears. In the general eX-
hibit of pears, not less thar six varle-
ties. each dish must contain five cor
rectly named specimens. For the
Af