Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
VALUABLE PREMIUMS
OFFERED FOR FRUIT
and VEGETABLES
Annual Exhibition Of Peninsula
Horticultural Society To Be Held
In BridgeviIle Nov. Is To 20.

The premium list of the annua
exhibition OF the Peninsula HOrticul
tural Society which will be held a
Bridgeville, beginning November Is
= and continuing until Nov. 20, in
elusive, has been completed an
shows many valuable premiums TO
fruits, vegetables, etc.
The annual meeting and exhibi
tiOn this year promises to be one o
the best in recent years, and will
many prominent entomOlOgists, ant
hOrticulturists from New Jersey anC
other States present to discuss the
various fruits, their diseases anC
remedies, the meeting no doubt will
be productive of good results. Fol.
lowing is the premium list:
Cash prizes-For best general dis.
play of all fruits, first $3.50; second
S100; third, SIS. In awarding these
prizes the judges will take into con-
sideration the total amount, quality
and variety of fruit exhibited for the
barrel box and plate premiums and
table or other display, which exhib-
its shall be scored as follows: Num-
Der and value of varieties, 20 per
cent; quality of fruit. 40 per cent;
attractiveness and educational val
ne, 40 per cent.
Apples-For best single box of ap-
pies, first, SIS; second, $40; third,
$5. For best three boxes of apples,
first, S25; second, SIS; third, $40;
for best single box of each of the
following varieties: Rome, York I'M
perial, Winesap, Stayman, Delicious,
Grimes, Jonathan, Mcintosh, Para
gon, first, S5; second, So; third, So.
For best single bushel Ground bas-
ket or bottOmless hamper), first,
SIS; second, $40; third, SIS. For best
bushel of each of the following va
rieties: Delicious, Grimes, Jonathan,
Mcintosh, Paragon, Rome, Stayman,
Winesap, YORK Imperial, first, S5;
second, So; third, 81. For the best
three-barrel collection, one or more
varieties, first, $40; second, SIS;
third, $5.
For best barrel of following va
rieties. Nero, Paragon, Jonathan,
Grimes. Ben Davis, York Imperial,
Winesap, Stayman, Rome, first, $5;
second, So; third, So.
For best five plates of each of the
following varieties, Delicious, Stay
man, Rome, Winesap, first, $40; Sec
ond, IS; third, So. For the best sin
gle plate OF each of the following va
rieties, York Imperial, Winter Ban
ana, Williams, Wealthy, Paragon,
Odenburg, Nero, Mcintosh, Lily of |
Kent, King David, Jonathan, Craven
stein, Grimes, GanO, Ben Davis, first, |
$1.50; second, rs cents. For best sin
gle plate Of any variety, first, SIS;
second, So; third, So.
Pears-For best barrel of Keiffer
Pears, first, IS; second, So. For best
plate of each of following varieties,
LeConte, Lawrence, Seckel, Duchess,
CARRIER, Keiffer, first, $1.50; second,
IS cents.
Quinces-For best plate of each of
the following varieties ounces, first,
$3.50; second, IS cents-orange,
Champion.
Vegetables-For best collection Of
vegetables, first, $50; second, $25;
third, $40; fourth, SIS.
Cabbage-For best three heads of
the following varieties, first, 81;
second, S1-Danish Baldhead, Drum {
head, Charleston Wakefield, Flat
Dutch, Volga, Surehead, Savoy.
Potatoes-FOr best commercial
collection Of white potatoes, one
peck each, first, $40; second, SIS. For
best educational collection of white
potatoes, first, $40; second, $5. This t
collection should contain a large
number of varieties, with tabulated
as to comparative yield t
and methods of cultivation. The po- C
.atoes for this exhibit may be eXhib- il
ted in small baskets. o
For best barrel of white potatoes,
irst, $40; second, $40; third, s5. Fl
For best peck of each of the fol-
owing varieties, first; second, 81 E
2ehoboth, Sir Walter Haleigh, State t;
# Maine, White Bliss, Green Noun
ain, Burbank, Red Bliss, McCor- d
nick, Irish Cobbler.
Sweet Potatoes-For best cOllec- tt
ion of sweet potatoes, first, S5; Sec Il
md, So; third, 50. For best peck Of
ach of the following varieties, first, S
2; second, 81; White Hayman, Up G
Siver, Red Jersey, Little Gold Skin,
larly Caroline, Big Stem Jersey, Big 81
,eaf. al
Best collection of slip seed sweet
otatoes, So. 81
Carrots-Best peck, SO; second, M
2.
Table Beets-For best peck, first, 81
3; second, 50.
Celery-gor best six stalks, each ST.
f the following varieties, first, So; al
econd, $2-Giant Paschal, Gold Self
lanching. 81
Lettuce-For best exhibit Of head Bl
ttuce, first, So; second, 81, six
eads each.
Leaf Lettuee-First, So; second, Nj
;; six heads of each; Cos lettuce,
-st, SO; second, 50; six heads each. WI
Onion-FOr peck of each of the br
flowing varieties, first, So; second, in
Taker, Yellow Danver,
lverskin. te
Best three heads of Caulifower.- ST
st, So; second, 50. Best six stalks Fl
Swiss chard, first, So; second, 50;
.st peck Of kale, first, So; second,
4; best six Mangel wurtzels, first, l.
j.; second, 81; best peck of pars-
ps, first, So; second, So; best peck
rutabaga, first, So; second, 81; FL
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