This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
We have received from Messrs. Warren & Son, of San Francisco, a circular containing a premium list amounting to about two thousand dollars ! The Fair was to be held at San Francisco, and continue one month. We notice a premium of twenty-five dollars offered for the best one hundred acres of potatoes. This looks like doing things on a large scale. We copy the premiums offered on fruit:
"For the finest display of grapes, a silver cup, $25. For the finest display of melons, a silver cup, $25. For the finest basket assorted fruits from one cultivator, a silver cup, $25. For the finest specimens of native grapes, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of figs, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of pears, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of apples, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of peaches, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of watermelons, $5. For the finest specimens of muskmelons, $5. For the finest specimens of egg plant, $5. Every dish of fruit of rare or new kinds, esteemed by the committee worthy, shall receive a medal, valued at $5".
 
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