Best Sow -— James Howatt

Best Boar — George Howatt

Best 3 bus. Barley — James Inman

Best 3 bus. Oats — Matthew Smith

Best 3 bus. Buckwheat —- George Howatt

Best tub Butter, 30 lbs. — Thomas Myers

Best Cheese, 20 lbs. — George Muttart

Best 6 yds. Grey homespun, of Island Wool, spun, wove, and dyed near the property — Mrs. J. Hall

Best 1 bus peas —— George Howatt

Best Black homespun — Matthew Smith

Best Twilled flannel — Mrs. J. Hall

Best piece of women’s wear, 6 yds. — D. Campbell

Best piece cotton and wool, 6 yds. —— Debra Nicholson

Best hearth rug (woollen) — Mrs. T. Rogerson

Best piece of flannel, for shirts — Mrs. T. Rogerson

Best 3 prs. of woollen socks — Mrs. McNeill

Best 3 prs. stockings -—- Miss Kate Howatt

Best tablecloth (linen) — Mrs. Thos. Rogerson

Best woollen shawl —— Mrs. Pearson

Best cart — Wm. Rogerson

Best plough H Thos. Rogerson

Best squash and turnip beet, recommended —-—- Holebrook

Best bed guilt, recommended — Lizzie Manning

Best potato digger, do., —— George Lowther

Best apples, do., —— Mrs. McNeill

As soon as the prizes were awarded and paid to the successful com- petitors, the people present partook of some ale, biscuit, and cheese, and after giving their best thanks to the judges, who were Dr. Potts, Come]- ius Howatt, and Wm. Inman, Esqur’s, for the horses, cattle and farming implements; and Edward Locke and James Robertson, Esqrs., for the cloths, butter, cheese, fruit vegetables, etc.; three hearty cheers were given for His Excellency; three cheers for the Hon., the Proprietor, and three cheers for Mr. Henry Palmer, her agent. The Fair was concluded, all in good hopes of a continuance of another, next year.

George Palmer, Clerk, Crapaud, October 23, 1867.

(This Fair was held on the grounds where Crapaud School now stands.)

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EXHIBITIONS POPULAR FROM AN EARLY DATE

What is believed to be the first Exhibition of Island products was held at Crapaud in the year 1820.

The advertisement referring to it set forth that “the inhabitants of Crapaud and surrounding country are anxious to open a market with Ramshag, (now Wallace, Nova Scotia), to exchange sheep for spinning wheels and chairs.” It was also announced that "young cattle of the best breeds from Cumberland, Nova Scotia, would meet with purchasers for cash or barter.”

Prize money was not, however, supplied by the Government of the Island until 1823. In that year a prize of £2 was offered for the best car- cass of ox beef shown in the Market House at Charlottetown, and £1 for

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