Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-10-14
CLASS II.


Your committee appointed to examine AMI
report on the fisis exhhibitien> in class ind
the following persons entitled to premiums
and diplomas for the year 1875.
No. s, G. Hartsock, of Thurston Co., fine
lot of Gravenstein apples; best, 1st premium.
No. Q Dr. Eggers, of Thurstoni best 20 Va
rieties, list premium.
No. II, DR.. Eggers, IA varieties, average
medium, largest ''Bilbod," fine flavor. We
would recommend more extensive cultiva>
ton of this pear as an unusually excellcnt
fruit.
DR.. Eggers, Prunes, varieties not extra;
diploma.
No 10 DR.. Eggers. Ounce, very fine, large;
LIST premium.
No. q, 8, r. Frost, 8 varieties of Peas,
fair.
]. NJ. Swan. of Thurston Co., varieties
of Pease, very fine, not entered for compe-
tition.
Display of Figs by g. Rosenthal, not ex
ira.
No. 10. Chas. Clark, box Blackberries;
diploma.
A. A. Manning. Sickle pear, fair.
L. A. Treen, Sickle pear, very fair; diplo-
ma.
No. IA, Mrs. Milroy, Grapes. 2 varieties;
diploma.
No. Is, James Dunlap, I'd best. 10 varie.
ties of apples; diploma.
No. 16, ]. G. Chapman. 10 varieties of ap-
Piles, very fine; best 10 varieties, LIST pres
MUM.
No. 10, J. G. Chapman. 2 varieties pears;
good.
No. II, VIM. McLane, ~ varieties apples,
I'd best. 20 varieties; diploma.
No. II. VIM. McLane, 10 varieties pears;
fine.
No. 10, Thomas Webb, of Mason Co., 4
varieties pears, fine lot Bartlets; diploma.
No. 10, Thos. Webb, 8 varieties apples,
very fine.
Mrs. Vincent of Thurston, 8 varieties ap~
pies; fine lot.
A. J. Burr, cIanberries, very fine; diplo-
ma.
No. 20, G. w. Lawton, variety peach,
Cops cling superior; diploma.
BY G. A. Barnes of Thurston, 9 varieties
apples, of pears, Of peach VERY largeA,
/ variety plums, extra fine. Fine lot black
berries; diploma.
8. D. Ruddell, exhibition of fine, large col
lection of apples, pears, and grapes, not en-
tered for competition; diploma.
Mrs. Stork, of Thurston, dish Of currants,,
very fine, and in good state of preservation.
w. o. Bush, SO varieties apples, ine.
W. o. Bush, 8 varieties pears, medium.
w. O. Bush, 8 lots of peaches, not extra.
G. G. Hewitt 2 Hrie'ies of apples very
fine.
Thomas Rutledge of Thurston Co., 20 va
rietics of apples, fine; diploma.
Jesse Ferguson variety apples, variety
peach. fine.
T. NJ. Reed, Of Thurston, 1 variety pear
and varieties of apples, very good.
o. F. Boutwell,, of Thurston, 2 varieties
pears, fine.
OF. Boutwell,, of Thurston, Crab apples
very good.
o. F. Boutwell,, of Thurston, Fall pippin
apples; very good.
Sarah Waldron, 8 varieties apples, fine.
Your committee would recommend thd}
fruit growers in this Territory to try expert |
ments in the raising of peaches from which |
they have hitherto held aloof, under the er.
roneous impression that the climate II not
suitable for them. From our experience we
feel satisfied that variety Of European
peaches of good quality, could be raised.
just as well here, as elsewhere; and We
therefore advise fruit growers to give this
class of fruit an early and thorough trial.
Mr.. G. w. Lswton, of Seattle, has been expe-
rimenting in peaches during the last six
years, and has come to the conclusion that
tibet European peach can b successfully