The Delta independent., 1888-10-16
DELTA COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION
CONTINUED PARTICULARS.

tion n great succ->, was a result unsIpect-d''
but the genius of our people and the energy
OF Delta county combinr-i ani made II grand
display Of products and beautiful show of
handiw"rk. This was the work of an assoc
citation without any careful organization for
systematic work. The people are now CON
v.nc,-d thrt Delta county can maintain per
nianent Fair organization; that such would
be i-n-fcial fn all interested in the county.
1t i -l-ar that the people work harmoni"usly
tor common gpai, and with an energy that j.
sure 1" BE- rewarded. ". congratulate the
people upon the public spirit that they hav.
shown, and N" words can sp-ak for the coun-
~ the conyincin /: arguments that the display
Of fruits, vegetables, grain anl yr.--es At the
Fair uia.ie {" demonstrate the richness of our
valleys anil me-as. Six year. a.. the Ut.>
held this country as hunting ground; to-day
il is a garden. orchard and field OF grain. Six
year AZ" the Uncompshrre rumi,lei over the
sinny bed; to-day its waters spread over
hnundles> acre. ia tiny rivulets; Surface
creek reaches out Ia the thirsty land. the
North Fork slake> the thirst Of the thrifty
orchards, the angry GunnI>un. in part. is
spread over land once barren. now covered
with lusuriz"t sr"wth>. All this IN a few
short YEAR, anil not the half ha- been done
that will he accomplished in the next six
years. W-ne-d n" w"ri. Ia pam; ali this.
for the facts below give the full y o"f:
Hon. Samuel Wade hal n large exhibit.
1t is imI.ossihi. Ia CIV. all item. in detail.
lie had - varieties Of apples "n exhihition-
Il winter, 4 fall an'i ; summer, it br.H. too
late for ANY more than that of the summer
varieties. Ofthe LAWYER Spplc, one, a
fair sample, measured - inches in circum-
ference. A twig nine inches long had il
II apples. McMaham " hit- and Willow
T~iv> measure IOt inchc. in circumference
Ben Davis II inches. Jonathan II inches
Limler Twig 10 inches. Unknown, r,-I, II
inches, Wiue-ap 9i inches. Maden's Blush
lli inches. lie had Bartlett pcar., over ripe,
that measured in circumference 9ixI2s inches.
peaches. s--dlinr~, measured To 10 inct.s
in circumference. lie hs'i six jars Of peaches
preserved in liquid and nine plate. Of prache>.
Mr.. Wade had - varieties of grapes on -N-
hibit"n. lie considers the Concord. for a
black grape. the hardest and n." I prolific;
aud Salem. These varieties yield wonderfully
in this country. lie SAYS OF California vari-
ties for this country the Sweet Water, white,
BLACK Hamburg sni M,lvnci. black. are t"
hc preferred. WINS one year old at first
fruiting yielded 20 p"unds to each vine. His
piums were fine. Mss Minute exhibited
beautiful bouquet ~ h"w-rs six varieties of
,l,hliaS ,w, ,f ,uherns,.~ anil xiv nf Gamma,
Mr.. Wa,le also made ~ fine disrlay of fruit
and forest trees. The tire $ show II sm"oth
bark aud vigorous tops. Three-yrar-nli apple
trrcs ARE 10 feet and mere in height and six
inches in circumference. Two-year."id
trees show growth of five feet this year.
The new wood is fully maturt-l. Ne have
not spare for n detailed description Of the
trees. His agricultural exhibit was fine
coulu be found in the east Corn WAS
.csoi. SIuashcs ~ciyhtiag ll5 pounds. fine
potatoes, luSuriaut era s>..s wrr- there.
George Fawcett, still higher up the
North Fork than is the land OF Mr.. Wade,
brought n fine exhibit "f fruit. lie di-pl.r-i
thrcc varieties Of winter apples and iw" Of
ummrr. A Caihrad sweet apple measured
i3t inc.s in rcnmf-rrnce. Il"s- lai inches.
Zen Davis l0i inches. Ran,bo Jsnnet from
tree. two years old ~ inches, and wine~,P
! inches. lie hail fine Bartlett and Sheckle
Years aad fur varieties of peaches aud
G"iien aprircts; also Ave varieties Of grapes.
His Concords were -ery fine: his vines arr
va years Id and give large yield, some of
he clusters being eleven inches long. with
heavy shoulders. His English Industry
'yo"se,~rri.-, an inch in diameter. werr very
anc. lie says they are very pr''lih,. Straw.
berries, the SharPiess, in liquor, were y
inches in diameter. He Rays peaches are
sire cr"p.
A. W. Carr made . 6ne disrlav Of fresh
strawberries, the second crop This year. They