Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-18
THE NORTHERN CITRUS BELT.
IL Transforms the Citrus Fair
Into n General Exhibit.

n Transforms the Citrus Fair
Int n General Exhibit.
A good deal of curiosity has existed
among the fruit raisers Of this section to
see how the people of the northern part
of the State would make use of the
money given them by the Legislature
for Citrus Fair. The total sum appro-
priated was $4,000, of which 5000 was
to 90 to the southern part of the State,
the line being drawn above Kern county,
and $5 600 to be used by the northern
part. 1t was decided to apply only one
half of this sum, $4,000 in each case to
the separate fairs, reserving the rest
for fair next year. The money is to
be used for premiums alone, the other
expenses to be paid by gate receipts ana
by subscription.
Now considering the very small acre.
age planted to oranges in the northern
part of the State, it has been serious
question as to what the northernerB would
do with all this money. At the first
meeting of the committee which has
charge of the southern fair it was de-
cided to use all the appropriation, that is
to say $500, for premiums on citrus
products alone. Other things would be
admitted to the fair, but no prizes were
to be offered for them. The committee
having charge of the fair at Oroville of
the "Northern Citrus Belt" have now
come out with q circular, in which they
state what premiums are to be offered.
The list is as follows:
Oranges Best individual exhibit-1st, 800;
I'd, 500; Sd, $50: 4th, $40; 5th, $50; 9Th, $50;
9Th, $40; 9th, $50; 9Th. $25; 10th, 800; 11th,
sic Tsiys e. 0$aqsS 1885, 81 4h ~ So
5th, So. So Best twelve seedlings. growi BY
S. s.: 5S So sess S COUNTY esSS sp citrus @
and semi-tropic fruits-1st, $3.50; I'd, 800; "a,
S75; 4th, $50; 5th, $25. Best exhibit OF bud
ded oranges. BY growsr-1st. $50; I'd, $50; Sd,
Lemons-Best individual exhibit-1st. $25;
I'd, $50; Sd, SIS. 4th, $40; 5th, $5:
Hmes.Best individual exhtbit-1st, $50; I'd,
Bananas-Best individual exhibit-1st, $5;
I'd. 81 SO.
hibit-1st, $5; I'd. So; Sd, $2.
Olives-Best individual exhibit-1st, $40; I'd,
% olive JS O}l~Best individual exhibit of oil pro-
duced in district-1st, 800; I'd, $15; Sd. $40.
PersimmonsmBest individual e1hibis-1st,
S. I'd, SO: Sd, So.
%; I'd. So; Sd. ST..
drsPssaBest individual exhibit-1st IS; I'd.
Raisins-Best individual exhibit-1st, 500;
I'd, $15; Sd. $40; 4th. So; 9th, $3.50.
Dried egs.Best individual exhibit-1st SIS;
I'd, $40; Sd. $6.
$40; %, So SO; Sd, SIS.
Dates-B individual exhibit-1st $5; I'd,
Dried fruits-Best individual exhibit by pro-
ducer, other than raisins, figs and prunes-1st,
s25; I'd. 500; Sd, $15; 4th, $40; 9th. So.
Preserved and Canned Fruits-Best in
!, Applss..lBest individual e1hibit-lst, sl5;
Pears Best individual exhibit-1st. $40; I'd,
Almonds-Best individual exhibit-1st. $40;
English Wslnuts-Best individual exhibit
LIST, $40; %, So; Sd. $3.
General exhibi-Lsrgsst and M mo. most .. varied sso
Natural woods, drssses Or polished-Best e1-
Aisitm1st sao ia vi sd' $S $.b,bit1 s,,
I'd, $40; Sd, $5.
Most tastefully arranged exhibit OF citrus
rSits by individuaMist. $50; "a $s0; SO, $20
$25; I'd, $40.
This list OF articles in "Citrus Fair"
will be read by fruit-raisers OF this sec.
ton with q good deal of interest. The
intention of the bill was evidently to pro-
vide for an exhibition of citrus products,
and not for an ordinary State fair. By
dividing the State into two parts, the
Legislature, it is thought, wished to call
out the emulation OF the two sections, 80
as to produce the best results in the way
of an exhibit of citrus fruits. To this end
the committee on the Los Angeles fair
has voted to allow the products of the
State to enter for competition; but the
Oroville people, on the other hand, have
decided not to admit southern citrus
fruits into their fair.
The Croville fair will open on January
7th, and last five days.