The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-03
LIE GRAPES OF WAKE

~ the i;. Holly Fair..prof Ma
.af'hy Wants a Great Horticu,tnra,
Fair.
me CHRONICLE has already referred
WIN PRIDE to the exhibit of grapes made
by Raleigh and Wake growers at the Mt
Holly fair. That people may more fu,]v
appreciate what was done there. the fol.
lowing list of premiums is given.
Largest and best collection named va
rietles; 5. o. Wilson, Raleigh. $40
Best plate, six punches, first prem INN
10 Z. b. Edwards, Raleigh, (Niagaras1
SlO; second, p. w. Johnson. Wake For,
est, $5.
Best six plates named varieties. frst
y; W b Edwards, Raleigh, $40; second, s.
": Whiting, Raleigh, SIS.
Largest and best collection of Labrusca
varieties lst 5. Wilson, Raleigh, $50:
>. Van Lindley, Pomona, $40.
Best plate Concord 1st G. B. Ed
wards, Raleigh, $500. 2nd p. W. john
ston, Wake Forest, $500.
Best plate Warden 1st P. w. John
son, 80 90. 2nd SO. Wilson $500.
Best plate Ives: 1st g. B. Edwards
Raleigh, $500. 2ndJ. M. Grice, So 90.
Best plate Martha 1st P. w. John
son, Wake Forest, SIS 90. 2nd S. W.
Whiting, Raleigh, $500
Best plate Niagara 1st P. W. John
son, $500. 2nd A. NJ. Proctor, $500.
Best plate Delaware: 1st P. W. John
son, $500; End. 6. B. Edwards, $3, co.
Largest and best collection Aestayalis
varieties: S. O. Wilson, $1,000.
Best plate Norton's Virginia: 1st. S. o.
Wilson, IS, 90; End. P. W. johnson .S3. 90
Best plate Herman: S. 0. Wilson.
| $500
| Largest and best collection of Ripa-
rian varieties: S. O. Wilson, SIS 90.
| Best plate Clinton: 1st. S. Q. Wilson,
$500; End. J. Van Lindley, $500.
Largest and best collection of Hybrid
varieties: S. o. Wilson, $40.
Best plate Salem: 1st, G. B. Edwards,
So; ID, S. W. Whiting, 50.
Best plate Brighton: 1st, P. w. John
son, So; I'd, S. w. Whiting, 50.
Best plate Lindey: 1st, P W. John
son, So; Cd, S. 0. Wilson, So.
Best plate Empire State: 1st, G. B.
Edwards, So; Cd, s. w. Whiting, So.
Best plate Duchess 1st, c. B. Ed.
wards, So; Cd, S. W. Whiting, 50.
largest and best collection of Rotrudi
folia varieties: A. N. Belts, Cary, $5.
A Big Horticultural Fair Proposed
Prof. Gerald Mccarthy, of the State
Agricultural Experiment Station, saw
the exhibit at Mt. Mt. Holly, and has
written the CHRONICLE as follows:
81 had the pleasure Of witnessing tn,
very fine exhibition of North Carolin;
grown grapes at the Mt. Holly fair
can truly say that no State on the At
lantic coast, North or South, with tn,
9 possible exception of Delaware, coult
make finer display of this royal fruit
l noticed that with the exception O
!, President Van Lindley's exhibit, all tn
!, lots shown were entered by Wake count
q growers. | know no good reason Wh
! Wake county is not as good place t
: exhibit fruit as CASTOR ! Why not the
have county horticultural fair. to b
held in Raleigh during August ?
have talked with many Wake count
fruit growers who say they were unabl
to leave their vineyards at this, th
: Mt Holly exhibition, but they woul
q gladly take part in local show.
There are in Raleigh a number {
large and cool buildings any of whic
= would furnish ample room for thre
u days exhibition of this kind. The ed'
v cational value Of popular exhibition
n this kind cannot be we'll overestimatet
r. There are plenty of people in Raleig
: whose knowledge of fruit is confined
y whortleberries, watermelons and
ne turnips. There are also some few wi
c. extend this list by the adding of app
=. pie. Surely there is sufficient mission
Re ary zeal among our horticulurists
of successfully inaugurate a scheme f
teaching these beneighted people how
10 better appreciate natures blessing
in To make the exhibition success, and
II very great success, it should not be CO
ST fined to grapes alone, but include al
all seasonable fruits, vegetables, fire
and preserved, and flowers Besides t
Y. exhibition of the products of vinegar
orchard and garden, there should
h. daily or evening conferences of t
county horticultural society to listen
papers by experts and specialists, wi
discussion of the same by the members
T. these conferences to be open to the &c
ye- eral public.
;,o Would such conferences and discl
~ sions be of benefit to practical hortic
ne- turists =? Well, Judging from a rece
1er report of the New York fruit market
ace should say they would !! This rep'
on quotes North Carolina grapes LABEL
IN. "Black grapes" selling at 4 to 6 cents
en- pound. South Carolina Niagaras a
we Delawares Is to 20 cents per pour
pa- Prizes should be awarded to the best
re. hibits in the different classes and
ac prize-takers be required to furnish
secretary with synopsis of the meth(
of culture or confection by which
articles were grown or put up.
The publication of such a volu
ills would give powerful impetus to
fruit growing interest in the county
State. 1t would teach our people to
BILE preciate more fully the opportunities
- pleasure and profit, now SO commo
no- disregarded. 1t would invite lmmle
jity tion of intelligent men from without
last State to engage here in fruit-growl
of 1t would help to change the unsigE
quilted, bare fields of the country
1ho pleasant vineyards and orchards an(
The many other ways benefit this CT
80 munity. This is well worth trying t
esi All that is needed is a little effort on
tho - oc .Lo,o 6iraot1v iptpraStn6 in