Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-14
Close of Tire First Annual state Cirrus
Fir at Ororille.

Close of the First Annual State Cirrus
Fair at oroville.
Onov1LlE, January 1sth.-The first annual
state Citrus FCir just closed at Orovilie has been
a magnificent triumph foV the citrus belt. 1t
has illustraed in q most Captivating msnner
the great Possibilities OF Central California. It
has convinced al dJEDters as TO successful
citrus cuItCe in this great area Of the State. It
has put al remiuui upon the rich land in tie
central. counties Of California.
II hes Shown that the climate here is peculiar
from the fact that sfGe by side the King offrpils
and kiBr of grains rival each ether in thelrper-
fertio1 To be pQetic and at the same time
truthfCi, il has demonstrated that Pomona and
Ceresere contendirg for the crown and sdepter
Of the same favored region Mhlte we are raj
lying 20 the support OF the FORMER, we say, as IN
politics, may the Best ore win. Our choice is
Surel- IN the ascendant at present, and the
eitr1ls belt is preparing tS crown her queen.
People in tk1schoice S'Cti9n OF the void can
moi ford to VEste their ti1le AID energy in old
fas-ioued farming. Su5h is OK Of date in this
locality Thesuture grandeur of Central Cali
fornia viii consist of somes, and every home
viii or can be made aTnodel. The owner of a
home in CeEEal California Is indeed afortun lte
man.
The feature of the estEmportasce to ex-
hibitors wasthe announcement OF awards The
Judges were \ T. Hatch, of SuiSun:'i J. Gray,
OF Oroville, and Er. Porter, fruit dealer of
San Francisco. Tf,ey worked very thoroughly
on their rather thsEkess task, as the results an
n0unced axe geneTslly satisfactory.
As anticipated, Butte county secured the hrst
prize of $50 for tho best comfy exhs bit OF citrus
and emi-tropicaI5ruits. Placer county did nct
contend for this award. The second prize o.
S100 went TO Yuhs, and Tho third, S5, to Suite
county. The fourth aRt. fifth pszes were no
awarded
For the best dldividyzel exhihi of oranges
D. n FrieslebeE of Orov3l lie, who's ranged four
large buildings containing aboutx goo oranges,
was awarded the first prize of slfs. Z. n silva,
of Placer county, took second -. ze OF 500 aid
the Oroyille Citrus Assoc alton THIRD, $50. OgeI
awards were az follows
Largest and most varied ggg-era, exhlbis-
First Suffer County FrE-it Com FFny, MRrysFille,
$50 Second, ID. n. FrieSlebc1 Oroyiie $50.
Third. NJ. Y. Roe d Sons, NiEusneW So 4-Ost
tastefully arranged eXhibitvf q rus cut by one
S50 second b n Frieslsbe5, $50 Ehis-s y:
o. Brien. Smartsville. so. Bes. twelve 5UA4ed
oranges crown by one persoR--tirst SiO; u a.
Psrlin Oreville. Bess twelve =seedIlugs gro y u
bv one person First, so, James U Brlen. -6ec-
oId - 5d: Ralph Saocoma, UEOyllle. Fest eX-
bjbit az budded oranges by euower-Firstf c5o,
Orovlle Citrus Association. Seocad 80; NJ sll-
10 4 Son NewC- stle. Best individual lemon eX-
hihit-First S25, MS BuSsey. Second, 90;
James CAFES MarysVjIle. Bananas, best e&h1b-
its First. 50: J. r. BTeston, Oroyille Best ex-
hibit of shaddocbs and pumel6s - First, -; AIRS.
First. $40; California Nursery Company, Ala
meda coz uty. Second, 81 50: Mss A L. Raglan,
Oroville Third, s.; lanes o. BEen, smartsyiile.
Best raisins-First $40; Placer county. Second,
SIS: J. p 0nstott. Suffer. Third, SO; c. II. Leg
eett. Oroville Fourth, S5:J. Z. Whitney. Rock
lin. Fifth, s. 50, L. Il. Carey. fisst dried tgs-
First SIS: J w. DelGmater, Newcastle tw5lte
Adriatic) Second, $40; w. E. Parker. Pen-yn,
Placer county Third, So; N. v. Roe, Nimshew.
Best dates-First, $40, Newcastle. Best cried
fruit, SIS. Suffer County Fruit Company. Sec
ond, s.: G. w. Autchins, Guba.