Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-10
The HORTICULTURAL FAIR.
Most OF the Exhibits Were Undts-
turbed Today Mammoth Fruit
Specimens Notes and
Corrections.

In spite of the fact that the first annual
fair of the New Mexico Horticultural
society formally closed yesterday evening
most of the exhibits were left uudisturbed
10 exposition hall during the forenoon and
part of the afternoon of today for the
benefit of numerous visitors who either
wished to take q second look or had been
unable to inspect the same earlier.
The New MEXICAN has already printed
many details touching this marvellous
display of the fruts, flowers and vege
tables of the territorial empire of New
Mexico, including complete list Of the
premiums aud diplomas awarded, but
much more might be written on the sub
ject if time and space permitted.
Readers who delight in toying with
figures and extract unspeakable comfort
from statistics will be interested to Learn
that the biggest apple in the wonderful
apple show weighed 20 ounces and
was 1914 inches in circumference.
& Among the other big apples shown
we're Red Beitigheimer, 1871 ounces in
weight and AZ inches in circumference
a Gravenslein, IA ounces in weight and
1884 inches in circumference; Russell
1917 ounces in weight and 1871 inches in
circumference; a Twenty Ounce, 1914
ounces in weight and l21a inches in cir
conference; an Alexander, IL ounces IN
weight and 12B inches in circumference
Rhode Island Greening, II ounces IN
weight and 114 inches IN circumference
and Fall Pippin, 114 ounces in weight
and II d inches in circumference.
A Bartlett, weighing 49, ounces, and an
Idaho, weighing 10 ounces, were remark
able features of the splendid pear show.
Among the notable peaches were 8
Pride of the Rio Grande, weighing 1917
ounces, and one exhibited by the Agricul
tural college, weighing 104 ounces.
bunch of Muscat of Alexandria grapes
grown in the Espanola valley, weighed u
ounces.
FAIR NOTES AND CORRECTIONS.
In the haste of transcribing judges re-
ports mistakes are almost sure to Occur
and the New MEXICAN has been requested
to mention the following corrections ant
additions:
The irst premium for best ten varie.
ties of apples was awarded to the Clsren
don Garden. The first premium for bes
five varieties of nectarines should also
have been credited to the Clarendon Gar.
der,
Diplomas were awarded to the follow
ing exhibitors for superior fruit: +.
Lopez, P. H. Leese.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
By j. B. Wild & Bro, premium of 800
fruit trees, for most beautiful and cred
liable exhibit of fruits, Mrs. Manderfeld
By Stark Brothers, $40 in fruit trees
for best exhibit of apples, Grant Rlven
berg.
By Stark Bros, IS in fruit trees, fol-
best exhibit of pears, J. P. Victory.
| By Barteldes & Go, best exhibit O.
vegetables raised from seed from thei
house, Enos Andrews.
The following special diplomas wer'
| issued:
Pecos Irrigation & Improvement com
pauY: First, sugar beet exhibit, from th'
seed to the refined product; 2nd., magni
fcent and com prehensive exhibit of frui
and vegetables in glase; 3rd., exhibit o
fresh fruits; 4th., exhibit of fresh vege
table; 5th exhibit of fresh honey; 9Th.
exhibit of fresh celery in glass; 7th., ex
hibit of fresh cotton; 8th., exhibit of fresl
broom corn; 9th, exhibit of fresh Indiar
corn; 10th, exhibit of fresh tomatoes.
Award of diplomas to the Santa Fl
Water company: First, for the best ant
largest exhibit of sugar beets of large
size and high grade; second, exhibit o
alfalfa; third, exhibit of oats.
Award Of diplomas to the Agriculture
college: Superior exhibit of plums; su
perior exhibit of grapes; superior exhi
bit of pears; superior exhibit of peaches
superior exhibit of ounces.
| Diplomas to Territorial fair: First
superior exhibit of apples; second, gu
perior exhibit of pears; third, superior
exhibit of plums; fourth, superior ex
hibit of peaches; fifth, superior exhibit
of peaches.
The judges on the above specials were
General Bartlett, Amado Chaves and DR.
Knapp.