The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-06-17

FAIR A
SUCCESS
Grand Display of Choicest
Fruit Gives Salem a Repu-
tatiOn.
Home Market, Shipping Der
ries and Canning Varieties
Fully Represented.

each department. lhere was large Al
tendance Of growers and the new yarie
ties we're closely studied and the result
will be that hundreds Of acres OF new
fields will be put out this fall Salem
| will become ths berry shipping and can
ming center OF the Willamette valley.
The exhibitors who showed new varieties
deserve greatest praise. II is easy to get
plants and grow berries after q variety
has been discovered and tested in these
various valley soils. But the grower
who carries on the tests does 30 at a loss
in cash and time that few persons are
aware Of, as not over one out OF fifty
advertised ever amounts 10 anything for
field culture.
Henry w. Savage and son showed
thirty varieties and deserve great credit
for their enterprise. Mr.. Savage is q
pioneer berry grower and grain farmer.
W. w. Walker, the nurseryman had
fine display Of about twenty named
varieties. He made special exhibit Of
the New Oregon Ideal berries This
is believed 10 be the coming canning and
shipping berry.
The exhibits Of the the Clark or Hood
River berry were surprisingly fine.
They surpass in size and deliciousness
even the Hood River product, which
has become world famous. The gro.
Gerry lrm Of Roth & Graber have made
a special feature OF this berry for their
retail trade and it has proven great
winner.
The berryshow was held on yrey short
notice and in the midst Of vrey unia.
yorable berry season. Saturday was
really the first day Of fine berry wealth
or that this part Of Oregon has enjoyed
but the exhibits we're remarkably fine as
TO quality and quantity.
The Y. NJ. g. A. ladies auxiliary gave
an excellent business mems lunch and
served ice cream and cake In their most
charming manner. They cleared a
handsome sum for their fund. At the
close OF the fair the usual auction
sale was held, conducted by Mr.. Frank
Davey and the surplus berries aud cakes
were sold off.
The exhibits Of Magoon aud Brandy.
wine berries caused much favorable com
ment. Among the old reliables were
displays OF the Sharpless, Jessie, and
Candy. The first was by the Asylum
farmer, the second by Henry w. Saw
age and the last by w. w. Lyons. Mr..
Lyons lays great store by the Candy as
late market berry OF grand quality.
Mr.. Savage has never given up his first
love for the Jessie. Mrs. G.. $. Conyor's
crate Of Brandywine and the Hostetler
seeding we're also great iavoritieA with
the crowd. Mrs. Keysers seeding WAS
the recipient Of the most compliments.
She il a successful shipper Of berries and
her ne edling 10 an indication that this
section will yet produce new varieties
far surprising any now grown for ship.
msnts or canning. The Hostetler has
won place as a popular home market
berry and reputation as great pro-
ducer.
The Strawberry Premiums.
Following les list Of the exhibitors of
strawberries, with the premiums as
awarded:
Mrs. q. s. Cooper Crate canning
Brandywlne; Plate Clark's Seeding,
plate sharpless, plate Magoon.
w. W. Walker-Ruback No. . Ruby 3
boxes, Ideal boxes, saunders 3 boxes
Clark'a Early, Sharpless, Tennessee 2
boxes, CerVera, Crescent, Double Crop.
iper, Magoln boxes, llostetlel's Seed
ing 4 boxes, one quart home canned
Ideal.
Mrs, J. @. Morrison-One quart; Ist
prize o..
w. NJ. Robinson One plant Hostel
ler's. pickings li0 berries, "a prize 90
cents Crate Wilson canning plate Hos.
totler's any large variety, "a prize 90
cents.
IL w Savage 4 son-Largest display.
Hero, Ideal Sharpless, Mckinley, Ru-
back No. ~, Magoon, VIM Beet, Excel
aior, Tennessee, ,Ceryera, Mitchell sEarly,
Ruby, GOV. Holt, schuckleaa, Clyde Ann
Bush Cluster, Saunders, Agricultural,
Enormous Nick Hover, Star Improved,
Glen Mary, ,Clark's Seeding, Dewey, Po-
cOmoke, Wilson, sample Improved Jessie
let prize Sl One case Wilson, best crate
canning berries, Pa prizeS2. Five yarie-
ties, Jessie Seeding Clark's Best, Saund
ers. MagOon Sharpless second prizs, 30
cents. Best plate any large variety, Ma,
gooni plant, any variety, showing most
berries.
A. Rich--Plant any variety, Car;
plate CHari plate Marguerite; plant
Noble; plant Alpine
Mrs r.. Massey-Plate Wilson.
Mrs, Mable keiser-Best plate seed-
lings, keizer Seeding, lat prxo, tS
Best plate Wilson, Let prize 81
Mrs. h. +. Bolse-Shvrt cake, lstI
prise, a..
o, ), 1. A.--Sharpless display,
L, J. Clark-tiye plates Tor display,
Magoon, let prize, ST. One plate Ma.
goon, lst prize, 81. oae plant, Magoon,
lst prize, 81,
r. hoier- Display not Tor prvmiuml,
Double Cr0ppor, Ideal, Ceryera, Down
ing's Bride. MargaeIita, Tennessee Gov
Hoard, Ruby, Ideal, Du Maurieri one
plent each ol above ten varieties; worthy
oi favorable mention,
A. l., Davidson-Msplay mot for
lyanh0e, aud BederWood |
worthy Of favorable mention
MagoOn, lst priGe, 81,
n. q. P0yser-One plate Jesse, "a |
prize, 80 cent? one plate Sharplessi Que |
plato WILSON,
Mr.. Lyons-Ons plate Gaudy, one
plate Pocomoke, one plate SAUNDERS "a |