The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-03
Clark County Exhibit,


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Clark County Exhibit.
The Clark county exhibit is an excel
lent one, and is credit to the county
and the committee which had charge OF
its preparation. The design of the dis
play is the work of II. L. jackson, who
has had wide field OF experience in
such work, and has given the committee
entire satisfaction in the arrangement
OF the display. The exhibit is made up
of the agricultural products and sets
them off to a good advantage.
The central feature of the display is a
large representation OF the seal of the
state of Washington, IAN is so well defined
that no difficulty is experienced in rec
ognizing the similarity to the portrait
of the illustrious warrior. Several other
designs have been prepared, among
which is what Mr.. Jackson terms, CLARK
County's Harp which is made of dried
prunes, grasses and grains. The design
is unique and original.
The collection OF grains, grasses, fruits,
both dried and green, corn and other
farm products, is complete, and is by far
the best representation of the vast agri-
cultural resources of Clark county ever
exhibited at the state fair.
A space OF so feet was allotted to that
T. ,,l, 20, "
and Mr.. Jackson spent the week at the
fair grounds, pla cling the great variety
of exhibition material in good order for
the public eye.
Pierce County.
Pierce county was represented alone
by one grower, who is well known on
the west side as the most successful
grower of all kinds of vegetables and
fruit. He is H. Benthien, OF the
Puyallup valley. His ranch is within
two miles OF that city, and in the most
fertile part of the valley. AS an indi-
vidual display this is the best and
largest. 1t is composed OF everything
raised on a Western Washington farm,
from an onion to a pumpkin. The
varieties of potatoes are numerous, and
the specimens are the most perfect.
Beets, radishes, turnips, onions, pars-
nips, carrots, pumpkins, squashes, etc.,
together with a great many kinds OF
apples, peaches, pears and grapes, make
up this display. Mr.. Benthien is a
practical farm gardener, and produces
nothing but what is good. He makes a
display each year at the Puyallup valley
fair, and always carries off the premiums.
Columbia County Exhibit.
The most striking thing about the CO.
lumbia county exhibit is that the pro-
ducts were all raised without irrigation,
showing a growth at once peculiar to an
irrigated district.
There are among the display samples
of wheat, oats, barley and rye and all
tailed so there is not the least trouble
in distinguishing one grain from an
other. The barley, for which Columbia
county is famous, is the finest ever ex.
hibited at the state fair. Some of il
threshed ITO bushels to the acre this
wear, and the oats made a showing Of
from 90 to ITO bushels. There were
large melons, squashes, pumpkins, beets
carrots and other such vegetables in the
Columbia list that would take the prem.
4 ium most anywhere. The yellow corr
was as good as that grown in Nebraska
and the potatoes are as fine as the Yak
ina brand.
The Races.
The = 20 pacing race on Tuesday was
the finest ever run in the Northwest
Diodine, owned by d. NJ. Shanks, wor
in three straight heats, her time being
2:10, 2.1ll4 and 2:l1la. The 2-year-olc
was won by j. 5. in 2:47ia.
On Wednesday the , 30 trot was wor
by Orita time, 2:l5la. The special $20'
pace was won by Barnacle time, :l5s4
Peter Dolan took the half-mile and re
peat, running in two straights; tins
0491s.
Fair Notes