The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-17
Second Day's Races.
WASHINGTON COUNTY EXHIBIT
Complete and Artistic Arrangement Of
the Agricultural and horticultural
Products Of That Section.

Complete and Artistic Arrangement Of
the Agricultural and horticultural
Products Of That Section.
Probably the principal feature in
the pavilion is the county exhibits In
this department four counties are rep
resented. They are. Linn. Lane.
Polk and Washington, and each has a
creditable display Of It's products from
the farm and garden.
4 have attended the state fair every
year for IS successive seasons re-
marked a veteran agriculturist this
/ afternoon a. he inspected the exhibit
that has been brought from Washing
ton county. and have never seen as
complete. representative and artis-
tcally arranged an exhibit before.
An inspection OF the exhibit referred
TO proves the words Of praise were not
undeserying The exhibit from Wash.
ington county is probably the most
comprehensive Of the county's re-
sources that was ever attempted. The
/ design and arrangement OF the exhibit
is unique and this. coupled with the
completeness Of the display makes the
/ representation OF the agricultural
1 wealth Of that county difficult 20
/ equal The exhibit Is a distinct cred
IL 70 the home county Of President
Wehrung
The center-piece OF the exhibit con
sists Of a mound OF corn stocks. cut
fresh from the field with a foundation
OF squashes and other vegetables. The
exhibit b. arranged In tiers and the av.
enues between the tables open on the
center OF the exhibit An arch eX-
tends from one corner OF the exhibit
to the other upon which is formed 10
letters made from barley heads the
| following Washington County EX
hibit" There are two entrances 10
the display and each is surmounted
/ by the inscription. Welcome also
/ Framed in letters OF the barley crop.
The exhibit was gathered and pre-.
pared and arranged In the pavilion by
IT, NJ Heidel and VIM. j Hall. mem.
bers OF a HilIsboro real estate firm.
The display does not represent a
choice collection Of grains, grasses
and produce from a number Of sea
sons. Everything IN the collection
with the single exception Of some
plums that are employed purely for
decorative purposes. was grown this
season and was gathered from the
fields OF that county for the exhibit
In speaking OF the exhibit, Mr. Heidel|
says 10 has been the aim OF the
Washington county people in getting
mp the displa 10 show a general rep
resentation OF the agricultural capa-
bilties OF that county The different
samples that appear In the exhibit
were taken from the farmers fields
from this years crops and were not
grown for the express purpose OF max.
ing an exhibit
The four special features of the
Washington county exhibit are grains.
grasses. hops and fruit The showing
OF vegetables is not large but some ol
the finest potatoes that were ever pro
ducod are included In the exhibit
while there is also a fair representa-.
tiou of the other varieties of yegeta.
bles Among the potatoes that are
shown are a number OF the Empire
. State variety that were taken from
measured ground that yielded al the
rate OF 400 bushels an acre. But while
the show Of vegetables may be- lack.
ing In quantity the quality is good
| Corn. measuring l6 feet in height is
| among the record breakers. or course
| the crop al this height is largely stalk
but it .s shown for the purpose of Civ
ing an idea OF its value as a fodder
and ensilage for th dairy industry Of
/ that section Tha dairv business iu
Washington county Is experiencing a
/ grcat growth while corn is not
rails la this county as a commercial
/ product its cultivation is considered
practical since b. can be grown and
matured by the FIRST week In Septam-
ber before the fan rains set iu But
los greatest value is 90 the dairy in.
dusJry for feedins and it is used al
most exclusively iu that way
| Washington county claims 90 excel
ln grasses This department OF the
exhibit includes timothy cheat clover
yeat,h and in fact every variety OF
| grasses known % the animal king