The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-18
GOBLIN MOTH
CHEATED UTAH
Clark Loving Cup For Fruit Dis
play Goes to Idaho.
MONTANA BARLEY BEST
CUP ALSO GOES TO WASHINGTON
FOR HOPS.

FOR HOPS.
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= Cup for the best fruit. given bv :
= Senator w. A. Clark-Won by y
y Idaho.
= Cup for the best barley, given by p
= the Pabst Brewing company-Non >
= by the Manhattan Mailing com =
? pany Of Manhattan. Mont.
? Cup for the best hops, given BY y
= the Aforementioned Brewing com
= pany-Won by McNeh Bros. of y
= North Yakima, Wash.
= Award on sugar beets win not y
= be made until tomorrow.
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Especial to The Herald)
n GDEN, Sept 17.-Because Utah
| fruit growers did not spray their
trees the state today lost the $500
loving cup presented by Senator W.
A. Clark for the best display of fruit
at the semi-arid states horticultural
exhibit. Idaho won il. The result was
a surprise to the Idaho men themselves.
and the scene when the awards were
made was even dramatic
Utah had been conceded the cup BIZ
the exhibitors and by the spectators.
The great towers Of fruit, arranged an
tistically, made a picture highly pleas
ing to the eye. while hOruCulturists
went into raptureS over the wonder
full specimens and the large number Of
varieties Oregon, California and all
the other states except Idaho with
drew from the contest when Jney saw
Utah's array. The Idaho men fell dis
couraged, but decided TO play out their
hand. And they won when it came 10
a showing Of cards.
The judges, r. W. Taylor, head of the
agricultural department at the Worlds
fair at St Louis; Colonel Henry DOsch
OF the Portland exposition, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Shields Of Wells Cal. went
over the different exhibits carefully.
They were favorab bly, impressed with
the Utah display. and would have
awarded to this state the cup had not
Mr.. Taylor picked up an apple and cut
it open. In the heart was "A Goblin
moth. The judges shook their heads
and the tide began to turn against
Utah
When the Cup Was Lost.
But you mustn't be prejudiced
against Utah because you happen to
ind an insect in one apple. protested
S T. Whitaker, director Of the exhibit
In reply, the judges cut open another
apple In the center was another Goblin
moth. A third was opened. with the
same result. So was "a fourth and
NTH. In all about sixty apples were
opened and found to contain the in
Sects. The prize was offered for the
greatest variety Of perfect fruit. free
from insects and fungus diseases" The
Goblin moth had wrought the undoing
Of Utah. Numerous varieties of fruits
were thrown out because Of the raw
ages Of insects. And Utah, after ap-
pdrently having won the cherished
prize, was obliged to surrender 1t to
Idaho-Idaho. who had fewer varieties.
less strikingly displayed although &c
had a highly creditable display at that.
The cup would have gone 10 Utah
If it We're not for the Goblin moth"
said Mr. Taylor, one Of the judges
The Utah fruit growers have only
themselves to blame. because one
spraying would have killed the moths.
The display was magnificent, and it
was artisticaIy arranged, but under
the terms Of the contest we could not
do other than we did"
Failure to Spray the Cause.
THE judges were unanimous" said
Colonel Bosch Utah would have won
the cup had it not been for the failure
Of the fruit growers to spray their
trees"
A. Mcpherson Of Boise, horticultural
inspector, dairy and pure food commits
sioner and oil Inspector of Idaho. Hf
the committee in charge Of the exhibit
of that state, was modest in his vic
tory.
Idaho won, not because we had bet-
ter fruit" he said. but because we
sprayed our trees. The Utah exhibit
was a splendid one. and arranged
much more artistically than ours
5. T. Whitaker, director. OF the Utah
exhibit. while disappointed said he
had no fault 10 find with the decision
of the judges. The trees We're nos
sprayed and the cooling moths were
there" he said. The judges for that
reason threw out some of our finest
specimens They were perfectly jus
titled in what they did. IL ought 20 De
a lesson to Utah fruit growers.
l The Idaho exhibit was prepared on
short notice by committee composed Of
A. Mcpherson of Boise T. G.. CaIlowaE
of Weiser. &. f. Braiusrd, A. l.. Wood
W. O. Whitney and a. B. Moss Of Pay
cite. b. r. Hurst Of Boise. T. 3. Perriue
Of Blue Lakes and .. F. Smith and Dr.
John Gibbons Of BlaCkfOOt The dis
plays came principally from the PaEette
and Boise valleys and from the vicinities
of Weiser, Blacktoot and Blue Lakes.
Payette's Fine Display.
The most elaborate display came from
the Payette valley, and its success. as
well as that Of the entire Idaho exhibit.
was largely due TO the efforts of g.. u.
Brainard OF Payette- There was fine
display from the state insane asylum III
BlaclSfoot, under the direction Of DR..
! Gibbons.
The TdahOans exhibited seventy ya-i-
cites Of apples mostly Of shipping kinds.
These came from the Payette and Boise
valleys, the BlackfOOt asylum and Wei
ser There were seventeen varieties OF
peaches mostly from Payette ana Boise.
The grapes, six varieties. came from Pay
cite and Boise. Lewiston. where some Of
the finest grapes in the state are grown,
was not represented. because OF the dir
ticulty in shipping so as 70 reach Ogden
In time.
There were five varieties Of crab-ap-
4 pies, rive of prunes. fourteen OF piums
and two Of ounces from Payettc and
( Boise. /. T. Perrin Of Blue Lakes was
that caught the eve and made the mouth
! water. They came from the second crop
raised this season at the Blue Lakes or
chard.
I beled Before and After The "Bef0re"
Z is a great sagebrush plant some six inches
I in diameter at the base The - fter-' is
/ a plate of huge apples some of them
Weighing twenty-fOur ounces each
Montana Gets Barley Cup.
: The cup Tor the best barley, given by
the Pabst Brewing company. was won
Z Dy the Manhattan Mating company of
Manhattan. Mont. Tt was almost a toss
7 that Of the G.. A. SmurthWaite Produce
company Of Ogden. Ehe Judges. e.. J..
/ Post of Detroit Professor Shaw of the
Minnesota State Agricultural college and