The Green Forest tribune., 1904-10-08
FIRST PRIZEAT STATE FAIR
Honor Won by Green Forest Ap- pies at Rogers fast Week.

, Ntt00ii T Of6SG EiOftlCulCuraI ASSO- citation made 8 little display of apples at the St. Louis fair and captured @ number of first and second premiums, it was sup- posed and suggested in many quarters that the apple growers of Benton county were asleep, to thus allow section of the state where scientific apple growing was almost 8 stranger t5 go to work and capture such signal honors. By others still, in- clading some of the people at home, the incident was looked upon as g possible accident. But surely everybody will recognize the superior virtue of Carroll county soil for fruit grow ing when 1t is known that apples taken from the vicinity of Green Forest captured first prize at the Arkansas State Fair, held at Rogers last week.
 This very important and ef- ficent piece of work was accom- pIished through the efforts of the enterprising real estate firm of Whitaker &3 West of Green For- est. The fruit was gathered by them among the farmers in this immediate locality and Mr. Whitaker went to Rogers to ex- hibit the fruit; and the work was certainly well done, as the result WAS all aud more than could roaaonablv have been expected.
 The highest prize offered in the horticultural department at this fair was $50 for Best Collection of Apples, 20 or more varieties. , This money was the first object of Mr. Whitaker and he won It with the greatest sort of ease. in addition to this he took the prizes for the best plates of Red Winter Romantic, Rome Beauty, Rawle's JaneQ, ShocisIey, Will lowtwig and White Winter Pair main. The last. money secured being $1.00 per plate. Mr. Whitaker also made an effort to capture the second best prize on apples of S25 for "Best Collect ion of Apples, 10 plates or more, ' but failed to quite reach his purpose. It was ruled that apples entered for prize, even though they did not win, could net be re-entered for other prizes, and by this means 8 dozen or more prizes for individual plates were lost.
 The contest for these premiums could not have been otherwise than a fair one on the part of MT. Whitaker, since two of the judges on horticultural awards were from Benton county and the other one from Washington county. The significance of this victory for Carroll county apples cannot be overestimated. The fact that we have been able to go into the acknowledged banner apple county of the United States and wrench from her apple grow CTS tue first prize on the produc- tion of fine apples means more to us in realty than would an award at an international exposition, for it has come to bs reconizod fact that Arkansas apples are world beaters. This victory means, to say the least of it, that Carroll county, as fruit growing section, is the peer of Benton , county in every respect, and that is not meant to detract anything from the good and we'll estab- lished reputation of Benton } county. It is not that Benton , county is poorer, but that Carroll , county is as good-aot to say } better.
 . Tine display made by MT, Whit taker was an elegant one in f every respect and attracted wide e spread attention throughout the D fair. The eyes of Benton county g people were opened widely bJ a their recent and unexoected rlva
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