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POLK COUNTY'S FIRST
ANNUAL APPLE SHOW

ANNUAL APPLE MUV
Polk County's First Annual Appl
show has passed into history bu
doubtless it's effects will be feI
throughout the entire county in year
to come. The Polk County Horticul
tural society has taken move in th,
right direction and by the inaugura
tion OF an annual apple show there il
no doubt but an impetus will be Civ
en- to the apple growing industry il
Folk county. that by other mean,
would take years to accomplish Ths
first attempt of the society at giving
the show was success and the mem.
bers almost with one accord assert
that the show must be made perma,
nent affair. The Dallas city hall was
filled almost completely by the mag.
nificent display of apples and miscel.
laneous fruits. Prominent men iden.
titled with the fruit industry of the
state we're in attendance and there il
no question as to the permanent bene.
hts resulting to the industry.
The judges selected for the show
were all prominent men and the re-
suits of their deliberations were as
satisfactory as is usual In contests of a
like nature. The judges we're H. NJ.
Williamson, Of Portland, Prof. @. |.
Lewis, of Corvallis and 9. V. Gallo
way, of McMinnville.
The two days, Friday and Satur-
day, we're not entirely given over to
the inspection of the fruit as pro.
grams had Ueen arranged for both
evenings at the court house. Friday
evening a large attendance greeted
the speakers. Prof. Lewis spoke up
on the subject, "Apples," FL. M. vii.
Hanson upon "Walnut Culture. " Ad,
dress of welcome was given by M. M.
Ellis and response by 9. V. Galloway.
Ihe addresses were all inter esting and
highly appreciated by those present.
The Saturday night meeting also
proved highly interesting and instruc-
tive.
The vicinity of Independence was
strictly in it in the distribution of
prizes. Peter Kurre, o. M. Sanford
and Others in this vicinity capturing
more than their share but not more
than they deserved because of the ex.
cellence of their exhibits. MI. Kure
took more prizes and to greater val
ue than any other single exhibitor
and it shows the results of the care
aud attention he has given to his or
chad.
On every hand numerous express
sions we're heard in regard to the i'm
provement shown in the char acter of
fruit exhibited owing to the effects of
spraying which has been done this
veal. The enforcement Of the law
governing infected orchards aud the
marketing of fruit Is showing results
already and when the time comes that
Polk county orchardists give apple
culture the same care and attention
given In other widely advertised To-
oalities, there is little question but
what her fame will extend just as far
and wide and the profits derived from
that s. urce be likewise Just as large.
To ndeliably impress this fact upon
ones mind 1t was only necessary to
witness the magnificent display of ap-
pies at the show. Polk county has
the soil. She likewise has the climate
and further she has orchardists who
are begining to take a greater interest
in fruit culture year by year and who
are blazing the way and demonstrate
ing thoroughly what can be:done. The
West Side Enterprise believes in ex
tending the hand of encouragement
to this industry because it is thor
oughly impressed with the belief held
in common by many that all that is
required to make apple growing here
profitable and create great industry
In this section of the willamette val
ley is the expenditure of the necessa-
~ capital and energy in bringing it
about. Much can be done along this
line, as in any other line, by organi-
zation and the Polk County Horticul-
tural society will do much in that di-
The first milestone has been
passed and there's the prediction that
before many Others are passed the
''Polk County Apple" will be as far
famed as the hood River and tho
Rogue River product.
For two plates of apples the prizes
offered were S1.5Q for first and 81 for
second. Following we're winners OF
prizes, the name of the one receiving
irst prize appearing first: Spitzen-
Kurre, o. M. Sanford. |
Northern Spy-N. F. Gregg, J. Rhod.
,barger. Ben Davis-W. F. Haley,
Peter Kurre. Yellow Newtown-Pe-
er KuIre. T. j. Hayter. Rhode ISL
md Greening-L. G. Parker, James
3oydston. Snow Apple-James Boyd
ton. Gano-L. c. Parker, j. b.
Nunn. Wagner. b. Num-, j.
2hodbarger. King-N. F. Gregg, j.
B. Nunn. Seeding Mrs. f. A.
Wolfe. Baldwin,. G. Parker, N. F.
iregg. Jonathan--J. B. Num-. Red |
Cheek Pippin-H. s. Butz, Peter
iurre. Lady Applet. G. Parker.
iloria Mundi-J. L.. Atwater. Wax
n-Peter Kurre. Rome Beauty.
d. Walter. Gravenstein-Peter, ,Kurre,
/. Butz. For best lot of commercial
Ipples packed in As spound boxes, o.
d. Sanford secured first prize of So;
Peter Kurre, second prize of..s2. so.
For Ian eest and best display of fruit
Peter KurIe received first prize of
10; j. B. Mum second, S5.
In sweepstakes group, best four or
O ore boxes Of different varieties of
apples commercially
lacked In 45-pound boxes, Peter
lurre received first prize of $40, N.
a. Grant, second prize of So. For
weepstakes on plates-best group of
our or more varieties, two plates Of