Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-09
POLK'S BIG RED APPLES
Fruit on Display at First Annual
Show Wins High Praise
From All Visitors.

Successful beyond the fondestd dreams
Of its promoters was the first annual
Apple Show for Polk county, held in
the Dallas City Hall under the
auspices of the Polk County Horti-
cultural Society last Friday and Satur-
day. The display was large and we'll
arranged and the specimens of fruit
exhibited challenged the attention and
admiration of all beholders. Thirty
one exhibitors made entries of fruits
for competition In the various classes.
Expressions of surprise and delight
were everywhere heard among the
visitors as to the size and excellence
OF the exhibit. The apples were not
only large and Of fine color, but were
remarkably free from blemishes or
defects and could not be surpassed for
quality. While 4-tier boxes were
mostly in evidence, many Sitter boxes
were shown, and several varieties
were on exhibition that required but
As apples to fill standard apple box.
All the leading varieties were shown,
with Kings, Spitzenbergs and Bald
wins predominating. In addition to
the apple display, fine showing of
prunes, grapes, pears and walnuts
was made.
Among the Unique features of the
show was fig limb bearing several
fine figs of the second crop, exhibited
by DR.. Victor Fink, of Salt Creek.
DR.. Fink also exhibited a branch of
an olive tree showing a healthy and
vigorous growth. A plate of chest
nuts grown at the town home of T. J.
Hayter also attracted much attention
William Grant, of Dallas, exhibited a
basket OF Flame Tokay grapes, said to
be the first ever ripened in this section
of Western Oregon.
The most successful prize winner
was Peter Kurre, one of Polk county's
most enthusiastic apple raisers. Mr..
Kurre's display comprised 81 varieties
OF fruit, both in commercially packed {
boxes and on plates. His display
alone was well worth going to see and Z
contributed largely to the success of {
the show.
N. r. Gregg, another up-to-date '
orchardist, captured the sweepstakes
prize on his exhibit of 10 plates. The
apples showed the result of careful =
and intelligent cultivation and hand y
ling and were perhaps the finest {
specimens of their kind ever seen in s
Polk county. At the close Of the show, Il
Mr.. Gregg generously presented the G
entire display to the OBSERVER and Il
Itemizer editors, gift that was s
deeply appreciated
The exhibits at the show we're lin
tied to Polk county with the exception
Of one, viz Best new variety of ap- -
pie for Willamette valley. This prize
was won by the Oregon Nursery Com y
pany of Salem, on their new apple, the :,
Orenco. u
The judges of exhibits were: @. /.
Lewis, professor of horticulture at the
Oregon Agricultural College; H. NJ.
Of Portland, and Charles g
V. Galloway of McMinnville. The "
decisions OF the judges were received
with general satisfaction by the ex-
Evening programs were given in j.
The Courthouse both days Of the show,
where talks were made by prominent
lorticulturists of the state. nj. NJ.
Ellis, president of the Dallas Board to
of Trade presided. H. M. Williamson, II
spoke on walnut culture in Oregon, 81
Professor @. /. Lewis on apple-raising, d'
and Prof A. B. Cordley on fruit pests ii
and spraying. Charles Galloway, of h'
famhill county, gave an excellent az
md practical talk on fruit raising. II
DR.. James Withycombe spoke on the ca
lairying industry, illustrating his
ak with stereopticon views. The In
'vening meetings were we'll attended 10
Ind proved highly profitable. Gu
The people of Polk County are ne
greatly elated by the success of the Tn
lrst apple fair, and larger and
'etter show is already being planned Je
or next year. The exhibit of choice sn
ruit has demonstrated the fact that nc
hat the Willamette Valley can pro In
uce apples as fine as can be raised in al
he world, when painstaking and in In
elligent effort is put forth by the VI
armers in cultivating their orchards A(
co