The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-20
LIST OF PREMIUMS
AWARDED; AT HOME
And Abroad the Same Good Impress
sion Prevails.
Delta County Declared the Banner Coun-
ty Of Colorado by State fair
Awards.
STATE FAIR PREMIUMS.


county gained position as the banner
county of the state of Colorado, GER
tainly very proud position to hold.
Aside from first premium on best
general exhibit, Delta county exhibitors
took individual premiums as follows:
Display of Art exhibit, Delta schools.
Best and largest collection of perfect
fruits. E. F. Hubbard of Cory. 4th.
Best and largest collection of perfect
apples, E. F. Hubbard, 1st; W. S. Co.
burn of Hotchkiss. 4th.
Best and largest collection of perfect
peaches. o. Palmer of Cory, 1st; E. E.
Hubbard. 3rd.
Best display five varieties winter ap-
pies, E. F. Hubbard, lst.
Best box peaches, E. F. Hubbard, 4th.
APPLEs-BEsT PLATE.
Mcmahon apples, S. l.. White, Cory.
Haas, W. N. Kennicott, Cory, 4th.
Pewaukee, Z. NJ. Gets, Cory, 1st.
Yellow Bellhower, J. C. Stortz. Del
ia, 3rd.
Yellow Newton, w. N. Kennicott, End
Maun, E. M. Gets, lst.
Bailey's Sweet, G. A. Webb, Cedar
edge, 2nd.
Stayman Winesap, E. F. Hubbard,
LIST, G. A. Webb. End.
Black Ben Davis, J. c. Stortz, LIST,
G. A. Webb, 3rd.
Ben Davis, S. l.. White, 1st, E. P.
Watson, Cory, 3rd.
Jonathan, b. l.. Bertram, Austin. 1st,
G. S. Archer, Austin, End, E. p. Wat
son, 4th.
Rome Beauty, G. S. Archer, LIST, B.
l.. Burton, End.
Winesap, E. F. Hubbard, LIST, Tom
Dervar, Austin, 3rd.
Isham Sweet, S. l.. White, End.
Grimes Golden, J. H. Adams, Read,
4th.
Smiths Cider, E. P. Watson, End.
Willow Twig, E. NJ. Gets, lst, T. j.
Harshman, Cory. Ind.
Gano, T. J. Harshman, End, +. 7.
Hubbard, 4th.
Baldwin, w. N. Kennicott, End.
Arkansas Black, +. T. Hubbard, LIST.
Mcintosh, S. L. White, End.
Oliver (Senator) J. H. Adams, Read
lst, I. j. Harshman, End, G. A. Webb,
3rd
Northwest Greening, S. l.. White. End.
Whitney, G. A. Webb, 1st.
Triumph, j. H. Adams, 1st.
| PEACHES-BEST PLATE.
Elberta, E. P. Watson, LIST, j. M.
Jones. 4th.
Alexander, J. H. Adams.
Hale's Early, J. H. Adams, 1st.
Stevens Rare Ripe, ]. H. Adams, lst.
Steadley, j. II. Adams, 1st.
Champion, j. H. Adams, LIST.
Lawrence Pears, E. M. Ballard, Cory,
End.
Italian Prunes, G. A. Webb, Cedar
edge, 1st. Also Tennaut prunes, 1st.
Delaware grapes, o. Palmer, 1st.
Concord grapes, o. Palmer, 1st.
| Niagra grapes, o. Palmer, 1st.
Cantaloupe, J. Gum, Delta, lst, l. G.
Flemming, Read, End.
Egg plant, l. G. Flemming, 1st, Gu
cumbers, l. G. Flemming. End.
Red winter wheat, j. Lance, Read,
1st.
White spring wheat, T. Taylor, Craw-
ford, 1st, E. d. Griffin, Paonia, End.
First premium best Rose of Erin po-
tatoes, Mills, second, Umbrell
Bartlett pears, j. H. Adams, End.
HOW EXHIBIT WAS DISPOSED OF.
The Delta County State Fair commit
tee disposed of the exhibits as follows:
A box of fruit was sent to the COM
mercial club of Greeley, sample of
potatoes was sent to London, England,
fine box of fruit was given to Mrs.
Mathew Schulz, secretary of the State
Horticultural Association, Paul Wilson,
president State Fair, F. S. Heating,
secretary State Fair, and other Fair
officials. With these few exceptions,
the fruit that was on display, together
with all vegetables, was given to the
charitable institutions of Pueblo, dis
tributed by the w. C. T. U. Grains
and grasses were boxed and shipped to
the Ak-sar-ben exhibition at Omaha,
for advertising purposes.
[NoTE: The official list of State fair
premiums had not been sent out in time
for this weeks INDEPENDENT, and the
list has been made up from published
reports. If there are errors they will
be corrected. Ed.