Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-20

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The Thrill Annual Territorial Fair
of Arizona is now q matter IT history.
aud b. closed saturday night with
every visitor iu phocn,v declaring 1t
the best fair ever held ia Arizona.
That Yavapai county. as usual. took
The lead over all competitors in the
matter of displays aud exhibits. dill
not dctract from the fairs success, ~
che least; on the contrary, Fair Com
missioner John, aud tnc NaSapai cX.
hibits did much toward making the
tbird annual fair the success it VS..
The greatest surpris, encountered
by fair visitors was the agricultural
and horticultural cxhibi, from this
county, long noted for its annual min.
acral display. bat heretofore regarded
as a county unable 10 raise anything
ont gold. silver aud copper. On every
hand ordinations Of wonder AMI ad
miration were heard concerning Nava.
pairs agricultural exhibit, and pronabl.i
given the exhibit than to quote the fol
lowing prizes awarded Navapai lgri
culturists for their various displays:
Best halt hushrl yellow corn-S. e..
cherry, Camp Verde, first
Best bait hushcl white corn :. g..
Cherry. Camp Verde. first.
Best half bushcl sugar hccts }. j..
Ellwcll, Phoenix, hrst: Navapai county
exhibit, second.
Best half buslcl chilli -Thos. Cossp
nora, Camp Verde. FIRST; :. f. iiuss,
Yuma, second.
Best MALT bushcl tomatoes q. !.
Amcs. Camp Verde. FIRST.
Best dozen cauiiiIowcrs u. Coul.
son, Camp Verde, first.
Best half bushcl turnips q. j.
Ames, Camp Verde, first; W. n. Clark.
Uolbrook. second
Apples.
Best plate Ben Davis II. +. ZONES,
Camp Verde. FIRST, Luther Greene,
Solomonville, second.
Best plate of Black Twigg A.
Tinslcy. Camp Verde, first,
Best plate of Gano-W. q. Wing
field, Camp Verde, first.
Best plate of wincsap--W. q. Wing
field, Camp Verde, first.
Best plate of Arkansas Black --- \.
W. Lessard, Aqua Fria. first.
Best plate Of Belle Flcur- Robert
Best plate Of BELL Flower Robert
Finncy, Beaver Creek. first.
Best plate Of Black hen Davis W.
\. Tinsley, Camp Verde, first.
Best plate I.auvcr-W. q. WineGeld,
Camp Verde. first; a. W. Lcssurd, Aqua
Fria, second.
Best plate of Roman Beauty w. A.
rinsley, Camp Verde, first and second.
Test plate Arkansas Beauty w. \.
Tinsley, Camp Verde. first.
Best plate Grimes Riley Ccsncr.
Beaver Creek. first.
Best plate Pouad pears-A. W. Les
sard, Agua Fria, atst
Specials.
In addition to the above, special
premiums were awarded Navapai coun- |
" exhibits as follows;
BeetsJ. T.. Eden, Camp Verde.
Display of applcs--W. A. Tmsley,
camp Verde.
Peets, parsnips aud carrots q. y.
Ames, Camp Verde.
Pcars-A. W. icssard, Camp Verde.
Table and stock hccts-O !. Amcs,
Camp Verde.
Silver fir trecs-A. A. Johns. Cana
Verde.
w. A. Tinslcy ~ Camp Verde sent
down black Ben Davis, Roman Beauty
and Grimes Golden apples, which were
a. fine as are seen in the United States
They were perfect specimens, and
highly colored. Special classes were
arranged for these varieties, receiving
proper premiums. They attracted a
great crowd Of people continuously.
Prof. j. Il. Colt. who judged this de.
partment, strongly recommended that
adequate recognition be given Mr..
Tinsley for tine great superiority over
all Others, and his great interest in
getting his varitics before the public,
Prof Colt il arranging to ship sprci
mems of these varities to Washington,
ID. g., TO be exhibited at IA special fruit
display to he held there next month,
These specimens. Prof. Colt says, are
a. good as any h. ever saw.
In order that no one should miss
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