Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-11
CHERRIES AND
THEN CHERRIES
CONTINUED from page one).


this variety was never surpassed
anywhere.
! Too much cannot be said of the
packing, and while most of the fruit
showed that experts did the work,
yet there were some boxes so perfect
ly packed that they demonstrated
how much the beauty of the exhibit
was enhanced by artistic work.
Besides the cherries there were
several small fruits, that is they were
classed as small fruits, though there
were blackberries and Loganberries
nearly, If not quite, two inches in
length, and some splendid showings
in raspebrries. There was also
! fine display of gooseberries that
made one think old Dame Nature had
In a generous mood been making
footballs for the Brownies.
The attendance has been good, and
the many papers read. have proved
of much interest. The preparation
of the papers showing that the fruit
growers were adopts at writing, as
well as fruit growing, and that much
study had been given to all branches
of commercial fruit growing, from
the nursery to the returns from the
commission men. The interest taken
In the exhibit is shown by the fact
that growers and nurserymen were
present from all parts of the state.
Hood River had several representa-
tives, State Horticulturist r. II. Web
Der, DR.. Sanders and several others !
were present from The Dalles. judd
Geer was down from Union county,
and the fine fruit section of Southern
Oregon was also ably represented.
The Premiums Awarded.
(Cherries.)
Royal Ann-Ten-pound box First
]. M. Spong, Salem; second, T. II.
Blundell, Salem. Carton box; First,
J. p. Minch, Salem; second, Mrs. J.
r. Chapman, Salem.
Lambert-Ten-pound box: First,
Miss Clara Webb. Troutdale; second,
j. r. Shepard, zena. Carton box:
First, Miss Clara Webb: second, ].
r Nunamaker. Hood River. +.
Bing-Ten-pound box: First, ].
r. Shepard; second. G. A. Muths,
Lincoln. Carton box: First, e. w.
Albany; second, ]. r..
Shepard a
Black Republicans - Ten-pound
box: First, C. A. Muths: second, J.
r. Nunamaker. Carton box: First,
b. /. Ferguson. Eola, Polk county;
second, j. r. Nunamaker.
Hoskins-Ten-pound box: First,
e. r. Hoskins, Springbrook, Yamhill
Carton box: First, w. A.
Rice. Rosedale; second, C. II. Chap
nan, Salem.
Deacon-Ten-pound box: First,
L. T. Reynolds, Salem. Carton box,
9. II. Chapman, Salem.
Waterhouse - Ten-ponud box :.
First, b. /. Ferguson; second, II.
Best, Monmouth. Carton box: First,
4. Best; second, j. f. Jones, Salem. "
Plates of cherries-Royal Ann: II.
\. Lewis, Russellville; Lambert, j. !,
Z. Shepard; Bing, J. n. Shepard; =
Slack Republicans, ]. b. Num-, Dali :,
as; Oregon and Giant. III. A. Lewis:
English Morello, T. ID. Jones, Salem;
f. V. ID. Paul. Ukia, CAL; a
'artarian, James Winstanley, Salem; :
ate Duke, c. e. Hanna, Polk coun-
y; best display on plates. A. Ver- "
ler o
Best commercial pack display of
herries-H. S. Gile & Co., Salem. =,
Sweepstakes-Best ten-pound box
nd ten-pound, eight-carton carton
OK, any variety: First, A. Vercler.
ok county, on Lamberts; second. =
Iiss Clara Webb. on Lamberts. u
Best Seeding cherry, on merits
. f. Hoskins. Springbrook. YamhiIl n
ounty.
General Fruit Display.
Awarded to c. F. Lansing.
e y, Berries.
Loganberries, John Minger; Phe-
omenals, q. NJ. Lease; Mammoth
laekberries, ID. Parker; gooseber-
es, ]. B. Pilkington; Utopia black en-