The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15
GREAT HORTICULTURAL MEET

GREAT HORTICULTURAL MEET
ING.
The National Apple Show at Spo-
kane brought out the most magnificent
display of apples ever seen outside
the Garden of Eden. More than 100,-
900 people were admitted at the gates
during the week. Eastern apples, TAX
en- from cold storage, were in poor
condition after their long journey, but
Eastern people came to see and to
learn of the West British Columbia
showed upwards of 70 varieties. Ore
gon 70 boxes, but not for prize. There
were $40 plate exhibits. Apples pre-
pared in many ways were seved to
more than 10000 people by II of the
Washington State College girls under
the tuition of Miss Gertrude Mckay.
Among the awards made were the fol-
lowing:
Best carload, NJ Horan, Wenatchee
| $1,000 cash. He also received $500
from the Great Northern Railroad Co.
and $500 from w. T. Clark and sold
his fruit at special price SO it brought
him about $4,000 altogether.
H. M Gilbert, of Toppenish, was
awarded second carload prize of $500
cash and we believe he got the $500
offered by President Elliott, of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co., for the
best SO boxes grown on that railway
line. Mr.. Gilbert's fruit was all Wine
saps and stood but 3 points below that
of Mr.. Horan. Kress e Carey, of HAM
ilton, in the Bitter Root Valley, Mon
tana, took third prize on a carload
of Mcintosh Reds. O.. F. France, We
natchee, $500, best individual display.
Wenatchee won the 5000 district or
county prize and the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce cup. F. r. e. De Hart, of
Kelowna, B. c., won $500 prize for best
display. He also won 10 acres irri-
gated land in Stevens county and 200
| trees for best 10 boxes JOnathans, and
acres in Spokane county for best 10
boxes Northern Spy. George Farwell,
Wenatchee, 5 acres, Spokane county,
and 200 trees for best 10 boxes Rhode
Island Greetings. J. L. Dumas, Day
ton, 5 acres, Spokane county, and 200
trees, best 10 boxes Rome Beauty; also
acres and trees to set it, best 10
boxes Yellow Newtown Pippins. Ted
ford Bros, Wenatchee, acres and 500
trees, best Is boxes Spitzenburgs, and
the same for best 10 boxes Winesaps.
w. E. Brayton, of Peach, TT acres, best
10 boxes Winter Bananas. Ellsworth
France, Wenatchee, Is acres, best 10
boxes Arkansas Blacks. Harry b.
Nelson, Chester, acres, best 10 boxes
Wageners.
For the largest apple (31 ounces),
w. r. Mari, Wenatchee, $40 cash and
bronze gilded cast of the apple. Best
packed box F. r. e. DeHard, Kelowna,
B. c., $100, also $50 for best packed
barrel. J. F. Forney, Moscow, Idaho,
$1OO, Inland special prize. Mrs. H. e.
Lowe, Keremeos, B. c., best plate ex-
hibit by woman, $50 worth Burbank's
Winter Rhubarb Geo. Farwell, We
natchee, $25 for plate display. Felix
Pugh, Spokane, $50 apple trees for
best box Winter Bananas. Joseph
Platter, Entiat, 100 trees, best box
Winesaps. J. w. Callison, Greenacres,
100 trees, best box Jonathans. Sweep
stakes, best 4-tier box-Jonathans, f.
R. De Hart, diploma; Arkansas Blacks,
Ellsworth France, diploma.
More than 400 members of the
State Horticultural Society were in
attendance. Many instructive papers
were read and the following officers
elected: President, J. L. Dumas, Day
ton; vice-president, M. o. Tibbetts,
Cashmere, and e. L. Benson, Prosser;
secretary, L. G.. Monroe, Spokane;
treasurer, H. w. Greenberg, Spokane.
The next meeting will be held at We
natchee. i