The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-13
fine APPLES
RAISED HERE
DISPLAY MADE I'M OFFICE OF r. e.
sHEPHERp.
QUITE CLOSE TO TOWN
Fruit the Equal Of Any That Can BE
Raised ia Oregon or colorado-pis-
play Yesterday Attracted Attention
81 People Generally.

If anyone doubts the resources Of
Yellowstone valley when It comes to
the raising Of corn, apples and grasses,
let them take a peep into the window
inside Of the office Of r. .. Shepherd
& CO. on Twenty.eighth street.
Someone standing outside the win
d., asked vest ,ci... the apples
Mn.. shipped in m oregon.
fl. WIS that TO. ne::,e when he stood
right in the midst or as fine an apple
raising district Us shefiaisir the west'
He was informed that the apples
were raised within a mile and a half
Of the city, and then was convinced
that Yellowstone valley is destined to
be a great fruit raising center.
The display in the office is one
worth seeing. 1t is the work Of an
artist in his line, G. I. Gardner, and
one week was required to complete it,
varieties of grass.e .Bald" barle US
On the walls on one side are differ
ent varieties Of grasses. BALD" bar
ley, beardless barley, winter rye, fax,
side pats and banner white oats; Alas
kan wheat, blue stem wheat, club and.
Scotch life wheat are exhibited excel
lently and in complete harmony with
the background Of black cloth.
On the other wall is an exhibit Of
grasses, with a border Of bull rushes
and fire bushes, Or cat tails" as it Is
commonly known. The grasses make
a beautiful exhibit and Is also on a
black cloth background. There are
four panels Of grasses, the first being
timothy, worked into the form OF 2
large wagon wheel; the second is q
combination Of blue stem and joint;
the third is red top and swale, and the
fourth is blue grass. Each panel Is
made in a different shape.
The apple display is q beautiful one.
Sixteen boxes Of apples on an inclined
plane, every one Of them raised in this
vicinity and comprising eight or ten
varieties.
Every one an APPLE" too.
The different varieties Of apples
are: Windsor Chief, which Mr.. Gard
ner says will be the coming apple d
the valley, being Of a luscious charac
ter and large yield. The Sloane. North
west Greening, Scotch Winter, Veal
thy, Red Cheek Pippen, Alexander, Nc
Horne White. Peweeka and the cra1
apple known as the Hislip are thu
names Of the other varieties.
The exhibit Of corr is equally a
good as the rest. There are severe
varieties. including the Minnesota Nc
10, which Mr.. Gardner asserts will b
the coming corn Of the Yellowston'
valley. This variety is said to yiel
60 bushels to the acre. This is tn
first year Of this grain in the vale
and the specimens in Shepherds ofic
! is from q 20-acre field near Billings.
Other varieties are: Yellow Film
, White Dent, Yellow Dent, EARLY Corr
: Rice pop corn and sweet corn. The
come from the vicinity Of Billings an
are fine specimens, especially the Mi
nesota No. 12.
"A we'll executed design by Mr.
Gardner Is exhibited, representing
farmer running . pillow drawn by tn
3 horses. It is on q black backgroun
of cloth, and in the distance are show
mountain peaks. The latter is blac
sage brush. The border Of picture
Of sage brush. The principals. Il
. horses, man, plow and houses are /
: grass heads and straws.
Another feature Of the exhibit is
squash weighing 1os pounds and
y Chile pumpkin weighing 112 pound
y