Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-10-16
SECRETARY SMITH
ON APPLE SHOW
The Object is to Exploit Fruit of
West Virginia.
OVER 100000 BARRELS
RAISED THIS SEASON

Large Preparations Are Under Way
by the Berkeley County Horticul-
tural Soeiety--carnival viii Last
Two Days With Orchard Product
to Eat and Cider On Tap.
Men who have Travelled al over the
eastern part of the United States look
ling at apple crops with view OF pur
chasing, frankly admit that the best
apples east of Colorado this fall are in
Berlxee y County, West Virginia.
Some OF our growers are still follow
| ing the old fashioned methods, but
many OF our commercial orchards are
strictly up to date. This last summer
our Horticut ural Society has held
monthly field meetings in different
commercial orchards. with rs TO 100
growers in attendance at each meet
ling. We propose to make Berkeley
County apples the standard of excel
lence in the East; and in many bar
rels of the first cass fruit which Is 60
| ing out this fall are beng placed adj
yertising labels.
Fruit Finds Wide Market.
Berkeley county this year has raised
over 100000 barrels of app es, which
have been sold TO buyers from all Of
The principal fruit markets at $3.50 TO
| SIS a barrel; and most of the sales
were made in August, before the buy
ers put any price on apples from wei
known sections, like Michigan and
New York This fact indicates the
Reputation which Berkeley County APP
pies already have with apple men.
To foster local enthusiasm in the
apple industry and to create still high
| er standards for our growers an apple
show and carnival viii be held in
November, which promises 70 be one
OF the biggest things OF the kind ever
undertaken in this part OF the country.
The Mart.nsburg Board of Trade
has voted 500 for a silver challenge
cup for the five best boxes, CONNER
cial pack. The State experiment sta
ton has offered liberal cash prizes for
barrels of commercial apples, and bus
mess men os MartInsburg have sub
scribed literally for premiums for the
best exhibits OF various kind Of apes
and apple products.
Grimes Golden, York Imperial, Rome
Beauties. Black Twig. and several
dozen other varieties of apples VII he
on exhibit in plates, in boxes, and In
barrels, and the fruit vii be judged,
so far as possible, in the forenoon OF
| the first day. In the afternoon adj
dresses will be delivered by men OF
national prominence on such subjects
as Cooperation in the Apple Indus
try" Education For Coming Orchard
ists,r and Grounds For Faith in East
ern Apple Orchards"
Orchard Hands viii Play.
In the forenoon OF the second day
Friday, viii be atheletic contests be-
tween men who have been working in
Berkeley County orchards during the
past season. This will include packing
and heading contests, tug OF war tour
nament, ard other contests OF skill
and strength
On Friday afternoon there will be a
carnival parade, with historic floats,
! representing phases of the apple in
dustry in Berkeley County. A queen
OF the earn val 10 being selected by a
voting contest, This parade promises
to be an unique feature Of the celebra-
ton. In the evening of the second day
there will be a ball, where each dancer
will dress in such way IS to symbolic
some variety of the Berkeley County
ample.
There viii. be some apples for dis
tribution among cur fr.endes to make
them familiar with the taste of the
Berkeley County fruit We earnestly
request you and your friends to be
with us on November 4 and 5 to see
what we are doing in the apple indus
try and to taste the quality Of the
fruit.
II. l.. Smith.
Secretary Berkeley County Hort!cul-
tural Soc ETY..