The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21

Also Rules Under Which Competition
Is to Take Placc-Pcrmits of
Early Preparation.

SPOKANE. Wash. July 2O.-One
thousand dollars and a gold media,
banner with $500 in gold ana a s;;ver
medal banner to the second and a
massive silver loving cup and a
diploma to the third. are offered as
the capital prize for a car of 30 bar
rels or $50 boxes of the pest CONNER
cial winter apples, one or more stand
ard varieties, exhibited by any owner.
lessee or agent of the land where the
fruit was grown, at the second nation
al apple show in Spokane November
Is to 20, when premiums of a total
value of $4,000 will be awarded to
the winning entries in the 20 classes.
The premier competition ~ open 20
the world. Four points will be con-
sidered by the judges in making the
awards in this class, as follows: First.
value of varieties for the purpose to
which they may be adapted: second,
color, size and uniformity of fruit;
third. freedom from insect marks and
other blemishes; fourth. excellence in
pack Every exhibitor in this class
will receive barrel of spray. The
rules of the American Pathological So
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Four tracts of orchard land. ranging
In value of from $1,000 to. $3.50, $500
in gold, several beautiful silver tro-
phies and added premiums and diplo-
mas are offered in the 10-box or six
barrel competitions. with $50 to sec
onds and $25 to thirds One tract.
non-irrigated, is for Rome Beauties.
the winner also to receive the Will
Jams twice winner cup, now held by
George Farwell of Wenatcuee, Wash.
Others are for Spitzenbergs, Yellow
Newtowns and Winter Banana. The
cash prizes, $3.50 to first and $50 to
seconds. are for Wagner, Arkansas
Black, Delicious. Black Twig, Wine
sap, Mcintosh Red and other standard
varieties of commercial winter apples.
There will also be $50 trophy for the
best packed display in this class, and
prize of 500 one-year-old trees for
the best Az tier pack.
Three substantial prizes will be
awarded in the limited display con-
test, open to individuals, counties dis
tricts. states and provinces. The
space allotted is 6 by IL feet on an
incline. The purpose is to encourage
artistic arrangement and decorative
effect The display is to be composed
of two barrels. two boxes, two bas-
kets, two jars and two plates none
containing more than one variety The
exhibit may be composed of one of
the possible 10 varieties. The posi-
BILE scoring points are so for arrange
ment and so for decoration. The
first prize is $3.50 and a gold medal
banner, with 500 and a silver medal
banner for second and a solid silver
cup for third.
Eight hundred and fifty dollars IN
offered in four sectional, one foreign
and one state. territorial or provincial
exhibits of two barrels or six boxes of
any single variety, as follows:
Eastern states special, competitions
limited to entries from Connecticut
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine.
Maryland, Massachusetts,. New
Hampshire. New Jersey, New York.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and YER
mont. First, 500; second, $50; third,
diploma.
Southern states special, limited to
Alabama, Arkansas Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia. First, 800; sec
ond, $50; third, diploma.
Middlewest special. limited to 'lii
nois, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas Michigan.
Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota ana WIS
consin. First, 800; second, $50;
third, diploma.
Western, states special. limited to
Montana. Idaho Oregon, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah, California, Washington.
Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado
First, 800; second, $50; third, dip!o-
ma.
The foreign country special, Sloo
for first. $50 for second and diploma
for third, is open to any province, do
minion, district or territory outside OF
the United States, while the Denhey
special, 800 for first, silver cup TOT
second and a diploma for third, is
open to any state, territory or prov
ince. Any variety may be entered.
Glass will be composed of single
box varieties, the winners of 20 con-
tests receiving $40 each and STOCK
from the foremost nurseries in Amer
lea. The contests are for Yelio"
Bellflower Mcintosh Red, WINTER
Banana, Alter Spitzenberg. COX
Orange Pippine, Sierra Beauty VINE
sap, Newtown Pippin, Jonathan
Wagner, Stayman Winesap, Grimes
Golden and Golden Russell. These
contests are open to entries in the
Denney special.
Fifty dollars for firsts and $15 Tor
seconds; with added prizes for packs
are offered in 10 contests of hve-Dox
or two-barrel exhibits of yellow New
town Pippin, Baldwin, Rhode lsiahu
Greening, Northern Spy. Staymeh
Winesap, Ben Davis, GREENS Golden
Jonathan, also a solid silver loving cup
for this variety; King of Tompklns
county and one competition OF any
other standard winter variety. me
added prizes are for " to o-uer
packs and range from 500 trees TO
barrel of spraying solution.
One hundred dollars for nrst' Szo
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