Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-08
LUSCIOUS FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES
,r,uOsnu Array Of the Products
or the Soil at the
State Fair.
BEST QUALITY YET SHOWN.
ohiec Lesson in What Utah Can Pro-
ducc Under Irrigation and ON
Dry Farms Generally

Tho irrigated, scmi-arid and even thu
s.sert lands of Utah have this year
,i,,ed as fine a collection OF fruits
snd vegetables as ever graced The
,.,,rds of a state fair. and the i'm
r,.ipr array is on exhibit in the agri-
,itoral building at the Inland Empirt
sv,osition Farmers who have attend
- ,bo state fairs for years say thai
mi. exhibit is not quite as large a.
como of those at fairs IN past years, bu
e. considering the matter of quallt
AMI diverse interest, it SURPRISES an.
similar exhibit in the history Of Ia
state
The system Of judging has been raG
An, hanged. Under the new arrang
,,c,ts every exhibitor picks out hall
igsn srecimens OF his best display
~ these are placed on a plate. whic.
,nt on "a big table. Thus the judge
I gble fo make closer comparison
Sst,,een the entries as they can Zoe
H. Fruit over as the exhibits stand SID
ID, sile instead OF being compelled
,1,it around the building, taking not
80 eoinnarison. as in former year
Vhia now NNHAfAI q NfhAAN = - ifH'ffNff.N A'
ildrirr. and is considered a g.
Niuiam b Wright of Centcrvf
Shows one of the finest and mor'
t.,eive exhibits. iucl"din~ ~.-~"4
s,5 other products. from his irrigated
s-5 arid lands Evidently, il is
matter of Indifference 90 Mr. Wright
whether &c rains or shines, as he app
relrs 90 De able 10 make good on any
tind of land He shows 20 kinds OF
wheat grown by him on dry and water
In the south end Of the building.
Foxeder county has a splendid ex-
hhit in "a covered booth including an
linds ~ farm products, grapes. pears
and APPLES
APPLES FROM GRANGER
L. Hemenway Of Granger exhibit
various fruits. including apples, pear
ana plums His apples are as fine a.
ever ticklcd palate. the following var
ieteg being especially inviting: Rhod,
Island Greenng, Alexander, Wine
sap Malden's Blush, Spitzenberg Tai
ma Sweet Gano. Delaware. Ben Davis.
pearnain and York Imperial Hemen.
WAYS plums include the German.
Hungarian Flemmingburg, Gold Drop.
Petltes and Silvers His yellow Bell
Flowers are dreams OF beauty and
flavor
Most Of the farmers have combined
their exhibits In association or county
displays. and there are few individual
exhibits. Most Of the farmers OF Utah
county are represented by fine exhibits
under the name of the Utah Counl
Fair & Produce association. Grapes
ore piled about its exhibit. which con-
sists mainly Of the finest apples and
pears In the county.
one OF the most interesting exhibits.
which indicates how the Young idea 4
Utah Is being taught 10 plant and grow
two blades whore none grew before. Is
The unique display made by Albert
Wagstaif, is years Of age whose home
IS in salt Lake City. This lad during
the last summer has grown in his own
garden some Of the finest and largest
vegetables which are seen in the agri-
cultural building He shows about 20
specimens, and these products Of n
boys Industry applied on his LITTLE
home garden compare quite favorable
with the exhibits Of the great farms
Albert Wagstaf is more than an Of
binary youngster and II is probable
mat the world will hear more Of him.
IN the future 4 lad who can grow
vegetables OF such superior quality that
lney make the old farmers sit up and
lake notice IS worth the watching
BoXELDER AND CACHE.
IN exhibit OF magnificent peaches
is shown by the farmers OF the Brig
BAN district.
The Cache Fruit Growers associa-
non has grand display OF Jonathan
experienced aericulturists say that
,ne great state fairs OF Iowa. Illinois.
indiana and other rich eastern farm
MS states have never produced an ex-
hlol OF IFS kind that could beat six
enormous squashes, weighing s7O
pounds shown by T.. Briggs, OF Boun-
uiuL These squashes make one OF the
lsauons Of the whole exposition. Mr.
hnsss also displays superb corn. cab
uaee carrots, melons. tomatoes. egg
pant and other vegetables.
ne apalding- Livingston Investment
.lnti43hy has an elegant and extensive
,,Aninit OF apples plums. peaches. an
Mhas on vegetables and various other
agricultural products. grown on irri-
laWa lands In the Gunnison valley I'm
'''". II Is a meritorious and well ar