Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Council Bluffs
PRIZES At FRUIT DISPLAY
Nebraska Fares Well in Distribution
Of Trophies for Exhibits.
IDAHO GETS BULK OF HON0Rs
Four silver Cups Given 60 Men from
Land Of IrrIEation-Bee Trophy
TO Nebraska judging
Team.
IDAHO GETS BULK OF HONORs

The Judges I'm the National Horticulture
congress at Council Bluffs practically com
peted their work last evening and
announcement Of the winners OF
the several special handsome silver
trophies was made during the In
Permission in the band concert. Idaho
carries off the bulk OF the honopE, the eN-
hibitors from that state winning no less
than four Of the magnificent silver low
ing cups. The exhibit from Ada county
was awarded the Brother Jonathan trophy
presented by The Fruit Grower OF st. Jo-
seph. Mo, for the best three boxes OF
Jonathan apples. The sweepstakes trophy,
valued at $500. presented by the National
Horticultural congress for the best COM
mercial apple display, was awarded to the
Boise Commercial club, whose display
formed part Of the Ada county exhibit
]. A. Carr OF Council, Idaho, won the
trophy offered by the National Horticul-
tural congress for the best general DIS
play Of fruits. open to the United States
Mexico and Canada. TIL county CONNER
clal apple trophy, presented by the Ma
tional Horticultural congress for the best
five boxes Of five varieties, was awarded
the Washington county, Idaho exhibit.
silver Trophy to Nebraska.
n Nebraska State Horticultural society
carried off the silver trophy donated by
the Council Bluffs Grape Growers asso-
citation. This handsome silver loving cup,
valued at $500, was offered for the best
general display Of fruit by any h~orticul-
tural society in the union.
The Iowa State Horticultural society won
the Council Bluffs Commercial club trophy,
a magnificent silver loving cup, valued at
QEnO oFfarnA Tor the haut gaparaI horffot1-
tural display other thar vegetables.
As previously unofficially announced, c.
f. Mincer Of Hamburg, Ia, won the beau
tiful trophy presented by the Storz Brew
ing company Of Omaha for the best ten
plates Of winter apples for family use.
The beautiful trophy presented by the
National Horticultural Congress as first
prize for the best display of citrus and
other subtropical fruits was awarded to
the exhibit Of the Citrus Growers asso-
citation Of Houston, which was the dis
play from the state of Texas.
The Better Fruit Publishing company's
special. a beautiful silver loving cup, pre-
scented by E. H. Shepard of Hood River,
Ore, was won by J A. Carr of Council,
Idaho,
The National stockman and Farmer
trophy was won by c. E. Mincer OF Ham
burg. Ia.
The f. w. Meneray Crescent Nursery
company trophy was won by +. o. Har-
rington of Williamsburg, Idaha.
Bee Cup to NebraskR Team.
Thu Twentieth Century Farmer trophy
presented by The Omaha Bee Publishing
company to the National Horticultural con-
gress to be awarded annually to the state
agricultural college team receiving the
highest rank in the fruit judging contest
was won by the Nebraska team in competi-
ton with teams from Iowa and Kansas.
p. 8. Shearer of the Iowa team received the
highest individual marking.
The teams were required to Judge ten
varieties Of apples, four plates Of each
variety being provided for the contest. The
scoring of the three teams was close. Out
Of a possible marking of 500 the winning
team from Nebraska scored 1905, Kansas
1858 and Iowa 3S9.L. The marking of the
teams4ollows: