Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-31
offered BY NATIONAL APPLE
Snow this FALL.
Great Opportunities for Fruit Growers
in the Northwest to Compete-Show
VIII Be Held at Spokane, November
is to decomposition Open to the
Vocabulary Countries Will Enter.

banner to the second contestant and a
massive silver loving cup and diploma
to the third, are offered as the capital
prize for a car OF 210 barrels or $50 |
boxes of the best commercial winter
apples, one or more standard varieties,
exhibited by any owner, Jesse or agent |
of the land where the fruit was grown,
at the second National Apple show in |
Spokane, November IS to 20, when |
premiums of total of 1921, 900 will be
awarded to the winning entries in 20 |!
classes.
The premier competition is open to |
the world. Four points will be consid-
cred by the judges in making awards |
in this class, as follows: First value of
the varieties for the purpose to which
they may be adapted; second, color, size
and uniformity of fruit; thirdly, free
dom from insect marks and other blem-
ishes; fourthly, excellence in pack.
Every exhibitor in this class will re-
ceive barrel of spray. The rules of
the American Pathological society will
govern commercial contests
Gold and Land Rewards.
Four tracts of orchard land, hanging
in value from $1,000 to $3.50, 5000 in
gold, several beautiful silver trophies
and added premiums and diplomas are
offered in the 10-box or six barrel COM
petitions, with $50 to second and $25
to thirds. One tract, non-irrigated, is
for Rome Beauties, the winner also to
receive the Williams Twice Winner cup,
now held by George Farwell of Wen
atchee, Wash. Others are for Spitzen-
burgs, Yellow Newtowns and Winter
Bananas The cash prizes, $3.50 to
firsts and $50 to seconds, are for Wag
ener, Arkansas Black, Delicious, Black
Twig, Winesap, Mcintosh Red and other
standard varieties of commercial win
ter 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.
To Encourage Decoration.
Three substantial prizes will be
awarded in the limited display contest,
open to individuals, counties, districts,
states and provinces. The space allot-
Ted is 6x12 feet on an incline. The
purpose is to encourage artistic ar
rafgement and decorative effect The
display is to be composed of two bar
rels, two boxes, two baskets, two jars
and two plates, none containing more
than one variety. The exhibit may be
composed of one or the possible 10 var
ieties. The possible scoring points are
so for arrangement and so for decora-
ton. The first prize is $3.50 and gold
medal banner, with 800 and silver
medal banner for second and a solid
silver cup for third.
Eight hundred and fifty dollars is
offered in four sectional, one foreign
and one state, territorial or provincial
exhibits of two barrels or six boxes of
any single variety.
Glass will be composed of single
box entries, the winners Of 20 contests
receiving $40 each and stock from the
foremost nurseries in America The
contests are for Yellow Bellfowers, Nc
Intosh Red, Winter Banana, Alter
spitzenberg, Cox Orange Pippin, Sierra
Beauty, Winesap, Newtown Pippin, JON
athan, Wagner, Stayman Winesap,
Grimes Golden and Golden Russell.
These contests are open to entries in
the Denney special.
Fifty dollars for frsts and SIS for
seconds, with added prizes for packs
are offered in 10 contests of fve-box
or two barrel exhibits of Yellow New
town Pippin, Baldwin, Rhode Island
Greening, Northern Spy, Stayman Wine
sap, Ben Davis, Grimes Golden, Jona-
than; also a solid silver loving cup for
this variety; King of Tompkins county
and one competition of any other stan
are for three and one-half to five tier
packs and range from 500 trees to a
barrel of spraying solution.
Prize for Best Single Apple.
One hundred dollars for first, $25 for
second and diploma for third will be
awarded for an exhibit of so apples ar
ranged in a pyramid. The awards will
be determined by weight. The exhib-
itor of the largest single apple of any
variety, free from blemish, will receive
a metalized reproduction of the fruit,
engraved with the winners name, with
an added prize of 100 fruit trees of the
owner IS selection. The second prize is
a metallic replica of the winning apple,
also engrave.
Open to the Word.
The district free-for-all contest is
open to growers of the world. Any
number of varieties in boxes, barrels,
baskets, jars or plates may be shown
in a space limited to 10 by 20 feet, ar
ranged and decorated as desired. The
prizes are 5000 and 500, with gold and
.il,rnr r,nndnI hnnnnrs for first md rnnnnd