The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-09

aging. Tuesday was cald and Wednes-
day was wet. Thursday was clear,
but rather cold, but the cold weather
did not detain the people at home
Nerly 5000 attended Thursday. Yes
terday the day was fine and the atten-
dance reached upwards of 5000 peo-
pie. The fair this year is a grand
success. The exhibits on the whole
are better than any year in the his
tory of the fair. The fruit display is
not quite as good as last year nut
there is magnificent display. Other
lines far excel last year which was
the record year of the association. The
elements were combined together to
the detriment of the fair but in spite
o. that, it is a great success.
The four precinct exhibits for the
$3.50. prize offered by the Caldwell
citizens are very fine. 1t is wonder
full how productive the soil is in Can
yon county. 1t was master stroke
on the part of the fair association to
arrange a precinct contest, for in this
manner was it possible to secure from
the various parts of the county many
of the wonderful products grown this
year. The following precincts which
are in the contest have highly credit
ablo exhibits.
Ne1O Plymouth.
New Plymouth's precinct exhibit is
splendid and wildly shows up the
great productivity of the Payette val
ley lands.
One hill of potatoes grown by Fred
French produced IA potatoes weighing
IA pounds.
H. Wilfong had 20 acres of wheat,
that produced 60 bushels per acre.
All the known varieties of corn are
exhibited and in each case the corn
has fully matured. One ear grown
by John Marnoch measures 20 niche:
in length.
Two sugar beets grown by David
Niswander weigh 10 pounds each.
One stalk of caulifower grown by
Henry Norgard measures 10 inches
in diameter.
One potato grown by J. B. Fisher
is IA inches long and is smooth and
we'll proportional. 1t is of the White
Elephant variety.
Two dozen turnips grown by j. B,
Fisher will each measure 51a inches
in diameter.
Ten cucumbers grown by H. E
Griffiths average IL inches in length
and easily average ga pounds each
There is a fine exhibit of cheese
made by the New Plymouth cheese
factory, the Idaho brand.
Some tomatoes grown by A. Mye
measures 10 inches in circumference
Eleven prunes grown in Franz
Cross orchard weigh one pound. The!
are Italian prunes and are fine. Mr.
Cross had acres that yielded hal.
crop.
All the plates of commercial varie
ties of apples shown in this exhibl
are very fine. During 1909 there hav
been from 1000 to 1900 hundre
acres set to commercial varieties o
apples at New Plymouth. On
single tract of twenty acres was thu
wear set to commercial apples by Bel
nard Eastman Fully as many NOR
apple trees will be planted next veal
Old ranchers at New Plymouth VIII
have heretofore been opposed
growing fruit are now satisfied Pay
cite valley is great fruit section an
are planting their land to fruit tree
! RosaOeIPs Precinct E1hibit.
RoswelPs precinct exhibit is fin
Some of the features of this exhib
are:
Fifty-four potatoes grown by A. :
Mccormick weigh 100 pounds.
Eleven Yellow Globe onions grow
, by G. A. Barth weigh II pounds.
]. H. Trout had acres Of sprin
} wheat that went go bushels per aer
| some of which is exhibited.
t Sam Tuning had 40 acres of GA
: that went rs bushels per acre, weig
ing 40 pounds per bushel.
4 Eighteen tomatoes grown by Mr.
4 H. Carlyle weigh II pounds.
' Mrs. Wiley Paine grew two crol
4 of potatoes on the same ground tn
e year. Second crop was planted Ju
4 % and they are fine potatoes.
8 G. A. Barth got 800 sacks of P
d tatoes of 100 pounds each sack fro
L one acre.
q Mrs. George Brush has two tire
that produce big yields of soft sh
h almonds.
u Dorman's Fine Apples.