The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-09-15

OREGON WILL HAVE
BIG APPLE SHOW

Oregon's big apple show, to be helc
November 30 and December / and z,
under the auspices of the Oregon State
Horticultural Society, is beginning to
arouse interest among fruit growers OF
the state. 1t is said that the show will
be the largest affair of the kind ever
conducted by the society.
The premium list now being publish
ed offers many prizes for the best
general exhibits ard special prizes for
the best county exhibits. The use of
the entire fourth floor of the Meier &
Frank store on Fifth street, between
Alder and Morrison streets, has been
granted to the society for holding the
show and preparations are now being
made to install the booths and to ar
range for housing the fruit displays.
F. w. Powers, secretary of the
society, announces that the growers
are responding to the call for exhibits
and is enthusiastic over the prospects
of strong competition in all prize
contests. While the main feature of
the show will be the apple and pear
entries, prizes will also be awarded
this year for the best display of
grapes, nuts, dried fruits, dried
berries and dried and fresh vegetables.
Mr.. Powers says that the society hopes
to offer much larger prizes next year,
when plans will be made to hold a
National apple and fruit show.
Many prizes have been offered both
general and for certain districts.
Many of the counties will compete
for special prizes which have been
offered by the respective districts.
The Hood River Commercial Club has
put up $50 in prizes, SIS each to go for
the best boxes of Spitzenburgs and
Yellow Newtowns from Hood River
county and $40 each for the second
best boxes of those two varieties. The
third best boxes will be given
diplomas. Many of the prizes are
general and as usual If Hood River
goes in with general representation
the bulk of the prizes will be brought
home. The makers of the premium
list seemed to guess this result as
they have arranged it so that eastern
and western Oregon will not be up
against Hood River competition. They
seem to think that the general prizes
are most likely to come here, so to
give the other districts Il chance for
apples grown west of Hood River
county and in the eastern Oregon con-
test, the country east of the Deschutes
River only can complete. This leaves
Hood River and Mosier in class by
themselves ready to get the general
premiums, but unable to compete in
al nts A
prize Of S2b has been offered for the
best three boxes from the Moser dis
trict.
The grand prize class will be for the
best 25 boxes of apples and prizes of
500, $75 and $50 will be offered for
the first, second and third exhibits.
Fifty dollars will be given for the best
five box general display and for the
best five boxes of Newtowns and the
same for Spltzenbergs. The best
three boxes of Spitzenbergs will be
given $25 and the best three of boxes
of Spitzenhergs will be given $25 and
the best three of Ortleys and
Wageners will get $40. Prizes in cash
and merchandise ranging from $5 to
$25 are offered for the best single
boxes of the following varieties 4.
Spitzenberg, Newtown, Jonathan,
Baldwin, Ben Davis, Arkansas Black,
Grimes Golden, Hyde's King, North
ern Spy, Winter Banana, Gano, Deli
cious, King of Tompkins County, Red
Checked Pippin, Rome Beauty, Swaar,
Vanderpoole Red and Wnesap. The
best exhibit on plates will be $5 and
diplomas are offered for plate exhibits
of all the above varieties and the
Ortley, Wagner and Yellow Bell
flower. The largest apple will be
given a prize of 81. The best three
boxes of pears will be awarded $25
and single box and plate exhibits of
the following varieties will be given
premiums Winter Nellis, Buerre d.
Anjou, Comice, Buerre Clairgeau and
p. Barry. Other prizes in nuts, dried
fruits, berries, vegetables, grapes and
canned fruits.