The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-16

Intensive Cultivation.
norcial orchards in Washington,
'O Idaho, Montana and British
ussO ,bia will be represented by thir-
'Ot sra nrominent districts at the ex-
P. ;,;on in First Regiment Armory,
gs;"ogo November % to December 4,
VD Nv the management of the National
, ,unle Show, Inc Among the displays
M " no elk carloads, including the win
W. If the sweepstake of $1,000 and
~ or,d's championship, and special dis
W.T. exhibits taking prizes in various
'.mnptitions for premiums of a total
.na Of $4,000 offered at the third an.
..o1 show in Spokane, November IA
70.
" Tho urinary purpose of the Chicago
.rnosition is to give the people of the
n;ddID western states more intimate
,.ouaintance with intensive cultiva-
.;on as practiced in the Pacific North
vpst also to show the highly success
al and profitable results of scientific
eurvation on irrigated and sub-irri-
,ated lands and the proper methods of
lacking apples for the market. Some
of the exhibits will be accompanied by
men and women who own and cultivate
the orchards in which the products
we're grown. Land selling will not be
permitted.
Horticultural associations, boards of
mnty commissioners and growers in
ali parts of the western country are
generating with the management of
the National Apple Show, headed this
year by Howard Elliott, president of
the Northern Pacific Railway company,
man effort to make the two shows the
best of their kind in the history of fruit
eypcstions. They realize the fact that
the exhibitions are not mOney-making
Enterprises, but are educational in
character and designed to be of bene-
fit to the Northwest and to the coun-
try as a whole
Naturally, the orchardists and farm
ers in the Northwest are proud of
what they have accomplished upon the
former sage brush wastes and in the
foothills and the valleys, where only a
few years ago coyotes and other wild
things were the sole inhabitants. They
have been actively identified with the
settlement, growth and development of
many agricultural districts, especially
that vast expanse west of the Rocky
Mountains, where irrigation and other
modern methods of tillage have work
ed such remarkable transformations.
As forerunner of the Chicago ex-
position is the Spokane show, where
100000 apples of standard varieties
and sizes, the flower of the commercial
orchards of America, will be displayed.
The area required to house the ex-
llOlts equals three and half acres of
MOOR space. The various contests,
ranging from full carload of 210 bar
lVS or $50 boxes to single plates of
i've apples, are free and open to the
world
h. II. Rice, secretary ana manager
VI Inc show, announces there will be
Iole Than 1,4O0 entries, including 20
~ lne carload classes, thus making it
Tue largest display of apples ever gath
aea together for exhibition purposes
u lne history of the world. In addi-
uOl there will be demonstrations of
s.Vlard machinery, concerts by two
''uuS and high-class amusement feat
ues.
iAe winner of the sweepstake event
" carloads will receive a purse of
stVVO and a gold medal banner, en-
~lc Of the Championship of the
Otu' The second prize is $500 and
!. 'A'ef medal banner. There will also
~ carload contests with cash prizes
oO to firsts and. 500 to seconds ON
s sI! standard varieties. All carload
,n a.es are eligible for the sweepstake
,ba me silver trophy cup, presented by
n ,Onlcago Association of Commerce,
hcl So W Iuc CAnIUlI SCOAiA6
suest on packing.
e, aAperts will compete for the worlds
M pponship in a packing contest.
cbs. nrst prize is a medallion watch
bsna ~ and 500 in gold, the second
B.,a Soo and the third SIS. A. p.
jbdsa OF Mosier, Ore, is chief
MI se' Another feature is free ap-
Rs.apl aeklng school in charge OF Mr..
psun and ]. M. Carroll, Of Mosier.
rer anioltors will discuss the proposed
linn sun OF quality ratings, for adop-
Soo;o.os the American Horticultural
IN Ias at Its meeting in Tampa. Fla.
son anuary, 1911, and there will be ses-
Of ~ VI the Country Life Commission
Tho state of Washington to discuss
eonsp Exposed community center and
lsbas 'uated rural school to be estab-
~'u near Spokane.