Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-09

1t was my good pleasure to attend |
this. the third National Apple Show.
which was formally opened at 10
o'clock. Monday morning, November !
IA, in Spokane, the metropolis Of the
Inland Empire. This show has recent !
ly become national affair. where
exhibitors from all parts of the world
display their products at these an
nual events. At the 1910 show we
found represented the states of the
Pacific west and many of the prov
inces of Canada. and very creditable
exhibits from the different states as
far south as Florida.
At o'clock Monday morning the
judges made tour of inspection of
the exhibits. Every display which was
not in complete readiness at that
time was disqualified for competing
for any awards. The throngs of Wis
itorswho entered the show saw the
largest and on the whole the best
display of apples that had ever been
made in the United States The air
was perfumed with fragrant odors
of the fruit The apple doubtless ex-
cells all other species of fruit in
range of color and diversity of tints
shown by it's different varieties. The
color effects of the various displays
were remarkably pleasing, leading
one to pay homage to the apple as
king of fruits.
One of the special features of the
first days program was the corona
ton of Idel I as queen of the apple
realm, which took place in the ev-
ening in the Armory. The leading
feature of the fruit exhibit was the
carload display The general district
displays and the ten box. five box and
single box exhibits, all of which were
installed in a large tent adjoining
the Armory. The plate displays, while
not as large as had been expected,
included numerous varieties and gen.
orally speaking, the fruit was of SUI
perior quality.
A most excellent plan in arrang-
ing this exhibit was carried out by
the arrangement of the various plat
es of each variety in assertion to it's
elf. Then commencing at giyer
point the varieties were arranged
alphabetically. BY so doing. the var
ieties in competition with each 9th
er were kept together. In judging
these plate exhibits as to size, over
grown apples were rates down ant
those which were of most desirable
commercial size rated higher TIL
! judges, of course, recognized the diff
! ference between the varieties, as Z
what constituts a desirable size. TIL
most strenuous and exciting contest
; were in the car load exhibits. Eight
\ cen car loads qualified for the world
champion car load contest. for whic
2 a prize of $1,000 and a CHAMPIONSHIP
) gold medal banner went to the VIII
=
z amounts for second. third and fourt
= prizes, some special prizes were o
< fered for special varieties. The lea'
2 ing car load exhibits consisted {
9 Epitzenberg. Jonathan, Macintosh
: Rome Beauty Wagner, Wine Sap
= Yellow Newton, either in straight c;
2 lots or mixed car lots not less tina
= so boxes of any varieties were COZ
( sidered. In scoring each car load e
z hibit, the judges selected at pleasu
9 ten representative boxes from II
< various parts of the exhibit and ca
Z and the following score card was u
Z ed.
Z Quality. 200 points; color, q
= points; uniformity, 100 points; 81
: 100 points: condition. 200 point
Z pack. 200 points. total. 1000 point
= The score card for pack; Bulge,
9 points: height of ends, 40 point
: alignment. 40 points; compactnei
: 40 points style of pack, 40 points. 7
y tai 200 points.
- In the championship contest,
| other varieties were handicapped
the race by Spitzenbergs. as the r.
4 ing for the perfection of quality
each variety has been formally a
opted by the management of thea
pie show. the rating being as #
i lows:
Arkansas. to z Arkansas Blacl
to z; Baldwins, 6 to z; Ben /
Wis, to 5 Delicious. to 8 Ora
enstein, 8 to 8. Grimes Golden, 9
10: Jonathan. to 9; McIntoch RI
to 8; Northern Spy, to 8; r..