Evening journal., 1911-01-12
HEAR PAPERS ON
APPLE CULTURE
State Growers Get Many
Points on How to Grow
Finest Fruits
PEAR GROWING
ALSO IS DISCUSSED

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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 12.-Dover is
having an apple show of which it Is
justly proud. Bushels of red and gold
en- fruits, many reaching mammoth
size, were a source of unlimited sat
isfaction to all the patriotic citizens
of the peninsula, who attended the
show in large numbers yesterday and
this morning. The exhibit has been
held three days this week, closing to-
day. under the auspices of the Pc
ninsula Horticultural Society, which
has been holding its twenty-fourth
annual meeting in the Dover Opera
House these three days.
This twenty-fourth fruit exhibit is
the largest that has ever been held
by the Society 1t completely fills a
large garage near the Dover Post
office. There are more than a dozen
exhibitors,
F. M. Soper and Son, Red Apple
Farms Magnolia, Del, are one of the
largest exhibitors, showing two tables
filled with many varieties of apple,
Lilly of Kent, Missouri Pippins, York
Imperial, Paragon, Winesaps and
others. Red apples predominated in
this, and in all the displays. This ex-
hibit took many p emiums.
Another prize-winning exhibit is
that Of the Evergreen Farm, E. II.
Bancroft and f. c. Bancroft, Wyom-
ing. f. c. Bancroft is president of
the association. These apples are
handsomely arranged in boxes, from
which their polished red surfaces
shine attractively. Among them are
Nero, King David, Black Ben Davis,
Winesap and Paragon apples.
James 7. Shallcross, of Middletown,
has some especially handsome Golden
| Grimes apples and York Imperials,
besides some huge Kieffer pears. The
York Imperials. shown by many of
the exhibitors, are unusually pleasing
in appearance, because of their deli
cate pinkish-red coloring.
j. w. Killen, of FELTON,, is another
OF the prominent exhibitors, showing
premium-taking plate displays. The
killen display is not confined to ap-
pies, but there is also a large showing
Of Delaware vegetables by this ex-
hibitor, and an inte ,esting and novel
exhibit Of Delaware edible nuts, show
Ing a surprising number of varieties,
huge Henlopen chestnuts, walnuts,
hickory nuts. etc.
There is the rather odd happening
of a peach exhibiting pears and ap-
pies. This was William p. Peach, who
championed New Castle county with
a fine display of York Imperials, huge
Paragons and other red apples.
ID. p. Adams, of Bridgeville, shows
August apples. B. c. Atherton, Green
wood, Del, and A. w. Armstrong.
shows good displays, as also does d.
Rothenburg, of Hartly
William S. Castner, Of Hartly, is the
exhibitor of fine lot of Black Ben
Davis apples. George A. Hill. of
Bridgeville, shows a tempting set-out
or winesaps. w. +. Wilson, of Lewes.
is also present with various kinds of
red-cheeked beauties.
George Ray, of Bridgeville. o. A.
Newton, of Bridgeville, and John M.
Willen, Of Bridgeville, are three other
exhibitors who uphold the fame of
that town as an apple-growing cen
ter.
Another large exhibitor, who has
his fruit attractively boxed, is Alfred
Smith, Wyndwood Farm, Wyoming.
He shows a large assortment of Nero,
Paragon, King David, Black Ben Da-
Wis, and other red apples.
Several companies show insecti-
cides and fruit-spraying apparatus.
An ornamental feature is a large cup
Of polished silver, awarded to the
Peninsula Horticultural Society, by
the B. G. Pratt Company.
The judges OF the fruit exhibit are
Professor Close, of Maryland, we'll
known as an expert on nuts; Profess
sor c. A. McCue, of Delaware College,
and NJ G. Kains, a we'll known writer
on agriculture. Prof Wesley Webb is
secretary of the association.
In addition to the members of the
Peninsula Society, many Dover peo-
pie, and the delegates to the Child
Welfare Conference held in Dover.
under the auspices of the Social Ser
vice Committee of the Delaware State
Federation of Women's Clubs We're
interested spectators. Owen r. Love-
Jogs VI ANNW lOIks WHO addressed the
conference, was greatly pleased with
the showing of Delaware apples, of
which he and several of the club
women received mammoth speci-
mems.
Oregon could not give finer dis
play of perfect fruit. All the experts
who have seen the apples are enthusi-
astic In their remarks concerning Del
aware apples. AS for varieties, there
are as many kinds of speckles, and
stripes and solid color as there are at
a chicken show. The delicious aroma
in the air. and the wistful look in the
eyes Of adult spectators as we'll as
small boys, is convincing evidence of
the lusciousness Of Delaware fruit.