Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-18
CROP EXPOSITION SOON
Great Showing of Northern Iowa
Products Week After
Next.
LONG LIST OF GOOD PREMIUMS.
Every Grower in Winneshiek County
Should be Represented With an
Exhibit of Some Sort, and
Should Attend the
Exposition.

The first crop exposition of the
Winneshiek County Horticultural
Society, and what ought to be the
greatest showing of the things that
are raised in northeastern Iowa,
ever given in this part of the state,
will be held at the Marsh building,
corner of Water and Mechanic.
streets, Decorah, week after next,
Oct. 30th to Nov. 4th, inclusive. A
whole week devoted to showing what
We can do in raising crops, fruits,
grasses, grains, vegetables, flowers,
and everything that is grown, will be
great education and a great stimu-
lus to greater efforts to surpass.
Over nine hundred dollars in pre-
miums are offered for exhibits, part
ly in cash and partly in special pre-
miums of real value, given by the
merchants of Decorah. There will
be special days, Children's Day,
Farmers Day, Decorah Day and Hor-
ticultural Society Day, and there will
be many attractions for each and
every day. There will also be pleas
ing entertainments during the even
ings. The Decorah Merchants Band
will play one evening, Helwig's or
chestra another, Prof. G. R. Bliss,
professor of Horticulture of the
state college of agriculture, will lee
ture and Judge the exhibits, the Win
neshiek County Sangerforbund will
sing, and there will be something
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Arrange to bring in something to
exhibit, whether it is a product of
the soil, the hand or the brain. Come
in and bring your family, take a
day or two off, and have good time.
Here is a list of the premiums.
It's whopper. Get in on some Of
these good things:
DIV. I.-APPLES-CLASS A.
Supt., L. oonHSoh, "cSt Shoh'
Not open TO Nurserymen. Plates
for Apples will be furnished by the
Association, specimens of each.
Best and largest collection each
variety named. Not less than ten
kinds separate from all other entries
except single plates.
1st Premium, cash $1,000. Spe-
cial, X. |. Haugen, rug, value $500,
Decorah Gas Co., cash $500.
2nd Premium, cash $500, n. l..
Bailey, Prop. Winneshiek Hotel, cash
5000. Decorah Republican years
subscription, value $3.50.
3rd Premium, cash $3.50. Special
w. 7. Symonds, greenhouse stock,
value $500.
Sweepstakes.
Three best plates of Apples, any
variety, ten specimens of each, open
to all.
lst Premium, cash Sl.00. Special.
by A. r.. Bents, Cresco, Ia, apple
trees, plum trees, Compass
cherry, grape vines, currants,
hydrangas, hardy plox, iris, %
raspberries, so strawberry plants,
evergreens; value of special $1,000.
md Premium, cash soc; Tracy &
Hanson, l sack flour Sl.oO.
3rd Premium, cash 25c; Winnie
shiek County State Bank, cash $1.OO.
Best 3 Plates of Winter Apples,
Specimens of Each.
I 1st Premium, cash $1.00: Ben
Bear, Howard hat, value $2.1o.
| End Premium, cash soc: Decorah
Furniture Co., framed picture, value
$500.
3rd Premium, cash csc: Winnie
shiek County State Bank, cash $1.0O.
Best 3 Plates of Fall Apples.
lst Premium, cash $1.00; Posten
/ 500 note heads, 500 envelopes, print
ed headings, value $3.50
2nd Premium, cash SOC: Citizens
Savings Bank of Decorah, cash Sl.O0.
3rd Premium, cash 25c; G. Haugen,
1 box cigars $2,0O. =.
Best 3 Plates Summer Apples.
1st Premium, cash $1.00; E.
Brakeman, strawberry plants $3.50.
! md Premium, cash soc; Citizens
Savings Bank, cash Sl,OO.
Largest Apples, 10 Specimens.
1st Premium, cash $l.OO; Gus
! Winger, box of cigars $500.
! 2nd Premium, cash SOC; Geo. Ber-
natz, / sack of flour, value $l,6O.
Most Beautiful Apples of any kind,
10 OF Each.
! lst Premium, cash $l.00; j. Z.
Hexom & Son, pair shoes $500.
2nd Premium, cash soc; ngvoid-
stad & Co., cash S1.OO.
Best Design of Apples.
Specimens for this entry need not
be raised by Exhibitors. Open to all.
! lst Premium. cash $2.50; II. M.
Cummings, trio of White Wyan-
dottes, value $500.
2nd Premium, cash $1.0O; 0. q.
Lomen. 2 evergreens $1.00.
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