The Glenwood post., 1911-09-30
APPLE PIE DAY
SUCCESS At RIFLE
Rain Interfered With Pleasure
and Convenience Of Crowd
But Display Was Fine
ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD

Rifle celebrated last Wednesday her
annual festival, Apple Pie Day and,
but for the interference of Jupiter Plu-
vius the event was great success.
Notwithstanding the driving rain
which drenched the pie counters and
rendered that part of the program a
failure and seriously interfered with
the sports and the comfort of the v.si
tors, there was sufficient interest in
the display of products, which was one
of the best ever seen in the county,
to cause all to feel that it was good
to be there, regardless of the disagree
able conditions of the streets.
Possibly the fruit display was not
quite up to that exhibited at Grand
Valley last week, but many declared
that as whole Rifle put up a better
display than her neighbor. The Post
man thought both exhibits remarkably
good and found it very difficult to
choose between the two. Rifle had a
greater variety of exhibits and they
represented a greater variety of soil
and altitude.
The poultry display, while not large,
contained the best birds ever exhibited
in Garfield county.
The Taughenbaugh mesa and Beaver
creek display was in charge of Dave
Harlow and was most creditable col
lection of all kinds of fruits, vegetables
and grains. Near this were several
plates of very fine and highly colorel
apples from the Hans Henricksoa- or.
chard at New Castle. -t
A very creditable exhibit of dry
farming products was made by Jas.
NJ. Heron, consisting principally of
beets, squash and potatoes.
Another exhibit of dry farmed pro
duets was made by A. E. Nelson OF
Grass mesa and consisted of corn, po
tatoes, sugar cane, kaffir corn, tur-
nips and beets.
E. A. Fleming of the Gold Medal
ranch at Silt had an excellent display
of fruit, showing a large variety and
choice specimens.
Joe Whit of Cache creek was there
with some fancy Elberta peaches; al
SO squash, corn and potatoes. A meas
ured acre of these potatoes this year
brought Mr.. Whit just $436.2O in cash
which isn't bad.
What were probably the finest col
ored apples in the entire exhibit came
from the ranch of c. J. Shideler Of
Mamm creek, a section concerning
which but little is heard along the line
of fruh growing.
James Ewers exhibited 20 plates OF
apples, two of plums, two of pears and
an abundance of flowers from his di-
vide creek ranch.
- The New Market oats raised by Sell
! by & Coston of Hunter mesa threshed
out lis bushels to the acre, 40 pounds
to the bushel.
Charles Lanzandorf. who is an enthu
siast in potato culture, exhibited some
choice samples of the Charles Down
ing and Bliss Triumph varieties. OF
the latter variety one car of less than
10000 this year brought him cash to
the amount of 1887. Mr.. Lanzandorf
gives careful study to the potato grow.
ing business and is getting results ac.
cordingly.
A colony of bees exhibited by Stotts
4 Collins in q glass covered case at
tracted considerable attention. These
gentlemen are in charge of the bee.
owned by the Rifle Beekeepers' asso
cation and have their colonies scat
tered all over the county in small
groups, over 500 colonies being placed
on the ranches in the vicinity of Car
bondale. These gentlemen put in theil
time going about from one place tt
another looking after their workers
that are gathering in a fine lot o.
nectar which brings top price on th'
Denver market. They expect to shil
their first carload this week.
Dan Parker also had fine display o.
honey.
An exhibit Of canned goods by Mrs
F. Butler of Rifle was the envy Of th'
lady visitors.
"; The poultry display was not as larg
q, had been expected and not ~ lafg
- il would have been had little NOR,
notice been given. However, Soma yer!