Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
CROP SHOW IS GREAT
APPLE EXHIBIT IS A SURPRISE.
Over Three Hundred Plates Showing
Remarkable Crop of Apples, Big
Corn Exhibit, and Large
Showing of Flowers and
Vegetables.

The first annual exhibit of the
Winneshiek County Horticultural
Society is in progress at the Marsh
building, corner of Water and Me-
chanic streets, and is showing that
ought to be seen and studied by
every man, woman and child in Win
neshiek county. The officers have
worked hard to make it a success,
and while the number of exhibitors
is not large, yet there is sufficient
exhibit to give good idea of the
crops Of this section, and the possi-
bilities along certain lines of cul-
ture.
During the day Monday and yes
terday the exhibits were entered and
arranged, and last evening quite q
number of people visited the show
to see the things on display. Henry
Paine, chairman of the committee on
arrangements, made the opening ad-
dress and formally turned the exhi-
bition over to Ed. Brakeman, presi-
dent of the Horticultural Society.
who responded in a few words of ac-
ceptance. In the absence from the
city of Mayor Daubney, Rev. H. H.
Green gave the address of welcome,
after which Rev. DIR. Willett also
spoke for few moments. There
was music by the Congregat tional
church choir, so that the evenings
entertainment was very compre-
hensive and enjoyable one.
A casual inspection of the exhibits
in place yesterday brought some sur
prises as to the scope and extent
along certain lines of culture in this
county. Especially was this shown
in the apple and corn exhibits. The
principal corn exhibit is made by +.
l.. Beard & Son, and occupies largo
portion of the west side of the build
ing. Part of it is entitled Lessons
in Corn Growing" and gives demOn-
strations and samples of the differ
ence between careless and scientific
corn culture. 1t is an extensive and
very interesting showing. They also
show clover, alfalfa and orchard
grass, and have showing of every
thing raised on the farm" Grains
are shown by David Leach, wheat,
rye and millett, also by Valentine
Barth and John Harter. Secretary
o. o. Lomen makes fine showing of
fourteen different kinds of corn, a
very interesting exhibit. Mr.. Olson
of Madison township shows some OF
the corn which produced 100 bushels
per acre, raised on the Scott farm.
There are also exhibits from Musca-
tine, Iowa. and from several other
local parties whose names we did
not learn.
The apple showing Is the great
surprise of the exhibition, for few
believed that such few persons
were raising such remarkable ap-
pies, such splendid, beautiful speci-
mems of almost every variety, right
here at home. 1t proves beyond
doubt that Winneshiek county is an
apple growing territory, and II only
given the same attention as other
fruit districts, will produce fully as
good results. The west table is de-
voted to seedlings, and apples. crabs
and plums are shown by o. 0. Lo-
men, who has in all 3S varieties OF
apples, plates, also plums; John
Camp of Hesper, plates; Isaac
Johnson of West Union, 10 plates;
A. Shindelar of Calmar, crabs; John
Harter, Locust, IL plates of apples
and of crabs; Ed. Watts. Mabel. 5
plates. On the center table Isaac
Johnson has a beautiful showing OF
over so plates of apples of varied
varieties, and jars of canned
plums, besides a ship covered with
crabs, novel exhibit; Walter Blake
man, Madison, 9 plates; Alvin Pfist-.
err, Locust, 81 plates; II. Frettheim,
Madison, 4 plates; w. II. Camp, Hes
per, 4 plates: Ben Nelson, Glenwood,
8 plates; Valentine Barth, Pleasant,
plates: Ed. Watts, Mabel. 8 plates;
John Harter, Locust. 23 plates ap-
pies and z of grapes; A. Shindelar.
Calmar. 81 plates; o. o. Lomen, 5S
plates: f. p. Williams, Decorah, 3
plates; NJ. d. Whitney, Hesper, 4
plates. We wish we had the space
to describe each of these exhibits IN
detail, but they must be seen to be
appreciated.
On the east side of the building
Mrs. Brakeman has prepared an ex-
hibit of curiosities and art work
which is very interesting. A case
contains large number OF rare
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