The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
Bayfield, County Fruit
Displayed at State Fair
EVERYONE AMAZED At FINE FRUIT RAISED IN BAYFIELD, COUNTY
Said to be the Finest Exhibition at the State Fair Bay
field County Advertised
Never Before.

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People in attendance at the State
Fair at Milwaukee last week fairly went
wild over the Bayfield, County exhibit
of fruit and produce which is said to
have been one of the best at the fair.
The fruit created the biggest excite
ment and it is safe to say that 7 5, 900
people saw the exhibit. The exhibit
was in charge of the Wisconsin Horti-
cultural society and it was given a
prominent place in their space at the
fair grounds. Four other counties
| exhibited fruit but it is said that
there was none that could compare
with the exhibit sent down from this
county. Our fruit was just as large
and as finely shaped as the fruit from
other sections of Wisconsin but when
it came to color and flavor there was
none to compare with our product.
Secretary Federic Cranefeld of the
Wisconsin Horticultural Society has
the following to say:
To the Editor:-
Sometime when the rush and ex-
citement of State fair is over pro-
pose to write you complete account
of our State Fair Exhibit and what it
has taught the people of Wisconsin.
/ must, however, tell you now how
much we appreciated the Bayfield,
County Exhibit. Your booth, be-
tween Crawford county and Door
county, showed up to splendid adj
vantage. Some of your people were
in doubt about sending an exhibit on
account of your apples lacking color,
late ripening season, etc., but it you
could have seen the Bayfield, County
Duchess, Transparent and other big
red apples, their misgivings would
have vanished entirely. The Bayfield,
county exhibit was one of the most
attractive features of the First Wis
consin Apple Show.
| Great credit is due the Mr.. Sykes
and Mr.. Burns for their careful and
painstaking efforts in setting up the
exhibit and tact in meeting visitors.
The officers of the Horticulture
ISociety were little worried in the
beginning; we didn't know just what
the separate county exhibitors would
assume in regard to boosting" but
Sykes and Burns soon relieved us Of
any worry. 1t was simply Bayfield,
County all the time, not Washburn,
Bayfield, or Port Wing, but Bayfield,
County.
| AS manager of the Apple Show
want to extend my congratulations tc
Bayfield, County.
Yours very truly,
Frederic Cranefield
Banker D. M. Maxcy; City At.
torney John Walsh and Farmer H
HI. Burns and others who were il
attendance at the state fair were high
ly enthused with the showing thai
our exhibits made and they did moi
hesitate in saying that il was the
, greatest advertisement that Bayfield,
county has ever had, and that the
ersuits were bound to be marvellous
All three spent much time in answer
ling questions giving the reasons
and explaining how it was we coult
grow fruit here SO successfully. Mr.
Maxcy said that the fruit exhibi
opened the eyes of the people of th'
: southern part of the state and else
, where. Many persons that were con
templating investing in the lfrui
lands of the west would come tw'
and three times to look at the dis
play and to ask questions concerning
this region and it is safe to say tina
many will change their minds ant
] come to this region to invest.
/ The Milwaukee papers gave con
: siderable space to write-up of tn
t Bayfield, county display, stating tina
, it was one of the best at the fair.
The agricultural display which wa
in charge OF the Wisconsin Bureau Q
Agriculture also received a good dea
of attention and was an eye-opener t
the people at the fair. 1t was NIGEL