The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-17
WHY THE AWARDS WERE
GIVEN TO DELTA COUNTY
Robert Hyslop, Expert Judge of
Fruit at State Fair, Explains
Matters.

protest President Beaman of the
state fair wrote to Mr.. Hyslop and
the following letter was received.
telling the reasons for giving the
awards to Delta county:
"Nampa, Idaho, Oct. 81. II.
"Mr. j. l.. Beaman, Pueblo. Colo.
Dear Sir:-Your letter reached
me today. 1t was held at Boise.
for postage. then forwarded to me
at Nampa.
The people of Fremont county
are trying to deceive you and the
public into thinking that they have
been greatly wronged at my hands.
while they have been given justice
in my estimation.
lou write that they ask that
the matter might be decided by facts
/ agree that this is the only way
IL should be settled.
Il shall now give some facts.
The bulk of premiums awarded to
the individuals of Fremont county
were given on plates of fruit where
there was but little or no compeu-
tion outside of the county.
They received very few awards
on standard varieties of apples or
peaches. Most of the peaches on
exhibit by this county were in any
thing out good condition while many
OF the apples on their tables We're
affected by the coddling moth.
premium No. for the best
county display Of fruits.-This does
not say whether there should be
ten or many hundreds of varieties
of fruits. The more varieties. nat
uraily the more prizes would be OBJ
tanned. especially n there was lit
tie competition in these varieties) .
while the exhibit might not COM
pare in quality with that of anoth-
er county that had but few first
class varieties, well selected, with
their plates containing nothing but
perfect fruits and the boxes con-
tanning but extra fancy fruit well
packed.
individual premium No. g.
Best and largest collection of per-
feet apples.-what was true of No.
8 is also of No. 10. One would have
to stretch the word perfect lnog
ways to have IL include all the ap-
Pies exhibited by Fremont county
parties.
Premium No. l2.-Best and larg-
est collection of perfect peaches
In this case l shall say that no
thoughtful judge could give Mr..
Hackett of Fremont county. better
than third place. II my memory does
not fail me. the awards given this
marty were on varieties where there
was almost no competition Inc
peaches were not in good condi-
ton. in fact many varieties were so
badly gone that II was hard 10
tell to what class they belonged.
.In none OF the classes from z to
10. does 1t say the greatest number
of varieties. Collection may mean
"A large number of varieties, OF II
NAV mean large number OF one
two or three varieties.
The Paonia exhibit of peaches
was so much in the lead OF the oth-
er exhibits that there was no com
parison. In this exhibit all varieties
were good. but the varieties were
of the standard commercial type,
no competition was very strong L
think as whole, the Fremont ex-
hibit of peaches was the poorest at
tempt they made in all lines.
I'm all awards. l placed quality
before quantity. 1t seems to me,
the objects OF fairs OF all kinds are
to bring together live stock, fruits.
grains, or whatever 1t may be. OF
good quality. and not 30 great in
quantity.
"If Fremont county carries its
point this year there will be no
no more need of judges in the agri-
cultural dedpartment of the state
fair.
Let each county breed more
worthless varieties of fruits, bring
their products to the fair. and the
one that has the most varieties of
new and unheard of varieties. be
awarded first place. This may seem
ridiculous to you, but this is just
what the people of Fremont county
are putting up to the public. If
their wish Ia granted the useful
ness of the Colorado state fair to
fruit growers is Mt an end.
IT want to say that l followed
the premium list as closely as !
could, and made no class or county
awards without much thought.
VERY truly.
(Signed.) ROBERT HYSLOP."