Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
YAVAPAI LEADS IN
 LUSCIOUS FRUITS
(From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
 D. W. Thomas. whose farm on a deserted placer in the Big Bug dist. rict was referred to in these columns some time ago, brought in wagon load of splendid Alberto peaches, Gold wickson's plums, crab apples, winter banana apples, and Bartlett pears.
 Mir. Thomas left some exceedingly fine specimens with the Chamber of Commerce for preserving and if the formula used prove satisfactory, the exhibits ought to be worth first prizes. Official Photographer Baer made a picture of 100 of the peaches in pyramid form, one of the most striking agricultural photographs seen in Ysvapsi county in many a day.
 A. Bisnconi has brought five diff. fercnt lots of peaches to the Cham. ber during the last several weeks. Each group were beyond praise, but unfortunately the formula of the United States Department of Agri. culture, which was used, took the coloring from the fruit leaving the fluid pink. Experiments are now being made with lower grade fruit to obviafe' this difficulty and the Chamber of Commerce now believes that h Is on the right track.
 From the J. I. Gardner orchard yesterday some exceedingly fine peaches, quinces and Bartlett pears were received. The peaches from this orchard and that of Mir. Bian- conf will probobly make the finest showing for shape. size and texture, while those of Mir. Thomas easily win out in the beauty of their var. iegated eolors. Tall exhibition jars have been hurriedly telegraphed for to Philadelphia and Los Angeles and it is hoped that within the next fortnight representative samples of Yavapai's golden harvests will be preserved.
 The Chamber of Commerce is is suing today circular letter address. ed to all growers of produce under so.called "dry farm'' conditions ask ing them to collect and ship exhibits which shall be part of an "All Arizona exhibit to be shown ai the International Dry Farm congress Colorado Springs, October 1920.
 With the cooperation of the board, of supervisors of Ysvapai, Coconino Apache, Mohave, Navajo and Go chise counties, the boards of trad, and prominent citizens thereof, Sec retary Fraser hopes to he able t' gather and send an exhibit, whiei shall properly portray Arizona I growing ascendeney in this branel of agriculture. Autograph letter. are requested from the growers Of exhibits thus to be shown. These will be sttested to by Notary Public Brown and will accompany the ex hibits 10 Colorado Springs. Int Chamber is in active correspondence with the officers of the Dry Earn congress as to space privileges.
 Eugene Neuman is harvesting [ splendid crop of pears, peaches, ap ples, plums, and pruncs from the ol, Brooks estate which he took owe two years ago. On this orchard, tn, trees have not been irrigated fo twenty years, so that this may b taken as a fairly representative in stance of dry farm fruit culture Photographer Baer has made som very beautiful photographs O peaches, pears, and apples groanin over props in this orchard which vii form a feature in the collection { be sent to Colorado Springs.
 A photograph of corn, some ear of which measure sixteea inches an a group of potatoss weighing in a seven pounds, taken from two hill both dry.farm products raised on tn
 Edgar stephens ranch in Ferguso Valley, will also be included in th collection.