Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-16
EASTERN FAIR WANTS
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

The Southern Pacific company has
requested the Commercial club TO get
tosether a few samples of the pro-
ducts Of the Rogue river valley for
Exhibition at the fairs in Iowa and
Minnesota. The samples would have
to reach the company at Portland by
next Tuesday, so the necessity for
haste is apparent. All samples will
be transported by the railroad free OF
charge.
Secretary Quinlan asks that
samples OF wheat, oats and grasses
be put up in tour-inch sheayos. Put
card on fruits, vegetables. etc, show
ing by whom they were grown, and
deliver to the Commercial club rooms
not later than Monday noon. 1t is
mot necessary to send large guam
titles, and quality is the essential
feature.
Secretary Quinlan says that he is
meeting with much success in gath
ering a display of samples of Rogue
River valley products to send to the
fair in Iowa and Minnesota. The
/ grains have largely been cut, bur
some good samples were obtainabe
from the stacks and barns. The ne
cessity for haste Is impressed upon
the people, as all samples must be in
the hands of the Commercial club by
Monday noon.
In selecting samples for this ex-
hibit, II is we'll to bear in mind the
request of the Oregon Development
league for fruits, grains etc, TO con-
stitute part of the display at the big
land shows, the dry farming congress
in Alberta and at various localities
east of the mountains, and select du-
plicate samples at the same time.
Railroad exhibit cars will be pro-
vided by the transportation company,
and this fair on wheels will attract
great attention wherever shown.
.'or the arrangement of samples
for the various shows, Secretary
Chapman, of the Portland CONNER
cial club, gives the following direc-
| tlons:
Gather the grain in sheaves, cut
ting with a sickle before your gem
eral harvest. Also grasses, covers
alfalfa Try and get perfect straw.
uniform lengths-get good, perfect
heads, uniform size. Sheayes should
be four inches through We should
have from five to ten sheaves of each
variety from you Each sheaf will
be used at different place, and must
be new for each place. Wrap each
sheaf separately and do not tie tight
and mar the straw. There's no use
taking trouble to get good samples,
just to spoil them by neglect OF some
little detail
Put tag on each sheaf showing
name of grower and locality in which
grown. We want you, your locality
and the grower to get the prizes and
awards. We will see that worthy
samples are entered In competition
all over the country, and the cups,
ribbons, medals, prizes and awards
that are won by your growers will
all be exhibited here in Portland and
sent TO you. There are all manner
of prizes offered and we want you to
win some of them and secure the
benefit of the publicity
Get individual samples of good
stock grown from one seed Also
vegetables. Get good specimens,
wash them clean, put them in dark,
cool place mot a cellar, though a
cool, airy place, where no light shines
in to discolor-and let them dry
Properly dried, the common yeget-
ables will be in first class condition
for all the big shows. Show what
your section can grow In a diversi-
fed way. Your people may not know
in your own town, and will be amazed
to see what you gather