The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02
CAROLINA
IS THE LEADER
Bio Prizes and Sweepstakes
Taken by it in the National
Horticultural Congress Held
at st. Joseph Missouri

| United States, at the National Horti-
cultural Congress, which was this
year held at ST. Joseph, Mo-, NoVem-
| Der 23-December 8, 1911, and once
more the Old North State takes first
place in the production of fruits and
vegetables.
1t is gratifying to all the people to
know that this has been mad posi-
BILE only by the earnest and enthusl-
astice cooperation Of the growers IN
the State. The quality of the fruit
this year at both the State Fair and
the National Show bore every evil
dence Of improvement In cultural
methods. Not only was this true OF
the individual specimens, but the fact
! Of North Carolina taking first place
in the commercial fve-box class at st.
Joseph shows that North Carolina
can t.old her own in the production OF
apples for market as Well as
for exhibitions,
Many people from other sections Of
the country who have heretofore
though Of this State as a vast pro-
Queer of corn, cotton, tobacco ana
other staple farm crops have looked
with wonder and surprise az the hor-
ticultural productions. The interest
displayed by these people lends new
encouragement towards the still great
er development Of these
The following list shows in detail
the premiums won on fruits, Vegela-
bles. nuts and horticultural by-pro-
ducts at the National horticultural
Congress-:
Best and largest horticultural dis
play by any State: First prize sweep
} stakes trophy. Commercial pack.
Best S Boxes Of S Varieties, Central
or Eastern Grown Apples-First Prize
3 s20-Sparger Orchard Co. Mt. Airy
G. $3.50 D C--sl -. I~o h0-On Il n
: barrel Rex Lime-sulphur.
Best Single Box Apples Grown In
e United States-Second Prize (Stay-
S MANI, $2-J. c.. Bushnall, Saluda
: Third Prize (Rome>. s1-J. x
u Boone, Waynesville.
District Display-First Prize, Tro.
ply and s25-Sparger Orchard Co.
Mt. Airy.
Individual Display eastern Dis
trict)-First Price, s30-Bolling Hall
Waynesville. Second Prize. $40
r. p. Johnson, Waynesville.
= Best Genera Display Of Citrus ant
Subtropical Fruits. First Prize
~ Trophy and SIS.
Plates Of AppIes-Albemarle-
Second Prize, s2-Bolling Hall
Waynesville. Albemarle-Third Prize
$1-Charles McPeters. Bald Creek
Delicious-First Prize. SD. c
Bushnall, Saluda. Delicious-Secon'
Prize, SCR. NJ. Chatham Elkin
MISUNDERSTANDING. ss-Mrs. Nose
~ Cone, Blowing Rock. Mother-Secon'
Prize, s2-J. K. Boone, W~aynesville
Limbertwig-First Prize, s3-Sparge
'd Orchard Co, Mt. Airy. Limbertwige-
Knob. Kinnard-Second Prize. 81
a. Sparger Orchard Co., Mt. Airy. Kir
nard-Third Prize, $1-J. Fl. Hill
tie Hendersonville. Shockley - Fir'
Prize, s3-Gold Medal Orchar'
e. North Wilkesboro. Fallawater-Thir
Prize. SIS, NJ. Coils: Phenoy. Re
June-Third Prize, s1-Sparger o.
chard Co.. Mt. Airy. Northern Spy
Third Prize, s1-Arthur Banner, S,
O. gar Grove.
RI, Largest Apples-Greatest Circun
Sc ference-Second Prize. s2-W. Hen.
ley, Bald Creek. Greatest Weight
IN Second Prize. s2-W. Hensley, Bal
InS Creek. Greatest Weight-Third Priz
IRIS S1-J. K Boone, Waynesville.
re- Plates Of Quinces-Second Priz
It s2-Sparger Orchard Co., Mt. Airy.
Plates Of Grapes-Southern Vari,
ties-tfrst Prize (James), s3-A.
far Spingler, Raleigh.
he Plates Of Persimmons-America
. : n~arieties-First Prize. s3-Jim Hige
out Prize, s3-George D. Green. w
q SON. japanese Varieties - Thi
act DlaiIlaFu Whiting. Rale1g
on Plates Of Oranges-Satsuma-Fir
ana frlze, $3-Miss I. j. Rowland, Bea
be fort.
kie- Collection Of Nuts-First Prize, s
IN: G. Department Of Agricultul
Raleigh.
Plates OF Nuts-Pecans-First Pri.
s2-Brainard Whiting. Raleigh. Ell
his lish Walnuts-Second Prize, 81
George Hackett, Greensboro. Swt
Chestnut-First Prize. SIR.
the Chatham, Elkin-Japanese Chestnut
ook First Prize, $2-J. Van Lindley. T
iieo mona. Black Walnut-Second Pri
s1-James Ratts- Garner p,ttr..
First Prize Sa-caorca ar;1,as c.,
the FIlbert-First Prize se-Mrs " =,
8 to Ho1,owelI Cn1lel,,rc. -
Vesetable-Best Red Sweet 70