The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-10

they all pronounced it the best and
most successful fair ever held in the
Northwest. The writer attended the
King and Snohomish county fairs ana
without boasting, the horticultural
and vegetable display at Lynden was
far superior to either one.
Not but what the others had good
fairs and the people there worked
hard for success. for they did But we
have better conditions and better soil
than they have.
We listened to quite a number OF
Eastern people as they praised the
show of fruit and it is putting it mild
ly to say that they were astonished
at what they saw why, | didn't
know you could grow apples here"
was thrown at us dozens of times and
that's just as good as they grow east
of the mountains" was heard as often.
There is a reason for their not know
ing and it's our fault. We haven't
been growing them, but We can and
are going to grow them in large guam
titles. l think that the better grow
ers are all of the same opinion. that
two apples, or at the outside three, are
all We should try to grow for market,
The Gravenstein and Glowing Coal,
with the King as the third fall apple,
one year with another, pay best, look
best and taste best. 1t is wise to grow
that which tastes good, as we'll as
looks good and these varieties, when
well grown. combine both of these
qualities. However, We must not
dwell too strong on the apples, for this
is a pear country, a cherry country
and berry country.
Anyone seeing the root development
on the plants that Mr.. Chap Bayes
showed could not help but feel that
berries are surely at home. Then
there were grapes, two plates, if | re
member right, that were the equal OF
Eastern grapes. much better in flavor
than those We receive on the market
from Eastern Washington. Most of
the grapes are sour, but these two
plates were sweet and delicious. The
clusters were we'll formed and the ber-
ries close set. We may even grow
grapes some day.
With the exception of potatoes, the
vegetable show was the best ever held
in the county. The blight has raised
havoc with potatoes and while the en-
hibit of potatoes was not bad, ! have
seen better.
There was we'll matured field corn,
ing when our dairymen will be able t.
grow corn to fill their silos.
The women's department was filled
with everything good to wear and eat.
1t fairly made me hungry just to look
at the rows and rows Of jars of fruit
of every description: of pickles and
jellies and jams, besides such beautiful
canned vegetables. Surely this is a
land of plenty, land where nature is
just aching to supply the husbandman
with every good thing. Not alone the
necessaries of life, but the luxuries as
we'll.
The exhibits of the children was
also splendid and shows that the far
mer of the future will be better one
than he of the present, because he is
getting better and earlier training.
Butter, cheese and eggs, with honey
on the side. The only kick the writ.
er has it that he wasn't asked to judge
in the pastry department.
The livestock was good, but there
are lots more men in the county that
had just as good a right to bring their
stock out and help make a show as
those who were there.
Certainly the fair was up-to-date,
but next year there will be a new
mark set. Don't forget that We are
progressing. Each year we are grow
ing better fruit hecauSe We are mixing