Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-30
OTHER
COUNTY
EXHIBITS


tables and grasses grown in Monte
yuma county, Colorado, and San Juan
county, New Mexico. The wonderful
array of products is great credit
TO the tillers of the soil as well as to
its productiveness.
The exhibit which occupied the west
half of the specially arranged hall
was shown on behalf of the people OF
Montezuma county by w. A. Dillon, a
representative citizen who has shared
literally of the county's prosperity
and vicissitudes for thirty three years
and is now certain that it is the gar
den spot of the world. But in voic-
ing his appreciation of his section Mr..
Dillon is not unmindful of the re-
sources of the whole San Juan basin
In common with other liberal minded
residents of the great county he ar
CUES that boundary lines must be for
gotten in our efforts to familiarize
other portions of the country with this
great section.
eighty varieties of fruit, among these
were the standard fruits of the west.
The winter apple is Montezuma's spe-
cialty. Two varieties, the Thunder
bolt and Basket, are known only to
that county. The former won the
gold medal at the st. Louis exposi-
tion as being the best keeper known.
The Basket is named in honor of the
man who first propagated it. This is
an early winter variety far famed for
it's delicious flavor. The New Town
Pippin, Mr.. Dillon enthusiastically de-
clares compares favorably with the
finest specimen grown in Oregon.
The pears displayed merited quite
as much appreciation as did the APP
Piles. Mr.. Dillon modestly declared
that they had passed favorable in
spection. He cited the fact that they
had taken numerous prizes at both
state and national fairs. When asked
to point out their superior qualities
be stated that for beauty of coloring,
size and general perfection Monte
yuma pears could not be excelled in
the world-still the modest tone char
acterized his remarks.
Peaches, too, were among the fruits
displayed, the Elbertas and Crawford
being conspicuous among the varie-
ties. The growing of this fruit is
beyond the experimental stage. Or
chard tracts from five to twenty acres
have proven to the satisfaction of the
most skeptical that from CONNER
cial standpoint peach growing is one
of Montezuma's successful efforts.
One of the finest looking specimens
shown in this wonderful exhibit was
a Beetenheime apple. The color was
an elusive shade of red that is very
difficult to classify but is such dain-
ty shade that beautiful was the adjec-
tive constantly used with reference to
it by the large crowds of spectators
that thronged the hall.
AS to orchard the exhibitor stated
that 5000 acres of fruit had been
set out in the county the past year.
That Montezuma county is not
tied to one proposition was evidenced
by the fine collection of vegetables,
grains and grasses on exhibition.
Corn had a place in the display and
fine looking ears, too. 1t was taken
at random from some of the larger
fields. Two thousand acres were
grown there this season, the yield is
enormous.
Wheat grown on dry land yielded
thirty-three bushels to the acre.
Eugene Grubb, the great potato
specialist, claims that Greeley will
have to take back seat when peo-
pie learn the possibilities of Montezu-
ma as a potato raising section.
The melons that had place in
the exhibition space were of fair size
and well shaped and of a flavor that
would send joy to the heart of an
African.
The squashes were large and of a
color that would please an epicure.
The sheaf display was one of the
prides of the exhibitor. These were
binder cut specimens of oats, rye,
wheat, etc., and were picked up with
out special care. Some Of the oats
shown were grown by Harry French
of Mancos and they yielded ninety
three bushels to the acre.
But why airy enumerations, when
the fine display will be duplicated and
enlarged MANIFOLD at the Montezuma
county fair next week to which our
people have been most cordially in
vited. 1t promises to be such rare
treat from the standpoint of fruit and
agricultural exhibits any one interest
ed can not afford to miss the oppor-
tunity to attend.
San Juan county's magnificent dis
play occupied the east half of the hall
The people Of both the Farmingtor
and Aztec sections combined efforts
to show the visitors at the fair some
thing Of the productiveness of theil
splendid county. The exhibit was II
charge Of George Allen, who has made