Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-08-13
EXHIBITS AT
COUNTY FAIR
VEGETABLE FRUIT AND FLOW
Err EXHIBIT AT FAIR WILL
HAVE PROMINENT PLACE

Vegetables, fruits, and flowers have
a prominent place in every home, par
ticularly the farm home. They are
grown with excellent success here, and
there is no finer sight than a good
display of these horticultural pro-
ducts. Williams County has Won
derful showing in this line, and the
County Fair is without doubt the best
place to show what we have. Altho
the berries and bush fruits are out of
season, and will be shown only in the
preserve class, apples, plums, ETC., will
be in fine condition for showing, and
will be surprise to many visitors,
particularly those from the East.
In making up exhibits in these class
es, the same general rules should be
observed as for any other exhibit, viz,
uniformity in shape and size, confor-
nation to variety characteristics, At
tractiveness, and proper number or
measure as called for under the rules
of the Fair.
Potatoes will illustrate generally
the way vegetable displays should be
made up. The tubers should be fully
mature, uniform in shape, size, and
general type Irrespective Of var
iety, the best potatoes are those that
are smooth, and have shallow eyes.
Nothing should be shown in mixed
lot, i. e., the varieties should be sep
arate. One half bushel is the size Of
exhibit called for.
Practically the same general rules
will apply to other vegetables. The
roots, such as radishes, beets, carrots,
etc., should be shown in lots of q
dozen, unless otherwise called for un-
der the rules, they should be clean,
uniform, and bright. The headed veg
etables like lettuce, cabbage, ETC., is
usually displayed in punches of three,
while peas, beans, and the similar
vegetables, are shown by the quart.
All green vegetables should be fresh,
as wilted exhibits lose their attrac-
tiveness, and are Disseminated
against.
There is wonderfully large prem
ium list for flowers this year, both
for potted and garden plants. There
| is nothing more attractive than a
collection Of these treasures of the
| garden, and the Fair Board is pre-
pared to handle large exhibit. The
judges are governed by the same gen.
eral principles as they observe in con-
sidering all the other exhibits, and the
same rules apply in this division of
the Fair.
Below is given a list of the veg
etables and fruit classes for which
prizes will be awarded. The flower
list is too extensive to publish, but
will be gladly sent you by the Secre-
tary on application. (The Secretary
will be glad to give further informa-
ton upon any part of the Fair.)
Best display of lettuce, best half
bushel Of potatoes, best half bushel Of
Early Ohio potatoes, best half bushcl
of Early Rose potatoes, best display o.
potatoes grown by one party, largest
potato grown in 1914, best display
three heads cabbage, best display three
heads cauliflower, best display beets
for table use, best display winter rad
ishes, best display turnips for table
| use, one half bushel red onions, one
half bushel mangel- wurzel beets,
quart peas in pod, quart beans in pod,
collection of vegetables, one dozen to-
matoes, collection of parsnips, collec-
ton of carrots, collection of pump
kins, collection of squash, citron mel
ons, cucumbers, one dozen appless,
large North Dakota CROWN; one
dozen crab apples; Plums, cultivated,
/ quart; Compass Cherry, 1 quart.
The Board of Rirectors.
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