The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-25
BIG APPLE SHOW
TO OPEN TODAY
EVERYTHING WAS IN READINESS
FoR OPENING LAST NIGHT.
Almost Every Variety Of Apple 10 on
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riety OF apples grown I'm this section
OF the Ohio valley neatly arranged on
last night for the opening OF the frst
annual apple show to be given under
the auspices OF the Panhandle Agri-
cultural club. The event. which is
peing held In the store room Of the
Z Braunlich company's building,
No. 1912 Market street. will be opened
TO the public al 6 o'clock this evening
Inc fruit Will be judged this morn
ing py Prof: w. III. Alderman. head OF
sne horticultural department of the
town. The time limit for entering
displays closed last night at 6 o'clock
AT that time, though the number OF
lexnibitors was smaller than had been
expected. the exhibits both as to num-
/ Der and quality Indicated the success
OF the affair
Three counties-Brooke, Ohio and
Marshall--are represented. Among
nose having the largest displays are
q Rs5 r. E IN p Of West Liberty; R. r.
ford. OF Marshall county: waddington
farm and X. II. Gibson, OF Battle Run.
All Kinds Of Apples.
Inc exhibition room presents a
ed with plates OF nearly all kinds CT
apples. There are red apples OF many
hues, white apples. yellow apples, big
apples and little ones. long apples and
round ones, The Russet. Rome Beauty.
Rambo and Northern Spy are the
leading varieties represented
/ The room Is artistically decorated
with nags and bunting. Corn fodder
has been arranged around pillars In
the room 10 represent shocks.
An interesting feature is the State
display OF tree diseases and horticul-
tural tools. which IL being exhibited
under the auspices of the State Agri-
cultural College by Prof. r; X; Jeffries.
OF Morgantown. The exhibit shows
40 common plant diseases-common
not only to fruit trees. but to all kinds
OF vegetables and farm produce. II
I shows the proper methods OF mixing
ingredients for spraying the trees.
The best types OF spray MOBILES and
pruning tools are also shown. and a
section OF the exhibit Is devoted 10
/ garden tools and grating Implements.
I Specimens OF grating and the proper
cuts FOR pruning are also demon
strated.
/ Prizes offered.
/ The awards will be announced this
afternoon. so that all persons visiting
the show may see the prize winning
exhibits. Three prizes are offered for
the best three plate exhibits in each
cents cash; second prize. IS cents
cash; third prize. one pound OF ar
senate OF lead.
The following prizes will be made
for the three best barrel exhibits in
each variety; First prize. 81 cash;
/ second prize, so cents cash: third
prize, % cents cash.
Il Prizes offered for the three best
/ box exhibits in each variety are "a
follows: First prize. 81; second prize.
one pound OF powdered lime sulphur;
1 third prize. 20 cents cash.
The Board OF Trade will award a
silver loving cup 10 the fruit grower
furnishing the best display OF fruit
grown on his own farm.
The show will be officially opened
4 TO the public this evening at 8 o'clock
, and will continue until Saturday af-
/ ternoon. when the fruit will be dis
\ posed OF by auction. IL will be open
this evening and Friday evening No
admission Is charged. the affair being
free.
The Exhibitors.
Among the exhibitors are the fol-
! lowing:
]. f. Emsley. West Liberty. Ohio
county-Plate displays of Russetts.
Northern Spy. Grimes Golden. Bald
win. also barrel and box display Of
Northern Spy and Grimes Golden.
I r. r. Bane, Short Creek. Brooke
county-Plate displays OF Stayman
lWinesap. Wagner. Baldwin. Smiths
Cider, Willowtwig Rome Beauty. Ba-
York Imperial: also barrel and box OF
Rome Beauties.
Washington Farm. Ohio county =
Plate displays OF Banana. York Impe-
rial, ". w. Greening, Northern Spy,
X. ]. Greening. Rome Beauty, Grimes
Golden. Ben Davis. Jonathan. Roxbury
Russell, and an unknown variety.
=. s. Berisford. Marshall county
Plate displays of Ben Davis. Rome
Beauty. Stayman Winesap. Winter
Rambo. York Imperial. Arkansas
Blacktwig. Willowtwig. Grimes Gold
en-. Baldwin. Northern Spy. Mann.
lHubbardson. Pewaukie. Old-fashioned
lRambo, Roxbury Russell
r. II. Gibson. Battle Run, Ohio
county-Stark. Wagner. Roxbury Rus
sett, Thompkins County King, North
ern Spy and Fall Pippin: also box OF
r n. Gibson. Ohio county-Plate
displays OF Rome Beauty and Rambo.
! w A. Gfffin. Battle Run, Ohio coun.
ty-Plate displays OF Smiths cider.
Ben Davis
/ A. n. Ashton. Brooke county-Plate
displays OF Baldwin. Wells. Willow
twig. Mammoth Blacktwig, and one
unknown variety.
! y. G. Carter. Golfers. Brooke county
Plate displays OF Rome Beauty.
Wells. Stark. Ben Davis. Jonathan and
Baldwin.
John sonda. Ohio county - Barrel
displays OF Smiths Cider. Northern
Spy and Baldwin.
ST. CLAIR BRADY.