Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-24

are made, is the curiosity of the dis
play. Several of these gourds are
shown, but Mr.. Powell informed The
Observer that while these may bt
grown here they will not ripen in this
climate sufficiently for use in making
pipes.
Mr.. Powell, senior, first visited Dal-
las in 1862, passing through here on
his way to the Idaho mines to pur
chase bacon and other supplies from
"Bill" Brown. who was then engaged
in the general mercantile business.
After a number of years he returned
to take up his permanent residence IN
Polk county, in which he pins his
faith as an ideal agricultural and hor-
ticultural section.
Following is the diversified exhibit
placed by j. S. Powell & Son: Sew
en- varieties grass, 10 varieties grain,
z varieties beets, varieties melons,
2 varieties rhubarb. varieties car
rots, hemp, varieties squash, 3 var
ieties pumpkins, parsnips, broom,
field, sweet and stock corn, sunflowers,
kockia scoporia, 2 varieties rutabagas,
turnips, oyster plant, varieties to-
matoes, varieties berries. strawber-
ries, 3 varieties cherries, 5 varieties
pears, varieties beans, onions, 3 var
ieties cucumbers, kale, calabash pipe
cords, cedar, Brussels sprouts, eggs,
asparagus, 7 varieties potatoes.
William Lee s Exhibit.
William Lee, also of the Falls City
neighborhood, is another of the exhib-
itors, and he, too, has over one hum
dred entries from the products of his
farm, which comprises Al acres. One
of the notable numbers on his pro
gram is field corn standing trife
over 13 feet high, fully matured and
of most excellent quality. 1t IS known
as Lees hybred, having been crigi-
mated by him, he having crossed Vel
low Dent with a white variety. Mr..
Lees crop from three acres averaged
forty bushels to the acre last year,
and will exceed it this year by about
ten bushels. In this booth are splen-
did specimens of wheat, oats, buck
wheat, barley, grasses, besides fruits
and vegetables. Mr.. Lee was awarded
first prize for individual exhibits last
year, but his showing this season is
much larger, and, according to his
judgment, far superior to anything
that he has yet exhibited at county
fairs. Mr.. Lee is also a poultry rails
er, and has some fancy breeds on dis
play in that department. He is deep
ly interested in tilling the soil and in
poultry, and is generally considered
as being among the live wires of Polk
county's rural realm.
Following is the display Of William
Lee, Wonderberry, 2 varieties on
ions, onion sets, II varieties beans,
nightshade, parsnips, cabbage, VAR
ieties carrots, tobacco, ounces, 3 var
ieties prunes, 2 varieties grapes, 81
varieties apples, 2 varieties pears, )
varieties peaches, chufus, comb and
extracted honey, walnuts, dry and
green peas, bird seed, pop corn, 2 var
ieties eggplant, sage, 40 varieties dah-
lias. Strawberries, crab apples, asters,
Alsike clover, Incarnat clover, lentils,
spurry, broom corn, field corn, sugar
cane, salt bush, timothy, hemp, 3 var
ieties potatoes, 2 varieties beets,
varieties squash, 2 varieties pump
kins, mustard, varieties melons, rut-
abaga, citron, mango melons, 4 varle-
ties tomatoes, 2 varieties husk toma-
toes, 3 varieties cucumbers, kale, rhu-
barb, horse radish, sunhower, aspara-
gus, Golden Chaff wheat, White Win
ter wheat, Japanese buckwheat, Sill
yer Hill buckwheat, Shadeiand Won
der oats, New No. 5 oats, Spring rye,
English rye, Italian rye, Silver King
barley, Beardless barley, fax, speltz,
golden millet, vetch, Orchard grass,
Mesquite grass, Sudan grass, Billion
Dollar grass, Hungarian grass. cheat,
alfalfa, red clover, white clover.
E. E. Lees Exhibit.
f. E. Lee, brother of William Lee,
and whose farms join, is another con-
tender in this department, but the
numDer Oh entries are sOHeWHdJ ,
smaller than the others, he having
but 81. His farm has 26 acres and
that the soil is that of
average hill land his showing is most
This year he raised corn
hat went fifty bushels to the acre.
Particularly attractive is his exhibit
IF kale. of which he has six specimens
If the thousand-head variety. He is
more than twenty tons of
green kale to the acre, making it
most profitable feed for his cows.
Early in the season he strips the
caves and later cuts the stalk. The
grains and grasses, as well as the
and fruits, present a fine
and are indicative of what
nay be accomplished by diligence on
Polk county hill lands.
Following is the display OF f. E. !
zee, Mango melons, ? varieties car .
OTIS. rutabaga, citron, 3 varieties to-
natoes, husk tomatoes, 3 varieties Gu I
.umbers. kale, rhubarb, asparagus, I
iunflower, horse radish. wonderberry, /
varieties onions, onion sets. varie- {
les beans, nightshade, parsnips, to- {
,aeeo. . varieties grapes. varieties /
,runes, 2 varieties apples, 2 varieties I
,ears. 2 varieties peaches. Calcutta .