Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
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United States until Feb. /, 1916
The school exhibits were fine,
much better than was anticipa-
ted, and they proved a worth
while show in themselves. Pre-.
miums offered in this department
represents money we'll spent,
and it is hoped the scope OF the
exhibits will be enlarged at fu-
ture shows. A fine collection of
leaves by the Flat Rock school
received honorable mention. The
parade by the school children
Thursday and Friday was led by
the Mansfield Concert Band and
was a pleasing feature.
Here's where / go--in the
poultry department." remarked
a visiting Methodist preacher,
which was but natural, consider
ing a Methodist preachers pro
verbal fondness for chicken. 1t
was a Methodist preacher, too,
who took first and second premi-
ums on Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Mrs TF. Lenhart had on exhibi-
ton some fine dark Cornish In
dian Game chickens, the rooster
scoring as nearly perfect as pos
sible. The fact that one Of the
pullets was not up to the stand
ard required, disqualified the
pen from a prize. Pullets of a
high standard will be secured
and Mrs Lenhart will have one
of the finest focks of birds to be
found anywhere.
G. S Burney covered himself
anew with glory as a raiser of
fine apples by capturing ribbons
galore and also the ribbon for the
best collection. His heart is as
big as his ability and reputation
as an apple grower, for he gener-
ously donated to the printers his
entire display of fine apples. E.
J. F'eooi also mas our thanks tor
some large sweet potatoes and
some good country sorghum
which he had on exhibition. We
can attest, likewise, to Mrs. W
B, Hitchcock 5 ability as a cook,
as samples OF. her prize winning
devils food cake and doughnuts
found their way to the Mirror.
j, W. Brentiinger and j. E. Sey
mour, also, where very generous
with their apples. -
Among the articles receiving
honorable mention was a collec'
ton of fancy work by Mrs. z. N.
Farren; burned leather by Miss
Cloe Osborn; cr1cheting by Ear
Cole, aged II yea 5; a home spun
dress by Mary Ga, kill; a collec
ton of crocheting by Mrs. VIM
Hamilton; sorghum, J.C. Bottorf
and d. W. Miller; soy beans, G
l., Beach; Bellefower apples
Thomas Strong and Henry Oct
ting; Nam moth Black Twig, G
w. Kiser and Mrs, CIV. .Ashworth
collection of apples. M. L. An
drews. Mrs. j. N. Craig had OF
exhibition bearing strawberry
vine, for which she received hon
orable mention. The berries arr
of the ever bearing variety. Sh'
left some at this office. Great i:
the Ozarks, where strawberrie:
grow all the year. ...
Among the apples shown wer'
some from trees planted befor'
the Civil War, A Winesap from
r E. Coday of Turkey Ford Okla,
compared favorably with apple
grown in the Land of the Bi,
Red Apple" And, speaking O
apples, among the show visitor
was Paul Evans, director of tn
State Fruit Experiment Station
who is recognized as the Burbanl
of the Ozarks, a veritable wizart
in the field of apple culture,
work to which he has devoted hi
life, with painstaking and unre
lentiug effort, for the benefit O
the fruit industry of the state
He is building for himself mon
ument that will endure as lon
| as people are eaters of fruit, an
that will be as long as there ar
either people or fruit on tn
t earth. Stark Bros. of Louisiana
= Mo, sent some apple trees fo
the fruit department.
, Mansfield Produce Marke