Arizona republican., 1915-11-18
SOME SURPRISES
 IN THE PREMIUMS
New Blood Enters Into Competition, and Awards Are Divided Among some Counties Not Heretofore in Competition

l The agricultural building at the
 state fair this year in spite of the ] addition to the quarters made by the i commission shows conclusively that a ! new building is needed. Further than
 this MaricOpa county has again shown so big that indications point to the need of a Maricopa county building before another year. The display from every part of the state has been in such profusion this year as to crowd the additional space. Judging in all classes of agricultur-
 al products was going on yesterday
 with Dr. E. P. Sandsten of the Colo rado Agricultural College in charge of that work assisted by s. B. Johnson
 of the University of Arizona. The whole agricultural and Horticultural exhibit has been in charge of pr. c. iC. Bartlett. assistant state entomolO
 gist who took hold at the last min
 ute when it was found that A. M.
 McOmie, who had been chosen for
 that position could not attend. Or
 ganizing the forces in short order,
 pr Bartlett has put on an agricul
 tural display this year that over
 reaches every one that has gone be-
 fore.
 One of the wonderful things that
 strikes every visitor is the number
 and variety of splendid apples that
 appear on every hand and from
 every county. On the grounds some
 where is a stand selling Oregon ap- pies on the reputation of that famous
 state, but there is not a single varl- ety on sale that approaches in per
 lection flavor and looks the Arizona product Arizona is in a position to
 go on record as an apple state. Every
 county with any agricultural display
 at all has apples in the exhibit.
 ] This is not all that is remarkable Heretofore Yavapai county has in
 variably come to the state fair and
 with the great Verde apple display captured practically al! of the apple prizes. This year they are being divided in a sensational manner Graham and Pinal are grabbing first prizes on apples. Navajo, Santa Cruz, Apache. Yuma, Maricopa, Cochise and ! Coconino are all in the ranks of the lprize winners on apples.
 Then the potatoes, sweet and Irish. 1 Never were such splendid varieties seen nor so many beautiful perfect specimens. Here again Apache comes [ in for mention. This exhibit was carried one hundred miles on horse
 back and then OF the train in order i to have it at the state fair. Navajo shipped it's exhibit of corn, fruit, IVegeta bles and grain fifty miles by
 wagon to the railroad. Coconino be- i fore considered the potato county, is receiving some surprises in the grow ing of the succulent murphy from counties not heretofore heard of | Then the dry farming exhibits and | the pump irrigated displays are per fectly wonderful. Pinal county has
 most diversified display Everything Ifrcm dates to quinces from winter wheat to pomegranates and oranges, vegetables that grow in hot climates and those like parsnips that need tinge of frost. This is Finals first real exhibition and the people of that county are surprising the other folks. The sign of Navajo county is con- structed out of crabapples in a novel way, but when the exhibit is looked over there IS little that calls for that