The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-30
GROWERS WILL
SHOW APPLES
PORTLAND SHOW PLANS ARE MADE
Association and Commercial Club Decline
Activity Exhibits Will Be Indiyid-
ual Premium List Given

While the Apple Growers Association
has decided not to exhibit at the Port
land Manufacturers and Land Products
show and the Commercial club prefers
TO devote all of its time and energy
toward making a success of the exhibits
at the Panama-Pacihc exposition, Hood
River will undoubtedly be represented
at the big show by numerous individu.
ais, who will endeavOr to carry off some
of some of the alluring premiums and
at the same time uphold the fame of
the Apple Valley.
1--WE have studied the matter over, !"
saws Secretary Scott, land we do not
think the expense necessary to put on
an exhibit at Portland would be justi-
fed, considering that we are trying to
fair. However, we feel that individuals
should be encouraged in making shew-
ing, and we will do all we can toward
assisting them in preparing exhibits. !"
The premium list for the show, to be
held October % to Novemer l3, inclus.
i've. is as follows:
Glass |:
Best county exhibit, sweepstakes,
gold medal and $500.
Second best county exhibit, sweep
stakes, silver medal and Sl00.
Best exhibit from each county, gold
medal and $50 to $780,
Glass H.
Best individual farm exhibit, gold
medal and special prize offered by the
Coast Culvert and Flume Co. of $50
cash or an Armco 1000 bushel grain bin
or an Armco $50 gallon water tank.
Second best individual farm exhibit,
silver medal and special prize offered
by the Coast Cluvert and Fume Co. of
S25 cash or an Armco metal water
trough.
Glass III:
Artistic apple display, gold medal and
500. Second artistic apple display sill
yer medal and $50.
Class ":
Ten boxes each of Jonathan, Rome
Beauty, Spitzenburg. Winesap or Yel-
low Newtown, first, $50; second, $50,
on each variety.
To each first prize winner in Glass 4,
the Chas. H. Lilly Company offers a so
pound drum of Soluble Sulphur Spray.
Glass V:
Five boxes each of Arkanas Black,
Baldwin, Delicious, Grimes, Jonathan,
Ortley, yellow Newtown, Red Cheek
Pippin, Rome Beauty, Spitzenburg,
Stayman, Wagener. White Pearmain,
Winesap or Banana, first, S25; second,
SIS, oil each variety.
Class vi:
Pears-two half boxes each of Clari-
geau, Anjou, Bose, Comice, Beurre
Easter or Winter Nellis, first, SIS; sec
ond, So, on each variety.
Glass VII:
Onions Collection of named varie-
ties, 10 lbs. each, first, $40; ssecond,
SIS.
30 lbs. Yellow Globe Danvers, $40 :;
second, $5.
Class VIII:
POtatoes-30 lbs. each of Burbank,
American Wonder, Extra Early Moon
light, Early Ohio, Uncle Sam, Garnet
Chill, Hundred Fold, Melted Gem, Cal.
ifornia Russet, Sutton's Reliance, first,
S5; second, SO, on each variety.
100 lbs. Early Rose, special prize by
Coast Culvert 4 Flume Co., S25 cash or
an Armco metal water trough.
100 lbs. Pride of Multnomah, special
prize by the Portland Seed Co., mer-
chandise to amount, first, SIS; second,
$40.
Glass TX.
Threshed grains Special prize by
the Golden Rod Milling Co. of a case
of assorted Golden Rod cereals for the
best 10 lbs. of milling oats.
Glass X:
Largest squash. first, SIS; second, SO.
Glass XI:
Evaporated apples. not less than $50
lbs. eyaporated prunes, not less than
500 lbs, and evapolated collection of
fruits and vegetables, first $40; second,
$40 on each variety.
Glass XII:
Northwestern grown nuts Collection
of walnuts or collection Of 6lberts,
first $40, second, $5. on each variety.
Every winner of prize in the above
divisions will receive years subscrip-
tion to the Fruit & Produce Marketer,
Northwest Pacific Farmer, Oregon
Farmer.