The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-11-17
SHOW PRIZE FRUIT
OF EASTERN STATES
northwestern Growers viii CON-
pare Their Apples With Com.
petitive Products.

uo northwestern apples compare with
the apples Of the cast and middle
westT' will be answered for the first
lime at the ninth National Apple show
IN Spokane November 20 to 25. when
special feature display of Virginia
Winesaps, New York Baldwins and
Kansas Jonathans will be shown.
These will be prize apples, the best
OF the varieties with which northwest.
ern apples must compete n the eastern
and middle western markets The dis
pay Is under the direction of l.. ].
Blot, sales manager of the Spokane
Fruit Growers company, who has Sc
cured the cooperation of the Interna
tlonal Apple Shippers association In
the work.
Seek New Labels.
Another new feature of the 1916 ap
pie show will be a competition in
which certificates will be issued for the
best and most valuable box label now
In use in handling apples. A commit
tee OF advertising experts will Judge
the labels on attractiveness, suitability
and advertising value, and the scoring
Is designed to show the strength and
weakness OF each label.
The big feature of the contests be.
tween districts will be for the $3.50
cash prize offered for the best fve
boxes grown in the world. The com
petition will he restricted to the fol-
lowing varieties; Arkansas Black, De-
licious. Jonathan. Macintosh Red,
Rome Beauty. SpitZenburg. Stayman
Winesap. Wagner Winesap, Winter
Banana, White Winter Pearmain and
Yellow Newtown
The grade and pack demonstrations
again will he held for the purpose of
aiding to secure standard grade and
pack The leading shippers and assO-
Citations in each district will prepare
displays to illustrate the range OF fruit
that they understand should he per.
mitted within the limits of each grade
and pack
In the lve-box classes. % varietie7
VII compete, and first. second and
third prizes of $25. $12.o0 and $40, re-
spectively, will be given the winners
among each variety.
The one-box contests again will be
a feature. First, second and third
prizes of $3.50. So and $3.50, respective
ly. will be given the winners among
"A different varieties.
A $40 prize is offered for the best
single-box display of n variety moi
previously shown Mt n National Apple
show and scoring 90 or better.
The exhibits of pruning, spraying
picking, packing and other equipment
will form one of the great features OF
the show. AS the apple growers are
making progress along scientific lines
they are becoming more and more III
terested IN doing their work IN the
best and most modern manner.
Show Orchard Machinery.
The machinery and other industrial
exhibits of last years National Apple
show were seen by thousands of grow
ers and in many ways attracted tht
greatest attention of anything at thu
show. These exhibits this year VIII b'
larger and more complete.
Again this year there will be con
test between the leading apple ship
pers of the northwest TO determine
which can make the best advertising
display Of its brand of extra fancy ap
pies. Each entry will contain Jon
boxes of one variety of apples, strict,
standard extra fancy pack. put out b.
one shipper under one trade mari
brand.
The original and attractive fcatur
displays will be open to individuals
firms and fruit and commercial organ
cations. The judges are instructed no
TO take into consideration the element
of cost and size, but the unique an
artistic showing only.