El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-16
f PASO COUNTY
EXHIBIT ISFINE
Big Collection Farm Prod
ucts and Fruits Shown
at Exposition.

Fl PaSO county has one or the finest
agricultural displays in the Counties
Building al the international Soil Pro-
ducts exposition. Products Of the up
per and lower valleys are displayed in
the 30 foot booth. arranged upon
black background. The display was
collected by county farm demonstration
a. G. Graham
At the extreme left Of the booth are
exhibits Of kaffir corn, raised oy L P.
Dale at Ysleta- Adjoining it. on the
back walls Of the booth. are displayed
sheaves of Egyptian wheat and freak
sorghum as ornaments
r = Gibbons. OF Clint was the
grower of the Hoover corn on displdS
In the booth. This is a variety OF sor-
plum which has been grown IN me
valley for the past three years l.
Yields heavily as forage and gram
Different varities Of SorghumS,
punched. are used TO ornament the BACK
walls Of the booth. punches of SUI
mach and sweet sorghum also are useu
The big sign FL Paso COUNTY in
the center Of the booth. has each letter
made II a different grain. The sign
vas prepared by county farm demon
strator Graham Among the grams
used in its preparation were wheat
feterita. corn. milo maiSe oats. kaitir
corn. alfalfa seed. Egyptian wheat.
hull-Iess. headless barley. and black
amber
Along the ceiling and back wall OF
the booth are stretched stalks OF eSr -il
from - To % feet in length Sheaves
Of wheat and coats are used Tot or
namental purposes In the center OF
the booths are photographs showing
scenes in the II PasO valley, grouped
about a photograph OF the Elephant
Butte dam.
some splendid specimens Of long
beans and asparagus, given by NJ \
Webb of Clint ara on display Nd
Joining these specimens are strings OF
corn on the ear including Nunson
corn squaw corn Reed yellow beh|
and popcorn
hfbftion speciments Of abbrusi rye IN
sheaves. which are 6 feet high TINS
crop has yielded 80 bushels to the
acre
Peanuts Potatoes Grass
Photographs from the sam Gillett
GARY at CanutilIO adorn the end wall
Of the booth TO the south Peanuts,
grown on the c r. Stevens ranch near
Ia Mesa. are shown sweet potatoes
Of the Nancy Have variety grown ny /
T. P Dale at Nsleta, are shown IN
lunches sudan grass, grown by T. p. /
Gibbons. of Clint = shown at the soulh
end Of the booth Several specimens
OF cotton are shown grown by Cnar-
les Davis near Nsleta-
Baled alfalfa hay from the ranch OF /
IT. B. Bird. Belen. is on display The
front posts If the booths are adorned !
with choice stalks Of ensilage corn; |
grown by T. Z. Gibbons, Of Clint. and /
T. H Bailey. OF Canutillo- sudan grass |
from the farm Of NJ. l. Cadwallader. /,
Tsleta, completes the display OF grams I
and larger products
Many Fruit Varifies.
On the platform are grouped ounces
and Chinese peppers grown py J. " /
and summer squashes grown on ms /
ranch near Fabens; yellow mangles- . !
y Bassett. Clint, giant squash. Juan l
Apodaca. Ysleta- pears. n. Jensen !
pies. and red lauver apples. c O. Coffin, I
Clint pie melons and watermelons. Dr- !
s. T Turner. Clint pears. J. Z wal
lace. CanutillO; Bartlett pears. J. 9 /
smith Ysleta- winter Bartlett and /
~rother winter Bartlett pears. 7. G. 1
smith Mr.. smith also entered Sunday
IS varieties OF grapes. some cante-
oupes, tomatoes, and a limb OF pecan
nuts These are said TO he the onlS
,ecans grown in The valley
Chamber of Commerce Display.
Part Of the chamber Of commerce
permanent exhibit IS on display op-
Dosite and in the Fl Paso county booth ]
In the grains, il includes jars OF many
-arieties of wheat huless. breadless
barley, beans, barley. abbrussi rye
,orn and flour
-hamber Of commerce collection are
,lums, black terrera grapes. golden I
Iueen grapes, mslcoise grapes, black
ornislication grapes, onions. canull-
Tower, peaches. and apricots-
Adjoining this cham her OF commerce
display opposite the Fl Paso county
exhibit. are some fine sugar beets, !
iweet potatoes of two varieties ex-
emely large egg plants and other
Extra choice vegetables from the POr-
.rrar 4 "a