The Delta independent., 1919-10-10
DELTA COUNTY FRUIT MAKES
FtME SHOWING At STATE FAIR

T. J. Harshman, who attended the
state fair at Pueblo. has brought back
q detailed list of prizes awarded to
Delta County people which we are
pleased to publish.
Mr.. Harshman says that our ex-
hibits showed up ON the front row
with all others and the only handi-
cap was that there was not a proper
understanding of classified exhibits to
win first place on that However, we
secured first on apples which is the
most important commodity OF ALL
Mr.. Harshman says that there were
visitors from the Carolinas to Call.
fornia, and that they were united in
pronouncing Delta County's fruit as
fine as any they had ever seen He
SAYS the greatest mistake Delta Coun-
ty growers ever made WAS not having
literature at the fair to follow up the
displays: that people came In num-
bers asking for such and that through
an oversight there was none to distri-
bute. However, one of the judges, a
gentleman from Manhattan. Kansas
took several plates home with him
which he declared the finest he had
ever seen
The tabulated list follows and is
well worth consideration:
Delta County Exhibit District 6. list.
Delta County Exhibit. End.
Perfect Apples, 1st-
A &. Purtee:-1st. plate Strawber-
sy apples; End. Hale's early peaches;
lst, Vicar Wakefield pear; 1st, White
McMahon apple: End. Elberta peach
es; 1st, Howell pear: 2nd., box Elberta
peaches; Bird, Utter Red apple; Bird.
Elberta Seeding peach
Mrs. NJ. S. Patton:-3rd. plate York
Imperial apples.
C. Harshman:-1st, plate late Craw-
ford peaches; 1st, plate Wagner ap-
ples; 3rd. Rambo apples: 3rd, Arkan-
sas Black apples; 3rd. box fall ap-
pies.
Frank ChiIds:-1st. plate Willow
Tw,g apples; End. plate Elberta peach
es; 1st. plate Stnyman Winesap; 3rd.
Seeding peaches.
George o. Reshaw:-1st, plate Rome
Beauty apples; End, box winter ap-
pies.
william Bemis:-2nd. plate Ben
Davis.
r. II. Campbeil;-1st,p plate Grimes
Golden.
A. J. Strange: plate winter
banana: ard. plate Jeffries apples
Joe Corners: plate Grimes
Golden; srd, plate White winter Pear
main; End. Rails Jenet
Hice & Courries :-cnd. plate keifer
pears.
George wctturich:-1st, plate Yel-
low Bellflower.
Charles Ciark:-lst. plate Satsuma
Plums.
l.. l. McDoweli:-2nd. stayman
Winesap.
Henry Stoltie:-1st. plate Maiden
Blush: End, plate Strawberry apples
Theodore Pollan: list, largest spec
linen pear.
A. r. Roberts: largest speci-
men apple.
10. Hurt:-2nd. plate Nectarines.
Chas. Miiler:-3rd. plate Nectar
ines.
A. p. Town:-3rd. Silver prunes.
Chas. Clatt.-3rd. plate Delicious
apples.
Wooton & Hawkins:-1st. plate Mis-
souri, Pippin.
Chas. Acettington:-1st, plate French
prunes: End. Satsuma plums.
T. II. Peppers:-1st, plate Winter
Banana; End, plate Rome Beauty; Srd,
box peaches.
A. l.. Roberts: early Crawford
peaches.
A. Lynn:-3rd, plate winesap: 3rd.
plate Wealthy; 3rd. plate Grimes Col
den.
II. f. whitney:-2nd. Northwestern
Greening.
James l.. Cribb:-lst. box winter ap-
pics, Jonathan.
J. E. Moore:-2nd. Bald Barley.
J.E. Porter:-2nd. winter wheat.
George Shaffer:-2nd, Downing po-
tntoes.
C. s. ath;--1st, 10 ears Yellow
Minnesota 13 corn.
Il. G. Craig:-2nd, on extracted AM
her honey; 3rd, on extracted white
honey. ard. on extracted honey ava
honey: 3rd, on display extracted
honey