Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-02
ALBERT JOHNSON, EIGHTY.YEAR
OLD VETERAN FRUIT RAISER,
WINS FIRST PLACE WITH
THREE EXHIBITS.
LOCAL EXHIBITORS
WIN TEN PREMIUMS
g. W. PELIIIT ORCHARD HAS
RECORD APPLE CROP; EOUR
ACRES 15-YEAR TREES PRO.
DUCE $500 BOXES.

With ten premium scalps hanging
from their belts, Ashland orchardists
returned from the county apple show
at Medford feeling well satisfied
with the outcome of the contest.
The judging was done Friday, last
ing until late In the night. M. q.
Root, c. c. Lennon and Prof. +. c.
Reimer marking the score cards.
There were plate displays and single
layers in display boxes.
Albert Johnson, veteran Ashland
Orchardist, in his eigthieth year, was
represented with big displays OF De-
liclous, Golden Delicious, King Da-
vid, Newtown, Banana and Bell
flower apples, winning first on the
three varieties first named; also Sec
Ond on King David, OF which va
rlety two boxes were shown. First
premiums were also won by this er-
hibitor on plates OF Delicious and
Golden Delicious.
G. NJ Frost was awarded first on
q box display OF Banana apples.
Very fine Delicious and Newtowns
were also shown by this progressive
Orchardist.
Thornton Wiley won second place
on Spltzenburg and third on Delic
ious, box displays, and second on
plate Delicious. An extra fancy box
of Bananas was contributed by Mr..
Wiley, who is rapidly coming to the
front as grower Of fine apples.
Clark French won third prize on
box Of Spltzenburgs and second on
a plate OF Bananas. A. H. Daven-
hill was represented with a splen-
did box OF Newtowns and Fred Por-
ter with extra fancy boxes OF Spitz- I
enburgs and Newtowns. Credit for
these fine apples is mostly due to
the skillful care OF Miss Mildred Por.
ter, who is finding health and wealth
on Cherry Acres. %
The season OF 1921 has been one
of the best ever known here for
growing and maturing fine crop
OF apples, and our orchardlsts take
great pride in exhibiting the fruits
of their labors Some varieties. such
as the Banana, have colored up bet
ter than ever before, many speci-
mems having a rich, red color on one
side, instead of the faint blush seen
in most years.
Some of the West Ashland or
chardists were apparently too busy
pulling apples off the trees 10 make
an exhibit at the Medford fair. G.
w. Pellet has about 5000 boxes pick
ed and expects to find 500 more, all
from four acres Of fifteen-year-old
trees. Two years ago $4,000 worth
OF apples were sold from this Or
chard-fifty tons at $50 ton--the
total expense Of raising and har-
vesting the crop amounting to only
$3.50, as the buyer, Los Angeles
firm, furnished the boxes and ship
ped the fruit In bulk. The present
crop is expected to bring $4,000.
A few years ago when Mr.. Pellet
asked $4,000 for his ten-acre place
people thought his ideas Of orchard
values were altogether cloud-llke.
Now he values his tract at $25, 900,
with only four acres in bearing ,
trees, these being considered worth
$500 per acre. Counting the two
bumper crops above mentioned, and
two light crops in the "off" years at
$500 each, brings the total returns
for four years up to $4,000, which
is ten per cent per year on the price
quoted. The place is not for sale,
however.
Fruit colors remarkably we'll on
the Pope-Pellett plateau. Pellet has
been selling Bananas at SO to 1915 y.
per box, and Spitz at the former fig
ure. His crop and that of Winner
Cove have been contracted for by
Guy Conner, who furnishes boxes
and advances picking money. Grow
ers have the privilege Of ordering '
their apples sold to the firm which '
makes the best cash offer within
sixty days.
Owing to insufficient thinning
many OF the Newtowns this year are
very small in size. London and
other export markets will absorb
apples down to the ESQ size, but Mr..
Conner states that the sizes which /,
sell best in this country are 112, 1876
and 1873. Mr.. Conner is also of the 1,
opinion that the home market 10 the =
best.
No price on Newtowns has yet :