Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-27
State S Wealth Is
Shown In County
Exhibits Att Fair
BY Frank pavsx.

BY all odds the best display OF
products ever shown by the sew
eral counties Of Oregon Is on exhi-
bition this year at the state fair,
to please the eye Of the behoIder
and to eloquently testify to the
great worth Of the soil and eli
mate OF this commonwealth TO the
industrious cultivator of field,
garden and orchard who casts his
lot as a producer within its boF-
defs.
Every county In the state is not
represented In this display. hut
every large section having similar
conditions has a sample county
there and In some cases several
sample counties. The great empire
OF high table lards OF central and
eastern Oregon is shown by NAL
heur and Lake counties; the
northeastern grass and grain belt
by Union county; the wheat and
wool belt by Morrow county: the
upper Columbia fruit belt by Was
co and Hood counties; the lowerl
Columbia dixie lands by Columbia
county; the coast timber and dairy /
section by Coos and Tlllamook |
counties; the Willamette valley by
Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill,
Polk, Marion and Lane counties;
the Umpqua valley by Douglas and
the Rogue River valley by jack
son.
The readers of The Capital Jour-
nal who intend visiting the fair
may be assisted in making the
rounds Of the several counties by
following Its representative on the
trip, and those who cannot attend
will learn what each produces
by perusing the notes made on the
way. The following tells where
the county exhibits ares located.
who are In charge and the princi-
pal products:
Starting at the northeast en-
trance OF the new pavilion and
around TO the south, the ,
west. etc., TO the starting point, {
the visitor will find:
Coos County-C. G. Farr and Miss
Louise Riddle, 0
Myrtle wood and dairy products, {
With "Mellowest" cheese prin- V
,ipal item; Coos Bay Gravenstefns s.
md other varities of apples; fish. n
,orn. vegetables Of all kinds, beau p
,iful agates, myrtle wood orna- s
nents, section OF red fir log six y
et In diameter. samples of coal. g
deposits of which embrace $50 D
Quare miles in the county.
rillamook-W. D. Prime, County
Agriculturahst; Dolph Timer /,
stett. Dairy Inspector; F. w. 4
Christensen. Cheese Inspector, a
in Charge. n
Cheese, with Tillamook stamped =,
II over it, makes a principal part h,
I the exhibit, with good things %
lso in fruit, potatoes and other st
egetables; also fish and shell fish. 4,
illamook recognizes dairying and :,
hese making as its great wealth !,
reducing industry. aside from its ,s
mber interests, which are vast, !.
ut II is also noted for producing :.
ne potatoes aud other vegetables. :,
The next booth Is devoted to spe =
Ial entries made in contest for
rizes. /,
nion County-Caretaker Absent. ,a 70
Grains, grasses, peaches, vege-
Ibles OF all kinds butter, cured
eats.
BY the southeast entrance, We
Aarcy Bros. contracting horticul- m
rists Of this city. and Ben Doris
Eugene are showing an exhibit
filberts and walnuts and are
wing out valuable information
garding their growth. which is
gerly sought, as nut culture is
cognized as a very important in
stry for this part of Oregon.
Malheur County-Mr. Cox.
Grain. alfalfa, apples. grapes,
llian prunes, melons. corn. hon
Some very fine apples from
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