The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-09-22
COUNTY PRODUCTS WIN
THIRD AT LEWISTON
Kootaenai, Walla Walla and
Lewis Counties Get Awards
for Best Showing In
Farm Exhibits Lew
iston- Charleston
Fair.


her expense and labor in prepar
ing and putting on an exhibit II
the farm products display at tn,
Lewiston-C Charleston fair. She was
given third place in the list o.
counties entered, Kootenai win
ming first and Walla Waiia sec
ond, and she might have ranlSco
still higher, but she did not have
the quantity nor variety OF dis
play t1ade by the two counties
gaining the higher awards. The
quality and beauty of her show
ing were at the top and reflect
full credit on our domain S pro
ductive qualities and upon Coun-
ty Agent Behnke, Mr. Onthank
and all who had a part in making
the display possible. Sunday s
Lewiston Tribune pays our coun-
ty an appreciated tribute III the
following report on the agricul-
tural exhibition:
Kootenai county, first.
Walla Walla county, second.
Lewis county, third.
This is the ranking of the colIn-
ty exhibits at the Lewiston
Charleston fair, as a result of the
awards by the judges, Messrs- G..
L. Vincent and r. o. Westley, OF
the Washington State College at
Pullman, and Professor Bennett,
of the Idaho agricultural college
at Moscow
This is with the understand
ing that Nez Perez county is not
in the competition. The display
of Nez Perce county was made
with the view of representation,
not of competition with the visit
ing counties, especially in view OF
the fact that the products here
are largely Of the irrigated class
and not equally competing with
those from the non-irrigated dis
tricts. All of the counties repre-
sented made highly creditable|
displays.
Lewis Countay Display.
The exhibit of grains, grasses,
fruits and vegetables made byI
Lewis county and the Nez Perce
prairie is of much artistic excel
lence in beauty of arrangement,
as well as in superb character OF
products, which were all. produc-
ed on non-irrigated land. Anoth-
erl remarkable fact is that work
on the preparation of this exhibit
did not begin until July 20. ToI
the pros ogressive spirit of the Lew
is county board of county com
missioners is due the support OF
the work in behalf of such rep
resentation, and for the work it
self credit is due to G. I'll. Behnke,
the county agent, and S. B. On
thank, who assisted him In collect.
ing and arranging the display.
One of the most notable fea-
lures of this exhibit is the dis
play Of 16 varieties of wheat, in
cluding Coopei, Hybrid 128, Jen-
kins Club, Sandru, Red Russian,
Dicklaw, Blue Stem, Fall and
Spring Marquis, Fortyfold, Cam
adian Hybrid, Red Amber, Kan
red, Turkey Red, Turkey Blue
Stem, Triplet and Early Bart.
The Early Blue Stem yielded at
the rate of so bushels to the acre
on land that had been in potatoes
for three years.
In barley, there were the Beard j
less barley, Blue barley and Win
ter barley, the latter yielding at
the rate Of 65 bushels to the acre.
The oats included the Swedish
Select, the China and the Shade d
land wonder.
The dry land alfalfa, raised OH
the prairie at an elevation OF
1000 feet, took second premium. I,
The Canadian field peas yielded K
at the rate of 25 bushels to the
acre. Other forage plants includ- ]
ed Red Top grass, Hubam annual
sweet clover, Mammoth Red Glow
er. Spring Vetach, Winter Vetch,
Alaskan clover and Sudan grass. /
In the arrangement of the dis L
play, very pretty design OF the II
Blue barley was awarded first i
premium. q
Another strong feature is the I
potatoes, of which twelve varie I
ties are shown. Second premium t
was taken on the three best var n
ieties. In Lewis county, there has
been established a valuable seed t
notato industry, with certified b
seed inspection, the Melted Gem o
and the Idaho Rural leading IN
late varieties and the Earliest OF
All being a favorite in early var a
Many of the 11otatoeS were g