Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-14
Well Arranged Exhibits

In the latter, IS the main entrance !
to the show. The first thing to i'm
press the- visitor upon entering this
tent, is the orderly arrangement of |
the exhibits. The citrus exhibits of |
j. J. Arma, Emil Steiner and Chris !
, Westgard are especially worthy of
/ mention. They contain grapefruit,
lemons, oranges and tangerines. The
! grapefruit attracted many favorable
! comments from visitors to the show
and are fine samples of the Imperial
Valley product. The American
Fruit Growers, Inc, also have an eX-
I hibit Of their famous brand ''The
Blue Goose The exhibit is made
more unique by the presence of q
| live blue goose who stands guard
over the exhibit. That is, the goose
is blue pro tenn George NJ. Austin,
who was keeping an eye Oh the ex-
hibit yesterday, said l.. G. Lee had
a regular riot on his hands while he
was painting the goose with q beau !
tiful shade of blue. |
Near the grapefruit exhibits, is
the booth of the county horticultur
al commissioner, showing a display
of various kinds of noxious weeds
which are the course of constant
warfare being waged by the com
missioner and his deputies.
The proper method of packing
grapefruit and lettuce is also dem
onstrated by crates showing a pack
which does not conform to the stand
oxidation act and one which does.
These were Of special interest to
lettuce, grapefruit and cantaloupe
men.
A wonderful exhibit of the Ex-
celsior variety of Strawberries is
placed in the center of the tent, and
shown by the japanese Association.
There are only 10 acres Of the Ex
celsion variety of strawberries plant
ed in the valley. These are shipped
from November to March. The
Klondike variety, which makes up
the balance of the acreage in the
valley, amounting to over 800 acres,
is shipped from February to May.
The Excelsior variety is more hardy
than the Klondike, and according
to representative Of the associa-
ton, who was in charge of the eX-
! hibit today, it is bound to grow in
favor here in the valley.
Not Affected by Cold
Asked if the recent cold weather
had affected the plants, he stated
that the berries are so well protect
ed by the leaves of the plant that
the cold does not bother them. He
added that cold weather such as we
had earlier in the week, would be
disastrous to the strawberry indus
try if it came in March, when the
fruit is fully exposed on the Klon-
dixie variety. The exhibit at the
Mid Winter Show is made especially
attractive by a fine display of plants
in bearing.
The vegetable exhibition is unus-
ually fine, and contains all the
common varieties of vegetables, as
welr as many others that one does
not usually find. Among these lat
ter are the Japanese potato, which
the exhibitor, hardy son of Nip
! pom, declared is much superior to the
! common or "Irish' variety. (That
was the first remark of the exhib-
| itor that we failed to agree WITH
Peppers, carrots, turnips, onions,
black root, lentils, beans, cucumbers,
eggplant, peas, pumpkins, squashes,
! and many, others, were arranged in
fine displays, many of them sporting
the blue ribbon, denoting prizes won.
The owner of small display of
turnips was as proud of the blue
ribbon it won rs the possessor of
several ribbons for big grapefruit
! display was of his prizes.
Great Livestock Exhibit
The livestock tent, containing
many fine cattle, was of special in
terest to the valley residents, who
are interested in dairying, rightly
considered the most important indus
try in the valley. Here the cham
pions in their various classes stood
at ease, munching their food and
watching the crowds file by. The
grand champion bull, owned by
Hugh Osborne of FL Centre. was
easily the lord of this tent. Saddle
horses, draught horses, males, goats,
pigs, cows, bulls, all looking slick
and shiny, were ranged about the
sides of the tent. in large roomy
pens or stalls. The pigs, which are
being raised bv the boys club of
the Brawley Union High School,
were the cause of much admiration.
There were plenty of them, the
smaller ones scampering around their
pens like so many young puppies,
and squealing in all the keys of the
scale.
While third on the descriptive
list the poultry exhibit was no less
attractive than the others. Hundreds
of crates housed thousands of chick
ems and roosters of all strains. The
cackling of the hens and the exult-
ant growing of the roosters kept the
tent a continual din. The main at
fractions of course were the chickens
and turkeys, but couple of pos
sums, placed conspicuously near the
front door, were sources of interest
to many, whether born north or
south of the MasonDixon line. The
duck and pigeon exhibits were unus-
ually large for fair of this kind.
Commendation Due
Brawley deserves to be eongratu-
lated on the fine appearance of its
Mid Winter Show and the excellent
way in which it is being managed.
The fact that the tents are placed
in the street, makes it possible for