Milford chronicle., 1927-12-23
DELAWARE man
HEADS PENINSULA
FRUIT GROWERS
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ware, and Ex-Governor john u.
Townsend, Jr., of Delaware, spoke.
Herbert c. Richardson, of Wy
oming, Del, was elected president
of the Society for the ensuing year.
Other officers are: Vice-president,
William Mason Sheehan, Easton,
Md. secretary, DR.. ]. F. Adams,
Dover, Del; treasurer, W. Lee
Allen, Salisbury, Md.
Vice-presidents, for the several
counties in Delaware and the East
ern Shore of Maryland and the
Eastern Shore of Maryland were
named as follows: Delaware, New
Castle county, N. L. Grub, Grubbs,
Del; Kent county, Frank W. Rich
ardson, Wyoming, Del; Sussex
county, w. c. Newton, Bridgeville,
Del; Maryland, Cecil county, Levi
H. Balderston, Colora, Md; Kent
county, o. B. Burrell, Galena, Nd;
Queen Annes county, w. Irving
Walker, Centreville, Md; Caroline
county, Colonel Alfred W. Sisk,
Preston, Md; Talbot county, Albert
Fike Easton, Md; Dorchester
county, Fred Hirst, Cambridge, Md;
Wicomico county, William F. Allen,
Salisbury, Md; Somerset county,
T. B. Twining, Princess Anne, Md;
Worcester county, F. J. Dukes, Cir
dletree, Md.
The society voted to hold their
annual convention and exhibit next
year in December, 1928, at Dover,
Del, following recommendations
made by the committee on resolu-
tions. The vote was unanimous. The
1929 convention of the society will
be held at Easton, Md, members OF
the committee on resolutions added,
in accordance with holding the an
nual meetings at the places of resi-
dence of the chief executives of the
society. At that time Vice President
w. M. Sheehan, of Easton, Nd, VIII
head the society.
Award winners of the society's ex-
hibit, on display in the Mitchell H.
Parker building, were announced as
follows:
APPLES, class Golden Delicious:
First, w. F. Allen Company, Sails
bury, Md; second, F. c. Bancroft.
Wyoming, Del. Red Delicious: First
w. F. Allen Company, Salisbury,
Md; second, F. C. Bancroft, Wyom-
ing, Del. Stayman: First, F. c.
Bancroft, Wyoming, Del. Rome:
First, F. c. Bancroft, Wyoming,
Del; second, Elmer Fike, Easton,
Md.
Glass Jonathan: First, W. F.
Allen Company, Salisbury, Nd; sec
ond, F. C. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del.
York Imperial: First, Elmer Fike,
Easton, Md. Grimes: First, W. F.
Allen Company, Salisbury, Md. King
David: First, w. F. Allen Company,
Salisbury, Md; second, F. c. Ban
croft, Wyoming, Del. Nero: First,
F. c. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del.
Macintosh: First, W. F. Allen Com
pany, Salisbury, Md. Lady Of Kent:
First, F. C. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del.
Paragon: First, Elmer Fike, Easton,
Md. Red Delicious: First, W. F.
Allen Company, Salisbury, Md.
Rome: First, Elmer Fike, Easton,
Md.
Glass 3-Red Delicious: First, W.
F. Allen Company, Salisbury, Md.
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Allen Co., Salisbury; Grimes, first,
W. F. Allen Co., Salisbury; Delic-
ious, first, W. F. Allen Co., Sails
bury; Golden Delicious, first, W. F.
Allen Co., Salisbury.
Glass 5-Red Delicious, first, F.
C. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del; second,
w. F. Allen, Salisbury; third, Elmer
Pike, Easton, Md.
Glass 6-Jonathan, first, F. G.
Bancroft, Wyoming, Del; second,
W. F. Allen Co., Salisbury; Stay
man, first, Elmer Fike, Easton, Md;
Rome, first, Elmer Fike, Easton,
Md; second, F. C. Bancroft, Wyom-
ing, Del; Golden Delicious, first, F.
c. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del; second,
w. F. Allen Co., Salisbury; Grimes,
first, w. F. Allen Co., Salisbury;
Grimes, first, w. F. Allen Co., Sails
bury; Red Delicious, first, W. F.
Allen Co., Salisbury; second, F. c.
Bancroft, Wyoming, Del.
Glass Rome, first, w. F. Allen
Co., Salisbury; second, F. c. Ban
croft, Wyoming. Del.
Glass 8-Nero, first, F. c. Ban
croft, Wyoming, Del.
Cabbage-Volga, first, Fred Hirst,
Cambridge, Md; Savoy, first, Fred
Hirst, Cambridge; Surehead, first,
Fred Hirst, Cambridge; Flat Dutch,
first, Fred Hirst, Cambridge.
Potatoes-Red Bliss, first, G. E.
KINNEY, Dover, DEL; Irish Cobbler,
second, w. H. Conard, Dover, Del;
Mccormick, first, G. E. KINNEY,
Dover, Del; second, w. H. Conard,
Dover, Del; Irish Cobbler, first, W.
H. Conard, Dover, Del; Rohobeth,
first, F. C. Bancroft, Wyoming,
Del; second, w. H. Conard, Dover,
Del; third, G. E. KINNEY, Dover,
Del; Red Bliss, first, G. E. KINNEY,
Dover, Del; second, F. c. Bancroft,
Wyoming, DEL; third, w. H. Conard,
Dover, Del.
Sweet Potatoes-Big Stem Jersey,
first, F. c. Bancroft, Wyoming, Del.
Carrots-First, Fred Hirst, Cam
bridge. Md.
Table beets-First, Fred Hirst,
Cambridge, Md
White Plume Celery-First, Fred
Hirst, Cambridge, Md.
Cos Lettuce-First, Fred Hirst,
Cambridge, Md.
First awards in spinach, kale,
rutabagas, yellow turnips, mangels,
wurtzels, caulifower, brussels
sprouts, satisfy, parsnips, white tur-
nips, horseradish and swiss chard
were won by Fred Hirst of Cam
bridge, Md, the only entrant.
Commercial and booth exhibits in
cluded the following: Hampers,
crates, baskets, Houston White Co.,
Millsboro, Del; Federal-State ship
ment inspection booth of Maryland