The Gem state rural. [volume], October 05, 1905, Image 1

About The Gem state rural. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho) 1895-1910

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Caldwell, Idaho, October 5, 1903.
No. 43
State Fair.
of the Exhibits and
Mm Winntrs.
State, or Inter-Mountain fair,
WAA held at Boise last week,
g Wil i dcr lay the fact that the Lewis &
6btrk Exposition,
Mich general attention
Oltvrallj detracted from the interest
la All the fairs of the Pacific North
has monopolized
this year, and
wu quite well attended and had
iùiént number of attractions to
fruit, farm and horticultural de
aments, "Were, as they always are,
MB Chief features in the main exposi
<m buildings, although there were
liMlCfklttSdisplays in mineral collec
pna, Strt and household exhibits, and
BiHtlCy and ornamental work, that
a goodly n umber of people.
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much favorable comment.
Rkmiogton county, while it did not
Éiÿ« the largest display of fruit, veg
lables and farm products, was award
on general excellence.
; were many varieties of fruits,
ittea grains, grasses, corn and
products that combined to make
creditable display.
sweepstakes,
Mrs,
rts Hraafn charge of the Washing
COttntj exhibit, and performed her
r with tact and apparently, excel
it Judgment.
?As»ix county made a surprising
plaJ of farm products, vegetables
i fruits, and largely, too, from the
fe Twin Falls portion of that coun
and waa awarded second prize for
fgeneral excellence of the 105 va
ti«S shown. It was a showing high
pralaewonhy, and reflects some
ng of the fut ure of that great por
I Of w commonwealth. The ex
il charge of A. McPherson,
I Falls Company, who nev
Opportunity to express his
pof the Cassia county ex
II many who looked uoon it.
IChof the farm produce in this dis
wax grown on land this season
for Cultivation for the first time,
t de county display, which was in
tff|" of Horticultural Inspector B.
was the largest and most
pf any in the horticultural
Although it was given third
the rules of marking
the judges. There were
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I galets, tfcx fruit however, being the
This embraced many
Had specimens of special
cbtof fex tore.
iHBlit. >nil included specimen packs of
30 boxes of beautiful Italian
shown by C. J. Sinsel, the
dpsxler, which were in the pack
lyr for prizes, offered by C. J.
■PBIÉlf fHT the best prune pack. Some
fagtSS iff apples that were kept in cold
tbc past year, were shown by
Pm it Co. Some large and
Jonathan and Arkansas
llpelt Apples were also shown by this
A appearance of the fruit exhibit
Ma AlttCWhat marred by the dust
during some of the
CAtte in
breezy weather during- the fair; but in
the main it was a good clean exhibit
and a credit to Ada county.
In addition to this ereneral, or
county display, there were son.e indi
vidua! displays of decided merit.
T. A. Allen and wife, of Meridian,
who had some 70 varieties of fruits
and a large variety of grains* grasses
and vegetables. Their fruit display
was in the form of a p 3 'ramid and con
sisted of both fresh and preserved ar
tides. They were awarded 17 first,
teresting and
and 7 second premiums,
three sweepstakes.
including
J. B. Meyers of Boise had a most in
attractive display of
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grapes and pears. This
prominent table near one of the
mam
passages of the horticultural building
and proved one of the features of the
fair. There were 40 varieties of
grapes which represent about half of
the number Mr. Meyers has growing,
but t ot yet bearing, and 20 varieties
of pears. In the grape exhibit were a
dozen foreign varieties, and a choice
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which was so highly praised in last week's Gem State Rural, by a
big New York fruit house. The cut is used by courtesy of the
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The Idaho Prune of Commerce.
The illustration shows the Italian prune as raised in Idaho
collection of the best American. There
were many plate exhibits and
ous large and beautiful clusters
tastefully arranged.
Mr. Meyers is an
nuraer
enthusiast on
grapes and pears and has had so much
valuable experience with these fruits,
by way of experiment, that his ex
hibits and his views regarding them
will be given in a special article later
in the Gem State Rural.
Sugar beets were represented by a
dozen or more lots from growers in
Ada and Canyon counties of Idaho,
and in Malheur county, Ore. These
were judged by C. S, Faurot, of Cald
well, Wm. Gough of Nampa, and F.
S. Roberts of Payette. Bat the speci
mens approved by them will go to the
chemist to determine the points of
merit which only such an analysis
An interesting individual exhibit in
the horticultural building was the
"bug," or aphis display made by Hor
It
consisted of 65 different varieties of
these insects. Each feeds on different
The Boise and Bayhouse Floral com
will show.
ticultural Inspector B. F. Hurst,
P anie s had pretty floral displays in
the horticultural hall.
kinds of trees and shrubs.
Cattle.
The cattle were represented by
Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus, Jer
s eys and Holsteins. Dr. George Col
lister, of Boise, had 14 head of Short
horns, of different ages, headed by his
g ne registered bull, Admiral Dewey
There
were some nice cows, heifers
and young bulls in the lot, and they
received a liberal number of first
prizes. J. K. Farley, an enthusiastic
young man, had charge of the doc
tor's cattle.
L. F. Young and T. H. Wyman, got
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second and third prizes, respectively,
on Shorthorn bulls.
Eagleson Sc Sons had 19 head of
blocky, handsome Aberdeen Angus,
that were as good representatives of
as one often
sees. The exhibit included two fine
bulls—Duke of Mt. Vernon and Lord
this great beef breed,
Geary 2nd, and one 1690 lb. 3 year old
steer. There was also a 5 months old
calf that was a beauty, that weighed
500 pounds. Some July cal ves, already
weaned, were surprisingly large and
plump. Eagleson Sc Son, have 1-30
head in all of these cattle and as the
senior member of the firm declares
"they are the best beef breei that
walks," it may be taken for granted
that they are pretty well satisfied with
the sleek, meaty blacks. They are
now putting- steers on grain for the
Christmas market.
The Jersey exhibitors were Kirkpat
rick and Hurtt, of Parma, I. N. Costen,
and William Dawson, of Boise. The
last two only showing, each, a bull.
Kirk Patrick & Hurtt showed 7 head,
including their registered bull, Olga's
Bachelor, and two good cows. Two
of these cows, Oregon Wild Rose and
Vesty Jane, were entered in the butter
test held during the fair. S. G. Tun
ing was in charge of the animals, as
sisted by W. W. Kreider.
Dave McMullen had some clever
Holsteins, including the registered
bull, Frank Darsy, and three cows.
One of the latter had pretty twin
calves by her side. Two of the cows
shown were good for SO pounds of milk
a day each and were entered in the
dairy contest. The following were
the awards on cattle.
Cattle Awards.
Shorthorn bull—Dr. George Collis
ter. Boise first. L. F. Young, Boise,
second prize.
Shorthorn bull—Dr. Collister, Boise,
first and second.
Shorthorn bull calf— T. H. Wyman,
Boise, third.
Shorthorn calf—Dr. Collister, Boise,
first and second.
Bull and four cows over year old—
Dr. Collister, Boise, first.
Shorthorn cow—Dr. Collister, Boise,
first and second.
Best bull—Dr. Collister, Boise, first.
Shorthorn
heifer—Dr.
Boise, first and second.
Shorthorn herd—Dr. Collister, Boise,
first.
Collister,
Franc Daisy—Dave McMullen, Me
ridian, first.
Olga's Bachelor—Kirkpatrick Sc
Hurtt, Parma, first.
Silver Chieftan—William Dawson,
Boise, second.
Bull calf—Kirkpatrick & Hurtt. Par
ma, first
Iloose—Kirkpatrick & Hurtt, Parma,
first and second.
Rosaline L — Kirkpatrick & Hurtt,
first.
Heifer calf—Kirkpatrick & Hurtt,
Parma, first.
Herd of one bull and four females—
Kirkpatrick & Hurtt, first.
Bull, Duke Mt. Vernon—A. H. Eagle
son & Sons, first.
Lord Geary—A. H. Eagleson Sc
Sons, first.
Bismarck—A. H. Eagleson & Sons,
Homedale Paulina --A. H. Eagleson
Sc Sons, first and second.
Herd one bull and four females—A.
H. Eagleson & Sons, first.
Herd of four, get of one bull—A. H.
Eagleson «& Sons, first.
Steer of any age- A. H. Eagleson Sc
Sons, first.
Bull of any age or breed—A. H. Ea
gleson & Sons, second.
F. C. Woodford and D. D. Hubbard
were i he judges of this department
and T. C. Egleston and T. Lane ref
erees.
The judges in the dairy department,
of which A. F. Hitt was the superiu
tendent, made their awards before the
close of the fair. Two creameries and
Awards to Dairy Fzhlbitors.