. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 41 tree. The class is composed of A. A. Ashber, J. Q. Adams, C. C. Held, H. T. Blase, T. L. Royal, L. E. Palmer, F. W. Clyne, O. H. Elmer, H. E. Walberg, J. M. Speidel and C. C. Thompson. "Freak" apples, of which there were many on display, have attracted much attention. There is one Spiteznberg apple with a quarter Newtown skin of light green shade. The quarter could be sliced out and an expert would declare that it was from a Newtown. Another odd apple is a Yellow Newtown with two baby apples growing out of the skin. They are fl
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 41 tree. The class is composed of A. A. Ashber, J. Q. Adams, C. C. Held, H. T. Blase, T. L. Royal, L. E. Palmer, F. W. Clyne, O. H. Elmer, H. E. Walberg, J. M. Speidel and C. C. Thompson. "Freak" apples, of which there were many on display, have attracted much attention. There is one Spiteznberg apple with a quarter Newtown skin of light green shade. The quarter could be sliced out and an expert would declare that it was from a Newtown. Another odd apple is a Yellow Newtown with two baby apples growing out of the skin. They are flain and well developed. There is a Baldwin with streaks of Arkansas Black skin and another Yellow is half a Baldwin, the color line being- straight and distinct. Following is a partial list of the awards: Sweepstakes—First prize, G. R. and John B. Castner, of Hood River, $250; second prize, The Ualles Business Men's League, $175; third prize, Hillsboro Board of Trade, $25. Louis W. Hill prize of $250—Won by The Dalles Business Men's League. ' Howard Elliott prize of $250—Won by Hills- boro Board of Trade. Twenty-five-box lots—First prize, Lawrence & Smith, Hood River, $100; second, V. C. Dethman, Hood River, $75; third, L. A. Herman, Hood River, $50; fourth, T. L. Carter, Hood River, $25. Best five boxes (not more than two boxes of each variety)—F~irst, Lawrence & Smith, Hood River, $50; second, Peter Mohr, Hood River, sil- ver medal; third, J. L. Carter, Hood River, bronze medal. Best five boxes of Spitzenbergs—First, J. L. Carter, Hood l^iver, $50; second, F. A. Shogren, Hosier, silver medal; third, Peter Mohr, Hood River, bronze medal. Best five boxes Yellow Newtowns—First, Home Orchard Company of Hood River, $50; second, F. B. Friday, silver medal; third, F. C. Deth- man, bronze medal. Best three boxes Spitzenbergs—First, I'red Jacobs, 25; second, Lawrence & Smith, Hood River, silver medal; third, J. L. Carter, bronze medal. Best three b
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