. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Engraved l.\ , I ichs-i Iml I m I: iin n g CoinlMinv, I'ortlaiiii. Oregon C. E. MINCER'S APPLE EXHIBIT FROM ITAMl'.URG, IOWA. AT HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, 1!)10. J'liulf hv I'raiil,' f'tihiicr, .Sfwhimc Bngraiing hv Aniericon Engrtr.'iug CoinjHinv. St^i>ki;ne LEWISTON, IDAHO, AND CLAKKSTOX, WASHINGTON; DISTRICT DISPLAY AT NATIONAL Al'l'Lf. SHOW, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1910 day to day. Lectures covering the whole field of horticulture were given each day. And as a corn show was held in connec- tion lectures upon other ag
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Engraved l.\ , I ichs-i Iml I m I: iin n g CoinlMinv, I'ortlaiiii. Oregon C. E. MINCER'S APPLE EXHIBIT FROM ITAMl'.URG, IOWA. AT HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, 1!)10. J'liulf hv I'raiil,' f'tihiicr, .Sfwhimc Bngraiing hv Aniericon Engrtr.'iug CoinjHinv. St^i>ki;ne LEWISTON, IDAHO, AND CLAKKSTOX, WASHINGTON; DISTRICT DISPLAY AT NATIONAL Al'l'Lf. SHOW, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1910 day to day. Lectures covering the whole field of horticulture were given each day. And as a corn show was held in connec- tion lectures upon other agricultural topics were given from time to time. A spraying machine competition was held in which some of the principal man- ufacturers of spraying machines were entered. This competition was held under the auspices of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and was sanc- tioned by them only upon assurance that the tests should be made in a thorough and scientific manner. A report of this competition will appear in Better Fruit. Spraying demonstrations occupied a place in each day's program under the direction of Prof. G. R. Bliss, of the Iowa State College Department. These were well attended and much interest was shown in them as well as in a study of the different types of spray- ing machines and other implements used in orchard operations which were iipon exhibition. A students' judging contest was held between teams representing Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. Fruit of ten varie- ties was arranged and judged by men selected for the purpose, after which the students' teams phiced the fruit gave their reasons for placing, orally. The team ranking highest for three suc- cessive years gains permanent possession of a silver loving cup, presented by the Omaha Bee. This- cup was won last year by the Nebraska team and this year hy the Iowa team. Among the of fruits, which make up the principal feature of any fruit show, were many carload lots from the W
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