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The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 7

Publication:
The Fresno Beei
Location:
Fresno, California
Issue Date:
Page:
7
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THE FRESNO DEE Friday October 4 1963 Farm Wealth Is Displayed In Communities Booths i Far from seedy Is this San Joaquin booth featuring the area's pride In its certified seed production Seeing that every seed and bee is in its proper place is Mrs Mary Hansen who helped the booth win the class special award Two gaudy peacocks hover proudly over the Washington Union district's predominantly gold and blue exhibit as Mrs Frank Butterfield takes a last long look at the arrangement The booth came in first in the class variety category 1 i Tranquillity's exploding farm production is symbolized by a bursting cotton boll surrounded by a variety of crops grown in the area such as the pomegranate held by Mrs Wilma Himi The exhibit topped the class variety class A gold cup with grapes running over its rim Is the centerpiece of the Kerman community booth Mrs Ruth Bufkin arranges one of the more than 200 crops on display Kerman won both the Niagara Chemical Company award and the class A variety class Figs figs and more figs figure prominently In the light green display of the Figarden booth Making sure that the fruit is plump and ripe for the judges Is John Wheeler 'j-y -cr: -T--T rg Everything practically from fruit to nuts is told in Volume 1 of Reedley's Adventure in Agriculture Don Ransome replaces one of the a dish of fancy green olives Reedley was second in the class A variety class The diversified farming of the West Side is depicted by this Raisin City booth featured by five slowly rotating tops Waiting patiently for the judges decision is Herluf Fries i i I.

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