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Contributors who made tlie winuing of so higli a prize possible are : 



E. L. Smith, Hood River — Baldwin, Spitzenburg, Wealthy, Kay, White Winter 

 Pearmain aud Graven^teiu apples. 



William Arden, Milton — Tweuty Ounce Pippin. 



Asa Haladay, Scappoose — Gravenstein, W'ealthy, Hislop, Siberian Trausient 

 and Grab apples. 



B. G. Leedy, Tigardville — Three Tier Gravenstein apples. 



W. J. Baker, Hood River ; L. T. Reynolds, Salem ; and J. C. Courtney, Port- 

 land — Bartlett pears. 



L. T. Reynolds, Salem — Cherries, loganberries, Fellenberg (Italian) prunes. 



Alexander Anderson, The Dalles — Fellenberg prunes. 



Mrs. A. J. Armstrong, Portland — Fellenberg prunes and Egg plums. 



Lewis Brothers. Russelville — Fellenberg prunes and Giant prunes. 



Mrs. C. M. Shields, Freevi^ater ; Dr. J. R. Cardwell, Portland — Cox's Golden 

 Drop plums. 



Mrs. S. Sutton, Portland ; A. M. Fleck. The Dalles ; John Strähn, Freewater ; 

 K. S. & D. Fruit Land Company, Arcadia ; H. C. Sholes, Portland ; Emile Schanno, 

 The Dalles; W. H. Taylor, The Dalles — Pond (Hungarian) prunes. 



Henry E. Dosch, Hillsdale — Pond prunes, Dosch prunes and Robe de Sargent 

 prunes. 



Lewis Brothers. Russelville ; T. V. Sluman, Mt. Tabor — Pacific prunes. 



The contributors of strawberries, cherries, peach plums, apricots, sugar plums, 

 Bradshaw plums, peaches, quinces, grapes, gooseberries and currants are : 



G. J. Geasling Hood River ; Mrs. Captain Angerstein, Portland ; Mark Levy & 

 Co., Portland ; Cyrus H. Walker, Albany ; W. J. Magoon, Portland ; H. W. Pretty- 

 man. Mount Tabor ; A. T. Webb. Portland ; B. S. Huntington, The Dalles ; Richard 

 Scott, Milwaukie ; L. M. Gilbert, Salem ; S. S. Shields, Freewater ; Fred Freudig, 

 Freewater ; :M E. Kendricks, McMinnville ; J. N. Scriber, La Grande ; H. A. 

 Lewis. Russelville; Mrs. C. M. Shields, Freewater; C. M. and G. G. Stackland, 

 Cove; H. J. Geer, Cove; J. E. Courtney, Portland; E. M. Mcintyre, Ashland; 

 F. A. Reuter, Forest Grove ; Dr. O. P. S. Plummer, Portland ; and H. A. Carson, 

 Grants Pass. 



SOIVIE NEEDS OF ORF'^ON HORTICULTURE 



By Professor C. I. Lewis 



Readers of the biennial report of the State Board of Horticulture are naturally 

 very much interested in Problems which the fruit growers must face probably 

 more than a dissertation on Oregon's opportunities in horticulture, or of what 

 we are actually accomplishing. Horticulture is an interesting study, because it 

 is always filled with prolilems. and one reason why we find so many strong men, 

 raentally, engaged in horticulture. is because the.se men find a constant Stimulus 

 to their best mental endeavor. This can ouly result in one development, namely. 

 a development along the lines of accomplishment, as a result of the powers of 

 diagnosis which must come from a constant study of a subject w^hich has severe 

 Problems to meet. In discussing some of these problems, we will consider them 

 according to the fruit, and will first discuss the apple. 



THE APPLE 



One of the biggest problems before the Oregon apple grower is what we call 

 the little apple. Even in some of our orchards from eight to fifteen years old, 

 orchards which are vigorous and strong, there is found today a very large percent- 

 age of four and a half and five tier apples. Now there is no money in growing this 

 kind of fruit. There is not now, and there will even be less in the future. The 

 western apple has won its place in the market, partly because of large size, 

 coupled with high color. freedom from blemish and süperb quality, and while 



