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REPORTS OF R. H. WEBER, 



Commissioner for the Fourth District. 



APRIL SESSION, 1909. 



The Dalles, Oregon, April 10, 1909. 



To the Honorahle State Board of Horticuttiire: 



The Winter of 1908-09 was the coldest experienced in this 

 section for more than 20 years, and brought fears to the hearts 

 of many fruit growers. Happily, however, the damage to the 

 crop is not nearly so extensive as at first predicted, and is 

 confined altogether to the peaches, for at this time cherries, 

 apricots, pears, plums, and prunes are in füll bloom, while 

 apples give promise of a füll crop. 



Much planting of yoimg orchards can again be recorded for 

 the Fourth District for the planting season just closing. 

 Peaches, almonds, cherries, and apricots are the leading fruits 

 planted in The Dalles district, while at Hood River and Mosier, 

 Newtown and Spitzenburg apples again form the principal 

 Portion of this season's planting. In the Dufur district much 

 planting is being done, mostly of apples and pears, and this 

 section is fast forging ahead as one of the leading fruit sections 

 of Wasco County. A strong horticultural association has been 

 organized by the Dufur growers, which is doing much to 

 stimulate planting. 



The Dalles growers, in addition to a strong horticultural 

 association, have now formed and incorporated a shippers' 

 Union with a capital of $10,000. This union embraces 90 per 

 cent of the growers, and will no doubt prove of much benefit 

 to the large fruit interests of this rapidly growing fruit section. 

 Very trulv yours, 



R. H. Weber. 

 Commissioner Fourth District. 



FINAL REPORT, 1910. 



To the Honorahle State Board of Horticulture: 



Herewith I submit my report for the term ending Septem- 

 ber 30, 1910. 



The season of 1910 will go down to posterity as the banner 

 fruit year in the history of the industry in Oregon, and 

 especially is this true of the Fourth Horticultural District. 



