Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



overcome. My visit to Klamath was solely to get a better 

 understanding of the possibilities of that section for fruit 

 culture. In company with Mr. Elmer Applegate, to whom I 

 am greatly indebted, I visited the sm.all orchards in the 

 vicinity of Klamath Falls; found many of the older trees to 

 be seedlings and, owing to an early frost, but little fruit on 

 the trees. In the vicinity of Merrill I was assured that 

 splendid crops of apples had been grown. Ine elevation of 

 the section being over 4,000 feet, I doubt if it will ever be- 

 come noted for its commercial orchards. It is certain, how- 

 ever, that many orchards will be found in sheltered locations, 

 producing not only fine apples but pears, and even peaches in 

 more favored localities. In these high elevations summer 

 apples become fall apples and fall varieties keep well into 

 winter. I would suggest the following varieties as being 

 well adapted for the great plateau of Southeastern Oregon, 

 viz : Wealthy, Gravenstein, King of Tompkins, Fameuse or 

 Snow, Northern Spy, Rome Beauty, etc. With the exception 

 of the last named, these varieties are all of high quality, and 

 the last, on account of fine color, finds acceptance in Eastern 

 markets. At Klamath Falls I met well informed gentlemen 

 from Lake and Harney counties and derived much informa- 

 tion as to the capability of these counties for fruit growing. 

 Lakeview has advanced to considerable importance in fruit 

 growing, and at Summer Lake conditions are favorable. 

 There is no county in the State that will not supply, eventu- 

 ally, its home consumption of the more hardy fruits. 



The importance of this great country of Klamath, Lake, 

 and Harney counties is neither appreciated nor understood. 

 Three California railroads, as I have previously stated, are 

 hastening to secure its trade for San Francisco, but the to- 

 pography of the country indicates that the line of least re- 

 sistance for its products would be north and east of the Cas- 

 cade mountains to the Columbia, and then down that river to 

 Portland and the sea; and it is only by the construction of 

 such a transportation line that our State will be able to 

 control the comimerce of her own territory. 



The future seems full of promise to our horticulturists. 

 The advent of new lines of railways will greatly facilitate the 



