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prove a success in this country, but I should dislike very 

 much to see a boom, such as we had a few years ago with 

 the prune. With the greatest care in choice of land and 

 trees, there are certain to be many unsuccessful plantings, 

 and a boom would result in indiscriminate planting, with con- 

 sequent loss and dissatisfaction. Persons intending to plant 

 nut trees of any kind should investigate carefully before 

 planting, for mistakes will be hard to remedy later. 



Planting of pear, apple and cherry trees continues steadily. 

 It seems to me likely that the local supply of small fruits this 

 season will be somewhat short of the demand, and prices 

 should certainly rule firm. 



The Lewis & Clark Fair this year offers a great opportun- 

 ity for Oregon fruit growers to advertise, and we must make 

 an earnest, united effort to show our fruits of all kinds, and 

 also to give all interested visitors accurate, reliable informa- 

 tion. Taken as a whole, the prospects are that 1905 will be a 

 banner year. 



Portland, Oregon, October 9, 1905. 



To the President and Members of the State Board of Horti- 

 culture : 



Since our last meeting in April, my time has been largely 

 taken up by my duties as superintendent of horticulture for 

 the Lewis and Clark Exposition; having served in that capa- 

 city from May 15 to September 15. 



The fruit crop in my district is not very heavy this year. 

 The apple crop being the lightest in years. The cause seems 

 to have been the extremely dry summer of last year; the 

 trees at that time bearing a full crop, and could not appar- 

 ently get moisture enough to set strong fruit buds at the 

 same time. 



The prune has yielded about two-thirds of a norm.al crop 

 this year; quality is very good and prices are better than for 

 several years. Prune growers are encouraged and consider- 

 able planting will be done this coming season. 



The cherry crop was fair in quantity and most excellent in 

 quality; probably the finest the State has ever produced. Of 



