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commands top prices, and is in great demand in all the lead- 

 ing markets of the Eastern States and Europe, where an ever- 

 increasing consumption readily absorbs all we are able to 

 produce. 



Hood River is a splendid example of what can be accom.- 

 plished by systematic and thorough work, and it would be 

 well for other sections to emulate the work of her people, who 

 are to-day producing fruit of a quality unsurpassed anywhere, 

 and their reward is, higher prices and better net returns with 

 a greater demand for their product than can be shown els2- 

 where in the State. The several "articles" by experts in 

 their respective lines, herewith submitted, should prove inter- 

 esting and profitable reading to old fruit growers as well as 

 beginners, and shows how, from an insignificant beginning 

 not many years ago, the people of Hood River, by thrift and 

 constant application, have made their product famous the 

 world over. They are an energetic and unselfish class, being 

 ready to impart to others the knowledge by which they 

 gained their prominence. 



In a very able and most comprehensive paper. Prof. C. D. 

 Thompson describes the strawberry industry from its very 

 incipiency to its present splendid magnitude. Mr. G. R. 

 Castner, county fruit inspector for Wasco County, tells in his 

 paper how they raise the magnificent specimen of Spitzenlerg 

 and Yellow Newtown Pippin that have made Hood River 

 famous. Mr. G. D. Woodworth, who is authority on the sub- 

 ject, fully describes how an extensive cherry orchard is con- 

 ducted in Hood River, and his article should be carefully 

 read by those who contemplate going into the cherry business 

 for commercial purposes. 



What has been accomplished so successfully by Hood River 

 people can be done elsewhere with perseverance and system- 

 atic work. All soils are not adapted to apple culture, but 

 this need not be a deterrent, as cherries, peaches, apricots, 

 pears, grapes, and other small fruits can be grown very prof- 

 itably on the right kind of soil. 



The Dalles growers are displaying greater energy than ever 

 before, and much planting of young orchards is in evidence. 

 Cherries, however, seem to be much in the lead, and large 

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