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10 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



OCTOBER MEETING, 1907 



GrASTON, Oregon, September 30. 190' 

 To the Honorable State Board of Horticulture: 



This has been a prosperous and successful year for the fruit 

 growers in nearly all lines. Although yields in some varieties have 

 been light, never before in the history of the industry have prices 

 ruled so high on such large quantities of fruit. 



When the report of the Hood Eiver Apple Growers' Union's apples 

 was made public, it seemed the highest possible mark for prices had 

 been reached. A price of $2.75 for Newtowns and $3.27^ for 

 fanciest Spitzenburghs seemed almost beyond belief, but when there 

 is added to this the report of sales of Bartlett pears from Eogue Eiver 

 in New York and Boston at $4.80 and $5 per box, and of one carload 

 of Cornice pears from Medford selling in New York for $4,622.80, or 

 an average of $3.99-J- per half box. and of a car of Cornice pears shipped 

 from Salem selling at $3.70 per half box, it is hard to realize. Think 

 of it ; pears selling at 10 cents per pear wholesale. 



The following figures are submitted as a safe and conservative 

 estimate of the amount and value of this year's fruit crop for the 

 state. The figures are compiled from the reports sent in by the 

 county inspectors and others in a position to judge and have been 

 checked up by comparison with former yields, as well as by personal 

 observation of the growing crop in nearly all parts of the state, and 

 are believed to be approximately correct : 



VALUE OF 1907 FRUIT CROP. 



Apples, boxes, 1,082,200 ?1, 423, 800 



Dried prunes, pounds, 25,450,000 1,208,875 



Prunes and plums shipped green or sold fresh to canners 



and others, tons, 4185 90,650 



Pears, boxes, 247,760 286,600 



Peaches, boxes, 445,870 248,260 



Cherries, pounds, 5,459,000 230,500 



Apricots, boxes, 9500 7,500 



Strawberries, pounds, 6,980,000 407,500 



Blackberries, pounds, 2.150,000 79,500 



Raspberries, pounds, 1,450,000 74,500 



Loganberries, pounds, 1,140,000 33,500 



Currants, pounds, 370,000 21,000 



Gooseberries, pounds, 375.000 12,500 



Grapes, pounds, 3,945,000 124,500 



Other fruits 26,000 



Total value $4,275,185 



The estimated value of the crop ot dried prunes after being packed 

 ready for shipment is $1,590,625. 



It will be seen that the total value is far in excess of that of any 

 previous year. The figures included in making up the total are not 

 dealers' prices, but the amounts paid to growers, and show a very 

 satisfactory increase of 53 per cent over the value of the crop of 1906. 



The heavy plantings of the past few years are commencing to bear 

 and the increase in the value of the crop will be very rapid in the 

 near future. 



