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spraying early. In the fall the San Jose scales that are to winter 

 over on the trees are not nearly so well protected as they are in the 

 spring, and they can be killed with greater ease. Then, where 

 anthracnose or dead spot of the anole is prevalent it is absolutely 

 necessary to spray early to do any good. Begin to spray just as soon 

 as the leaves begin to fall. 



A notable example of effect of spraying occurred at Beaverton. 

 Mr. Anderson at that place has one large tree near his house, with 

 one limh projecting over the house so that it was not sprayed during 

 the summer. From the balance of the tree which was sprayed he 

 gathered ten boxes of apples, of which only ten were wormy. From 

 the one limb that was not sprayed, one box was picked and every 

 apple was wormy. 



FRUIT CANNERIES. 



More progress has been made in the canning industry this year 

 than in all the previous years in the history of the State put together. 

 There was a good crop of nearly all kinds of small fruits and a 

 magnificent crop of pears and cherries for the canneries to work on, 

 and prices of canned goods are very high, so every cannery was run 

 to capacity. Fair prices were paid to growers. New canneries have 

 been started at Brownsville, Newberg, Freewater, Myrtle Creek and 

 Grants Pass, and other new ones are assured at Portland, Eugene, 

 Monmouth and other places for the coming season. There is no 

 question but that the canning industry will assume large proportions 

 in the near future. There is room for one in every good-sized town 

 if only the growers round about that town will provide the fruit and 

 vegetables. Canneries can not be successfully run unless there is a 

 good supply of fruit assured. Canned apples should become one of 

 Oregon's specialties, and the market for Bartlett pears and Royal 

 Ann cherries can not be supplied. That we may derive full credit 

 cannervmen should be compelled bv law to lal^el all iheir pack as 

 Oregon fruit. 



LOGANBERRIES. 



The acreage of loganberries has increased so rapidly this year the 

 market was temporarily over-supplied. However, consumption will 

 increase rapidlv as this splendid berry becomes better known. The 

 Weber-Bussell Canning Company sav they will can all the loganberries 

 that are offered them next year! Also, I am convinced there will be 

 a splendid market for this berry in the evaporated state. The Dayton 

 Evaporating Company this year dried quite a quantity of them. 

 They dry in about the same time as Italian prunes and make about 

 one pound of dry fruit to six pounds of fresh. Samples of the dried 

 berries were sent to a number of Eastern dealers and brought very 

 favorable replies. The Eastern trade wants something of the kind 

 for pie timber; heretofore they have depended on New York evapo- 

 rated black cap raspberries, but of late blight has ruined many large 



