106 REPORT OF STATE BOARD OP HORTICULTURE. 



To Dealers in Fruit — 



Dear Sir : We beg to hand you appended a copy of the law governing- 

 the sale or shipment of diseased fruits. This law will be strictly enforced, 

 and no diseased or infested fruits will be allowed sold in this market. We- 

 hope you will govern yourself accordingly. 



Copies of this letter were mailed to the retail dealers in all 

 the cities of this state, with most gratifying results. I have 

 personally inspected the wholesale districts of Portland daily^ 

 and as many of the grocery and fruit stores as I could ; but 

 very few dealers had to be reminded of the law, and, in con- 

 sequence, the fruit offered for sale was exceptionally free 

 from disease and worms, so much so, that it created consid- 

 erable comment on the part of the consumers. 



FRUIT CROP OF OREGON. 



Continuing the work outlined by this board a year ago, our 

 commissioners have again made an estimate of the present 

 fruit crop throughout Oregon, based on personal examination 

 of the orchards, as well as upon many replies to inquiries 

 sent froiii this office early this month. 



The work done by the board along this line a year ago has 

 been much appreciated and proved very beneficial to our 

 growers, as it drew the attention of dealers and eastern ship- 

 pers to the various sections having a surplus for export, which 

 otherwise would not have done so. This is evidenced by the 

 number of letters reaching this office making inquiry as to 

 the probable available quantity of the various fruits for east- 

 ern markets this year. 



For the benefit of our own growers and exporters I have 

 written to all the consuls in the fruit-consuming districts of 

 the world, as to the condition and prospects of the fruit yield, 

 and as soon as the replies are received, will tabulate them for 

 publication. A similar report from all the fruitgrowing sec- 

 tions of the United States is now being compiled, and will be 

 published later. 



ESTIMATED FRUIT YIELD. 



Morrow, Wasco, Gilliam, Crook, Wheeler, Grant, and Sher- 

 man counties : 



Per cent. 

 Apples ^ 



Pears 75 



Fellenberg (Italian) prunes 80 



French prunes 90 



Cherries 70 



Peaches 7n. 



