REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 133 



TOTAL ACREAGE IN FRUITS. 



The total acreage of fruits in Oregon gathered from vari- 

 ous sources, is as follows : 



ft Acres. 



, . es 16,500 



Pears 2.100 



Prunes 27,000 



Cherries 1,200 



Peaches 1,800 



Mixed 4,700 



Total _ 53,300 



It will thus be seen that the commissioners have been able 

 to visit and inspect about one-half of the orchards in two 

 years, hence it has been suggested to reduce the districts and 

 add two more commissioners, so justice may be done to all 

 parts of the state. 



QUARANTINE OFFICER. 



As quarantine officer of the Port of Portland, I inspected 

 the fruits arriving and offered for sale in tliis city, and am 

 pleased to state that, with few exceptions, the fruits were very 

 clean and acceptable. The notices mailed early in the season, 

 to dealers and growers alike, stating that no infected or dis- 

 eased fruits w^ould be permitted sold, had had a beneficial 

 effect . 



I also inspected the nursery stock arriving from without the 

 state, and was compelled to destroy several shipments. The 

 rigid examinations and quarantine of tree shipments has a 

 tendency to check the sending of fruit and ornamental trees, 

 notably from the east, less than ten per cent, arriving now, as 

 compared with former years. 



In conclusion, I beg to add that the several thousand letters 

 received by me have all had careful attention and courteous 

 replies, many arriving from without the state, and from in- 

 tending settlers, asking about horticulture in Oregon. To 

 these inquirers there was also mailed a copy of our fifth bi- 

 ennial report. The edition of five thousand copies of this 

 report is about exhausted, and judging from the demand for 

 it, and the many favorable press notices, this report has done 

 good missionary work. 



In compliance with the law, I have attended all horticul- 

 tural meetings and read papers on pertinent topics wherever 

 invited. 



It may be well to add that the fruit industry has received a 

 great stimulus in the last few years — the educational work 



