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dred Bing, seventy-five Lambert, sixty Governor Wood, fifty May Duke, and 

 one jhundred Early Richmond ; for some years the Royal Ann and Black 

 Republican brougfht fifty cents to seventy cents pei- pound, in ten-pound 

 boxes, for shipment east. This was fairly remunerative, but of late, for 

 some reason, the Royal Ann has not carried well in the long haul ; is easily 

 bruised, turns black on the facing, and altogether is an unattractive and 

 unsalable fruit in the eastern markets. We have discontinued shipment. 

 Canneries have come to the rescue and now contract our fruit at three and 

 one-half cents loose, boxes returned. This, also, will be fairly remunerative. 

 Large dark cherries ship well, sell well, and probably will remain profitable. 

 The World's Fair of 18iK{ revealed the fact that we yrow the largest, showiest. 

 and perhaps the finest cherry in the world. Somehow, we ought to do well 

 with our dark cherries. Sixty Governor Wood, and fifty May Dukes, after 

 ten years experience, were worked over into Royal Anns with the same suc- 

 cess in the grafting as with the i)lum. Today only an expert would notice 

 the graft or any change in the growth. 



The object of this paper is to say, •" Don't dig up old trees because the 

 fruit does not suit you. graft into sorts that will suit you." Spraying, and 

 deep cultivation, will rejuvenate old trees and bring them into vigorous, 

 bearing long before you could realize from selling young trees, and at much 

 less expense. 



THE OREGON PBUNE. 



By Prof. Ci. W. Shaw. 



In Bulletin Xo. 4") of this station appeared an article entitled "'The Com- 

 position of Oregon Prunes." Since the ijublication of that article numerous 

 analyses of both fresh and cured fruit have been made for various purposes. 

 The present bulletin collects and discusses the results of these analyses. It 

 is a continuation of the work there reported and in some measure the former 

 results are here included in order to bring the comparisons to date. A com- 

 prehensive review is here given of the proximate composition of Oregon 

 prunes which is of value both from a scientific and a practical standpoint : 



First, in giving the composition of different varieties, thus furnishing a 

 point of departure for development along certain desired lines. 



Second, in contributing to our knowledge of the average composition of 

 the fruit, thus giving a basis of comparison in the study of food values; the 

 physical data (proportion of pits to flesh, etc.). showing the relation of waste 

 to actual food material ; the chemical data a basis for comparing the nu- 

 trients of the prune with those of other fruits. 



The work here presented is too meagre for rigid comparison, but it is suffi- 

 cient to give a close approximation to the character of this fruit. Questions 



