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for move than the Oregon prune. I think it is because the California people have 

 been pushing their prunes good and hard and have them well established 

 in the East. The people there linow what the California prune is, but do not 

 know what the Oregon prune is. I think the Association could spend a few 

 thousand dollars very advantageously by establishing a central office in Chicago, 

 or some other city, where they could distribute in smaller quantities than they 

 now do, advertise extensively and follow it up carefully and systematically. 

 just the same as some of the large manufacturers of food products do. I 

 think with something of that sort to push it forward, the industry would grow 

 and be one of the best we have, but until something of that kind is done, we 

 have to take the small end of it, and sell prunes when we can, and for what 

 we can. I thank you for your attention. 



HORTICULTURE IN OREGON. 



By Henht E. Dosch. 



"The law of nature is that a certain quantity of work is necessary to produce 

 a certain quantity of good of any kind, whaitever. If you want knowledge, yon 

 must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it, and if pleasure, you must toil 

 for it." — RusKiN. 



Oregon, the State of plenty, and which has long since earned the sobriquet 

 as the "Land of Red Apples." is nothing if not an horticultural State. All 

 fruits, including the tender olive, do exceedingly well here. In Oregon the 

 planter can not only find the localities best suited to the different varieties of 

 fruits, but in addition, has his choice as to climate. He may select Eastern 

 Oregon, with its extreme seasons ; Southern Oregon tempts him with its en- 

 chanting valleys, clear skies and balmy air. Then there is the Willamette Val- 

 ley, of two hundred miles or more in length, with its equable climate through- 

 out the year ; or if fond of sea breezes, the various valleys along our sea coast 

 line. Oregon, therefore, oilers an inviting field for the orchardist. 



The first thought that enters one's mind is, "What is horticulture?" If we 

 look into Webster's Dictionary, we find "the art of cultivating gardens and 

 orchards," and a horticulturist is "one who is skilled in the art of cultivating 

 gardens and orchards." If we look into the Encyclopaedia Brittanica we find 

 "horticulture embraces the art and science of the cultivation of flowers, fruit. 

 and vegetables." Please note the emphasis placed on the words "art and 

 science." the subject being treated from a scientific and practical standpoint. 

 But does it not mean more? When the Creator of this universe laid out the 

 Oarden of Eden and planted trees for ornament, as well as fruit, he placed 

 therein the first couple and intended them to be horticulturists : they were 

 happy as long as they remained in their country home. But in an evil hour, 

 they left it, and ever since man has striven to place those who were given him 

 to love and care for in a similar Garden of Eden. Perhaps nowhere on earth 

 do they come so near to it as here in Oregon. 



The arid lands of the vast Inland Empire, located east of the Cascade 

 range of mountains, and especially along the canons and flat areas of the Snake 

 River, which were heretofore considered only fit to grow sagebrush and grease- 

 wood, and the home of the jackrabbit and toad, has proven wonderfully fertile 

 under irrigation and under the management of progressive, up-to-date farmers 

 and fruitgrowers. Canals have been dug varying in length from twelve to 



