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endeavored to do my best with the means at my disposal, and 

 I feel it is my duty as a public officer to account to you for tlie 

 time and money expended in my district in the interest of hor- 

 ticulture. 



The fifth district includes the counties of Umatilla, Union, 

 Baker, Wallowa, Malheur, Grant, and Harney, all of which I 

 have visited with the exception of Harney County. I have 

 traveled between 4,500 and 5,000 miles in performance of the 

 duties of my office, have visited more than 450 orchards, have 

 distributed about 150 reports, and given spray bulletins freely 

 wherever I have felt there was any chance of their doing good 

 or falling into the hands of any one who would make use of 

 them. Everywhere the reports and bulletins have been most 

 kindly received and eagerly sought for by many, if I may judge 

 by the letters which have been received requesting them. I 

 have received about 200 letters, to all of which I have given 

 my personal attention. 



On account of the size of my district I am not able to obtain 

 statistics with the same accuracy and promptness as one who 

 has a small and more accessible territory. There are about 

 3,700 acres of commercial orchards, which, of course, does 

 not include the trees surrounding nearly every dwelling house 

 in many parts of my district. I have made a careful estimate 

 and believe I have been fair and just. Fully three fourths of 

 the fruit grown for profit in my district is apples. The crop 

 is unusually good in quality and quantity. Approximately, 

 I would place the crop of apples at 250,000 boxes at 60 cents 

 per box, $150,000 ; fresh prunes, 20,000 boxes at 40 cents per 

 box, $10,000; dried prunes, $10,000; pears, 15,000 boxes at 

 50 cents per box, $7,500 ; peaches, 30,000 boxes at 25 cents per 

 box, $7,500 ; strawberries, 18,000 crates at $1.50 per crate, 

 $27,000 ; cherries, 24,000 cases at 75 cents per case, $18,000 ; 

 grapes, blackberries, raspberries, etc., $20,000. Making the 

 total of $250,000. 



I have confined myself to the commercial standpoint of the 

 fruit question. If we count the fruit used for home consump- 

 tion, that used for canning, drying, and preserving, that made 

 into cider and vinegar, and the refuse fed to hogs and stock 

 another $50,000 might be added, making a total valuation of 

 $300,000. 



There is a wonderful activity in some parts of my district 

 in the sale and development of fruit lands, notably in Grande 

 Ronde and the irrigated portions of Malheur County. In the 



