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Government Statistics of the North- 

 western Crop. — The following table 

 gives the government estimate of Au- 

 gust 1st of the total crop in bushels and 

 the estimate of the commercial crop. 

 By that is meant the crop that is packed 

 and shipped in barrels or boxes. Con- 

 verted into carloads, standard, 600 

 boxes to a car, gives Montana 695 cars, 

 Colorado 3,350 cars, New Mexico 645 

 cars, Utah 705 cars, Idaho 1,190 cars, 

 Washington 9,925 cars, Oregon 1,940 

 cars, California 5,980 cars, making a 

 total estimate of the above box-apple 

 states of 24,430 cars: 



INDICATED YIELD— GOVERNMENT 



REPORTS 



Thousands (000) omitted. 



August 1, 1917 



Corn- 

 Total mercial 

 Bushels Barrels 



Montana 925 



Colorado 4,013 



New Mexico . . 648 



Arizona 129 



Utah 846 



Nevada 216 



Idaho 2,025 



Washington . . 8,505 



Oregon 3,329 



California . . . 5,515 



139 

 670 

 129 

 16 

 141 

 2 

 238 



1,985 

 388 



1,196 



Final 1916 

 Coin- 

 Total mercial 

 Bushels Barrels 



768 

 2,205 



357 



138 

 99 

 48 



441 

 9,675 

 3,855 

 5,754 



102 



367 



59 



17 



3 



15 



1,935 



514 



1,247 



Total 26,151 4,904 23,340 4,259 



This is somewhat at variance with 

 the estimates of those who have investi- 

 gated and are fairly well posted. Wash- 

 ington is credited, on July 1st, with 

 16,955 cars, Oregon 2,500 cars, Idaho 

 2,000 cars, Montana 500 cars, making an 

 estimate for the four Northwestern 

 States — Washington, Idaho, Oregon and 

 Montana — of 21,955 cars. A more con- 

 servative estimate is given in the Au- 

 gust edition of Better Fruit, and con- 

 ditions have not changed much in that 

 time, staling the Northwest would prob- 

 ably have somewhere in the neighbor- 

 hood of 18,000 cars. However, it must 

 be admitted that many things may 

 happen, from pests or disease, to reduce 

 this quantity of first-class commercial 

 shipping apples between now and har- 

 vest time. 



The International Apple Shippers' 

 Association met in New York City 

 August 15-16-17. A few Northwestern 

 managers present showed much inter- 

 est in the proceedings and the good 

 work accomplished. One of the im- 

 portant matters before the convention 

 is an educational campaign by the mem- 

 bers of the International Apple Ship- 

 pers' Association to increase the popu- 

 larity and consumption of apples. 

 Plans for the campaign were worked 

 out quite thoroughly at the convention, 

 which will co-operate with Mr. Herbert 

 Hoover, the government food adminis- 

 trator, and good results, a greater con- 

 sumption of apples and a better demand 

 is hoped for and expected. 



The Oregon State Fair will be held 

 at Salem, September 24 to 29, inclusive. 

 Horticulture is one of the main indus- 

 tries of the state, consequently fruit 

 growers should endeavor to make this 

 department a success to the fullest pos- 

 sible extent with exhibits — the best 

 they can show in fresh fruits, also 

 canned and evaporated. Fruit growers 

 should attend this fair for its educa- 

 tional value; to meet with the neigh- 



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