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WE'LL MEET YOU 

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Cowgirls,cowboys,Indians,bronchos,ponies, 

 "wild horses and wild cattle and wild men— all 

 will be there— to play and to thrill with their 

 feats of skill and daring. You who know the 

 Round'iip we expect to see ; you who do not 

 have our most cordial invitation. 

 Remember where and when 



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WM. McMURRAY 



General Passenger Agent 



PORTLAND 



Missouri: Indications in July that the 

 crop in the Ozarks would be heavy. 

 Peach crop anticipated about 50 per 

 cent of normal. 



Arkansas: Early reports indicate in- 

 crease over last year. 



Colorado: In July Palisade, Clifton, 

 Fruita, Grand Junction estimated 2,800 

 cars of apples, GOO cars pears, 900 cars 

 Elberta peaches, being an increase in 

 pears and peaches. Apples show an in- 

 crease, estimated at about 1,000 cars 



over last year. Jonathan shipments ex- 

 pected about September 15. Delta 

 County expects about 800 cars of 

 peaches, 1,500 cars of apples; Montrose 

 County 500 cars of apples. These esti- 

 mates on apples amount to 4,300 cars, 

 which is above what is generally con- 

 ceded to the state, which is conserva- 

 tively placed at 3,500 cars. 



Utah: Probably a normal yield; last 

 year almost an entire failure. 



Idaho: Various estimates at from 

 1,500 to 2,500 cars of apples, against 

 almost an entire failure last year. 



California: Estimated around 5,000 

 cars; Pajaro Valley will ship possibly 

 4,000 cars or better. 



Texas: 450 cars apples, 300 cars of 

 pears, 1,500 cars peaches, being a nor- 

 mal yield for apples and pears, but only 

 about 25 per cent of a peach crop. 

 Peaches are light on account of late 

 frosts. 



Montana: Probably about 500 cars of 

 apples, principally in the Bitter Root 

 Valley. 



Oregon: Hood River 1,200 to 1,500 

 cars of apples; the balance of the state 

 about 1,000 cars, possibly more. 



Washington: Apple conditions vary 

 a little from early reports. Conserva- 

 tive estimate for Yakima district, 7,000 

 cars, possibly more; Wenatchee esti- 

 mated about 8,000 cars, possibly more; 

 Walla Walla about 500 cars; other dis- 

 tricts 300, making a total of 15,800 cars 

 for the state. July estimates for Yaki- 

 ma were: 971 cars pears, 1,595 cars 

 peaches, 187 cars plums; Walla 238 cars 

 pears, 205 cars peaches, 305 cars plums. 



The apple crop of the Pacific North- 

 west sizes up about as follows: Wash- 

 ington, 15,800 cars; Oregon, 2,500 cars; 

 Idaho, 1,500 cars; Montana, 500 cars; 

 making a total of 20,300 cars. Of course 

 it must be borne in mind these figures 

 are only approximate estimates. Early 

 estimates are frequently high, because 

 when the final packing is done the cull- 

 ing is frequently more extensive than 

 anticipated. A safe estimate at present 

 would be from 18,000 to 20,000 cars of 

 apples. 



Economy in Land Clearing 



This is no time to use many men in 

 land-clearing operations. Men are 

 needed too badly in other important 

 work for which there is no substitute 

 for hand work, while the prevailing 

 high rate of wages makes burning of 

 stumps prohibitive even in spite of the 

 high returns from crops. It is lucky 

 that every farmer with idle land can 

 turn so easily to the blasting method of 

 taking out his stumps, for the liberal 

 use of powder will enable him to ac- 

 complish with little labor what would 

 be almost out of the question by any 

 other means. 



Bui there is blasting and blasting, 

 and it is important that the right ex- 

 plosives be secured, or even this method 

 may be more expensive than it should. 

 All powders on the market (there are 

 dozens of different kinds and grades) 

 have certain uses for which they are 

 particularly suited by their nature. 

 Each one has been designed for break- 

 ing up some certain material in a cer- 



