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ness of fruits and vegetables and other 

 food products when received at import- 

 ant central markets to be designated by 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. 



The service should stimulate proper 

 grading and packing of products in- 

 tended for shipment and also should 

 have a considerable effect in increasing 

 next year's production, as it will tend 

 to inspire confidence in the minds of 

 producers and will cause farmers to 

 send to the market certain highly per- 

 ishable commodities which are not now 

 shipped because of persistent reports of 

 arrival in bad condition. 



This work still is in a more or less 

 experimental stage, although experi- 

 ments conducted at Fort Worth, Texas, 

 in the fall of 1916 demonstrated its 

 practicability and educational value to 

 shippers. One or more inspectors will 

 be placed in the more important mar- 

 kets to handle cars regarding which 

 complaints have been received from 

 shippers or receivers. The number of 

 inspectors to be stationed in each city 

 will depend not only upon the size of 

 the market, but upon the number of 

 commodities to be covered by the ser- 

 vice. It is contemplated that certain 

 phases of this work will be conducted 

 in co-operation with the United States 

 Food Administration. 



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Exchange Gives Returns on Berries 

 Frederick W. Buff of the Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Exchange, Hood River, Oregon, 

 last week completed the closing of the 

 season's strawberry pools. Some excel- 

 lent returns were made to the growers, 

 as follows:: June 4th, $5.20; 6th, $4.03; 

 7th, $3.50; 8th, $3.84; 9th, $3.60; 10th, 

 $3.80; 11th, $3.49; 12th, $3.52; 13th, 

 $3.52; 14th, $3.60; 15th, $3.56; 16th, 

 $3.56; 17th, $3.44; 18th, $3.31; 19th, 

 $3.33; 20th, $3.06; 21st, $2.82; 22nd, 

 $2.76; 23rd, $2.90; 24th, $2.84; 25th, 

 $1.99; 26th, $2.50; 27th, $1.66; 28th, 

 $2.14; 29th, $2.10; 30th, $2.08. July 1st, 

 $1.90; 2nd, $1.90; 3rd, $1.84; 4th, $1.80; 

 5th, $1.85; 6th, $1.93; 7th, $2.01; 8th, 

 $1.99; 9th, $2.02; 10th, $1.91; 11th, $2.03; 

 12th, $2.10; 13th, $2.04; 14th, $2.09; 16th, 

 $2.05; 17th, $1.99; 18th, $2.08; 19th, $2.35. 

 Apple Growers' Association, Hood 

 River, Oregon, prices on strawberries 

 for 1917: June 1 and 2, $4.80; 3 and 4, 

 $3.33; 5 to 11, $3.45; 12 to 15, $3.51; 16, 

 $3.64; 17 to 19, $3.30; 20, $3.18; 21 to 24, 

 $2.80; 25 and 26, $2.63; 27 to 30, $2.09. 

 July 1 to 6, $1.81; 7 to 11, $1.87; 12 to 18, 

 $2.02; 19 to 27, $2.25. Both dates given 

 with each price are inclusive. 



Food Conservation. 

 Mr. G. Harold Powell, manager of the 

 Citrus Fruit Growers' Association, Los 

 Angeles, probably the highest paid man- 

 ager of any fruit association in the 

 United States, has been given a leave of 

 absence so that he could go to Washing- 

 ton to assist Mr. Hoover in the food 

 conservation campaign. No better man 

 could have been sent for this purpose, 

 for the reason that Mr. Powell is famil- 

 iar and has been interested in the fruit 

 industry from boyhood and understands 

 the business as thoroughly as any man 

 in the United States. 



The Portland 



Picking 



Bag 



The Safe Way for Fruit 



PRICES 



Single bag $1.75 



Lots of three bags . 5.00 

 Lots of dozen bags 18.50 



By insuring both a safe and speedy method of handling fruit, this 

 bag has no equal. Its large opening at the top relieves any hesita- 

 tion as to where fruit should be placed. 



The all-canvass sides and bottom prevent bruising. 

 Its large capacity saves frequent emptying. 

 It is carried by shoulder straps.leaving both hands free for picking. 

 Its emptying arrangement is so simple and efficient that a dis- 

 tinct saving in time and freedom from fruit injury is made. 



Its price is so moderate that they should be found in every orchard. 



The Hardie Mfg. Co. 



49 North Front Street PORTLAND, OREGON 



CALIFORNIA 



ATTRACTIONS 



SAN FRANCISCO 

 DEL MONTE 

 MONTEREY 

 PASO ROBLES 

 SANTA BARBARA 

 LOS ANGELES 



Very attractive at this season of the year. Automobiling, golf, tennis 

 and all out of door sports. 



RniinH Trin TirLotc Now on sa,e to Southern California points 



nuuuu 1 rip 1 iineib will enable you t0 visit these places F 



Ask your local agent for information. 



John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, 

 Portland, Oregon 



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