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Apple Prices. — There is an immense 

 range in the price lists being sent to 

 the trade by the different organiza- 

 tions on some varieties of apples. For 

 instance, Spitzenburgs, extra fancy, 

 are being quoted at $1.65, $1.75, $1.85, 

 $1.90, some have been sold as low as 

 $1.50. There is also a wide range in 

 the difference in the price of fancy 

 compared to extra fancy — for instance, 

 one concern (motes $1.75 for extra 

 fancy Spitzenburgs, fancy at $1.65. 

 Another concern quotes extra fancy 

 $1.75, and quote fancy $1.50. One 

 makes a difference of 10c between 

 extra fancy and fancy. Another 25c. 

 It would seem their idea ought to be 

 nearer together on fancy as both agree 

 on extra fancy. It was suggested last 

 year that the sales managers connected 

 with the Fruit Growers' Agency meet 

 in conference and get each others' 

 ideas of values. Of course, it is un- 

 derstood they could not arbitrarily fix 

 a price on account of the Anti-Trust 

 laws, but it would seem they ought to 

 become better informed and have a 

 clearer idea of the value than is in- 

 dicated by the great difference in 

 prices being quoted, which range, for 

 instance, on Spitzenburgs as already 

 stated, for the following scale, $1.50, 

 $1.65, $1.75, $1.80 and $1.90. 



Values of Apples. — The prices of ap- 

 ples this year are considerably higher 

 than in 1916, apparently due princi- 

 pally to the difference in quantity this 

 year as compared with last year. One 

 point worthy of consideration with 

 every fruit grower and every sales 

 manager, and in fact every buyer as 

 well, is that nearly every other com- 

 modity has increased in price. All im- 

 plements, tools and supplies cost the 

 fruit grower a great deal more this 

 year than last. All spray material, fer- 

 tilizer and other materials have also 

 increased in price. Wages have gone 

 up — boxes have advanced, last year 

 boxes cost 10% cents and this year 

 18 to 20 cents. This year growers es- 

 timate the increased cost of apples 

 anywhere from 25 to 40 cents per box, 

 consequently fruit growers must get a 

 much higher price this year for their 

 apple crop to pay the cost of produc- 

 tion and anything like a fair profit. 



Harvesting. — When the Editor was 

 in Washington, I). C, a few years ago, 

 he had the pleasure of being shown the 

 hand colored paintings of apples that 

 hail been placed on cold storage, show- 

 ing the effect on the keep of picking 

 at the proper time. In a word, all 

 apples that are picked too early or too 

 late either scald or show off-condition 

 in a comparatively short lime after 

 (•dining mil of cold storage. Experi- 

 ments carried on in the Northwest, of 

 which the Editor has seen many, all 

 conclusively prove the same thing. The 

 Editor of Better Fruit picked some 

 Spitzenburgs in 1915 when the red had 

 become a bright color and the basic 

 color, whitish, not yellow, packed 

 them promptly and placed them on 

 cold storage, keeping them a year and 



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Shortage of Supplies and Equipment. 

 — The shortage of raw materials in all 

 lines and increasing prices, undoubt- 

 edly will continue during the war and 

 may continue for some time after- 

 wards, making it important for every 

 fruit grower to buy all articles he is 

 going to need for the coming season 

 at the earliest opportunity. If he does 

 not, it is pretty certain they will be 

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NORTHWEST FAIR DATES 



ORKGON COUNTY AND LOCAL FAIRS 



Washington County — Forest Grove, October 

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Lane County — Eugene, October 3 to 5. 

 Interstate Fair — Prinevillc, October 3 to 6. 

 Local Fair — Albany, October 12 to 14. 



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Klickitat County— Goldendale, October 9 to 13. 



IDAHO COUNTY FAIRS 



Minidoka County — Rupert, October 2 to i'>. 

 Washington County — Cambridge, October 3 

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