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expensively, without any idea of the 

 necessity lor economy. Much money 

 was wasted. During the last two or 

 three years the whole stampede has 

 been toward selling fruit, conseciuently 

 there has been a lack of sufficient 

 attention to proper producing methods. 

 A great many growers in this last 

 stampede felt that apples would not 

 bring much money this year. Many 

 growers have slipped a cog in their 

 productive methods, which in a large 

 measure is lack of attention. The fruit 

 growers have lost more through cod- 

 ling moth damage and fungus this year 

 than they have for many years. All of 

 which is intended to indicate the fruit 

 grower should devote sufficient time to 

 producing first, clean fruit, and sec- 

 ondly, to devote a sufficient amount of 

 time to the marketing problem to pro- 

 gress in that as well. 



Apples in Local Jobbing Centers of 

 the Northwest. — There are four princi- 

 pal consuming, jobbing, and supply 

 centers in the Northwest — Seattle, Spo- 

 kane, Tacoma and Portland. It has 

 been suggested that these cities should 

 patronize to the fullest possible extent 

 the associations and growers in their 

 respective states. Such a claim is per- 

 fectly justified. The growers in Wash- 

 ington are justified in expecting the 

 fullest cooperation from the fruit deal- 

 ers of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, 

 provided of course they, the growers, 

 cooperate in return. The growers in 

 Oregon are justified in expecting that 

 Portland should favor Oregon growers, 

 provided Portland fruit dealers receive 

 proper treatment. There is no reason 

 in the world why the fruit-jobbing con- 

 cerns in each state should not give 

 hearty support to the fruit dealers in 

 their own state. Not one of the cities 

 above mentioned has consumed the 

 amount of apples that can be marketed. 

 This is an un-worked problem, but it 

 is a problem that certainly is capable 

 of solution. Our dealers in these cities 

 should be cooperated with to the fullest 

 extent by the shipping concerns, with 

 a view to creating the greatest con- 

 sumption possible in nearby markets, 

 because there is no better market for 

 the producer than the nearby market, 

 when properly handled. The editor 

 calls particular attention to this sugges- 

 tion, feeling that there is ample ability 

 in every one of the selling organiza- 

 tions to assist in working out this prob- 

 lem so that the increased consumption 

 and sale in our Northwestern cities that 

 growers are entitled to can be realized. 

 It is to be hoped that it will be done. 

 The editor believes it can be done. 



Harmony Among the Shipping Con- 

 cerns. — During a few years previous to 

 1915 a great deal of bitterness existed 

 between the different shipping organ- 

 izations, resulting in a great deal of 

 criticism, one association or shiiJiiing 

 concern blaming another for demoral- 

 izing competition. In their endeavor 

 for tonnage, unnecessary campaign 

 methods were used, which reflected, 

 more or less, in many instances unnec- 

 essarily on other shipping concerns. It 



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was with some satisfaction therefore 

 that it is to be noted so far this year 

 there is far greater harmony prevailing 

 among the shipping concerns than has 

 e.\istcd for several years in the past. 

 In fact, if there is any severe criticism 

 on the part of one concern in refer- 

 ence to another, so far it has not been 

 made public. 



shipment of box apples from the North- 

 west last year was about three times 

 what it was in previous years. Freight 

 and insurance rates are much higher 

 this year, and therefore European ship- 

 ments will probably be considerably 

 less. However, owing to the short crop 

 in the United States the export markets 

 will not be needed to the extent they 

 are during a year of heavy production. 



European Apple Shipments. — The 



European apple shipments for the week 

 ending October 23, according to Mablon 

 Terhune, freight broker and forward- 

 ing agent. New York City, were a little 

 less than half the shipments for the 

 corresponding week of hist Nctir. It 

 must be rememl)ereil, however, thai the 



The consumption of apples can be 

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