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BETTER FRUIT 



December 



Only a Car 

 of Apples 



(Continued from November issue.) 



(By C. C. P.) 



"Foiled!!!" 



A sickeuiDg shudder shook 

 the luiddled frame of B. S., 

 the Proud Produce Pirate, as, 

 in a hoarse whisper he ut- 

 tered this single word from 

 between his ashen lips — 

 "Foiled." He had just re- 

 ceived the following tele- 

 gram: 



"Have your bank wire 

 my bank to pay my draft, 

 Bill of Lading attached, 

 for one car apples at 

 Dollar Box, or ring off. 

 (Signed) Euggles, of 

 Eed Gap." 



B. S., the Proud Produce 

 Pirate, was utterly dejected. 

 Listlessly he lit a cigarette 

 as he gloomily hissed — 



"That sage-brush rab- 

 bit, Ruggles, must have 

 the Blue Book! O, very 

 well, I guess I am done." 



Gradually as he smoked 

 his courage returned. B. tS. 

 was thinking — thinking rap- 

 idly. "Am 1 done? No— I 

 have it — ah, yes — 'can' the 

 B. S. 'con'— I am a DISTRI- 

 BUTOE ! Better— 1 am TH E 

 CONTINENTAL MAEKBT 

 DISTEIBUTOES BU- 

 EEAU." And B. S. lit an- 

 other cigarette. 



This thrilling narrative will be 



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P.S — Xoiv in the lime to .si/isfrifcc for the 

 BLUE HOOK SEliriCE'. 



Low Grade or Cull Apples. — The re- 

 Uiriis on cjiiioiKls of jipplcs up to thitc 

 on slock helow the three estahlished 

 grades, — I-^xtra Fancy, Fancy and C 

 grade, — have been so low that fre- 

 quently they have not paid the cost of 

 freii^ht, rrealing a loss which the 

 grower nuisl sland. In addition to this, 

 the loss has been increased by culls 

 preventing the sale of the established 

 grades at prolitable prices. Until this 

 stud is cleaned up, activity in the better 

 grades probably will not be as active as 

 the moderate crop justifies. As stated 

 previously in an editorial in the No- 

 vember edition, it seemed regrctable 

 that such fruit was being marketed. It 

 now seems evident from the loss, as re- 

 ported on cars shipped, that it was a 

 mistake to have shipped any of this 

 low-grade fruit. 



H. S. Jackson, for many years path- 

 ologist at the Fxperiment Station of the 

 Oregon Agricultural College, through 

 elTicicnt work and accomplishments, 

 achieved a reputation extending far 

 beyond the confines of the state in 

 which he was working, which is evi- 

 denced by the fact that he was offered 

 a position with Purdue University, In- 

 diana, which, to our regret, was so 

 attractive that Professor .lackson felt 

 compelled 1o accept it. The good 

 wishes of the fruitgrowers of Oregon 

 and the Northwest in general who have 

 the pleasure of knowing Professor 

 .Jackson are universal for his success 

 and prosperity. 



Every extra ten cents per box ob- 

 tained on apples means .*1.000,0()0 more 

 money to the Northwest. The responsi- 

 bility of the future success of the apple 

 industry does not depend entirely upon 

 any one section, upon any set of indi- 

 viduals or even upon the growers 

 themselves. This responsibility rests 

 on all of us, — every one who is con- 

 nected with the fruit business either 

 directly as a grower or seller, every 

 one who is connected indirectly, every 

 banker in the Northwest and every 

 business man in the Northwest. 



1914 and 1915 have given the growers 

 some experience and knowledge that 

 they never before have possessed 

 which should be of inestimable value in 

 evolving a campaign for 1916 that will 

 mean profitable returns to the orchard 

 industry. Never before in the history 

 of the apple industry of the Northwest 

 have growers, selling organizations, 

 bankers and business men given the 

 fruit industry as s rious thought and 

 consideration as they have during the 

 past two years. 



We have received no data regarding 

 the short course of the Washington 

 .State College. Full information can be 

 received by those desiring the same by 

 writing the Washington State (college, 

 Pullman, Washington. 



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