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WORKS AND LABORATORY. HOBOKEN, N. J. 



Growers' Union; Conrad Rose of Wena tehee, 

 the Wenalchee Produt-e Company; H. M. Gil- 

 bert, the Richey-Gilbert Company; Fred 

 Eberle, the Horticultural Union, and Clyde 

 MeKee the Thompson Fruit Company. The 

 government oflicials are C E. Bassett, W. H. 

 Kerr, C. \V. Moomaw and J. C. Gilbert, all 

 from Washington, 1). C., and representing the 

 ofTiee of Markets and Rural Organization. The 

 apple growers of the Northwest were repre- 

 sented at the meeting by W. H. Paulhamus, 

 chairman of the board of trustees of the 

 Growers' Council, and Gordon C. Corbalay of 

 Spokane. 



past, who again desires to call attention to the 

 fact that in Spokane a few years ago the crop 

 for 1915 was estimated by one of the railway 

 officials at 50,000 cars for the Northwest, 

 whereas the 191') crop when harvested was 

 approximately 10,000 cars, maybe less. 



Big Eslimates, — -In these days of big esti- 

 mates and scares over the immense big apple 

 crop that the Northwest may have in 1910. 

 it is interesting to note the ol)servations of 

 the Daily World, published in Wenatchee, 

 w hich appear in an Eastern trade paper, 

 briefly as follows: "When everybody in 

 Wenatchee district was mad five or six years 

 ago. Wenatchee was credited for the year 1915 

 with 12,000 ears of apples. The actual pro- 

 duction for 1915 was 4.000 cars." The World 

 calls attention to the fact that estimators over- 

 looked the fact in calculating that there are 

 many adverse conditions that interfere with 

 the tonnage calculations on paper, mentioning 

 a few like blight, worms, lack of water, winter 

 kill and various other pests, and wisely com- 

 ments in conclusion that the stories of enor- 

 mous production always hurt the market. 

 While it is a good thing to have the market- 

 ing agencies organized so they can take care 

 of the maxinumi production, yel such stories 

 as went the rounds of the public press have an 

 unfavoi'alile influence on the market. This is 

 very much in line with the idea as expressed 

 by the editor through the columns of "Better 

 I'ruit" frequently during many years in the 



Warning to Fruitgrowers. — Mr. Luke Powell, 

 District Horticultural Inspector, Prosser, Wash- 

 ington, has issued a letter of warning to the 

 fruitgrowers. Lack of space in this issue, 

 much to our regret, prevents publication in 

 full, but briefly the main features of the warn- 

 ing are covered in the following condensed 

 statement: "Be\\'are of any mysterious, mar- 

 velous and secret remedies that are offered for 

 sale for the control of any pests, diseases or 

 troubles of the orchardist. It is quite com- 

 mon on the part of such manufacturers to 

 state that the secret compounds are the result 

 of many years of study, but that perfection 

 has been achieved." In Mr. Powell's letter 

 of warning to the fruitgrowers, an extract is 

 made from Circular No. 141 of the Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station of California, which 

 gives some very intei'esting information in 

 reference to the Experiment Station examina- 

 tions of various remedies that are ottered for 

 sale. Mr. Powell advises fruitgrowers not to 

 try any unknown remedies and he presents 

 very valuable suggestions in advising fruit- 

 growers, where they have troubles, diseases 

 or pests. \\ hich they do not know how to 

 control, to consult the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, the l-lxperiment Stations 

 in their respective states and the various hor- 

 ticultural <lei>artments. The government man 

 and the Experiment Station man receives his 

 pay from the slate or government. He is com- 

 petent, and therefore his recommendations are 

 always valuable and are also free from com- 

 mercialism. 



The SIiifi/)ers' League makes the following 

 annoiniecnjcnt of cnmmittees: 



Export Markets— W. F. Gwin of the North- 

 western Fruit Exchange, J. H. Bobbins of the 

 North Pacilic Fruit Distributors, Wilmer Seig 

 of the Hood Biver Apple Growers' Union, Con- 

 rad Rose of the Wenatchee Produce Co. and 

 H. M. Gilbert of the Bichey & Gilbert Co. 

 Eastern Markets — G. C. Corbalay of Spokane, 

 W. F. Gwin, Waller Kimball of Hood Biver, 

 Orris Dorman of the Spokane Fruit Growers' 

 Association, Fred Eberle of the Yakima County 

 Horticultural Union and George Coburn of the 

 Wenatchee I'liiit Growers' Association. North- 

 western Markets — H. M. Gilbert, B. A. Perham 

 of the North Pacific Fruit Distrii)utors, H. G. 

 Fletcher of the North\\ estern I'ruit Exchange, 

 Conrad Bose and L. .1. Blot of the Spokane 

 Fruit Growers' Association. Home Markets, 

 including those on the Sound and West Coast — 

 Wilmer Seig, C. R. McKee of the Thompson 

 I'ruit Co., B. A. Perham, G. W. Coburn and 

 W. M. Nelson of the Yakima ('ounty Horticul- 

 tuial Union. 



lV//'e Fei>ciiig for the Farm and Orchard. — 

 The Department of Agriculture in its Weekly 

 News Letter, says in reference to farm fencing 

 that it should combine two qualities — service 

 and economy. To give service it must turn 

 all kinds of stock w ithout injury. To be 

 economical it must be built as cheaply as is 

 consistent \\ilh durability. In selecting a wire 

 fence it is preferable to economize by elimi- 

 nating imnecessary wire rather than by using 

 a lighter wire. The factor which determines 

 the jjrice of woven-wire fencing is its weight, 

 so that in fences of the same height a wide- 

 spaced fence, with comiiaratively fewer wires, 

 costs less than the narrow space with more 

 wires. An impoitant factor in selecting wire 

 is that a man should not use any smaller 

 mesh than is necessary to turn the kind of 

 stock for which the fence is built. 



Mr. ./. H. Bobbins, manager of the North 

 Pacific Fruit Distributors, tendered his resig- 

 nation to take effect immediately, \\ hich was 

 very much of a surt>rise to all of his friends 

 throughout the Northwest. Mr. Bobbins came 

 to North Yakima and was one of the original 

 organizers of [he Yakima Valley Fruit Grow- 

 ers' District Association, which afterward en- 

 tered the North Pacific I'l'uit Distributors, Mr. 

 Bobbins l)ecoming general manager of the 

 North Pacific Fruit Distributors. During his 

 administration he has made many warm 

 friends, w ho will regret his leaving (he fruit 

 industry. It is Vv. Bobbins' intention to go 

 into private business for himself. The reasons 

 given for bis resignation are on account of 

 poor health and a desire to engage in private 

 business. 



A Standard Bn.v for Apples.— The bill for 

 standardizing a box for Northwest apples, 

 which was introduced into the last session of 

 Congress and pigeonholed, will again be pre- 

 sented to Congi'ess this year by Mr. .Tohn E. 

 Baker of California. This bill will have the 

 endorsement nf all fruitgrowers in the North- 

 west, and therfore will have the support of 

 all Senators and Congressmen of the North- 

 west — in fact the entire Pacific Coast. The 

 standardizing of all kinds of packages is 

 highly desirable and is being demanded by the 

 consuming public. There is no question in 

 the minds of the fruitgrowers that we ought to 

 have a standard box for apples, and the quicker 

 we have a law the better it will be for the 

 whole box-apple industry. 



Permanent Tariff C.(nnmission. — -The Cham- 

 ber of Connnerce of the I'nited States, National 

 Headquarters, Riggs Building. Washington. 

 D. C, has just issued a very interesting cir- 

 cular which is well worthy of the attention of 

 every citizen of the United Stales, on the 

 taritr problem. These can probably be 

 secured by request to the above address. On 

 the cover page is a statement as follows: 

 "Beferenduni of Commercial Organizations. 

 71."» Votes for 9 Voles Against." It looks very 

 much as if chambers of commerce, who under- 

 stand trade conditions, will show a unani- 

 mous opinion in favor of permanent tariff 

 conmiission. 



The Pacific Fruit and Produce Company. 

 North Y'akima, Washington, according to the 

 Exchange, have issued a circular stating they 

 handlcii 1.210 cars of fruit and vegetables 

 during the vear 1915. paying the producers 

 8.302.28 l.:ifi. " The Pacific Fruit and Produce 

 Company shinped 181 cars of apples, l.*!! cars 

 of peaches. '.W cars pears, 1,1 cars cherries. 4 

 cars prunes and 1 car of grapes. Their state- 

 ment sho\\s that in 1911 they shipped 14.4vSO 

 boxes of apples at an average price of 61 cents 

 per box. In 1915 thev •^hipped 10, .141 boxes at 

 an average ]>rice of Sl.H. 



