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buds in most cases appear to be killed. I have 

 found, however, many good buds on all the 

 varieties that are common in this district. I do 

 not look for anywhere near a full crop but 

 there will be some cherries. The same holds 

 true for the peach and pear buds. Winter 

 Nellis and Anjou buds do not seem to be hurt 

 any but the Bartlett and Comic buds seem to 

 have sufTered as bad as those of the soft fruits. 

 As was pointed out by E. L. Robertson of the 

 extension department at Pullman, the Bartlett 

 tonnage is very apt to be greatly reduced. I 

 believe the grape stock of our native varieties 

 has not been hurt much. European varieties 

 such as the Tokay and Thompson seedless ap- 

 pear to have suffered. Those varieties are not 

 of commercial importance in this Valley." 



The Pacific Fruit & Produce Company has 

 commenced excavation for a new fruit and 

 produce warehouse at Wapato that will be 

 155x200 feet. The building will be a one-story 

 structure with a full basement 12 feet high, 

 and will be constructed either of brick, con- 

 crete or tile. The rapidly increasing business 

 of the company at this point made it necessary 

 to secure greatly increased warehouse space. 



A meeting of fruit growers was held at 

 Milton, Oregon, at which Fred Benton of 

 Pendeleton, agricultural agent of Umatilla 

 County, and Professor H. Weatherspoon, state 



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fruit inspector of Elgin, organized -the East 

 End Umatilla County Farm Bureau, which will 

 embrace the fruit, stock, hay and grain sections 

 adjacent to Milton and Freewater. The prime 

 object is to eliminate orchard pests. 



J. W. Dudley and Sons, managers of the 

 Wenatchee-Stratford Orchard Company, east 

 of Ephrata, estimate their crop of apples for 

 1918 at 80,000 packed boxes. They have al- 

 ready sliipped to market 55 cars and have em- 

 ployed at the orchard from 30 to 78 persons 

 continuously. The 1919 crop has already 

 yielded over $200,000, with more cars to be 

 shipped. 



At the Yakima Horticultural Association's 

 annual meeting, the report of the treasurer, 

 John P. Evans, showed an increase of about 

 41 per cent in business transacted during the 

 vear with about $2,500,000 returned to grow- 

 ers. During the season 1,532 carloads of fruit 

 were handled; of which 69 remain in Yakima 

 and 39 are in storage in the East. The re- 

 mainder has been sold. Average prices of 

 fruits, all sizes, grades and varieties were: 

 Apples, $2.16 a box; pears, $1.69; peaches, 65 

 cents; cherries, 15.8 cents per pound. During 

 the fiscal year of the association the old out- 

 standing surplus was distributed in the form 

 of 100 per cent stock dividends with a 20 per 

 cent cash dividend. The capital stock was in- 



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creased from $40,000 to $150,000. Supplies sold 

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 organization is working on the construction of 

 a cold storage plant at Yakima. 



IDAHO 

 W. H. Wicks, director of the Idaho Bureau 

 of Plant Industry piiblishes the following 

 timely advice in the Idaho Weekly Markets 

 Bulletin: 



The time is fast approaching when all fruit 

 growers should begin to consider the essential 

 work of thorough and proper spraying. The 

 necessity of having the pruning finished before 

 any spraying is done has been mentioned in 

 a previous article. 



It is impossible to successfully combat in- 

 sect enemies unless all orchards are thoroughly 

 sprayed, and neglected orchards should be re- 

 ported to the Bureau of Plant Industry, De- 

 partment of Agriculture, for compulsory spray- 

 ing or eradication. 



The proper time and thoroughness of all 

 spraying operations are absolutely necessary 

 for success. Spraying for San Jose scale con- 

 trol can be given from now until buds open. 

 Do not depend on summer spraying for this 

 pest. Advantage should be taken of bright 

 spring days without wind when the tempera- 

 ture is above freezing and trees are dormant 

 and not wet. The material to use and time 

 for spraying for other insects will be stated 

 in due season. 



Last year much difficulty was experienced 

 by many growers who were unable to secure 

 spray material, particularly lime-suIphur, or 

 who secured it too late for proper use. Arsenate 

 of lead and lime-sulphur will be used in large 

 quantities this year and the wise fruit grower 

 will lay in his supply early. Delaying your 

 order makes it impossible for the spray manu- 

 facturer to keep up with deliveries. 



Those who desire to use Sherwin-Williams' 

 dry lime-sulphur for San Jose scale control 

 should use it 16 pounds to 50 gallons of water, 

 which is stronger than recommended at pres- 

 ent by the manufacturer. 



Miscible oil has been used successfully for 

 San Jose scale control but we do not recom- 

 mend this in preference to lime-sulphur. 

 When a spray is applied only for brown mite 

 and aphis eggs, when trees are dormant, use 

 miscible oil according to directions on con- 

 tainer in preference to lime-sulphur. 



Good spraying can not be done with poor 

 equipment. A steady pressure of 250 to 300 

 pounds is essential for best results and the 

 grower should see that his outfit will main- 

 tain this constantly. It is better to have sur- 

 plus pressure than insufficient, and a safe 

 pressure range is from 250 to 300 pounds for 

 successful work. 



The spray rod and spray gun are both used 

 successfully. The man behind the instrument 

 is the determining factor. The clipper nozzle, 

 or a nozzle which will give a similar effect, 

 is desirable for use on the rod. Outfits should 

 be equipped with a tower or step ladder in 

 order to spray most efficiently for codling 

 moth. 



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