December, ipip 



BETTER FRUIT 



Motion Pictures to Teach Apple Growing 



By a Special Correspondent 



ONE of the most interesting features 

 of the meeting of the Maryland 

 State Horticultural Society held recent- 

 ly at Hagerstown, Md., was the show- 

 ing of a motion picture visualising in a 

 limited way the various operations re- 

 lating to the production of apples. 



The story, based upon actual facts 

 as they have occurred in Maryland, 

 was that of a grower who was con- 

 fronted with the problem of how to 

 produce salable fruit. He noticed the 

 demand for his neighbor's fruit, and 

 upon inquiry learned of the assistance 

 which could be obtained from the 

 State College through the county agent. 

 Taking advantage of the opportunity 

 thus afforded, he was soon able to sell 

 his fruit more profitably and in addi- 

 tion was encouraged to increase his 

 orchard planting. In the course of 

 several years he became so proficient 

 that there was a constant demand for 

 his fruit. Today finds him success- 

 fully competing on the market with 

 growers from all parts of the United 

 States. 



The scenario of this picture was pre- 

 pared by S. B. Shaw, extension horti- 

 culturist of the Maryland State 

 College of Agriculture, and the 

 direction was under the personal 

 supervision of D. C. Ellis, in charge 

 of motion picture activities of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 The taking of this picture was made 

 possible through the cooperative ef- 

 fort of the extension service of the 

 Maryland State College and the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. It is the 

 first of its kind to be distributed and 

 the initial showing was made at Hag- 

 erstown, Md. 



The possibilities of visual education 

 are believed unlimited, and this is but 

 the initial step in what the extension 

 service of the State College hopes to 

 do along this line. 



One of the most interesting speakers 

 at the meeting was Prof. S. A. Beach, 

 of Ames, Iowa, who presented the 

 "Future of the Fruit Industry." Among 

 other things he pointed out that the 



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fruit growers are not asking for five 

 hours a day, or for time and a half 

 overtime and double time on Sundays. 

 They are not stopping production to 

 scrap and quarrel over conditions, but 

 are working steadily along from morn- 

 ing until night and doing their duty at 

 this time in the history of our country. 

 Prof. Beach then pointed out that the 

 future of the fruit industry was bright- 

 er than ever before, and showed by 

 careful analysis the possibilities of the 

 industry. 



An important result of the meeting, 

 and one which will interest Northwest 

 apple growers, was the passing of a 

 resolution by the society approving the 

 proposed legislation providing for the 

 standardization of basket hampers, 

 round stave baskets, splint baskets and 

 the establishment of a standard box 

 for apples. 



In an endeavor to popularize the 

 more extensive use of Maryland apples, 

 an apple banquet was held at the con- 

 clusion of the meeting, and the follow- 

 ing menu shows some of the many 

 ways in which apples can be used : 



Apple Cocktail 



Oysters en Apple 



Baked Maryland Ham 



Scalloped Apples and Sweet Potatoes 



Spinach en Surprise Green Peas 



Maryland Biscuits 

 Apple Chutney Apple Jelly 



Page ip 



0. M. Morris, head of department of 

 horticulture. State College of Washing- 

 ton; Prof. C. C. Vincent, head of de- 

 partment of horticulture. University of 

 Idaho, Moscow; Prof. H. J. Eustace, 

 San Francisco, Calif., western public- 

 ity manager Curtis Publishing Com- 

 pany; G. Harold Powell, general man- 

 ager, California Fruitgrowers' Ex- 

 change, Los Angeles, Calif.; Prof. C. I. 

 Lewis, organization manager, Oregon 

 Growers' Cooperative Association; H. 

 W. Sampson, bureau of markets, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. 



Mayor C. M. Fassett, of Spokane; 

 J. Howard Wright, Yakima; C. J. New- 

 comer, Federal Bureau of Entomology; 

 Lee N. Hutchins, Plant Disease Investi- 

 gations, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture; F. W. Graham, of the Great 

 Northern Railway, Seattle, Wash.; 

 Ralph Sandquist, Selah, Wash.; J. G. 

 Carlisle, Kettle Falls, Wash.; W. T. 

 Clarke, Wenatchee, W^ash.; J. R. Ev- 

 erett, Okanogan, Wash.; L. E. Longley, 

 Department of Horticulture, Univer- 

 sity of Idaho; W. H. Wicks, Director 

 State Department of Horticulture, 

 Boise, Idaho; S. M. McKee, Selah, 

 Wash.; E. F. Benson, State Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture, Olympia, Wash.; 

 W. H. Lyne, Vancouver, B. C; Avery 

 S. Hovt, Sacramento, Calif.; Prof. E. 

 P. Sandsten, Ft. Collins, Col.; S. O. 

 Vanderburg, Boise; A. L. Strausz, Mis- 

 soula, Mont.; J. H. McCullagh, Man- 

 ager Hood River Apple Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, Hood River, Oregon. 



Gingerale Apple Salad 



Apples a la Creole 



Applebutter Cookies Sweet Cider 



Cafe Noir 



Cigars and Cigarettes 



Washington Horticulturists Meet 



The annual meeting of the Wash- 

 ington State Horticultural Association 

 and conference of the Northwest Fruit- 

 growers, which was held at Spokane, 

 December 1 to 5, proved to be an in- 

 teresting session and was largely at- 

 tended. A good program had been 

 prepared and live topics were taken 

 up for discussion. Among those on 

 the program to address the meeting 

 on matters relating to horticulture 

 were : 



E. E. Williams, president of the 

 Washington State Horticultural Asso- 

 ciation; Prof. A. L. Lovett, entomolog- 

 ist, Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- 

 vallis, Oregon; P. S. Darlington, dis- 

 trict horticultural inspector, Wen- 

 atchee, Wash.; Leroy Childs, Hood 

 River Experiment Station, Hood River, 

 Oregon; Dr. A. L. Melander, State Agri- 

 cultural College, Washington; D. F. 

 Fisher, plant pathologist, U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Wenatchee, 

 Wash.; Lee N. Hutchinson, plant dis- 

 ease investigations, U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture: W. S. Peachy, vice- 

 president, Seattle National Bank; 

 J. J. Rouss, cashier. Fidelity National 

 Bank, Spokane, Wash.; L. C. Gilman, 

 district director of U. S. Railway Ad- 

 ministration, Portland, Oregon; Prof. 



Nitrate of Soda 

 Many apple growers who had com- 

 plained of light yields have been using 

 nitrate of soda for several years, with 

 wonderful results. In cases where the 

 supply of nitrate had become deficient 

 many orchards bloomed but failed to 

 set a crop. Orchards in some instances 

 blossomed well for several seasons but 

 failed to set a crop. Nitrate of soda was 

 applied at the proper time, about March, 

 and in the same year produced a 

 crop of about 500 boxes to the acre. 

 Nitrate was used again the next year 

 and a crop of more than 500 boxes to 

 the acre was produced. It is generally 

 conceded by the fruit growers that 

 where apples have failed to set, due to 

 the deficiency of nitrate contained in 

 the soil, that by judicious application of 

 nitrate, where the other necessary soil 

 qualities are present, a good set and 

 increasing yield results. 



SURPRISE PEAR on 

 JAPAN ROOT 



This is the blight resistant stock recommended 

 by Prof Reimer of the Southern Oregon Experi- 

 ment Station and so much in use by large planters. 



Plant the Surprise, topwork it to Bartlett, Anjou 

 or whatever variety you wish and you have a trunk 

 that has proven itself immune from blight. 



We have had a big demand for this stock, but 

 fortunately still have a few left. Scions were se- 

 cured direct from Prof. Reimer. 

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