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BETTER FRUIT 



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In the program the address of wel- 

 come by Mayor Hayes was set for 

 Thursday evening. In his response in 

 behalf of the society Hon. Silas Wilson 

 of Nampa mentioned that he had charge 

 of the Iowa exhibit of fruit at St. Louis 

 in 1904. 



Among all the states exhibiting at 

 St. Louis, Idaho had the best fruit in 

 size, color and quality. This deter- 

 mined Mr. Wilson, then a resident of 

 Atlantic, Iowa, to visit and investigate 

 a district which could grow apples of 

 such superior quality. Expending sev- 

 eral months in his investigation he 

 finally decided to locate at Nampa, 

 Idaho, and purchase lands now known 

 as the Wilson Orchard Company, con- 

 sisting of G40 acres in orchard at 

 Nampa and Kuna. At a later period 

 Mr. Wilson decided to make an exhibit 

 of fruit in competition for the Wilder 

 medal ofl'ered by the American Pomo- 

 logical Society, thirteen varieties of 

 winter apples were selected, 264 apples 

 carefully packed in three boxes. This 

 fruit was declared to be the best ex- 

 hibited and received the much coveted 

 Wilder medal, which Mr. Wilson had 

 with him and exhibited to the meeting. 



Attention was called to a peculiarity 

 in the present law, under which poisons 

 and insecticides nnist be sold in the 

 original packages under serious penalty 

 of law. Unfortunately this precludes 

 the subdivision of 200-pound packages 

 of the diy arsenate of lead and weigh- 

 ing out into four or five-pound pack- 

 ages the proper amount for 200 gallons, 

 the usual tank full. The difference be- 

 tween the price in 200-pound packages 

 and in the smaller packages varies from 

 five to ten cents and prevents the dealer 

 from subdividing his 200-pound pack- 

 ages and supplying his customer who 

 needs a little at the lowest price. 



In the discussion of prospective car 

 supplies Joel Priest stated that while 

 shipments of hay had increased from 

 5610 cars in 1917 to 11,000 in 1918 and 

 there had been an increase in ship- 

 ments of potatoes amounting to over 

 2000 cars, yet the railroad companies 

 had been able to supply all cars needed. 



In the discussion of freight rates it 

 was shown by George Way that Idaho 

 shippers were at a disadvantage in 

 reaching the Middle West. The Eastern 

 shippers have a far better freight rate 

 on Western shipments than the Idaho 

 shipper on Eastern shipments for equal 

 distances. This inequality presents 

 work to our Utilities Commission. 



Conmiiltee on Memorial reported the 

 death of Robert Milliken of Nampa, the 

 first secretary of the Idaho Horticul- 

 tural Society, and at one time a teacher 

 of horticulture at Manhattan, Kansas. 

 Mention was made of E. H. Shephard, 

 widely known as editor of Better 

 Fkuit, recently deceased. 



Prof. E. D. Ball of Ames, Iowa, who 

 was to appear on the first day, wrote a 

 letter stating that it was impossible for 

 him to attend but presented a discussion 

 of the essential surrounding successful 

 work, of which the keynote was thor- 

 oughness of application. 



Mr. V. S. Peet, General Agent of the 

 U. P. Railway, presented a lot of in- 



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