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BETTER FRUIT 



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Northwest. The commission tentatively 

 arrived at the following conclusions: 



"It is recognized that the fruit in- 

 dustry of the four Northwest states is 

 in sore need of financial assistance 

 from federal and state agencies to 

 assist in a thorough organization of the 

 fruitgrowers, and that the several 

 slates should work in hearty co-opera- 

 tion with the federal ofhce of markets 

 in perfecting the organization of grow- 

 ers. We suggest that the federal gov- 

 ernment be asked to give additional 

 funds and that the several states be 

 asked to appropriate money to bring 

 about the necessary co-operation with 

 the federal government. 



"We further recognize that a sub- 

 stantial step toward the solution of the 

 marketing problem in the box-apple in- 

 dustry of the Pacific Northwest will be 

 made through the passage by the sev- 

 eral legislatures of laws providing for 

 oflicial state standardization of grades 

 and packages, with a state system of 

 packing-house inspection and oflicial 

 certilication for the protection of the 

 grower, wholesaler, buyer and con- 

 sumer." 



On the final day of the conference 

 the joint commission was instructed by 

 the growers, in a short resolution, to 

 work for uniform laws in the four 

 states concerning apple diseases, grade 

 and pack, and by another resolution to 

 work for a system of state aid in mar- 

 keting enterprises undei' stale control. 



Extensive changes in Washington's 

 apple-grading rules were made by the 

 state grade and pack conference after 

 an all-day battle between the rigid-rule 

 advocates and the liberals. On most 

 points the liberals won. The grade 

 rules as finally adopted by the confer- 

 ence follow: 



First Grade. — Grade No. 1, or "extra 

 fancy" apples, are defined as sound, 

 smooth, mature, clean, hand-picked, 

 well-formed apples only, free from all 

 insect pests, diseases, blemishes, bruises 

 and other physical injuries, scald, scab, 

 scale, dry or bitter rot, worms, worm 

 stings, worm holes, spray burn, limb 

 rub, visible water core, skin puncture 

 or skin broken at stem; but slight rus- 

 seting within the basin of the stem 

 shall be allowed. 



Second Grade. — Grade No. 2, or 

 "fancy" apples, are defined as apples 

 complying with the requirements for 

 first-grade apples except that slight 

 sun scald or other blemishes not more 

 than skin deep shall be permitted up to 

 a total of 10 per cent of the surface of 

 the apple. 



Third grade, or "C" grade apples, 

 shall consist of apples free from infec- 

 tion but permitting two worm stings, 

 and is shiiiped in closed packages shall 

 be marked "Third Grade," or "C Grade." 



The following minimum color re- 

 (luirements were specified for "extra 

 fancy" and "fancy" apples, the figures 

 indicating the percentage of "color" re- 

 {[uired in proportion to the total sur- 

 face area of the apple : 



Winner of second prize of $50 in the 100-box contest. Entered by the Rock Island unit of North 



Central Washington Growers' iLeague. This exhibit \\as made to advertise the Circle W brand. 



Ninth National Apple Show, Spokane, November 20-25, 1916. 



SOLID RED VARIETIES. an entire afternoon, in favor of imine- 



Extra Fancy Fancy djate elimination of unprofitable varie- 



Per cent Percent ,. ,. , r,., . . i- 



Aiken Red 75 25 ti*"* of apples, file most exhaustive 



Arkansas Black ! 75 25 treatment of the subject was given by 



Baldwin . 75 25 Franck E. Sickles, secretary of the 



Black Ben Davis 75 25 ., ., ,^ ... ,, .' ,,. .... , 



Black Twig 50 15 North Pacific Fruit Distributors, who 



•Jano 75 25 gave growers in detail the result of the 



Mcint^rRed-.::: ::::::::::: so 11 st»dy and experience of his organl- 



Spitzenburg (Esopus) 75 25 zation. 



Vanderpooi 75 25 "Apples raised in the Northwest nat- 



^^'"""P " ^^ urallv fall into three classes," said Mr. 



STRIPED OR PARTIAL RED VARICTIES. sickles. "First, those commercial vari- 



'^"per'''cZ? pTr"c7nt <-'ties about which none of us probably 



Missouri Pippin 50 10 will disagree. They are profitable vari- 



.lonaihan 66% 15 cties or else we have no such thing. I 



De'ikious :::::::::::::::::.': 66% is include in this class Arkansas Biack, 



Ben Davis 50 10 Delicious, Grimes Golden, Jonathans, 



Hubbardston 50 10 Qrtlev, Rome Beautv, Spitzenberg, 



Jeniton 50 10 „,. ■' ,,,. . „ ^iriw ait- . 



Northern Spy SO 10 Winesap, Winter Banana, While Winter 



Rainier 50 10 Pearmain, Yellow Newtown. 



wvaithy ::::::::;::: :;::;::: so \o "I'lie second class includes tho.se 



York Imperial 50 10 varieties which are doubtful. I include 



Wagener 50 10 ;„ y^js pjass Aiken Red, Baldwin, Dela- 



Gravenstein 2o 10 i-, , /- m i i-> t-- .* 



jj.(l-,.,.y 25 10 ware Red, Gano or Black Ben, i\ing 



King "of Tompkins County 25 20 David, Mammoth Black Twig, Missouri 



Kaign Spitzenburg 50 10 pippin, Bod Cheek Pippin, Sfavman, 



Rome Beautv 50 No color ,, ' ', , ,,, ,■«.," t 



Vanderpooi, Wagener and ^ork Im- 



I'nder the heading "Red Cheeked or perial. 

 Blushed Varieties" were listed the "Third class constitutes an iiinumer- 



riyde's King, Maiden Blush, Red Check able number of varieties, of which 



Pippin and Winter Banana, the require- small (luantities are raised, including 



iiients for "extra fancy" being "percep- Api)le of Commerce, Ben Hur, Bisniark, 



tible blushed cheek" and for "fancy" Canada Red, Chicago, Champion, Fall 



"tinge of color," except in the case of Wine, Hoover, Hydcs King, Ingram, 



the Winter Banana fancy, for which no Kaign Spitz, Kentish, Kinnaird, Mann, 



color requirement was made. N. W. Greening, Pewaukee, Raiiibo, 



Under the heading "Yellow or Green Salanio, Shackleford, Walbridge and 



Varieties" the following apples were Willow Twig. The sooner the trees 



grouped: which bear this fruit are eliminated the 



Grimes Golden, Yellow Newtown, better it will be for the industry and 

 Cox's Orange Pippin, Orlley, Rhode the growers of the Northwesl." 

 Island Greening, Northweslern Green- The only section in whicli Ihe last- 

 ing. Yellow Bcllellower, White Winter named varieties ever can be marketed 

 Pearmain. at a profit is the Nortlnvest, Mr. 



The only color requirement for Sickles said, adding that when sales 



these apples, in both "extra fancy" have been made in this section they 



and "fancy" grades, is "characteristic have filled at an unprofitable price a 



color." place which might have been filled at 



Another high light of the conference a profitable price with better varieties, 

 was a series of arguments, consuming Continued on page .^2 



