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BETTER FRUIT 



September, 1921 



proximately 4-5 cars of fresh berries have been 

 sold In Chicago, where for the first time in the 

 history of the valley berry business Chicago has 

 been cultivated as a market rather than a dumping 

 ground for excess shipments, according to Mr. 

 Krug. 



IDAHO 



A LARGE portion of the apple crop at Frult- 

 ■^ land is reported to be already in the hands 

 of buyers at profitable figures to the grower. As 

 an instance of the prices being paid for apples at 

 Fruitland this year one sale is reported of $28,000 

 for the fruit from an orchard property that last 

 year was offered for sale at $19,000, Including 

 land, improvements and water rights. The apple 

 crop at Fruitland is estimated this year at 1,200 

 cars and is expected to bring to growers nearly 

 $2,000,000. 



AAA 



"C* F. STEPHENS, owner of extensive orchards 

 "^* near Nampa, reports that he has contracted a 

 large part of his apple crop to be shipped In bulk 

 at $60 a ton and will receive $1.65 for the por- 

 tion of It that will be shipped in baskets. The 

 crop from the Stephens orchards this year will 

 total 35,000 to 40,000 bushels. 



AAA 



At Twin Falls the apple crop is estimated to be 

 "^ 50 per cent better than it was in 1920. The 

 shipment this year is expected to be 500 cars and 

 the orchards having been well cared for, the 

 quality of the fruit Is reported to be of tiic 

 finest. 



AAA 



MONTANA 

 \\/lTH the completion of its new warehouse at 

 " Hamilton, the Equity Association is in shape 

 to handle 100,000 boxes of apples this year, ac- 

 cording to Manager O. M. Gerer. Last year the 

 association handled 85,000 boxes. The new ware- 

 house will be equipped with two Cutler graders 

 and a system of gravity conveyers that will take 

 the apples from the growers' wagons and finally 

 deliver them in the railway cars. Apple growers at 

 Hamilton, which is largely the center of the apple 

 industry of the Bitter Root valley, are reported to 

 be In close touch with the buyers and indications 

 point to a higher range of prices than were re- 

 ceived last year. 



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