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Apple growert !n the Spokane Valley report 

 •^*- considerable damage done to the crop by the 

 heavy winds of the last week in September. Spe- 

 cial damage was done to the Rome Beauty crop. 

 Reports secured by H. M. Deiler, traffic manager 

 of the Spokane Fruit Growers' Company placed the 

 crop damage at from 20 to 30 per cent. Wagneri 

 escaped with the slightest damage, it was stated, 

 two-thirds of that variety having been harvested, 



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^^N completion of the prune harvest of Clarke 

 ^-^ county the yield was placed at about 2,000,- 

 000 pounds, the crop being much lighter than that 

 of last year. In spite of this, it is said the grow- 

 ers are realizing much more on this year's crop, as 

 prices are higher and labor costs have been con- 

 siderably less than last season. It is estimated that 

 the labor costs were cut nearly 50 per cent. Part of 

 this year's crop will sell for 18 cents per poundi 

 or a premium of 6 cents because of the large siie 

 of the prunes. 



OREGON 



TTNDER sponsorship of the Medford Chamber 

 of Commerce an excellent apple show, offi- 

 cially known as the Rogue River Valley Apple Ex- 

 position, was staged in that city the last of Oc- 

 tober, opening to the public October 29. The judg- 

 ing was done the day before. An attractive pre- 

 mium list, including both cash and merchandise 

 awards, was arranged by the committee in charge. 



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I^NE of the largest prune orchards of the state 

 ^ is that of Dr. E. D. Scarbrough, Cresswell, 

 Lane county, containing 147 acres of trees. 

 Twenty-five acres of trees are 31 years old and 122 

 acres are 20 years old. The yield this year was 

 good, amounting to approximatelp 250 tons of 

 dried prunes. Four dryers containing 148 tunnels 

 were used in dr>'ing the crop and employment was 

 given to 150 persons and six teams in handling it. 



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TPHE walnut crop handled by the Oregon Grow- 

 ers' Co-operative Association was practically 

 all sold by the first of last month and at prices 

 averaging one and two cents above those being 

 paid for California walnuts. The grafted nuts 

 sold for 30 cents, the No. I's for IdYz cents and 

 the No. 2'i for 18 cents. 



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'T'HE first Rogue River Valley apples sold in 

 Chicago this season consisted of a straight 

 car of choice Winter Bananas, packed and shipped 

 by the Oregon Growers' Co-operative Association, 

 and brought an average of $3.40 a box at auction. 

 The apples were the property of Lathrop Brothers. 



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'T'HEFTS of fruit in the Hood River Valley this 

 season have resulted In losses to several grow- 

 ers. Early in October an unknown truck driver 

 loaded and hauled away a number of boxes of 

 fancy apples from the ranches of W. T. Price and 

 G. K. Johnson. Deputy sheriffs were given all 

 available clues, but failed to locate the thief. 



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THHE Radovan fruit dryer at Medford, the larg- 

 "^ est of its kind in southern Oregon, was de- 

 stroyed by fire on the morning of October 9. The 

 plant was owned by Mrs. F. M. Radovan, who 

 said the loss amounted to $33,500. Insurance 

 held aggregated $25,000. 



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P'ONKLIN & DEAN is the name of the new 

 ^^ firm formed by the merger of the business of 

 John F. Dean and the A. G. Conklin packing and 

 shipping houses of Cove, Oregon. The new firm 

 is said to be a rival of the Earl J. Stackland fruit 

 house, and the merger is said to mean much to the 

 fruit growers of Cove Valley. 



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A LL activities of the International Apple Ship- 

 ■^^ pers' Association for the Salem district will 

 be in charge hereafter •f R. C. Paulus, general 



BETTER FRUIT 



manager of the Oregon Growers' Co-operative As- 

 sociation, who has been appointed special vice-presi- 

 dent of the international association. He will rep- 

 resent the organiiatlon in problems of transpor- 

 tation, storage and other operations relating to the 

 welfare of the apple-shipping industry in the 

 district. 



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TJOSENBERG BROTHERS, proprietors of the 

 Bear Creek orchards, near Medford, sold a 

 carload of D'.-Vnjou pears on the New York mar- 

 ket for $4249, said to be the highest price ever 

 paid for pears in the United States. This repre- 

 • ents a price of $4.25 per half box. The deal was 

 made through the Stewart Fruit Company. 



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TPROUBLE was experienced in the Hood River 

 ■^ apple district over getting professional apple 

 packers to work. It was estimated that at one time 

 at least 100 idle packers were In the district, but 

 refused to work for less than 7 cents per box, 

 while the growers have kept to their offer of 5 

 cents per box. 



November, 1921 



IDAHO 



'X'HE prune crop of southwestern Idaho was 

 unusually heavy. Production in orchards be- 

 tween Boise and Weiser was reported as approxi- 

 mately 2,200 cars. The growers received $50 

 and $55 a ton for the green fruit. 



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"DEQUIREMENTS for transporting Idaho's 

 apple crop, estimated at 3,933,000 bushels, 

 have been around 4,100 cars. Yields in the 

 Boise and Paytte Valleys have been better than 

 anticipated in early estimates. 



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A T THE height of the apple canning season 

 the Oregon Packing company at Lewlston 

 employed more than 175 persons. Receipts of 

 Johnathan apples totaled 300 tons. The cannery 

 then worked on Rome Beauties and Is finishing 

 with WInesaps and like late varieties. 



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'T'HE Mesa orchard at Council, one of the 

 largest apple orchards of the state, has a 

 yield of 200,000 boxes this year. 



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