September, 1920 



BETTER FRUIT 



Pase 2? 



Cherry orchardists at Cove, who, in 1917, 

 signed ;i three-year contract to market their 

 cherries for $80 per ton, are said to have seen 

 their fruit this year sell on a readv market 

 at $200 to $150 per ton. 



The Oregon Agricultural College, which will 

 hold its horticultural show November 5 and 6, 

 is planning to have it outdo all former ex- 

 hibits. An attractive program and premium 

 list is being arranged and the college an- 

 nounces that it will pay express charges on 

 all fruit sent it for exhibition, but will retain 

 the fruit after the show for its own use. 



Strawberry plants for fall setting are re- 

 ported to be in strong demand, although 

 prices are ruling high. The strawberry acre- 

 age that will be set in the state this fall and 

 next spring it is reported will be extensive. 



Clayton L. Long, formerly of the University 

 of Ohio, has been appointed extension horti- 



cultural specialist at the Oregon Agricultural 

 College. Mr. Long took up his duties at the 

 O. A. C, August 1st. 



The prune crop of Oregon and Clarke county, 

 Washington, for this year, is estimated by C. I. 

 Lewis, organization manager of the Oregon 

 Growers' Cooperative Association, at 60,000,000 

 pounds of dried fruit. The Oregon prune 

 crop, as estimated from other sources, is 

 place at .",0,000.000 pounds. The apple crop of 

 Western Oregon is placed at 1000 to 1100 cars. 



Open air meetings and picnics of the mem- 

 bers of the Oregon Growers' Association, 

 which were held during the month of August 

 at Salem and Roseburg, were well attended. 

 Interesting programs were provided. The prin- 

 cipal speaker at the Salem meeting was Dr. 

 F. M. Coleman, editor of the Sunsweet 

 Standard, house organ of the California Prune 

 and Apricot Growers' Association. Others who 



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 But 



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for you is 



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Light- and strong, clear, well-seasoned spruce, 

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 know they are safe. 



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55 No. Front St., Portland, Ore. 

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were on the program to speak were Senator 

 Charles L. McN'ary, Prof. H. P. Barss, Prof. 

 A. L. Lovett and C. I. Lewis. 



WASHINGTON. 

 Apricots and peaches from the Yakima val- 

 ley, which went on the market in the early- 

 part of August, brought good prices according 

 to a report on crops and crop movements in 

 Washington, made by M. L. Dean, chief of 

 the state division of horticulture. Early prices 

 for apricots reached $150 per ton, although 

 later the price declined. The prices received 

 for peaches ran from $1.00 to $1.25 per box. 

 Contract prices for Bartlett pear canning stock 

 were started at $70 per ton, with later offers 

 of s'10 per ton reported. The Bartlett pear crop 

 in the Yakima valley is variously estimated at 

 000 to 1200 cars. Believing that this is a year 

 when grade will cut a big figure in the price 

 of box apples, Mr. Dean is warning growers 

 to bring both grade and pack up to the top 

 notch. Owing to the uncertainty of transporta- 

 tion conditions, apple buyers, he says, will 

 insist on the fruit being in the best pos- 

 sible condition before it leaves the point of 

 production. 



The melon acreage in the state of Washing- 

 ton showed a considerable increase this year 

 over that of 1919. Approximately 2,000 cars 

 of cantaloupes and 500 acres of watermelons, 

 it is estimated, will be shipped during the 

 present season. 



Wenatchee is one of the Washington districts 

 that has a bumper crop of pears and 550 car- 

 loads are reported to have been contracted for 

 in that district at prices ranging from $70 to 

 $80 per ton. 



With the other fruit-shipping districts in 

 Washington, Wenatchee is entering a strong 

 protest against the recent increase in freight 

 rates on apples. It is estimated that this dis- 

 trict will have to pay from $1,350,000 to $1,- 

 875,000 more in freight rates under the in- 

 crease than it paid last year. 



The second annual prune harvest festival, 

 which will be held under the auspices of the 

 Prunarians, will take place at Vancouver, 

 Wash., this year, September 16 to 18. In ad- 

 dition to the entertainment that will be pro- 

 vided for visitors, there will be cash premiums 

 offered for fruit, nuts, vegetables and other 

 farm exhibits, as well as boys' and girls' club 

 displays. A canning exhibit will be another 

 feature. 



Fruit Growers 



Eliminate 

 the 3 Bs 



BUMPS and BRUISES 



If one BUMP equals one BRUISE, if one BRUISE equals the difference between Extra Fancy and Fancy 

 apples, if that difference equals a material difference in your profits then you have REASON No. 1 why 

 you should haul your apples in a two-ton pneumatic tired GMC TRUCK. 



BUGS 



If the BUGS on your fruit trees in the spring of the year affect your crop then you have REASON No. 2 

 why you should buy a GMC TRUCK and equip it with an ordinary three-cylinder pump with a 200-gallon 

 tank on a sub-frame and spray with a saving of 60 % over horse operation. 



Think over these two reasons and then INVESTIGATE GMC TRUCKS BEFORE YOU INVEST. 



Seattle EUMMP6 Ej^ SALES (Q Yakima 



OpOKcinC GMC ON A TRUCK IS LIKE USA ON A BOND Wtilltl Wtllltl 



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