February, ipsi 



BETTER FRUIT 



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ask for authority to put lower rates into ef- 

 fect at once. The problem before the growers, 

 shippers and distributors, then, is to show the 

 railroads wherein their present attitude con- 

 cerning freight rates is having the effect of 

 reducing the shipments of perishable freight. 

 The trade, acting as a unit from all parts 

 of the United States, ought to ask a conference 

 with the responsible railway executives, and 

 armed with facts and figures, show the car- 

 riers just what harm the high freight rates are 

 doing to the fruit and vegetable industry and 

 the resultant loss to the railroads in de- 

 creased tonnage. Every state in the Union 

 should be represented in this conference, and 

 it should be called soon enough to all new 

 rates which might be agreed upon to be put 

 into effect before another crop season arrives. 

 — The Packer. 



During the months of October, November 

 and December, 98 permits were issued by 

 State Engineer Percy A. Cupper, covering the 

 appropriation of water from various streams 

 and other sources for the irrigation of 28,398 

 acres of land, the development of 180 horse- 

 power, domestic, mining, fluming lumber, and 

 various other purposes, at an estimated cost 

 of approximately §100,000. Seven reservoir 

 permits have been issued, covering the storage 

 of 3,714 acre feet of water. 



Among the more important projects con- 

 templated for irrigation development are the 

 Fort Klamath Meadows Company, of Fort 

 Klamath, Oregon, for the irrigation of 9,318 

 acres of land in Klamath County, with the 

 waters of Four Mile Creek, Seven Mile Creek, 

 and Anna Slough; A. M. Geary of Portland for 

 the irrigation of 7,100 acres of land in Klamath 

 County, with the waters of Upper Klamath 

 Lake, and the Mt. Reuben Mining Company of 

 Grants Pass, Oregon, covering the appropri- 

 ation of water from Reuben Creek for devel- 

 opment of 87 horsepower at an estimated cost 

 of §.10,000.— Hertford Sun. 



That the eastern barrel crop is now practi- 

 cally off the market and that there is a better 

 outlook for the western box apple is the opin- 

 ion expressed recently by Harry Lassen, travel- 

 ing representative of the Bean Sprayer inter- 

 ests. Mr. Lassen, whose business takes him 

 into the various apple growing centers through- 

 out the world, had just arrived from the East, 

 where he devoted close study to the condi- 

 tions there. He stated that western growers 

 of the later varities, especially Newtowns, are 

 justified in being optimistic concerning the 

 future, for, with the barrel crop now off the 

 market, there will be an increasing demand 

 for the boxed variety, which, he thinks, will 

 begin to show an upward movement imme- 

 diately. 



While there has not been any great de- 

 mand in the home market for western fruit, 

 prices have shown a slight improvement over 

 those prevailing two weeks ago. 



The English market is rapidly improving, 

 and with the sharp rise in exchange and the 

 cutting of the freight rate on Atlantic steam- 

 ers, there are indications that next month will 

 bring better returns. Latest quotations from 

 England show the following prices for boxed 

 apples, extra fancy, §2.99, C. grade $2.61 to 

 $2.80; Oregon Newtowns from S3.92 to $4.67 

 per box; Spitzenbergs, $2.99 to $3.36. Last 

 weeks for the first time this season, the box 

 shipments were heavier than those of the 

 barrel variety. — Hood Hiver Xeivs. 



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