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that if present freight rates had been 

 applied at any time from 1912 to 1920, 

 growers of fruit receiving highest aver- 

 age prices during those years would 

 have lost an average of 33 cents a box 

 on apples. 



A. W. Stone, general manager of the 

 Hood River Apple Growers' associa- 

 tion, declared that if Hiood River or- 

 chardists had their land and all equip- 

 ment donated without cost with no de- 

 preciation, interest charges, nor taxes, 

 their total costs would have been $1.35 

 a box during the last year and their av- 

 erage net return of $1.23 a box would 

 have brought a loss of 12 cents a box. 



F. A. Duncan, vice-president of the 

 Yakima National Bank, which places 

 50 to 55 per cent of its loans directly 

 or indirectly on fruit in normal times, 

 said that the bank finds itself unable 

 to make further loans in the face of the 

 present losing situation of the fruit 

 growers. 



Hundreds of cars of potatoes have 

 been fed to the hogs in Montana re- 

 ported H. MS. Louis, manager of the 

 Northwest Potato Growers' Association. 



H. M. Adams, vice-president of the 

 Union Pacific System, appeared as 

 spokesman for the carriers, introducing 

 figures to disprove contentions of the 

 fruit men, but declaring that if the 

 roads could reduce labor and operat- 

 ing costs they would voluntarily reduce 

 freight rates. 



H. F. Davidson of Hood River was 

 chosen to be chairman of the organiza- 

 tion committee to arrange for forma- 

 tion of an export corporation at Seattle. 

 Others on the committee are : R. W. Kel- 

 ly, Hood River; B. A. Perham, Yak- 

 ima ; W. F. Gwyn, J. C. Porter and 

 J. MacPhee Ferguson. 



The meeting at Yakima decided that 

 the export organization should work 

 through established channels. Firms 

 represented were the H. F. Davidson 

 company and Kelly Brothers, Hood 



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Gopher Poison 



A STRYCHNINE poison devoid of 

 bitter taste may be obtained from 

 county agricultural agents in Oregon at 

 cost for use in eradicating the gopher. 

 In using this poison the roots should 



June, 1921 



be peeled and cut in !/2 inch cubes. 

 Six quarts of these cubes are treated 

 by sprinkling one ounce of strychnine 

 over them, stirring thoroughly to insure 

 an even distribution of the poison. 



Care should be exercised in exposing 

 the baits. The main runway being lo- 

 cated by the use of a prod about % 

 inch in diameter and through the holy 

 made by this probe two or three of the 

 poisoned cubes should be dropped into 

 the main run and the prod hole closed 

 with the aid of a firm clod. Caution 

 should be exercised not to place the bait 

 in the short lateral runway leading from 

 the mound of earth to the main run. 



In The Orchard 



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 the trees, a powerful sprayer is always necessary. 



The American Beauty Dust Sprayer was designed to 

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