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BETTER FRUIT 



June 



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FRUIT GROWERS 



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it Kives yuii u lii^li urade quick selling prodin't at a 

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The manufacturers of this Dehydrator have recently 

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LUTHER MANUFACTURING CO. 



San Francisco, California 



cline of 13 per cent from June, but 

 still 4 per cent better than the ten-year 

 average; August 69 per cent, a fall of 

 6 per cent, but 9 per cent better than 

 the ten-year average; September 73 per 

 cent, an advance of 4 per cent from the 

 previous month instead of a decline, 

 and 19 per cent better than the ten-year 

 average; October 79 per cent, a further 

 advance of 6 per cent over the previous 

 month instead of a normal decline, and 

 24 per cent better than the ten-year 

 average; November 84 per cent, which 

 was an increase of 5 per cent over the 

 previous month and 31 per cent above 

 the ten-year average. Thus, while the 

 condition of the apple crop in New 

 York started in June at 88 per cent of 

 normal and ended in November at 84 

 per cent, a net decline of four points, 

 yet if compared with the ten-year 

 average it started in June at 104.8 per 

 cent and ended in November at 158.5 



per cent. The equivalent of a full crop 

 or 100 per cent production in New 

 York is estimated at 59,100,000 bushels. 

 Taking 84 per cent of this, the per- 

 centage of a full crop indicated by the 

 November report, the estimated pro- 

 duction in 1914 was 49,600,000 bushels. 



"For the United States as a whole 

 the condition of the apple crop was 

 estimated in June to be 73.7 per cent 

 normal, and in November as 74.5, an 

 increase of nearly 1 per cent instead of 

 a normal ten-year average decline from 

 66.5 per cent to 51.3 per cent. Ex- 

 pressed as a percentage of the ten-year 

 average the condition of the apple crop 

 for the United States in June was 110.8 

 per cent, July 108.1, August 112.9 per 

 cent, September 115.5 per cent, Octo- 

 ber 130.1, and November 145.2. 



"Another fact which should be borne 

 in mind with respect to the bureau esti- 

 mates of the apple crop is that they are 

 estimates of total production on all 

 farms in the United States as distin- 

 guished from estimates of the commer- 

 cial crop. The commercial crop is that 

 portion of the total crop which is 

 shipped out of the counties where 

 grown. In November, 1913, the bureau 

 estimated this movement for the first 

 time and the inquiry was repeated in 

 1914. In 1913 it appeared that 41 per 

 cent of the total apple crop was 

 shipped out of the counties where 

 grown and 59 per cent was consumed 

 on the farms or within the counties. 

 On this basis the 1913 comercial crop 

 was about 59,000,000 bushels and the 

 crop for home consumption was about 

 86,000,000 bushels. On a per capita 

 basis, assuming roughly that the popu- 

 lation of the United States is approxi- 

 mately 100,000,000 and that 65,000,000 

 are living in cities and 35,000,000 on 

 farms, it would seem that in 1913 the 

 per capita consumption of apples in 

 cities was about nine-tenths of a bushel, 

 while on farms it was 2.4 bushels. 

 Our estimates for November, 1914, in- 

 dicate that the commercial crop was 38 

 per cent of the total and that 62 per 

 cent was consumed or remained in the 

 counties where grown. This would 

 give us a per capita consumption in 

 cities of one and one-half bushels and 

 in the country four and one-half bush- 

 els. Of course such an estimate of per 

 capita consumption is not strictly accu- 

 rate because a portion of the crop is 

 consumed in cities and towns in the 

 counties where raised. But these esti- 

 mates of per capita consumption are 

 partly confirmed by a special investi- 

 gation which was made in 1914 by the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry on the sub- 

 ject of 'What the Farm Contributes 

 Directly to the Farmer's Living,' and 

 published in Farmers' Bulletin No. 635. 

 This shows the per capita consump- 

 tion of apples on farms as ranging 

 from one to five bushels, with an aver- 

 age of 3.1 bushels." 



"WE STARTED RIGHT 

 AND WyRE RIGHF 



6458 Acres 



IN OUR ENTERPRISE 



4178 Acres 



ALL IN APPLES 



Nine miles continuous rows of trees, 

 the largest apple orchard ever planted. 



All are one, two and three years 

 old; the two and three year old all 

 sold, amounting to over 3,000 acres. 



We are now offering our one year 

 at terms to suit you. 



We give five years', from date of 

 planting, free care. Our company is 

 unlike others in the feature of stay- 

 ing with our purchasers after the free 

 care period. Our plans make our in- 

 terests mutual; we all work together 

 for the interest of all. 



Our Booklet will give you a simple 

 statement of our dealings and meth- 

 ods. Write us for information. 



DUrUR ORCHARD COMPANY 



Northwestern Bank Building 

 Portland, Oregon 



If you have a soft wood floor on the 

 kitchen do not spend time and energy 

 scrubbing it. Cover it with a good lino- 

 leum, which if varnished once or twice 

 a vear will last five or ten years. 



The 



First 



National 



Bank 



Hood River, Oregon 



Capital and Surplus 

 $135,000 



A% Interest Paid on Savings 

 and Term Deposits 



F. S. STANLEY, President 

 E. 0. BLANCHAR, Cashier 



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