United States from the standpoint of the fruit grower. 



From there I went to Medford, Oregon, which is in 

 Southern Oregon, and is one of the most famous pear sec- 

 tions in the world. From there I went to California, stop- 

 ping at Los Molinos up north of Sacremento. then down 

 c^ronnd San Francisco, making Stanford University niy 

 headquarters and going from there to San Jose and Watson- 

 ville and some of those other towns. 



Watsonville was really the only one interesting to me as 

 an apple grower, as it is the only section down there that 

 really is. you might say. famous for apples. 1 was very much 

 surprised at the development T found there at Watsonville. 

 It is only a little town, about half the size of Northampton, 

 but they told me that there were 87 large commission and 

 '-o-operative associations there handiuig this crop. 



From there 1 went to Fresno and across to the Yosemite 

 Valley and did a lot of tourist stunts which I won't worry 

 you with. l)ut which were mighty interesting. I told I\Irs. 

 Sears the next time we Avere on a honeymoon trip we would 

 go to the Yosemite, and any of you who are not married yet 

 1 M-ould recommend it to your consideration. 



I came back l)y Avay of the Grand Canyon and various 

 other places through Arizona and New Mexico and Kansas. 

 There I joined the family and went to Washington, D. C. 

 and spent three weeks and one of those weeks I spent in 

 Virginia, and West Virginia and the North Carolina section 

 looking at the orcharding there. 



Now, that will give you an idea of some of the sections 

 T went through and I am going to confine myself just as 

 strictly as possil)le to tlie orchard end of it. luit as I said in 

 the beginning. I do not think I will tell you anything that 

 will do you any good on your home farms, but perhaps 

 s-)mething that will give you something to think about and 

 possibly cheer you up a little bit if you are discouraged. I 

 do not know that you are. T hope you are not, but it may do 

 DO harm to cheer you up a little in taking up the work for 

 the coming year. I shall pick out a few isolated phases of 



