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slightly less than the yield, per acre, in the state of New 

 York. Those are all practically in the same latitude with 

 this same section through here. 



I know that climatic conditions have something to do 

 with it. Nevertheless, your production is equal, and in 

 some instances greater than it is in other states that are 

 called and prominently known as peach-producing states; 

 just the same as Oregon has gobbled in the national reputa- 

 tion of being an apple-producing state. Yet, you are pro- 

 ducing more apples right in this state of Massachusetts than 

 are produced in the state of Oregon. There are more ap- 

 ples produced in the state of Massachusetts than there are 

 in the state of Idaho which is gaining in its popularity and 

 productiveness as an apple raising state; and you come 

 very close to equaling the quantity and volume which is be- 

 ing produced in the state of Washington. 



Now, why should those three states in the Northwest 

 be known as the "Great Northwest" and the apple produc- 

 ing section of this nation? Now, you may say that is not 

 true. Probably, in your minds as producers that statement 

 does not seem true. It does not impress you m tne same 

 manner that it does the consuming public, but remember, 

 please, that it is the consuming public upon whom you de- 

 pend for the movement of your crops; and if they believe 

 that the greatest volume of apples is produced in the North- 

 west, they will simultaneously believe that the best apples 

 are grown in the Northwest, and they will consequently 

 buy the fruit from the Northwest. The people of that part 

 of the country are educating our Easterners here to eat their 

 apples and we are doing it, and we are having to find our 

 markets for our apples produced in New England outside 

 of New England. 



Now, isn't that a wonderful arrangement for business? 

 Isn't that a profitable and logical business proposition to 

 follow, — continue shipping your goods to other parts of the 

 country and while your apples are going to Chicago, Oregon 

 apples are coming through to Boston and pass them on the 



