112 BOARD OF AGRICITTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Dr. TwiTCHELL. Why does New York call for an oval 

 potato and Boston for a round one ? Why docs New York 

 call for a white egg and Boston for a brown one ? You say 

 it is fancy. It may be; but they want a uniform type in 

 both cases. Why should we fight against fancy ? Why not 

 cater to it ? That is the thing to do. And it is going to be 

 done. What is suggested in the milk question is applicable 

 all along the line, but it is not going to be reached through 

 individual effort. There must be a getting together in the 

 handling of the product so that expenses may be reduced. 

 Why were the men in Oregon obliged to go into the associa- 

 tion ? Because the association was known. Why was the 

 association obliged to j)ut up apples of uniform grade ? Be- 

 cause the association's life depended on it. The association 

 could do what no man could do, and, having started out to 

 do it, it had to do it to maintain itself. W^e have the soil^ 

 and climate here to grow the choicest apples. The New Eng- 

 land soil and climate give a quality of product that cannot 

 be produced on soft bottom lands. We must take advantage 

 of what nature has provided and put ourselves in line to cut 

 out the men who stand between, so that 65 cents out of $1 

 will get into our pockets. 



j\Ir. Ellswortif. You spoke of that association, the Ox- 

 ford County Bears. They are getting more for their apples 

 than the individuals ? 



Dr. TwiTcuELL. Yes. 



]\[r. "Ellsworth. Isn't it a fact, that there are more of 

 those people who will join your association another year, 

 after they see the object ? 



Dr. TwiTCHELL. They have already applied. 



Mr. Ellsworth. That was the result at Hood River. 

 When you get an association started and outsiders see the 

 profit there is, they will join. 



Dr. TwiTCHELL. The life of such an association depends 

 on maintaining the evenness and regularity of its products. 

 The individual may slip some poor apples into the barrel and 

 sell them without his name, and he stands a chance next 

 year to sell to somebody else, but the association, with its 

 name upon the package, must maintain the character and 



