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insiclo as autillu'r tiling is which is not as pretty. There is a 

 great difference l)et\veen Western apples and the same variety 

 of apples i^rown in the East. In short, the Western apples 

 have the appearance, l)nt onr apples have the quality. Yes, we 

 have good quality ; then let us bank on it. Let us swear by 

 quality, let us shout quality, let us keep the factor, quality, con- 

 stantly to the front. They have handsome appearance ; they 

 are keeping that before the public constantly ; that is their 

 main reliance. They meet and beat us in our markets. In 

 order to compete with them in our Eastern markets we must 

 sell on the basis of high quality. And we can win. 



The land in the inland is practically clear of tree growth. 

 There is nothing but sage brush growing out of the sand. 

 They clear and water the land and it is immediately valuable. 

 Unimproved land without water can be bought for from 

 $50.00 to $73.00 an acre to-day. How much can you buy 

 good apple land for on our hillsides in this country? How 

 nuich will good apple land cost us here, where we can grow 

 adapted varieties of the highest quality? 



If you go over the Cascades into the timber region you 

 can buy cut-over land at less than on the east side, but it will 

 cost you from $125 to $175 an acre to clear it for orchard 

 purposes. 



The inland region has three noted apple valleys : The 

 Yakima Valley, Wenatchee Valley and the Chelan Valley. 

 Many other regions are rapidly developing. 



These three valleys have recently developed great apple- 

 growing regions, which (aside from Hood River Valley) are 

 supplying us tlie bulk of these handsome apples that come in- 

 to our Eastern markets. 



ORCiiARn ^Ianagement. 



A word or two about the peculiarities of these two re- 

 gions, the coast and the inland, in reference to orchard prac- 

 tices. The coast men have lots of moisture and a good deal 

 of cool weather, and so they need open-headed trees ; they 

 wish to let in the sunlight to color their fruit. The men on 

 the inland have an abundance of sunlight and are obliged to 



