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BETTER FRUIT 



April 



VIRGINIA 



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ORCHARD TRACTS 10 TO 40 ACRES ADJOINING HUSTLING CITY OF WAYNESBORO 

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Proved soils, growing Stayman Winesaps, Newtown Pippins, Grimes Golden, Winesaps, Yorks 

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OUR APPLE TREES BEAR IN FIFTH YEAR 



Excellent drainage, mild, dry climate, abundance of pure water, absolutely healthy, white popu- 

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THE WASHINGTON STATE ANNUAL CONVENTION 



AT the annual convention at Prosser 

 of the Washington State Horticul- 

 tural Society District Fruit Inspector 

 C. L. Whitney, who was a delegate, 

 delivered one of the principal addresses. 

 His subject being, "The Show Ring." He 

 said in part: 



'■\Ve are living in a busy, progressive 

 and commercial age. Advertising is an 

 art. We must catch the eye of the 

 passerby and please his taste before he 

 will give up the almighty dollar. We 

 must advertise our fruit and our section 

 of country. How can we do this better 

 than by entering the 'show ring,' and 

 using apples for the purpose. 'By their 

 fruits ye shall know them.' 



"There are many beautiful and fruit- 

 ful valleys in the great Northwest which 

 have already been made famous by the 

 red apple. Among these I will just men- 

 tion Hood River. Rogue River, Wenat- 

 chee and the Yakima Valley. Each one 

 of these valleys is modern up-to-date 

 gardens of Eden. But the beautiful 

 Walla Walla Valley is the original gar- 

 den of Eden, for does not the good 

 book say, 'And the Lord God planted a 

 garden eastward in Eden and there He 

 put the man He had formed." Behold, 

 Walla Walla lieth eastward from Hood 

 River. .And, again, in that garden of 

 yrire all things grew to perfection. The 

 earth brought forth everything necessary 

 for man, without his labor in plowing 

 or sowing. Perpetual spring reigned — 

 flowers sprang up without seed (just like 

 ours). 



"Roses bloomed in fragrance and pro- 

 fusion (just like ours). 



"In the tree tops sang the birds of 

 Paradise. 



"Orchards blossomed and bore fruit 

 for the gods, with a single spraying. 



"Rivers flowed with milk and wine, 

 and sweetest honey was distilled from 

 apple blossoms (just like ours). 



"Our valley is blessed with abundance 

 of water, lots of cows and whole swarms 

 of bees and vineyards galore. 



"In the midst of that garden grew an 

 old apple tree with fruit fairer than the 

 rest. (It may have been a Roman 

 Beauty, for all I know.) Anyway, the 

 apples were large, highly colored, extra 

 fancy, and caught Father Adam's eye at 

 first glance, then down went the fruit, 

 and so you see the apple was the first 

 great advertiser. 



"Apples do not only attract attention 

 by their beauty, but they advertise the 

 climate and soil by their size and color. 



"All things are judged by comparison, 

 and when apples from the states of 

 Washington, Oregon and Idaho are put 

 in the 'show ring' alongside of apples 

 from Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island, 

 and apples from British Columbia, Mon- 

 tana and Colorado, with apples from 

 Nova Scotia, New York and Michigan 

 ours loom up with undiminished luster, 

 and tell in silent language of a land that 

 is 'fairer' than theirs. 



"I find the 'show ring' is good for 

 another purpose — that of putting pride 

 and ambition into our own people. 



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