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development within the seed, insecticides and fumigation will not 

 touch it; therefore, the only remedy the Bureau can advise is to 

 collect and destroy all fallen and supposedly infested mangos. 



V. G. J. 



Marketing- Fruit. By Hon. W. K. Newell (U.S.A. St. Bd. Hort. 

 Oregon Rep. 1909-10, p. 75). — Oregon is in a position to become 

 the leading apple and pear producing State in the Uuion, but to bring 

 the industry to its highest perfection needs co-operation, rigid uni- 

 formity in grading, packing, labelling, &c., and above all, to suit 

 the product to its market. The German method might be followed, 

 that of sending their best salesmen to hunt far and wide for markets, 

 and to find just what the market wants; the style and price of goods, 

 and how they want them packed, terms of payment, &c., and every- 

 thing in the remotest way connected with the deal. The English 

 and American way has too often been to send just what they were 

 growing or could not sell at home, or what they thought the 

 foreign market ought to want — and let it go at that. — C. H. L. 



Markets for Oregron Fruits, European. By Hon. H. B. 

 Miller (U.S.A. St. Bd. Hort. Oregon, Rep. 1909-10, p. 118).— Of all 



the European markets Great Britain promises to be Oregon's best 

 customer. The annual importation of apples alone into Great Britain 

 amounts to 10 million dollars, and pears between 2 and 3 million 

 dollars. 



In looking at the tremendous imports of fresh fruits into Great 

 Britain, it must be borne in mind that there is no month in the year 

 when they are not importing fresh fruits from some country. Fresh 

 pears, peaches, and apples from South Africa in February, March, 

 April; and from Australia, Tasmania, and New South Wales in May, 

 June, July. 



Fruit from Oregon compete with those from the Eastern U.S., 

 Canada, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Holland. Fruits to 

 the value of $53,000,000 per annum are imported into Great Britain 

 free of duty, with an additional large importation that do pay duty. 



France imports very little fruit, being practically self-supporting in 

 this respect. 



Germany ought to offer a good market to Oregon fruits if properly 

 exploited. The writer says, " It has the appearance of the most thrifty, 

 industrious, and prosperous country in Europe . . . extremely pro- 

 gressive and developing in a most substantial way." 



The American Consul at Belfast gives his countrymen some very 

 good advice as to how to enlarge their European markets, and so make 

 their products known and appreciated for good quality that when the 

 cost of transport is halved on the opening of the Panama Canal they 

 will be able to benefit by the inevitable increase in trade, and hold this 

 market against all comers. 



Judicious advertising, reduction in prices, and proper organization 

 are chief amongst his counsels. — C. H. L. 



