Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-02-03

the production Of apples in Western
Oregon, SO far as [ can discover, is
the expense of reaching the markes
If we are always to pay the highest
transportation it is clearly evident
that apple-growing will be subject
to great fluctuations in the profit
and loss account. Profits will CONT
only during years of short crops in
! the principal apple districts. This
will have a tendency to restrict the
production of apples. A single
season of loss with a good crop
will so discourage the average
grower that he will allow fungus
scale, scab and moth to ruin his
orchard, as they can sometimes dc
in a single season.
"How may we overcome this dis
advantage of extra market cost?
First, the railroads having good
apple districts along their lines
should aid the grower during years
of o general large crop by cheap
rates. Second, the grower, laborine
under 4. the difficulty of excessive
transportation, must produce only
choice fruit. The very best fruit is
the only kind that will bear this
highest transportation.
GAS for apple land, am thor
oughly convinced that there is nc
better soil to be found than the
warm, sandy alluvial deposit along
the various rivers. Western Oregon
seems to have just the proper
climatic conditions for the produc'
ton of the finest type of the rec
apples, both in size and color.
Should our market in the is
lands and across the Pacific develop
as we now have reason to expect
the Yellow Newton, Winesap ano
Ben Davis will all be in demand
because of their keeping and ship
piLg qualities. The markets in ane
across the Pacific are worthy O
careful study by any one planting
apples.
''The question to determine il
apple growing is the same as il
any other line of production, viz.
Have you the elements under youl
control for the production of fin'
apples at the lowest cost? If yor
have, then it would be wise tt
undertake it; but if you canno
produce the best apples at the low
est cost, do not undertake it, fo
you will be sure to fail"
Others who participated i'll tn
subjects of "The Apple and Market
ing of Fruit Prodaessn were Franz
Lee, editor of the Northwest Pacif,
Farmer; E. L. Smith, of Hooe
River, and Emile Schanno. Mr.
Lee said in part:
"The commercial orchardist want.
to raise an apple that has severa
distinctive features. 1t must be {
fine quality, and a good color
With most buyers red is preferable
It must be long keeper, the longeI
the better, for several reasons.
long keeper gives him an advantage
Of markets, as he can sell at tn,
time the prices are highest, ane
then get all there is il. it; and tht
longer the keeper the better price
because the buyer knows that h,
does not have to turn them over 81
quickly. Tn the Eastern market.
and among growers score-care
process is in vogue much as th'
score card runs in breeding chick
ems, hogs, cattle, etc. The scor'
card runs something like this
Skin and surface, 20; color, 10
shape, 5; size, 5; richness, 10; flavor
10; texture, 10; core and seeds, 5
cooking qualities, 10; keeping quail
tiles, Is; total, 100. In the adopt:o,
of this score card, the Eastern
people have made a march alony
the line of improvement, becaus,
there is no more chance of a scrul
apple winning in the race for sue
cess than there is for scrub fowl
And if there is any improvement
to be made in the apple, it is wei
to know along what lines this i'm
prevement should be made in orde
that it be Dermanent and nrof;t. ble