The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-10-12
Fruit in the Northwest.
Western Fruit Grower.

fOf nVe weeks, III July ana August,
the editor of the Fruit Grower was IN
the Northwestern states, visiting or
chards and looking over the work
which is being done in developing the
fruit industry in that part of the
country. This number Of the Fruit
Grower contains some illustrations
made from photographs secured on
the trip, together with articles which
we're secured at that time.
No one who has seen the fruit eX-
hibits Of Colorado, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington and Montana at the yarl-
Gus eXpositions which have been held
within the past ID years can doubt
that these states are fast forging to
the front as truit-prO 'uclng sections.
The Orchardists Of these states have
been found among the most progress,
i've Of any Of the fruit growers Of the
United States, and as result their
apples, pears, cherries and prunes
have been found in all our markets
When these growers in the newer
states began to grow fruit in CONNER.
cial quantities they proiited by many
of the mistakes which their esatern
bretheln had made, and now our east
erners can well afford to study the
ways OF some Of their western compel
itors. Perhaps we should say here
that when We say 'eastGrners' we
mean everyone east Of the Rocky
Mountains, for that is the interpreta-
ton given TINS term Dy the fellows III
the far west. Missouri to them, Il
an eastern state, and so are Kansas,
Nebraska, etc.
One OF the hrst things which the
growers OF the Northwest learned was
that they must care Tor their trees i
that the very best fruit possible cuIl'
be produced; they know that when
their fruit comes on market it v'j
have to pay high freight charges hHu
will have to compete with fruit gfoE Il
nearer to market, ana therefore oIlr
the best Kind OF fruit could bo profit
ably marketed AS a result, 1t L. !
doubtful II apple trees, for instance,
are AS carefully sprayed IN any Iart
OF the United States as they arr in
oregon, Washington ana ! tah0, ana
In parts OF Colorado and Montana.
In most of these states the law re-
qulres that orchards te kept in good
condition, free from insect pests and |
fungus diseases Orchard inspectors
are appointed FOR various parts OF the |
state, the duty or these Inspectors le- |
ing to VISIT the various orchards oi |
ms district. To see that the law Is le |
ing complied with, Iho laws OF the |
various sta O. vary sumrWl at, and 1t l. |
our understanding nat II Is no.
sufficient for an orchardlst to reptI,
That no has sprayed his trees Get
tain number OF times; he must show
that his work has been effective.
Another thing which has been
learned by the apple growers Of the
Northwest Is That careful grading tnd
packing OF their fruit is absolutely
necessary In the various articles IN
TINS issue, reterrlLg to the different
fruit sections, this fact Is set forth,
ana some OF their methods are eX.
planned, but 1t Is safe to say that ap-
pies which come from the statos under
discussion IN tins article are tier
graded ana packed, as rule, than
the frult from any other states, cen
siderlng all the fruit which Is marriott.
cd.
Another factor which has entered
INTO the success OF the apple growers
OF these states ID that they have founc
that certain localities are adapted to
certain varieties, and these are the
ones they grow almost exclusively.
Az HOOD River, for instance, many
varieties OF apples succeed remark
ably well-baldwin, Jonathan AND
Others grow to wonderful perfection.
let these varieties grow equally we'll,
or perhaps better, in other parts OF
the country, so that Hood River Bald.
wins would nave TO compete with this
variety from New YORK, and Hood {
river Jonathahs would have to com
pete WIN as Bood or better Jonathanf :
IT lm Colorado, Missouri Iowa, ILL /
mons, Arkansas ana Kansas. But at
HOOD River two other varieties are
grown which cannot be grown IN every
other part of the country Newtown
Plppin and Spitzenburg-and there
fore these varieties are being grown
almost exclusively there, and the new
or orchards VIII always contain large
percentage of those varieties.
ms Is one OF the things which the "
hofClculCural leaders are endeavorlng
To Impress upon the minds of the "
growers everywhero-to grow those
varieties OF fruits of all kinds to J.
which their soil, location, climate,
etc', are especially adapted. This
campaign of education is "A slow mat
ter-notlce how, IN spite of this, the a
lieh Davis apple, for instance, has "
oeeh planted all over the country /
these northwestern growers have II
learned the lesson cnrly and are profit 81
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