Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-19
Is ORIGINATING NEW
VARITIES OF FRUIT
Mr.. Hoskins Does This by Scien-
tific Meth ods-Favors Fruit
Growers Union.

Growers Union.
Q. Il. HoskiDs, who is one of the
leading members of the Oregon State
Horticultural Society and who owns
fine fruit farm near Newberg, and
is starting an orchard on Rogue river
opposite from Gold Hill. where he
resides, was in Grants Pass from Sun
day until Wednesday, accompanied by
Mrs hoskins. guests at the homes Of
Drs Il. P. and II. q. Dixon. While
in Grants Pass Mr.. Hoskins in
terviewed number OF fruit men and
business men in regard to securing
for some Southern Oregon town the
semi annual meeting OF the State
Horticultural Society, which met is
next June. This society, which is
composed Of the leading fruit growers
Of Oregon, holds its annual meetings
in Portland in January, the one for
this year being held last week, and its
semi annual meetings are held in
such towns as may be selected each
year. The meeting for last June
was held at Hood River, and all the
previous June meetings have been
held either in Eastern Oregon or the
Willamette Valley, but no meeting
has as yet been held in Southern
Oregon.
The selection of the place for hold.
ing the June meeting is made by the
officers of the Horticultural Society,
and Mr.. Hoskins stated that the
officers and many Of the members
were anxious to visit Rogue River
Valley and the next session could no
doubt be secured for this section of the
state. The town to secure the honor
would quite likely be either Grants
Pass, Roseburg, Ashland or Medford
While the fruit growers about Med
ford, Ashland and Roseburg and the
bufibfHb ih'h WI DlaNth VIII
doubtless make big effort, yet with
its central location and reputation for
hustliDg Mr.. Hoskins thought Grants
Pass stood good chance Of securing
the meeting. 1t is customary at these
meetings to have an exhibit of fruit
Last June Hood River had fruit ex-
hibit that did much to advertise that
already famous Valley, and this Win
ter there was an exhibit at the Port
land meeting that was ons Of the
finest displays of apples ever seen in
Oregon. While June is not the best
season Of the year in which to secure
fruit fer an exhibit, yet Mr.. Hoskins
thinks that Rogue River Valley can
do enough in that line to give the
yisitots an idea as to the splendid
fruit that is grown IN Southern Ore
gon.
Another object of Mr.. Hoskins'
visit to Giants Pass was to work up an
interest In organizing a county fruit
growers association for Josephine
county. A number of the counties
have associations and the State Asso
citation has taken up the work Of Or |
ganizlng local unions in those
counties in which none exist.
Mr.. Hoskins IL both commercial
aud scientific orchardst, He has his
Valley farm leased, and |
now he is planting an orchard on his
Gold Hin place. He is going largely |
into cherries and now has 1900 trees
out, ami he intends to plant more
i,om year to year rs he finds that |
are one Of the most profitable
fruits that can be grown in this Val.
ley. He also has 600 Spitzenberg |
and Newtown apples and large
area to small fruits. Mr. Hoskins is
doing scientific work in originating
new fruits aloEg the same lines that
are followed by Burbank, the famous
California wizard in producing won
1ers in new tree and plant varieties.
Mr.. Hoskins' speciality is cherries and
he has fluited thousands of trees in
his work of breeding up new varieties.
He has several varieties that give
promise of being he cherry that ship.
pers are looking for in having perfect
shipping qualities, large size aud rich
'olor and small pit aud flesh tha is
Juicy and of fine eating flavor.