The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-06-28
HOOD RIVER TAKEN
AS A STANDARD

The success of Hood River as a pro,
ducer OF the best apples and rstraw
berries grown on the Pacific Coast O,
In the world, for that matter, hs,
caused the eyes of all frnit district,
to be turned this way. The :Freewat.
or, Ore, Times remarks:
Have any of the readers of The
Times ever been into the famous
Hood River country" We rather
expect that some least have, but VIC
venture to say hat as far as the. conn.
try and its surroundings are concern.
ed that nothing there could by any
stretch of the Imagination be consid.
cred superior to our ownsvalley of the
Walla Walla river.
And still, Hood River apples are
perhaps better known and bring bet
ter price than do those fromNany the
section of the country.
Why is this? Simply for the reason
that the fruit they put on the market
Is superior to that put out from other
sections, not because of a better soil
or climatic conditions but simplv
because they take advantage of the
natral resources which they enjoy in
common with many other sections of
the country. 1t is needless to say
that 1T has taken very considera ble
amount of energy, study and push to
achleve the results they have attained,
but the returns seem to be sufficient
to warrant all and even more than it
cost.
There is a good, very good grade of
fruit grown in this section of the val.
ley except for the effects Of insect
pests, and there can be no one inter.
ested in fruit culture who will not 1e
alize that with the start of many
years which the tree pests have here,
the task of putting the orchards into
clean and healthtul condition will re-
quire much work, study and patience,
and that not only one orchardist
alone can accomplish the feat, but
that each one must be equally vigilent
and energetic, not for himself alone,
but to encourage his neighbor to
fight for himself end the man that
lives next door.
~ huS pCCh llOLn
of sonlces that should be authentic,
that the severe cold snap OF early
spring had KILLED the San Jose scale
but while soma of the scale may have
been killed, it is a certainty that very
much of it was not killed, and it is a
source of congratulation to the orch
ardists of this section, that notwith
standing the circulation of the mis-
leading reports nearly, If Aot all of
those with orchards here have gone
ahead and done good work in the way
of spraying for that hardy little pest.
Let the good work go on.
Just here let us say word to those
having young orchards out, the future
usefulness of your trees will depend
largely on the treatment they receive
from the time they are set out until
the time when they come into bear
ing. In order that they come to full
fluiting when mature they must be
full of vigor. Give them the kind of
care that is needed to bring them to
this condition. Young trees are par
tiCuIarly subject to the depredations
Of aphis or leaf louise. Trees so effected
become stunted, the leaves curl and
the tree is deprived of its lung power.
These pests readily succumb too
spray made of quassia chips and whale
oil soap. This louise should not Ee
confounded with the others of the
aphis family.
The quassia and whale oil soap
formula is as follows:
Take pounds of quassia chips aud
soak - hours in gallons of water.
Dissolve 7 pounds of whale oil soap in
boiling water. Strain the quassia ex-
tract from the chips and add the soap
olution and dilute to 100 gall MS for
use.
Watch your orchards and learn
when and where pests of all kinds ap-
pear, study for remedy and put it
into practice. Clean up your orchards
and make them fancy, raise fancy
fruit, put it in fanc! packages and ask
a fancy price. You will get it and not
regret YOUR WatChfulness.