Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
SIX FRUIT GROWERS
MEETINGS TO BE HELD
Under Auspices of Sttt, AgrictIl-
fural College and Fruit
Growers Union.

fruit inferior and full Of blemishes
and worms and covered with scale is
proof that the farmers of this county
are badly in need Of education in the
art Of horticulture, that they may be
able to make their orchar is profit
to tbemelves instead of loss as SO
many are. With this end in view the
Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union
has arranged in connection with the
State Agriculture College to hold
series of farmers institutes and
fruit growers meetings in Josephine
county the first week in September.
To arrange and have charge Of the de-
tails for these meetings the Fruit
Growers Union appointed COM
mittee of three at each place.
The following is the schedule of the
places and date of meeting and the
names OF the committeeman
Grants Pass. Mon lay, September
3. in the Opera house; committee,
H. G. Bobzien, Charles Meserve and
Joseph Moss.
Provolt, Tuesday, September 3, in
the church building committee, E.
N. Provolt, E. Badger and r. +.
Lewman.
Murphy, Wednesday, September A.
at the school house; committee,
A. II. Carson, J. W. Gilmore and II.
s. Wynant.
Wilderville, Thursday, September Q,
in the church; committee, ]. II.
Robinson. r. NJ. Robinson and G.
II. Lovelace.
Lee District, Friday, September Z.
in the school house; committee X. A.
N. Reymers, Samuel Christie and
H j. Reed.
Merlin, Saturday, September 8, in
Rosen baum's hall; committee. A.
s. Rosenbaum, Charles Grow and
Chas. Dora.
These meetings will have the best
array of talent ever at fruit grow
ers meeting in Rogue River Valley
and the instructions that orchardists
will receive on all phases of their
business that embraces selecting the
right soil for an orchard, choice of
varities, manner of planting, cutliya-
ting, pruning, spraying, thinning.
picking, grading, packing and market
ing will be from specialists, each
thorough in his line of work. 1t
would not be possible to get the
practical pointers Oh fruit raising
that can be had at these meetings at
the cost OF but one days time spent
In attending. even though person
should spend eco for books and paper
and spend 30 days in hard study.
From the interest that is heing shown
and with the effort that is being made
by the Fruit Growers Union these
meetings promise to be the largest
attended Of any farmer gathering ever
held In Southern Oregon. At Grants
Pass, Provolt, and probably Murphy,
Wilderville aud Lee district evening
sessions may be held in addition TO
the morning and afternoon sessions
This matter will be decided in the
near future by the local committees.
At Provolt, Murphy, wilderville and
Lee district, basket dinners will be
had, so that farmers and their wives
may attend the full hours of each
session. Then il is the plan to have
social hour at noon that the far
mers and their wives may know each
other better ard to talk over the
points thev have heard in the meeting
A question box will be a strong fea.
ture in the program.
How Hood River has become so
famous as fruit district as TO
be better known to some people IN the
East than the state of Oregon aud its
fruit land should sell from $3.50 to
$1,000 an acre is matter that Rogue
River fruit growers are interested in.
Two Of the leading Hood River or.
chsrdists have been secured as speak
ers at the Josephine county meetings.
f. II. Shepard is.the manager of the
Hood River Growers Union and viii
tell how they conduct their union.
one Of the most successful in the
United States, and how they market
their fruit in New York. London
and other big markets at prices that
seem fabulous to farmers who have
only dealt with commission men
Mr.. Shepard is also one of the pub.
fishers of Better Fruit. published at
Hood River, conceded by orchsr-
dists TO be the best all around fruit
paper in the United States. A. ].
Mason. the other speaker, will tell
how they grow the famous Hood
River fruit and as their methods are
thoroughly mp to date and Mr.. M son
practical orchsrdist the fruit grow
er's here will find his addresses of
great value.