The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-08-22
A TRIBUTE TO
HOOD RIVER

The Kansas City Packer, one OF the
best market papers In the east, with
a yeiy large calculation, published an
article ON Hood River, written by its
staff corr espondent, which is repro
duced on the first page OF the Glacier.
and also pays the following glowing
tribute to Hood River editorially:
In this weeks issue OF the Packer
appears an article telling of the re-
markable success apple growers in the
famous Hood River valley in Oregon
have attained. More or less has been
published about the Hood River apple
from time to time, but it Is safe to
say that most apple growers In other
parts of the country who are not inti-
mately acquainted with conditions in
the Hood River valley have read these
articles with more or less suspicion as
to whether the statements were facts
or highly colored newspaper articles
inten ied to please rather than inform
the people who read them.
Last season when 1t was announced
that the Hood River growers had sold
their apples at as high as W. per
bushel box, while growers in other
parts of the country we're glad to get
81 to 81 per barrel for their best ap
pies, 1t was not surpr Using that the
report from Hood River was received
with discredit.
The facts In the case, however, are
that the Hood River growers have
been so careful In developing their
orchards that thay deserve the highly
remunerative prices they get tor theiI
fruit. In the matter of caring tor
their orchards and picking and pack
ing the fruit and also securing a mar
ket, the growers have adopted meth
ods that are as far In advance OF ordi-
nary orchard conditions as the price
they received Ia above the average
piice for apples. For instance, the
statement In tho article in this week g
Packer that in preparing ground for
an orchard ono of the leading growers
there goes over his ground Is differ
ent times with various implements
shows how thoroughly the Hood River
growers 90 about their work. The
matter OF spraying and pruning has
been developed to an exact science by
tho growers there and also by instruc
tors connected with the various ex
reriment stations In that part of the
county. From all accounts every
new theory advanced by horticultur
lists, no matter from what part of tht
country, is thoroughly tested by tht
Hood River growers with the result
that they finally get all OF the bes
and most up-to-date methods In us'
instead of olinging to old fashioned
ideas and letting their orchards sutfeI
as consequence,
An instance Is reported In which al
industrious instructor In On expert
ment station few years ago advanced
rather radical opinion regarding
spraying. At that time the theory
was laughed at by most growers, bu
at the present time this mans theor!
has been adopted by growers in gener
al In that part of the country ami !
has helped them greatly in producing
the very best fruit grown. This wa
simply case where the growers wer
willing to investigate new theory
although at the moment 1t was con
sidered OF little value.
While the Hood River growers bay
accomplished wonders In the matte
OF establishing and caring for thei
orchards, from commercial stand
point their greatest success has teel
In the packing and marketing uf thei
fruit. Rules Tor grading and paekin
apples have been adopted and rigid
enforced which have resulted In practi
eally perfect fruit being offered to th
buyers. The growers, In fact, hav
adopted such stringent rules that real
ly m IRE care is taken In preparing ar
pies foi market in that section tina
is commonly piaoticed by growers /
many other parts OF the country whe
selecting and preparing fruit for exh
bition at state fairs or elsewhere.
or course, there are conditions pre-
vailing in the Hood River vale
which are not general In other part
OF the country and these have been
great aid to the fruit growers, but 9
the same time these conditions al
not wholly responsible for the gret
success of the growers. The price
the growers receive for their fruit
and the increase in the value of the
lands, of course, pay them we'll Il
the efforts they have put forth, bt
that simply shows that fruit CROWN
can be developed along scientific an
practical lines so that 1t will becon
a sure and safe source of income, IL
stead of merely bsing haphazard q
tempt to make big profits easily.
will pay any grower Of apples or 9th
fruits in any part of the country
read very carefully the article abo
referred to in this issue of the Packe
Can you afford to trifle with so Sc
GUS a matter as to neglect bad cold
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