The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-04-25
LOCAL and GENERAL
FRUIT REPORTS

A heavy frost struck Wilson ooun-
ty, Tenn, on last Monday and did
considerable damage to the fruit.
The peach crop In Mississippi will
almost be total failure on account of
recent frosts.
A hail storm in Buske county, Ca,
and vicinity, ruined the growing
crops. The foliage and fruit were
stripped from the trees. There are
only about 10000 barrels of apples
left in New York cold storage. The
best stock Is bringing So. 80 per bar
rel.
Southern Texas just shipped 10
cars OF onions into Chicago and Pitts
burg.
The o. & G. railroad has fixed the
minimum car lots of Strawberries at
5l0 crates, an increase of 80 crates
over last year. The shippers are pro
testing against this order, because 1t
is loading too heavy.
Ten car loads of California oranges
sank to the bottom of the Hudson
river the other day while enrouto
from Jersey City to the Erie dock,
New York.
Cherries will be ripe in the SnaKe
River by May 10. The cherry crop in
this secion will be larger than usual.
A cold wave struck Colorado few
days ago, but the fruit growers were
prepared for the immergenoy. Smud-
ges were in readiness and we're fred
all over the fri 1t districts, consequent
ly no damage was done.
The straw berries that are arriving
In the middle west from Arkan 5as,
Mississippi and Missouri are OF very
poor quality and commission houaee
are experiencing some difficulty in
handling the consignments.
Southern California shipped last
year IL, 229 car loPds of oranges and
l, ,295 cars of lemons The shipping
season lasts tor five months.
Strawberries from Cuba can be
found In the Portland market.
AT the meeting OF the Lane County
Horticultural society held on Satur-
day, April 6, the society recommend.
ed all berry growers to use the "Fold-
ing Hallock" berry box, and a com
mittee consisting of W G. Allen, f.
B. Chase and M. IL. Harlow, was ap
pointed to receive orders for boxes
and the secretary was authorized to
notify growers through the press, aud
request them to hand in their orders
to said oommitte not later than the
first Saturday in May, 1907.
County Fruit Inspector A. j. Lewis
reported strawberry acreage in
Clackamas county OF $50 ACRES, and
said the prospects we're bright for Il
heavy increase In the near future.
Mr.. Lewis has spent considerable time
In arriving at the correct number of
acres and Is well pleased with the Ie-
suit of his work.
Pendleton, Ore. Fruit Inspector
Howard Evans, who has charge OF the
spraying OF fruit trees in this dis
trict, and who has been in this city
for the past few days looking after
the work, finds the orchards in this
locality In very bad condition, and it
will be necessary to bring down "A sec
ond spraying outfit from Milton to
complete the work In season. While it
is getting very late in the season for
effective spraying, Mr.. Evans hopes
to be arle to at least check the spread
ot the pests by a thorough spraying at
this time.
A company has been organized with
$40, 600 capital at Eugene, Ore, to en-
gage In fruit raising on large scale.
The inoorporators, W. p. Allen, 2. II.
Snodgrass and I. l.. Chambers, have
bought the w. @. Washburne farm of
800 acres near Irving. This farm al.
ready has 30 acre of pTunes and 10 in
apples.
Hamilton, Mont.-An enthusiastic
meeting OF the Bitter Root Fruit
Growers association was held in at
the court house the other day. About
40 people we're present, and the ways
and means were discussed for the or.
ganization. Several active fruit grow.
ers we're elected directors. Prot. Lin
field and Prof. Fisher, of Bozeman,
we're present at the meeting. These
men spoke In behalf of establishing
station in the Bitter
Root valley.
Prosser, Wash. In the Riverdale |
district j. M. Jenne has just complet-
sd setting out 1000 Spitzenb berg trees
On his 20 acre ranch, aud q. @. Meyer
is In the midsa Of the laCor OF setting |
,ut As acres. His near neighbor, Mr..
Malmo, will soon have finished the
of 40 acres of commercial
orchard, says the Record.
The farmers of the Idaho irrigating