East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-03
FRUIT CROP
PEARS 100 OARS, PEACHES
$50 AND APPLES 1900
The Quality of All Fruits Promises
to BE Good, AS Growers Have
Sprayed Thoroughly - Probable
Prices.

Seattle. Sept. 3.--The attention of
the fruit dealers in this market is
now centered on the eastern WASH
ington fruit crop. Receipts thus far
have been light. Receipts for 10
days have not been heavy enough to
meet the requirements of the trade,
except of apples, which are very
plentiful.
The first complete estimate of all
kinds of fruit that will be produced
in the Yakima valley this year has
just been made by II. NJ. Gilbert,
president and manager of the Rich
ey & Gilbert Co. of Toppenish, which
handles large quantities of Yakima
produce. This estimate has been pre-
pared especially for The Packer and
is as follows:
"The Yakima valley has a splendid
crop of Bartlett pears, which are now
being packed rapidly and are moving
to the east There will probably
be 12O cars. Many of the pears,
however, will be shipped in mixed
cars with peaches, plums, apples,
cantaloupes and watermelons.
"The general range of prices will
be much lower than last season and
fruits of all kinds will find their way
into the homes of all classes. With
lower prices. of course. consumption
will be greatly increased.
"The crop Of peaches is short on
some Of the lower lands on account OF
the frost and damage from aphis, but
owing to the increased acreage of new
orchards the output of peaches this
season will be something OF an in
crease over last season. Present es-
Inmates indicate the output of peach
es will be about 25O cars. Owing to
the new rules for grading and pack
ing adopted by the shippers associa-
tion the grade of Yakima peaches
the coming season will be very much
higher than in past years No peach
es smaller than 90 to the box will be
handled by responsible dealers and
growers. Other sections ordinarily
paEk peaches running as high as
120 to the box. These small sizes are
almost invariably poor in flavor.
Dealers everywhere are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of Yakima
peaches. From now on l prophesy
Yakima peaches will be known as the
best brand of peaches grown in the
northwest
Early Crawfords and Champions
are just beginning to come in, to-
gether with some Fosters. The great
majority of our peaches however,
are of the unexcelled Elberta variety,
which will ripped from August 20 in
the warmer valleys near Toppenlsh to
September l5 in the Mob Hill district
near North Yakima.
During the last week of August
and the first 10 days of September,
from present indications, the Yakima
valley will be loading from 10 to 80
cars of peaches per day. This will be
the season for the housewives to get
their canning peaches.
"Apples, of course are the big end
Of the fruit crop in the Yakima valley,
full ytwo-thirds Of the $500 cars Of
fruit this season being fall and winter
apples. The apples here this year are
entirely free from worms, scale and
any disease. The fruit growers have
made large money in the past few
years and given careful attention to
spraying, spraying thoroughly in the
winter with Rex lime and sulphur
spray, and spraying thoroughly just
as the bloom is falling with arsenate
of lead for the Goblin moth. Craven
stein apples are now being picked and
shipped to Alaska and points in Brit
ish Columbia.
Growers and dealers are not look
ing for the extravagantly high prices
of last year. They are expecting from
$1.25 to $15O for fancy export varie-
ties and so cents to 81 for medium
varieties such as Black Twig. Rome
Beauty, Wagner, etc. Jonathans will
be ready for shipment the last Of
September and are going to show
from present indications, elegant col
or and quality. All varieties are
full crop and the estimated shipments
of apples will be 1900 cars of 600
boxes each"