The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-13
THE APPLE SITUATION

The apple situation looks good next
year, not only for Hood River, but for
all the northwest. With the present
marketing season drawing to close,
Hood River keeps her place in the
front ranks. Other fruit districts may
produce more fruit but none have been |
found that can produce better. That
old addage, "Ihere is always room at
the top, is as applicable to industrial
activities as it is to the activities of
individuals. And Hood River is going |
to remain at the top.
Hood River has been at the top since
the beginning. And why? The citi-
zens of other communities are just as
energetic, no doubt. They are just as
wise and can face horticultural prob
lens with just as much common sense.
But so far Hood River has had the lead
on them. Her citizens realized their
opportunities dozen years ago and
have been working to make the most
of them. They realized that in the
great geological evolution Of things,
the Cascade range was thrown around
the wonderful little valley and formed
a region peculiarly adapted to the rails
ing of Spitzenburgs and Newtowns.
And Hood River fame has rested on
the big red and the big green apple.
The foregoing words may be high
flown. Indeed, they are meant to be
for as yet no one can find better apples
anywhere in the world than Hood
River Spit2enbutgs and Newtowns II
is a plain statement of fact and has
been well proven. But it proves an
other thing that Hood River growers
should specialize in these standard va
rieties that will always top the world S
apple markets and bring the growers
good returns. Wilmer Sieg has been
quick to size up the situation, hut those
who have grown apples and marketed
them here have long known il.
Two other varieties may be added tC
the above, the Ortley and the Arkansas
Black, and we have a conquerng quar-.
tet that will sing the praises of tn,
valley to far flung corners. c. r.
Bone, one of the valleys oldest grow
ers, makes the 0rtley and the Newtowr
his hobby. The orchards of every
other community, because of lack Of
profit may be dug up by the root, h,
declares and Hood River growers will
still receive good returns if they grow
these varieties. The advice is good
Plant these well known varieties. The
quality of which. because of the peculiar
adaptation of the valley, cannot b,
excelled elsewhere.
Those who are best able to max,
predictions say that the apple crop o
the east next year is going to be light
While the western growers do not wisl
their eastern cousins failure, still they
know as well as the eastern orchardist
themselves know that it is customar,
for weather conditions to cut short tn,
yield more often than TO load tn,
boughs with fruit, and fruit marketing
conditions of the west will probably b,
vrey good next year.
Many districts are planted to orchar,
that should be in wheat. They ma!
last a while but not for long. Thos,
who are conducting the experiment!
are going to suffer sooner or later, ant
the marketing of the mediocre grade:
of fruit is going to suffer because Of
these ventures. As soon as those whC
are interested in such districts fine
that their energies have been misap
piled then all the better. Some there
are who declare they wish that the
next year might bring forth anothC