The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-11-26

was represented by number of her
professors and instructors. DR.. Head
formerly of Nebraska, Texas and
Pennsylvania, with a national reputa-
ton, discussed some new facts con
corning fire, blight and tomato blight
was interested in noticing that one
way to check blight on apple trees
was to lessen the irrigation. A heavy
growth of weeds exhausting the soil
moisture and Withholding of water
are both helpful in lessening the re-
captivity of trees to blight. These
points were brought out in the discus
sions from various sources.
Prof. f. F. Fisher, Bureau of Plant
Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C., exhibited samples
illustrating Baldwin spot and other
related plant diseases and particularly
mentioned the sport which occurs on
Grimes Golden. To lessen the liabi-
lily to this, in the case of Grimes
Golden, irrigate less freely just before
ripening and place in cold storage at
earliest possible moment after pack
ing. Mr.. ]. A. Torrey of Spokane
urged that the fruit growers should
not grow apples alone, neither should
the farmer grow live stock only or
grain. The orchardist should attempt
to balance his years work and mar
ket the low grade products of his or
chard with the help of pigs, cows, and
poultry. Have widely varied pro-
duct that should utilize the time OF
all the members of the family.
Mr.. F. H. Sheppard, Editor of the
Fruit Grower, in three-quarter hour
talk, with extended blackboard illus
trations subdivided in detailed form.
the cost of growing apples and the
placing of them on cars ready for the
market. Mr.. Sheppard's talk called at
tention to all possible economies of
production. Be careful to eliminate
all lost or unnecessary motion and en-
deavor to grow the largest crops per
acre, the latter one of the most i'm
portant elements in lessening the cost
of production. Working with trees
that are now in full bearing, Mr.. Shop
pard's cost of producing apples not
growing them, but picking from the
trees and packing, delivering at a
warehouse in town in 1913 was 396
cents per box In 1914, 81 cents per
box; in 1915 3l.47 cents per box 1t
should be stated that this season Mr..
Sheppard was able to secure excellent
pickers at $l.75 per day of ten hours
and the men boarding themselves.
There was an ample supply of labor
available in his neighborhood In
private conversation Mr.. John Steele
of Parma stated to me that in a IS
year-old orchard yielding this season
900 packed boxes per acre, Winesap,
and the two preceding years nearly as
much, the cost with him for three
seasons had averaged 40 cents per
box to take the fruit from the trees.
grade and properly pack and deliver
on board car ready for shipment. I'm
der some extremely favorable condi-
tions, fruit from some orchards was
packed for less than this and under
less favorable conditions.the cost was
greater.
On the evening of the second day
there was formal dinner under the
auspicies of the Washington State
Horticultural Association. The first
three days of the meeting were in the
care of this association. At the close
of the Washington state meeting the
National Apple Show staged a one
day session devoted to the considera-
ton of the acreage OF apples in the
northwest and the probable tonnage
for shipment next season. Although
thousands of acres of apple orchard
are not receiving the ideal care neces-
! sary to complete success and produc-