The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-02-17
APPLE NOTES

A recent service and regulatory an.
nouncement of the Bureau of Chemis-
try contains the following. which
should be of interest to shippers of
berries, peaches, and tomatoes when
ordering their crates for next season g
shipments. y
The department is of the opinion
that berries, peaches, or tomatoes in
small open containers which are packed
in crates and arranged within the
crates in layers or tiers, constitute
food in package form within the mean
ing of the net-weight amendment, and
that consequently the law requires
that the crates shall be marked with a
statement of the quantity of the con-
tents. Each such statement should in
clude the number of small containers
and the quantity of the contents of
each. Pending a determination of the
question whether the net-weight
amendment applies to berries in small
open containers (such as those which
usually hold ] quart or pint each, and
which are. commonly placed, without
covers, in crates, each crate holding a
number of the small containers.) and
unless public notice of not less than
two months be given, the department
will not recommend any proceedings
under the Federal Food and Drugs Act
solely upon the ground that berries in
such small containers. shipped in inter-
state commerce or otherwise brought
within the jurisdiction of the Food and
Drugs Act, bear no statement of the
quantity of the contents upon each
such container.
Eighteen owners of the largest cher
ry orchards in Wasco county gathered
last week at The Dalles to discuss
methods of pollination of their Or
chards. The growers have accepted a
proposition from the Oregon Agricul.
tural College to work in conjunction
with an advanced class from the insti-
tuition, the members of which will
make graftings of $4,000 fertilizing
scions to be furnished free by the Bus
mess Mems Association. of The Dalles.
The growers of the White Salmon
district have voted to amalgamate
their selling agency with that of the
Underwood district. The latter associ-
alton of growers took such action sew
eral weeks ago. Last year the two
agencies were under the management
of joint agency.
Apple exports for the week ending
Saturday, January 20. were 4.790 bar.
rels against 66,077 barrels the same
week year ago. Exports for the sea.
son up to that date we're !, ,o46, 93o bar
rels against 1889. 305 barrels the same
period last year. Boxes are figured in
the above three to the barrel.
Returns so far received from post
card vote being taken by the Pacific
Fruit Produce company, of North Yak
ina, indicates that an overwhelming
majority of growers desire the COM
pany to test in the supreme court the
horticultural law under which the COM
pany was convicted of shipping infect
ed apples out of the state. The COM
pany sent out 5000 inquiries. Of the
first 400 replying, representing 600
acres of orchard, 2s5 favored test
and 81 favored compliance with the
law. Others did not answer this ques-
tion, which was one OF FIVE submitted.
Three hundred and twenty-seVen IA
vored allowing worm stung apples in
c grade pack, as was permitted last
year, and l64 favored putting apples
with two healed-over stings in the c
grade.