The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
PROBLEMS OF
4 TREE FRUIT
Il POINTED OUT
reduction a nd Marketing
Discussed at Horticultural
Meeting at Highlands Club
House Tuesday.

production and marketing of
- fruits was discussed at a
,..etine of the fruit growers of
~ Kennewick and Richland dis
.,;etx at the Highland clubhouse
wesday. Thirty-fiye farmers were
ry,sent. ssesp. -
Under the discussion on produc-
An. the following things were rec
o,nized as goals which must be at
tsined in order to receive the best
,,turns for this community; higher
Lids per acre, year in and year
AZ. an improvement of the quail
~ reduction of small sizes, cut in
III costs of production and a
sreater diversification in fruit
reduction. Under marketing, it
~ felt that there must be great
y coordination in the distribution
i apples for the entire growing
s,ntion of the Northwest in order
4 receive the maximum benefits
from any marketing program.
Along with this, standardization
and advertising should be. carried
~ The centralized marketing pro-
nam, by handling through a CEN
tral committee and which has been
uushed forward to quite an extent
4 the Wenatchee section, was felt
q be worth while and individual
growers were urged to assist In
the forwarding of this program in
every way possible. Not much can
be done on the marketing program,
except as the local communities
and Individual farmers, tie up with
large centralized program.
The discussion for the large
mart of the afternoon, centered
around increasing yields per acre.
This discussion, however, and the
communications made, would ap-
uly almost equally well to the prin-
opal topics applied to production.
Growers present felt that to- some
sxtent at least, soil problems must
he given more attention. There
IS quite a little interest in the use
If commercial fertilizers and fruit
growers were anxious to know just
x6at fertilizers will give best re-
gAts for the money expended. 1t
Is hoped that demonstration work
started will help to clear up this
matter for the communities. Con-
ditions vary so much, that recon-
nendations on cover crops would
depend very largely upon the IN
dividual farmer.
Pollination of fruit varieties, IN
cluding cherries and apples, was
considered a real problem on quite
/ few farms. Mr.. Armstrong
stressed the use of pollinizers Sc
cured from trees having known
poFinzer benefits. The use of bees
n the orchard was also recon-
nended as thing which would
materially help, especially In ratn-
H backward seasons.
The discussion on irrigation
problems, centered around more
economical use Of water. One Of
the principal recommendations
made was the use of pipe lines
wherever possible, and the con-
.entration of water over a com
paratively small area while doing
the actual irrigation work. Fall
irrigation on the Highlands, te
store water for the coming sea.
son, was also discussed. l@
On the frost problem, growers
recommended that further infor'
nation be secured on frost dam
age and results of heating. Grow,
ers present, especially asked tina,
an appreciation of the service 4o1
the frost man be expressed. Many
farmers felt that this service was
Indispensable and no one wanted