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TIip follow iik i I la yit'lil for the ln!lool onlijin; t.,11-0 it flrxt Kturtrtl to yieUU
llg7 ; lioxrj. Ilunn iirnrn. JiUIH 18 Imlf lioi-t Comjcr, IIU Im'f Iiojch I!oko. s
11)00 fiOO Imlf lioxc llonr, lll wIioIp Imixh JIoip, iltJI half Iioon Cornier, BH full hnsa Cornier.
ltMp Illl Imlf Iioxcn Coniuc, -17 full lioiri Comiim, 'S2'. hnlf ImxrH Hone, 14H full boxtn Hot-c, 290 Sjiitr, SO" KrwtojvnH;
10) i IttS.'l Imlvm (Minifo, '.01 full Comirr, III.'i hulvts Hose, 1I 0 full IIorc. ',-
101'J tn.VJ linltfM Comiri. .')H full Cornier. 071! liiilw-h llot.c. 7t fi full DoM-. -i'JO fia'tz. 11H.') Nrwli xm
1Ui:i- 'JJ.'il ImlvrM Ilofr, F3S full Hum', 0fl:i.i linlvrn Comiir,,0fl Vul'(CinteCi(0D7 Sli X. -1000 N'oitiih.
The nco of llm lirnrinu orelmnl im nnw from H to 11 vrnr. ' hartijfeoclvhl'w" turns thi yonr from tutm
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17i'J Cotuioc trren, :iiln Iloi-c trrrs, 8,il Newtown mid rT4 Si'itrenbutir tre iti ihu orrhurH.
. ' Onr liinalri'il ami fortv-imht Uom per trees jleliltd.lli h yenr 1-T 0 Wr of enrh.
oinice t-.-l cr box,. Ilosc (LSI.
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'Returns for Year
Former North Dakotan a Successful Orchardist
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tunatoly our rnfrlRerntor car htvIv
ibi yenr h huen unexrcptlonnl, hut
It dOM not follow tlmt it u rim: kuiiio
fJon lu tho future we mny not find
ouriplvi In thn intilillo of ii pear
ih()piiK leuton without refrlKemtor
ci;i, or oiltily without ten to iut
Into tlmm. i
;Tho urowth of tho imcoclntloit lur
Idr. tho piml Beimoii hn been ver
RrutlfyltiK. Our total Ioiiiiiiko will
how an Iticroami of noino lxiy rar
over thn neAHon of ViVi. mid i;iS
'nj tTlro ha been a very notable Iti
crcnj)lti our mipply tiiiNliioiiH, Wo
bY-hmiJIt'il this Neimon five car
load of paper, thirty torn of urn-'
nt of lea. 3C0.000 apple nml pear
h'oSea, 16 run of liuu uml mitphur, ,
eljihtctrt of miiudKo oil, and In
mnalcr qtuntltlri, oil tnuki, unuulKe
potn, Udduri, from alarm lyntoiiin,
bine itonv, spray rlgn. IuIjoIh, tree
bracket, Iur box cornum, hurry
cratoi, berry hulluckn, uml a minilior1
of bthnr kliidu of merehnmllHO. It 11
ol) r pbllcy upon all morrhanilUe hnu
.Ulotl to buy In bulk at tho lowed1
price obtainable for flrt-c1nHi hooiIjI
uhd la rhnrKO only u Hiifflclent profit
to'coVer runt of ImmilliiK and ofllct
ex)me.
'rOno of tho ureat probliulm thiit
'rtthfrontu tho fruit crowlnu builiieim
" InHhb Northwest In to find tho mar
tfi'tvi'. Tho time Ih pant, with very1
ra'fo uxcepiloim uuch, for liiHtaure,
nSihln yohr, when all the grower ban
to. do Ih to produro tho fruit and wnlt
fbr tlio, buyer to como to him and
fljrforjiattjiWtory prlre for It hanu
Ititr.pn' tho'trocH. Wo nro In conuuHl.
Ilonl with' many dUtrlctu In tlio
NorhwoK each of which U aw proud,
and In vnino luMtuncou as Juntly proud
AH Wolof lUiWluct. Thoro Is a vunt
imouul of pufiited ueroat;o pot In
bearing, which In u vcrv fow' yearn
Will (pcroatio trumeudQiiily the (on
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n'ijgti. from thu Northwest. Our buttt
itlV!4tH. so far, Imvo hvton- vory
lrMi-tlio larue gIIIoh ,ln tho ICaut
aji4Jja(ddio Wont. There U a ,;ouerul
rvlR, broiiKhout Now KiiKlnnd,
t'jevlYorKauiLothor Knslcrn utales,
drip'fijo ttiid pyar cnltuio. Tho Hiiei
eWtff'ore lournlui; tho ncvt'Sbuy of
liWhlUB nrsf'rilnHa fruit nml put
tlnKMt up Iti at true ((ye acl(itgoK. lu
0' far ou,r mbrktta nro locutud on.
tlltt Atlantic, count Hioho liawteriuuH
livi' a fro)bt,iud rufrleoratlou nd
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Voiiiik Oiriiril OwneTl:Jy Vlllluni IIimIks I'oriurtly r (Jriuul Vorkn, N. I.
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I herewith submit my fruit crop report for Wl.TamJ will state, thlt U the flrt commercial crop for
this orulinnl nov 10 years of a(?o. nold 4375 boxes .S'owtowns, and rouirns-today on 3375 boxes f. o. b.
.Medford wna Of07.74 or an nvorasn for tho crop of ah erodes of $1.60 and 1-3 per box. Uteturnj on 40)
boxes have not yet brcn received hut'.n safo'cstlmato would bo C65.00 for those or n. J9l"'f,f 7202, " I or
an average of $0.00 a trco. ' f. y
The Co operutlvo Krult asioclatlou handled my crop. JV t$-s
vonlnKO over us of R0 to SI lly IncreasltiK'domand that will stand sciiliiK chnrgo and all oxprnses. of ad
tentH a box.. Tho only way for us, ui In kooi! stead when tho lean ycarnl vvrtlslnR, ., .
to eompeto with them Is to produco a, come, as thoy aio bound to, In thlel We are moro tan conton.t with
suporlor article,' tjrailo It and pad, viitcrprlro. what this association has .uscoiur
It ,lu n nupcHor way, mat dollvor It In' A strlkhm lllustrntloii of the of- plislicd ilurlnB tho past year. . Wo
prime conillflon. Wo b-. vj most forts of tho Northwestern .'ru.' Kx- belleVo wo aro on the rlgt.t track and
BtioaRly liVilie standardUatlOj.'of our change In this .lino Is tho etiabllsh- that our policy und our methods will
pack inalA tho e'tlnbl.shmqnt :'"of .mc,t tl)Uycar of tho Bb.callod "koo-iwln out. Our records are open ot ul
brand which will mean In t,!io mar kumtVuriftid: Tpls waa an1 effort on iimoa to any legitimato inquirer,: our
iiiiuua lire juti us open 10 rocoiye
suggestions and now Ideas or honoti
criticism. Thero la no dlBcHriUnd'tlon
prbbleniH that confront us. Another was Inuhchod. Tho rosu'ts surpas.'od or favoritism show,n by us clthbr In
equally Important one is (iisirinuiiou, our mosi sangiune oxpcciauons. nuuur uivruuauuiaiuKor inarKeiiuB oust,
and lu thlH featuro or tho busliuH, lore tho venton had fnlrly startod the noss. Tho man jvlth ono hundred,
wo bellovo that wo have found a sys- wholo of thlB It rami of apples wor boxes of fruit Is entitled to abddaes.
torn and nncrcy and Intolllgonr J In sold In New York ot most satufao , rocolvo tno Bantu attontlop...ad-tra;
our mtlos ttgont, Tho Northwestern
Fruit Kxchungo, uiiHurpuHsod by any
similar agency In tho United States,
brand which will mean In t,lto mar kumVlirWd: Tills waa tin; effort on '
l.uta of tho world a suporlor article Tjftytftttto' n;et our rrult, If possl i
and command u superior price. Thjam-)r-.ljrcrtly to tho coniumor.Ji
In our opinion, Is opo of, 3 grcot'vitiinfiUe: hdvcrtlslug campaign
ory prices and the Bkobkum brand It , same prlco for bis .fruit, asUho man
alrqady woll and fitvorably knoNyn In with ton thousand boxes, "and' any'
tho lat-'l und tho demand for It Is
It Is their effort, und ours, to find Increaslni: dally. This association
now markets ovury season and now , contributed to this, bran slxte.on, curs
o,f Newtdwu uppU'B ht 11.80 a box f,
o, b, Medford, after deducting tho
mothodH. or marketing! to tinllO up a
now a pack, mid u brand und a utotid-
grower, Whether he may come to us
with complaint or pruUo. Is wejeomo
nt all times, und will" bo r'ocolrod
with courtesy and h disposition to ex
plain uuythlng h may wish to know
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Koilolnny Orchnnl, W1iom 1013 Yield U filvrn Itrlon by the Owner. l'hoto by Wcttoau
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Medford, NpT. H, 13.
From 12 acres wo shipped 4S07 boxes of rears and reeclrcd net, freight and commission deductod, $8306.
' The varieties wero one car of Oartlotts which netted us $S55 35. Howcils six and one-half cars, Which
netteJ us f21C2.S5, and two and ono-half cars of Acjous which netted ys $2297. S4, making a total of $8308.04
which gives us $1.72 orchard run on the. three grades. This Is practically $092.17 per acre.
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TenVAcres of This Pear Orchard Yielded $13,500 in 113
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Tho following Is tho record of our two orchards this year:
MIltAVISTA OltCIIAlll).
Total acrense. 173, m to fruit. 100; f Oil bearing aorcuge, 30; ono'to rourtecn yoars, 70; CO acres yo"-,
SO acres apples.
Wo ''packed out as fallows in 1013: 1S50 boxes Unrtlctt pears: 103 bosos'.Howoll pcors; 1C00 boxoa
WlntoV Nolls peare; 4200 boxos Nawtown apples; 9S0 boxes Spltzonbcrg apples; ,1800 boxes Wlnesop ap
ples; 2500 boxos Usix Davis apples. ''.' ,
As you will spe. this Is a very good record considering tho age or (he treos. U ' " .. '. '
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Total acrragb.fO; tot to fruit, 4 9; full hoarlng arreaga, S5; from ono to seven years, IB acres; pears,. J9
acres; apples, 20 acres. . ,..'; '." e-. .:-J"J1
J-'roin ths orchard wo racked In 1913: 1342 boxes nartlett pears; 5100 boxes Clalrgoau" pearif''40
boxos Anjou pears; 2C40 bosos Winter Nells pears; 6450 boxos Nowtowri'' apples; 1600 boxes ioiatWa
apples. ' " ' , - v
fcVom ton acres o. full beating pears wo packed out the following; 4312 boxes nartlett - pjfusi "ifift
boxes Clnlaeaupears; 2040 boxes Winter Nells pears; totaling 8CS2 boxes which Bold' h a. b7'i"UfM'iiet
to grower, $13,500. "&' , y
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aboiitour business. As a mnttor e: !Uoguo Hirer Frttlt and I'roauco a-' every member, by cooperajla and
fact it-is not our business, but the! soclntlon,' both In spirit and In prac- .advlco. to lend his aid ti&Pn.'L
buslnoss of our mombera. 'o can- ttco, Is cooperative, and that It Is not'ull times In tho working out Mb
not omphuslxo too strongly that tho only tho privilege but the duty oil problems that confront u..