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rEPFOTvD MAIL" TRIBUNE, EPFORD, PRECOX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1. 191S PAGE THREE OF PEARS AFFECTED BY DATE PiCKED Many valuable and Interesting facts to orchardlsts are gleaned from the preliminary report of pear har vesting and storage Investigations In the Rogire Illver valley liy C.i. Lewis, J. R. iMaKiioss and C. C. cAe, ropre nontlng.the O. A. C. experiment sta tion, division of horticulture. This . roport of 20' printed pages with tables has just been printed nnd 1b ready for distribution. Coplos can bo obtained at Mr. Cate'a office or of the O. A. C. In part the report says: The Investigations show ' - that where it Is' possible to leave fruit on ' trees a short timo longer than the average practice, a verygreat In crease both in size of tonnage and size of pack can be secured. Influence of thinning A study was made of the Influence of thinning fruit during the harvest Benson in comparison with harvest ing practically all the fruit at one tlmo. Fruit from trees that had no pearB removed during picking season , was compared with that from trees from which most of the crop had been removed. Almost no difference In size could be detected; while the thinning of a heavily loaded tree un doubtedly aids, to a certain extent, the "sizing op" of those fruits re maining, nevertheless trees untouch ed will "size up-' fruit a good deal. Bartletts from non-Irrigated orch ards did not Increase in size nearly as much as Bartletts from Irrigated orchards. There is a correlation between time, of picking nnd quality of fruit secured; fruit from earliest pickings tends to ibe astringent and puckery . hut fruit from tho third and fourth pickings on 13 of excellent quality and nearly uniform in flavor and texture. Theso rosults were evtn more pronounced in the later-keeping varieties than with the Bartlett. - Early pickings of Clairgeau, Anjou, and Bosc were practically worthless because of flat Insipid taste. Keeping Qualities A careful study was made to deter-, mine if possible the best time to vick Bartletts in order to give them the : longest keeping season. In common J storage at a temperature of 70 de " groes F. the cnrliest-plckod Bartletts held up tho longest; there was a marked difference, however, where other types of storage were used. In car temperature, cold, or cold humid storage somewhat later pickings In variably held up longer than did the first ones. Table II Bhows that, the third and fourth pickings kept better than those picked earlier or later; this, held true even when storage tem peratures ranged as' high as 50 to CO degrees. Indications are that with Bartletts the best keeping quality would be attained by leaving fruit on the tree until slightly later than was Xiractieed in 19 7. There seemed to bo no correlation between size of fruit and keeping quality of pears picked from tho same tree at tho same time. Evidently no difference occurs in maturity of fruit, as both little and big fruits ripened together and decayed together. From our first year's investigation It would seem best to leave all of the crop on the trees until the best time to pick, and then to remove the en tire crop at once, or at least as much as Is going to be marketed fresh; let ting the fruit hang longer will mean deterioration in keeping quality. Where pears aro marketed thru canneries, a great increase in ton nage can bo gained by leaving the fruit on tho trees until it has reach ed Its fullest development. When to I'Ick lYuit Results secured with later vari eties were Identical with those secur ed with the Bartlett; the time of liar vesting Is not as acute a, problem, however, as there is ample tlmo to get these later varieties to market heforo they beeonto ripe. The first pickings of Iio?r, Cornice. Anjou. Clairgeau, and Howell all held up longest at 70 degrees storage, both humid and dry. In lower tempera tures, however, pickings made later Invariably hold up longer than did tho earlier pickings. The tendency of growers in the valley has been to pick their later varieties too early. By leaving the' fruit on tho trees longer a gain will be made In size, keeping quality, and eating quality. The only Justifica tion for picking such varieties early Is to escapo damage from wind storms. Orchard licromnii'ndutinns The results obtained from the Work carried on Indicate that there nro a number of changes that might profitably be made in harvesting op erations. Theso suggestions aro bas ed on one year's work, nnd cannot be taken as absolutely final, but are well worthy of careful consideration and trial. It was impossible to establish an) "HEART OF THE SUNSET" VIVID PICTURE OF OLD MEXICO R"EX BEACH'S American Classic HEAR-T of the SUNSET. ' mmmsUiitmm, When the Hex Bench l'ictures Com pany Kcts.out to picturize one of the author's many i'ainous novels there is never any fiiestion about ''locu tions" that will look enough like the locality which is the background of the story to ninke it appear that the scenes weru 'taken in that locality it sell'. II' the scenario calls for New York City, as in "The Auction Mock," Now York City it is, not a West coast studio representation of famous New York places; or if the script pre scribes Mexico, as in ''Heart of the Sunset" players and technical staff are whisked off lo Mexico. All of which is preliminary lo say- Sunset" company came hack from nearly three months of wild adven ture in southwestern Texas and northern Mexico filled to the point of volubility with interesting anec dote and' experience involving ne- tunl contact with conditions as they are pictures in the 1 leach book. To make ceihiin'thut the structure would be true to type, 1!. W. McFnr !mnl, the company miningcr, journey ed to I'll l'aso nnd engaged a firm of architects to prepare drawings ofh sizeable structure. to he limit of eon crcie. After a deal of hauling of sand, stone and ' lumber, this was elected at n suitable spot and the ing that members of the 'Heart of IJu I making of the scenes begun. definito test to detcrhiino time of picking. Testing for starch is an aid to tho present orchard tests used, but cannot be depended upon when taken alone. The disappearance of a con siderable quantity of starch seems to Indicate that tho fruit is ready to pick, but much starch present does not necessarily indicate that the fruit is not ready. Starch must he used in conjunction with size, ease of pick ing, condition of seeds and flesh, and tho various other tests now used in determining the proper condition of tho fruit. Don't I'Ick Too Karly On tho average, the earliest pick ings of 'Bartletts were slightly too early for best keeping quality this past season. After the fruit reaches tho condition of that picked first this season, several days more on the tree would Improve slzo nnd both eating and keeping quality. When the picking season Is started it Is Important that the entire crop of Bartletts that Is to be shipped fresh be handled as rapidly as possi ble. From the standpoint of best keeping quality, thero Is no advan tage In making two pickings. Late pickings, if shipped fresh, should be sent into markets as close as possible to tho source of shipment. If part of the crop Is to be sent to a cannery, It Is weir to remove the largo pears at the tlmo of sending out the first shipments, then leavo the others on tho trees two to four weeks. Thoy will gain greatly In slzo during such a period. l-'or Other Varieties For varieties other than Bartlett, there is little danger of leaving the fruit on the trees too long except from the weather standpoint. A great increase in size can he gained by de laying picking beyond the time at which fruit is now removed, and this is Important, not only because of In creased total tonnage, but also be cause of higher prevailing prices for largo-size fruit. A slight dropping of pears will usually be much more than overcome by the Increased size of thow remaining. I.ate pickings will also do a great deal toward in surlng a hlfih quality product on the market. So far as storage Is concerned, It may .bo said that with the exception of Hose, tho lower tho temperature of tho storago room, provided, of course it Is above the freezing temperature, of tho fruit, the longer the fruit will' keep. In tho case of Bosc, however, cold storago must be used very care fully if at all. Indeed, there is some question as to whether or not Bosc shipped under ventilation would not glvo much higher quality than Itosc under ico. Such a system of handling means placing Bosc on tho market In the fall, rather than winter, but this may bo tho means of securing uni form good quality. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1. That the Gorman people nre still being fed lies about America's unproparednes3 for war and Inability to send a sizable force to France this year Is shown by an article by the military corres pondent of t(ie "Deutsche Tages zeitung," who encourages his read ors to believe If there aro any Amer icans at the front they are quite negligible. The Dcutche Tageszel tung says in part: "The true position of America's military help is gradually revealed. Already we see tho statement In the American press that the hurried shipments of untrained troops were only undertaken lo placato the allies who wero supplicating for help. "English voices, too, are clamor ing loudly in favor of holding the western front with British troops un til a great, and fully equipped Amerl can army has really arrived (which will bo somewhere about the early part of next century), because the exporlenco gained hitherto of. the do ings of the badly trained little Amer ican nrmy havo boon very far from enconraglng. "Tho question Blmply resolves it self Into this; 'Are tho British real ly nblo to hold the western front so long with their own troops?' "In the first place she may have a long time to wait; and, secondly, ali sorts of things might happen in the meantime. Nor should be for 'gct about thoso hundreds of thous ands of American aeroplanes which, as was dinned Into tho world's ears last year with tho voice of a giant fishwife, were limy now to be deal- SHOWS JULY WAS July was one of tho coolest months of recent years in lledford and the valley, neeording to the weather sum- mnry just issued liy the United States weather bureau. This coolness view of tho lack of rain was of great benefit to tho crops. The mean max imum temperature of July was 80.(1 degrees, nnd the mean minimum was 01.2, while tho mean was (J8.!l. Only .fl;i of an inch of rain fell dur ing the month. On only one day was there .01 of an inch or more rain. Eighteen clays of tho month were clear, seven were partly cloudy nnd six were cloudy. Following . is tho mclcrologienl record for July: Min. ,. ;-4 ...r.:i ...44 .. ...4(1 GERMANS DID THINK THEY WOULD VISIT PARIS LONDON, Aug. 1. The booty cap tured by the French in following up the (terniun retreat from the Manic included a large amount of brid.'ing material just mirth of the Manic, The intention of the (Icrnians to affect the passage of tile river in great strength, drive in the direction of I'nfis is t tins I indicated. William. McQuillan had boarded at tho Tualatin hotel in Ilillsboro, Ore., for '20 years. So when the proprietor tors decided to get out of business, McQuillan bought the hotel so he could keep on living there. ; Mas. 08 2 87 ,1 ....'.10 4 !)3 n 87 (1 01 7 94 Weather .... Clear ... Clear Clear Cloudy ......40 Clear 8 !) 10 U... 12.... 13 14.. 112 ..85 ...81 ....70 .87 ...!0 .87 15 88 1 (... !K 17 00 18 80 10 85 20 ..87 21 01 22 81 40 40 67 , no r.o 47 44 40 40 57 40 Clear '. Clear Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Vt. Cloudy Cloudy Clear : Clear Cloudy Pt. Cloudy .. Clear . Clear Clear 48 51. 51 ill 24 25 20 27 28 20 30... 31... ...07 82 ...80 ...77 ...0:i ...OS ...00 95 ..oo Clear Cleat Clear .57 Cloudy .48 ' Cloudy .53 Pt. Cloudy 47 50 .... 51 .... 51 .... .....50 . .....52 ..... ... Pt. Cloudy ... Pt. Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear liO Cloudy ; GREATEST' WAR CREDIT LONDON', Aug. 1. In asking for a vote of credit of 700,000,000 pounds In the house of commons to morrow, Andrew Bonar Law, the chancellor of the exchequer, said that the largeness of the amount was not due to Increased, expenditure, but to tho fact that parliament was about to adjourn. He hoped, he said, that not more than one more voto would be necessary before the end of the financial year. The vote asked is the largest in the history of the country. It is in tended for carrying on tho war until tho end of October. The chnnccllor said the expenditure on the army showed an increase of 8,000,000 pounds over the estimates. Loans to the allies and the domin ions had been less than the csVmntes by 22,700,000 pounds. Ing destruction among tho Huns, but which have not yet materialized. "It is evident, thereforo, that once again tho products of til eentente witchcs'cauldron have passed up the chimney in smovo. In lies, and deception." INDEBTEDNESS CERTIFICATES . ARE OVER SUBSCRIBED WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The ! t.'iOii.imn.oon block of ccrlilicatcs of! indebtedness, stilicriptiuns tu which j 'lo.,'d two days a-.'o, was over-sub- I scribed, 8 1,750,11(1(1, niiikm'. the total f certificate now oul-tunding in 1111-1 tii ipatifiu of Hie K'inrlli Liberty loan 1 total 2.183.835,11(111. Another i-uc of ccrliticatcs n ill be alinouni-cd by the treasury uilliin a Jav or two. Mnrllia Springer, age 20 months, laughter of Mr. and .Mrs. John K. Springer, of Mountain View, Cel., bolils the world's record for mental development. She can read like nn eight year old and Iiiim a vocabulary of ubout 2,Ut)U wordo. 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