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jUlilU'Ultll-AIAJti 'HUtSVUfj. MlUVVVltU. UKMiW.V II 1 1 K.M I A V . .1 1 i l: n ir, nflTC SIX flrrcnroTm matt, TRrnrrsx rFDFOTtp', ot?ec'ont, Thursday. .Tuyn n, 1029 PEAR STUDY PI AN.S Illl (J mmm v mm w ATDAMfllirT MIDMhUUCI Prof. Hartmann Outlines Problems to Be Studied On Eastern Market Tour Hope of Success Seen Education Is Needed Growth of Industry and Co-operation Told. The technique m' r Ipi'i lnp the Winter varieties of llom liiver valley peur to the point wiime they would he placed upon eastern mar kets ut the time of highest state of edibility, was described us the future problem of KrowerH of thin flection, by Prof. K. T. Hurt mini of the OrcKm Htaic college, at a banquet and meeting of O10 Krult Krowers' leane held la: niht nt the Hotel Aledfm-il. Prof. Ilarlmau will leave in 111M Septemlcr for New York City, whero he wilt make an extensive Rludy of storage and inurlteihiK oondltlonH. over tin winter iiear shippinu .sea Hon, whh li cxteiul.s Into May, He wuh the ciilef npe:ikcr a-t the nieetlnt:, the last of the yt-ar for the oiKanlntitM) until the fruit harvest n over. "The Krowei-s rati look forward1 With reasonable hope of .nuccess for a Rolollon," mild Prof. Murl iniin. "It will be a period of ef fort, patience and Kitidy. Then Wilt he discouraKeinetilK. hut ill the eml the j-plrit of co-opratin that permeates the koiiI if the Jlof-ue ! liver valley will prevail." The fruit expert told the assem bled KrowerH that the eastern mar kets were the field of H'.inly, and held that the KrowerH and ship perH "miKht have to take a pajc from the bnnana Krowers and es tahlluh ripening ttheds ut the other etid of tho miirket." 1 le said it had been entftblished that the win ter varieties of pears do not ripen at low teni pern t res. but develop best at from CO to 70 decrees. Col lection of data on temperatures and tholr effect on the pears would he n vital Item of his work, he said. Tbif would include the transforma tion they underwent, rolling to the Atlantic seaboard it) refrlKerator cars wltl fluctuatliitt tempera tures. Filiiciitlmi Needed. Kducatfon of the eastern dis tributors to differentiate lie t ween the varieties, establish men I f ivhcn Ihey should be placed on the market, and the breakliiR down of trade customs that acted adversely to the sale of valley "pears at a time when they were at their highest mate of development, were other Hems reiilrihK scientific study. Determination of the life of the pear, after picking, under various pro-cooling, shipping and market ing conditions were also llnted as importnnt. . David It, Wood, chairman of the Winter Pear committee, wIioko re port appears elsewhere In this pa lie r, re v i e w e d the report. ' 1 1. VnnHoevenbei g. Jr.. long Identiified with fruit betterment conditions here, described the ne cessity of meeting changing condl Uonn, and related bow "t he fruit Industry of the Kogue Htvor valley has grown from u business of M50, Ooo a season to a specialized in dustry that totalled 5.()"0.000 a year." He mi id that among the seldom mentioned blcmdngs of the last five years, was "proof sufftei- ent, by ncrompllhmeuts, that the fruitgrowers of the Kogue Itlvcr valtey can and do co-operate, and It used to bu said that (hey could co-operate on nothing." 13, V. Carleion, another grower, gave an intcrcHttng and Instructive 1efcrlption of the history of scien tific pear culture here. He traced the development of the pressure tester, how ten years ngn the growers were spurred by a letter from Honorc Palmer of t'hicao. who asked: "Do you fellows think you know how to park pears?" ami urged that the s:une procedure that netted such valuable results with the Hurl Id in nml the Hoses bo continued with the winter vari eties. Ih4 t o Minnie. "It will lake time. There are go ing to he no miracles perrormed. and If anybody think the work ahead will be finished In a season, they are going to be badly fooled." Mr. Card-ion concluded. lie ulvn pl ained the co-opera live spirit of th valley, but culled it "co-ordination of effort. ' He said that the money for the first pre-cooiin;; Htudy rooms here had been ad vanced by Leonard Carpenter and latll Heherrr, who placed their names on a note for II coo. 1 1( tat Id federal aid mtuht be nee 111 oil for the work of Prof. I lari man Ji under the reeently pahed farm aid bill. .1 t:irm tr;iM a huniormw address. Hi deseribed ami praised co-opcratlon as similar to the team work of a football team, and de elared that co-operation was u vi tal force In the fruit Industry. He said by co-operation he hod hp.-j cured arsenate or lead at ten cents a pound cheaper than under the old way. I J,. A. Hanks, orchard owner, call ed on for an address, generalized i that he was In favor of co-opera-1 I Hon that co-operated, first re-1 marking thai "considerable has been Kuirt here this evening about! co-operation." I le said that 1 he - i repor t he had purchased a bn al newspaper was premature,' but it In probable that at "t ho proper tlmc In tho proper manner, u state ment will be made." j liunii Presides, Albert Isurch. president of the I'Yu it growers' league, presided as chairman in a happy manner, lie said that recent "at tar lis" upon the Km It grower league, tike the I fleas on David Hartim's flog, were "good for us." All spea kers of the evening st rested the benefits of co-opera I Hon fi.r (.rehnr.liufu I The meeting voted that the di- I' rectors Investigate the invitation to Join the Orou'crs' Tariff league of California, upon motion of Pert A nderson. The bamntet. was attend by Jit" persons. Including many women, and was one of the most enthusi ast ic and helpful meetings of Its kind ever held In the valley. Helween 75 and Kit per cent of the Hose giower have signed the box assessment agreement, and be tween T0 nnd Cii tier cent of the winter variety growers, with all the returns not In from these. done Ih urged to call at the office of Dr. T. ii. Hunch, on the third floor of the Med ford building, not later than & o'clock tomorrow evening. ' illl A! V 'vl III Daily Meteorological Report Thursday. June tl J-'orccaMH. .Med ford and vleinlty: Fair to night and Friday. Continued mild. Oregon: Fair in east, cloudy in west portion; unsettled on coast tonight and Friday; continued mild. Local Data Temp, rature (degH.).. Ki .Ml Highest Hum, 12 hrs.) H7 K'i lyiwest (last 12 hrs.) 4 U'A Hel Humidity pc.).... 2!i K5 'rerliitation On.) State of weather Ch-ar Clear Lowest temperature this morn ing, Tilt degrees. Total p reel pi tat Ion sinco Sep tember 1, 1!)2X, 1 3. &!i Inehes, Temperature a year ago today. Highest, 71; lowest, fi2. Sunset today, 7:110 p. m. Sunrise Friday, 4 ::iH a. in. Observations Taken at 5 A, M. 120th Meridian Time T X FOR FREE DENIAL CITY as Ha leer City 7ti lilsmarrk 7 2 Hoise K2 He .Moines -resno Helena 7ti I jim Angel- 7S .Marshfielil 72 Phoenix iK Portland 7(i Hed Hluff 104 7ti I IK) Dr. Hoy F. West, well-known dentist of Seattle, will be in Med ford Monday morning to conduct a clinic In pr. IS. O. Pableir office. According to Dr. T. (1. Hunch, local dentist. Dr. West will do free extraction work, and wishes some one especially needing plates. Dr. Hunch explained that there would bo nhHolutely no charge connected with the work, and that anyone needing such attention could not obtain any better service on the Pacific uoast. Dr. West has conducted a num ber of clinic In Oregon, "Wash ington., anil al?u at the national convention In I.os Angeles. Dr. West Is on his way to a dental con ference which Ih to be held in San Francisco, and has kindly con sented to stop In Medford Monday. The purpose of the clinic Is to give the local dent 1st a new Ideas and methods of nerve-blocking. Dr. West us- Novocain when extract ing teeth. Xnvone who needs sueh wor't I'osohurg K2 Salt UiUo City ... 84 S.in Frailrlsro .. t!l! Santa Fe Seattle 70 Spokane 7K Walla Walla 82 Winnipeg . fi h; r. fit; f.4 72 r,2 n2 r, i 74 fiX 74 54 I :. r clwir rli-.-ir C'lUy. Cli'ar ('lily. Cldy. Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clily. Clear Cldy. Clear Clear (My. 6H 66 W. DICK. AleteoroloKiHt Hfiosi:vi:i.T rn:i.n. n. v.. .lime 27. (V cupi. i-'rank M. llawkH took ufl' lit &:ir, a. in. to day on a niiiiiil trip MIkIU to l.os AnkCelen. where he expeeU tn Hto) only lnii enough to refuel. He hoped lo estahllslt three reeori!:, that for the rounil trip, for eaxt to H-i'wt. mill wen! to east. : " ! J! I ...31 A The new Shell Sprayer screws onto the spray can For fly time COMING-SUN. 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