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HOOD RIVER,' OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922
No. 7
VOL. XXXIV
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OUTLOOK ON
APPLE CROP
YIELD PLACED ABOUT 2,000 CARS
Tonnage of 1922 Will Be Clean, Large
Apples Codling Moth Damage
Is Feared
Estimates on the 1922 apple crop of
the Hood Kiver valley place the ton
nage at 1,900 to 2,000 cars. The val
ley last year shipped 2,959 carloads of
apples and pears; of this number 121
cars were exclusively pears, and the
lower grades of apples brought the
tdiipments of commercial apples down
to Hn approximate 2,600 carloads.
All shippers, however, predict that
the apple harvest of this fall will be of
good size and fine quality. Shippers
and experiment station experts ex
press the fear that codling moth may
result in more damage than last sea
son. But growers in all sections are
guarding against such injury with
careful spraying, and the thinning of
this year was never more scientific
than this year.
Estimates have been cut considerab
ly since the bloom of last May. Trees
then were loaded with an unprecedent
ed blossom. Cold weather and lack of
pollenization prevented the fruit from
sticking. The pear bloom was heavier
than apples, but the pear crop of this
season will be lighter than that of last
season.
Weather conditions remain good for
the production of a good crop of large
apples. All irrigation systems are fur
nishing growers with a liberal supply
of wter, and some shippers think the
extra sizing of apples this year may
bring the tonnage to a greater figure
than now anticipated.
The harvest in Hood River will prob
ably begin about the normal time.
Gravensteins and Kings will be rolling
in eaily September. Jonathans will
follow, and the main harvest will be
under way around the first of October.
No expression can be gained to date
on the market outlook, Buyers are
making no offers .and it is not antici
pattd that any offers will ba made for
fruit before August, or until after the
annual convention of the International
Apple Shippers' Association at Seattle.
Une local grower last week offered his
entire crop at a straight $1.40 cent?
per box. He had no takers. Another
grower proposed to shippers to sell for
$1 per box, orchard run. He had no
takers. These isolated instances are
not taken by growers as any criterion
as to what the market will develop.
Speaking on the market outlook, P. F.
Clark says :
" The market outlook is very favor
able in view of the very much better
financial condition of the country at
large, better prices for agricultural
products, a greater number of men
employed in all industries and a gen
eral feeling of optimism and confidence
all over the country. While it may be
thought that there will be a larger
production of apples in the United
iitates in 1922 than in 1921. there will
he a very much increased demand for
all anpk'S and we anticipate no diflieul
iv in heirir able to market all of the
apples grown in the Hood Kiver valley.
We believe the Northwest as a whole
will have a much smaller crop than
last year. With economic condition
a they now appear there should bo no
difficulty of deposing of the crop at
fair prices."
Mr. Clark fays that Hood Kiver val
ley crop conditions are very promising
for a high quality apple and pear pro
duction. He estimates the apple ton
nage at about 80 per cent of last year.
"We produce large quantities if
Spitzei. burgs and Newtown?," he says,
"in fact these two varieties constitute
the greater part of the apples produced
in this section. Other varieties are
the Arkansas Hlack, Delicious. Graven
ftoin and Yellow Ortley. This last
variety is a very superior apple and is
p rowing in demand and favor. During
1921 the production of Yellow New
towns exece led that of any other vari
ety, indications now point to a de
crease in Newtowns and a slight in
crease in Spitzenburg production for
1922.
"The Apple Growers Association,
which handles the maj r portion of the
tonnage in the Hood Kiver valley, is
continuously trying to keep abreast of
the times and keep pace with demands
for service. It is now making im
provements and additions to existing
varcbouses and plans for additional
cold storage space in Hood Kiver.
This spring the Apple Growers Associ
tion purchased the cold storage plant
formerly owned by H. F. Davidson.
A large addition to the Parkdale ware
house is being constructed. Land has
been secured and plans are being maJe
for construction of a new cold itorage
plant at Hood Kiver with a capacity of
2'U;0O to SoO.lXX) boxes of apples,
while additions are contemplated that
ill add .r.0,000 to 75.1HHJ lves capacity
fo existii g warehouses. At the prea
ei.ttime the Association owi.s and oper
ates every cold storage warehouse in
the valley.
"llool Kiver. together with every
othrr apple rroducing section in the
Northwcr't is making great prepara
tions for the Seattle convention of the
International Apple Shippers Associa
tion. Whiie no special trains will
move through Ho.S Kiver, plans are
teing made to entertain the visitors on
the wy hf-me from the convention.
V e hope that all delegates to the con
ver.tion wdl accer t our invitation and
c me to Portland ar.d be driven here
hv aiitorrif.h.le over the wonderful Co-
I. imb.a Kiver Highway. There is no
trip n the North American continent
tr.nt i so f ull f ir tc re.-t or w ill give
vu as much pleasure as this trip from
Porter) to Hood K.ver. Wren you
reach llfnl Kivr you ere within Z
miles i f M'.-ur.t Hool. one of the nw-t
teauiiful srow peaks in America.
Kilv rea.-U-d by automobile, Mf-ur.t
II. id t'-ds at the fcc-a of the Hi
Kivf valley un-i ttrr: ers the climate
i.f th;s iei tl.tful valier. It alore i?
.,uth c.rrirg fr-m the Atlantic ti
ilc I 'a iflc ci a-t to fee. Therefore, a
ff n,,le aiditioral, after you reah
.-fettle, shoi.ll rt t-e Bii'e1 tostarid
i-i our ay, in c rrf r that jou rr;y get
s fc' rr e rf th' wonderful mountain
i t; e tfcl'ef at it fool."
I. ro . Ch.i w ho r. lecn f.'.U.iw
j ; ir p Cfirdtrns N re for the -at
f-, jeer-. sss the r-t r f the H'-1
. r y w ,.l rarh 7i to 75 ft r
r t ft the tannage f lt tear, when
the la'v-eH eon trer-kl tor.rae ever
htrve'ted shi.-j-ei.
We thouM f-rol-e somethirg over
1,500,000 boxes this season," says Mr.
Childs. "The crop in the Lower Val
ley is quite spotted. Some of the
heavier producing sections are inclined
to he lio-ht this season. The best crop
of the section is found in the Middle
Valley and Upper Valley, where more
fruit will be produced than last year.
"Exceptionally good growing weath
er has prevailed this year and apples
are sizing well. Growers are thinning
their fruit more carefully than ever
before, in order to obtain as high a
percentage as possible of clean, as
well as good sized apples. No serious
injury in the way of disease or insect
troubles has occurred to date. On ac
count of warm weather the past two
months, codling moth activity is much
more noticeable at this time than usu
al, and growers have been advised to
exercise diligence in fighting this pest.
It will cause much loss if careful at
tention to spraying is not given.
"The pear crop will be heavier than
last season. Many orchards in the
Lower Valley are not producing as
heavily as they should. We have esti
mated that the crop this year will be
about 85 per cent of 1919 or a ship-,
ment from the district of 100 carloads.
Quality and size of pears will be good,
as usual."
"In making an estimate of the crop
for the Hood Kiver valley this sea
son," says John C. Duckwall. "there
are several conditions that enter into
the estimate besides the showing of
the trees at this time.
"The weather conditions forthe past
two weeks have been very favorable
for the development of a large crop of
worms, and we look for trouble the re
mainder of this season. The unusually
heavy foliage and large leaves, charac
teristics of this year, are having their
effect in making it difficult to reach
the apples in the center of the trees
with spray and making the apple clus
ters here a breeding place for worms,
some per cent of which at least will be
overlooked in the thining.
"A general survey of the valley in
dicates without a doubt that the crop
will be smaller than laat season.
Some scattering orchards here and
there will have as large or a larger
crop than last season. Some growers
estimate a half a crop, but we believe
now that the average will run about 70
per cent of last year. Just what effect
the worm development will have later
on remains to be seen, but we lock
now for more worms than last year.
"Our estimate of the Hood River
valley tonnage is not to exceed 1,000
cars ,as compared with over 2,M)0cars
of commercial apples shipped last
year. In the Odell district where we
have our shipping headquarters, we es
timate a tonnage of 650 cars. Thinning
this year will be with the idea of re
moving all of the smaller sizes, and
spacing the apples to secure good
growth. Growers realize that large
apples will be necessary for profitable
returns with a larger crop in prospect
in the east.
"The freight rates are still too high
for the Northwest to compete with the
east on a big crop year there. We ex
pect the railroads to make another re
duction this year, but just that his will
be remains to be seen. The rate of
$1.25 per hundred to eastern coast
points in effect before the last raise,
is necessay to the success of the fuit in
du-try in thin territory. " -
Walter K. Woolpert places the Hood
River valley estimate at 80 per cent o(
last year. He says:
"Spitzenburgs will be heavy and
Newtowns lighter than last 6eason.
Apples are growing well, and will no
doubt make up during the summer' for
the general lateness of the earlier sea
son. The favorable growing weather
and distribution of the crop over the
trees will make for large sized fruit.
To date the apples are clean and are
now beginning to show a little color.
Orchardists have their work well in
hand and are in good shape to harvest
and pack their fruit. The fruit should
be delivered in excellent condition.
"The White Salmon district is con
siderably lighter than last year and
will probably have CO per cent of last
year's crop. I'ractically all of the val
ley orchards are light but the highland
orchards will have as many apples as
last season. Similar conditions to
those in Hood Kiver prevail there, in
that Newtowns are light and Spitzen
burgs heavy." v
II. F. Davidson, who will handle a
tonnage from all Northwestern dis
tricts, after a tour of all sections with
Chas. H. Castner, declared last week
that he had never seen the Hood River
valley's orchards presenting a better
physical condition than at present He
and Mr. Castner placed the tonnage at
an approximate 2. (MX), 000 boxes for the
coming season. Mr. Cactner said:
"This is really our off year. Before
the 1919 freeze our trees were accus
tomed to bear enormous crops ne year
and the next the yield was very small.
The application of new methods of cul
tivation, proper thinning, fertilization
and irrigation, however, have done
away with the alternate bearing, and
now our annual tonnaee is more regu
lar each year. The foliage this year it
rich, and the apples are sizing well.
Growers everywhere are taking ex
ceedingly goad care of their crops, and
the quailty is going to be high."
EAST FORK DITCH
IS AGAIN FLOWING
F. A. McDonald, superintendent of
the East Fork Irrigation District, the
main canal of which broke aliove the
Mt Hood store Sunday, repaired 30
feet of embankment and 60 feet of
Hume and turned the water back in
the system Tuefday night. The cause
of the break, which diverted a huge
volume of water into a main Upper
Valley highway, was not known. The
runaway ditch developed a temporary
stream a mile and a half lorg tefore it
was discovered and the headgates
closed.
L 0. 0. F. Installation Iltld
Last Thur.riay evening District Dep
uty Grar.d M after The. Lacey in
stalled the fullowirg officers of Idle
wilde Ix-dge No. 1' 7, I. O. O. F.. into
their reflective offices : K. K. Steele.
N. G. ; Verne D. Li 1 1, V. G. ; Geo.
W. Thurrson. Sec. ; J. H. Ferguson,
Trtas. ; D. V. Dickson. IV.; H. K.
Ms. C; Fd Cays. K. S. S. ; G. F.
rereuson, 1 S. S. ; F. 1. Snyder. R.
S. N. G. ; W. A. I'kmin, L S. N.
G ; U. K. Johnson. K. S. V. G. : Lee
Miller L. S. V. G. : Lrl H. Shar k, I.
i. ; J. W. Morton, O. G. ; A. 15. Cays,
i Chmt lain.
j After the ir.staKat ion of officers re
j f re hmer-ts ee served t v the lunch
i rm rr.it tee. Something dn'ng every
jTburds evenrg at I. O. O. F. halL
MAYOR BAKER
JS COMING
"I AM BRINGING WIFE," HE WRITES
Portland Chief Executive and Other Dig
nitaries Fxptded to go With
Legion to Hood Saturday
Geo. L. Baker, mayor of Portland,
has just written to Kent Shoemaker
announcing that he and Mrs. Baker
will arrve here next Friday night
ready to join the big motor cavalcade
en route to the Legion camp in prepar
ation for the annual Mount Hood climb
the following Sunday. Mr. Shoemak
er is expecting Gov. Olcott, Secretary
of State I'.ozcr and Frank Branch Ri
ley to be members of the party. He
has not -eceived definite statements,
however, from these dignitaries.
Hool Kiver will be a quiet town Sat
urday. Iha 30 members of Knights o'
Pythias band and some 50 members of
Co. C, 186th Regiment, O. N. G., will
join the climbing party. Thejband will
participate in the Saturday night enmp
fire, at which. Mayor Baker will be
chief speaker. In command of CapL
Edw. W. Van Horn the guard company
will act as police for the camp.
It was contemplated for a time that
all places of business would close jSat
urday, in order that local people could
participate without inconvenience in
the mid-Columbia's chief recreational
feature. The traffic of tourists, how
ever, resulted in storekeepers deciding
to operate all places of business. Mer
chants will permit all of their forces
wishing to make the climb to be free
Saturday, and it is anticipated the
town will have the appearance of a
national holiday.
Last season, although the Legion
Post's plans were launched only a few
weeks before the ascent of the moun
tain, a total of 161 people participated
in the climb. This year the organiza
tion has expectations of morejthan 500.
Those climbing to the summit of the
snow peak last year reached 85. The
crowd ofsuccessful climbers this year,
it is expected, will set a new record
for a single day's ascent. Mark Wey
gandt will be commander in chief of
the recreationists this year. Life lines
will be placed on the peak this week,
and every precaution will be takerfor
the safety of the party.
Motor trucks and passenger cars
filled with the outing party will leave
here at intervals all next Saturday
morning. The Legion Post will make
provisions for the transportation of
any who do not own automobiles, but
participants with their own cars will
be welcomed.
Saturday afternoon will be devoted
to an exploration of the fields of wild
flowers in the vicinity of the camp, a
visit to the glaciers and a study of the
snowline timber. A huge bonfire will
be built immediately aftre supper, and
radio concerts will be furnished by
Loyd Simson. A band concert, fireside
stunts and addresses will follow. It is
anticipated that taps will be sounded
4t'y.30 or, 10 o'eicok, in order that
thoe who will climb the mountain
may get a good night's sleep. Last
year visitors arrived in camp at all
hours, and the noise of revelers inter
rupted sleepers nntil the wee sma'
hours. Such conduct will not be per
mitted this year. The national guards
men will not allow anyone to enter
camp atfer taps have been sounded.
It. L. Foust will have charge of the
cuisine of the mountain party. With
several motor truck loads of provisions
and equipment he will leave for the
highland forest Friday. A corps of
ex-army cooks will be in charge of the
kitchen.
Mr. Shoemaker says the annual
climbing parties have already created
an interest throughout the Northwest.
"We are receiving letters every
day," he says, "from prospective
climbers. Some seem to think we do
not want women. Every accommoda
tion will be made for the comfort of
the fairer sex. Others seem to think
the party is limited to legionnaires.
In fact, we welcome all citizens. We
are putting on the annual climb for the
purpose of creating an interest in the
Oregon out of doors."
LEGION ARRANGING
FOR BIG CONVENTION
The American Legion Tost is already
making arrangements for maximum
participation in the annual convention
of the Oregon department of the Le
gion to be held at The Dalles July 26,
27, 28 and 29. A large delegation of
local members of the Society of "40
hommes et 8 cheveaux" will attend a
ceremonial the first night of the con
vention. Each day following motor
corteges of Hood Kiver delegates will
go to The Dalles.
A registration booth for the local
legionnaires and Auxiliary members
who have no way of transportation has
been provided at the Hood River Ga
rage. Members of the organizations
with cars will also register and will
fill their machines with those who wish
to attend the convention and own no
automoblies.
EXHIBITS SOUGHT
FOR STATE FAIR
P. L. Manser, secretary of the Hood
River Fair Board, who for the past
two years has had charge of county ex
hibits at the State Fair, has begun the
collection of grains and gTasses for the
Hood River display. On former sea
sons, he says, this campaign for speci
men products has always begun after
the harvest of grains and grasses had
ended, and as a result Hood River's
general county exhibit has suffered
from a deficiency in these classes.
The State Fair comes just before
the beginning cf the Hood River Val
ley apple harvest, and it is anticipated
that a campaign w ill be waged at the
Hood River county booth to secure
pickers. With a famine of apple thin
ners prevailing at the present time,
growers are anticipating that it will
be very difficult to secure thinning
crews.
The Hotel Orecon is being beautifie
by a rew coat of paint. The interior -
the hostelry has been gret!v imprtvjl
during the past several months.