. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipi6 BETTER FRUIT Page 15 barrels anil hoxus, the fust of April, 1010, which makes it very eviilent that the are held too long. Aijples should have been moved earlier and more rapidly. The holdings of bands and boxes, expressed in barrels, April 1, 1915, was ,117; April 1, l!)l(i, 1,932,08.'), or 43 %» per cent more than last year. This is further evidence of the fact that the apples were not moved early enough or fast enough this year in order to make a satisfactory closing season, or to make satisfactory prices. With the ([uantity of apples held
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipi6 BETTER FRUIT Page 15 barrels anil hoxus, the fust of April, 1010, which makes it very eviilent that the are held too long. Aijples should have been moved earlier and more rapidly. The holdings of bands and boxes, expressed in barrels, April 1, 1915, was ,117; April 1, l!)l(i, 1,932,08.'), or 43 %» per cent more than last year. This is further evidence of the fact that the apples were not moved early enough or fast enough this year in order to make a satisfactory closing season, or to make satisfactory prices. With the ([uantity of apples held this year it is evident a good many will snfi'er. The Enforcement of Horticultural Laws.—The experience of Mi'. J. \V. Pomeroy on the "Enforcement of Hor- ticultural Laws," which appears in this edition, is well worthy of every fruit- grower's attention. The complaint on the lack of enforcement is general. Many peoi)le blame the laws for being deficient, others blame the inspector for being negligent. Mr. Pomeroy's ex- perience is not only interesting but valuable. There is no question about the correctness of his attitude, which is that fruitgrowers can be educated to the necessity of conforming to the laws, and that enforcement of the laws will be much easier and the laws more gen- erally complied with. No matter what your views are on the subject of horti- cultural laws and inspection, you will find it worth while to read what Mr. Pomeroy has to say. It is every fruit- grower's duty not only to understand the laws but to comply with them. Every fruitgrower .should understand the laws and obey them. He should do more than this,—if his neighbor is negligent he should endeavor to im- press ujion him the necessity of com- plying with the law, not only for his own interest but as a duty to his fellow orchardisls. Without question if the right kind of educational work is in- dulged in by all the fruitgrowers who are anxious to do the right thing that much better res
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