. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1917 BETTER FRUIT Page 23 Northwest Fruit in Brazil Horace A. Cardinell. Department of Agriculture, Rio Janeiro. Brazil. ON December 30, 1916, nine men, contracted by the Minister of Agri- culture of Brazil, sailed from the port of New York, accompanied by Mr. A. V. d'Oliveira Castro, representing the De- partment of Agriculture of Brazil. Three of these men are under the Climatology Division, working mainly on deciduous fruits, which as yet are practically unknown to the fruit grow- ers of this semi-tropical country. The Pomological Division is composed of O. T.
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1917 BETTER FRUIT Page 23 Northwest Fruit in Brazil Horace A. Cardinell. Department of Agriculture, Rio Janeiro. Brazil. ON December 30, 1916, nine men, contracted by the Minister of Agri- culture of Brazil, sailed from the port of New York, accompanied by Mr. A. V. d'Oliveira Castro, representing the De- partment of Agriculture of Brazil. Three of these men are under the Climatology Division, working mainly on deciduous fruits, which as yet are practically unknown to the fruit grow- ers of this semi-tropical country. The Pomological Division is composed of O. T. Clawson, formerly inspector at large of the Wenatchee Valley; William Johnstone, of the University of Ken- tucky, and myself. As we stepped aboard the Lloyd Brazilian steamer "Minas Geraes" that cold December morning in New York we were greatly surprised to sec several hundred boxes of Wenatchee Valley and Blue Diamond Brand Hood River apples being loaded into the hold. Three days after leaving New York City we reached what would corre- spond to a typical middle of May day in the Northwest and two days more brought us to very warm weather at Porto Rico. I am trying to give com- parative climatic conditions in order that Northwest growers may realize the extremes and sudden changes of temperature and humidity to which this fruit was subjected, for after accom- panying this fruit to its destination we were all surprised at its condition, which I will describe later. Twelve days from New York we entered the Tocantins River, a branch of the Amazon, and after a half-day run up this jungle-banked river we came to the wonderful City of Belem, Para, the richest rubber center in the world. That afternoon, ashore, we happened upon a prominent merchant of Para, and Mr. Castro learned for us, as none of the rest of us could speak Portu- guese, that this merchant had pur- chased the larger part of this cargo of apples and pears. Learning our inter- est in this shipment of fruit,
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