. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. August, 1920 BETTER FRUIT Page 25 Several residents of the Lewiston Orchards community in Nez Perce County have used humus-making crops this season. The best of these is that of T. B. Gano, which consists of 10 acres of Bengalia field peas sowed at the rate of about 100 pounds to the acre. It is expected that a considerable acreage of hairy vetch will be sown this fall for a cover crop. The Idaho prune crop is reported to give promise of being the largest in the history of the state. What They Are Doing in California The prices fixed for canning pears by the Cali
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. August, 1920 BETTER FRUIT Page 25 Several residents of the Lewiston Orchards community in Nez Perce County have used humus-making crops this season. The best of these is that of T. B. Gano, which consists of 10 acres of Bengalia field peas sowed at the rate of about 100 pounds to the acre. It is expected that a considerable acreage of hairy vetch will be sown this fall for a cover crop. The Idaho prune crop is reported to give promise of being the largest in the history of the state. What They Are Doing in California The prices fixed for canning pears by the California Pear Growers' Association for this year are $100 per ton for first grade and 585 per ton for second grade fruit. These prices are .$15 per ton higher than those of last year. A short crop generally throughout the Coast region is given as the cause for the increase in prices. Although plums, apricots and prunes were hurt in some localities in California by recent hot weather the damage to these crops as a whole is said to have been slight. Raisin and table grapes were more seriously affected. A car of early peaches and plums was recently sold in the East for $4,107 gross. This is said to be the highest price ever paid for these varieties of fruits to California growers. The Sunsweet Standard, the official organ of the' California Prune & Apricot Growers Association says that an opinion was reached recently at a meeting of the board of directors that a fair price for drying prunes will be $12 per green ton and for apricots $21 per green ton, together with the pits. These prices are made to establish a basis for those who dry these fruits for others. On account of the fact that oranges in some sections of California are dropping heavily it is announced that it will be several weeks before an accurate forecast of the new crop can be given. The drop has continued later than usual and is spotted, being much heavier in some districts lhan others. The Southern Pacific is urg
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