. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1919 BETTER FRUIT Page 7 provements of this character to be made in this city will cost more than half a million dollars. As a result of the splendid prices received for last year's products, and the unusually good crop outlook for 1919, business conditions generally throughout this section were never better at this season of the year. ORPHEUS SOOTS, Secretary Yakima Commercial Club. Toppenish Hopeful Toppenish, Wash., March 30. Better Fruit: Answering your inquiry of March 12th: In the orchards which I have seen recently, prospects are for a very large crop of a
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1919 BETTER FRUIT Page 7 provements of this character to be made in this city will cost more than half a million dollars. As a result of the splendid prices received for last year's products, and the unusually good crop outlook for 1919, business conditions generally throughout this section were never better at this season of the year. ORPHEUS SOOTS, Secretary Yakima Commercial Club. Toppenish Hopeful Toppenish, Wash., March 30. Better Fruit: Answering your inquiry of March 12th: In the orchards which I have seen recently, prospects are for a very large crop of all kinds of fruit; espe- cially will there be an increase in the crop of peaches and some varieties of apples. Of course, there is still a great lia- bility of frost damage, which may re- duce the prospective crop considerably. A reliable estimate of the crop cannot be made until the early part of May. In regard to prospects for the coming crop: I have recently visited a great many points in the East, and during this trip I found that our boxed fruit has reached a great many markets, and has become established in a great many markets which have not heretofore used Northwestern boxed fruit. The Northwestern boxed fruit has generally made a profit for the Eastern purchaser. The fact that the business has been profitable, couple with these new mar- kets, should have a great and good effect on the marketing of the 1919 crop. I believe the principal danger which might interfere with or destroy these prospects is the fact that those growers who stored their apples this year have made tremendous profits, and this may lead some growers to attempt the same thing another year. If any large per- centage of the growers had held their apples this season there would not have been the present high prices and large profits, and if any large percentage of the growers attempt to hold or gamble with their fruit next season it may be dangerous to all concerned. On the other hand, if the growers of
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