. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. October, ipzo facture of a combination spray, which he claims will kill any and all insect pests that infest an orchard. The plant, it is under- stood, will be located at Wapato. The second annual prune harvest festival of the Prunarians, an organization which rep- resents in a civic way the large prune-growing activity in Clarke county, was held during the middle of September at Vancouver, and at- tracted widespread attention on the part of prune men and others interested in fruit in Washington and Oregon. Besides a program of entertainment each day, visits were
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. October, ipzo facture of a combination spray, which he claims will kill any and all insect pests that infest an orchard. The plant, it is under- stood, will be located at Wapato. The second annual prune harvest festival of the Prunarians, an organization which rep- resents in a civic way the large prune-growing activity in Clarke county, was held during the middle of September at Vancouver, and at- tracted widespread attention on the part of prune men and others interested in fruit in Washington and Oregon. Besides a program of entertainment each day, visits were made to the prune orchards and packing plants and general methods of prune culture informally discussed. E. M. Seifert, of the United States bureau of markets, has opened offices at 424 Federal building, Spokane, following the decision of the government to close the Portland office and make Spokane the center for reporting apple and potato crop conditions in the North- BETTER FRUIT west. "From the Spokane office we shall issue a daily report on the apple and potato crop conditions in the four Northwestern states," said Mr. Seifert. Yakima growers who desired to dispose of windfall apples met with the sudden realiza- tion that the cull apple crop, which a year ago brought a revenue of close to .5500,000, will this year be a drug on the market, according to a recent report. No buyers are willing to take windfalls but it is understood that later in the season the cannery will be willing to take some for making apple butter. A campaign to combat the codling moth and the leaf roller insect in the Spokane val- ley fruit sections and other parts of Spokane county will be made under the direction of E. Kelley, deputy state horticulture inspector for northeastern Washington in the near fu- ture. Fruit growers of the sections have met with Mr. Kelley to work out a plan wherebv aid will be asked. Several inspectors for Page 27 Spokane county alone will be appointed about Januar
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