Show THE FRUIT fill CROP CHOP editor news it seems to me that some one should oring to the attention of tile the people c crisham city and vicinity the fact teat the peach crop this season Is variously estimated at from 3 3 3 5 0 to car loads and that being the case ome iome systematic work should be done bif bythe the people to secure their feces ary box timber if we vie have car loads of peaches leave our station this season it will r quire boxes in which to pack them which means about 10 40 car loads of box bov timber which represents 0 er the fruit dealers cannot be expected to make an estimate of the individual wants of the people and lay in stock to take care of their needs un s arrangements are made so that iti one will know about what lie i 11 II be expected to furnish either by ou on ordering timber limber from them or by king icing arrangements for the handling of tile the crop the peach chop will b upon us before many ire are aware of it and unless some lery active i dual work Is done or lias has been done by each grower groer in ili making necessary arrangements tor for the handling of ill his peach crop a very groat great loss will w be pu stained ned by our fruit going on oil the ground for want of boxes and facilities for picking packing particularly to tile the members of tile the fruit growers association iiii willi 1 urge that you arrange for picking packing your peaches at home if possible I 1 think that no one will deny the fact that our peach crop this season will mill double any former seasons crop and those of you who had a crop two years ago will remember how biffi difficult it was to take care of it with a double crop unless our capacity for taking care of it has doubled some will su suffer affer if 1 not all for these reasons and others that should be given I 1 have felt that some bome call attention to this important i uw cra cr a aid r I 1 I 1 hope that none mill think me premature or over zealous or as interfering with others business for such is not my intention and Is farther est from my mind X N J VALENTINE VALEN TINn |