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6 APRIL 1, 2014 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com 509/662-6931 www.cameronnursery.com 1261 Ringold Rd., PO Box 300 • Eltopia, WA 99330 We ship nationwide, so please call for price and availability! Order 2016 Trees NOW PAUL TVERGYAK 509-669-0689 ptvergyak@genext.net CONTRACTS for 2015 and beyond! Custom Contracted Apple, Pear, Cherry & Peach Trees ✔TOP QUALITY ✔VIRUS TESTED ✔VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING HIGHEST QUALITY FRUIT TREES ! Call for: • TREES • ROOTSTOCK • INTERSTEMS • BENCH GRAFTS • SLEEPING EYES • ROYALTIES Making the cut J ames Zingler of Zingler Farms in Kendall, New York, took this picture in a block of Minnieska (Swee- Tango) apples in the fam- ily's orchard. The trees were planted in 2008 on a 5- by 12-foot spacing. James, 21, has been working for a couple of years with his father, Mike Zingler, who started farm- ing in 1989 when he was 22 years old. Today, the family has 350 acres of apples along with some peaches, apricots, plums, sweet cherries, strawber- ries, and raspberries. The Zinglers are members of the Next Big Thing coop- erative in Minnesota, and Mike is a part owner of Lake Ridge Fruit Company, LLC, and its sub- sidiary, Lake Ontario Fruit Company, which has an apple packing and storage facility near Albion, New York. To see more of James's photos, visit Facebook.com/Zingler Farms. Cover shot Dear Good Fruit Grower: T he cover photography for Good Fruit Grower is really second to none. I always look forward to the beautiful, vibrant photography which highlights the issue's theme and gives light to the corresponding segment of our industry. The cover of the March 1, 2014 issue is great! Although it was probably unintentional, the hardware on the end posts (the square pieces with blue inserts) is one of the products that our com- pany Gripple, Inc., sells into the industry. For us, it feels like we got a "cover shot" as well. I would like to arrange a way to order a few more copies for myself, and maybe figure out if I could get a copy that doesn't have the address box on it (so that it can be framed). Thank you. Erik Shortenhaus San Luis Obispo, California Erik, thanks for the note! Readers love Good Fruit Grower covers! Casey Corr Managing Editor IN THE BOX Want to share your opinion? Write us at 105 S. 18th St., #217 Yakima, WA 98901 or e-mail growing@ goodfruit.com. T o get a behind-the-scenes look at Good Fruit Grower covers, visit www.goodfruit. com and go to our web exclusive blogs.