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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 20 > New crop of growers aims for a fruitful harvest

New crop of growers aims for a fruitful harvest

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
July 20, 2008

TUMALO — The small green pear dropped soundlessly to the ground.

And in an instant, Leon Willis’ pear crop for the season was cut by a third.

“I knew that one was a goner,” he told his wife, Jerri.

Someday, Leon Willis, 72, would love to eat a piece of his....

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