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Any poultry raiser can easily double his profits by 

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3897 Reefer Building 



KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 



who will send you a season's supply of "More Eggs" 

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 Send a dollar todav, or ask Mr. Reefer for his 

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BETTER FRUIT 



classes. It would take some matema- 

 tician to figure out just how much 

 money the individual grower can win 

 if he is lucky enough to carry off the 

 blue ribbon in several of these com- 

 petitions. 



Originators of slogans and creators 

 of brilliant advertising ideas are to 

 have special recognition this year. Six 

 separate prizes are offered by the 

 North Pacific Fruit Distributors and 

 their affiliated shippers to stimulate 

 gray matter fertility. Ten boxes of 

 extra fancy apples, delivered to the 

 home of the winner, will be given 

 for the best slogan urging the use of 

 apples during the war period. Com- 

 petition in this event is open to the 

 world and nobody barred from mak- 

 ing any number of entries. 



Five other prizes are offered for 

 ideas as follows: Five boxes of "Blue 

 W" apples, furnished by the Wen- 

 atchee-North Central Fruit Distribu- 

 tors, for the best 250-word article on 

 the subjejet, "Wheatless and Meatless 

 Days Made Easy." Five boxes of 

 "Blue I-O" apples, furnished by the 

 Idaho-Oregon Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, for the best 250-word article on 

 "Apples as Mr. Hoover's Ally." Five 



An attractive list of prizes has been 

 issued, with some sweepstakes and 

 championships which should appeal 

 strongly to the growers. For instance, in 

 the five-box competition there are fif- 

 teen separate contests, ranging from Ar- 

 kansas Black to Yellow Newtown. The 

 best five boxes in each of the fifteen 

 lots will draw $25 in gold; the second, 

 $10, and the third $7.50, and besides 

 each and every entry competing in the 

 fifteen contests will be eligible for a 

 sweepstakes of $100 additional. This 

 means that the winner of the five-box 

 contest on Grimes Golden, for ex- 

 ample, will get $25 and, without mak- 

 ing any additional entry, he stands a 

 chance of winning $100 additional. 



Virtually the same proposal applies 

 to the three-box contest, in which 

 there are 20 varieties open, with a 

 first-class prize of $15, a second of $10 

 and a third of $5, and a $75 King Pip 

 Sweepstakes for the best of all entries 

 in the 20 varieties and no special en- 

 try required, all three-box exhibits 

 competing. 



In a single box contest the lucky 

 first prize winner will be given $7.50, 

 the second $5 and the third $2.50, and 

 all of the entries stand a chance for 

 the $50 grand championship prize of- 

 fered, as the trustees say, "for the best 

 single box of apples in the world." 

 There are 22 varities in which entries 

 can be made, and in addition to these 

 any exhibitor in the five-box or three- 

 box contest may designate any one of 

 his boxes in those exhibits to compete 

 also in the single box division. 



Just to sweeten things a little more, 

 the show offers $25 additional to the 

 exhibitor who has the largest number 

 of boxes of apples which win prizes 

 in the one, three and five box classes. 

 As a sister prize another $25 is offered 

 to the exhibitor who has the largest 

 number of entries in these three 



October 



boxes of extra fancy apples, furnished 

 by the Western Oregon Fruit Distribu- 

 tors, for the best 250-word article on 

 "Apples the Wasteless Food." Five 

 boxes of "Blue M" apples, furnished 

 by Montana Fruit Distributors, for 

 best 250-word article on "Apples as a 

 Part of a Well-Balanced Ration." Five 

 boxes of "Blue Selah" Yakima apples, 

 furnished by Selah Fruit Distributors, 

 for best 250-word article on "Apple 

 Consumption a Patriotic Duty." 



General district displays are encour- 

 aged by the offering of $125 first prize 

 and a Gold Medal Banner, with $75 

 and Silver Medal Banner for second 

 prize, and $50 third prize. The con- 

 test is open to commercial clubs, asso- 

 ciations, unions, counties, or districts 

 (not by individuals). 



Novelty feature exhibits are sought 

 for with prizes of $125, $75 and $50 

 for first, second and third prize win- 

 ners. This contest will be open to 

 commercial organizations, community 

 and fruit growers' organizations and 

 individuals. 



James A. Ford, secretary of the Spo- 

 kane Chamber of Commerce, is the 

 business manager of the show. 



MONTHLY CROP REPORT. 



ESTIMATED APPLE CROP CONDITIONS SEPTEMBER 1, 1917, WITH COMPARISONS. 



Condition Sept. 1. Forecast 1917 from condition. December estimate, 1916. 



10-year Commer- Conimcr- 



STATE 1917. aver- Total Total cial Total. cial. 



age. Sept. 1. Aug. 1. Sept. 1. 



Pet. Pet. Bushels Bushels Barrels Bushels Barrels 



Maine 56 59 4,460,000 4,630,000 818,000 5,040,000 941,000 



New Hampshire.. 52 61 1,170,000 1,350,000 175,000 1,596,000 250,000 



Vermont .... 45 60 1,654,000 2,064,000 220,000 3,312,000 497,000 



Massachusetts.... 52 65 2,343,000 2,623,000 359,000 3,450,000 517,000 



Rhode Island 45 64 196,000 263,000 9,000 261,000 13,000 



Connecticut 47 65 1,328,000 1,512,000 110,000 1,830,000 153,000 



New York 31 55 18,445,000 22,186,000 3,075,000 37,800,000 6,930,000 



New Jersey 55 61 1,977,000 1,977,000 363,000 2,250,000 413,000 



Pennsylvania ... 57 58 12,690,000 14,310,000 1,269,000 18,621,000 1,862,000 



Delaware 72 58 438,000 436,000 80,000 249,000 37,000 



Maryland 62 62 2,610,000 2,610,000 365,000 2,544,000 297,000 



Virginia ' ... 53 60 10,335,000 10,725,000 1,515,000 13,299,000 1,995,000 



West Virginia .... 43 56 5,728,000 5,861,000 764,000 10,032,000 1,271,000 



North Carolina 65 59 6,669,000 6,669,000 489,000 7,071,000 637,000 



South Carolina... 82 55 849,000 859,000 5,000 588,000 4,000 



Georgia . . 72 57 1,741,000 1,687,000 192,000 1,623,000 157,000 



Ohio 38 47 7,367,000 8,724,000 736,000 8,601,0(111 860,000 



Indiana 54 48 5,775,000 6,076.000 520,000 3,921,000 261,000 



Illinois 64 42 8,294,000 8,233,000 968,000 4,818,000 566,000 



Michigan'.'!;.'!... 32 53 6,470,000 8,803,000 820,000 12,180,000 1,414,000 



Wisconsin 54 59 2,479,000 3.305,000 115,000 2,634,000 105,000 



Minnesota 70 63 1,386,000 1,426.000 46,000 1,266,000 42.000 



IovV a 58 49 5,963,000 6,169,000 198,000 4,725,000 110.000 



Missouri'' 57 45 12,825,000 11,886,000 1,197,000 8,100,000 675,000 



South Dakota .... 72 63 330,000 367,000 4,000 348,000 5,000 



Nebraska . 64 50 2,146,000 2,436,000 163,000 1,701,000 142,000 



Kansas 42 43 3,024,000 2,957,000 252,000 3,120,000 208,000 



Kentucky 64 54 8,486,000 8,619,000 424,000 6,441,000 215,000 



Tennessee".'.'.'.'... 51 53 5,118,000 5,018.0110 205,000 5.316,000 177,000 



Alabama 67 52 1,411,000 1,390,0110 24,000 1,110,000 19,000 



Mississippi .. 59 50 , 116,000 374,000 7,000 348,000 6,000 



Texas 55 58 108 000 414,000 13,000 168.000 20.000 



Oklahoma .'. 66 54 1,62-1. one 1,495,000 53,000 825,000 27,000 



Arkansas 67 52 1,1 16.000 4,140,000 816,000 2,950,000 590,000 



Momana .....::.: 65 78 897,000 925,000 135,000 708,000 102,000 



Colorado 74 58 3,774,000 4,013,000 628,000 2,205,000 367.000 



New Mexico .. 58 63 635, I 6)6,0110 127,000 357,000 59,000 



Arizona 65 75 129, 129,000 16,000 138,000 17,000 



Utah 90 07 S10.000 810,000 135,000 99,000 3,000 



Nevada".! 83 64 194,000 216,00(1 2,000 48,000 



Idnno 93 72 2.092,000 2,025,000 246,000 111,000 15.000 



Washington' 84 78 13 435,000 3,583,000 13,825,000 3,467.000 



Oreaon 66 76 3 322 000 3,329,000 388,000 3,855,000 514,000 



California' ....... 83 79 sjsSS.OOO 5,515,000 1,210,000 5,754,000 1,247,00 



Dnlted States.. 5l7l 5373 177,157,000 187,743,000 21,315,000 202,245,000 25,695,000 



