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('.. T. Haskell, Wenatchee, Washington. 



Harry Jones, Wapato, Washington. 



.T. B. Schons, Wenatchee, Washington. 



George W. Lee, Omak, Washington. 



E. ('. Mathews, Florence, Montana. 



W. M. Nelson, North Yakima. Washington. 



James Brooke, Grand Forks, li. C. 



E. II. Shepard, Hood River, regon. 



\V. S. Shearer, Lewiston, Idaho. 



Prof. W. S. Thornber, Pullman. Washington. 



Prof. C. C. Vincent, Moscow, Idaho. 



.1. W. Langdon, Walla Walla, Washington. 



1'. A. Wingate, Peshastin, Washington. 



Spokane trustees were: 



L. (1. Adams 

 Thomas ('.. Aston 

 It. E. Bigelow 

 Arthur Bresler 

 A. N. Cantril 

 S. B. Coon 

 John Doran 



Ned Douglas 



\V. S. Elliott 

 Neil Flenner 

 S. L. Cradwohl 

 Clyde Graves 



('.. M. Harris 

 T. H. Hebert 

 C. E. Hickman 

 Hen Holt 

 Frank Irvine 

 Scott Jones 

 R. H. Kipp 



T. S. Lane 

 F. H. Lloyd 

 Frank T. McCollough 

 Allen Meisenheimer 

 P. R. Parks 

 B. A. Pcrham 

 George A. Phillips 

 O. C. Pratt 

 James S. Ramage 

 Roy A. Redfietd 

 J. D. Sherwood 

 Frank Shockley 

 F. E. Sickels 

 R. C. Steeple 

 W. D. Vincent 

 George A. Walker 

 J. M. Watkins 

 1". J. Zoerlin 



Important Horticultural Meeting. 

 The fourteenth annual meeting of the 

 Washington State Horticultural Associ- 

 ation will be held at Kennewick Janu- 

 ary 3, 4 and 5, 1918. The work is to 

 help the fruit grower. Come and spend 

 these three days with us. It will be a 

 tonic for your system. The following 

 vital subjects are to be discussed: The 

 labor problem; Transportation; Better 

 marketing; Improving community pack- 

 ing houses; Air-cooled storage plants; 

 Gathering fruit for flavor and color; 

 Combatting the insects— best sprays to 

 use; Better pruning— better fruit; Bene- 

 fits of a cover crop; Abuses of water; 

 Pollination of sweet cherries and Trag- 

 edy prunes; Irresponsible grower vs. 

 irresponsible commission merchant; 

 Magnitude of the fruit industry of 

 Washington; Illustrated lecture on po- 

 tato diseases; Colonization — Australia 

 vs. America. 



A Message for Fruit and Vegetabl e Growers 



THE A. A. A. EVAPORATOR MANUFACTURING CO., Inc. 



2371-73 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. 



Desires to get in touch with Fruit and Vegetable Growers in all parts of the country 

 in order to establish Fruit and Vegetable Drying Plants for single firms that want to 

 build new and up-to-date drying plants for themselves and with two or more growers 

 that would favor to construct a drying plant on a co-operative base. There are many 

 millions of dollars worth of Fruit and Vegetables to be left to rotten on the ground and 

 many more millions of dollars are paid in freight rates, tin cans and boxes that can 

 and must be saved. We will invest some of our own capital if you wish as we are sure 

 that it is to our mutual benefit if you write us today for particulars. All information 

 on this subject will be given cheerfully and free of charge. If you are in business for 

 making the best profits write now. 



Wonderful Egg Producer 



Any poultry raiser can easily double his 

 profits by doubling the egg production of 

 his hens. A scientific tonic has been dis- 

 covered that revitalizes the Hock and makes 

 hens work all the time. The tonic is called 

 "More Eggs." Give your hens a few cents' 

 worth of "More Eggs" and you will be 

 amazed and delighted with results. A dol- 

 lar's worth of "More Eggs" will double this 

 year's production of eggs, so if you wish to 

 try this great profit-maker, write E. J. 

 Reefer, poultry expert, 3891 Reefer Bldg., 

 Kansas City, M<>., who will send you a sea- 

 son's supply of "More Eggs" Tonic for $1.00 

 (prepaid). Ho confident is Mr. Reefer of 

 tlv results that a million-dollar bank guar- 

 antees if you are not absolutely satisfied 

 your dollar will be returned on request and 



tile "Mole Eggs" eOSt VllU liotllillg. Send 0. 



dollar to. lay or ask Mr. Reefer for his Free 

 Poultry book that tells the experience at ■< 

 man who has made a fortune out of poultry. 



Portland Wholesale Nursery Company 



Rooms 6 & 7, 122' j Grand Ave., Portland, Oregon 



Wholesalers of NurHery Stock and Nursery Supplies 



A very complete line of 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shruba, Vines. Etc. 



SPECIALTIES 



Clean Coast Grown Seedlings 



Oregon Champion Gooseberries and Perfection Currant 



Write Now — Write Now 



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