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BETTER FRUIT 



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When you're on the lookout for sab- 

 marines, a chew of Real Gravely helps 

 to pass the long, dark hoars. 



Whether He's Fighting on Sea 

 or Land Send him a pouch of 

 Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug 



If he doesn't chew yet, he'll slice It up 

 and mix it with his pipe tobacco to give 

 it flavor and improve his smoke. 



You will send your friend more tobacco 

 comfort and satisfaction in one pouch of 

 Real Gravely Plug than in half a dozen 

 plugs of ordinary tobacco. 



Give any man a chew of Real Gravely Plug, and 

 he will tell you that's the kind to send. Send the 

 best! 



Ordinary plug is false economy. It costs less 

 per week to chew Real Gravely, because a small 

 chew of it lasts a long while. 



SEND YOUR FRIEND IN THE V. S. SERVICE 

 A POUCH OF GRAVELY 



Dealers all around here carry it in 10c. pouches. 

 A 3c. stamp will put it into his hands in any Train- 

 ing Camp or Seaport of the U. S. A. Even "over 

 there" a 3c. stamp will take it to him. Your dealer 

 will supply envelope and give »ou official directions 

 how to address it. 



P. B. GRAVELY TOBACCO CO., Danville, Va. 



The Patent Pouch keeps it Fresh and Clean and Good 

 — It is not Real Gravely without this Protection Seal 



Established Is:: I 



much importance to getting undesirable 

 water off the land as in getting neces- 

 sary water onto it. 



You have heard considerable about 

 bitter pit, or, as it is more generally 

 known in the Northwest, Baldwin spot. 

 Every grower has undoubtedly experi- 

 enced some loss as a result of this dis- 

 ease. It is prevalent wherever apples 

 are grown, but certain varieties are 

 especially susceptible. In the past the 

 Baldwin was badly affected, from which 

 fact the name Baldwin spot was given 

 to the disease. Here in the Northwest 

 several of the best varieties are com- 

 monly affected, Grimes, Jonathan, De- 

 licious, Winter Banana and Yellow 

 Newtown among others. It most often 

 appears after the fruit is picked and 

 packed. When the grower thinks he 

 has packed an especially fine lot of 

 large apples he is liable to discover that 

 bitter pit has appeared and it is neces- 

 sary to repack and sort out some of the 

 finest specimens. If the grower does 

 not discover the disease before the fruit 

 is shipped there is a disaffected buyer. 



The Department of Agriculture began 

 an investigation of this disease in the 

 Wenatchee Valley in 1913, the work 

 being in charge of Dr. Charles Brooks 

 and the writer. We were convinced by 

 earlier investigations that bitter pit is 

 not due to fungi or bacteria. The 

 theory of arsenical injury was un- 

 tenable in light of the fact that the 

 disease occurs on both sprayed and un- 

 sprayed apples. The question of the 

 influence of soil moisture seemed to be 

 an extremely important one and it has 

 been very carefully investigated. At 

 the beginning of the experiment it was 

 necessary to differentiate between sev- 

 eral spot diseases which superficially 

 resemble bitter pit, as pointed out in a 

 paper read before this association in 

 1915. A complete report of this experi- 



mental work is soon to be issued so 

 that it will not be necessary to antici- 

 pate this publication except in a gen- 

 eral way. 



Working on Grimes Golden in 1915 

 we obtained results as follows two 

 weeks after picking and storing in an 

 ordinary cellar: (1) From heavy irri- 

 gation all season, 43 per cent. (2) From 

 medium irrigation all season, 17 per 

 cent. (3) From light irrigation all sea- 

 son, 14 per cent. (4) From medium irri- 

 gation until August 24, then heavy, 49 

 per cent. The fruit was continued in 



cellar storage and by November 9 the 

 per cent of diseased apples had in- 

 creased from 9 to 27 per cent above the 

 amount shown on September 29, but 

 the relative amount of bitter pit from 

 the different treatments was not 

 changed. After November 9 there was 

 very little increase of the disease. 



In 1916 we endeavored to obtain fur- 

 ther data on the effects of soil moisture 

 late in the season, and on abrupt 

 changes in the amount of soil moisture. 

 Besults secured on October 18, or about 

 one month after picking and storing 



Box Strapping and Tie Buckles 



HOLD WHERE OTHER METHODS OF PACKING FAIL 



Cold rolled flat wire, lacquered 

 finish or galvanized, for use with 

 tin seals. No nails used in this 

 application. 

 Packed in bbls. of 500 lbs. 



Acme Steel Box Strapping in coils of 300 feet, 20 coils to 

 a case. Larger coils of 3,000 feet. This strapping is used 

 with nails and is lacquered finished. 



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Acme No. 4 Bale Tie Fastener, 

 used with No. 17-18 round wire. 

 Holds securely and has no prong 

 to break off. 

 Packed 50,000 to a bbl. 



Write for Catalog 



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2840 Archer Avenue, CHICAGO 

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Dot Embossed Strapping 



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