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BETTER FRUIT 



Scptoiihcr 



Mr. Planter! 



DID YOU KNOW 

 THAT A 



Genuine 



Vrooman Strain 



Franquette 



Walnut Tree 



will come into bearing: as early as three 

 or four years after planting? 



And that there are many instances 

 of four and five-year-old trees (after 

 planting) producing close to a bushel 

 of nuts? 



And that there are thirty-two (32) 

 pounds to the bushel? 



And that from 22c to 250 per pound 

 is an average market? 



And that Oregon soil and climate 

 make for perfection in treegrowing? 



And that every order is backed by 

 30 years' experience in growing, pack- 

 ing and shipping? 



Just a line will bring you our new 

 illustrated catalogue and a lot of val- 

 uable information. 



Albany Nurseries 



ALBANY, OREGON 



The Paris Fair 



Hood River's Largest and Best Store 

 RETAILERS OF 



EVERYTHING TO WEAR 



AGENTS FOR 



HAMILTON & BROWN AND 



THE BROWN SHOES 



HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX 



CLOTHES 



MANHATTAN SHIRTS 



JOHN B. STETSON HATS 



NEMO CORSETS 



Strictly Cash— One Price to All 



True -to -Name Nursery 



GALLIGAN BROS. 

 Proprietors 



HOOD RIVER, OREGON DUFUR. OREGON 



Growers of high grade nursery stock, guar- 

 anteed true-to-name. Breeders and importers 

 of purebred Big Type Poland-China Hogs. Ser- 

 vice boars, bred gilts and weaning pigs for sale. 

 For catalog of nursery stock and prices 

 on swine, write 



True-to-Name Nursery 



HOOD RIVER. OREGON 



of private selling from the jobbing 

 stores. Many of the packages were in 

 an unfit condition wlien tinally offered 

 the consumer. 



.Jobbers buy to supply existing wants. 

 Tlie>- do not create new demands. A 

 selling agent for one of the large North- 

 western shipping associations in an 

 l-;astei-n cil\' told me that he had been 

 forbidden to supply orders of apples to 

 a string of tea stores by a jobber who 

 furnished one of the main outlets for 

 apples in that particular city. The 

 agents of the Calil'ornia and Florida 

 associations are not so handicapped. 

 They send out market letters the day 

 before each auction sale to large retail- 

 ers as well as to jobbers. 



Protection of Dried Fruit 



Recent investigations have shown 

 that the loss to the dried-fruit industry 

 from the attacks of insects is sullic- 

 iently great to make it nearly as desir- 

 able to ])ut up the fruit in sealed pack- 

 ages as it is in the case of cereals. No 

 exact figures are available as to the 

 extent of the loss, because the injury 

 is usually noticed for the first time by 

 the retailer or consumer, after the 

 product has been widely distributed. 

 The retailer, moreover, is inclined to 

 be reticent about the amount of dam- 

 aged fruit in his possession, and unless 

 the damage is considerable, jnefers to 

 stand the loss rather than return it to 

 the wholesaler. The total damage, 

 however, is unquestionablv consider- 

 able. 



'fhe two insects that do most of the 

 harm are the Indian-meal moth and 

 the dried-fiuit beetle. An investigation 

 carried on in California by the De- 

 IKU'tnient of Agriculture has shown thai 

 the fruit may become infested with 

 these insects in the held, in the packing 

 house, in the warehouse and in the 

 grocery store. Adeipiate jirotection 

 against such infestation, therefore, 

 must consist, first, in the sterilization 

 of the fruit before it is packed, and 

 secondly, in the use of cartons through 

 which the insect cannot penetrate. 



Dried fruit is usually processed in 

 some manner before being packed, in 

 order to make its appearance more at- 

 tractive. Figs, for example, are fre- 

 quently dipped in boiling brine, and 

 this, in itself, is sullicient to destroy all 

 insect life. Other fruits, however, such 

 as the peach, are dipped in cold or luke- 

 warm water. In such cases the addi- 

 tion of a belt heater is suggested as an 

 effective means of destroying insects. 

 By running fruits in a series of belts 

 through a chamber the temjjerature of 

 which is maintained at 180 degrees 

 I'^ihrenheit, satisfactory sterilization 

 can be secured. My adjusting the speed 

 of the belt, the time that the fruit re- 

 mains in the heater can, of course, be 

 easily regulated. The heater should be 

 so arranged that the fruit is delivered 

 into a screened packing room, which 

 will insure it against contamination be- 

 fore packing. 



'Ihe greatest part of the infestation, 

 however, occurs after packing, and, in 

 consequence, the sterilization of Ihe 



Fruitgrowers 

 Attention 



Do you waDt to increase yoiirearningsf 

 Do you want a side line that will bring 

 youa steady in eouie? If .so, invest iu a few 

 good cows and sows. They will provide a 

 steady source of income and increase 

 your bank account. Remember the old 

 saying, "Prosperity follows the cow;" 

 the same is true of the sow. If you are 

 interested, be prepared to attend my 

 auction sale of 



Jersey Cattle 



AND 



Duroc- Jersey Hogs 



AT 



Rickreall, Oregon 



ON 



September 8th, 1915 



I am nrtering sonje ot the best ;tninials in my 

 herd; llefiister of Merit cows with records of 

 over lou lbs. of butter with first calf; also some 

 choice heifers and all kinds of red hogs — hiy;, 

 healthy, prolific ho^s. All stock, both cattle 

 and hogs, registered. Send for (':it;ilng. 



C. N. McARTHUR 



Yeon Building 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



Home Canners 



AUI_ SIZES 



Used by U. S. Government Schools. Girls' 

 Clubs, Collaborators and Farmers every- 

 where. For Catalog and Special Oit'er. write 



Royal Home Canner Co. 

 Dept. P Albion, Illinois 



FRONT 



BACK 



Ideal Fruit Picking Bag 



Made of heavy-weight duck and so 

 arranged as to equalize the load on both 

 shoulders. 



The openings are arranged so both 

 hands can be used in picking, and the 

 di-awstring is arranged so the fruit can 

 be let out at the bottom in emptying the 

 bag. 



The bag can be let down to the bottom 

 of the box before opening the draw- 

 string, thus not bruising the fruit. 



This is the best and handiest arrange- 

 ment for picking fruit that has ever 

 been offered. A trial will convince even 

 the most skeptical. 



SAMPLE. POSTPAID, $1.00 

 AGENTS WANTED 



BARKER MANUFACTURING CO. 



Dept. C. 



HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. 



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