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BETTER FRUIT 



November 



I have been to the Expositions and I 

 want to tell you that every man, wo= 

 man Sr child who can, by any means, 

 sHould go. Children ofto=day may 

 again enjoy such an opportunity, but 

 you and I- In the prime of life- never, 



— Jtsk any Exposition visitor. 



World conditions are such as will prohibit similar 

 gatherings during our generation. That is why I 

 say to you— GO ! The San Francisco Exposh 

 tion closes December 4th. There is plenty of 

 time yet to see it, but not more than enough. Now 

 is the best time of the year in California, and of the 

 Exposition season. Therefore — Go ^low ! 



We'll take care of your travel needs. That's our 

 business. Aak the 



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PORTLAND 



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A sixty-four pafje book on California and the 

 Expositions upon application. We pay postage 



of Serving the Apple as Dessert." The 

 Northern Pacific Railway issued a very 

 attractive booklet called "Apple Talk," 

 containing a number of very valuable 

 recipes. Apples can be served as des- 

 sert in ways loo numerous to mention, 

 and what is eipiallx' if not more impor- 

 tant, is the fact that there is no more 

 wholesome and healthful dessert tlian 

 one made from apples, and none that 

 costs less. 



article will be found in the October 

 edition of Better Fruit of the life of 

 Mr. Handley and the history of the 

 origin of National Apple Day. 



Will the Apple Market Advance? — 



This apparently is a year for reason- 

 ably good prices all the way through; 

 First, on account of the short apple 

 crop; second, on account of improved 

 bu.sine.ss conditions; third, better mar- 

 keting facilities. However, the sellers 

 should bear in mind that it is not wise 

 to take the last drop of milk from the 

 cocoanut. They should remember that 

 there is another year ahead of us, and 

 with their own interests in view, they 

 should not be slow in realizing the 

 necessity of making the price to the 

 dealers sufficiently reasonable so he 

 can make a fair profit. 



Grading Apples in 1915. — From the 



reports, a number of apple-jjroducing 

 districts are using extreme care and a 

 thoroughness in their inspection this 

 year. Generally speaking the inspec- 

 tors are meeting with a hearty coopera- 

 tion from the growers, who as a rule 

 seem anxious and willing to put up a 

 pack that shall meet grade require- 

 ments in every particular. Nothing bet- 

 ter can be done for the future of the 

 Northwest apple industry than to put 

 up an honest grade. 



National Apple Day, October 19. — 



National Apple Day was celebrated 

 quite univeisally throughout the United 

 States, and was a great feature in stim- 

 ulating the consumption of apples early 

 in the season, which is always desir- 

 able for the fruit grower and beneficial 

 to the consumer. National Apple Day 

 was originated by Mr. .lames Handley 

 of Quincy, lllinoi.s. An interesting 



Extra Fancy Apples. — The supply of 

 extra fancies in the Northwest is com- 

 paratively much less than last year, due 

 to codling moth being worse this year 

 than for many years in the past. Fun- 

 gus has also affected quite a large 

 quantity. Slight defects like fungus 

 spots do not affect the quality of the 

 apples, but they are not permitted in 

 the extra fancy grade. 



The Hural Spirit of Portland, Ore- 

 gon, is very fortunate, having secured 

 the services of Mr. I. D. Graham as 

 editor. The stock industry of the 

 Northwest has increased very rapidly 

 during the past few years, as illustrateil 

 by the fact a few years ago the Union 

 Meat Company of Portland imported 

 90 per cent of the hogs they slaughtered 



from the Middle West, whereas during 

 the past year 1)0 per cent of the hogs 

 Ihey slaughtered were produced in the 

 Northwest. The stock industry is be- 

 coming so important in the Northwest 

 that the Rural Spirit decided to engage 

 the most able man they could secure in 

 this line of work, deciding on Mr. Gra- 

 ham, who is familiar to many of the 

 readers of such publications as the 

 Breedens' Gazette. Mr. Graham is con- 

 sidered a very high authority on live 

 stock and very thoroughly informed on 

 all subjects pertaining to rai.sing stock, 

 feeding stock and caring for stock, and 

 other matters pertaining to the stock 

 industry. His connection with the 

 Rural Spirit will add much to its value, 

 which will be of interest to the fruit- 

 growers, inasmuch as many fruitgrow- 

 ers are going quite extensively into the 

 dairying business and hog raising. 



Rogue River reports an unusually 

 light crop of apples this year, probably 

 somewhere between 100 and 200 car- 

 loads, due principally to two causes — 

 drought and frost. 



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What are 

 your dairy 

 problems? 



To get started profitably in dairy- 

 ing as a side-line, the fruit grower 

 needs helpful advice and sugges- 

 tions. 



Our service department will de- 

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We are sole Oregon distributors 

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