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Table V presents some interesting re- 

 sults. It shows the number of extra 

 fancy, fancy and C grade apples picked 

 from the winter and summer-pruned 

 trees. Where sununer pruning was 

 practiced on Jonathans, 53% of the 

 apples were extra fancy and 32% fancy, 

 while from the winter-pruned trees 

 only 137fi of the apples were extra 

 fancy and 43% fancy. Not only did we 

 secure a large percentage of highly- 

 colored fruits, but we were able to pick 

 the apples in the summer-pruned 

 blocks at least two weeks earlier than 

 we could have done otherwise. Then 

 again, as the .Jonathan water-cores so 

 badly and breaks down in transit when 

 left on the trees too long in the fall, 

 this objectionable feature was elimi- 

 nated when summer pruning was prac- 

 ticed. To secure a high percentage of 

 highly-colored aijples, summer pruning 

 is recommended. 



Comparative Value of Different Grades 



TABLE VI. 



Jonathan — NixE Trees. 

 Extra Fanctf (boxes at .$1) 



Winter pruned, 6% boxes $ 6.60 



Summer pruned, SGV^ boxes 36.33 



Gain for summer pruned. . . . $29.73 



Fancy I boxes at 7.5c) 



Winter pruned, 27% boxes 20.87 



Summer pruned, I8-3 boxes 14.00 



Loss for summer pruned.... 6.87 



Choice (boxes at 50c) 



Winter pruned, 27% boxes 13.80 



Summer pruned, 2Vk boxes 1.10 



Loss for summer pruned.... 12.70 



Culls (boxes at ircl 



Winter primetL 2',; lioxes 22 



Summer pruneiL none 00 



Loss for summer nruned.... .22 



Net gain for summer pruned 9.94 



Average gain for nine trees. . 1.10 



Rome — Nine Trees. 

 Extra Fancy (boxes at $1) 



Winter pruned, 4 boxes $ 4.00 



Summer pruned, 13% boxes 13.50 



Gain for summer pruned. . . . -¥9.50 



Fancy (boxes at 75c) 



Winter pruned, ^Vi boxes 4.00 



Sumnrer pruned, 4"^ boxes 3.65 



Loss for summer nruned. . . . .35 



Choice (boxes at 50c) 



\Vinter nruned. 6'V; boxes 3.35 



Summer pruned. 1 box 50 



Loss for summer nruned .... 2.80 



Net gain for sununer nruned 6.35 



Average gain for nine trees. . .70 



To show the comparative value of the 

 different grades. I wish to call your at- 

 tention to Table VI. Estimating the 

 value of extra fancy apples at .$1.00 per 

 box; fancy at 7.t cents; choice at ^0 

 cents and culls at .*,5.00 per ton, there 

 is a gain of -^LIO per tree in favor of 

 the summer-pruned .Jonathan trees. 

 Trees set thirty feet apart each way 

 give approxiinntelv fifty trees to the 

 acre. A gain of .$1.10 per tree would 

 give a total gain of $55.00 per acre. 

 It is evident from the above data that 

 summer pruning does pay and pays 

 well: First, by increasing the yield 

 materially; second, by securing fruit 

 of maximum size and color; but we 

 must not forget that in order to secure 

 these results, |)rni)er attention must be 

 given to the various other phases of 

 orchard management such as irrigation, 

 cultivation, spraying, thinning and fer- 

 tilization. 



Mr. Fred Graham, industrial agent of 

 the Great Northern Railway, who was 

 in Portland last week, figures that the 

 excellent jjrices and good crops this 

 year will put the apple grower on a 

 good sound footing. 



What Fruit- 

 Growers Say 



"'Xo see ourselves as otners sec us. ~~' 

 We had such an opportunity the other day in a 

 letter the manager of the Santiam Fruit Colony 

 ■wrote a prospective purchaser in answer to ni9 

 inquiry regarding the Caterpillar "30. Here 

 are a few characteristic paragraphs: 



*' Regarding track item: — Of course, there is 

 an expected amount of wear, but the splendidly 

 arranged adjustment takes care of this quite 

 satisfactorily." 



"Engine speed: — There is little chance for im- 

 provement in the relative -working of the motor 

 and the traction, as it seems to 'be splendid. 



*' Cosl per acre : — \Ve have averaged about 18 

 acres per day discing and about 8 to 10 acres 

 plowing. 



"If you are going to buy a tractor, our opinion 

 is that you will make no mistake in selecting a 

 Caterpillar. ' 



Let us give you the name of a Caterpillar 

 owner near you, and then see for yourself ^vhat 

 he 11 write you. 



Tke Holt Manufacturing Company 



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Spokane, Wash. 

 S.m Fnmcisco 



(Incorporated) 

 Stockton 



Portland, Ore. 

 Los Angeles 



Reg US Pot Off 



Don 't say Caterpillar 

 unless you mean Holt! 



Both Expositions — San Francisco and San DiegO 



Spend a Nickle and Save a Dime 



Use Peerless 

 Duplex Strapping 



ON YOUR 



Shipping Boxes 



and 



(1) You will prevent pilfering. 



(2) You Avill prevent damage in 

 handling. 



No. 3 Duplex Strapping is made of higli grade Cold EoUed 

 Steel of considerable tensile strength and pliability. The turned 

 edge protects the packer's hands; the knurled center prevents 

 the nail from slipping while being driven. 



Discounts and Information from 

 Pacific Coast Representatives 



A. C. RULOFSON CO. 



No. 359 Monadnock Building, San Francisco, California 



No. 3 Peerless Duplex Strapping in 

 coils of 6,500 feet each — $14.63 per 

 coil with liberal discount. 



TWISTED WIRE AND STEEL CO. 

 515-521 Greenwich Street, New York, N. Y. 



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