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cessions fi'<uii the niilroads, we can get 

 co-operation Trom the wholesalers and 

 jobbers, and unitedh' we can get distri- 

 bution of our fruits. 



We have had black days for all kinds 

 of business, we have had hard times 

 for wheat and grain farmers. I re- 

 member raising oats for eleven cents 

 a bushel and wool for ten cents, and 

 corn and hogs at a loss. The men who 

 stay with the fruit business will yet 

 see good profits in fruit. Our business 

 is not to be blue; look up. not down. 

 Look forward, but we ought to get to- 

 gether in a practical way and do things 

 like men with common sense, to retain 

 all our fruit outlets and multiply new 

 ones. We can and we will succeed if 

 we get all our forces together — take the 

 growers and shippers as they are, and 

 unite all the marketing forces in a prac- 

 tical, feasible way. 



Horticultural Notes 



From time to time in the past "Better Fruit" 

 has mentioned various exhibits made at the 

 Panama-Pacihe Exposition that wouk! be of 

 interest to the fruitgrowers, as information 

 was received from various sources relative to 

 these exhibits. It is with regret that these 

 notes have not been more complete. In the 

 way of explanation, it must be said that "Bet- 

 ter Fruit" had asked one of the men connected 

 with the fruit industry to write a page or two 

 of notes on all exhibits made at the Exposi- 

 tion that would be of interest to the fruit- 

 growers. However, this failed to materialize 

 on account of the pressure of other business. 

 The Friend Manufacturing Conipany of (ias- 

 port. New York, manufacturers of power out- 

 fits, lias a very interesting and attractive 

 exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. 

 They are to be commended for this for the 

 reason they are located so far from San Fran- 

 cisco, making a heavy extra expense on 

 account of the distance. The Friend exhibit 

 consisted of their spray outfits, spray nozzles 

 and othei* features connected with their out- 

 put. The Friend Manufacturing Company do 

 a very large business in New York State, and 

 an extensive business throughout the liiited 

 States. That their exliibit was woithy *>f 

 merit is evidenced by the fact that they 

 olilained the Medal of Honour, which is only 

 given to exhibits of very high merit. In addi- 

 tion, the I'licnd nozzle received honorable 

 nienlion. 



Winter Rhubarb. — For tlu' past few years 

 "Better Fruit" has been advising several kinds 

 of diversity for the fruitgrower, which are 

 veiy much needed for the following reasons: 

 In the years when the production is heavy 

 prices are apt to be low, and in years when 

 the prices are high sometimes the quantity 

 is shy. In addition to this, fruitgrowers only 

 get returns once a year, and therefore if they 

 can add a few side lines, or even one good 

 side line, w hich will bring in some money 

 regularly \\ill be found to be a big help 

 Hnancially. "Helter Fruit" has reconnnended 

 dairying, hogs, bees, truck gardening. Quite 

 a number of fruitg?"owers have made a splen- 

 did success and good profits by growing 

 asparagus; others have engaged in a more 

 general line of truck gar<lening. The North- 

 west is dependent upon (California for its 

 early-spring vegetables, which of course are 

 very expensive on account of freight. There 

 is a variety <if \"egetable grown In ("alifornia. 

 \\ hich is being introduced l)y Mi-. Wagner, 

 called Winter Rhubarb, \\hich, we are advised, 

 thrives in a very rigorous climate, giows 

 (juickly and produces very bountifully. It has 

 generally been recommended that it should be 

 planted some time during the mnnths of 

 October. November and December, liiit if 

 ])lanted early i" January ihcie would prob- 

 ably be sulTlcicnt time to prixluce a very early 

 spring crop, which would bring in some extra 

 income for the fruitgrower at a handy period. 



"Su'eet'Corn (Uiltnre." is the title of a new 

 book edited by Mr. Wilkinson, which is an 

 excellent treatise on gi'ow Ing sweet corn, j>ul)- 

 lished by the Oranue .hidil (ompany. .'U .'> 

 I'onrth Avenue. New Y(nk, 



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