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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



mcnt in the world's markets. Substan- 

 tially, confidence is expected to take 

 the place of hostility in competitive 

 conditions, and through that confidence, 

 economy. 



Up to date, the following organiza- 

 tions, which represent in the aggregate 

 a total of probably seventy-five per 

 cent of the soft fruit and apple tonnage 

 of the Northwest, constitute the ship- 

 pers' side of the F"ruit Growers' Agency, 

 and gives a fair idea of its great scope, 

 bringing as it does that extent of ton- 

 nage under the orderly control of the 

 associated growers: 



Apple Growers Association, Hood River, 

 Oregon. 



Idalio-Orcgon Fruit Growers' Association, 

 Payette, Idaho. 



Montana Fruit Distributors, Hamilton, Mon- 

 tana. 



Northwestern Fruit Exchange, Seattle, Wash- 

 ington. 



North Pacific Fruit Distributors, Spokane, 

 Washington. 



Hichey & Gilbert, Toppenish, Washington. 



Sampson Fruit Company, North Yakima, 

 Washington. 



Spokane Fruit Growers' Company, Spokane, 

 Washington. 



Wenalchee North-Central Fruit Distributors, 

 Wenatchee, Washington. 



Wenalchee Valley Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, Wenatcliee, Washington. 



Wenatchee Produce Company, Wenatchee, 

 Washington. 



Western Oregon Fruit Distributors, Portland, 

 Oregon. 



Yakima County Horticultural Union, North 

 Yakima, W^ashington. 



Yakima Valley Fruit Growers' Association, 

 North Yakima, Washington. 



It is made clear by the government 

 expert that the Fruit Growers' Agency 

 is formed for the specific purpose of 

 providing the basis and the facilities 

 whereby the selling agencies can carry 

 out the provisions of the uniform con- 

 tract between the growers and their 

 individual selling agencies. In order 

 to receive the benefits of the new plan 

 it is not essential that the growers gen- 

 erally become members of the .\gency. 

 It is necessary, however, that they 

 enter into the uniform contract with 

 selling agents who are members of the 

 Agency. The grower thereby becomes 

 eligible to membership and may become 

 an active or a passive member if he 

 cares to do so. The board of control 

 of the latter is equally divided between 

 the individual growers and shippers. 

 The respective needs of the growers in 

 marketing conditions, and those of the 

 shippers in production and assembling 

 conditions, are thereby brought into 

 common contact and discussion and the 

 utmost facility is offered for a mutual 

 handling of the problems arising from 

 time to time in both the growing and 

 marketing ends of the business. All 

 principal districts in the Northwest are 

 represented on the board of control of 

 not less than eleven members, either 

 by growers or selling-agency officials, 

 one trustee being elected from each 

 district, except that in the case of 

 Wenatchee and Yakima two trustees 

 will be active participants on the 

 board. Other designated districts are: 

 Southern Idaho, Spokane, Walla Walla, 

 Hood River, Western Oregon and Mon- 

 tana, together with contiguous terri- 

 tories thereto. 



Membership is divided in two classes. 

 Active membership is open to all Norlh- 



THE control of Orchard Pests is no longer an experiment, but a 

 scientific problem. ORCHARD BRAND SPRAY MATERIALS 



are prepared with a thorough knowledge of the 

 existing conditions and what is necessary _ .v^^^l" 



to overcome them. ^^1^.^^' 



MAIER^VLS 



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Orchard Brand Arsenate of Lead only is the standard poison for the control of 

 codling moth and similar insects. Now manufactured by an improved process which 

 combines the ingredients so as to produce a soft, creamy paste which mixes readily 

 with water. 



Orchard Brand Atomic Sulphur, the best known remedy for the control of the 

 mildew. 



Orchard Brand Lime Sulphur Solution — a highly concentrated clear liquid free 

 from sediment for late winter and early spring spraying on fruit trees. 



Orchard Brand Bordeaux Mixture, properly balanced fungicide in paste form 

 ready for immediate dilution in water. 



Universal Dormant Soluble Oil is especially manufactured for use in the Pacific 

 Northwest apple orchards, during the dormant season, where its effectiveness has 

 been proven as a general clean-up spray to kill all species of jscale insects, aphis eggs, etc_ 



Write us. giving age, variety and kind of trees, together with a description of the pest you wish to 

 control, and we will give you definite information regarding its control. 

 When ordering, state quantity and kind of material, or age and number of trees. 



GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY 



201 Sansome Street, SAN.FRANCISCO 



PEAR TREES FOR SALE 



We offer fine thrifty stock at bottom prices. 



We also have a few cherry and other trees left at clean-up prices. 



Order today as we are nearly sold out. 



BENEDICT NURSERY CO., 185 E. 87th Street N., Portland, Oregon 



MOVED! 



We are now located at our new plant. 

 Address us here if you are needing 



Lime Sulphur 

 Bordeaux 

 Lead Arsenate 



Oregon Arsenical Spray Co. 



Formerly at Clackamas 



HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



WHllN WHITING ADVERTISERS MENTION liKTTER FRflT 



