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BETTER FRUIT 



Pa PC 21 



the producers ol' the iKitiiui. Iliis is 

 stated to be the most extensive and 

 potential i)rograni that has been adopted 

 in any section of the L'nited States. 



Articles of incorporation, constitu- 

 tion and by-laws were also ralilied at 

 the nieetinf.'. and the filing of the cor- 

 poration articles arranged for. The 

 Fruit (irowers' Agency is being incor- 

 porated under the laws of the State of 

 Washington as a non-profit, non-capital 

 body. Further nieetines are to he hel I 

 at the Spokane ollice regularly, and in 

 charge of an executive secretary, under 

 the direction of the executive commit- 

 tee, will shortly become. the prominent 

 factors in Northwest fruit conditions. 

 The government experts, C. K. Hassett, 

 Clarence W. Mooniaw, and W. H. Kerr 

 of the Office of Markets, Department 

 of Agriculture, under whose auspices 

 the meeting was held, will visit every 

 producing district in the Noithwest in 

 the interest of meeting and discussing 

 all vital ([ucstions directly with the 

 growers, and an extensive program of 

 research work along different lines will 

 be part of the additional investigations 

 of the Department of Agriculture. 

 Working committees of the Agency 

 were appointed at the meeting, but the 

 election of ollicers will not take place 

 until the next regular meeting. The 

 opening of the Spokane office will like- 

 wise he deferred until such time. 



The I. H. C. .\liuaiiac for 191(i has jusL hiiii 

 Issued by the Intoi'iiational Harvester C.oin- 

 pany of Chicago, and can he obtained from 

 them free upon ro(iLiest. The almanac is a 

 Tiiagnificent Ixiok jirinted in colors, contain- 

 ing IK i»a}ies, tlisciissinfi in a very practical 

 ^^■aJ■ many subjects of impoi'tance to the 

 farmer and fruitgrower, such as feeding, 

 silage, plans for home buildings, fuel for 

 terosene engines, weights and measures, in- 

 forn7ation about handling stable manure, sliort 

 treatises on proper Ullage, statistics on dairy- 

 ing, prevention and cm-e for hog cholera, etc. 

 In fact, the amoinit of information eontahied 

 in this almanac makes it a sort of an abbi-e- 

 viated encyclopedia for the farmer. 



In Walla Walla they have an organization 

 calleil the Walla Walla Sprayers' Association, 

 the piM'pose of the association being to sj^ray 

 orchards for fruitgrowers who are not pre- 

 pared to do their own spraying. The scale of 

 prices for the coming season is a charge of 

 six cents pel- gallon foi- spraying where .^00 

 gallons or more are necessary at a spraying. 

 \\\ organization of this kind in other districts 

 would be very helpful to many friiitgrttwers 

 whosi- places are not sutTiciently lal'ge to 

 justify them 'u purchasing or owning the 

 prfiper kind of an ouUit. TUlt an oi-chard has 

 to be TM-etty small that does not justify the 

 owner in owning a good spray outfit. 



Cashmere fruitgrowers apparently have suf- 

 fered from car shortage during the past year, 

 as they have put in an urgent re(|uest for 

 belter sei-vice in the future. 



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F,ver>' farmer who (n\ ns an engine m- expects 



bu\' one ought to know about engines — how 



iudL'e Ihem. how to apply simple tests, how 



figure exactly what an engine is worth. This 



iteK'sting and \aUral)le infoiination is given 



Ihe free ilhishalcd buck, which will be sent 



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■lid iiniiie' liulay In I". II. Witle, 1,S8 S. Oak- 



nd .\\(lille. Kansas Cilw Mo. — .\dv. 



■WAXTTimT AN ASSISTANT to 

 »T iiitX X rjJLf . Superintendent. Party 

 should have knowledge of General I-^arming. 

 Dairving and Horticulture. Special duties 

 ■will be rare of live stock, overseeing; mark- 

 etinsr of fruit and clerical work. Applicants 

 should give aee and state if married or sin- 

 gle, names of former employers, length of 

 time with eaf-h and work lione while in their 

 employ. Address W. H. Weber, Mosier, Ore. 



Scale— Scab— Mildew 



These are the principal pests and diseases affeetiug 

 the appli' orchaid 



iigS Soluble Sulphur 



Is the best spray for scale, mildew and scab. It 

 has a proved record of five years. Eflective, Eco- 

 nomical, Convenient. 



Note results obtained by — 



Washington Station, using 20 lbs. to 100 gallons: 

 Yakima Valley iu 1913—99',/ scale killed. 

 Yakima Valley in 1914— 98'a scale killed. 

 Wenatchee Valley in 1915—98% scale killed. 



Note results obtained by — 



District Inspector at North Yakima in 1914 with 



20 lbs. to 100 gallons, 99',; scale killed. 



Again three tests at different strength in 1915: 



15 lbs. to 100 gallons— 75'/f. scale killed. 



20 lbs. to 100 gallons— 96'/r, scale killed. 



25 lbs. to 100 gallons — 98'/o scale killed. 



This is an indisputable scientific record. 



100-ib. drum $7.50 



10-lb, can 1.25 



1-lb. can 20 



LILLY'S— Seattle and Portland 



SOLUBLE 

 SULPHUR 



«>MPOUND 



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If You Want to 

 Know How to 

 Control 

 SCAI.E, 



MII.DEW 



and SCAB 



Send for our 



1916 SPRAY 



BUI.I.ETIN 



It tells about the 



Best Spray and 



how Best to 



Spray 



^VANTED 



position as manager of orchard. Exper- 

 ienced in growing apples and pears and 

 in general farming. Understand irri- 

 gation thoroughly. Will furnish refer- 

 ences upon request. Address "Horticul- 

 turist,'' care "Better Fruit. '■^": — 



WANTED 



Position as Horticulturist by practical 

 expert with years of experience. College 

 graduate. Can give very good recommed- 

 ations. Address S. N. L., care of "Better 

 Fruit." 



Nitrate of Soda 



We want the Grower to get 

 Nitrate at a reasonable cost 

 — learn of its general use — 

 and make more money. 

 Write us. Free Literature for any fruit or crop. 



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IMPORTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS 



Squirrels and Gophers. — During Ihe next lew 

 weeks these pests will hecunie exceedingly 

 active. Gophers freciucntly cause serious 

 losses, especially in yruing orchards. There 

 are many remedies, in addition to trans, in 

 the way of poisons which can he used vety 

 successfully in exterminating liolh these pests. 

 This is a subject fruitgroweis should investi- 

 gate and prepare themselves with either trajis 

 or poisons uhich can he useti in the rmiwajs 

 and holes. (Irow ers have lost as man>' as 

 ve\'eral lumdr<'d ti'ees in a year (rnm these 

 pests w hich are worth several <h)llais apiece, 

 accoiding to the age. If they would take the 

 pains to kill the gophers and sipiirrels they 

 CDuid save this loss. 



Apple Estimates for /**/J. ^According lo Ihe 

 monthly Crop Report issued by the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, the apple cro)t for I'Jl.'i w as 

 Td.O/'CnOO barrels, and for 1!H I SI, 1(10.000 I)ar- 

 rels, which shows that the ciop of lin.'i was 

 only about 10 per cent less than Ihe crop of 

 1!)1I. Hut gee whiz I what a dilference in 

 prices! It must be very evident to the thinker 

 that the low prices for 1911 were not owing ti> 

 Ihe dilTerence in quantity or ovei prodnetion. 

 when theie was only 10 per ceul dilVerence in 

 (piantity and almost 100 per niil dilVerence in 

 Ihe prices in many districts. 



Inoculation for Legumes. — A number of 

 fruitgrowers throughout the West have been 

 exix'rinu'nting with Ihe inoculation process 

 and meeting with splendid results. Inocula- 

 linii is now being exiensivel\- ncntuineuilrd by 

 the I'.xperinient Stalion at Pulltnan. Washing- 

 Ion, lor clov<*r, alfalta and v<-t(li and various 

 legumes. I'"re(|Uenlly where the fainier has 

 raile<l to get a good stand from lack of bacte- 

 ria in his soil, by inoculating his seed he has 

 be<'n very successful in getting a good stand. 

 (■.omai)aralive tests show that where seed is 

 iiioculaled the crop is much heavier. 



WUKN WRITING ADVERTISES MENTION HHTTER FRUIT 



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Rover 

 sl.u;i 

 \:vi 1 

 (ini'-l 

 w ilh 

 very 

 CT-np, 

 price 

 w ilh 



pics fin C.nUl .S'(of'«(;('.--.\rfni (lius to 

 uuieul Ti'potts (!U Ijoxeii apples on 

 Ke. I'ebrunrv 1st. llll.'i. tlu're were :!. 

 "\es; fehrunly Isl, IIIIH. L'..')? I.'.IIWI. nil 

 liiril less in l'el)iii:ii'y. IIMII. ;is ccinip; 

 I-'elHu:iry l;ist year. 'riieifore il Ic 

 much as if the l)alaucc nf llic l)<)\-:i 

 if active nioveuieul is cnutiuued 

 N made reiisoiuibtc, should be cl<':nie< 

 comparative ease. 



the 

 cold 

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 il'ed 

 >iiks 



pple 

 aud 



I up 



:\pi)lf Expnrlx. — Appareully Ihe exportiuu is 

 I'allius off very extensively this year, as re- 

 ixirts from many sources indicate that tlie 

 quantity exported this year was probably less 

 than oiu'-halr Ihe timuage exported last year. 



