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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



"CROWN" 



THE NAME THAT STANDS FOR SAFE, SIMPLE, 

 EFFICIENT PRESSURE REGULATION 



"Crown" Relief Valves and "Crown" Pressure Regulators 



THE CROWN PRESSURE REGULATOR (shown in cut) designed by the late J. D. Wallace, and 



ToTuCTioN originally called the "Wallace Pressure Regulator" was practically the "pressure regulator" designed for spraying 

 machines. As indicated, it is placed in the suction line. Pressure acts against the bottom of the plunger which 

 moves upward against reaction of spring, tending to throttle the suction. In practice, tests show that the plunger 

 is constantly moving up and down, slightly closing or opening the suction in proportion to the amount of liquid used. 

 Tests also show that this in turn affects the load on the engine. Thus power used is at all times proportioned to the 

 liquid used. The "CROWN" is the simplest and most efficient regulator sold, and the only one based on this prin- 

 ciple. See our ad in last issue on "RELIEF VALVES." Write for descriptive pamphlet. 



"Crown Relief Valve," postpaid, $4.00. "Crown Pressure Regulator," postpaid, $10.00 



CROWN SPECIALTY COMPANY, 1629 Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 



Attention of Fruit Growers 



THE 1914 apple crop brought mighty 

 low prices. In the year 1915 apple 

 growers were discouraged, many of 

 them were short of money, and for 

 these and other reasons too numerous 

 to mention very poor work was done 

 in the orchard. The fruit growers 

 neglected their orchard work and de- 

 voted all their time to agitation meet- 

 ings on the subject of marketing. The 

 result was a heavy loss from scab, cod- 

 ling moth and various other pests and 

 diseases, all due to neglect. The first 

 step to making money in the orchard 

 business is the inotluction of a clean 

 crop. The next step to success is ob- 

 taining a reasonable price. We have 

 marketing concerns for that i)uri)ose. 

 It is up to us to see that they do their 

 work jnoperh. But we ourselves nuist 

 pro( hue the clean crop. 'Iliis cannot 

 bo done without proper equipment and 

 proper materials, and therefore the 

 editor desires to mnke a few comments 

 on this sul>.)ect, callinig your attention 

 to e((uipnicnt i\nd materials. 



* * * 



Spray Outfits. — You Ciinnot do a good job of 

 spraying unless you have a good power outfit 

 to do it Willi. If you try to spray with an 

 out-of-date outfit or worn-out outfit your re- 

 sults will be poor. If you depend on your 

 neighbor or hire soniel)ody else to do your 

 spraying you will never get it done at just the 

 right time. Therefore the editor advises every 

 fruit grower w ho has not a first-class pow er 

 outfit to purchase one. 



* * * 



Codlintf Moth. — Last year the damage fi<ini 

 codling moth was about ,10 per cent, due to a 

 lack of spraying, poor *^praying, omission of 

 sprays, lack of thoi-onghness and poor mate- 

 rial. Consequently the editor advises every 

 grower to spray foi- codling niolh in the most 

 thorough manner possible, using the best 

 materials obtainable. 



Scab. — The l<;ss from scab, sometimes called 

 fungus, was excessive in all orchards last 

 year, due principally to not spraying at the 

 right time or using the right material at the 

 right time. The (-{litor advises every fruit 

 grower to consult the experiment station of liis 

 state and obtain the latest information and 

 advice on this subject. An instructive article 

 appears in the February edition by Professor 

 Ilarss of the Oregon Experiment Station, who 

 has had a wide experience in ciuUrolIing stab. 

 which the editor believes to be a splendid 

 program. It is not ihi- intention in this para- 

 graph to advise the fruit grower what to snray 

 with or when to spray, hut the editor desires 

 mostly to call the attention of the fruit grower 

 to the fact that there are several fungicides 

 used for scab, among which are liordcaux. 

 lime and sulphur, atomic sulpluu' and soluble 



sulphur. Some fruit growers have used one 

 of these fungicides with good success, while 

 others have obtained splendid results with 

 another. However, it must he borne in mind 

 that at one time of the year some of these 

 fungicides are dangerous, inasmuch as they 

 are likely to cause a russeting, while others at 

 certain times of the year are not sutliciently 

 effective for scab. The editor believes that the 

 best kind of a program for scab would be to 

 use the right fungici<le at the right time; that 

 is, using the 1 ungicide w Iiicli \\ oukl be the 

 best control for scab at each particular season, 

 with the least danger of russeting. 

 * * * 

 Small Fr»i/.s-. —Every fruit grower in the 

 countiy realizes the necessity of m^it being de- 

 pendent upon a single crop. While there are 

 many lines of diversity which the fruit grower 

 can engage in along wilh orcharding, such as 



dairying, hogs, truck gardening and bees. Pro- 

 fessor Lewis very intelligently advises the fruit 

 grower to diversify by growing more kinds of 

 fruit instead of being dependent on the apple 

 alone. Small fruits have always paid exceed- 

 ingly well and therefore the attention of the 

 fruit grower is called to some of the following 

 small fruits which have been exceedingly prof- 

 itable: Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, 

 loganberries, gooseberries and currants. 



* * * 



lirown Aphi.s. — This pest causes an immense 

 loss every year in deformed apples, and, by 

 the way, the loss is far greater than most fruit 

 groweis are aware. The most generally used 

 epray for the control cf aphis, and one which 

 has given satisfactory results if applied at the 

 right time, in the riglit way, is tobacco extract. 



* * * 



Dairifing. — Since the growers have found 

 that orchards suffer from clean cultivation, 

 they have gone extensively into cover crops, 

 sowing alfalfa and clover in the orchard, from 



Fire Blight Destroys 

 Thousands of Trees 



FIRE BLIGHT OF THE APPLE 



IS SPREAD BY APHIS 



APHIS CHECKS GROWTH OF TREES 



APHIS CAUSES LEAVES TO CURL 



APHIS DEFORMS FRUIT 



DESTROY APH!S WITH 



"BLACK LEAF 40" 



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Guaranteed 40^ Nicotine 



^ Your dealer wiil furnish you this j 



^etFc'Ctive insecticide in concen^^ated j 



^form — 200 gallons of spray f rom ^ 



^the 2-lb. can costs $2.50—1.000^ 



ppllons from the 10-lb. can j 



i^ costs §10.75. If he will 



^^not supply you we willj 



j^send it to you, express J 



^prepaid, upon receipt^ 



^of price. Write forj 



Free Bulletins to 



the address 



below. 



MhM 



IWOTINE-SULPHATE 



2PouiiD5Pritt$?-5! 



MAKES Zoo GALS. 

 EFFECTIVE SPRAV. 



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BLACK LEAF 40 



- 40% Nicotine - 



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LOUISVIULE, KENTUCKY. 



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