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BETTER FRUIT 



April 



For Greatest Satisfaction Use 



DOUBLE SERVICE 

 Aufomobile Tires 



Guaranteed 7.000 Miles Servica 



Absolutely Punctureproof 



jyoutle ServlceTires are mndo 

 double the thickness of tlio beat 

 Standard make tires. 



TMs lUO:y creati-r wearlntr sur- 

 face naturally pives that miK'h 

 more mileage and sorvico. Tho 

 average of 12 miles of totit:h 

 fabric and one inch Burfaco tr^od rubber 

 Dxa^es these Utcs absolutely puncturcpro'if. 



These tiros excel all others for use In the 

 country over rouph and rurrred roads as well 

 as on hard pavements. They areas easy ridini^ 

 and resilient as any other pneumatic tire— the 

 air space and pressure being the same. 



They are the 77ios£ecnnoTnicaIand "care free 

 tires made and are used where tiros must bo do- 

 ponded on and lire troublescannotbe tolerated. 

 Many Double Scri' ict- styl e tiros are in use in the 

 U. 8. government and European War service. 

 Our output is limited to a certain amount, but 

 for a short time we offer the following reduced 

 special prices as an Introdactory Offer: 

 FKICES 



TIreiTi 



80x3 la. 



80x3^ in. 

 82x3^10. 

 B3x4 In. 



disA in. 



All other sizes not IncluC':! In above list 

 also furnished. Nun-stids at 10%> additional. 



Terms: Payment with order at abuveBpecial , 

 prices, a 10^ discount allowed on orders forj^r 



two or more tires. AH 



personal checks must be 

 cerilfled. 



Try these tires now and 

 be convinced of thiir very 

 high qualities. Si.'ld direct 

 to the consumer only. 

 DescTipt we folder upon 76- 

 qu£st. Write for it. 

 Double Service Tire & 

 RubberCo.. Akioo. O. 

 Dept. B. F. ^ 



GET YOUR BERRY BOXES FROM US 



Distributers for Pacific Fruit Package Co.'s famous 



Folding Berry Boxes 



Deep or Shallow Pints and full Quarts. Made from 

 selected spruce. Also berry crates and other Fruit 

 Packages in Pine. Prices right; stock good; shipments 

 prompt. 



Western Pine Box Sales Co.,Spokane,Wash. 



$125 



Cushman Great Western 

 Power Sprayers for 



Less than our regular factory sale price. 10 gal. per 

 min.; high pressure brass pumps; 4-h.p. Cushman 4- 

 cycle engine; 200-gallontank; rotary tank filler; trucks; 

 100 ft. hose; rods, nozzles, etc. New machines, real 

 bargains. 



Sale Price only $235 with wood beam truck 

 Sale Price only $250 with steel frame truck 



LOUIS E.TRACHSEL. Gen. Agt., 

 Care the Arctic Co. Spokane, Washington 



We can quote you suiprisingly 

 low prices on 



NATIONAL 



Wood Stave Pipe and Tanks 



Now is the time to install irriga- 

 tion and water systems. Write us 

 today for our special service cov- 

 ering your particular problem. 



Address Dept. J 



National Tank & Pipe Co. 



275 Oak Street 

 PORTLAND, OREGON 



Marketing and Farm Credits 



A new note is .sounded in the book 

 "Marketing and Farm Credits" for 

 191:1, just o(T the press. The book con- 

 tains the addresses given at the third 

 annual sessions of the National Con- 

 ference on Marketing ant! Farm Credits 

 in joint program witli the National 

 Council of Farmers' Co-operative Asso- 

 ciations. It contains .")44 pages, is 

 printed on good paper in clear type and 

 is brimful of interesting facts about the 

 two great business problems that farm- 

 ers must solve for themselves, that 

 every person (ui a farm or interested in 

 farming should know. The price of the 

 book is one dollar (postage 15 cents 

 extra). Write Secretary Charles W. 

 Holnian, Washington Building, Madison, 

 Wisconsin, for further information. 

 (Adv.) 



Fighling the Hose Aphis. — Rose growers who 

 allow the flowers to be damaged by the rav- 

 ages of the rose aphis, have only themselves 

 to blame, according to the V. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. Although the aphis is widespread 

 over the entire country, as well as abroad, it 

 is easily controlled. Careful spraying of the 

 plants with solutions of nicotine will remove 

 all danger and neither the expense nor the 

 fiouble involved is sufficiently great to be a 

 real obstacle. The rose aphis is a small in- 

 sect with a body about one-twelfth of an inch 

 long. The young and some adult forms are 

 wingless, but certain adults develop wings 

 from time to time. The color varies from 

 green to pink. By means of its slender beak 

 the ajjhis sucks out the juices of the phint on 

 \\ hose buds and unfolding leaves it feeds. 

 These, prevented from attaining their perfect 

 form, become curled and distorted and the 

 beauty of the flowers is in large measure 

 ruined. Moreover, the aphis secretes a sweet 

 sticky liquid called honeydew, which spoils 

 the appearance of the foliage on which it is 

 deposited. Under favorable conditions it 

 propagates rapidly throughout the year. For 

 example, some recent investigations conducted 

 in California by the Department of Agriculture 

 showed that one female gave birth to 48 young 

 in six days. At the end of that time, the 

 mother aphis was knocked from the rose and 

 perished. This is not at all an uncommon 

 fate. A heavy rain, which washes the insect 

 away, is one of its most natural checks, though 

 birds and other insects prey upon the aphis 

 to a considerable extent. Extreme heat is also 

 unfavorable to the aphis. The rose lover 

 shold not. however, depend upon nature to 

 rid his garden of the pest. A 40-per-cent solu- 

 tion of nicotine is much surer and not much 

 more trouble. One part of the solution to 

 from 1,000 to 2,000 parts of water, with the 

 addition of one pound of whale-oil soap to 

 every 50 gallons of the mixture, is recom- 

 mended in Bulletin 90, "The Rose Aphis," 

 which the U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 has just issued. A more convenient recipe, 

 when there are only a few bushes to be 

 treated, is a leaspoonfnt of 40-per-cent nico- 

 tine solution to two gallons of water and one- 

 half ounce of whale-oil soap. The soap should 

 be shaved flue and dissolved in hot water. 

 Mixtures of this character should be apjilied 

 as a fine, penetrating spray by means of a 

 compressed-air sprayer or bucket pump. Such 

 a pump costs from $3.50 to $15.00. Together 

 with nicotine solutions it can usually be ob- 

 laincd at seed stores. If no pump is to be 

 had, however, the infested twigs should be 

 dipped in a pail of the s<dution. Care should 

 be taken to use these solutions at strengths no 

 greater than those mentioned above, since in- 

 Jury lo the foliage may result through the use 

 of too nuu'h soap, or mildew be favored by 

 loo strong a nicotine solution. Application of 

 insecticides should he made on the first ap- 

 pearance of the pest, which varies from the 

 time that the leaves ai-e put fr)rth until the 

 buds begin to form. Applications should be 

 repealed as found necessary. 



Fruit Pickers 

 Ladders 



Just what fruit growers have been 

 looking for. Combines lightness and 

 strength. Any length. Wide spread at 

 bottom which prevents tipping. Cheap- 

 er than home-made ladders. 



Send for circulars and prices. 



Pacific Ladder Works 



85-87 E. 8th St. 



Portland, Oregon 



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Spring Manuring. — Now is the time to spread 

 manure. The qineker the better, so that it can 

 he plowed in with the early cultivation, giving 

 it a chaiue lo rot, whiih will not only enricli 

 the soil hut increase the luimus. which helps 

 make plant fon<i more availahle. 



The Yakima Horticultural Union has voted 

 to set aside one cent per box for the purpose 

 of crealinff a fund with which to build a cold 

 storage i)l;nit. It is estimated that tlie plant 

 will cost about SSll.OOO and will have the 

 cnpaeily for 100 carloa<is. In early summer 

 tin- plant will be used for cherries, peaches 

 and ])ears. 



