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Elwood fknm 



A perfect hinge joint is formed at every 

 second cable, making an elastic, long- 

 " life fence yet sufficiently rigid to 

 prevent sagging. Made of tough, springy 

 steel with a thick coat of galvanizing that 

 adds to appearance and resists weather. 



American Steel Fence Posts — cheaper 

 than wood and more durable. Last a 

 lifetime. Seni Free — write for booklet 

 on how to set posts and erect fence. 

 Every farmer should have it. • _jr 



AWARDED DEALERS EVERYWHERE 



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HOOD RIVER VALLEY NURSERY COMPANY 



Phone 5634 



Route No. 3, Box 227 HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



Plantation fcur miles southwest of station. Belmont Road. 

 We wlU be pleaded to show you trees, apple trets that have a heritage, a quaUtj that should be considered by eversraie 

 who Plants a tr^. Our trees are grom In dean hUlside Tirein red shot soil with clay sulfioU. produdng the m«it ngorous 

 root system. Our buds are selected from the best bearing healthy Haod Riyer trees that make the Howl R'J" apple 

 famous throughout the world. Our trees will give you satisfactory results In vigor, fruit ajdquaUty Ask for caWlog 

 We guarantee our products. Apples, pears, peaches, apncots. almonds and walnuts. A complete Une or the best varieties 

 of all kinds of fndts. 



H. S. BUTTERFIELD, President W. J. ENSCHEDE, Manager 



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And insist on your ticket reading 



NORTHERN PACIfIC RY. 



THE YELLOWSTONE PARK LINE 



via Portland, or Tacoma, or Seattle, or Spokane 



TAKES YOU EAST 



or brings you west, in elegant trains. Entire service pleasing. 

 Dining service par-excellent. 



East Bound 



Summer Excursions, effective from June 1st. 



To California, have tickets read 

 S. S. "Northern Pacific," palatial, 

 fast (only 26 hours at sea) , leaving 

 Portland 9 A.M., April 1, 6, 11, 15, 

 20,25, 29, and regularly thereafter. 



Call on any agent, or write 



A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A., 



Portland, Oregon 



Ask about HOMESEEKER FARES to Montana. 



April 

 Kind of Spray Nozzle to Use 



It takes a ilclinite aiiiount of iiialeriar 

 to spray a tree properly, whether ap- 

 plied as a mist or as a spray or whether 

 applied by high or by low pressure. 

 Therefore, to be economical in applica- 

 tion a nozzle should not be wasteful of 

 time, effort or material. The spray 

 musts be applied ciuickly, for the labor 

 cost often amounts to more than the 

 cost of the material used. The spray 

 tank is an expensive storage place for 

 the li(piid. Orchard nozzles very in 

 capacity from a quart to three gallons 

 per minute, yet are often used without 

 regard to size, even though it is self- 

 evident that it costs twice as much to 

 spray with a gallon-a-niinute nozzle as 

 with a two-gallon nozzle. Hence from 

 the standpoint of labor-cost as large a 

 nozzle or as many nozzles should be 

 used as the pump is capable of main- 

 taining. 



Secondly, the effective range of a 

 nozzle should be as great as possible. 

 If one nozzle spends it force four feet 

 away and another reaches through 

 ei.ght feet it takes twice is much effort 

 to spray with the former as \:ith the 

 latter. Mist spray nozzles have a short 

 range, for the resistance of the air 

 quickly checks the momentum of their 

 fine particles. It is pertinent to ask 

 why iiigh pressure should be demanded 

 in a pump if a nozzle is selected which 

 checiis the pressure. The idea of a 

 "penetration mist" is fallacious. 



Thh-dly. the nozzle must not be waste- 

 ful of material. This factor often makes 

 a good talking point until carefully 

 scrutinized. Some nozzles throw a hol- 

 low cone of mist: others project a flat 

 sheet of coarse spray. The latter are 

 popularly regarded as the more waste- 

 ful of material, which assumption is 

 based on their greater output. When 

 they are used leisurely there is, of 

 course, a waste of liquid, but the spray 

 rod can be so manipulated as to utilize 

 every drop of spray. The idea that a 

 tree "peppered" with mist is better pro- 

 tected than one washed with spray is 

 not founded on fact. Much of the liquid 

 from a mist nozzle blows away without 

 reaching the insect and is wasted, while 

 the hollow cone, hitting around the 

 mark, misses the aim as well as the 

 purpose of the spraying. 



Much of the confusion regarding noz- 

 zles has resulted from not appreciating 

 the difVerence in the duties they are to 

 perform. A nozzle intended to give a 

 thin, uniform surface coating over fol- 

 iage or bark might not answer in driv- 

 ing the spray into the bottom of the 

 calyx cups, into the innermost crevices 

 of rough bark, or behind swollen btids, 

 or in i)enetrating aphis-curled leaves, 

 or in shooting aside overhanging leaves 

 or fruit to reach the concealments of 

 insects and place the spray in necessary 

 contact with their greasy bodies. To 

 stand up under the hard test of final 

 efliciency a nozzle must have penetra- 

 tive force. Any kind of nozzle can 

 reach the easy places; but to assure 100 

 per cent eiriciency calls for a Clipper or 

 Bordeaux type of nozzle. — Washington 

 State Experiment Station Bulletin. 



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