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BETTER FRUIT 



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The Success of a Fruit Grower 



depends largely on the 

 way he cares for his 

 orchard. Unless it is 

 well cultivated he can 

 not hope for good re- 

 sults. 



For this work there is nothing 

 that will equal 



The Kimball 

 Cultivator 



in keeping the ground in perfect condi- 

 tion at a small cost. 



The price is in reach of the small grower and can be bought 

 from your local dealer or from 



W. A. JOHNSTON, Manufacturer 



THE DALLES, OREGON 



HOOD RIVER VALLEY NURSERY COMPANY 



Phone 5634 Route No. 3, Box 227 HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



Plantation fcur miles southwest of station, Belmont Road. 

 We n-ill be pleased to show you trees, apple trees that have a heritage, a quality that should be considered by everj'one 

 who plants a tree. Our trees are gro\ra in clean hillside virgin red shot soil with clay subsoil, producing the most vigorous 

 root system. Oiu" buds are selected from the best bearing healthy Hood River trees that make tlie Hood River apple 

 famous throughout the world. Our trees will give you satisfactory results in vigor, fruit and quality. Ask for catalog, 

 We guarantee our products. Apples, pears, peaches, apricots, almonds and walnuts. A complete line of the best varieties 

 of all kinds of fruirs. 



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



YOU WILL FIND 



THE 



THE DIRE^CT LINE 



And fast and most satisfactory in every respect, smooth track, 



fine equipment, interesting scenery, courteous 



employes, superior dining service 



To CHICAGO, 

 To MINNEAPOLIS, To ST. PAUL, To ST. LOUIS 



AND FOR ALL POINTS EAST 

 The Yellowstone Park Line 



NORTHERN PACIFIC RY. 



A. D. CHARLTON, A.G.P.A , Portland, Oregon 



EAST BOUND EXCURSIONS daily from June 1st 



or by delaying the application of .same. 

 While the sprayings reconiniended 

 above will cost something, the amount 

 is insignificant compared with the dif- 

 ference in the price of scabby and of 

 clean fruit. Furthermore, it must be 

 realized that every year will make it 

 more dillicult to seli infected fruit at 

 any ))rice. In fact, this will be very 

 largely prohibited the coming year. 

 Another point which cannot be too 

 strongly emphasized is that scab grows 

 and (leveloi)s much fastei' during cold 

 damp or wet seasons than it does in 

 hot dry wealher. Furthermore, if rain- 

 fall is more or less general during the 

 spring months, April and May, the 

 spraying must he even more carefully 

 done and repeated more frequently. All 

 spraying followed by rain within twen- 

 ty-four hours, should be repeated just 

 as soon as jjossible. Furthennore, the 

 spray cannot be expected to adhere or 

 stick and give its greatest efliciency if 

 put on wet trees. — S. W. Foster, Ento- 

 mologist and Manager Insecticide De- 

 partment, General Chemical Co., San 

 Francisco Olfice. 



The Outlook for the Apricot 



The world's jiroduction of the apricot 

 is limited. It is not grown extensively 

 in the United States except in Cali- 

 fornia. It is an early bloomer and can- 

 not be successfully grown where spring 

 fi'osts are common or severe. 



It is particular as to soil, a rich sandy 

 loam well drained being best suited to 

 its needs. 



Both trees and fruits are very subject 

 to a disease commonly known as shot- 

 hole fungus, for which an entirely suc- 

 cessful remedy has yet to be foimd. 



The apricot is fairly popular eaten 

 fresh, is very good canned, and makes 

 one of our best dried products. It pos- 

 sesses anti-scorbutic properties of great 

 and recognized value. The dried apri- 

 cot is a popular, cheap, nutritious, pal- 

 atable and valuable food. 



Owing to climatic and soil limitations 

 it is not iDOSsible that apricot growing 

 will be as greatly overdone as is the 

 case with the peach. The short ripening 

 season, coupled with diiriculty of secur- 

 ing large supplies of labor for a few 

 days at reasonable cost, will prevent 

 large plantings anywhere; ravages of 

 shot-hole fungus are likely to damage 

 the crops of all except the most carefid 

 and intelligent growers — hence the dan- 

 ger of heavy overproduction is reduced 

 to a minimum. 



Clean, well-dried apricots, packed in 

 small and sanitary containers can now 

 be sold at a reasonable price, delivered 

 by exjiress at the doors of consumers 

 all over the United States. 



Judicious expenditure of a reasonable 

 simi of money for advertising in the 

 best home journals and magazines 

 should and will ci-eate a demand that 

 would take our entire product and then 

 call for more. 



Who is going to do it? The dealer or 

 the grower"? One or the other nuist. 

 When this is done Ihe apricot will need 

 no one to foretell its future. II will 

 speak for itself. — V. H. McKeon. 



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