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BETTER FRUIT 



February, ip20 



deal of attention from those who contemplate 

 going into this industry on a big scale. The 

 fact that the land can be utilized for this pur- 

 pose in many instances without removing the 

 stumps until such lime as an income is pro- 

 vided is making this kind of fruit raising at- 

 tractive. It is believed that thousands of acres 

 of logged-off lands in Oregon and Washington 

 will be utilized in this way in the near future. 



The rumor that the English government's 

 price control of apples had been removed re- 

 cently was very emphatically denied by 

 Dwight \Yoodruff, New York representative of 

 the Hood River Apple Growers' association. 

 To substantiate his statement Mr. Woodruff 

 published a cable message from London which 

 said that the price control act was still in 

 effect. Inasmuch as there is a large quantity 

 of Canadian and Nova Scotia barreled apples 

 yet to be marketed abroad and they can be 

 sold at a profit for less money than American 

 box apples it is doubtful if the English gov- 

 ernment, which is apparently favoring the 



sale of fruit fnmi the home country and its 

 provinces will allow any raise in apple prices 

 this year. In April and May the apple crop 

 from the .Australia and New Zealand sections 

 will be ready for shipment so that the British 

 market for apples from the United States this 

 vear is liable to continue weak and uncertain. 



Northwest Fruit Industry 

 Loses Able Friend 



California's fruit crop in 1919 totalled ap- 

 proximately $.50,000,000 in value, according to 

 an estimate made by Charles E. Virden, pres- 

 ident of the California Fruit Distributors. 



FOR- SALE 



Thirtv-acre 8-year-old irrigated apple 

 orchard', well taken care of, plenty of 

 water and in fine condition. Located in 

 Southern Idaho in one of the best apple 

 growing districts in the country. Good 

 climate, beautiful country, big crops, high 

 prices and a fine opportunity tor anyone 

 interested in securing a bearing orchard of 

 the best varieties of apples. Address Dept. 

 L, Better Fruit. 



EARLY MATURITY 



plus 



GREATER YIELD 



equals 



GREATER PROFIT 



Never in the history of commercial fertilizers has 

 NITRATE OF SODA 



been so universally accepted as a revenue pro- 

 ducing investment as this year. From the Peanut 

 producing sections of the Southwest to the Fruit 

 sections of the Northwest, farmers are not asking 

 "What Fertilzer?" but "How Much Nitrate?" with 

 the result its use in the United States this year 

 will be nearer to the volumes imported by Japan 

 and European countries where intensive farming 



is a necessity. Address 



NITRATE AGENCIES 



CO. 



Eighth Floor Hoge Building 



SEATTLE 



DEPENDABLE TREES 



Planters, it is time to order your Fruit, Shade and Nut Trees, Berry 

 Plants, Shrubbery. Roses, etc., for fall or spring planting. Send for 

 our large illustrated catalogue from which to select your list; it only 

 costs you 5 cents in stamps for postage. Our trees are mighty fine, 

 but we haven't enough. If you WANT trees, don't delay ordering. 



OREGON NURSERY COMPANY 



ORENCO, OREGON 



THE ELECTRIC HOME 



k EQUIPPED WITH A / 



^ DAYTON COUNTRY HOME LIGHTING SYSTEM ^ 



$150 



AND UP 



AND A ROBERTS WATER SYSTEM 

 MAKES FOR GOOD CHEER AND A 

 HAPPY, HOME LOVING FAMILY 



Our I. K. W. Plant Does 

 All of thej Electric Chorea 



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CHAS. W. RAYMOND 



521 OREGON BUILDING PORTLAND, OREGON 



Some territory still open for live dealers 



ARTHUR RUPERT 



President of tlie A. Rupert Company, Inc., 



who recently died. 



Although the fruit industry of the 

 Northwest lost one of its foremost ad- 

 vocates in the death of Arthur Rupert, 

 president of A. Rupert Company, Inc., 

 still the big work he had undertaken 

 for the development of the industry and 

 the expansion of his canning activities 

 will continue. 



This was assured by the action of the 

 directors at a meeting immediately after 

 his death in January when they unan- 

 imously voted to follow his policies of 

 cooperation with the growers and also 

 authorized the expenditure of $150,000 

 for betterments of the plants and ex- 

 tensions this year. 



The company owns fruit canning 

 plants at Newberg, Falls, City, Spring- 

 brook and Lebanon, Oregon, and he has 

 just taken over another big plant at 

 North Puyallup, Washington. It is also 

 building a new one at McMinnville, Ore- 

 gon. The capacity of the plants this 

 year was 625,000 cases of canned fruit. 



The company has distributing 

 branches in the principal cities of 

 America and also sells heavily in Eu- 

 rope through its London and Paris 

 branches. 



Mr. Rupert was one of the West's 

 most successful canners and was con- 

 sidered an authority on the industry. 

 He believed that growers and canners 

 had, in the development of the industry, 

 a mutual interest and that the prosper- 

 ity of one depended on the other. For 

 this reason he gave much of his time to 

 the creation of a service for growers, 

 with the object of assisting them in the 

 selection of suitable lands, and plants 

 for the production of the best fruits. 

 He also made the canneries the meet- 

 ing place for growers and provided lec- 

 turers for such gatherings. He was 44 

 years of age and is survived by his 

 widow and three children. 



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