February, igso 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page 39 



Combined Bordeaux Oil Spray 



Continued from page 9. 



6-6-50. It is necessary that the Bor- 

 deaux solution be neutral and not alka- 

 line as Bordeaux is ordinarily made. 

 This is determined by adding the lime 

 milk slowly allowing the lime milk and 

 copper solution to be well mixed and 

 testing with blue or red litmus paper 

 to determine when the neutral point is 

 reached. 



If no rain follows the application of 

 Bordeaux oil emulsion spray for 24 

 hours, the spray dries thoroughly 

 and stays on the bark of the trees 

 throughout the season, and is effective 

 against anthracnose development after 

 the fall rains begin. 



Prof. W. S. Thornber to Enter 

 New Field 



The announcement is made that Prof. 

 W. .S. Thornber, who, for many years 

 was director of the agricultural exten- 

 sion service at Washington State Col- 

 lege, will take up the work of consult- 

 ing horticulturist in the northwest as 

 a profession. It is Prof. Thornber's in- 

 tention to cover the entire northwest 

 territory in this capacity, going to any 

 section where there is a demand for his 

 services although his headquarters will 

 be established at Lewiston, Idaho. 



A study of the situation has convinc- 

 ed Prof. Thornber and others who are 

 in touch with the fruit industry of the 

 northwest that there is a wide field for 

 this character of work notwithstand- 

 ing the excellent service being rendered 

 by the government and state institu- 

 tions. It is not necessary to say a great 

 deal in regard to Prof. Thornber's spe- 

 cial fitness for the work he is about to 

 take up. He has grown up with the 

 great agricultural development that has 

 taken place in the northwest and has 

 had an experience and an opportunity 

 to become informed on the various 

 branches of agriculture and horticul- 

 ture such as is presented to few men in 

 the profession, in addition to his thor- 

 ough technical training. Added to this 

 is the fact that he has a natural liking 

 for the work which leads him to an in- 

 vestigation of the most unimportant 

 problems connected with it as well as 

 those of a more serious and important 

 nature. Along with all this he is prac- 

 tical in the application of his ideas 

 which forms the basis of all real help 

 to the fruit grower. 



In entering this new field Prof. 

 Thornber will undoubtedly find a de- 

 mand for his aid and will render a serv- 

 ice that will be of great help to the 

 fruit growing industry of the north- 

 west. 



WANTED 



to rent or lease, an improved orchard farm 

 by party having both practical experience 

 and technical training. Best of references 

 furnished. 



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tried 



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