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BETTER FRQ IT 



February, ip20 



SULPHUR 



It has been proven and 

 so recommended by the 

 University of California 

 that If you sulphur your 

 grape vines and orchards 

 6 times they wdll not be 

 affected by MILDEW or 

 RED SPIDERS. 



ANCHOR Brand Vel- 

 vet Flowers of Sulphur, 

 also EAGLE Brand, 

 Fleur de Soufre, packed 

 In double sacks, are the 

 fluffiest and PUREST 

 sulphurs that money can 

 buy; the best for vine- 

 yards; the best for 

 bleaching purposes, 

 LEAVING NO ASH. 



VENTILATED Sublimed Sulphur— Impalpable Powdw. 

 lOO"/. pure. In double lackl, for Dry Duitlng and maklno 

 Patte — Sulphur. 



For LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION, U8e our DIAMOND 

 "8" BRAND REFINED FLOUR SULPHUR. 



To create additional available Pifnt iMd dilM I"'" «"• 

 •oil 100 to 400 poundi per acre DIAMOND S bhanu 

 POWDERED SULPHUR. I00«/o pure. Thil ha« IncreaMd 

 varioui crope up to 500%. The sulphur ma» be applied 

 broadoait by hand or with a durter. but uiually an ordi- 

 nary land plaster lower or lime spreader Is used. 



AJso PREPARED DRY DUSTING MATERIALS. To- 

 bacco Dust, Dry Bordeaux. Dusting Sulphur Mixtures. Ota. 



And Standard LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION 33° BE-, 

 Fungicides and 1 nsootlcides. 



Carried In stock and mixed to order. 



San Francisco Sulphur Co. 



124 CaKfornia St San Fraocisca, Gal. 



We are equipped to make Immediate shipments. Send 

 for "ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET": also booklet "NEW 

 USES FOR SULPHUR," PrIco-llst, and Samples. 



Please state for what purpose you use the sulphur, 

 quantity needed, and date of shipment preiorrwl. 



5 Great Novelties 



on ofo ^'*''' glorious 



f lower receutly intro- 

 duced by us has succeeded 

 everywhere and proved 

 to be the most ehowy gar- 

 den annual. JJothine 

 can surpass the mass ot" 

 bloom which it shows all 

 Summer and Fall. 



We now have three new 



colors — pink, yellow and 



pi scarlet, aswellascrimsou. 



AH these colors mised. 



20 cts. per pkt. 



With each order we 

 send 1 trial pkt. each of 

 Giant Kochia, most deco< 

 rative folinge annual. 

 Salvia Hybrids, white, 

 pink, striped, scarlet, plumed, etc.. mixed. 

 Japan Iris, new hylirids, all colors. Magnificent. 

 Giant Centaurea, suyierb for garden or va^^c^. 



And our Big Catalog, all for 20 cts. 

 Big Catalog, free. All flower and vegetable seeds, 

 bulbs, plants and new berries. We grow the finest 

 Gladioli. Dahlias. Cannas. Irises. Peonies, Perennials. 

 Shrubs, Vines. Ferns. Peas, Asters, Pansies. etc. All 

 special prize strains, and many sterling novelties. 

 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. Floral Park. N,Y, 



The Orchard Business in Southern Indiana 



From a Special Correspondent 



THE possibilities of the orchard busi- 

 ness in Southern Indiana are real- 

 ized by only a few of our farmers, 

 therefore it will be interesting to west- 

 ern fruit growers to know what can be 

 accomplished in this industry here. 



We have the available land, which 

 will produce fruit, with the color and 

 flavor, if given attention, as is shown 

 by the number of premiums, our apple 

 growers in Knox and Daviess County 

 take each year at the Indiana State 

 Apple Show. 



We have in this section one of the 

 best paying apple orchards in the State 

 of Indiana, and perhaps in the United 

 States. It belongs to Allen Harbin, and 

 is located 7 miles from Washington, 

 Ind. Mr. Harbin was not an experi- 

 enced orchard man when he took this 

 orchard over, some six years ago, but 

 he observed from careful study the pos- 

 sibilities of this orchard, if given good 

 care and attention. Part of this orchard 

 was 40 years old, and part of it 22 years 

 old, there being 8 acres of it, set with 

 the Old Fashioned Winesaps and Mam- 

 moth Black Twig. The orchard had 

 never been cared for, but was just al- 

 lowed to grow. It had never been 

 pruned or sprayed; so Mr. Harbin 

 started by first cleaning it up, then 

 pruning and spraying it. He cared for 

 it according to the instructions of the 

 Purdue University Bulletins, together 

 with the hints and advice he could get 

 from practical orchard men. Today he 

 has a well cared for orchard, and one 

 that is perhaps making him more clear 

 money, than any other orchard of its 

 size in the State of Indiana. This year 

 he sold his apple crop for $8,000 and 

 his cost of pruning, spraying, spray ma- 

 terials, plowing, discing and the harvest- 

 ing of the crop was $2,400, leaving him 

 a net profit of $5,600 on 8 acres or $700 

 per acre. \Vhat other crop will bring 

 a net profit of anything like this? 



Three years ago Mr. Harbin had a 

 good crop of apples, but the price was 

 not quite so high, yet his net profits 

 per acre were $450. Last year the crop 

 was small, but he had a nice profit left, 

 after all his expenses were paid. 



Mr. Harbin is an apple grower that 

 does not believe in doing things by 

 halves; so three years ago he decided 

 that in order to get the best results 

 from spraying it would be necessary 

 for him to get a power sprayer. He pur- 

 chased one and has sprayed his orchard 

 six or seven times each year since get- 

 ting this spray pump, and his apples 

 certainly show the effects of good 

 spraying for they are 90% free from 

 worms or disease. First, Mr. Harbin 

 sprays in the fall for the scale after the 

 leaves have dropped off and the trees 

 are in the dormant stage, with a very 

 strong solution of lime-sulphur. The 

 next spray is for the scab and green 

 aphis, applied just as the buds begin to 

 turn pink, for this spray he uses lime- 

 sulphur, arsenate of lead and Black 

 Leaf 40, next he sprays after the petals 

 fall with the lime-sulphur and arsenate 

 of lead, to control the codling moth, late 

 scab and curculio. In years favorable 

 for scab infection, he puts on a follow- 

 up spray ten days later, using lime-sul- 

 phur, arsenate of lead. The fourth 

 summer spray is three weeks after the 

 petals fall to control the blotch. This 

 spray is repeated five weeks after the 

 petals fall. The last spray is usually 

 ten weeks after the petals fall for the 

 second brood of codling moth. 



In the fall of the year, before the 

 weather gets too bad, Mr. Harbin plows 

 his orchard to the depth of 4 to 6 inches 

 and in the spring double discs it both 

 ways, and harrows it twice, then he 

 sows it in Red Clover, thus keeping as 

 much moisture in the ground as pos- 

 sible. The appearance of his orchard 



the Pomt 



FIBR 



FRUIT 

 WRAPPER 



Chemically Treated 

 "Caro" Protects 



"Caro".froiii DessiCARE (to dry up) 



"Caro" 

 Prolongs the 

 Life of Fruit 



Why? 



Fruit decomposition starts from a bruise which opens tiny holes and permits the juice to escape and BACTERIA to enter. 

 "Caro" clings closely and dries up the escaping juice. "Caro" ingredients harden the spot, kill the BACTERIA, arrests the decom- 

 position—and thus PROLONGS THE LIFE OF FRUIT. If your fruit is worth shipping it is worth keepmg in best condition. 



Demand "CARO"— Wrap Your Fruit in "CARO"— The Fruit Buyer Knows "CARO" 



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