March, 1920 



BETTER FRUIT 



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onds before the war up to fifty and 

 sixty cents per pound, wliile tlie mar- 

 Ivet itself is extremely large with a con- 

 tinued strong demand. Practically the 

 entire crop of the United States is 

 grown on the Pacific Coast, in Oregon 

 and Washington, with the demand for 

 the nuts growing far more rapidly than 

 the production. As with some other 

 crops, it is often a wise plan for the 

 grower to hold the crop for a short time 

 after it is ready for market. As a rule, 

 the market price of the crop invariably 

 drops when the new crop comes in in 

 the fall, only to soar again as soon as 

 it is disposed of. Then, too, still better 

 prices are obtainable by the growers 

 pooling their crops and thus marketing 

 a large product as a unit. Good oppor- 

 tunities for making money in this man- 

 ner are likewise open to the several 

 growers in the unit in the cooperative 

 buying of supplies which can often be 

 secured in this way at considerable dis- 

 count. 



In conclusion, the author might add 

 that the amount of available material 

 dealing with walnut culture in this sec- 

 tion has proven a distinct surpise to 

 him and undoubtedly a marked hin- 

 drance to people who have become in- 

 terested in the industry. The future 

 lying in the development of nut culture 

 in Oregon is ready cause for research 

 work and practical experiments, espe- 

 cially as regards such matters as the 

 efl'ects of cross-pollination of varieties 

 in the orchard, the effects of bleach- 

 ing, the use of fillers in the walnut or- 

 chard, and the possibilities of further 

 improvement of varieties. 



Today the walnut industry is still 

 comparatively in its infancy in this 

 state, and although it is often humor- 

 ously referred to as "an inheritance be- 

 queathed to the next generation," it is 

 never too late to set out an orchard and 

 enter into an industry that rapidly 

 promises to become one of Oregon's 

 greatest and to converting the Wil- 

 lamette Valley of Oregon into the "wal- 

 nut section" of the United States. 



Tagging: Trees 

 Linen cloth is being used in some of 

 the experimental work of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture for 

 tagging trees and has been found to be 

 successful. The linen tags are first 

 soaked several days in water to remove 

 the sizings and then dried and smoothed 

 with a hot iron. Data is written in, 

 with India ink, with a round pointed 

 pen. The ink soaks in but does not run. 

 Tags of this kind will last a year. When 

 they are to be used for a longer period 

 they are coated with paraffin after be- 

 ing labelled. 



To Advertise Raisins Extensively 

 The California Associated Raisin ad- 

 vertising for this spring, according to 

 Judicious Advertising will have a total 

 combined circulation in the national 

 magazines of 28,000,000. The advertis- 

 ing will contain suggestions to house- 

 wives of the varied uses for Sun-Maid 

 Raisins. 



Crasselli 



,000,000 



To Save You From This 

 Fellow and His Allies! 



$2,000,000 are appropriated yearly by the state and federal 

 governments for tests, experiments and educational work 

 aimed to destroy the myriad insects, bugs, worms, scale 

 and fungi which cost each individual grower hundreds of 

 dollars every season. 



Profit by the experiences of the government specialists. 

 Help them in their fight. Join forces by close co-opera- 

 tion with their efforts. Profit by their knowledge. 



Don't Experiment With Spray Materials! 



Let state and federal experimental stations be the test- 

 ing ground for novelties, not your fields and orchards. Use 

 only chemicals of unquestioned strength, standing and merit. 



In case of doubt as to methods, nuxtures or brands, ask 

 the nearest experimental station. 



In every fruit-growing and farming section, you will find a 

 distributor for the following Grasselli-Grade Specialties: 



Arsenate of Lead Paste and Powder 

 Calcium Arsenate 

 Lime Sulphur Solution 

 Bordeaux Mixture 

 Sulphate of Nicotine 



The Grasselli Chemical Co. 



Cleveland 



RASSELLI GRADE 



Insecticides 

 and Funbicides 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION SETTER FRUIT 



