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is shaped by cutting a shoiiklcr on both 

 sides of the scion and leaving a thin 

 wedge to be inserted between the bark 

 and the wood of the stoclv. Tiie bark of 

 the stock is lifted slightly or is cut 

 vertically at the points where the scions 

 are to be placed. Then the scions are 

 inserted, .\fter all have been set they 

 arc waxed thoroughly and the tops of 

 the scions are covered with wax. The 

 scions are allowed to grow until they 

 have covered, or nearly covered, the 

 top of the wound and until they be- 

 come rather crowded. Then they are 

 gradually renuned until two usually are 

 left for ])ernianent limbs. 



For whip grafts old muslin torn in 

 half-inch strips and soaked in the graft- 

 ing wax when it is hot, or soft twine 

 string soaked in wax, are often used in 

 place of grafting wax. 



BETTER FRUIT 



ing of both the English walnut and the 

 filbert to perfection. It also demon- 

 strated that large yields of these nuts 

 are soon to be put on the market from 

 this section and that steps must Ijc 

 taken to handle and market them. 



Walnut orchards both of the seed- 

 ling and grafted types were found in 

 all the districts visited in fine condi- 

 tion and with heavy yields. The dis- 

 cussions that took place developed the 

 fact that there are strong adherents 

 for both these types of walnut trees 

 among Northwest nut growers and that 

 at the present time it is so difficult 

 to determine which has the advantage, 



New Data Secured on Northwest 

 Nut Culture 



THE annual tour of the Western Wal- 

 nut Association this year, which in- 

 cluded many field meetings and covered 

 an area extending from McMinnville, 

 Oregon, to Clarke County in Western 

 Washington, proved a valuable trip to 

 many of the growers now engaged in 

 nut culture in Oregon and Washing- 

 ton. About 20 cars containing 70 

 members of the organization and oth- 

 ers interested in this rapidly growing 

 industry, which is estimated to cover 

 at present 8,000 acres in Oregon alone, 

 made the tour. The trip was made 

 under the direction of J. C. Cooper, 

 of McMinnville, president of the or- 

 ganization; Prof. C. I. Lewis, vice- 

 president, and Dr. J. H. Wilkins, of 

 McMinnville, of the executive commit- 

 tee, acting for Knight Pearcy, secre- 

 tary-treasurer, who was unable to be 

 present. 



The tour, which covered only a 

 small part of the acreage represented 

 in the two states, demonstrated thor- 

 oughly the growing importance of the 

 nut industry to the Northwest and that 

 both the soil and climate of this re- 

 gion is especially adapted to the grow- 



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October, igic) 



although scientific investigators are 

 inclined to the opinion that the Eng- 

 lish walnut tree grafted onto the care- 

 fully selected black walnut stock, 

 makes a better all round tree than the 

 seedling. This is a point, however, on 

 which Oregon walnut men are ready 

 to debate at any time with consider- 

 able heat and bids fair to become as 

 celebrated a contention as to who 

 wrote the famous poetry and dramas 

 accredited to William Shakespeare — 

 Shakespeare or Bacon. An older and 

 more extensive development of the 

 walnut orchards in this section will 

 lirobably solve this problem. 



food 



is mk^^er ^n pen and sword 



It is the foundation of health and human 

 energy. It produces the stamina and the strength 

 to do things. On the held of battle — as well as 

 on the tables where peace and plenty reign — 

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 — fi'~ y^^^'' p>'oteBion. 



At the store where you do your trading — in 

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