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BETTER FRUIT 



March, igzo 



InTimeso/Stress 



such as when a man has to 

 make out his income tax 

 return, it is a great help to 

 have kept up a checking ac- 

 count, with its accurate 

 record of expenditures. 



The assistance of this bank 

 is given to its customers in 

 business matters which in- 

 volve more and wider ex- 

 perience than the ordinary 

 individual possesses. 



LADD & TILTON BANK 



Oldest in the Northwest 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



Established 1882 



faiBaltes 

 ^Company 



Printers 



WE print anything 

 from the smallest 

 to the largest and always 

 welcome orders of any 

 size or quantity, giving 

 prompt, personal and 

 efficient service. 

 Mail or phone inquiries 

 are solicited. We do not 

 specialize — experience 

 and equipment enable 

 us to print everything 

 equally w^ell. We render 

 service in preparing 

 copy and illustrations 

 and furnish plans and 

 estimates for catalogs, 

 booklets, publications, 

 billboard and any other 

 kind of advertising. 



First and Oak Streets 

 Main 163; Auto 51 1-65 



Portland, Oregon 



7. The grower must remember how- 

 ever, that commercial fertilizers will 

 not do nlono what he has failed to do 

 when using all good orchard i)rnctices 

 common to the knowledge of man. 



Light applications of nitrate of soda 

 on bearing fi'nit trees have given extra 

 line residts in many sections of the 

 Northwest. 'I'hree to five ijounds ap- 

 jjlied before growth started in the 

 spring in many cases has increased the 

 normal crop from two to ten times the 

 tirst year :in<l shown good increases the 



first time and while it gave very promis- 

 ing results the year was so unfavorable 

 that we are in doubt as to its real mer- 

 its, on our soils, nevertheless the results 

 were so promising that we feel it is 

 very worthy of extended trials. 



Blood meal and tankage are excellent 

 fertilizers for all seasons' growth and 

 while not so rapid in action gives ex- 

 cellent results in producing strong long 

 wood growths. 



While there is an apparently abund- 

 ant supply of potash and phosphoric 



strawberries fertilized with nitrate of soda, two hundred pounds to the acre. The feature of these 



berries is their very large size. In tests m.-»dc at Hood River, Oregon, it was found that nitrate 



properly applied produced a larger yield and much larger berries. 



second and third years. In addition to 

 increasing the yields it has tended to 

 increase the size and color of the fruit 

 very materially. While we normally 

 expected an increase in size we did not 

 expect better color. 



The trees showed increase in vigor 

 and gave every evidence of strong re- 

 sponse to the fertilizer. 



Light applications on garden crops 

 grown for foliage like lettuce, cabbage 

 and spinach gave excellent returns. 



With nitrate of soda at less than four 

 cents per pound it is a splendid invest- 

 ment and one that the average fruit 

 man and gardener cannot afford to pass 

 up during these years of high prices of 

 farm produce. 



Sulphate of ammonia was tested out 

 in our own orchards last year for the 



acid in our soils, in a few instances 

 light applications of these plant foods 

 has apparently improved the quality 

 and color of certain fruit crops; how- 

 ever, very little is known as yet as to 

 their real merits on our soils. 



Sulphur or gypsum may be used to 

 advantage on leguminous crops and es- 

 pecially alfalfa and peas when used as 

 cover crops in the orchard where a 

 very heavy green growth is desired. 

 The demonstrations with these fertiliz- 

 ers have given very striking results 

 even on land that was considered rather 

 dry. 



All the results that are available at 

 the present time indicate that commer- 

 cial fertilizers can be profitably used 

 in varying degree by a large proportion 

 of fruit men and gardeners. 



i HOW ABOUT YOUR TREES 



j FOR SPRING PLANTING? 



I We grow and "sell direct to planters," through our representatives, 



I a full list of Fruit Bearing Trees, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Nut 



I Trees, Bush Fruits, Roses, Vines, etc. You are not likely to want 



j any good variety that we do not grow. 



I Have You Arranged for Your Loganberries, 



1 Strawberry Plants, or Italian Prune Trees ? 



I Orenco Trees are known througtiout the Northwest for tlieir real value to the 



I planter— their early fruiting and dependability. If you want value in trees for your 



i money you'll always plant "Orenco Trees." Clf you have not provided for the nurs- 



! ery trees you need, why not do it now — while you have the matter in mind. If you 



I don't know just what you want, we'll send you our beautiful and serviceable catalog, 



> from which to make your selection. Just send five cents in stamps for postage. 



I OREGON NURSERY COMPANY, Orenco, Oregon 



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