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BETTER FRUIT 



Jamiary, 1920 



Orchard Brand 



Dry Powdered 



Arsenate of Lead 



CODLING moth and other 

 insects obtain their food by 

 eating the fruit. To prevent 

 that loss we have manufactured 

 Orchard Brand Dry Powdered 

 Arsenate of Lead. It also pre- 

 vents injury to foliage by chew- 

 ing insects. 



The superior mechanical pro- 

 cess by which it is made, and 

 its chemical purity, gives the 

 maximum concentration. It is 

 so finely divided that it mixes 

 readily with water, and remains 

 in good suspension in the spray 

 tank. When properly applied it 

 spreads evenly and uniformly 

 over the surface of fruit and 

 foliage. It does not collect in 

 splotches, but gives the great- 

 est protection. 



After years of experience in 

 the orchards of the Pacific 

 Coast, constant research and 

 laboratory tests Orchard Brand 

 Dry Powdered Arsenate of Lead 

 is recommended as the most 

 effective poison obtainable. 



Complete chemical investi- 

 gations, and trained workers in 

 many actual field tests have 

 proved its efficacy. 



Practical fruit growers and experi- 

 enced entomologists alike commend 

 Orchard Brand Dry Powdered Arsenate 

 of Lead for its uniformity, high con- 

 centration, spreading ability, adhesive 

 and lasting qualities. It has proved sat- 

 isfactorily effective under all conditions. 



It is packed in 200-lb. and 100-lb. 

 drums, 50-lb. and 25-lb. packages, 4-Ib. 

 and 1-lb. cartons, all net weight. 



Other tree sprays we make are: 

 Orchard Brand Arsenate of Lead Paste; 

 Atomic Sulphur; Bordeaux Mixture, 

 Paste; Bordeaux Mixture, Powdered; 

 Lime Sulphur Solution; B T S Dry Sul- 

 phur Compound; Weed Killer; Univer- 

 sal Brand Dormant Soluble Oil; Crude 

 Oil Emulsion; Miscible Oil No. 1; Mis- 

 cible Oil No. 'i; Distillate Oil Emulsion; 

 Liquid Whale Oil Soap, and Black 

 Leaf "40." 



Write us about your tree troubles. 

 The best available information will be 

 sent in reply. 



General Chemical Company 



710 Royal Insurance Building 



San Francisco, California 



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Fruitmen Discuss Production 



Continued from page 10. 



opener to the deciduous fruit grow- 

 ers of the Northwest, while the 

 statements of Professor C. I. Lewis, 

 Organization Manager of the Oregon 

 Growers Cooperative Association tell- 

 ing what the Oregon growers were do- 

 ing in the way of forming a state wide 

 organization to pack, market and pro- 

 cess fruits and their hy-products 

 proved an added stimulus to the coop- 

 erative spirit. 



Sidelights On Cultural Methods. 



Among the subjects that deeply in- 

 terested the conference was that of the 

 extermination of the codling moth as 

 advocated by P. S. Darlington, district 

 horticultural inspector at Wenatchee, 

 which is published elsewhere in this 

 issue. New experiments that promise 

 to give more effective worm control as 

 explained by Prof. A. L. Lovett of the 

 Oregon Agricultural College were also 

 of much interest. 



In the matter of applying sprays the 

 spray gun had many friends among 

 those at the meeting. Apart from being 

 championed by a number of growers, 

 Leroy Childs, horticulturist at the ex- 

 periment station at Hood River, showed 

 that experiments there had demon- 

 strated a high degree of efficiency for 

 the gun. 



The more general use of oil sprays 

 was advocated by Prof. A. L. Melander 

 who believes that they are capable of a 

 high degree of control of the various 

 pests. Lee N. Hutchins of the bureau of 

 plant disease investigations of the 

 United States Agricultural Department 

 in discussing collar rot which has ap- 

 peared in some of the Northwest or- 

 chard districts said the only remedy 

 given for this trouble was to cut out 

 the diseased spots and paint them with 

 coal tar diluted with creosote. 



The advocacy of keeping livestock in 

 an orchard did not meet with a warm 

 welcome by the conference except from 

 J. R. Everett, manager of the Boston- 

 Okanogan Orchards Company, which 

 has a large acreage in trees and other 

 crops, making it possible for this com- 

 pany to pasture the stock in other 

 fields during the period when the fruit 

 is making its greatest growth. The ex- 

 periences of other orchardists was to 

 the effect that the stock injured the 

 trees and were an expense rather than 

 a profit 



To secure better pollenation Prof. C. 

 C. Vincent, horticulturist at the Uni- 

 versity of Idaho, advised the keeping 

 of bees in an orchard at a ratio of one 

 hive to the acre. 



Banking and Transportation. 



W. S. Peachy, Vice President of the 

 Seattle National Bank and J. J. Rouse, 

 Cashier of the Fidelity National Bank 

 of Spokane, handled the topics of fi- 

 nancial interest, the former stating that 

 organized cooperation was a big asset to 

 the fruit grower in getting help from 

 the banker, and the latter advising the 

 fruit grower not to forget the rainy day 

 and to place his present profits in in- 

 vestments that will be of help to him 

 in future. F. W. Graham of the Great 



Northern Railway, in discussing trans- 

 portation problems wanted the growers 

 to build more warehouses in order to 

 relieve car shortages, and the growers 

 were of the opinion that the railroads 

 should build more cars. The advice of 

 S. M. McKee of Selah, Wash., was to the 

 effect that a by-product plant is the 

 necessary adjunct to every fruit raising 

 community. With every part of cull 

 apples from the core to the peeling be- 

 ing used and paid for at $15 per ton, 

 Mr. McKee said that the by-product 

 plant was a big source of income to 

 the grower. Results of apple breed- 

 ing work at the University of Idaho 

 discussed by L. E. Longley; enlarging 

 the markets for western fruit through 

 national advertising as set forth by 

 Prof. H. J. Eustace, western publicity 

 manager for the Curtis Publishing Com- 

 pany, and orchard tillage discussed by 

 Ralph Sandquist of Selah, Wash., all 

 proved interesting. 



Patriotism Rules at Banquet. 



The arrangements for the four day's 

 sessions which were largely in the 

 hands of M. L. Dean, horticulturist of 

 the W^ashington State Department of 

 Agriculture and W. P. Romans of the 

 Spokane Chamber of Commerce were 

 admirably conducted. During their 

 visit the fruitmen were the guests of 

 the Chamber of Commerce and Ad Club 

 at luncheons and on the last evening of 

 the conference were entertained with a 

 banquet. 



On this occasion, at which E. B. Ben- 

 son, Washington State Commissioner of 

 Horticulture acted as toastmaster, 100 

 per cent Americanism was the dominat- 

 ing theme of the speakers. In the open- 

 ing talk made by Commissioner Benson 

 he urged the fruit growers of the North- 

 west to get together on all their prob- 

 lems and to abolish sectional lines for 

 their common welfare. The principal 

 addresses were made by E. H. Lindley, 

 President of the University of Idaho 

 and Dr. E. O. Holland, President of 

 Washington State College. The other 

 speakers were H. A. Lyon of the Idaho 

 Bureau of Markets, representing the 

 governor of Idaho; President E. T. Co- 

 man of the Exchange National Bank; 

 L. C. Taylor of Kelowna, B. C; John A. 

 Gellatly of Wenatchee, and F. A. Wig- 

 gins of Toppenish. 



Spokane was again selected as the 

 place for the next annual meeting of 

 the State Horticultural Association with 

 the provision for a summer meeting to 

 be held at Wenatchee. The new officers 

 of the association are: President, H. D. 

 Bohlke, Dryden; Secretary, M. L. Dean, 

 Olympia; First Vice-President, F. A. 

 Wiggin, Toppenish; Second Vice-Presi- 

 dent, S. H. Kipp, Quincy; Trustees for 

 two-year term, Dr. Geary, Underwood 

 and J. R. Schwartze, Yakima; Trustees 

 for three-year term, A. G. Craig, Spo- 

 kane, and M. L. Dean, Olympia. 



SUPERINTENDENT WANTED 



To take full charge of an 80-acre bearmg 

 orchard near Hood River, Oregon, on share 

 basis. Applicants must state their experi- 

 ence in apple raising, irrigation and gaso- 

 line engines, also mention their age and 

 number in family. 



Address E. M. RIETZ, care Better Fruit 



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