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Better Fruit is in receipt of a letter 

 from the Oregon State Library, Salem, 

 giving the titles of a numljcr of books 

 that may be borrowed from the State 

 Library free of charge. Every fruit 

 grower who is anxious to obtain some 

 good reading matter shoud write the 

 librarian of the Oregon State Library 

 for full particulars. Among the books 

 that may be obtained are works on hor- 

 ticulture, vegetable gardening, soils, 

 pests, poutry, bee culture. There is also 

 a splendid list of the latest war books 

 by such authors as Sir Gilbert Parker, 

 James Watson Gerrard, Hugh Gibson, 

 Bruce Bairsfather, Harold R. Peat, Ian 

 Hay and many other noted writers. A 

 list of these books may be obtained by 

 writing the library. 



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A very valuable article appears in 

 this edition on "Pear Blight," by Pro- 

 fessor C. C. Gate of Medford. Professor 

 Gate's work is carried on in connection 

 with the Oregon Agricultural College. 

 Pear growing has been very successful 

 in the Northwest and pear orchards are 

 paying a splendid profit. Sections that 

 are especially adapted to pear growing 

 as to climate and soil condition are 

 comparatively limited. In many sec- 

 tions pear blight has been very severe, 

 and particularly in states in which the 

 climate is very warm during the sum- 

 mer months. It is hoped with the 

 present methods of control and the pos- 

 sibility of eradication that pear blight 

 will be eliminated. Every pear grower 

 will be interested in reading Professor 

 Gate's article in this edition. 



The Washington State Fair will be 

 held at North Yakima, September 16 to 

 2L Horticulture is one of the big fea- 

 tures of the Washington State Fair— 

 the exhibits of fruit are always very 

 extensive, and every fruit grower who' 

 can possibly leave should take a few 

 days' vacation and attend this fair. It 

 affords growers a splendid opportunity 

 to see the up-to-date methods and the 

 improved ways of handling his crop. 



The Oregon State Fair will be held 

 September 23-28 at Salem, and prom- 

 ises to be one of the largest and best 

 ever held. There will be many special 

 features that will appeal to every fruit 

 grower. Splendid camping facilities 

 are provided for those who desire to 

 camp out. Horticulture is one of the 

 principal industries of the slate and 

 every fruit grower should endeavor to 

 make an exhibit. 



Box Strapping. — There must be no 



waste this year; therefore boxes must 

 be securely nailed, and for export ship- 

 ment must be fastened securely with 

 box strapping. It costs very little and 

 if used more would save the growers 

 very heavy losses each year. 



Fruit growers should not wait until 

 the day they conmience picking apples 

 to look over their buckets, ladders and 

 equipment they may need for harvesting 

 their crop. Growers who have no grad- 

 ing machines .should give that matter 

 immediate attention. A good grading 



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machine will pay for itself in one year 

 with a few thousand boxes of apples. 

 There are several makes manufactured 

 in the Northwest, and a postal card 

 addressed to any of these firms will 

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 so that the grower will be able to de- 

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 Growers should purchase their supply 

 of ladders, buckets, nailing presses, 

 paper and all supplies, so that no time 

 may be lost when the apples are ready 

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