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BETTER FRUIT 



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Pinched Feet Bad for Trees 



By F. W. Wilson. 



Dynamite isn't a commodity that a 

 woman ordinarily enthuses over, but 

 Mary Jane Gregory of Westminster, 

 Colorado, has found something to com- 

 mend itself to her in the big bang stuff. 



She had a number of four-year-old 

 fruit trees on her place and was anxious 

 to have them grow uniformly, but this 

 spring one of them showed no signs of 

 life. A neighbor was appealed to for 

 advice. His opinion was that the tree 

 was root-bound by the compact prairie 

 soil in which it was growing. This 

 man happened to be familiar with the 

 use of dynamite and suggested as a 

 remedy for the trouble that a bore hole 

 be put down in the ground about three 

 feet from the trunk of the tree and 

 loaded with a small charge of the ex- 

 plosive. 



Mrs. Gregory in speaking of the re- 

 sult of the experiment says: 



"This shot loosened the soil about the 

 tree and a week or two later, it began 

 to leaf out and a few weeks later, was 

 ahead of the other trees." 



WTien a man's feet are pinched by 

 shoes too tight for him, he can easily 

 get a larger pair of shoes, but when a 

 tree's feet are pinched by too tight a 

 soil, its plight is serious. Poor circula- 

 tion is as bad for a tree as for a man. 

 The roots are not only the feet of the 

 tree, but its stomach as well. Imper- 

 vious, tight soil around the roots, there- 

 fore, means more than merely sore feet; 

 it means starvation as well. 



If dynamite will relieve trees of 

 troubles such as Mrs. Gregory describes, 

 her neighbor is entitled to the gratitude 

 of tree lovers for suggesting a practical 

 remedy. 



ADOPTS STANDARD FOR BOXES 



At a meeting held Monday, February 

 24th, the Yakima Valley Traffic & 

 Credit Association adopted the follow- 

 ing specifications as the standard for 

 apple and pear boxes for the season 

 of 1919: 



PINE BOXES 



Ends % X 10V4 X llVi 



Sides %6 X 10^^ X 19;* 



T. & B ?ie X 5^4 X 19^ 



Cleats %x ?ixlH4 



SPRUCE BOXES 



Ends iyi6 X IOV2 X 111/2 



Sides §io X 1014 X 19% 



T. & B ?i6 X 5V4 X 19% 



Cleats %x ?4xlH4 



One-piece sides, two-piece tops and 

 bottoms, no knots in ends that will in- 

 terfere with nailing. No objections to 

 two-piece ends if well stapled with 

 smooth joints. Tops and bottoms to be 

 free from pin knots. Pear boxes same 

 as above except two inches less in 

 depth. 



ORCHARDISTS BUY MANY CARS 



Motor-car dealers at Hood River re- 

 port the sale of 148 new machines 

 during 1918 and say that the sales 

 would have been much larger had they 

 been able to secure more cars. The 

 total purchase price for the new cars 

 reached .$126,590. Orchardists at Hood 

 River say that they find the motor car 

 and truck invaluable in handling fruit. 



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Laugh at the Weather in 

 Sturdy, Comfortable "U. S/* 



What does the weather matter when your feet are 

 "U. S. Protected" ? You'll find protection of the sound- 

 est, most comfortable sort in U. S. "Protected" rubber 

 footwear. It's the heavy-service, double-duty rubber 

 footwear you need for work in the open. 



U. S. "Protected" rubber footwear keeps your feet 

 dry and comfortable under all conditions. It's especially 

 designed for rough outdoor service, reinforced to give 

 longer wear. It's t/ie rubber footwear for economy and 

 comfort. The Government probably used more U. S. 

 "Protected" rubber footwear during the war than of all 

 other makes combined. 



U. S. "Protected" rubber footwear comes in ait 

 kinds and styles suited to the special needs of alL 

 who w^ork in the open. Your dealer has 

 the kind you want or can get it quickly. 



Every pair of U. S. "Protected" bears the 

 "U. S. Seal," trade mark of the largest rubber 

 manufacturer in the world. Look for this 

 seal. It insures "U. S." quality — protection 

 for your feet, health and pocketbook. 



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New York 



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