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BETTER FRUIT 



Ridley, Houlding& Co. 



COVENT GARDEN, LONDON 



Points to remember when 'consigning 

 apples to the London Market 



1— We Specialize in Apples 



2 —All Consignments Receive our 

 Personal Attention 



3.-The Fruit is Sold by 

 Private Treaty 



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 TRUMAN BUTLER, Vice President 

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 lets, Stationery, Posters and Advertising Matter. Write us 

 for prices and specifications. Out-of-town orders executed 

 promptly and accurately. We print BETTER FRUIT. 



CORNER FIRST AND OAK STREETS 

 PORTLAND, OREGON 



October 



poison being used for eaeh thirty gal- 

 ion.s of water. This treatment was 

 .given in spite of the fact that the cor- 

 rosive sublimate was unusually high in 

 |)iice this season. 



The seed selection and treatment was 

 done in many cases for the growers by 

 the field horticulturist of the Agricul- 

 tural Extension Department or by 

 county agricultural agents. Scores of 

 public demonstrations by these otBcials 

 were held, illustrating the proper 

 methods in the leading potato districts. 

 As a result these ninety or so select 

 seed plats are under way and are being 

 given the very best cultivation, irri- 

 gation and care. At blooming time the 

 state or county agent will make in- 

 spections to see that odd varieties are 

 culled out and that wilted or diseased 

 hills are dug out and destroyed. Hill 

 selection of seed from the extra high- 

 yielding hills of good type from healthy 

 vines will be made. After digging, a 

 final ofTicial inspection will be made of 

 the seed crop produced, and if it proves 

 to be superior it will be covered by a 

 state tag of inspection. 



In this manner all growers partici- 

 pating will not only be raising the 

 standard of their seed for their own 

 planting, but if a surplus quantity of 

 such certified seed is produced an out- 

 side market demand for Idaho certified 

 seed potatoes will be developed. This 

 will benefit both the buyer who wants 

 seed of extra fine quality and the 

 grower, who can readily command a 

 premium upon such a product. This 

 plan of seed certification is hearitly en- 

 dorsed by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, and Idaho is the first 

 state of the Western States growing 

 potatoes under irrigation to put such a 

 plan under way. 



The Agricultural Extension Depart- 

 ment of the University of Idaho is 

 guiding and establishing this work and 

 will adopt measures to safeguard the 

 use of these certificates upon potato 

 seed either sold within the state or 

 shipped out to other states for plant- 

 ing. Lists of the growers receiving 

 certificates, giving their address and 

 the variety of potatoes, will be pub- 

 lished by the Etxension Department 

 and be given general distribution for 

 the benefit of seed buyers both inside 

 and outside the state. 



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 PORTLAND, OREGON 



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