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should not be allowed to hang longer 

 on the trees. In one sense this matter 

 of sacrificing color for keeping quality, 

 or keeping quality for color, resolves 

 itself into a dilemma for the grower, 

 but it has been our experience that the 

 grower who pins his faith on the keep- 

 ing qualities of his fruit rather than on 

 color stands a far better chance of com- 

 ing out ahead of his brother gi-ower 

 who chooses the other alternative. At 

 least, we feel perfectly safe in saying 

 this is true in the long run and believe 

 the records of our sales agencies would 

 verify it. For instance, the conditions 

 in the Middle West which our salesmen 

 have had to face the past few months 

 with our fall apples go far toward 

 proving our contention. On the other 

 hand, color need not be altogether sac- 

 rificed, as it may be helped in a very 

 large degree by certain methods of cul- 

 tivation and pruning, while keeping 

 qualities can only be attained by pick- 

 ing at the proper time and careful and 

 expeditious handling thereafter. 



After the time of picking has been 

 decided by the individual grower, he 

 should make every effort possible to 

 harvest this variety in as short a time 

 as possible. The fruit should be care- 

 fully picked and hauled directly from 

 the orchard on a wagon or a truck 

 which is equipped with a set of good 

 springs, to the packing house, where 

 it should immediately be sorted and 

 packed. In the sorting and packing 

 care should be taken to properly handle 

 the fruit; bruises and punctures should 

 all be taken out, and only the good 

 sound fruit packed. The packer should 

 take care to see that the stem of one 

 apple does not come against the cheek 

 of another, as when the pressure is 

 applied in nailing on the lid and in the 

 subsequent jostling of the box incident 

 to transportation, this will cause a 

 bruise or puncture; or that his packs 

 do not run too high, as this will cause 

 bruising of many apples when the lid 

 is pressed home. He should have not 

 more than the required three-fourths 

 bulge on the top and on the bottom and 

 should have the apples firmly in the 

 box cross-ways. 



After the fruit is packed it should be 

 hauled to the warehouse in a wagon 

 which has a good set of springs. The 

 apples should be delivered on the same 

 day they are packed, if possible, or if 

 not, at least within twelve hours after 

 they are packed, as the matter of time 

 which the fruit is held on the ranch or 

 in the packing shed after being picked 

 and before it reaches proper storage is 

 crucial in determining its keeping qual- 



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Tree Protectors' 



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Sure. 



Certain 

 — Safe. 



One rabbit In a single nifihtc^inruin 

 mnny trees. Trees only girdled aie almost 

 H-ortliles9. flet dollars' worlb of protection 

 at a fraction of a rent cost Willi Hawkeye 

 Tree Protectors. Mnde of elm veneer, cheni- 

 leiiliy treated. E^isdy put on. last long. Cct 

 tliem on vnnr trees before the snow comrs. 

 Ic each In 100 lots; %Q. in 1000 lots. Send 

 for eiieitlar and sample. 

 Burlington Basket Co., 118 

 Main St., Burlington^ 

 Iowa. 



Fruit Prices Are Soaring 

 We Have the Trees 



Mf Plnyifpr • ^o what you should have done 



mr. reamer, ^j^^.^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ 



a commercial orchard bordered with the 

 Vrooman Strain Franquette English Walnut 



\Mr. Salesman, write us the territory. 



Capital City Nursery Company 



SALEM, OREGON 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



Portland Hotel 



The hotel which made Portland, Oregon, famous. 



Most Desirably Located. In the Center of Shopping and Theatre District. 



Covers a City Block. 



Broadway, Sixth, Morrison and Yamhill Streets 



European PIai»— $1.00 per day and upward 

 Write for Portland Hotel Booklet. GEO. C. OBER, Manager 



Arcadia Irrigated Orchards 



THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL ORCHARD PROJECT 

 IN THE ENTIRE WEST 



7,000 acres planted to winter apples. Gravity 

 irrigation. Located 22 miles north of Spokane, 

 Washington, directly on the railroad. We plant 

 and give four years' care to every orchard tract 

 sold. $125, first payment, secures 5 acres; $250, 

 first payment, secures 10 acres; balance monthly 



SEND FOR BOOKLET 



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Deer Park, Washington 



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