ipid 



or under some other name"? Anything 

 rather than total liestruclioii of what is 

 really good and whcdesome food. 



Fruit growing has not heen a profit- 

 able business for the past three years, 

 and the rules of inspection should helj) 

 the fruit grower to get all he ean out of 

 his crop. 



Some way should he available in 

 Wenatchce f<ir utilizing the cull apples. 

 There should he a cider or vinegar fac- 

 tory, and there should also be a plant 

 for dr>ing apjiles and supplying the 

 markets with tliis class of by-producls. 



This subject is of great inii)ortance 

 and deserves the attention of your 

 readers. 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page 17 



Protecting Trees from Mice 



With the coming of winter and the 

 possibilities of deep snow we should 

 inunediately turn our attention to the 

 protection of young trees from the rav- 

 ages of the field mice. The work of 

 this little animal is greatest in hard 

 winters with deep snows, :ind the re- 

 sults are many times not delected until 

 we begin spring work in our orchards. 

 They gnaw the bark and often girdle 

 the trunk just at the surface of the 

 ground, making bridge grafting neces- 

 sary to save the life of the tree. A 

 clean, tidy place harbors few mice, and 

 so it should be with our orchards. See 

 to it that tall grass, weeds and other 

 annual growths which become lodged 

 about the trunks of trees are removed. 

 They make an excellent harbor in 

 which these little animals like to spend 

 the winters. 



Cover crops ;u-e inductive to the hab- 

 itation of mice, especially clover and 

 alfalfa, where they are sown in solid 

 blocks throughout the orchard and al- 

 lowed to grow to a considerable height. 

 A good plan is to mow down the dead 

 stalks for three or four feet around the 

 base and rake it back, leaving the 

 ground clean next to the tree. After 

 the first snow falls, tramp ririnly close 

 about the trees, thus compacting the 

 grass so mice cannot find sheller under- 

 neath. Anothei- plan thai works well 

 where mice ai'e numerous and liable to 

 do damiige is lo mound np earth around 

 the body of the trees to the heighl of 

 six to ten inches. This should be re- 

 moved in Ihe spring after all danger of 

 attack has jiassed. Border fences of 

 rocks, shrubbery and hedges aie excel- 

 lent harbors for mice. Here they can 

 find sheller and a safe breeding place. 

 The only method to pursue in this case 

 is lo i)lan foi- their deslrnclion by the 

 use of poisons or repellant washes put 

 on the trunks of the trees. 



Methods of Destruction — (1) Wash 

 the trees with sonu- peisisteni substance 

 in which is placed i)aris gicen. May- 

 nard recoinniends the use of portland 

 cement the consistency of common 

 paint for holding the poison, and .apply- 

 ing lo trunks of trees with a si iff brush. 

 (2) Sirychnine is Ihe most salisfaclory 

 poison foi- field mice. Allhough a deadly 

 I)oison and (headed by many people, 

 yet with Ihe pi'oper caulioii it can be 

 safely used. V.arious h.ails can be used 

 with it, such as wheat, cornnical, oat- 

 meal aTid bran. The bail shoirld be 



The Cleanest Apple Crop 



AND ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER 



GROWN IN 



HOOD 

 RIVER 



Was sprayed with tlie 



Sulphur and 

 the Miscihle Oil 

 Sprays 



Lime-Sulphur 

 Spra-Suiphur 

 Spra-Oil 

 Arsenate of Lead 



O/tr S/)rays ate used and cii- 

 i/orsci/ hy the Hood River Ap- 

 ple (irowers\lss(jeialion and 

 the Hood River Experiment 



Station. 



MANITFACTITRED BY THE 



J. C. BUTCHER CO. 



HOOD KIVEK. OKKUON 



No Gumming 

 Or Scoring 



— wlicu you use Mica .\.\lc Grease. 

 The grease is always evenly .spread 

 and it lasts. Mica Axle Grease 

 would still be good grease even if it 

 contained no powdered mica. But 

 the mica makes it even better. Gives 

 extra lubrication — forms a smoother 

 surface — makes the grease last 

 twice as long. Get a can from your 

 dealer today. 



Standard Oil Company 



(California) 



MICA 



AXLE 

 GREASE 



.soaked overnif!ht in a poLson syru]) 

 which may be pi'epared as follows: 

 Dissolve an ounce of slr.\ chnia sulphale 

 in a pint of boiling water, add a pint of 

 thick molasses syrup ami stir thor- 

 ouMhly. A few drops of oil of anise 

 may be added lo scent the syrup. Wliile 

 hot, pour over one-li;df bushel of one 

 of the above mentioned bails and mix 

 IhorouKhly; if loo wel, add a lillle more 

 of Ihe dry material lo lake up excessive 

 riioislure; if nol wel enou^'h. add warm 



water unlil Ihe mixlure is all wel. 

 There should be moisture en(nit!li lo 

 wel every pailicle and \ el nol enonf<h 

 lo make it slop|)y and cause drippinj;. 

 I. el Ihe poisoned bail slarul over nielli. 

 Then apply in small bits with a spoon 

 oi- small paddle in obscure, shellereil 

 places where llie farm animals and 

 birds cannot Kel it, because of Ihe dan- 

 ger of poisoning Ihem. — ('.. H. .Spi-ague, 

 .\ssislanl HoilicullurisI, Washington 

 Stale Agrieulliual l!xperimenl Slalion. 



