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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



Have Stood 

 the Test for 30 Years 



Because of Their Simplicity and Durability 



And these are the first things you should insist upon in the sprayer you use. Demand 

 more than a guarantee. Pick the sprayer so constructed that it will be ready to use 

 when you want it without first making repairs. 



Thirty years of successful manufacturing experience has taught us how to eliminate 

 the weaknesses of the ordinary sprayer. The Hurst has the fewest parts; is the most 

 easily accessible; is free from bunglesome mechanism; is built for real hard service; 

 and because of all of these things, it lasts the longest and gives you the best value. We 

 have 40 different styles. 



Write today to our Western Branch and ask for special prices. 



The H. L. Hurst Mfg. Co. 



264 Front Street PORTLAND, OREGON 



D. J. FOOTE, Western Manager 



Factory: Canton, Ohio 



Acme Power Sprayer 



900% INCREASE IN 



APPLE PRODUCTION 



was obtained through careful experiments conducted on selected 

 plots in the Hood River Valley by the application of 



Nitrate of Soda 



"The Best, Cheapest and Most Available Source of Nitrogen." 



The results \yere preceded by an improved character of blossoms, 

 increased fruit set, wonderful tree vigor and great terminal growth. 

 Perhaps, under your own conditions, you could not get so large 

 a percentage, but if you obtained 100> , 200% or 3007, would it 

 not make the use of Nitrate worth your while? Certainly, and 

 you can do it. 



Early March is the Time 



when Nitrate of Soda will exert the most beneficial influence on 

 tree growth and production. Don't miss your great opportunity. 

 Write us at once for further information and literature. 



NITRATE AGENCIES CO. 



Leary Building, SEATTLE 



New York, located on 77th Street and 

 Broadway. This hotel is making a 

 specially of serving apple pies to its 

 guests, and in addition has a delivery 

 service for supplying its famous apple 

 pies to all families of the city. The 

 "Skookum" apple pie is featured on the 

 menu of this hotel, and in addition the 

 ".Skookuni" brand of apple pie is fea- 

 tured in the advertising campaigns of 

 this hotel. 



Another success has been scored with 

 the dining-car service of several East- 

 ern roads, which are now using "Skoo- 

 kum" Northwestern apples. Among the 



users of "Skookum" apples in their 

 dining-car service may be mentioned 

 the Western Pacific, The Delaware, 

 Lackawanna ^^ Western, Chicago, Mil- 

 waukee iS St. Paul, and Denver & Rio 

 Grande. 



For a long lime walnuts have been 

 grown successfully in the Willamette 

 Valley in a commercial wa.\-, where 

 there are many good-sized walnut 

 groves. In the early days a few wal- 

 nut ti'ees were planted in the more rig- 

 orous climates like Yakima and Hood 

 Hiver Val]ey.s, and other sections east 



of the mountains. Some of these wal- 

 nut trees are now quite old and have 

 been bearing good crops for a number 

 of years. Those who have investigated 

 find that in many sections east of the 

 mountains, like the ones referred to, 

 there are many walnut trees scattered 

 here and there throughout the difTerent 

 districts. In these districts are found 

 the Franquette and Mayette varieties, 

 which are two of the best quality nuts 

 among the English walnuts. AVhile the 

 editor is not prepared to say that wal- 

 nuts grown east of the mountains 

 would be a success in a commercial 

 way he feels justified in suggesting that 

 it would be well for every fruitgrower 

 to plant a few walnut trees, at least for 

 home use. If his crop should be more 

 than he could consume at home, there 

 is always a ready market for them in 

 the cities at very satisfactory prices, as 

 the varieties referred to usually sell at 

 wholesale from 20 to 25 cents per 

 pound. 



New^ Machine for Testing 



A machine for testing the strength 

 of boxes has been devised by engineers 

 of the Forest Service and is in use at 

 the Forest Products Laboratory at 

 Madison, Wisconsin. The machine is 

 the result of experiments made to deter- 

 mine a fair test for all types of boxes. 

 A series of tests in co-operation with 

 the American Society for Testing Ma- 

 terials and the National Association of 

 Box Manufacturers has been carried on 

 during the past year to determine the 

 strength of boxes of various woods 

 and of different construction. Over 

 four and a half billion feet of lumber 

 is used for box making every year, and 

 on this account the tests are considered 

 important. Moreover, big losses arc 

 caused by the breakage of boxes in 

 transit, and all parties concerned are 

 said to be anxious to determine the 

 best kind of box. The machine con- 

 sists of a hexagonal drum with 3%-foot 

 sides, which is lined with thin steel 

 sheets. Pieces of scantling bolted to the 

 bottom form what are known as 

 "hazards". 



In making the tests boxes filled with 

 cans containing water are placed in the 

 drum, which is then rotated. For con- 

 venience in observing the results of 

 the tests, the sides and ends of the box 

 are numbered with large figures, and in 

 addition other numbers are placed at 

 specified points on each side. The 

 "hazards" cause the boxes to be car- 

 ried part way around and then dropped 

 back to the lower level of the drum. 

 Each fall of this sort is a pretty fair 

 imitation of the probable treatment it 

 would receive in shipment. The boxes 

 are watched carefully, and notes are 

 taken on the manner in which they give 

 way and the number of falls required 

 to break them in pieces. In this way, 

 say the officials who have conducted 

 the tests, it is possible to determine 

 what kinds of woods are best suited for 

 boxes. The tests showed a decided 

 need for a standard classification of 

 box woods, and three groups have been 

 made, based on the data which was 

 obtained. 



