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BETTER FRQIT 



March 



Alpha Automatic Power Sprayers 



Every feature of Alpha Sprayers and every 

 detail of construction has had the most 

 careful study to make them satisfactorily 

 fulfill the requirements of the Fruit Grow- 

 ers of the Pacific Coast. 



Alpha Sprayers Have Made Good 



On account of their superiority in the most 

 vital features of a satisfactory sprayer and 

 these are the 



Alpha Automatic Pressure Regulator 



and The Alpha Engine — the Power Behind the Pump 



The Alpha Pressure Governor auto- 

 matically controls the pump pressure. 

 It keeps it steady and uniform under all 

 working conditions. 



No part of the mechanism is exposed to the 

 clogging or corrosive action of the solution. 



No relief valves or diaphrams are required. 



No liquid is pumped except it is forced 

 through the nozzles. 



All unnecessary wear and tear on both 

 engine and pump is eliminated; safety is 

 insured and a saving on fuel is made. 



The Alpha Engine — The dependability 

 and satisfaction of Alpha Sprayers is 

 further insured by the use of a really 

 high-class, smooth running engine of 

 perfect balance. Alpha Engines are 

 equipped with a built-in, gear-driven 

 magneto; start on magneto without 

 cranking, eliminating altogether the use 

 of coils and batteries. 



The engine is directly geared to pump 

 and the entire equipment is mounted 

 on a rigid steel frame, securing perfect 

 alignment. 



Built in Three Sizes: Alpha Jumbo Triplex, Alpha Senior Triplex and Alpha Junior Duplex 



For complete detailed information and price write 



DE LAVAL DAIRY SUPPLY CO. 



101 Drumm St., San Francisco 



Stocks carried at Wenatchee. The Dalles, North Yakima, Portland and Seattle 



RHODES DOUBLE CUT 

 , PRUNING SHI 



S20 s. DIVISION AVE., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



YHE only 

 pruner 

 made that cuts 

 from both sides of 

 the limb and does not 

 bruise the bark. Made in 

 all styles and sizes. All 

 shears delivered free 

 to your door. 



Write for 

 circular and 

 prices. 



EWBALTESAND 

 COMPANY 



Printers ♦ Binders 



Unexcelled facilities for the production of Catalogues, Book- 

 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 



Ihe purchase of raw materials, and the 

 grower who sells to him will rarely 

 find cause to complain of a lack of sufTi- 

 cient conservatism in the prices ofTered. 



The vinegar plant can make from one 

 ton of average mixed varieties of culls 

 150 to 163 gallons of juice, which at 

 prevailing prices for vinegar is worth, 

 delivered into the tanks, not more than 

 7 cents per gallon. Deducting from this 

 valuation a pressing cost of IV2 cents 

 per gallon, we have as the maximum 

 value of apples delivered at the plant 

 not more than $8.00 or $9.00 per ton, 

 and the equipment of the plant must 

 be of the most efhcient character and 

 the losses in operation reduced to the 

 lowest possible minimuiti if the oper- 

 ator gets this amount out of them. 

 Consequently a price to the grower of 

 more than $7.50 a ton would in most 

 cases seriously jeopardize the legiti- 

 mate profit of the operator, while any 

 utilization of the pomace, as by making 

 of jellies, etc., from second pressings 

 would not increase the potential value 

 of the material more than 10 to 15 

 per cent. 



The making of sterilized sweet cider 

 is a valuable side line for either evap- 

 orator, cannery or vinegar plant. It 

 can utilize considerable quantities of 

 apples at $8.00 or $9.00 a ton, but it 

 must be borne in mind that this busi- 

 ness has distinct limitations and that 

 the average operator cannot hope to 

 extend his business beyond a very lim- 

 ited territory. The making of a satis- 

 factory product is a task presenting 

 considerable technical difliculty, and 

 there is a strong probability that the 

 business will consequently become cen- 

 tralized in a few large plants, properly 

 equipped for handling large volumes of 

 material economically and for making 

 proper standardization of the product. 



PEACHES 



The evaporation of peaches offers 

 very little to the district which is 

 facing overproduction, since the evap- 

 orator cannot offer prices for the bet- 

 ter grades which compare with those 

 obtainable in the open market or from 

 the cannery. The cling varieties which 

 are most desired by the cannery cannot 

 be used at all; use can be made only of 

 the flrmer-fleshed freestone varieties. 

 The yield of dry product is low, 

 ranging from 225 to 250 pounds per ton, 

 and the market price has been forced 

 below that of apples by the strong com- 



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 in many colors. Describes latest, best varieties veget- 

 ables, flowers, field crops, fruits, shrubbery, etc. A 

 dictionary on gardening! Flower lover's delight! 

 Field crop guide! An orchardist's manual! Berry- 

 grower's book! A postal gets it. Don't buy seeds 

 until you read it. GALLOWAY BROS. & CO., Pure 

 Seed Specialists. Waterloo. Iowa. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



250,000 Clark SeedlinK Strawberry Plants 



The Berry that made Hood River Famous. 

 $3.00 per thousand delivered on cars at Hood 

 River. Write for prices on small lots and 

 Parcels Post. 



W. R. Gibson & Son, Route 2, Hood River, Ore. 



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