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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



Grasselir 



2L7"£ 05 



Speaking of Arsenate of Lead 



One of the largest and most thorough 



orchardists of the entire West says: 



(Name and address on request) 



"Have made tests of practically all other brands, but have always returned to 

 Grasselli with considerable satisfaction because: 



"First — It remains in suspension better than others. 



"Second — It leaves no residue in the tank. 



"Third It seems to stick to the fruit, while other brands seen to wash off. 



"Fourth -It kills the worms. 



"It is almost impossible to find a wormy apple on any of my ranches. Less 

 than 1% will cover all my losses in that respect." 



IT WILL DO YOUR WORK EQUALLY WELL. 



Twelve years of unvarying, successful and satisfactory use 

 throughout the Northwest. Always uniform, dependable and 

 effective. 



The Fruit Growers' Standards: 



Grasselli Arsenate of Lead Paste — Grasselli Arsenate of Lead Powdered 

 Grasselli Sulphate of Nicotine, 40% 



The Grasselli Chemical Co. 



Established 1839 



CLEVELAND, OHIO 



Branches : 



NEW YORK 



PHIL.^DELPHIA 



BOSTON 



ST. PAUL 

 CHICAGO 

 CINCINNATI 



TORONTO 



DETROIT 

 MILWAUKEE 

 ST. LOUIS 



MONTREAL 



PITTSBURGH 

 NEW ORLEANS 

 BIR.MINGHAAI 



infection. The fungus is active during 

 a greater part of the year. On this 

 account it is necessary to spray in the 

 fall in order to protect the trees from 

 infection, which occurs during tlie 

 rainy -weather. Either bordeaux 6-6-50 

 or lime-sulphur 1-15 will be found 

 effective in combating the disease at 

 this time. The first application in the 

 spring should be made just before the 

 buds burst. This application will con- 

 trol leaf curl as well. Lime-sulphur 

 1-10 is suggested. It has advantages 

 over bordeaux, since, if there are any 

 scales present, these will also be de- 

 stroyed. The second spring application 

 should be applied to the affected trees 

 when the fruit is about the size of a 

 pea. Atomic sulphur, used at the rate 

 of 8 pounds to 100 gallons, is suggested 



for this application, or self-boiled lime- 

 sulphur used at the rate of 8 pounds of 

 lime, 8 pounds of sulphur to 50 gallons 

 of water. Lime-sulphur concentrate 

 should not be used at this time, as it 

 will cause a decided defoliation. 



Peach-Leaf Curl. — Peach-leaf curl, 

 when it is left unattended, does a great 

 deal of damage in the Hood River Val- 

 ley. A parasitic fungus causes this dis- 

 ease. The leaves become over-sized, 

 thickened, twisted, and eventually drop 

 prematurely without performing their 

 proper function. Quite often the trees 

 are defoliated two or three seasons in 

 succession, with the result that the 

 trees become greatly devitalized. This 

 disease is easily controlled by spraying 

 with lime-sulphur 1-10 before tlie buds 

 burst in the spring. Infections occur 



as soon as the leaves begin to show, 

 and sprays applied after that date are 

 useless. 



Winter Rhubarb 

 In the winter time when fresh vege- 

 tables are not in the market in the 

 Northwest, except those that are 

 brought in from California, on which 

 prices are usually very high on account 

 of freight rates, it is a good idea for 

 the fruitgrower and farmer to have 

 some winter rhubarb, a variety of rhu- 

 barb which thrives well under ordi- 

 nary winter conditions, providing a 

 supply of this excellent vegetable: In 

 addition to its value as a fresh vege- 

 table to the fruitgrower it can be 

 grown and sold on the market at very 

 satisfactory prices, ranging from 75 

 cents to $1.50 per box of thirty pounds, 

 which pays pretty good prices to the 

 producer. 



Mr. White of the Northwestern Fruit 

 Exchange, early in January, announced 

 that 80 per cent of all cars of apples 

 shipped by the Northwestern Fruit 

 Exchange to January first had been 

 paid for in full to the shipper. Checks 

 were mailed to the shippers on an aver- 

 age of 29 days after the shipment had 

 been made. Quick action like this in 

 getting returns certainly is a big factor 

 in satisfying the grower. 



The Brewster District Unit was first 

 in the field with the closing of Jon- 

 athan and King David pools, and are 

 now out with final figures on the De- 

 licious pool. The prices, net to the 

 Unit, are as follows: 



Extra Fancy — • Boxes Price 



36S-38S 3,494 |1.558 



96S-125S 1,201 1.458 



138s and smaller 222 1.358 



Fancy — 



36s-38s 1,348 $1,258 



96S-125S 554 1.158 



138s and smaller 147 1.058 



Ray Tedford, one of the trustees of 

 the Brewster Unit, commenting on 

 these figures, says: "These figures are 

 highly gratifying to our growers. Most 

 of our extra fancy was packed under 

 the "Skookum" brand and the figures 

 shown are absolutely net to the Unit 

 after deducting all advertising and sell- 

 ing expenses." 



Apples shippeil and in storage Janu- 

 ary 1st, 1917, in the State of Washing- 

 ton, are approximately as follows: 



Shipped Unshipped 



Yakima 5.833 1,568 



Wenatchee 6,249 1,082 



Spokane 700 60 



White Salmon-Husum 91 



Walla Walla 419 5 



Total No. cars shipped.. 13,292 



Total No. cars unshipped 2,715 . 



1916 commercial apple 



crop, cars 16,007 



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CHUBBUCK'S IDEAL 



GOPHER TRAP 



Larger than runway: 

 jaws pull rodent in; 



cau Ii.s large or small gopher and holds it. 



FarnuTssay it's worth dozrn otiier makes. 



Bit !ial«. Price 50c. If not at vourdcalfr'swillsend 

 it to voii postp.iiii; 2 for 9Sc ; 6 for f i 70 ; 12 lor j'^.lO. 

 NiMncv luck if vnii nv: nut s.^tUfici. Vrvt^ ,irci.l.irs 

 E. J.ChnbbQchCo.. Dfpt C SanFrancUco.Cal. 



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