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BETTER FRUIT 



Janiiarv 



Insecticide 

 Tonic 

 Fungicide 



"Adheso" has proved up in the West 



G. I. Aiken, Placerville, Cal., writes: 

 "I have Winesap trees that for the last ten years 

 have been so Scabby that I was thinking seriously 

 ofdiggingthemout. However I decided to try once 

 more, this time using your "Mdheso" and the 

 result was that I had over 99 percent clean fruit. • 

 Mr. Aiken has re-ordered. 



The Wonderful Apple Crop of W. D. 

 Shoupe, written about in the Nov. 15th 

 issue of The Fruit Grower was sprayed 

 with 1800 lbs. of "Adheso". Mr. Shoupe 

 has ordered 1800 lbs. for 1917 for his Sand- 

 oval, 111., orchard. The Largest Apple Crop 

 Ever Grown By a Single Grower Was 

 Sprayed with our "Triangle" Brand Ars- 

 enate of Lead. John W. Miller, Martins- 

 burg W. Va., grew this year 45000 bbls., 

 valued at $150,000, All Sprayed With Our 

 Sprays. Mr. Miller has placed his entire 

 order with us for 1917. 



ANSBA«iklN$[CTICID[CO 



527 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK 



S. S. GREAT NORTHERN 



Finest Passenger S/iip on Pacific 

 From San Francisco, via Los 

 Angeles, January 4, 23, February 

 12, March 5, 23, April 11, 30. 



Afake reservations NO W 



Mid -Pacific Carnival, Honolulu, 

 February 19-24. Free Booklet. 

 H. A. JACKSON, G.T.M. 



665 Market Street San Francisco 



Portland— 5th and Stark Streets 



Orchard to Lease 



Splendid opportunity, with a big crop 

 the first year of high quality apples, in a 

 district that always gets high prices. 



An orchard of 17 acres, 10 acres in 

 bearing; 4 acres trees two to five years; 

 balance in alfalfa. 



Located at Cashinere. Washington, a 

 section noted for splendid quality, with 

 a record for high prices. 1917 crop esti- 

 mated 4,000 boxes apples, 250 boxes 

 pears. 



Pleasantly situated bordering on the 

 Wenatchee River. First class water 

 right (Jones-Shotwell ditch). All en- 

 closed pipe pressure gravity system. 

 Fine well of water for household pur- 

 poses. 



A good tenant is wanted on one-year 

 lease, with understanding lease will Ix' 

 extended if mutually agreeable. The 

 tenant must be a man willing to work. 

 v*'ith practical experience in apples, wh<i 

 will take excellent care of the place. 

 Above all. tenant must be reliable, with 

 good common sense. 



References required. For further par- 

 ticulars address "Cashmere,'* care "Bet- 

 ter Fruit." 



ing and Busines.s PracMce, working in 

 conjunction with a representative of 

 the Office of Markets, has investigated 

 and made a study of the system of 

 accounting in thirty-seven shii)ping or- 

 ganizations located in the Northwestern 

 States. A uniform account sales has 

 been devised, which is now being used 

 in twenty organizations who are all 

 members of the Agency. A system of 

 accounting for fruit-shipping associa- 

 tions has also been devised and in- 

 stalled in seven organizations for ex- 

 perimental operation. A study is being 

 made of the cost of packing house and 

 warehouse operation, also of questions 

 of financing, pooling, grouping of sizes 

 and office and warehouse procedure in 

 general. 



A number of important transporta- 

 tion problems have also had the atten- 

 tion of the Agency. The following may 

 be mentioned as some of the matters 

 taken up: 



1. Diversion privileges to Canadian 

 points for Northwestern fruit. This 

 privilege has been granted by railroads 

 interested. 



2. Adjustment of diversion charges. 



3. Storage-in-transit privileges into 

 certain Eastern points. 



4. Precooling and original icing by 

 shippers. 



5. Transportation rates on ocean 

 freight. 



6. Adjustment of rates into South- 

 eastern territory. These rates have 

 already been published by the inter- 

 ested carriers in response to our 

 request. 



Through the activities of the Agency 

 the state governments of the four 

 Northwestern States have also been in- 

 terested and the governors of these 

 states have appointed a joint commis- 

 sion to work in conjunction with the 

 Agency in matters pertaining to the 

 fruit industry. This commission has 

 recently held several meetings and has 

 passed the following resolution: 



"After holding public hearings for 

 two days with representative growers, 

 shippers and others interested in the 

 fruit-marketing problem in the States 

 of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon- 

 tana, the Joint State Commission of 

 Fruit Marketing, appointed by the gov- 

 ernors of the several states, has tenta- 

 tively arrived at the following con- 

 clusions: 



"It is recognized by the commission 

 that the fruit industry of the four 

 Northwest States is in sore need of 

 financial assistance from federal and 

 state agencies to assist in a thorough 

 organization of the fruitgrowers, and 

 that the several states should work in 

 hearty co-operation with the Federal 

 Office of Markets in perfecting the or- 

 ganization of growers. We suggest that 

 the federal government be asked to give 

 additional funds and that the several 

 states be asked to appropriate money 

 to bring about the necessary co-opera- 

 tion with the federal government. 



"We fui'ther recognize that a substan- 

 tial step toward the solution of the 

 marketing problem in the box-apple 

 industry of the Pacific Northwest will 

 be made through the passage by the 



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King of 

 Relief Valves 



''THE BINKS'' 



Not until we were positively 

 sure that this Valve would meet 

 all roiitlitinns rlid «e advertise 

 or offer it for sale. After three 

 Years of tlie nicsl vigorous tests 

 b.v ourselves and experiment 

 stations it has proven a remaik- 

 able success. Positively ffuaran- 

 teed to operate with the regu- 

 larity of a watch, blow off with- 

 in 5 pounds of set pressure and 

 t= i-'ive entire satisfaction. 



THE STAR BRASS WORKS 



319 N. Albany Ave., Chicago, III. Dept. E. 



Pear and Cherry Trees 



We offer exceptionally fine stock at rock- 

 bottom prices. Also a full line of other choice 

 nursery stock at bargain prices. 



Write today. We have only a few trees left. 



BENEDICT NURSERY CO. 



185 E. 87th St. No. Portland, Oregon 



GOOD SEEDS 



Ten of the Finest Vegetables 



p OCa ^'^ ^''** vci3A\ one large 



rQr /jC P*ic'ket each of the foliow- 

 ■ " ^*^w ing Vegetables in a coupon 

 envelope. This coupon will be good for 

 25c worth of seeds selected from our 

 Catalogue on any other order for 75c 

 worth of seeds. 



Bradley's Earliest Radish: crisp and brittle. 

 Bradley's Early Egyptian Turnip Beet; blood red. 

 Bradley's Earliest of All Lettuce; very crisp. 

 Bradliy's Imp. Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage. 

 Bradley's Earliest of AN Blood Red Tomato. 

 Bradlty's Best Extra Early Sweet Corn; delicious. 

 Bradley's Perfection Long White Spine Cucumber. 

 Bradley's Mammoth Yellow Prizetaker Onion. 

 N. Y. Improved Spineless Egg Plant. 

 Improved Mammoth Ruby King Swtet Pepper. 



2ri(^ liuys all the above and in addition 

 we will send one large packet "SPEN- 

 CER SWEET PEAS," a mixture of 10 

 varieties; regular price 15c. 



Big Illustrated Catalogue FREE. 



ILLINOIS SEED AND NURSERY CO. 



104 Main St., Makanda, Illinois 



Ufye 



First National 

 Bank 



HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



A. D.MOE - - 

 E. O. BLANCHAR 



President 

 - C£ishier 



Capital and Surplus $125,000 

 Assets Over $500,000 



Member Federal Reserve System 



.sfvi-r;il It'gislatiires ol' hiw.s ijroviding 

 fur (illiciiil state standardization of 

 Sradfs and packages, with a state sys- 

 tem of paiking-hoiise insjjection and 

 ollieial eertilieation for tlie protection 



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