I9I7 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page 31 



In operating, the work should be done 

 from the windwurd side so the dust is 

 carried from the operator through the 

 orchard. The team is kept in motion 

 and as the operator comes opposite a 

 tree, if it be a large one, he makes a 

 circular sweep from bottom to top and 

 down, so as to quite completely cover 

 the individual tree. The application 

 should be made on both sides. This 

 may be accomplished when winds 

 change, or during the quiet hours of 

 the morning. If it becomes necessary 

 to make application during constant 

 windy weather the team should be 

 driven into the wind, and the operator 

 apply to both rows, right and left, 

 allowing dust to drift to the rear. 



The question has been asked, "Can 

 the dust be used as a dormant spray?" 

 In answer to this I will say, we do not 

 recomemnd the dormant spray as yet. 

 We have successfully used the soluble 

 sulphur as a dust application for San 

 Jose scale for two seasons, but we are 

 not yet able to produce this material in 

 commercial quantity for that purpose. 

 The dormant or delayed dormant spray 

 with soluble sulphur or lime-sulphur 

 as a liquid should be applied as usual. 

 It is surprising the way the dust ad- 

 heres to the foliage and fruit. You all 

 fhave noticed how road dust sticks to 

 trees along the way, even after winds 

 and rain; then you know that there is 

 on the young fruit a fine hairy fuzz into 

 which the dust settles and by which it 

 is held. Even after the fruit has be- 

 come well grown and becomes appar- 

 ently smooth, the evidence is the dust 

 has uniformly produced fruit free from 

 side worms. Even should the dust wash 

 off a little more quickly than the liquid 

 spray, you can repeat the dust two, 

 three, or four times and still be ahead 

 of your liquid spray in point of labor 

 expense and time. This is because the 

 dust can be applied so much more 

 quickly. The cost of materials will at 

 least be equal to the cost of the liquid 

 material, but the cost of application is 

 one-seventh to one-fifth as much as cost 

 of liquid application, and you all know 

 the cost of labor in these applications 

 is the big item. 



Sulphur works better if mixed with 

 some other material. If using sulphur 

 alone there should be mixed with it at 

 least 10% of finely pulverized lime, 

 gypsum, or talc. If using 10% or 15% 

 lead no other diluent is needed. A 

 combination which makes an all-around 

 good application consists of 40% of 

 tobacco dust, 50% sulphur and 10% 

 arsenate of lead. This requires no 

 other material as a carrier. 



The dusting method has been de- 

 veloped at a time when most needed, 

 as its economy will be appreciated by 

 all commercial fruitgrowers who are 

 only too well aware of the necessity 

 of reducing the cost of production at 

 every possible point. This method will 

 also be found of great value to growers 

 of alfalfa in control of the alfalfa 

 weevil, and of aphis, and of grass- 

 hoppers; and to the hopgrowers in 

 k control of plant lice, and there are 

 other possibilities for its usefulness to 

 be > et further developed. 



The Cleanest Apple Crop 



AND ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER 



GROWN IN 



HOOD 

 RIVER 



Was sprayed with the 



Sulphur and 

 the Miscible Oil 

 Sprays 



Lime-Sulphur 

 Spra-Sulphur 

 Spra-Oil 

 Arsenate of Lead 



Our Sprays are used and en- 

 dorsed by the Hood River Ap- 

 ple Growers' Association and 

 the Hood River Experiment 

 Station. 



MANUFACTURED BY THE 



J. C. BUTCHER CO 



HOOD RIVER. OREGON 



THE OLD RELIABLE 



Albany Nurseries 



ALBANY, OREGON 



You can depend on us to fill your needs with first-class 

 stock in Fruit, Ornamental and Nut Trees, Small Fruits, 

 Roses, Vines and Shrubs. Send us your list early. 



SALESMEN WANTED 



LESLIE BUTLETR. President 

 TRUMAN BUTLER, Vice President 

 C. H. VAUGHAN, Cashier 



Established 1900 



Butler Banking Company 



HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



Capital . . . $100,000.00 



4% Interest Paid in our Savings Department 

 WE GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO GOOD FARM LOANS 



If you have money to loan we will find you good real estate security, or If you 

 want to borrow we can place your application In good hands, and we make no 

 charge for this service. 



THE OLDEST BANK IN HOOD RIVER VALLEY 



WHEN WRITINC: ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



