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Time is the test of a tractor: 



— Time as demonstrating the experience of its 

 manufacturers in tractor buildmg. 



—Time as measuring its length of life and ser- 

 vice. 



— Time as jeckomng its working hours, unhin- 

 dered by weather and soil conditions, or by de- 

 lays for breakdowns or repairs. 



Years of Caterpillar building— years of steam tractor build- 

 ing experience before that— have made Holt the world's 

 "best-known tractor manulacturer. 



Thousands of owners in thirty countries testify to the 

 length of the Caterpillar's life and service. 

 Lowest cost per workmg hour through continual opera- 

 tion and freedom from repairs is the secret of the Cater 

 pillar's success. 



We will gladly send you details on all models. 



Spray Equipment. — Experience in 



fruit growing, particularly apple grow- 

 ing, during the last two years, on 

 account of the prevalence of codling 

 moth and various other pests and dis- 

 eases, has convinced the apple grower 

 that, in addition to using the right spray 

 material in the right way at the right 

 time, it is absolutely necessary to have 

 first-class equipment in the way of 

 spray outfits in order to accomplish 

 satisfactory results. Every mechanic 

 knows better than to try to do a good 

 job with poor tools. Every fruitgrower 

 should have a first-class spray outfit 

 for spraying. There are a number of 

 good makes on the market. Every 

 fruitgrower should give the matter 

 prompt consideration and decide what 

 kind of an outfit he is going to pur- 

 chase anil make the necessary arrange- 

 ments for deliverv. 



Merchants' Week in Portland, Eeb- 

 ruary 1!) to 24, will be the Eleventh 

 Annual Convention of the Oregon Re- 

 tail Merchants' Association. The object 

 of this convention being to bring to- 

 gether jobbers, retailers and sales 

 managers from all over the Northwest 

 with a view to discussing and formu- 

 lating plans that will stimulate the 

 development of the Northwest and in- 

 crease the volume of business being 

 done, opening up a way for a larger 

 sale of products of the Northwest. 



There's but one Caterpillai — Holt builds it 



The Fancher Creek Nursery Com- 

 pany, Fresno, California, announces 

 they are sending out their new illus- 

 trated price catalog. This firm usually 

 issues a very interesting catalog with 

 considerable information to the fruit- 

 growers, as well as many specialty 

 fruits which are grown in California 

 and that can be grown in the North- 

 west. 



Power Drag Saw does theWorK of 10 Men 



One man can move machine from, cut to cut on log. Two men can 



carry it. Cuts through 3!4 foot log in three minutes. Approxi- 



\ \ mately 25 cords a day. 3-M H. P. gasoline engine warranted. Steel 



V. <*'/;] wheel cart $8.00. Send for catalogue. 



MANUFACTURED BY 



Price 

 '"Complete 148- 



REIERSON MACHINERY CO. 



1292 HOOD STREET. PORTLAND. OREGON 



Spraying. — The spraying season will 

 soon be at hand for the early pests 

 and diseases. The first pests and dis- 

 eases on the program are aphids, scab, 

 and San Jose scale. Spraying for San 

 Jose scale is usually done when the 

 buds begin to swell; spraying for 

 aphids about the time the buds are 

 ready to burst. Spraying for scab 

 should commence with the semi-dor- 

 mant spray, which is when the buds 

 begin to burst and show- small green 

 leaflets. Spraying for these pests and 

 diseases usually commences in March. 

 This edition contains an interesting 

 article on spraying for aphids; the 

 March edition will contain information 

 about spraying for scab and San Jose 

 scale. 



The Cow and the Hog. — "Better 

 Fruit" has published a number of 

 articles in previous editions in refer- 

 ence to the cow and the hog in con- 

 nection with orcharding. Now that 

 fruitgrowers have found that through 

 continueil cultivation they have de- 

 pleted the soil of humus and nitrogen, 

 and have found further that this can 

 be supplied with cover crops, the way 

 is open for the fruitgrower to make 

 some extra money without extra ex- 

 pense by seeding his orchard to cover 

 crops, sowing alfalfa or clover and 

 maintaining a few dairy cows or a 

 drove of hogs. A number of fruitgrow- 

 ers who have done this are making 

 some extra money, which comes in 

 handy throughout the year. 



The SprayDiat Sticks 



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Adheso 



Insecticide, Tonic 

 Fungicide 



■ADHESO" HAS PROVED UP IN 

 THE WEST 



<:, I. .\ikeii. Placenllle. Cal.. writes: 



"1 have Winesap trees that for the last 

 ten years have t>e*n .so Scabby that I was 

 thinking seriously of digging them out. 

 HoM'ever, I decided to try once more, this 

 time using your "ADHESO." and the re- 

 side was that I had over 99^^ clean fruit." 



.Mr. Aiken has re-ordered. 



The Wonderful Apple Crop of W. D. 

 Shoupe, written alxtut in the Novenilwr IS 

 issue of "Tlie Fruit (Grower." was spra>ed 

 with ISno lbs. of "ADHESO." -Mr. Shoupe 

 has ordered ISOO lbs. for I'.u: for his 

 Sandoval. III., orcliard. The Largest Ap- 

 ple Crop Ever Grown by a Single Grower 

 was sprayed with «>nr "Triangle" Brand 

 Arsenate of Lead. .John \V Miller. Mar- 

 linsburg, \V Va.. grew this >ear 4.'i,mn> 

 barrels, viihied at $l5f>,0iM>, All Sprayed 

 with Our Sprays. Mr. Miller has i>lui-eil 

 \\is fill ire order with ns for 1917, 



Ansbacher A Insecticide C0.1-. 



527 Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK 



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