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This 

 Warning Signal" 



Insures proper speed on 

 every MEIV De Laval 

 Cream Separator. 



NINE people out of ten turn the sepa- 

 rator handle too slowly. 



Thousands of tests with experienced sep- 

 arator operators show this to be the case. 



Other tests made by the highest authori- 

 ties have shown conclusively that there is 

 a big cream loss when the cream separator 

 is not turned fast enough. 



You will avoid such a possible cream loss 

 if you buy the New De Laval. The Bell 

 Speed Indicator on the New De Laval is a 

 "warning signal' 'that insures proper speed 

 at all times. No matter who runs your De 

 Laval, this "warning signal" will tell you 

 when the speed is not right. You hear it 

 and do not need to see it. This one feature 

 alone may easily save you the cost of a 

 cream separator in the next few months. 



But that is only one of the big advantages 

 of the New De Laval. Other advantages 

 are greater capacity, closer skimming and 

 easier turning, simpler bowl construction 

 and easier washing. 



Why not see the nearest De Laval agent at 

 once? If you do not know him, write to the 

 nearest office for any desired Imformation. 



De Laval Dairy Supply Co. 



LARGEST DAIRY SUPPLY HOUSE 

 ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



We specialize in Alpha Gasoline and Distillate 

 Engines, Ideal Green Feed Silos, Irrigation 

 Equipment, Centrifugal and Deep Well Pumps 

 and Alpha Spraying Outfits. 



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Superb Variety. Will bear from June to 

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BETTER FRUIT 



that the cost of harvesting can be very 

 materially reduced when berries are 

 destined for the evaporator. Instead of 

 being picked by hand, they may be 

 allowed to become fully ripe and then 

 harvested by the use of the "bat and 

 tray." This device consists of a can- 

 vas tray or bag supported by a rectan- 

 gular wooden frame, which is pushed 

 beneath the bush at one side by the 

 operator, who then draws the clump 

 of canes toward it with a wire hook 

 and "bats" the berries into the tray 

 with a paddle made of wire and cov- 

 ered with canvas, which in size and 

 appearance strongly suggests that it is 

 a hybrid between a fly swatter and a 

 tennis racquet. By the use of this de- 

 vice, the berries are gathered by going 

 over the patch not more than three 

 times, while one operator will do as 

 much work as three or four following 

 the ordinary methods. While a good 

 deal of litter is present in berries 

 gathered in this way, the larger por- 

 tion of it can be easily removed as the 

 berries are spread on the trays, and the 

 remainder is gotten out by passing the 

 dried berries through a fanning mill 

 or over a vibrating screen. 



PRUNES 



While the drying of prunes may be 

 considered as peculiarly an industry 

 of the Northwest, it would seem that 

 few people not actually operating dry- 

 ers have any very accurate ideas as to 

 the cost of the work or the returns 

 which the grower who disposes of his 

 fruit to the evaporator should have. 

 Hence a word in regard to the cost of 

 the process and the returns to the 

 dryer may not be out of place. The 

 yield of dry product from prunes is 

 very much larger than that from any 

 other fruit handled, averaging slightly 

 more than GOO pounds per ton, although 

 yields of 700 pounds of thoroughly 

 cured product have been obtained. The 

 time required for drying varies within 

 wide limits, but 36 hours is probably a 

 fair average. Consequently the con- 

 sumption of fuel per ton of product is 

 15 to 25 per cent greater than is the 

 case with apples. The labor cost is 

 usually little more than one-half that 

 for berries, since a much smaller 

 amount of fresh fruit must be handled 

 and it can be spread upon the trays 

 much more rapidly. For these reasons 

 the cost of drying, as indicated by the 

 investigations of Brown and Bradford 

 in Oregon and my own in Washington, 

 averages about one cent per pound, ex- 

 clusive of interest charges, depreciation 

 and oversight of the work, which may 

 add .$2.00 to 5.00 per ton, accordingly as 

 the plant is a large one drying other 

 fruits in season or a small one working 

 only with prunes. With a price of 5 

 cents per pound to the manufacturer and 

 a drying and packing cost of IV2 cents 

 per pound, there remains $70.00 from 

 which the operator lakes his profit and 

 pays the grower for (5,500 to 7,000 

 pounds of fruit. Consequently a price 

 of .flT.OO a ton to the grower would he 

 equitable in view of existing market 

 conditions, as a basis for a term con- 

 tract between grower and manufac- 

 turer. 



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Our new staple and felt 

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 the pad and keeps them from 

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 life of the pad and satisfac- 

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