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BETTER FRUIT 



The Reason Why 



LATIMER'S 



Dry Arsenate of Lead 



has won the confidence of the gowers is because of its reliability. 

 Out of the many samples analyzed by the Government and the dif- 

 ferent states not one has been found to fall below our guarantee. 



There are insecticide laws fixing the chemical requirements of 

 arsenate of lead, but no official control is exercised over the physical 

 character of the product. 



The physical nature of arsenate of lead, whether it is coarse or 

 fine, soft or lumpy, is of equal importance with the chemical com- 

 position. 



It is difficult to make a coarse, heavy lead stick to the fruit and 

 foliage, as a good deal runs off with the dripping water; furthermore 

 it does not cover uniformly, but dries in blotches. 



Unless the trees are protected by an even covering of poison 

 clean fruit cannot be expected. 



LATIMER'S DRY has won its position in the insecticide field be- 

 cause it produces results. 



LATIMER'S DRY does not require artificial adhesives to make 

 it stick. Its extreme fineness gives it ideal sticking and covering 

 properties. 



Each step in the manufacture of LATIMER'S DRY is under rigid 

 chemical control and we know that every pound that leaves our fac- 

 tory is right physically and chemically. 



Do not bargain hunt when you buy your spray. 



Cheapness is not the first consideration, but dependability. 



Let LATIMER'S DRY convince you this year. 



The Latimer Chemical Company 



Grand Junction, Colorado 



NORTHWESTERN AGENTS 



?«^r."^ t C°' 'daho-Oregon Fruit Growers' Association. Payette, Idaho 



Milton Fruit Growers' Co-operative Association, Milton, Oregon 



J. D. Taggard, Waitsburg, Washington, 



Spokane Fruit Growers' Company, Spokane, Washington. 



The Coffman Company, Spokane, Washington. 



Wenatchee Produce Company, Wenatchee, Washington 



Yakima County Horticultural Union, North Yakima, Washington 



The Pacific Fruit & Produce Company, Portland, Oregon. 



RIchey & Gilbert, Toppenish, Washington. 



The Morgan Lumber Company, Zlllah, Washington. 



The Fruit Growers' Exchange. Hood River, Oregon. 



Walther & Williams Hardware Company, The Dalles, Oregon 



The Medford Fruit Company, Medford, Oregon 



April 



tensive tillage should be given the soil. 

 Where irrigation cannot be practiced, 

 sow cover crops. Where irrigation can 

 be practiced, put in a crop of clover or 

 alfalfa. 



The question is sometimes asked: "Is 

 it possible to overdo the use of 

 nitrate?" It certainly is possible; too 

 much nitrogen makes too much wood 

 growth, has a tendency to make the 

 fruit overgrown, soft, and poorly col- 

 ored. It should not be applied to the 

 trees unless they show a need for the 

 same. In this way one will avoid any 

 danger of excess. The frequency of 

 application should depend upon the 

 response in the trees. Whenever they 

 show indications of decline or light 

 yield, add nitrogen. 



Reports come occasionally that ni- 

 trate is a poison, due to the fact that 

 it allows an accumulation of sodium 

 carbonate in the soil, thus increasing 

 alkalinity. There is a bare possibility 

 that, in soils which are exceedingly 

 alkaline and where very heavy appli- 

 cations of soda are used, this is pos- 

 sible. It must be remembered, how- 

 ever, that if enough nitrogen is added 

 to furnish three hundred pounds of 

 soda per acre and all the carbonate of 

 soda accumulated as free alkali, it 

 would increase the alkalinity of the 

 soil only one ten-thousandth of one per 

 cent. That is a very small amount and 

 we are not certain that the carbonate 

 of soda would increase abnormally, as 

 the soil is very complex and there are 

 many factors to be considered. To 

 those who fear an increase of alkalinity 

 the addition of some acid, such as acid 

 phosphate, would be advisable. From 

 one hundred to three hundred pounds 

 of the phosphate per acre, under such 

 conditions, could be be used. 



Timely Hints for Home Gardener 



U. S. Department Agriculture. 



VEGETABLE seed for planting 

 should be ordered at once so as to 

 be on hand as soon as the weather and 

 condition of the soil make planting pos- 

 sible. Before ordering seed the home 

 gardener would do well to look over 

 his garden plot, decide on the best loca- 

 tion for each vegetable, and determine 

 how much seed he will require for the 

 space available for each variety. 



He will find it helpful to make a 

 rough plan of his garden on a large 

 sheet of wrapping paper. On this plan 

 he can indicate the spaces to be used 

 for each variety and also by means of 

 colored pencils or symbols show where 

 a second crop is to be planted or inter- 

 planted between growing rows, and 

 also arrange for the second and third 

 crops which are to follow those pre- 

 viously harvested. Such a plan will 

 enable him to keep the garden busy all 

 season sujaplying fresh vegetables dur- 

 ing the sumiiicr and producing in the 

 late fall root and other crops for win- 

 ter use. Once the heavy preliminary 

 spading and working of the garden has 

 been done, it is about as easy to raise 

 two or three crops as to keep the gar- 

 den clean of weeds to produce only 

 one picking. The specialisls advise 

 those who are not used to gardening 



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