Axigust, 1921 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page 19 



Tree Protectors 



MECHANICAL protectors are recom- 

 mended for young trees on new 

 ground, as they ward off attacks of cut 

 worms, bud weevils, click beetles and other 

 pests that prey on opening buds. Protection 

 from ants that carry aphis into cherry trees 

 is also recommended by the use of protec- 

 tors by the entomologists of the Oregon 

 Agricultural Experiment station. For this 

 purpose cotton batting strips about five 

 inches wide and long enough to reach 

 around the tree are endorsed as excellent. 

 Tie the band loosely at the lower edge with 

 a string and then grasp the upper edge and 

 roll it down over the lower edge. Tree 

 tanglefoot is also recommended. A band 

 three-fourths of an inch wide is the most 

 efficient. If too wide the bands injure the 

 young trees. 



DESTROY ROADSIDE WEEDS 



Because — 



1. They act as centers of weed infesta- 

 tion for adjoining fields. 



2. They may be carried for many miles 

 by passing vehicles and animals. 



3. They harbor harmful insects and plant 

 diseases. 



4. They create insanitary conditions. 



5. They are unsightly. 



Methods for destroying roadside weeds, 

 approved by specialists of the United Statei 

 Department of Agriculture, are; 

 By— 



1. By mowing twice a year while they are 

 in full bloom, usually in June and August. 



2. Utilizing the roadsides for growing 

 hay. 



3. Grazing with tethered animals. 



4. Converting weedy roadsides into 

 lawns. 



GRADE ALL ROADSIDES SO THE 

 WEEDS CAN BE CONTROLLED. 



'X'HE price set by the California Pear Growers' 

 Association this year for Bartlett pears of No. 

 I grade is $61.75 net to grower; No. 2 grade, 

 $33.25 per ton. Last year the price received by the 

 association was $100 per ton. The organization 

 decided to limit the tonnage to be sold to the 

 canners to 60 per cent of the pack. 



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Growers' 



and 

 Packers' 

 Equipment 



We Manufacture: 



LADDERS 



BOX PRESSES 



PACKING CHAIRS 



BOX-MAKING BENCHES and 



AUTOMATIC ELEVATORS all 



GRAVITY & POWER CONVEYOR kinds 



POTATO GRADERS AND SIZERS of 



PRICE FRUIT SORTERS AND SIZERS Special 



NELSON FRUIT SORTERS AND SIZERS 



Equipment 



PRICE "PRICE PRODUCTS" 

 Before You Buy Others 



We maintain a consulting department which will be very glad to advise 

 with you in planning the installation of equipment for your packing 

 house or warehouse. 



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Fruit Appliance Company 



Successors to 



Price ManufactMring Company, Inc. 



YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 



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 SIMONS, JACOBS & CO., Glasgow GARCIA, JACOBS & CO.. London 



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 204 Franklin Street, New York 



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 Toronto and Montreal 



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 12 South Market Street, Boston 



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