August, 1921 



American Apples In 

 China 



FROM a bulletin just issued hy the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture it is interesting to learn that the mar- 

 ket for the apples of the Northwest in 

 China is more susceptible of expansion than 

 for other fruits. The varieties that meet 

 with the most favor in China are the Yellow 

 Newtown, Spitzenberg and Winesap and 

 the grade that is said to be best suited to the 

 trade is a fancy or No. 2, although an extra 

 fancy is wanted in limited quantities for 

 the Christmas trade. The sizes that are 

 the most popular with the trade run from 

 120 to 163, but both larger and smaller 

 sizes have reasonable demand and sale. The 

 largest quantity of apples sent to China 

 from the United States in any one year 

 was approximately 40 carloads. American 

 apples are sold in China by the pound and 

 retail at $5 to $6 a box. 



BETTER FRUIT 



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Get ready for the compaign against an- 

 thracnose in your apple trees. Remember 

 that a clean crop next year depends on the 

 thoroughness with which you spray this 

 fall. 



Ridley, Houlding & Co. 



COVENT GARDEN, LONDON 



WE ARE 



Specialists in 

 Apples and Pears 



CABLE ADDRESS: BOTANIZING. LONDON 



Codes: A. B. C. 5th Edition and Modern Economy 



Before You Buy a Grader 

 See The NEWELL! 



A Perfected Weighing Machine, Accurate and Efficient 



The operation is simply this: 

 Fruit is raised automatically 

 from hopper to sorters, by 

 conveyor belt, fixed with rol- 

 lers to prevent bruising. 

 Passed by the sorters, it is de- 

 posited by belt conveyor, one 

 at a time, upon aluminum 

 scales, which are attached to 

 single sprocket chain, carrying 

 fruit along the side of the 

 shunt-board, which gradually 

 pushes them farther out on 

 scales, until their weight tips 

 scales, depositing them in 

 packer's bins. All fruit of 

 same weight will tip scales at 

 same bin: it must function I 



If fruit is running large, 

 shunt board may be set in; if 

 small, set it out. This is the 

 only necessary adjustment. 



A Few 

 Outstanditig 

 Features of the 

 NEWELL 



Low Hopper — no step up 

 when filling. 



Automatic feed from hopper 

 to sorting table; controlled by 

 head sorter without leaving 

 his place. 



One piece scale with no deli- 

 cate adjustment to get out of 

 order or wear out. 

 Scales on SINGLE chain, not 

 double. 



Made in Two, Three and Four Section Models 



TIMOTHY NEWELL, Manufacturer 



Parkdale, Hood River Valley, Oregon 



