January, 1922 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page Twenty-one 



Farm Fruit Storage 



WE ARE interested in knowing how 

 extensively our readers, as representa- 

 tive fruit growers of the country, are pro- 

 vided with suitable storage structures on the 

 farm. By suitable storage structures we 

 mean those designed and built particularly 

 with the thought in mind of providing the 

 best possible storage facilities for fruits 

 under all weather conditions. 



Commercial fruit growers, whether pri- 

 vate shippers or members of associations, 

 know the vital necessity for adequate stor- 

 age facilities on the ranch. The unpre- 

 cedented early freeze of two years ago cost 

 many growers much more than proper frost- 

 proof storage space would have cost them. 



What are you planning in this regard? 



Tell us your experience in providing 

 your own storage for your crops. What 



kind of a structure have you and what were 

 the materials used? Has it been built par- 

 ticularly with permanence in mind? 



We want pictures of structures of this 

 kind. Those which we can use will be 

 paid for at a fair price. Don't hesitate 

 to write to us at length about your struc- 

 ture and how you use it. 



Orchardists intending to sow grass and 

 cover-crop seed may make a serious mistake 

 by not forwarding samples to their agricul- 

 tural college for free tests as to puritv. 

 Illustrating the worthless character of some 

 of these commercial seeds was a tes' 

 recently made by the farm crops depar:- 

 uicnl of the Oregon Agricultural College. 

 A sample of commercial Kentucky blucgiaso 

 seed, sent in for testing, was found to con- 

 tain 82 per cent chaff and only 17 per cent 

 pure seed. 



A PERFECTLY formed pear weighing 2 1-2 

 pounds and said to have been grown on a tree 

 73 years old, was recently exhibited by John 

 Drcith, of Visalla, Cal. 



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I Value Received | 



I Edmonds, Wash., Nov. 7, 1921 | 



I Better Fruit Publishing Co., | 



I Portland, Oregon. | 



I Gentlemen: Please jmd encloted | 



I $ 1 for my next year's subscriftion. I | 



I like your magazine and consider my | 



I dollar zcell sfent. | 



I Yours Resfectfully, | 



I L. S. Keeton. I 



I President North Edmotids Growers' | 



I Association. % 



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