June, 1922 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page Twenty-one 



Care of Raspberries and 

 Evergreens 



{Continued from page 7) 



ground, and carry the new canes overhead, 

 up between the bearing canes during June, 

 July and August. In February, they are 

 dropped to the lower trellis. That is the 

 plan that is being used very commonly 

 with some of our better plantings in the 

 Puyallup valley. 



The canes overhead mature the wood 

 better, are hardier when carried up than 

 on the trellis underneath, and go through 

 the winter better. In 1919, in adjoining 

 fields, where the canes were carried over- 

 head there was practically no winter injury. 

 The disadvantage is that it is a little hard 

 to get them up during July and August. 

 It is easier to drop them than it is to carry 

 the new canes up to the bearing trellis. 



IVTHERE we use a commercial fertilizer 

 " we like to have about a 2-10 or a 

 2-8 or a 2-4 combination. On our sandier 

 soils we believe in a great deal of phosphor- 

 ous. Where we might ordinarily use a 2-8 

 fertilizer, we like to use a little more phos- 

 phorous because we find that the plants 

 respond on that lighter soil where con- 

 siderable phosphorous is used. 



One common practice that our growers 

 are using now is the combination of poultry 

 and berries. Almost every berry grower, 

 75 or 80 per cent, now have some poultry 

 in connection with their berry plantation. 

 At certain times of the year they let the 

 poultry run in the berries. The poultry 

 helps cultivate the hills, keep down weeds 

 and grass between the plants, and also aids 

 in fertilization. One man a few years ago 

 said: "If my poultry did not lay an egg 

 they would pav for themselves in the 

 benefit they do to the field, in fertiliz- 

 ing and scratching. I consider that the 

 eggs they lav are clear velvet." So we are 

 using fertilizers now that have hen manure 

 as the chief element and supplement that 

 with phosphorous and potash. 



After planting Evergreens we get a pay- 

 ing crop in about three years. We will 

 get a light crop the second year, a little 

 heavier the next year. The second year 

 we would get about 25 crates, the third 

 1(10. .\ crate weighs about 20 pounds — 18 

 of berries. The fourth year they give us 

 a little heavier crop, the fifth year we 

 can expect five to seven tons to the acre. 



New officers of the Skookum Packers' 

 Association arc: I. H. Logue, president; C. 

 W. White, first vice-president; A. V.. 

 Munson, second vice-president; Miss Grace 

 Lamphere secretary-treasurer; J. A. War- 

 man, general manager. 



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Large numbers of Delicious apple trees 

 have been planted in the Yakima district 

 this spring. 



Westpine boxes 

 are MORE than 

 mere containers 



117ESTPINE boxes are more than merely containers for 

 your crop — they are protection and insurance. 



Strong and sturdy Westpine boxes save your fruit — your profits — 

 from losses in storage, rough handling and the weaving motion of 

 shipping. 



In Westpine boxes your apples reach the market in perfect condi- 

 tion. They find ready sale. 



Be sure you use Westpine boxes this year. They are made from 

 thoroughly seasoned and inspected western white pine. They af- 

 ford your apples needed protection. 



Write today for "The How and Why of Good Wood Boxes," a 

 handbook, on the proper construction and nailing of wood boxes. 

 It gives results of U. S. government tests on apple boxes. 



Box Bureau, Western Pine Manufacturers' Association 

 510 Yeon Building, Portland, Oregon 



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Codling Moth 



This destructive pest requires 

 utmost vigilance. Use Ortho 

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