March. 192 1 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page 25 



the fruit which was excellent. Evi- 

 dently the alfalfa was capable of fur- 

 nishing sufficient nitrogen. 



On the other hand there are orchards 

 making scarcely a normal growth on 

 which heavy crops are expected this 

 year. The alfalfa may be pretty well 

 "run out" being largely replaced by 

 grassy sod. We know that such alfalfa 

 is less capable of fixing nitrogen and 

 that the grass takes a great deal of 

 available nitrogen. Consequently the 

 trees do not receive a normal supply for 

 maximum production. Such orhcards 

 should be plowed or disked up and clean 

 cultivation followed for one or two 

 years, after which it may again be 

 seeded to alfalfa, vetch, etc. In the 

 meantime cultivation should be thor- 

 ough and persistent not only to liberate 

 plant food but to free the land of weeds 

 and grass. 



Where orchards are being seeded to 

 clover or alfalfa, especially for the first 

 time, it appears well worth while to 

 use a small amount of nitrate of soda. 

 This is especially so in the case of 

 clover. If this is not done the trees 

 during the second season following seed- 

 ing do not do well. This is a common 

 observation at Hood River. During the 

 period when a shade crop is being es- 

 tablished it is advisable to use a small 

 amount of nitrate which will supple- 

 ment the supply of nitrogen when culti- 

 vation cannot be given and before that 

 time when the shade crop may be ex- 

 pected to furnish this element. 



Strawberry Fertilizers. 

 For strawberry growers the writer 

 recommends the use of a complete fer- 

 tilizer testing approximately as follows: 

 Nitrogen, 6.5 per cent; phosphoric acid, 

 7 per cent; potash, 8 per cent. This is 

 made up as follows: Nitrate of soda, 800 

 pounds; superphosphates, 800 pounds, 

 beet char, 400. 



Flume 

 Cement 



For coating- w o d e 11 or 

 concrete flumes, tanks, 

 troughs, etc. 



Stops leaks and the waste 

 of water. 



TheC.G. BettsCo. 



S. 113 Madison Street 

 Spokane, Washington 



FOR SALE 



Twenty-nine acre, nine-year-old. irrigated, 

 bearing, apple orchard, in Twin Falls county, 

 southern Idaho. Varieties: Jonathan. Wine 

 Sap. Delicious and Rome Beauty. Excellent 

 condition. Will sacrifice for $8,000.00 cash. 

 Address, 



JOSEPH B. LYOING 



25 East Washington Street 



Chicago, 111. 



This fertilizer should be applied at 

 the rale of 500 pounds per acre annually 

 in two equal amounts. In early spring 

 put on 250 pounds per acre. Apply the 



other 250 in late summer right after the 

 topping season. When thus used the 

 grower should secure a maximum pro- 

 duction of firm berries. 



HART'S POULTRY BOOK With Plans for an Ideal Brooder 



My 1 



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plans tell how to make a brooder for 100 to 500 chicks. Use one- 

 burner oil cook stoye for heater. I threw out my coal and distillate stoves when I 

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Feeding directions for chicks tells not only just what to feed but exactly how 

 much — right to the ounce — no guess. No gapes, toe-picking, leg-weakness, diarrhea, 

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My book also contains my feed formulas and methods that save me 25c to 50c 

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