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BETTER FRUIT Encouraging Signs 



Published Monthly On the heels of the announcement 

 of a reduction in the price of steel 



Better Fruit Publishing Company made b the United States 



Twelfth and Jefferson Streets * 



PORTLAND, OREGON poration comes notice of 10 per cent 



W. H. WALTON Editor cuts in the prices of farming and or- 



JERROLD OWEN Associate Editor , , . . , 



C. I. MOODY Advertising Manager chard implements by some of the larg- 



EDWIN C. WILLIAMS . c , . ,, ° 



....San Francisco Representative, Hobart Bldg. est manufacturers >n the country. Re- 



== =^==^ = ^ == ^^^^= duction in published prices for 1921 of 



STATE ASSOCIATE EDITORS ' r 



OREGON— C. I. Lewis, Horticulturist. 10 per cent on all machines and imple- 



WASHINGTON— Dr. A. L. Melander, Ento- . ... ., 



mologist; O. M. Morris, Horticulturist, Pull- ments, with the exception of motor 



COLORADO— C. P. Gillette, Director and Ento- trucks, manufactured by the Interna- 



mologist; E. B. House, Irrigation Expert, State K-„«l t_t„„..„ i.„ n p a 



Agricultural College, Fort Collins. tlonal Harvester Company of America 



ARIZONA— F. J. Crider, Horticulturist, Tuscon. „_J _ j m il__ -,,4. • :„„i»„„„,. c \. ■ 



MONTANA-H. Thomber, Victor. and a similar cut in implements fabri- 



CALIFORNIA— C. W. Woodworth, Entomolo- ca ted bv Deere & Cn n f Mnlin. Til 



gist, Berkeley; W. H. Volck, Entomologist, Lalea "7 -L»eere « to., Ot Moline, 111., 



Ri«rsPd V <i! le: Le ° n D ' Batchelor ' H ° rticulturist - are the first to come to our attention. 

 INDIANA — H. S. Jackson, Pathologist, Lafayette. T , . t ,.-, T , . ,, 

 ___!. It is a healthy sign. It is another 



All Communications should be addressed and step along the road to normalcy. 

 Remittances made payable to 



BETTER FRUIT PUBLISHING COMPANY The interest of the manufacturer as 



In the United StatVsV^LOO per 'year in advance. wel1 as the consumer is served in bring- 



Canada p:yabTe°7n gn Aml n ric U an in e g X ch P a°n S g a e ge - $2 °°' in ? W^g ^ack to a basis approaching 



Advertising Rates on Application. the normal. Trade cannot be stimulated 



~ until confidence is restored and the 



r ree 1 Oils buyer is convinced that no attempt is 



Howls of protest from newspapers being made to gouge him. Stability is 



in Mississippi valley states against slow in following an era of inflation, 



proposed free tolls for American ships but the present industrial outlook makes 



passing through the Panama canal ring its early arrival appear certain, 



insincere to the western ear. Either they In announcing its reductions, one 



are the evidence of a dog-in-the-manger manufacture- naively remarks that it 



attitude or they show the influence of means a "tremendous loss" to the com- 



transcontiner.tal railroads on editorial pany, but a loss it is willing to assume 



policies. "in the hope that it will benefit the 



The attitude is short-sighted, for the farmer or fruit grower in enabling him 



middle west will benefit almost as much to buy more economically the imple- 



as the Atlantic seaboard by the inaugu- ments he needs and at the same time in- 



ration of free tolls. Unless shipping crease the market for his products by 



lines are able to compete on a parity g' vin g employment to factory workers." 



basis with transcontinental railroad The average producer nourishes the 



lines, freight rates to the east will re- idea that the "tremendous loss" is 



main as high as the traffic will bear. chiefly in anticipated profits. How- 



That appears to be elemental. ever, it certainly is a movement in the 



There is much that is unadulterated right direction, 



buncombe in the protest that free tolls There is no question that the reduc- 



would be unfair discrimination against tion in the price of steel has no direct 



foreign shippers. bearing on the manufacturing cost of 



The United States footed the bill for implements being sold this year, as the 



the construction of the Panama canal, raw materials already have been pur- 



and continues to finance its maintenance. chased at the higher prices. There is 



Why should not the United States have established, however, a lower replace- 



the "edge" on foreign trade in the use ment cost which rightly serves as a 



of its own canal? basis of a price to which purchasers arc 



The west is vitally interested in the entitled and manufacturers should be 



success of the free tolls program. Es- willing to accept. 



tablishment of real competition between The attitude of these manufacturers 



rail and water routes will hasten the re- is to be commended and it is to be hoped 



turn of normalcy. that buying will be stimulated. 



June, 1921 



Roses 



In no section of the world are more 

 handsome roses grown than the Pa- 

 cific Northwest. Is there any logical 

 reason why the fruit grower should not 

 devote a portion of his few leisure mo- 

 ments to the culture of roses? 



One need not be of esthetic tempera- 

 ment to enjoy things of beauty. A few 

 hours spent about the orchard home in 

 the planting of rose bushes, flowering 

 shrubs and vines are not wasted. The 

 little wife will appreciate these things 

 far more than the man, whose thoughts 

 are centered on the practical efforts in 

 the field. Yet they brighten the home 

 and make it a more pleasant place in 

 which to live. 



Flowers mean much in a woman's 

 life. A little pampering of that love of 

 the beautiful by the man of the house 

 will make ihings much more enjoyable 

 for her. A garden in which she may 

 putter while her husband is guiding a 

 spray hose among the trees provides 

 healthful exercise as well. Not that she 

 does not find enough work about her 

 home, but this is pleasant work which 

 borders on recreation. 



Valuation of the beautiful in nature 

 is a lesson which California orchardists 

 may teach those of the Northwest. Or- 

 chard homes are often bowers of flow- 

 ering beauty in that state. Many there 

 are in the Northwest, but they are not 

 so plentiful. 



True, the blossoming of apple, cherry 

 and other fruit trees provides a sight 

 for the gods in the orchards of this 

 country, but this spasm of coloring is 

 but ephemeral. Give a little attention 

 to flowers. It will be appreciated. 



Farm Loan Bonds 



To finance the federal farm 

 loans a heavy issue of bonds has 

 been placed on the American market. 

 Fruit growers who are financially able 

 will find little better investment. Not 

 only will purchase of the bonds be 

 profitable to them, but it will stimulate 

 the farming industry generally by pro- 

 viding operating funds. 



The federal farm loan bonds are 

 non-assessable and free from income 

 tax. They pay interest of five per cent 

 and are issued in $100, $500, $1,000 

 and $5,000 denominations. 



