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YOU CAN BUY 



The MYERS 

 SPRAYER 



AS YOU WANT IT 



or complete with Stover 

 Special Spray Engine 

 and mounted on our Low 

 Steel Wheel Trucks— 



IF YOU have your own Engine and Truck we can 

 furnish you the Myers Power Sprayer as shown below 



Four Sizes— Nos. 1, 2, 10 and 12 



Write us for prices 



Portland, Oregon 

 Spokane and Boise 



no indication tliat the marketing con- 

 cerns would co-operate. Fruit growers 

 realized that it was up to them to de- 

 vote their attention to the selling end 

 of the business. 



Healthy 



Trees 



Perfect Apples 



when you spray with 



"SCALECIDE 



9» 



— the spray that's endorsed the country over 

 as "The one great dormant spray." Mi.xcd 1 

 to IS, it kills every scale it reaches or you gf-t 

 your money back. Guarantee wiih every pat k- 

 age. It's easily prepared, non-corrosive and j 

 nOQ-clogging. Ibbl. equals 3bbls. '.ime sul- 

 phur. Destroys eegs, larvae and fungi in 

 dormant state. Simple, safe, economical. 

 Send (or free bunk let, "Scalectde. ih" '" 

 Saver. " Write today, to Dept. D 



B. G. PRATT CO. 



50 Church St.. New York City 



PORTLAND SEED COMPANY 



f=»OR-ri_ArsJD, OREGON 



Northwestern Agents 



Pratt's "Scalecide" 



Orders and inquiries will have prompt .attentiou. 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



In the year 1904 the editor said, 

 "Growing fruit is one business, selling 

 fruit is another business." This ex- 

 pression has been copied in almost 

 every publication throughout the coun- 

 try and is becoming a slogan adopted 

 by nearly all of the marketing agencies. 

 It still holds true, but it is also true that 

 the selling concerns have not got the 

 returns that fruit growers felt justified 

 in expecting, consequently it was up to 

 the fruit growers to give the matter 

 attention with a view to improving and 

 bettering the selling conditions in order 

 that they might receive the full market 

 value of their product. Consequently a 

 big conference was held at the National 

 Apple Show in Spokane, which seems 

 to he the headquarters in promoting 

 many good movements for the benefit 

 of the fruit industry. It resulted in the 

 forming of a by-products committee, 

 created however for another purpose, 

 but big and broad enough to grasp the 

 situation. This by-products committee 

 called the apple growers of the North- 

 west together in Seattle .January 22 and 

 2,3. The heads of the marketing agen- 

 cies were called in and a general dis- 

 cussion followed. An amicable under- 

 standing was reached and sufhcient 



progress made to justify calling a con- 

 vention in Tacoma February 15, which 

 lasted three full days. This conference 

 was called for the purpose of getting 

 down to business and formulating some 

 definite plan of action. The meeting 



Position as Superintendent 



of a large orchard by a thoroughly 

 competent orchardist, familiar witli 

 Northwestern conditions. College 

 man. Best of references. Address 

 "L," care "Better Fruit." 



Apple Seed 



We have to offer a nice stock of fresh 

 Vermont apple seed. Write for samples 

 and prices. 



F. H. McFARLAND 

 Waterville, Vermont 



Portland Wholesale 

 Nursery Company 



Room* 301-302 Stock Exchange Building 



Corner Third and Yamhill StreeU 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



