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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



OTASH 



is food for thought 

 as well as for crops 

 this year. 



When shipments were interrupted by the war, it was estimated 

 that there was enough Potash on hand in the United States to pro- 

 vide two and three per cent Potash in mixed fertiUzers for this 

 spring's trade. Some manufacturers had more than enough for 

 these percentages. 



Since then minor sources of Potash have been fully utilized, and 

 additional shipments from the usual source are still being received. 



The supply is below normal, but this need not prevent farmers 

 securing some Potash in their fertilizers, nor should it lead farmers 

 to decide not to use fertilizers. 



There is no reason to return to the out-of-date goods without 

 Potash, although some authorities may try to "wish" them on us. 



We have not used enough Potash in the past. The largest annual 

 import of Potash was only one-seventieth of the Potash taken from 

 the soil by our 1914 corn crop and only one-fifteenth of the Potash lost 

 every year in drainage water. 



Spring crops use from two to ten times as much Potash as Phos- 

 phoric Acid. Get as much Potash in the fertilizer as possible. A 

 few firms are offering to furnish from four to ten per cent. 



There is no substitute for Potash. It may be harder to get just 

 now, but POTASH PAYS. 



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 WE GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO GOOD FARM LOANS 



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Paste for Labeling — "Palo Alto" Paste Powder 



added to cold water, instantly 

 makes a beautiful, smooth, 

 white paste. Ready for imme- 

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 a gallon. No labor. No muss. 

 No spoiled paste. 



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true of oats, the greater portion of the 

 soil moisture is used by the grain. The 

 clover plants thus become weakened 

 and when tlie grain is cut they are 

 killed by the hot sun before they have 

 lime to recover. Alsike clover does 

 well on soil which will no longer grow 

 red clover, and where moisture is suf- 

 ficient it is recommended that alsike 

 be planted. Sweet clover or soy beans 

 are very good soil renovators, and they 

 may replace red clover in the rotations 

 until the soil is in such condition that 

 red clover will succeed. 



The Encyclopedia of Horticulture 



The Encyclopedia of Horticulture is 

 a new work just off the press, edited 

 by Dr. Granville Lowther and Mr. 

 Worthington of North Yakima, Wash- 

 ington. It is a magnificent set of books, 

 consisting of three large volumes of 

 several hundred pages with hundreds 

 of illustrations. It is a practical en- 

 cyclopedia of horticulture. It is not 

 only an encyclopedia of horticulture 

 but practically a manual of horticulture 

 for the fruitgrower. It deals in a prac- 

 tical way with every feature of horti- 

 culture, — varieties to plant, setting the 

 orchard, cultivation, pruning, spraying, 

 harvesting, etc. In addition to this it 

 is a complete manual for all the difi"er- 

 ent diseases and pests, telling how they 

 can be recognized and giving treat- 

 ment for eradication, control and pre- 

 vention. It contains much information 

 about marketing and harvesting, and 

 also contains an immense amount of 

 statistical matter which is of great 

 value to the fruitgrower. ■\\Tiile many 

 books have been written about horticul- 

 ture, this is the first set of books that 

 covers the field of horticulture thor- 

 oughly in a practical way, and there- 

 fore is of inestimable value both as a 

 guide and for reference to the fruit- 

 grower. It is a set of books that should 

 be in the possession of every fruit- 

 grower. Full particulars can be se- 

 cured by writing the Encyclopedia of 

 Horticulture Company, North Yakima, 

 ^Vashington. 



The Fruit Growers' Council, Board 

 of Control and Executive Committee. 

 — If the information in the March 

 edition of Better Fruit interests you 

 about this great movement on the part 

 of the apple growers of the Northwest 

 to secure better prices, don't fail to 

 subscribe now so as to get the April 

 edition because that will contain some 

 very interesting features and descrip- 

 tive matter in reference to this great 

 movement which is not available for 

 the March edition. 



The Panama-Pacific International 

 Exposition discontinued the sale of 

 season tickets six weeks before the 

 opening day, because the unprecedent- 

 ed advance sale of bulk admissions led 

 the management to believe that it could 

 obtain more money by suspending re- 

 duced rates. This sale of tickets indi- 

 cates tliat the Exposition is going to 

 be a wonderful success. 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



