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There are many prac- 

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Hansen's 

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have proved for thousands of 

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 Our 500 styles include 

 gloves for women and 

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Walnut Trees 



Price 



Frauquettes, to 8 feet, on Per 100 



California Black Root . $65.00 

 Franquettes, 4 to 6 feet, on 



California Black Root . 50.00 

 Franquettes, .3 to 4 feet, ou 



California Black Root . 40.00 

 Fi-anquettes, 2 to .'! feet, on 



California Black Root 30.00 



TrueVrooman Strain 

 of Franquettes 



Duy: with cxccptiiiiially good roots, at 



Mira Monte Nursery 



San Jose, California 



The Rumley Company advises us that 

 all correspondence in future should be 

 addressed to La Porte, Indiana. They 

 state that under the management of a 

 receivership their affairs are going 

 along just the same as they ever 

 did. We are also informed that their 

 branches are being conducted in the 

 interests of the company and its cus- 

 tomers just as actively as usual. In 

 fact they state they are giving their 

 branches increased attention in their 

 endeavor to render more eflicient serv- 

 ice in the way of prompt shipments of 

 machinery and repairs. This ofTice is 

 in receipt of three very attractive cat- 

 alogs on farm power machinery sent 

 out by the M. Rumley Company. 



Mahlon Terhune, freight broker. 

 Produce Exchange, New York City, has 

 just issued a very interesting circular 

 giving the dates of all steamers sailing 

 from New York City. The total export 

 shipment of api)les in barrels for the 

 season to January .SOth was 2,024,540. 

 The total shipment last season to Jan- 

 uary 30th was 1,541,966 barrels, show- 

 ing an increase in export shipment of 

 apples for the year 1915 of about 33% 

 per cent. 



Directors of the Northwestern Fruit 

 Exchange held their annual meeting at 

 the new headquarters, Seattle, January 

 26. Some changes were made in the 

 list of officers, who are now as follows: 

 President, Reginald H. Parsons; vice- 

 president and general manager, \V. F. 

 Gwyn; secretary, Arthur A. Prince; 

 treasurer, D. H. White; assistant secre- 

 tary and assistant treasurer, H. H. Kinq. 



The Hardie Mfg. Company, Lansing, 

 Mich., are putting on the market a 

 spray outfit especially adapted for the 

 small orchardist and steep side hills, 

 called the "Hardie Jr." There has long 

 been need for a small power outfit at 

 a reasonable price and the Hardie Mfg. 

 Company claim the Hardie Jr. fills 

 the bill. 



The Portland Seed Company have 

 just issued their Complete Seed Annual 

 for the year 1915, which is a very at- 

 tractive and interesting catalogue, with 

 a very handsome cover illustrating in 

 colors half a dozen ears of Golden West 

 sugar corn. The catalog is free and 

 can be obtained on request. 



The Northwestern Fruit Exchange 

 desires to say to all correspondents 

 and friends that it is in most cordial 

 and hearty accord with the action ta- 

 ken by the Convention of Fruit Grow- 

 ers at Taconia, and is exceedingly op- 

 timistic of the results which it confi- 

 dently expects will issue therefrom. 



Preliminary steps have been taken 

 for tlie organization of the various 

 marketing agencies of the Northwest 

 into a Shippers' League for the purpose 

 of co-operation amongst themselves in 

 conjunction with the Executive Com- 

 mittee and Board of Control of the 

 fruit growers for the adoption of con- 

 structive measures which shall be nui- 



tually beneficial to growers and ship- 

 pers. A meeting will be called of all 

 shippers for the purpose of affecting 

 a permanent organization of the Ship- 

 pers' League. This meeting will be 

 lield in Seattle, at the earliest possible 

 date. 



Rubber Importations. — Reports is- 

 sued by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber 

 Company indicate that they will en- 

 deavor to make arrangements for their 

 regular supply of rubber by the way 

 of the Pacific Ocean, should Germany's 

 blockade declaration seriously inter- 

 fere with present traffic conditions. 



Orenco Prune Trees 



Cheap 



Myrtle Creek. Oregon, November 26, 1914. 



I feel like saying a few words to you on paper in 

 regard to my Italian Prune trees. I am more than 

 pleased with them. Really they are better than I 

 expected. 1 cannot speak too much in itralBe of 

 your company for such good trees. They are of good 

 size, good height and good roots. Everyone that I 

 talked with that ordered from you is well pleased. 



(Signed) J. A. Copeland. 



"ORENCO TREES" are universally 

 known for their high standard of quality, 

 and particular planters prefer to buy 

 where they can depend upon quality, 

 reliability and satisfaction. When you 

 want really good trees at right prices, 

 you can't do better than with us. Try It. 



Oregon Nursery Company 



ORENCO. OREGON 

 SUCCESSFUL salesmen wanted. 



HAMILTON MADE 

 SPRAYING HOSE 



WILL SPRAY YOUR TREES FOR 

 SEVERAL YEARS FOR 



ONE COST 



J4-inch Perfect Spray Hose. G py, 50- foot 

 pieces coupled, or %-mch STERLING \Vt)KTH 

 Keel Spray Hose in 500-foot lengths. 



Eitlier grade will stand lioo lbs. test aud will 

 be satisfactory for any power or hand sprayer. 

 $1.5.00 for 100 feet. Cash with order. 



Freight paid to your station. Shipped direct 

 from fat-rory the ilay the order is received. 



HAMILTON RUBBER MFG. CO. 



TRENTON, N. J. 



YOU W ANT TH E BEST SPRAYER 



You wan) to Mve time, 

 temper, trouble and treat 

 You want to raiae fmit tKart 

 brings the highest pricM. 

 You want to know aJlabovfi 

 oui iprajrer before you buy. 

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SV^o's^'.Se Va^Bkpow. DoY.uW«tT. 

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