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BETTER FRUIT 



February 



THE TROUTMAN ORCHARD HEATERS 



FROST'S FOE AND THE 

 FARMERS' FRIEND 



Spring Time and Frost Time are Coming ! Get Busy ! 



T he time for experimenting and discussion has passed. 

 R you going to risk losing the profits in one night, 



O r will you protect your investment in preparing your land and caring for your orchard, by equipping with heating 

 apparatus? 



U will lose more in one year from frost than the entire cost of an insurance policy in the form of orchard heaters. 

 T wentieth century methods have provided against the prodigious losses incurred in the past by frost ravages, and 

 orchard heating 



M ust be adopted and recognized as a branch of scientific and modern orcharding. 



A ny one cold night and Jack Frost will reap the harvest of your 



N vestment. Time is short and we urge you to place your orders promptly. 



WHAT HEATER TO BUY 



C onfusing at first, but this problem can be solved without much difficulty. 



E fficiency and Economy are what you want In an orchard heater. The necessary heat with the least expense. 

 N ow that is what you get when you purchase the "Troutman." 



T his heater produces an equal amount of heat and consumes 50 per cent less fuel than any other known device. 



E vidence of this important fact, which has never been denied by our competitors, is given by prominent growers 



all over the country, and numerous competitive tests have proved it. 

 R you satisfied? If not, place your order and we'll show you. 



REGARDING RESERVOIRS 



D o not use large heaters for the purpose of decreasing the fire area. Use as many large heaters as you would small 



ones, confining their use, as it is intended, as a 

 R eservoir. Our No. 3 "Reservoir" Heater holds six gallons and burns thirty-five hours, 

 A nd we highly recommend it when used as a reservoir. Small fires well distributed are 

 F ar more ei¥ective than a smaller number of the large fires. 

 T routman Heaters are manufactured in all sizes and always give satisfaction. 



THE TROUTMAN FROST FIGHTING APPARATUS IS COMPLETE 



L ook at our Year Book and Government Bulletin. 



E very one who has used them attests their efficiency. TflP l?ni11lH f^fPCf" OfPflJIfH 



A nd we can supply you with Rapid Lighters and Frost Alarms. 1 UC IVUUilU VlUoL Vfi l/llCll U 



D o not delay! The time is here. IJAli'AI* r*Amr»inir 



S end us your name and we will convince you. liCdLCl \j\j\UyCi\ly Canon City, Colorado 



it is believed will be generally acceptable 

 to the majority of districts in Yakima 

 Valley. 



At the meeting held recently M. E. 

 Olsen, of Parker, was elected president; 

 G. E. C. Johnson, vice-president; W. P. 

 Romans, secretary; E. M. Sly, treasurer; 

 J. H. Robbins, manager, and J. T. Donan, 

 now of Sacramento, traffic manager. The 

 executive committee consists of Olsen, 

 Sly, Lowther, B. D. Thompson and W. I. 

 Huxtable. 



Thirteen of the local districts have 

 been organizing, each represented by 

 two trustees in a central body, which 

 will make twenty-six trustees altogether. 

 The districts represented are the fol- 

 lowing. North Nob Hill, W. I. Hux- 

 table, G. E. C. Johnson; South Nob Hill, 

 Dr. Granville Lowther, J. O. Jeffrey; 

 Granger, B. D. Thompson, R. E. Pearce; 

 Sunnyside, H.W.Turner, Frank Schafer; 

 Prosser, Morris Henry, W. S. Hunt; 

 Selah, A. J. Pressey, P. W. Cornue; 

 Lower Naches, John Doble, S. B. Shiley; 

 Fruitvale, J. A. Adams, C. L. Miller; 

 Parker, M. E. Olsen, E. A. Hewes; Don- 

 ald, H. E. Angel, Jesse C. Childs; Emer- 

 ald, J. T. Baird, M. G. Merrill; Grand- 

 view. J. M. Hogeland, E. F. Blaine. 



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FRUIT GROWERS' ORGANIZA- 

 TIONS. — Many reports have come 

 to this office, and at various times we 

 have published a notice of the different 

 districts that have formed fruit growers' 

 associations. Recently a great many 

 have been formed, and we regret that we 



WAGNER CREEK 

 NORSERY& ORCHARD 

 COMPANY 



Talent, Oregon 



Send for special prices on 

 Yellow Newtown Apples and 

 English Walnuts. 



HEMINGWAY'S 



Is the lead arsenate of the expert fruit 

 grower. It is widely used in all of the 

 famous fruit growing districts. Made in a 

 factory which has specialized in arsenical 

 manufactures for over 30 years, it has the 

 advantage of this long experience in its 

 preparation for the use of the discriminating 

 fruit grower. 



Hemingway's 



Arsenate of Lead 



THE PERFECT PRODUCT 

 Possesses miscibility with maximum stick- 

 ing power. Is 20% stronger than the fed- 

 eral law requires. 



Send for booklet giving full directions for 

 the use of Hemingway's Lead Arsenate 

 against all biting insects. 



KERR, GIFFORD & CO., Portland, Ore. 

 Coast Agents, who carry full stocks 



HEMINGWAY'S LONDON PURPLE CO. 

 LTD. 



64-66 Water St., New York 



neglected to keep a list of those formed 

 during the past winter. 



In the columns of "Better Fruit" we 

 published a list of fruit growers' asso- 

 ciations in the Northwest. We would 

 like every fruit growers' association to 

 look over this list and see if their name 

 is included, and if not to send it in to 

 us, so that our list may be made perfect, 

 complete and up-to-date. For the bene- 

 fit of the fruit industry in general it will 

 be worth while for every association to 

 do this, because "Better Fruit" is taken 

 by all the principal fruit dealers, com- 

 mission men and apple buyers through- 

 out the Eastern States. This list is used 

 in many ways — it is a directory for cor- 

 respondents and many of the dealers 

 send representatives to visit the different 

 associations mentioned therein. By hav- 

 ing the name of every association on this 

 list it will enable you to get in touch 

 with the Eastern dealers vvho will handle 

 the fruit of the Northwest during the 

 coming and future years. 



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Almost the whole world knows of 

 Hood River as a place that produces 

 the best fruits, and all of Hood River 

 Valley should know, and could know, 

 that there is one place in Hood River, 

 under the firm name of R. B. Bragg & 

 Co., where the people can depend on get- 

 ting most reliable dry goods, clothing, 

 shoes and groceries at the most reason- 

 able prices that are possible. Try it. 

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Editor Better Fruit: 



Enclosed find $1 for renewal of "Better Fruit." 

 Would not be without it. Yours truly, T. L. Law- 

 son, Gates, Oregon. 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



