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BETTER FRUIT 



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THE time is at hand, we believe, when the 

 larger associations and growers are awakening 

 to the importance of using greater care in select- 

 ing their spraying materials, A large and reliable 

 house, whose business is exclusively the manu- 

 facturing of chemicals (as ours has been since 

 1839). equipped with experienced chemists and 

 manufacturing "the raw materials, insuring even 

 selection and uniformity of quality, are better 

 fitted, we believe, to turn out a high grade prod- 

 uct than those not so equipped. 



We would also call the attention of the fruit 

 growers of the Northwest to the fact that we 

 were the first to bring our proposition direct from 

 the manufacturer to the larger associations. 

 Prior to 1908, when The Grasselli Chemical Com- 

 pany entered the field, arsenate of lead could only 

 be procui ed through indirect channels, and at a 

 materially higher cost. 



The Hood River Apple Growers' Union, who 

 have used this well known brand exclusively for 

 the past two years, owing to general satisfaction 

 and good results received, have again expressed 

 their preference and have renewed their contract 

 for the Grasselli lead for the coming season. 



The winners of the Grand Sweepstake Prize 

 of $1,000 for the best carload of apples at the 

 National Apple Apple, Spokane, Washington, were 

 as follows: 1908, M. Horan, Wenatchee, Wash- 

 ington; 1909, Tronson & Guthrie, Eagle Point, 

 Oregon; 1910. C. H. Sproat, Hood River, Oregon. 

 All sprayed with Grasselli lead. 



Conclusive evidence of its effectiveness and 

 adaptability to the varying climatic conditions 

 which exist in these leading fruit centers of the 

 West. 



The Grasselli brand stands for high quality 

 wherever heavy chemicals are used, and this 

 standard will at all times be rigidly maintained. 

 Yours truly. The Grasselli Chemical Co., Cleve- 

 land. Ohio. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



I am enclosing $1 to pay for your fine publica- 

 tion another year. I certainly appreciate the 

 quality and excellence of your work, and do not 

 want to miss a number. With best wishes for 

 continued success, I am, yours truly, Guy PI. 

 Gibbs, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



Your magazine should be taken by hundreds of 

 orchard growers in this valley. Yours truly, A. R. 

 Teeple, Roswell, New Mexico. 



GET CATALOG AND PRICE LIST 



420 Acres Devoted to Nursery Purposes 



THE WOODBURN 



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Established 1863 by J. H. Settlemier 



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Woodburn, Oregon 



WANT BEARING 

 OREGON ORCHARD 



About 10 acres Rogue River pears, or Spitzen- 

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 and choice for past three years. Must stand inves- 

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MIDWEST RASPBERRY 



New glossy black, large, hardy rasp- 

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A harmless, sticky substance. Applied 

 directly to tree trunks. Remains effective 

 ( rain or shine, warm or cool) three 

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 feet of band. No apparatus required — 

 easily applied with wooden paddle. No 

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 recommended against canker worms, bag 

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 equally effective against any climbing pest. 

 Don't wait until you see the insects — 

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SEND FOR BOOKLET 



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GRAND RAPIDS 

 MICHIGAN 



"I HAVE SO LITTLE FUNGUS 



That I cannot afford to mark my fruit with bordeaux," says Mr. George T. Powell, of Ghent. 

 New York, a grower of fancy apples. "I have less scale and finer foliage than ever before." 

 Reason: Five years' consecutive use of 



"SCALECIDE" 



Cheaper, more effective, and easier to apply than lime-sulphur 

 Send for booklet, "Orchard Insurance" 

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 • cans, $6.00; 5-gallon cans, $3.25; 1-gallon cans, $1.00 

 If you want cheap oils, our "CARBOLEINE" at 30c per gallon is the equal of anything else 

 B. G. PRATT CO., Manufactunng Chemists, 50 Church Street, NEW YORK CITY 



Two short course students with previous experi- 

 ence desire employment by the middle of Feb- 

 ruary in orchard where up-to-date methods are 

 practiced. Hood River or Rogue River Valley 

 preferred. 



Address W. S., care "Better Fruit." 



The Rayo Lamp is a high-grade lamp, 



sold at a low price. 

 It gives the white, soft, mellow, diffused light, which is 

 easiest on the eye; and you can use your eyes for hours 

 under Rayo light without eye strain, because there is no 

 flicker. The Rayo Lamp may be lighted without removing 

 shade or chimney. You may pay $5, $10, or $20 for lamps 

 other than the Rayo and get more costly decorations, but you 

 cannot get a better light than the low-priced Rayo gives. 



Dealers Everywhere. If not at yours, write to the nearest agency 'of the 



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