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BETTER FRUIT 



ing on the lea\fs was iu>t noticed on 

 plants growing in heavy soil. The fruit, 

 however, on sprayed rows was larger and 

 more glossy. There were among the 

 unsprayed berries many that only had a 

 spot or two of late infection that were 

 not considered blighted, but which were 

 detrimental to the geiieral appearance of 

 the fruit. There were a few late infec- 

 tions on the sprayed berries. The blight 

 increased during the season. 



In experiments in the Orton Bros', 

 berry field, 1907, the blackberries con- 

 sist of Snyder and Kittatinny. The 

 greater portion of the plants are of the 

 Snyder variet3^ with scattering hills of 

 the latter variety. For two years the 

 Kittatinny had blighted much worse than 

 the Snyder. In 1906 the field, with the 

 exception of parts of three rows, each 

 eight hills long (rows seven feet apart, 

 six feet apart in the row, hill system) 

 were sprayed twice with 2-3-50 bordeaux 

 mixture on June 1st and 10th. When the 

 berriLs were gathered those from rows 

 which were not sprayed showed two to 

 three times more disease than the fruit 

 from sprayed ones. 



During 1907 some of the rows were 

 sprayed with 6-4-50 bordeaux just before 

 the leaf buds opened (last of March to 

 first of April). Later, and just before the 

 flower buds opened (about May 1st) a 

 part of the rows were sprayed a second 

 time with 4-4-50 bordeaux. During the 

 season no injury from the spray was 

 noticeable, nor was there any beneficial 

 effect on the plants other than the reduc- 

 tion of the amount of disease on stems, 



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lca\es and fruit, v\iih the exception that 

 the fruit on rows sprayed twice began 

 to ripen a little earlier in the season. 



Twice during the season a portion of 

 the picking was sorted. Twelve boxes 

 were picked from each of a check row, a 

 row sprayed once and a row sprayed 

 twice. The check rows (two) gave an 

 average of twenty-one per cent blighted 

 fruit, the row sprayed once seven per 

 cent blighted and the row sprayed twice 

 two and five-tenths blighted fruit. About 

 two weeks later a similar examination 

 and count was made. The check row 

 gave thirty-seven per cent blighted, row- 

 sprayed once sixteen per cent blighted 

 and row sprayed twice gave eight per 

 cent blighted. 



These figures show that two sprayings 

 reduced the amount of blight more than 

 two-thirds. 



In experiments in the Anderson berry 

 field, 1907, at two dates during the pick- 

 ing season a small amount of the fruit 

 was gathered and sorted from rows that 

 had not been sprayed, rows sprayed 

 once and rows sprayed twice. 4-4-50 

 bordeaux was used. The first applica- 

 tion was made when the plants were well 

 leafed out and the second about three 

 weeks later, before the blossoms opened. 

 The first sorting of fruit showed thirty- 

 four per cent blighted fruit on check, 

 twenty-five per cent on rows sprayed 

 once and sixteen per cent on rows 

 sprayed twice. A second picking, a 

 couple of vi'eeks later, gave fifty per cent 

 blighted on check, thirty-three per cent 

 blighted on rows sprayed once and 



Deming Sprayers Do Good Work 

 One 1910 Record That Proves It 



When we tell you that Deming Spray Pumps are doing good work, 

 and lots of it, and doing it thoroughly , we say so because we know it 

 to be a fact, and to prove it we refer you to the record made by a 

 Deming "Premier" Power Sprayer, Fig. 656, in the orchard of a cus- 

 tomer in Washington. It helped him to produce a 100% perfect apple 

 CI op, and enabled him to cover 10 acres of 4-year trees in 7 hours, with 

 700 gallons of spray, and 10 acres of 13-year-old trees in 40 hours, with 

 5,700 gallons. This man made a real record with his 



Deming' Spray Pump 



for several good reasons that must appeal 

 equally to vou. For instance, every Dem- 

 ing machine is reliable; you Jon't often 

 hear of Deming users being thrown out by 

 a break-down. Then there's the splendid 

 construe: ion of the Deming machines, and 

 back of the construction, the design — 

 every Deming outfit was planned 

 by men who know what modern 

 fruit growing methods demand of 

 a successful machine. 



We want you to have our Cata- 

 logue NOW, and to know more 

 about the Deming line. If your 

 local dealer cannot supply you, we 

 will sell you direct. Write us 

 today — we will see that you get 

 full particulars by return mail. 



First prizes were awarded 

 Deming "Century'" Barrel 

 Spray Pump, and Deming 

 "Bordeaux" and "Simplex" 

 Nozzles, at National Horti- 

 cultural Congress, Council 

 Bluffs, Iowa, November 10- 

 19, 1910. 



CRANE CO., Pacific Coast Agents 



Portland Seattle Spokane San Francisco 



THE DEMING COMPANY, 870 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio 

 Distributing Agencies in Principal Cities 



MANUFACTURERS OF PUMPS FOR ALL USES 



a. c. POOR, 



Roainndii, Cal. 

 Chanpion Sox Malcer 

 or the Horld. 



(COPY) 



Kr. A. C. Rulofaon, Pacific Cgaat Agent, 

 J. C. Pearson Company, 



San Franoisoo, California. 



Dear Slr:- 



Eaplylng to yours asking why I prefer "Poaraon 

 nails" to the other brands, I have to say In reply that I have 

 been making boxes, crates and other packages In the apple packing 

 houses £tt Wataonville, in the oranges and lemon business in 

 southern and central California, and in the deciduous fruit 

 businens of central and northern California, and in Oregon for 

 eight years. 



I very much prefer the Pearson Cement Coated nails 

 to any other in making fruit packages for ♦he reason that the 

 nails are more uniform than any other brand I have ever used. The 

 Pearson nails are well pointed, and have a good head, and the 

 kegs contain very few nails that have to be thrown out on account 

 of Imperfection. I find the wire stiff or consequently the 

 nails drive better than any other make. This is particularly 

 true in raaohing nailing. When nailing by hand I use a stripper 

 in both box making and lidding and find that the Pearson nail works 

 more freely and easily in a stripper than any other make of nails 

 thut I have over used, and I have used all kinds. 



Hoping you will find this a complete answer to your 



Inquiry, I am. 



Yours very truly. 



HOTE a Mr. H". C. Poor won the Box Making contest for the world's 

 championship at Watsonvills, Cal., on October 17, 1910, making, 93 

 perfect standard apple boxes in one hour, thereby establishing the 

 world's record and winning the chamionshlp. The above tostinony 

 should be convincing coming from an expert box maker. 



J. C. PEARSON CO. 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



