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BETTER FRUIT 



March 



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Crop Specialist Tells^ppT 



HowToNakeYour Land Pay - ^ 



;500^°li!00^!i£!;& 



That may sound like a story— but I am here to tell, 

 to show and to prove that a profit of from $500 to $1,200 

 per acre is within the reach of every farmer or grower 

 I the country. I have made this remarkable record on 

 farms for several years— other farmers who have 

 adopted my methods are also succeeding— the 

 same success is withinyour reach. The secrer of 

 this wonderful profit is scientific and intensive 

 ing, special preparation of soil and the growing of special crops. 



Write For My Two Free Books 



Book No. I is my intensive farming book, not a catalog, published to sell 

 for 50c; send and get it now free; tells of my experiments and experience 

 I for the last 32 years. It has taken 32 years to write and to complete it. If 

 I you will at least spend 32 minutes reading it it will prove to be the most 

 I profitable time you ever spent. This book explains iisy special method 

 ^of soil preparation, how to rotate crops, how to make your land 

 pay big profits as I have done by growing my Grandpa's 

 ■ ^Pride Globe Onions which have produced an average profit 

 j^of $15,000 on 40 acres and other special crops. 



Book No. 2 gives the history of the Alton Improved 

 ^Red Raspberry which has produced an average profit 

 ^of $1,200 per acre on account of its remarkable size, 

 flavor, long fruiting season and vitality. 



Write for my books today, they are free and 

 will interest the man who is looking for big profits. 



A. O. GILBERTSONp CROP SPECIALIST, 

 Box 620 Mason City, Iowa, 



f Have farmed For 32 

 Years 



During this time I txiye 

 experimented, my _on©\Mn 

 wasto produce special crojs | 

 that would be out of the or- 

 dinary in quality and profit. ' 

 One of the most successful 

 experiments was with rasp- 

 berries. Instead of growing | 

 the ordinary variety andltak- 

 ing an ordinary profit I pro- 

 pagated a special variety I 

 now known as the Alton Im- 

 proved Red Raspberry that 

 has stood the winters of | 

 Northern Minnesota, North 

 and South Dakota and even 1 

 as far north as Canada.with- | 

 out the least winter protec- 

 tion. The Berry is especial- 

 ly remarkable for its size and I 

 delicious flavor as well as | 

 for its long fruiting season, 

 which on an average ex- ■ 

 tends over a period of three 

 months. If you only have a 

 city lot or if you have a farm ] 

 investigate this wonderful, 

 large, delicious berry now. 



Simplex Self-Balancing 



Link Blade Cream Separators 



Have you seen the 1910 Model Simplex? Note the solid, heavy frame and 

 the convenient height of both the supply can and the crank. This machine is 

 the result of years of experimental vi'ork and has the best features of the 1909 

 Separator (the Link Blade skimming device, which has been tried and proved 

 its worth as is shown by numerous attempts to imitate, showing that other 

 manufacturers appreciate the skimming qualities of the LINK BLADES and 

 the self-balancing bowl), together with the new low-down supply can and 

 extra heavy base and the ease of running. 



The self-balancing feature has been on the market for about two years, 

 and is a perfect success. It does away with the old style mechanically balanced 

 bowl, which had to be sent to the factory to be rebalanced. The ease of run- 

 ning in this machine is not equalled. Note the large skimming capacities 

 relative to prices shown in table: 



No. Capacity per hour Price 



5 500 lbs. $ 75.00 



7 700 lbs. 80.00 



9 ... 900 lbs. 90.00 



11 1,100 lbs. 100.00 



MONROE & CRISELL 



General Agents Complete Line of Dairy Machinery and Supplies 



145 Front Street, Portland, Oregon 



The PERFECTION 

 CLAMP TRUCK 



Patented igio in U. S. and Canada 



Saves labor, jar and break- 

 age. Indispensable to fruit 

 dealers and growers. Write 

 for circular giving descrip- 

 tive details and prices f.o.b. 

 Seattle, Portland and Van- 

 couver, B. C. 



Manufactured by 



SAMSON & ARCHIBALD 

 Vernon, B. C, Canada 



Spy, Baldwin, Gravenstein, White Winter Pear- 

 main, Arkansas Black, Grimes Golden. 



On the above we suggest that where fairs offer 

 in excess of $20 for each variety the exhibits be 

 made in five-box (single tier layer), growers to be 

 the exhibitors, and that first, second, third and 

 fourth prizes be offered. 



2. That we deem next in importance the ten 

 varieties named in section 2, and, where possible, 

 should also be shown in single tier boxes or 

 trays, entries to consist of three to five trays, 

 and exhibitors to be growers: King of Tompkins 

 County, Gano, Delicious, Fameuse, Stayman Wine- 

 sap, Winter Banana, Mcintosh Red, Red Cheeked 

 Pippin, Ben Davis, Wealthy. 



3. That all other varieties be shown in plates 

 for educational and demonstartion purposes, and 

 that the premiums on the same be made the mini- 

 mum of what the fair offers on plate lots, with 

 $1 for first and a medal or trophy for second, as 

 an example. Two premiums only to be offered. 



4. That the classification of pears, peaches and 

 all other fruits be referred to Professor Thornber, 

 as representing this association, to be taken up 

 and agreed upon with the fair secretaries. 



5. That we deem this apple classification of 

 great importance to growers and exhibitors of this 

 entire section, and we ask the adoption of the 

 same by fairs, so far as their resources will 

 permit. 



6. We believe a uniform classification of fruits 

 will be of benefit to growers and exhibitors, and 

 especially to those who prepare exhibits for one 

 or more of the Northwestern fairs. We call 

 attention to the fact that in many other divisions 

 the fairs are adopting a uniform classification. 



7. We indorse the plan to eliminate the county 

 collective exhibit, and instead make tne awards 

 to the grower, so far as possible, as under such 

 a plan the grower will receive the premiums as 

 well as the benefits of the publicity. 



The committee making the above recommenda- 

 tions, representing all parts of the state, make the 

 findings unanimous. 



The elimination of the county collective exhibit 

 will enable the Washington State Fair to offer its 

 apple premiums in a manner that must interest 

 every section of the state. For the reasons: 



1. It is made a growers' contest. 



2. The variotis localities, having a favored 

 apple, will be able to compete and win something. 



S. It will do away with the idea that it is use- 

 less to compete with Yakima County and Valley, 

 as existed under the county collective premium. 



4. It makes the grower the exhibitor, rather 

 than the dealer or collector, putting the premiiun 

 where it belongs, and also the benefit of any 

 publicity. 



In the making of the schedule it is apparent 

 that the committee took into consideration the 

 apple products of the various sections of the 

 Northwest, recognizing the three of the Coast, 

 three of the dry unirrigated sections, three of the 

 irrigated sections and three general. These are 

 the apples of the first commercial section. The 

 second section comprises ten varieties in which 

 every portion of the apple growing Northwest 

 can compete. 



Do Your 

 Buildings 

 Need Paint? 



Examine your buildings and see if they 

 need painting now. If they do, don't put 

 the work off because you believe linseed 

 oil will drop in price. There is no hope 

 of it. Besides, the price of paint made- 

 to-order of 



"Dutch Boy Painter" 

 White Lead and pure linseed oil is lower than 

 you may thinli, if you have not actually figured it. 



Got prices from your dealer on the ingredients 

 of this old-fashioned, long wearing, pure white 

 lead paint. You will find it cheaper than any 

 other paint you'd think of using. 



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