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Editor Better Fruit : 



As a lover of fruits, as well as a prospective 

 producer, I want to congratulate you on the suc- 

 cess you are making. You certainly deserve the 

 support of all progressive fruit growers. With best 

 wishes, R. D., Allen, Salem, Oregon. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



Your January number is certainly a hummer. 

 If you keep on there is no doubt but what "Better 

 Fruit" will be the "Country Life in America" of 

 the West. With best wishes, believe me, A. F. 

 Nagle, Assistant Manager "Advertising and Sell- 

 ing," New York. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



By yesterday's mail I received our copy of 

 January "Better Fruit," and I cannot let it alone. 

 I knew you were preparing a rather elaborate 

 edition, but this one lays it all over any previous 

 attempts, in my opinion, for artistic work and for 

 thoroughness on the various articles. You have 

 certainly boosted the National Apple Show to a 

 finish. Your plan of writing up all of the Western 

 shows in one issue was a dandy, and you have no 

 idea how valuable this issue will be to us as a 

 reference work. Throughout our campaign people 

 are always asking for some information concerning 

 other shows and wanting to know about some of 

 the features. By having this issue at hand we can 

 show them so much that it will be invaluable to 

 us. — Sincerely, Ren H. Rice, Secretary Spokane 

 National Apple Show. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



Believing it would be of interest to the readers 

 of "Better Fruit" in general, as well as myself, I 

 write to ask that, if it is not incompatible with the 

 policy of your publication, an article or discussion 

 be published in a future issue pertaining to the 

 following: (1) Are chickens injurious to the growth 

 of fruit trees and the production of fruit on those 

 trees, if allowed the run of the orchard? If so, at 

 what times and in what manner? (2) Art chickens 

 beneficial to the growth of fruit trees and the pro- 

 duction of fruit on those trees, if allowed the run 

 of the orchard? If so, at what times and in what 

 manner? (3) Would the effects of chickens be dif- 

 ferent in the commercial orchard and the home 

 orchard? If so, at what times and in what man- 

 ner? It is desired that the monetary value of 

 chickens and their products be absolutely barred 

 from consideration in connection with the above: 

 the effect on quantity and quality of fruit being 

 the only thing considered. The above is respect- 

 fully submitted in the absence of knowledge as to 

 whether or not similar matter has previously been 

 printed in "Better Fruit." — W. E. Smith, 519 Kos- 

 ciusko street, Jacksonville, Illinois. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



Through the kindness of Dr. A. E. Kline we are 

 in receipt of several copies of your most excellent 

 publication, "Better Fruit," and have enjoyed the 

 perusal of the interesting articles contained therein. 

 The illustrations are exceptionally good and very 

 nicely arranged. We also sampled one of the 

 apples you brought with you and can truly say that 

 we never have eaten better and probably nowhere 

 near so good. Hood River Valley certainly has 

 them all beat for prime apples, and we also note 

 that the growers are getting wise to the marketing 

 end of the business as well as growing the fruit. 

 With the proper climate and soil, good varieties, 

 thorough knowledge of packing, and organization 

 in marketing, the fruit business is getting on a 



basis that means prosperity for the industry. You 

 people have about solved these problems. Was 

 sorry I did not meet you when you were here, but 

 hope the next time you pass through you can find 

 time to call. Thanking you, and with best regards, 

 I remain, yours very truly, L. H. Woodworth, Edi- 

 tor Sutter County Farmer, Yuba City, California. 



Editor Better Fruit: 



We certainly want to congratulate you on the 

 exceedingly splendid number of the January or 

 Apple Show edition of "Better Fruit." This is 

 without doubt the banner number of any fruit 

 magazine ever published and you should feel more 

 than proud of your efforts. Yours truly, Missoula 

 Chamber of Commerce, Missoula, Montana. 



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Editor Better Fruit: 



Have just received the Apple Show number and 

 it is a beauty. Yours very respectfully, Jay P. 

 Green, Corvallis, Oregon. 



POTASH NOT REQUIRED.— The Geneva, New 

 York, experiment station concludes after sev- 

 eral years' work that orchard soils in that section 

 do not require potash. It is evident that the 

 element is not only present in the soil, but in 

 sufficient quantity and available. This is also the 

 case in the volcanic ash soils east of the Cascade 

 range, but not so in the Coast section, where rains 

 have leached the potash for centuries, so that the 

 chemist does not find it in sufficient amount for 

 good fruit crops. The berry growers here find 

 by actual experiment that judicious applications of 

 potash for a series of years increases production of 

 berries, besides giving them more firmness for ship- 

 ping, than where they are deprived of this element. 

 They are preparing to utilize the potash in the 

 liquid manures from their stables; they will buy 

 wheat for egg production, preserving the fertility 

 for the berry fields, and in addition are purchasing 

 muriate of potash salts. — Bellingham Herald. 



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$15 to $50 per acre 



Will buy land in the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley 

 that will grow better fruit than can be grown on 

 $100 to $200 land elsewhere. 



Close Markets and Low Freight Rates 



Give us a great advantage. Fast freight shipments reach New 

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The Virginia Apple Orchard is a Money Maker 



You can grow apples here at lower cost because nature pro- 

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Virginia harvested a $3,000,000 apple crop in 1910. We have high grade 

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