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Volume IX APRIL, 1915 Number 10
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THIS EDITIOJN contains interesting personal sketches of each member of the Executive Committee and Board of Control, with illustrations of each and other interesting information about the fruit growers, plan for con- trolling the marketing agencies operating in the four Northwestern States —
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana — with the usual number of timely articles on spraying, advertising, intercropping and other subjects for bet- tering the condition of the fruit grower.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FRUIT GROWERS' COUNCIL FOR CONTROLLING THE MARKETING CONCERNS IN THE FOUR
NORTHWESTERN STATES, OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND MONTANA. W. H. Paulhamus, Puyallup, Washington, President and Manager, the big man who has tackled a big job, and his assistants: On the left C T Haskell, fruit grower and secretary High Line Irrigation Company, Wenatchee, Washington. On the right, Truman Butler, banker, Hood River!
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April
IZZ KIMBALL CULTIVATOR
to keep your Orchard in Perfect Condition
THE first thing in the spring, as soon as the ground is dry enough, it should be well plowed or disced both ways, or diagonally if the trees are planted in that manner.
The rest of the season nothing is needed but the KIMBALL, which should be run over the ground at least twice each month during the summer, or as soon as the ground is dry enough after a hard rain, or after irrigation.
This will break up the crust and stop evap- oration, for when the soil bakes and opens in cracks is the time of the greatest evaporation.
More cultivation and less irrigation will produce better fruit, and it will keep longer than where too much water is used.
It is now for fruit growers to be thinking of how they can keep their orchards in good shape at the least possible
expense.
For this work there is nothing that will equal the Kimball Cultivator.
While we know the fruit market is bad, we also know it will not always be in this condition, and the grower who neglects to cultivate his1 orchard at this time will lose the years of labor he has already put in on it, for an orchard that is not culti- vated is soon a total loss.
Therefore get a Kimball and continue the good work.
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Dow Arsenate of Lead is used not only in the United States, but in foreign fruit growing countries, and we believe our production and manufacturing facilities the largest in the country. The State of Massachusetts has used it for two years past and we have their contract for 1915. Their requirements are close to One and One- Half Million pounds per annum.
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Members of Executive Committee and Board of Control
MR. JOHN A. WESTERLUND, Medford, Oregon, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing the Southern Oregon District in the Fruit Growers' Council of 107. John A. Westerlund of Medford, Ore- gon, was born in Henry County, Illi- nois, June 10, 1805, on the farm of his father, Peter Westeiiund, one of the early settlers of Henry County and to- day one of the leading bankers and farmers of that vicinity. Mr. Wester- lund is 49 years of age.
Mr. Westerlund received his early training on the farm of his father, where he remained until he was twenty-two years of age. He attended high school at Orion, Illinois, and being desirous of a higher education he en- tered Bethany College at Lindsborg, Kansas, where he attended for six years, graduating in the year 1891 in the classical and scientific courses with the degree of A. B., and was a member of the first class graduated from this institution. In the same year Mr. Westerlund moved to Chicago, where he engaged in the real estate, insurance and colonization business, identifying himself with the immigration and colo- nization business, especially along the lines of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. He has been closely identified with agricultural and horti- cultural pursuits for the past twenty years. In 1902 and 1903 he was oper- ating extensively as special traveling immigration agent for the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, during which years over four thousand home- seekers were brought to Oregon, Wash- ington and Idaho by Mr. Westerlund. As an appreciation of his splendid work in bringing settlers to the West, Gover- nor Chamberlain of Oregon appointed him State Commissioner of Immigra- tion.
Ten years ago Mr. Westerlund became extensively interested in fruit growing near Medford, Oregon, where he now resides, and proceeded by co-operation to develop over one thousand acres in one single block into one enormous fruit orchard of apples, pears, peaches, apricots and other fruits. Success was met with from the start and Mr. Wester- lund is today at the head of two of the leading fruit-growing concerns in the Rogue River Valley — the Monitor and Medford Orchard Companies, known commercially as the Westerlund Or- chards. These orchards promise to be- come excellent producers and have their own packing and shipping ware- houses on the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, where the fruit from the orchards is brought down, the or- chards being located from two to
four miles from the growing City of| Medford. jjj
Mr. Westerlund has twice been hon-|| ored by the people of his county," having been elected a member of the Legislature in 1911 and 1913. Here he devoted much time and energy and was successful in securing better horticul- tural laws for the fruitgrowers of the State of Oregon.
Mr. Westerlund, while not a frequent talker, before the convention at Tacoma was regarded as a successful business man, having accomplished achieve- ments that are worthy of credit. His
Features of this Issue
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OP CONTROL, FRUIT GROWERS' COUNCIL OF 107
SPRAYING ECONOMY AND INSECTI- CIDE EFFICIENCY IMPORTANT
BLACK LEAF "40" SPRAYING TO CONTROL APPLE APHIS
THE TRUTH WELL TOLD — WILL HELP SOLVE THE APPLE MARKET PROBLEM
ORGANIZATION OF CENTRAL SELLING AGENCY
APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION
ability as a manager is shown by the large orchard of which he is the man- ager in Southern Oregon.
As Southern Oregon sent but one delegate to Tacoma and as Mr. Wester- lund was the delegate selected, it seems reasonable to assume that he has a standing in his own community that is worth having, and which is further in- dicated by the fact that he was chosen representative to the State Legislature, having received a large vote. It is be- lieved that Mr. Westerlund will render services to the fruitgrowers of the Northwest in his new position which will be of great value, because he has had a large experience in dealing with big propositions.
MR. C. E. CHASE, Brewster, Washing- ton, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing Wenatchee Dis- trict in the Fruit Growers' Council of 107.
Mr. Chase was born at Amboy, Ne- braska, March 24, 1886, and is nearly twenty-nine years of age. He came to the Yakima Valley in 1892, where he attended the public schools, including the North Yakima High School, after-
iward going to Billings, Montana, from Iwhich high school he graduated in 11905. He took a two years' course in 'civil engineering at the Washington State College, Pullman, Washington, from 1906 to 1908. Since that time he has been variously located in Billings, Montana, and in the Wenatchee and Okanogan Valleys, engaged in engi- neering construction work along canals, mines, etc.
Mr. Chase has two bearing orchards in the Okanogan Valley and at the present time is engineer and superin- tendent of a company which owns and irrigates about 1600 acres of orchard near Brewster, Washington. He is also secretary and member of the board of directors of the Brewster District Unit of the Wenatchee-North Central Wash- ington Growers' League, and secretary and member of the board of control of the Wenatchee-North Central Washing- ton Growers' League.
Most of Mr. Chase's professional ex- perience has been connected with or- chards in which the following account furnishes quite a complete record:
Construction work, Wenatchee Canal Co., Wenatchee, Washington; construc- tion work in mines, Federal Mining Co., Mullan, Idaho; engineer in charge for two years of the Wenatchee Canal Co., East Wenatchee Land Co. and Icicle Canal Co., Wenatchee Washing- ton. During the last-mentioned period of two years he had active charge of the construction of five tunnels, ranging from 700 to 3500 feet in length, being 7 and 8 feet wide on the bottom and 7 feet in height; three continuous wood stave pipe siphons 66 and 72 inches in diameter and from 500 to 700 feet in length, across canyons which had for- merly been crossed by high trestles; the rebuilding of several flumes, total- ing over two miles in length, which were from 6 to 8 feet wide, 5 feet high; the surveying and platting of lands for the East Wenatchee Land Co.; the sur- vey of the Icicle Canal Co.'s canal, which is over 30 miles in length. This was partially constructed under Mr. Chase's supervision and charge, the canal being mostly flumes and dirt ditch with three long siphons, one crossing the Wenatchee River.
In his present capacity as superin- tendent and engineer for the Okanogan Power & Irrigation Co., Mr. Chase has had the laying out and supervision of construction of several large pumping plants for different orchard companies near Brewster and Bridgeport, Wash- ington.
Mr. Chase is a member of the Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers.
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THE BOARD OF CONTRAL
Top row, left to right: E. C. S. Brainerd, Payette, Idaho; A. D. Moe, Hood River, Oregon; A. W. Simmons, Freewaler, Oregon; W. M. Sackett, Hamilton, Montana; J. A. Westerlund, Medford, Oregon; Harry Jones, Wapato, Washington. Front row, extreme left: John F. Davis, Spokane, Washington. Extreme right: E. C. Chase, Brewster, Washington. Front row (Executive Committee), second from left: C. T. Haskell, Wenatchee, Washington; W. H. Paulhamus, President and Manager, Puyallup, Washington; Truman Butler, Hood River, Oregon.
Mr. Chase, while still a young man, has made a record for himself that any man can justly feel proud of. Those who met him at the Tacoma convention felt very much impressed with his sin- cerity and ability and feel, without ex- ception, that he will render valuable services in his position on the board of control.
While not so well acquainted with the fruitgrowers at large as the other members of the board, he has an inti- mate acquaintance with the fruitgrow- ers of his own district, who showed their confidence in his ability and judgment by placing him as the repre- sentative of the Wenatchee district on the Board of Control of Ten.
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MR. A. W. SIMMONS, Freewater, Ore- gon, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing Walla Walla District in the Fruit Growers' Coun- cil of 107.
Mr. A. W. Simmons was born in Cass County, Nebraska, February 1, 1856, and is now 59 years of age. He at- tended the public schools in Nebraska and afterward the State University of Nebraska.
During his early life he was a school teacher, afterward going into the mer- cantile business, and still later on en- gaging for twenty years in the drug business in Dorchester, Nebraska. In
the latter place he was for eighteen years a member of the Board of Educa- tion, and for a number of years was mayor of that city.
In 1906 Mr. Simmons retired from the drug business and moved to Walla Walla, where he located on a well- improved tract of ten acres set to fruit, which is situated on the interurban car line between Walla Walla, Washington, and Milton, Oregon. In 1910 he re- ceived first prize for the best ten boxes of Arkansas Black at the National Apple Show at Spokane, and at this show he also had twenty-seven boxes of apples on exhibit in the Walla Walla Valley district display which also won first prize.
For two years Mr. Simmons was vice- president of the Milton Fruit Growers' Association and is now secretary and treasurer of the State Line Irrigation Co. For three years he was chairman of the Fruitvale School Board.
Mr. Simmons, while not a frequent speaker on the floor, is generally re- garded by the fruitgrowers who know him as a man of good ability; a man who will do more thinking than talk- ing; a man who at all times will enter- tain good, sound, sensible ideas for the benefit of the industry; a man who will render efficient service in his new posi- tion which he has assumed.
MR. E. C. S. BRAINARD, Payette, Idaho, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing Idaho District in the Fruit Growers' Council of 107.
Mr. Brainard was born at Onargie, Illinois, October 13, 1863, and is now 51 years of age. His boyhood days were spent in various towns in Iowa, principally at Cedar Bapids, where he attended the public schools, taking up telegraphy under the direction of his older brother. At the age of eleven, it is stated, he became a good operator, being among the first telegraphers who could read by sound ; most of the work at that time, particularly in the West and Middle West, being done by the old paper machines. At sixteen years of age he was station agent at Clarks- ville, Iowa, a town of about 2500 in- habitants. Since that time he has filled numerous positions with the railroads in the Middle West and Northern States in the station department and operating department. His last posi- tion in that line of work was chief clerk for the Bio Grande Bailroad at Ogden, Utah, which position he re- signed in 1902 to engage in dairying and fruit growing.
In 1904 Mr. Brainard moved to the Payette Valley and since that time has been connected with various irrigation projects, land development and pro- motion projects, at one time being over- seer of seven ranches of forty acres
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each, located between Payette and New Plymouth, Idaho.
At the present time Mr. Brainard is the owner of and gives his time and attention to the active management of 200 acres of standard varieties of apples, mostly Jonathans, Rome Beau- ties, Winesaps and Arkansas Blacks. This orchard is situated near Payette, Idaho.
Mr. Brainard occupies the following positions: Manager of the Fruitland Townsite Co. properties and various ranches; director and member of the loan committee of the First National Bank of Payette, Idaho; secretary of the Payette Valley Commercial Club of Payette; secretary of the Idaho Land & Improvement Co. and various other corporations; for eight years presi- dent of the Confernce Board of Home Missions and Church Extension, Idaho Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, and trustee of Gooding College of Gooding, Idaho, a Methodist educa- tional institution which is now well under way and will probably open for students in September, 1915.
Mr. Brainard is what is called a "self- made man," having obtained his edcu- cation in the school of experience and hard knocks.
Mr. Brainard was one of the active spirits at the Tacoma convention, hav- ing addressed that body on many occa- sions in a clear, forceful way which impressed the audience with the idea that he is a good, clear thinker and a sound reasoner. His success as a busi- ness man in his different lines of en- deavor, and the positions he has held and holds are evidence of the esteem in which he is held in the communities where he has lived. Therefore it is safe to say that he will render valuable services as a member of the Board of Control.
MR. W. M. SACKETT, Corvallis, Mon- tana, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing the Montana District in the Growers' Council of 107.
Mr. Sackett was born at Meadville, Pennsylvania, August 21, 1869, and is now 45 years of age. After attending the public schools at Meadville he at- tended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, from which college he graduated in 1888 with the degree of civil engineer. Mr. Sackett followed his profession, being employed by the United States War Department until 1890. After retiring from this service he entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a junior and gradu- ated as an electrical engineer with the class of 1892. After graduation he took a position in the construction depart- ment of the World's Fair at Chicago during the building of that exposition, afterward associating himself with the engineering department of the Chicago Telephone Company.
In 1909 Mr. Sackett engaged in or- charding in the Bitter Root Valley, and since that time has devoted all of his attention to the orchard industry. He owns forty acres of orchard and has
taken active part and shows much in- terest in the co-operation of fruitgrow- ers. During the last few years Mr. Sackett has been actively engaged in constructive work along co-operative lines for the fruitgrowers, being one of the trustees of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors as well as one of the or- ganizers of that association. He has been largely interested in organizing the fruitgrowers in the Bitter Root Valley and at the present time is secre- tary of the Hamilton Fruit Growers' Association, a position without salary.
Mr. Sackett has shown wonderful activity in co-operative work and has been an earnest supporter of every en- deavor along this line in the North- west, having been active in organiza- tion work in Montana, in the formation of the Distributors and also in the splendid work which has been done by the by-product committee, of which he is a member. He was one of the active workers in the Tacoma convention and commanded the confidence and esteem of those who were present for his earnestness and ability.
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MR. JOHN F. DAVIES, Opportunity, Washington, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing the Spokane District in the Fruit Grow- ers' Council of 107. Mr. Davies is a fruitgrower and in- terested in the orchard industry of the Northwest, therefore considering the fruitgrowers' problems as his own problems. By profession he is an attor- ney at law, having practiced that pro- fession for some time. His practice during the last few years has been somewhat specialized, and by reason of his business connections he maintains offices in Butte, Montana, and Spokane, Washington, at 612 Columbia Building. In Spokane he is connected with the Interstate Utilities Company.
Mr. Davies' orchard and home is at Opportunity, Washington.
Mr. Davies is respresentative of the Spokane district on the Board of Con- trol of Ten and chairman of that body.
Mr. Davies was one of the committee who drew up the Tacoma plan, and it may be said with sincerity and due credit that no man impressed the dele- gates at Tacoma more earnestly than Mr. Davies. He has a well-trained mind, is a clear reasoner and arrives at logical conclusions, presenting his ideas in clean-cut words so that they can be thoroughly understood by everyone who hears them. He is honored with the chairmanship of the Board of Con- trol, which is a recognition of his force and ability.
MR. C. T. HASKELL, Wenatchee, Wash- ington, Member of the Executive Committee of Three of the Fruit Growers' Council of 107. Mr. C. T. Haskell was born in Rich- land County, South Carolina, April 25, 1878, and is now 37 years of age.
In his early life, while a boy at the age of 13, from 1891 to 1899, he was em- ployed in a bank, occupying different positions as he was advanced in the
work. During this time he was study- ing law and in 1899 completed a law course in the University of South Caro- lina. From 1899 to 1901 Mr. Haskell took a special course in law at the Harvard Law School, and for the next five years practiced law in South Carolina.
From 1905 to 1910 Mr. Haskell was engaged in civil engineering work, also in irrigation, railway and city work. In 1910 he came to Wenatchee Valley and engaged in fruit growing, being at the present time owner of sixteen acres of apple orchard near Wenatchee.
Mr. Haskell holds the position of chairman of the Board of Control of Wenatchee-North Central Washington Growers' League and is director and secretary of the Wenatchee Reclama- tion District, which is an irrigation district.
Mr. Haskell was one of the' commit- tee who drew up the articles of the Tacoma plan, and in the committee his views were in the minority, but be it said to his credit, which is a recogni- tion of his good judgment, that his views in general were finally included in the plan by the vote of the conven- tion. Mr. Haskell impressed himself upon all the fruitgrowers present as being a very able man, a very clear thinker, a man of good judgment and very conservative. His, own district has such confidence in him that they considered him as one of the coming young men who will become great in his community.
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MR. HARRY JONES, Wapato, Washing- ton, Member of the Board of Control of Ten, Representing the Yakima Dis- trict in the Fruit Growers' Council of 107.
Mr. Harry Jones was born in Jack- son County, Wisconsin, on January 28, 1852, and is now 63 years of age. His father was a farmer in Wisconsin, Mr. Jones helping his father on the farm during the summer and attending the country school during the winter.
In the fall of 1872 Mr. Jones came west, spending three years in the Mountain and Pacific Coast States, aft- erward returning to Wisconsin. During 1878 and 1879 he was under-sheriff of Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. In January, 1880, he entered the employ of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., remaining with it for several years, during which time he was man- ager of general agencies located at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Da- kota, and Sedalia, Missouri. He re- signed his position with this firm and became cashier of the First National Bank of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, in January, 1891, and the following year moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota, where he be- came the president of the First Na- tional Bank of Albert Lea.
In the fall of 1905 Mr. Jones moved to North Yakima and in the spring of 1906 located at Wapato, Washington, where, with Alex E. McCredy and others, he helped to organize the Wapato State Bank, of which he be-
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Spraying Economy and Insecticide Efficiency Important
By T. H. Parks, Field Entomologist University of Idaho, Moscow.
BY the average commercial fruit- grower, insecticides and their ap- plication are understood to mean but a necessary unit of expense in his business, that is taken into considera- tion in computing the cost of pro- ducing the finished product. This is comparable to the operating expense needed in placing any finished product on the market by the manufacturer and which is figured in the selling price necessary to be secured to offset all such expenses which go to make up the cost. Since the fruitgrower is not yet able to control the market price of his finished product to cover all cost of production plus a compensation for his services and a reasonable profit, he must look the more toward lowering his cost of production by applying bet- ter business methods to his farm oper- ations.
The time is past when the only aim is to increase the supply of fruit to shove upon an already glutted market, and the grower is beginning to look to the production of a superior quality of fruit at as small cost as possible in order to secure a reasonable interest on his capital invested. This means the application of business principles to the spraying as well as other produc- tion operations and reducing the ex- pense of such spraying as much as pos- sible without impairing their efficiency and usefulness. It does not mean that he need spray only once for codling moth where he has been spraying two or three times before, or spray for scale only every other year instead of yearly, but it must be remembered that cost of production includes also the costly re- sult of hurried and careless work as well as the actual outlay of expense for labor and spray material, and it is this side of the production expense that presents the most room for improve- ment.
The fruitgrower cannot be blamed for grasping at information emanating from reliable sources and which prom- ises to reduce the amount of work nec- essary to produce a crop. His aim is to simplify his spraying operations as much as possible without impairing their efficiency. He is especially apt to make fewer codling-moth sprays, and do the spraying less thoroughly during a year when the crop is light than when it is heavy, because he does not consider the crop worth so much. The result is usually that the years of wormiest fruit are years of light crop when the worms are forced to concen- trate on the fruit that is present, and the grower often sees that he would have had a fair crop after all if he had given the attention to the spray that he had given in former years. This has been brought to my attention in a num- ber of cases, and instead of econo- mizing on his. sprays he has actually been extravagant, failing to save the fruit that escapes the frost. The in- creased supply of codling-moth larvae
will make the battle all the more diffi- cult next year. The degree of success in spraying for codling moth varies with the relative abundance of the in- sects in relation to the fruit crop. This relative abundance will increase directly as the supply of fruit de- creases. Bearing in mind that reducing the cost of spraying also includes the prevention of loss from careless work, how else can the grower reduce the cost of his spray applications?
Co-operative Buying of Spray Mate- rial.— The first cost of the spray mate- rial is by no means the least, and co- operative buying, whenever it can be done, is to be recommended. In case of lime-sulphur, where time and facili- ties are at hand, it is often more eco- nomical to make this on the ranch. The individual grower will have to be the judge of the economy of this.
Do not use a stronger strength of spray than recommended. This is often done, especially with arsenate of lead used as a codling-moth spray. Many growers have the impression that doubling the amount of spray material called for by the directions will give better results. Consequently they use 5 pounds of arsenate of lead to 50 gal- lons of water instead of 2 or 2% pounds, in the hope of getting better results and possibly with fewer opera- tions. The less successful grower is liable to ascribe the worms to too weak a spray and next year he will double the strength in the hope of getting bet- ter results. This phase of the insecti- cide efficiency has been thoroughly in- vestigated and excellent results have been secured' with strengths of 1 pound of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water (one-fifth of the above strength), but only with very thorough applica- tions. There is little necessity of the grower using over 2% pounds of arse- nate of lead to each 50 gallons of water, as experiments and practical demon- strations have shown this to be equally as efficient as stronger sprays and the possible danger of injury from arsenic residue about the roots of the tree is thereby much lessened.
Thoroughness of Application. — More attention should be paid to thorough- ness of application, especially of the first or "calyx" spray for the codling moth. This cannot be overemphasized, and it is here that the best results can be secured with a little extra attention, especially if it is done at the proper time. It should be remembered that the calyx cup well filled in May is a death- trap to larvae trying to enter that calyx in August and September. The work of thoroughness here includes also the use of a high-pressure power outfit, a tower on the top of the outfit to enable the operator to reach the topmost branches, and the use of a driving spray from angle nozzles and hose fitted with ex- tension rods at least eight feet long. None of these can be omitted without affecting the thoroughness of the work,
and along with the outfit should go the owner of the orchard or the highest- paid man on the ranch. It is no exag- geration to say that 90 per cent of the men handling spray rods do not know how to spray a tree, and usually the highest-priced man on the place is the cheapest in the end. Poor spraying is more expensive than a thorough job, even though the time required may be double, provided the orchard is not too large to be covered by the outfit in the proper time.
Use of Combination Sprays. — Combi- nation sprays have a place and are coming to be more and more used. By the combination of an insecticide and a fungicide spray, or a contact and arsenical spray, the cost of keeping the orchard clean is greatly reduced over the expense of separate applications. This is especially true with reference to the codling moth and the apple scab in North Idaho, and possibly will be used more frequently for the codling moth and apple mildew in South Idaho. The combination sprays which are de- signed to reach codling moth and green aphis are to be encouraged and can be used to good advantage, especially during the early applications of spray for the codling moth. This saves the expense of making a separate spray for the aphis and the only extra cost is the cost of materials. The following list contains most of the common sprays that can be safely used in combination for both insects and fungus diseases. Some of these combinations are already being used successfully in Southern Idaho, and the cost of separate applica- tions thus reduced:
Arsenate of lead and Lime-sulphur
(neutral) (summer strength;
Tobacco and soap "Black Leaf 40" Bordeaux mixture Atomic sulphur Iron sulphide
Arsenate of zinc and Iron sulphide
Atomic sulphur Lime
Lime-sulphur and "Black Leaf 40" Arsenate of lead (neutral)
Kerosene emulsion and Sulphur (powdered, or lime-sulphur)
In passing I may state that no combi- nation spray used later in the season can take the place of the lime-sulphur spray applied early in the spring for San Jose scale, and the one recom- mending using arsenate of lead and lime-sulphur (summer strength) is rec- ommended for its fungicidal value rather than its effectiveness against scale, though it would have some value against scales which have escaped the action of the dormant lime-sulphur spray. Every orchard is entitled to the annual "house cleaning" given by the application of lime-sulphur spray, pref- erably when the buds are swelling. A great deal has been said about the num- ber of sprays, but I do not think that we can afford to economize here. Few successful growers feel that they can Continued on page 37
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Black Leaf "40" Spraying to Control Apple Aphis
[From Bulletin No. 1, Published by The Kentucky Tobacco Product Company, Louisville, Ky.]
PLANT lice are among the most an- noying and expensive pests of agri- cultural crops that the farmer must combat. And yet these small, soft- bodied insects are easily destroyed and effectively controlled. A few general facts, a few simple directions, and the matter of aphis control loses most of its uncertain and perplexing features and becomes a regular routine part of orchard management.
Throughout the growing season these plant lice in enormous numbers drain the vitality of the plants attacked, and if not checked often cause large losses to the grower. A single aphis may bring forth from 50 to as many as 150 young which, in little more than a week, are themselves ready to produce young. At the approach of cold weather the females (the woolly aphis excepted) lay eggs, in which form the plant lice pass the winter. The woolly aphis passes the winter in form of young lice on twigs, branches and trunk, and as young and old lice on the roots. With the hatching of the eggs in the spring at the time the buds begin to grow, the activity of the plant lice begins, and unless steps are taken in time the number of individuals may become so large as to threaten the life of the plant or destroy a large portion of the season's crop. Plant lice are particularly destructive in the spring, though severe outbreaks may occur at any time during the growing season. The aphis generally prefers the
younger, growing twigs and is found most frequently in the denser parts of the tree. Its sharp, slender beak pene- trates to the interior of the leaf, blos- som, fruit or twig and by this means it sucks the plant juices which constitute its food. As the aphis obtains its food from within the plant, evidently, poi- sons, which must be swallowed to be effective, such as arsenate of lead, do not bother it in the least. An insecti- cide that will kill merely by touching the insect must be used.
The aphis causes the following types of injury: Reduces the vitality and checks the growth of the tree; causes leaves to curl, turn brown and drop; reduces the yield of fruit; causes fruit to be misshapen; checks the develop- ment of young fruit; causes the well- known "cluster apples"; checks the de- velopment of the next year's fruit buds; assists in spreading plant diseases, par- ticularly fire blight; weakens or kills young nursery stock.
A grower with infested trees should spray not only to increase the yield and grade of his own fruit and protect the vitality and growth of his own trees, but also to afford reasonable pro- tection to the trees of his neighbors. Aphids fly or are carried by the wind from one orchard to another. A grower may, then, by neglecting to sprayj cause nearby orchards to be infested even though the neighboring growers have sprayed properly. In fact one neglected orchard may be the center of infestation for a whole community.
Showing why a contact spray must be used
Aphis-injured Apples.
Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6.
Figure 3 — Aphids on opening bud; period for spraying. Figure 4 — Apple buds too far advanced for aphis spraying. Figure 5 — Aphis in cluster of unopened blossoms; a good time for spraying. [From the New York (Geneva) Experiment Station Circular 23]
The time of spraying is an important item in the control of aphis. Failures to control aphis may often be traced to the fact that the spray was not applied soon enough. The New York (Geneva) Experiment Station gives the following as the times when the green, also rosy or purple aphis are most vulnerable: "When the aphids are appearing on the green tips of the buds and when the leaves have unfolded but have not been curled by the lice, which is usually just before or immediately after blossom- ing. 1. Spraying for the newly- hatched lice: Especial pains should be taken to destroy the pest at this stage, as thorough work greatly reduces the subsequent numbers of the lice and may simplify later spraying operations. The best means of killing the newly- hatched lice is a treatment during a green and while the buds are still com- pact. (Figure 3.) It is important to spray early, for if the treatment is de- layed the aphids obtain protection in the fuzzy, unfolded leaves of the open- ing buds, where they are protected from applications of spray mixtures. 2. Spraying for adults of the first brood and second-brood young: Indi- viduals of these stages are very sus- ceptible to contact sprays. They are usually active upon the trees during the period extending from the appearance of the color in the unopened blossoms (Figure 5) to the dropping of the pet- als (Figure 6)." * * *
Make the applications as follows: Spray with "Black Leaf 40" 1 to 1066 and soap (% pint of "Black Leaf 40" plus 3 to 4 pounds soap to 100 gallons water) when the buds show green. (See Figure 3.) If lime-sulphur is ap- plied for scale when buds shown green, combine "Black Leaf 40" with it in- stead of making application No. 1. Omit soap. (See Figure 3.) Combine "Black Leaf 40" with scab spray (when blossoms show pink) if treatments 1 or 2 were not given or lice are present. Omit soap. (See Figure 5.) Likewise combine "Black Leaf 40" with the first codling-moth spray (when petals fall) if plant lice are present. Omit soap. However, we strongly recommend treatments 1 or 2 or 3 for best results. (See Figure 6.) Thorough work in spraying at these times may make later applications unnecessary. There is no definite rule for spraying in late sum- mer for aphis. The grower should keep watch and spray whenever the plant lice threaten to become numerous and before the leaves curl.
The formula: Circular No. 23 of the New York (Geneva) Experiment Sta- tion states: "The most satisfactory preparation from the standpoint of safety to the buds and effectiveness against the insects is three-fourths of a pint of 'Black Leaf 40' to one hundred gallons of water, to which are added from three to five pounds of dissolved soap." This gives a dilution of one part of "Black Leaf 40" to 1066 parts water. The soap is added as a spreader and in addition serves to soften hard water, which occasionally renders Continued on page 34
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The Truth Well Told — Will Help Solve Apple Problem
By Harrison Atwood, Vice President The H. K. McCann Company, San Francisco.
AN apple a day. Just suppose for a minute that the American people — every one of them — were eating an apple a day. One hundred million people, 365 days — that's thirty- six and a half billion apples — roughly twice the present apple production of the entire country. Add to this the "bulk consumption" of apples for pies, sauce and so forth, and there wouldn't be much worry about overproduction. Of course it is not likely that all the American people are going to take to apple eating over night. But suppose that half of them ate an apple a day — or even half of them ate half an apple a day. That is not an impossibility. Nearly the whole American nation eats some sort of breakfast food every morning. Advertising taught them to. Hundreds of thousands of men now use a safety razor every morning. Adver- tising taught them to.
Advertising will teach the nation to eat more apples — apples from the Pa- cific Northwest — and thus solve one of the greatest problems confronting the industry. The centralizing and har- monizing of the work of the Northwest selling agencies, now going on, is of vital importance. So, too, is the plan for developing the by-products end of the business, and the plans for more adequate cold-storage facilities and for the securing of better freight rates to the East, both by rail and water. These things are fundamental. They provide the essential machinery for marketing the Northwest apple. But they do not provide the market.
The market is the people, or, more exactly, it is that portion of the people who want your apples. They cannot want them until they know them, and unfortunately the people as a whole do not know the Northwest apple. Of course thousands do know it — and fa- vorably. They will eat no others. But these thousands are not enough to in- sure a sufficient market now — certainly not for the future. To market your fruit with the greatest success you need to tell more people about it. You need to teach them, you need to advertise to them. Advertising is nothing more than the "Truth Well Told." It is going to the people and telling them the facts about your apples. And you can be certain people are going to buy more Northwest apples when they really know them.
There are scores of thousands of people in this country who are eating "just apples" — often small, hard, mis- shapen fruit grown on some neglected tree. Scores of thousands are eating what you would call "cooking apples," or even poorer. Suppose you were to tell these people the story of the North- west apple — tell them how carefully the hole is dug or dynamited and the tree set out, tell them how the young tree is nursed along to maturity, how the soil is cultivated, how the trees are sprayed, how the ripe fruit is carefully picked by hand, sorted and each apple
wrapped separately in tissue before it is packed in the substantial box that brings the fruit to them, solid and round and perfect. Make them realize that apple growing in the Northwest is a science, that here as nowhere else the apple is brought to its highest perfec- tion. Tell them of the healthfulness of the apple, how it aids digestion and helps regulate the system; tell them of its great food value as shown in the government bulletin — making it plain always that you are talking about the Northwest apple.
But do not stop with these mere facts. Appeal to their taste. Make their mouths water for the crispness of a perfect Delicious or Newtown. It can be done even in type and pictures. Then go on and tell them of all the appetizing ways in which the apple can be used. Give them a recipe for a new apple salad, for example. Suggest that the housewife send for a complete booklet of selected apple recipes. You can well afford to give her one. Keep reminding them, these potential apple eaters in the East, of all the occasions when an apple is so good — for the whole family at breakfast, for father working late at the office, for the chil- dren at recess or after school, for the picnic lunch basket. A properly con- ducted advertising campaign will create a constantly increasing good-will asset for the Northwest apple industry that eventually will be worth millions of dollars.
Advertising will increase the con- sumption of Northwest apples and more nearly adjust the demand to the supply. Will create a demand through- out the year and thus stabilize the mar- ket. Will reduce the selling expense because the selling effort will be less. It is easy to sell goods for which there is an insistent demand. Will make it easier to get credit, for a banker will readily loan money on a branded food product for which there a steady call. Will have the indirect result of adver- tising the Northwest States themselves, and increasing the value of apple-bear- ing properties.
It is just as certain that advertising will do these things for Northwest apples as that it has done them for breakfast foods and oranges. Take the case of the California orange growers. In many ways their situation was sim- ilar to yours — they had a beautiful fruit with constantly-increasing output, but a nearly sationary demand. They turned to advertising, and in the last decade, while the population of the United States has increased 21 per cent, the per capita consumption of Califor- nia oranges has increased 75 per cent. In his last annual report the general manager of the California Fruit Grow- ers' Exchange writes: "The production of California oranges and lemons is in- creasing rapidly and the Exchange, looking to the future as well as to the present interests of its members, is by judicious advertising creating a larger
consumption of oranges, lemons and grapefruit. At the same time it has established for the "Sunkist" brand a national standard of quality that is a cash asset for every Exchange shipper. The advertised brands of the Exchange are now demanded by consumers every- where." And all this has been done for the orange growers at a very moderate cost. This last year it was one and one- half cents per box, or only six-tenths of one per cent on the gross value of the fruit.
The proposed Council of the North- west Fruit Growers, working in co- operation with the several selling agencies, is the organization through which this apple advertising can be carried on. This central body can con- duct a comprehensive campaign of apple education such as no single sell- ing agency or single growing district could afford to undertake. All will be benefited. None will be heavily taxed. A cent a box will provide an adver- tising fund that will make the American people know the Northwest apple. This fund can provide not only for educating the consumer, but for telling the trade what you are doing and for enlisting their co-operation. Advertising will make Apple Day a much bigger national affair — a day on which everyone will think apples, talk apples, eat apples and get the desire to do so for many months to follow.
If advertising were to cost five cents a box it would still be worth while. But a cent a box will do it — and that is a safe, conservative expenditure. Prop- erly, it is not an advertising expense alone. Advertising has come to be con- sidered as one of the regular items of selling expense. It is so counted by thousands of the most reliable and prosperous business firms in the coun- try. The general manager of the Cali- fornia Fruit Growers' Exchange refers to it as "partly an operating cost and partly an investment for the sale of future crops." You have no reason to doubt the future prosperity of the Northwest apple industry. You have one of the finest fruit products in the world, already favorably known to many people. You are intelligently ap- plying yourselves to the problem of marketing that product without waste effort and waste expense. You need go only one step further. You need only to tell more people about your product, to teach them its goodness, and thus open up new and greater markets and secure for the Northwest apple the good will, which next to its quality is the greatest asset it can have. You can do this by advertising — which is merely the "Truth Well Told."
The Washington Agriculturist is one of the most attractive and valuable publications coming to this office from any of the agricultural colleges. The Washington Agriculturist is published by the Washington Agricultural Col- lege, Pullman.
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Old-time jimmy-pipers rally round the P. A. standard !
Col. J. S. Powell of Pensacola, Fla., 95 years old, and nephew of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of Ihe United States, has just been elected to the "old'time jimmy=pipers" club. Col. Powell has smoked for 85 years, breaking into harness as a ten-year=old. We will be glad to receive pic- tures of old-time smokers.
Now, everybody sit around close:
Any farmer along the friendly road will tell you never to judge the depth of a well from the length of its pump-handle. Just like it's back-shuffling cards to choose your tobacco from the looks of the package.
Pick P. A. for pipe joy and cigarette makin's joy, and you'll be just as happy as a June bug in an apple tree. For it's mighty widespread news nowadays that Prince Albert is made by a patented process that takes the teeth out of the smoke and leaves your tongue as calm and peaceful as a harvest moon night. That's jimmy-pipe joy that comes via
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While the spring's young, tune up that old jimmy-pipe and bud-out into a real and true pipe smoker. Sure enough, you'll be in full bloom before the day is done, if you'll smoke P. A. For there's no more teeth in it than in a mocking bird's tune box. And let that drift into your system.
BuyP.Ji. in toppy red bags, 5c; tidy red tins, lOc; pound and half-poud tin humidors— and that classy crystahglass pound humidor with the sponge in the top that keeps P. Jt. so good.
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, N.C
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Organization of Central Selling Agency Is Made
[From the North Yakima (Washington) Republic]
LAST NIGHT W. M. Nelson, acting for the Yakima County Horticultural Union; H. M. Gilbert, for the Richey & Gilbert Co., and C. E. Sanderson, for the Yakima Fruit Growers' Exchange, entered into articles of incorporation of the "Yakima Fruit Sellers," which is the name chosen for the central Yakima selling agency, for the organization of which a movement has been in progress for several weeks. Articles of incorpo- ration were drawn and signed at a meeting of representatives of the three organizations in the office of Logan H. Roberts, and a copy of the articles were forwarded to the secretary at Olympia.
This action was taken following in- dorsement of the central selling agency plan by a meeting of the Horticultural Union in the afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. Building. The indorsement was
given by a vote which was almost unan- imous, and the trustees of the union were authorized to join with the Yaki- ma Fruit Growers' Exchange and the Richey & Gilbert Co. in incorporating the proposed agency.
The purpose of the Yakima Fruit Sellers are stated in the articles as fol- lows: "First. To provide a central agency for the purpose of handling and selling fruits, agricultural and horticul- tural products for the persons, associa- tions and corporations with whom it may see fit to enter into contract for this purpose, and to find a market for and sell said products. To reduce the cost of selling Yakima Valley products and procure better distribution, prevent overloading markets and to better ad- vertise Yakima Valley products. Sec- ond. To provide a selling and handling
association in which persons with whom this agency may contract shall have a voice in the methods used in the sale of all products sold or handled by this corporation. Third. To do any and all acts necessary to promote the sale or distribution of Yakima Valley fruits and produce for the benefit of any and all persons, associations and companies with whom this company may contract."
The corporation is of a non-profit- sharing character, and the capital stock was fixed at the nominal sum of $3,000, divided into thirty shares. Each of the organizations, through its representa- tive, takes ten shares. The period of in- corporation is fifty years, and the prin- cipal office and place of business are lo- cated in North Yakima.
The affairs of the corporation are to be managed by a board of three trus- tees, but at any annual meeting of the stockholders, and at any special meet- ing called for the purpose, the number of trustees may be increased to a num- ber not exceeding nine. W. M. Nelson, H. M. Gilbert and C. E. Sanderson are named as trustees until May 1, 1915.
Although the final vote at the Horti- cultural Union meeting on indorsement of the central selling agency plan was practically unanimous, only a few votes being cast against it, vigorous opposi- tion to the move was offered in a lively session of several hours attended by sixty or more growers. The opposition was led by Ed Remy and H. B. Scudder. Before adjourning the meeting passed a resolution urging the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers' Association to market all its soft fruits, and if possible all its fruit, including apples, through the new central agency. Although not included in the resolution, its purpose, as stated in discussion, was to urge making the Yakima Valley as near a unit as pos- sible in the marketing of its fruit. A meeting of fruitgrowers of all affilia- tions was held at Parker last night and resolutions were passed indorsing the new central. agency.
President Nelson, speaking for a ma- jority of the directors of the union and for himself personally, declared: "We hope and firmly believe that the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers' Association will join this movement ; if not immediately, at least next season. We have the as- surances of C. H. Swigart, the associa- tion's representative on the committee, that the association is willing to give us its tonnage except winter apples. Should the association join it would be the purpose to give them just the same representation on the selling board as each of the others have. The union has done well, but whether it can continue to do so if the present cutthroat policy continues is a question. I honestly be- lieve that if you fail to accept this you are blocking the progress of something that means a great deal for the Yakima Valley."
The agreement, laid before the meet- ing of union members at the Y. M. C. A., was as follows: "We, the undersigned, in organizing the corporation named, the 'Yakima Fruit Sellers,' agree as fol-
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ORCHARD tractors are coming in more strongly each year as a factor in cutting the cost per box, and in the last few years especially the smaller machines have been perfected to a stage where the leading makes, at least, can be depended upon to stand up un- der the work and earn good dividends. Two years ago, thirty motor horse- power was a low rating for a success- ful tractor. A machine of that size was called a "small" tractor. But mechan- ical improvements come fast when a start is made in the right direction, and the present small tractors are really small. Good machines — weighing about what four good horses would weigh, costing the price of eight, doing the work of ten and taking up less ground space than two — are now to be had, with a responsible manufacturer's guar- antee behind them. Fifteen to eighteen motor horsepower, and eight to ten horsepower on the drawbar, is now about the average as put out for orchard work. What such a tractor will do and how much money it will save are things that will differ with every farm, but where one man made a thirty-horse- power tractor pay in an orchard* ten can make make money on one of half to two-thirds that size. The type of tractor will also cut quite a figure, as more can be done with some kinds than others. Suppose that one pays the price and gets a tractor fully adapted to or- chard work. Then he could expect to work it about as follows: 36 to 50 inches of plows is a safe load to handle at 6 or 7 inches deep in orchard or vineyard land that has had time to settle since the last cultivation. That
means, at a speed of 2% miles an hour, 8 to 11 acres of plowing per day. The tree rows not plowed will just about make up for the time lost in turns, etc. A double-disc harrow, from 6 to 8 feet wide, according to soil and throw of discs, and sometimes a smoothing har- row behind, should not be too heavy a load for such a tractor if properly de- signed for work on plowed ground. The first cross working could be taken care of very nicely with such a rig at the rate of 16 to 20 acres a day, again not deducting unplowed tree rows. Keeping the orchard cultivated is a job that pays well and keeps on paying as long as you do it. G. E. Browne of Spokane Bridge, Washington, has only 700 acres of Wagener, Jonathan and Rome Beauty apples, but his tractor (a large size) and harrows cover about 9,000 acres a season keeping the place clean — in other words, about 13 trips over the whole area. He makes 45 to 50 acres a day with a sixty-horsepower tractor (72 acres in 10 hours one day) at a cost of 20 to 25 cents per acre, in- cluding labor, fuel, oil and repairs to tractor, spring-tooth harrow and weeder. At that rate the handy small tractor ought to cover 15 to 20 acres a day with a heavy set of harrows, while on high speed (3 to 3% miles an hour) with a lighter load, 25 to 35 acres of crust could be broken up in a day, to say nothing of night work besides. An electric lighting equipment doesn't cost much extra, and sometimes it is worth as much as another whole tractor.
The wide wheels or track of a tractor will also come in handy at harvest time, as crates or boxes can be picked up in
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the field and taken to the packing house. Hauling from there to cold- storage house or railway station can be done quickly and cheaply with the tractor, and it is worth a good deal some seasons to get in ahead of the rush. A tractor of this size can handle from 12 to 14 tons on the middle speed at better than two miles an hour on solid, smooth, level roads. You can cut that square in two very easily if you have bad roads and heavy grades, but there would be the same trouble with teams. Go to market slowly with a big load and come back fast with the empties is good advice if your tractor has two speeds. If it has three, that is, low, middle and high, you will find the "low" a great time-saver in helping you over the worst spots in the road.
One hundred days of work a year will earn a tractor's way and pay in- terest on the outlay. Taking the mini- mum capacity per day, there would be about the following tractor work on an eighty-acre orchard: Plowing, 10 days; cross-work, 5 days; cultivating, 65 days; hauling, 20 days; miscellaneous, 20 days, a total of 120 days.
There are easily enough odd jobs to keep a tractor busy 20 days extra, and the 65 days for cultivating are a mini- mum, rather than an average, for best results. Neighbors can always be found who have work for a tractor to do, and as a matter of fact the yearly work of a small tractor is more apt to be 175 to 200 days than below that. Small tractors nowadays are snug and compact — not as high as a horse and almost as short-turning. Under the branches, turning up one row and back the next, over cultivated ground with- out packing — the little gas tractor is a very handy tool. No currying, no feed- ing when idle, no watering or harness- ing, only one driver — it is a machine that is fast coming to be a necessity in keeping down costs to beat the middle- man's game.
The San Diego Exposition paid all of their running expenses the first month and had a surplus left.
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Progressive orchardists. those right down to the minute in methods of protecting heavy laden fruit trees, are agreed that tying branches with Orchard Tarn is the modern way of supporting orchard trees. It is not expensive, is easily done, and the time to tie is when trimming. The spurs are then tougher, less easily broken off than later, leaves are not in the way and all parts of the tree can be seen. Saving but a small percentage of trees from being broken down will pay for the expense of lying an entire orchard. One-ply Tarred Manila Yarn will run about 200 feet per pound. Two-ply mil run from 90 to 100 feet per pound. Put up in 5-pound balls or on 10-pound spools. In 5-pound balls the yarn pulls from the Inside and is more easily handled
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The Northwest Fruit Shippers
On March 11th the official representa- tives of nearly all of the principal mar- keting concerns of the Northwest met in Seattle for the purpose of effecting a marketing organization. H. M. Gilbert of North Yakima was appointed tem- porary chairman, G. W. McCullough of North Yakima, temporary secretary. The committe on membership organiza- tion named was: C. W. Grant, chair- man; G. M. McKee and Chas. Crawford of North Yakima; J. H. Dengle, Conrad Rose, Grant Patten of Wenatchee; J. H. Robbins, general manager of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, and W. F. Gwyn, general manager of the North- west Fruit Exchange.
The report rendered by this commit- tee was accepted as a whole with a few minor changes. A permanent organiza- tion was effected to be known as the "Northwest Fruit Shippers' Council," the membership being open to shippers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana handling fifty cars or more per year. Dues were fixed at one hun- dred dollars. It was decided the gov- erning board should consist of four- teen members, to be selected as follows: One representative from the North Pacific Fruit Distributors; one from the Northwest Fruit Exchange; two from Wenatchee, outside of the above-named organizations; two from Yakima Valley, outside of the above-named organiza- tions; one each from Hood River, Ore- gon; Lewiston, Idaho; Clarkston, Wash- ington; Southern Idaho; Montana; Spo- kane, Washington; Rogue River, Ore- gon; Walla Walla, Washington, and Western Oregon.
It is the intention of the Northwest Fruit Shippers' Council to call a meet- ing of the governing board of fourteen members as often as conditions and circumstances may render necessary. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: H. F. Davidson, Hood River, president; Conrad Rose, Wenat- chee, vice-president; H. M. Gilbert, North Yakima, second vice-president; Worrill Wilson, Seattle, secretary and treasurer. Other members of the gov- erning board elected were: W. F. Gwvn, Seattle; C. M. McKee, North Yakima; G. W. Coburn, Wenatchee. The bal- ance of the members of the governing board are to be elected later.
Gophers
Fruitgrowers and alfalfa growers in the spring are always crowded with work and too frequently do not realize that it is in the spring that the gophers begin their active work. When a tree is lost the fruitgrower loses all the way from $1.00 to $10.00 or more, according to the age. Consequently the fruit- grower probably suffers more heavily from the damage done by gophers than any other class of farmers. Alfalfa fields are sometimes almost entirely ruined by gophers. Much of the dam- age is done by the irrigation ditches being undermined, and altogether it is supposed that the damage done by go- phers in one season amounts to pos- sibly millions of dollars. Every effort should be made at this season of the year to destroy them.
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Northwest By-Products Board
The fresh fruit situation makes it inevitable that a very great number of canneries, evaporators and other kinds of fruit products plants will be estab- lished in the Northwest during the next two years. There is a real need for many of these if the districts east of the mountains are to maintain their fruit business upon a sound basis. Un- less controlled, most of these plants will be started wrong. Many will be badly managed and many will be organized where there is no need for them. The result will be failures and much needless loss of money. While this is going on the market will be de- moralized because the badly managed plant is usually just as badly off in its selling. The result will be serious injury to the business of the existing plants. All this will take place unless the situation is controlled.
The Northwest By-Products Board believes that its function is just as much to help control the general situa- tion as it is to help communities start plants that will take care of their sur- plus fruit. In that work we need the help and co-operation of every existing cannery, evaporator, dried fruit packer or other form of plant. The present industry should be as closely tied to- gether as possible, so as to establish standards of pack, a reasonably uni- form price and a co-operative reaching out for new markets. Once that is done the industry will be stabilized and our committee can work with the fruit pro- ducts plants toward helping take care of the surplus fruit in the districts where it is now going to waste.
Many of these districts are probably not ready for plants. They have not volume enough. With a united strength we can work with the railroads to get a low express rate for berries or freight rate for fruit that will permit the as- sembling of this stuff at existing plants until the district develops an output that justifies a cannery or evaporator. In those districts where there is a manifest need for plants at once, the committee can help promote these in such a way that they will be ouerated right and their product can be sold side by side with that of the existing plants, and the market will not be demoralized. This will help the new plant and will protect the old ones.
Perhaps the whole situation cannot be worked out as smmothly as that. A great deal of difficulty will be exper- ienced in getting the existing plants into any kind of an agreement. Also, irresponsible promotions will be started that nobody can control. But the com- mittee believes that, with an organiza- tion of all the existing plants, it can do a great deal toward controlling the situation. This general problem was discussed at the recent conference in Portland. Other small district meetings are being held. Soon there will be need to hold another general conference. In the meantime we wish to ask you to think over the situation and frankly and fullv write us just what you be-
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lieve ought to be done. The nearer we can come to all agreeing on something, the better off we will all be. — North- west Bv-Produets Board.
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depends upon the material used. It must be harmless to the trees and plants but deadly to the attacking insects. There is a scientific certainty about
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.
Required by the Act of August 24, 1912.
of "Better Fruit," Published Monthly at Hood River, Oregon
for April, 1915
Note: This statement is to be made in duplicate, both copies to be delivered by the publisher to the postmaster, who will send one copy to the Third Assistant Postmaster General (Division of Classification), Washington, D. C, and retain the other in the files of the post office.
Name of Editor, E. H. Shepard. Post office address, Hood River, Oregon.
Name of Managing Editor, E. H. Shepard. Post office address, Hood River, Oregon.
Name of Rusiness Manager, E. H. Shepard. Post office address, Hood River, Oregon.
Publisher, Retter Fruit Publishing Company. E. H. Shepard, sole owner and pub- lisher. Post office address, Hood River, Oregon.
Owners: (If a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of stockholders holding 1 per cent of more of total amount of stock. If not a corporation, give names and addresses of individual owners.) E. H. Shepard, sole owner. Address, Hood River, Oregon.
Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: (If there are none, so state.) None.
Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date shown above: (This information is required from dailv newspapers only.)
E. H." SHEPARD, Editor and Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of March, 1915.
(Seal) ERNEST C. SMITH,
Notary Public for Oregon.
My commission expires August 7, 1916.
Bees Are Not Poisoned by Sprays
There has long been a belief that spraying blossoms with arsenate of lead or other poisons would kill the bees that visited the blossoms after spraying in their search for honey. Professor C. W. Woodworth of the Uni- veristy of California has conducted some careful investigations in the Pajaro Valley, which are related by him in "Gleanings in Bee Culture," showing that this fear is groundless, that the spraying can be done at the time best for codling-moth control, and that the bees can visit the blossoms without injury. A colony of bees from the university at Berkeley was shipped to Watsonville and placed in the midst of a forty-acre apple orchard at Wat- sonville just before a heavy spraying with arsenicals was given. After being kept there for some time without ap- parent injury to the bees, the hive was shipped back to Berkeley and kept closed until a number of the bees were dead. These were taken out and a considerable amount of arsenic was found upon them, but it was all on the outside, coming there by contact, as would dust or powder of any kind. No internal arsenic was found and the arsenic apparently had nothing to do with their deaths. There was likewise no trace of arsenic in the honey gath- ered by the bees from the blossoms sprayed with arsenicals. The right idea is to spray when the blossoms need it. Keep bees if convenient to pol- linize the blossoms, but do not worry about the effect of the spraying on them.
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Official Organ of The Northwest Fruit Growers' Association A Monthly Illustrated Magazine Published in the Interest of Modern Fruit Growing and Marketing
All Communications Should Be Addressed and Remittances Made Payable to
Better Fruit Publishing Company
E. H. SHEPAHD, Editor and Publisher H. E. VAN DEMAN, Contributing Editor
STATE ASSOCIATE EDITORS OREGON
C. I. Lewis, Horticulturist Corvallis
H. S. Jackson, Pathologist Corvallis
H. F. Wilson, Entomologist Corvallis
WASHINGTON
Dr. A, L. Melander, Entomologist Pullman
O. M. Morris, Horticulturist Pullman
COLORADO
C. P. Gillette, Director and Entomologist Fort Collins
E. B. House. Chief of Department of Civil and Irrigation
Engineering, State Agricultural College Fort Collins
E. P. Taylor, Horticulturist Grand Junction
IDAHO
W. H. Wicks, Horticulturist , Moscow
W. S. Thornber, Horticulturist Lewiston
UTAH
Dr. E. D. Ball, Director and Entomologist Logan
MONTANA
O. B. Whipple, Horticulturist Bozeman
CALIFORNIA
C. W. Woodworth, Entomologist Berkeley
W. H. Volck. Entomologist Watsonville
Leon D. Batchelor, Horticulturist Riverside
BRITISH COLUMBIA R, M. Winslow, Provincial Horticulturist.. Victoria
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Business Improving. — From the trend
of opinion as expressed by financiers and able thinkers, we are justified in assuming that not only is business bet- ter but we can look forward with con- fidence to a steady improvement. A recent article in the World's Work fur- nishes some interesting data and as- surance of better times and better business. The Pennsylvania Railroad has recently sold $49,000,000 worth of 4%% mortgage bonds; the Illinois Cen- tral has also sold millions of securities and other railroads are doing the same. The railroads and business are already borrowing money for productive pur- poses because money is plentiful and cheap. It is eight months since the war broke out, which created a drastic stringency in financial circles. That period of uncertainty and fear has passed. At the present time an abun- dance of cheap money exists; it is the biggest stimulant in the world to create business. Capital cannot, will not and does not lie idle long. City banks which are required by law to carry a 15% reserve have from 25% to 40%, or twice the normal amount recpiired, which means that double the amount of money in normal times is now idle. This condition cannot and will not con- tinue; this dormant capital will become active and with it business will become good.
It is not intended by this prophesy that business will come with a jump, but it is the opinion of the editor that a steady, gradual, safe improvement can be reasonably looked for from now on. In December last the balance of trade in favor of the United States was •$132,000,000. At the present increase of trade balance in our favor, it will be a billion dollars before the year is over. The World's Work states that the
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United States during the war is saving over $200,000,000 per year which has usually been spent by American tourists in Europe. All of these conditions point to a continuation of cheap money and the encouragement of industrial activity. The stringency is past; the emergency measures taken at the out- break of the war are no longer neces- sary; the gold pool has been dissolved and the cotton pool is no longer needed. The stock exchanges are open, although minimum price restriction still pre- vails. Our condition is now improving with certainty and we may reasonably expect it to continue to improve even if the war continues. A review of his- tory shows that usually following war business conditions are much im- proved. After the Civil War business showed a steady improvement, which continued with apparently few set- backs until 1907. The World's Work states that there is much historical precedent for decent optimism.
The World's Work further states: "With such possibilities before us, a courageous and patriotic thing for men to do who have brains, energy and capital, is to use them so that our bread lines may be shortened and an end made to the setback caused by the disruption of the normal relations of trade by the sudden outbreak of the war. There is before us an oppor- tunity for an immediate quickening in business, — an opportunity which it is our duty to make the most of. It is noted chiefly on cheap money, but not alone on that. There are other en- couraging signs which we can wel- come. It is a time when optimism and energy can gain a fair reward."
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The Board of Control of the Market- ing Organization. — The selling con- cerns have organized with a Board of Control, one representative to be given to each of the large concerns like the Northwest Fruit Exchange and the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, and in the different sections where there are several other marketing organizations they are accorded a representative on the Board of Control. For instance, if there are eight marketing organizations in any particular district, then these eight are given two representatives, making in this way a total of fourteen. This small body, representative of the marketing concerns, can confer with the Board of Control of the fruitgrow- ers' organization in reference to the policy to be pursued. It is generally believed that they can agree on some harmonious condition which will be conducive to great good for every- one interested in the fruit industry. Through this plan, it is believed that the markets can be stabilized; it is be- lieved the marketing concerns will become more efficient and better serv- ice rendered to the dealer; the standard of packing can be improved and be made more uniform. It is also believed that this combination will result in better prices for the fruitgrower by elimination of unnecessary self-com- petition or cutting of prices. At the
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same time it is hoped and believed the consumer in the end will be given better care and obtain his fruit even at a less price than he has done for many years in the past.
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Railroads have been criticised by the
public very extensively; while perhaps some of it has been just, much has been unjust. The railroads have been great developers of communities; they are creators and builders of business. Without the railroads the Northwest- ern States, — Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, — would still be not much more than a wilderness or desert lands. The railroads have peopled these four states with a population of nearly four millions. Apparently it is not easy going for the railroads. The Interstate Commerce Commission has regulated rates, — not that they have done so un- wisely, but nevertheless it has affected the income of the railroads. The labor organizations have demanded shorter hours and frequently better pay. With the income reduced and the expenses increased, many railroads have found difficulty in maintaining the equipment, trackage and good condition. The Interstate Commerce Commission re- cently granted an increase of five per cent. It is believed this will do much to improve financial conditions with our railroads. It is hoped it will en- able them to do such improvement and extension work as may be necessary for the development of the country. It begins to look as if the public had be- gun to understand the importance and
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These two books and large bird's-eye view give a comprehensive, honest history and de- scription of the state, her principal cities, resources and her two great Expositions. Sent prepaid for 35 cents each or all three for a one dollar bill, money order, draft or check. Order now, addressing
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necessity of proper railroad service, and it is to be hoped that the railroads will receive proper consideration from the public in the future.
The 1915 Outlook. — During the year 1914 many adverse conditions pre- vailed which were accountable for the low prices that the fruitgrower real- ized. In the first place, an immense crop; in the second place, a general depression of business; in the third place, the war broke out just as the apples were beginning to go on the market; in the fourth place, the crop got ripe all together; in the fifth place, there was much indiscrimate market- ing and cutting of prices and unneces- sary competition; in the sixth place, much fruit was shipped without ice to save the extra expense. Perhaps this is enough to account for the low prices prevailing in the year 1914. It is rea- sonable to assume that such a combi- nation of conditions will not occur again very near in the future. The Northwest feels assured that much bet- ter marketing conditions will prevail and it is reasonable to assume a big crop will not follow on top of last year's crop, so therefore growers can reasonably hope and expect to obtain much better prices than during the past year.
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The Policy of the Growers' Council. It will be the aim of this body, through their Board of Control and Executive Committee, to create a policy that can be consistently followed by different marketing concerns. All of the differ- ent members of the Board of Control and Executive Committee, in the minds of the fruitgrowers, are safe, sane and conservative people; therefore it is to be assumed they will act with good judgment and impose no condition on the marketing concerns that cannot be reasonably complied with. Such a policy will meet with success and support of the marketing concerns. On the other hand, if their demands were impossible opposition would nat- urally spring up which would result in friction and the good work impaired in the very beginning. But it is believed, as already stated, that the Board of Control and the Executive Committee are such reasonable men that they will only ask such reasonable considera- tions as the marketing concerns will cheerfully comply with.
The Growers' Council, Its Board of Control of Ten and the Executive Com- mittee of Three. — This issue contains a very interesting personal account of each member of the Growers' Board of Control and the Eexecutive Committee of Three, which should prove very in- teresting to every fruitgrower of the Northwest. The growers have placed a great big responsibility on these people and it is well they should have as much information about their past history as is obtainable. "Better Fruit" has secured from each one of the Board of Control and Executive Com- mittee a brief personal account of their
past and present, which is embodied in a short personal article in this issue, — the age, birthplace, date of birth, dif- ferent lines of business each one has been engaged in, different public posi- tions each member has held, his pres- ent business and his present public office.
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Concentration of Tonnage. — The
opinion seems to prevail among quite a few growers that, with the Board of Control, everything will be clear and easy sailing for the independent ship- pers and small shipping concerns. The Growers' Council and Board of Control and Executive Committee entertain a different idea. This committee states very positively they feel they can ren- der far more efficient service with a smaller number of marketing concerns
than with a large number, therefore it is their desire that the tonnage be con- centrated as much as possible, and it is to be hoped the grower will choose with wisdom and judgment the selec- tion of his marketing concern, select- ing such one as in his opinion he feels is reliable and such a one as will se- cure good, satisfactory prices.
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Spraying. — In these times of rigid
economy the fruitgrower should give the matter of spraying careful consid- eration. Economy must prevail in every feature of apple producing as well as in marketing, therefore we are publishing a splendid article entitled, "Spraying Economy and Insecticide Efficiency." The object of the grower is to get a clean crop of fruit, therefore he sprays. At the same time it is im-
against Gypsy, Brown-tail and Tussock Caterpillars, Canker Worms, Climbing Cut Worms and Ants. It is also effective against any crawling insects attacking fruit, shade or ornamental trees.
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portant that this should be done eco- nomically, therefore spray should not be wasted or used stronger than neces- sary to control the trouble. In many instances two sprays can be combined, thereby saving much extra cost in the way of labor. The combination of sprays has been shown in previous editions of "Better Fruit" and will not be repeated in this issue. If the grower is uncertain about any combination of spray materials, it seems wise to sug- gest he consult someone who is posted or write the Experiment Station in his particular state.
Does Spray Poison the Bees? — Many articles have appeared in various pub- lications generally stating that bees were poisoned by sprays. Therefore attention is called to an article in this issue called "Bees Are Not Poisoned by Sprays," with the suggestion that fruitgrowers look into the matter dur- ing the coming season and determine for themselves in a definite way whether their bees are poisoned by spray or not.
Advertising the Apple. — In this issue is a very interesting article written by Mr. Atwood of the McCann Advertising Agency, a very able man, in reference to advertising the apple, which should be read by every apple producer.
Time for Grafting Trees
The question is often asked, "How late can you graft trees?" This ques- tion probably can be answered easily in this way: You can certainly graft apple and pear trees up to the time their leaves are as big as squirrel's ears, and I have heard of cases where grafting has been done after the leaves were of full size. However, there is one thing that must be remembered and that is that, to do successful grafting, the scions should be absolutely dormant. The buds should not have broken. After the scions have started to grow it is very hard to make successful unions. Where a large amount of grafting is to be done it is better practice to cut the scions in the middle of the winter, and stratify them in sand, putting in a layer of sand, then a layer of scions, and so
on. Keep the sand moist, but not wet, nor too dry. If it is kept too wet the buds will drop out and mold, and if it is too dry they will shrivel up. With cold storage facilities it is very easy to keep scions and buds for grafting in storage for a long time. In the case of June budding we can keep the scions on ice until June, so as to hold the buds dormant.
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Mr. W. F. Gwyn Comments on the Fruit Growers' Council
The following extract is from an arti- cle which appeared in the Produce News as being an interview with Mr. Gwyn. Mr. Gwyn says: "It is a cause of sincere congratulation that jingo ideas were tabled almost unanimously and that the platform finally adopted is of a kind to unite growers and selling factors on a comprehensive construc- tive program. The personnel of the Executive Committee and Board of Control, together with the Shippers' League to be formed, is additional indi- cation that the fruit industry of the Northwest is entering upon a new era. The result of the three days' conference at Tacoma is a 'get-together plan' that meets with our entire approbation. The Exchange has advised its grower members through an official bulletin to rally in enthusiastic support of a regime which can bring nothing but good to all sincere workers, whether in the pro- ducing or distributing ends of the industry."
Commenting upon the formation of the Yakima Fruit Sellers, which is a consolidation of Richey & Gilbert, the Yakima Horticultural Union and the Yakima Fruit Growers' Exchange, Mr. Gwyn is reported as saying: "This merger reduces the number of compet- ing factors and in this respect is a step in the right direction." He further comments: "I have never believed it possible or profitable to market an over- whelming percentage of Northwestern fruit tonnage through any one agency. Human nature, in growers as in other people, requires an alternative. At least two marketing institutions are indis- pensable to the well being of the North- western fruit industry, just as the wel- fare of the country is better served by two strong political parties than when one is too long entrenched in power."
Mr. Gwyn regards the launching of the Yakima Fruit Sellers' announce- ment as a home selling organization for the exclusive benefit of the Yakima dis- trict. That it indicates that a consider- able number of Yakima growers ser- iously question the economic soundness of the central selling agency principle by creating the Yakima Fruit Sellers, a local selling agency. Mr. Gwyn says: "This opens the field for competition between the home selling agency and the general selling agency, wherein a contest will take place for efficiency and service, with a survival of the con- cern which gives the grower the best results." Undoubtedly some interesting rivalry will take place, but the Ex- change will play the game fair, and I anticipate nothing but the same spirit with Mr. Gilbert and his associates of the Yakima Fruit Sellers.
"Pop" Rulofson Is Still on Deck
Mr. A. C. Rulofson's legion of friends among the fruit industries on the Pa- cific Coast have missed his smiling countenance and glad hand at the 1914 fruit shows, and many inquiries have been made as to what has become of
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Cutting the High Cost of Plowing
One man who bought a Baby Caterpillar a year ago writes: "Have sold off all my horses. The 'Baby do es all the work they did, only cheaper. It surely cuts the high cost of plowing.
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An orchardist writes in glowingly: "I figure the Baby Caterpillar is cutting the cost per box quite appreciably. The 'Baby cultivates close up to the trees without hurting the branches, and turns right from one row into the next. Also, since I can cultivate more frequently than with horses, I am getting a bigger crop and better fruit than ever before."
Another owner writes: "Three years, and less than $25.00 for repairs."
\Vhen the owners boil overwith satis- faction this way we realize more than ever how good a machine the Baby really is.
But send for new Baby Bulletin BE 176. It gives more exact figures on horse and Caterpillar costs of farming.
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him. Mr. Rulofson, early in 1914, went as a trade commissioner from Califor- nia to the Orient. On his return last July he discontinued the handling of the cement-coated nails that he had boosted for so many years and took a well-earned rest. About the first of the year he was appointed Pacific Coast sales representative for the Pittsburg Steel Company, Pittsburg, Pennsyl- vania. Mr. Rulofson informs us that they make a complete line of cement- coated nails that are certainly equal to any other brand. Mr. Rulofson's friends will be glad to learn of his continued activities in the nail business, and will undoubtedly look forward to meeting him again at the various gatherings where fruitmen congregate.
Why Blossomed Fruit Fails
When fruit trees blossom well but do not set their fruit either the climate, diseases or pollination is apt to be the principal reason for failure, as ex- plained by Professor C. I. Lewis, horti- culturist of the Oregon Station. These conditions were present to a greater or less extent last year and are likely to occur at any time, for which reason growers should be on their guard to lessen the ill effects. Heavy rains at blossoming time mean, of course, that bees are not flying and that pollination would not take place. Or a heavy frost may occur at about the time the fruit is in blossom, and this often causes lack of setting of fruit. Such diseases as scab of pear or apple and brown rot of prune and cherry will sometimes destroy the entire crop. Insect pests also sometimes are destructive. Lack of pollination may occur, however, with none of these unfavorable condi- tions present. Many of our trees are self-sterile and require the presence of
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other varieties near them if pollina- tion is to be secured. Lambert, Royal Ann and Bing cherries are all self- sterile and powerless to pollinate each other. Also Gravenstein and Spitzen- berg apples and the Cornice and Anjou pears are self-sterile.
Professor Lewis believes that the trouble with many of the isolated trees of Portland would be greatly overcome by having other varieties near them for pollination. This condition could be brought about in some instances by grafting other varieties into some of the trees or parts of trees. Those who are interested further in this matter may receive a copy of a letter on pol- lination now being prepared by the horticultural department of the college by making application. This letter will be ready in the near future and will give a list of sterile and fertile varie- ties and very comprehensive informa- tion on the subject of pollination.
Trouble of Non-Blooming Trees It frequently happens that trees ap- parently healthy and vigorous refuse to blossom or bear fruit. This, according to Professor Lewis, chief of the Oregon Agricultural College Division of Horti-
culture, is generally owing to the vitality of the trees. "If your trees are on rich soil," says Professor Lewis, "or if there is too much manure or irriga- tion water used you may force them entirely into wood. This condition would be apt to be true with many of our apples, in which case it may be years before they will bear. Yellow Newtown, Northern Spy, King of Tompkins County, and in fact many of the apple varieties grown in and near Portland, if taken too good care of and over-pruned, will not bear, at least not until they are quite old. The remedy is to let up on the pruning; to prune twice a year, distributing the pruning between the early spring and the middle of June to the middle of July. Do not water them too much and go sparingly on manure. Sometimes these trees are in chicken yards, where the ground has been kept quite moist and is pretty heavily fertilized. Trees un- der those conditions often do not suc- ceed. With the cherry trees that bloom and fail to set, I am almost certain that the trouble is pollination. The Black Republican can be grafted into those trees and will help them to set, or you can use a special strain of Waterhouse, which can be secured from Eugene,
which will help these trees to set a crop."
David Knight of Sawyer, Michigan, kindly sent this office a very attractive catalog on strawberries for the year 1915.
The E. J. Chubbuck Co., of San Fran- cisco, California, whose advertisement appears in this issue, is offering some- thing new in the way of a gopher trap. The Ideal Gopher Trap is the result of years of experimental work, covering every known method of exterminating the gopher pest. The essential features that make the Ideal a perfect trap are the enclosing doors or claws that grab the rodent and pull it into the cage. If it is a small gopher it will be found in- side the cage; if a large one it is en- gaged between the claws. Being round with thin edges and a trifle larger than the hole, the gopher walks into the trap before detecting anything in his run- way.— [Adv.]
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Paulhamus Visits Yakima Valley Mr. W. H. Paulhamus, manager of the growers' organization recently formed at Tacoma, spent Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th of February, in the Yakima Valley. On Friday he addressed a few of the large districts and on Sat- urday gave an address in North Yakima. In every district the attendance was phenomenal and Paulhamus was en- thusiastically received. On Saturday afternoon he addressed the fruit grow- ers of Yakima Valley in the Armory building, which seats 2,000 persons. Every chair was taken, with standing room only. Mr. J. W. Lavigne, sales manager for the Price fruit grader, who
stopped off at Hood River for a few hours, stated he never saw an audience before in his life that was more enthus- iastic. Mr. Lavigne said, "The fruit growers did not applaud Paulhamus, they cheered him." One large fruit grower at the meeting, who had shipped ten cars of high class fruit independently and received twenty-two cents per box net, was asked if he would join the Fruit Growers' Confer- ence and adopt the Tacoma plan. He replied, "Do you think I am fool enough to stay out? I will be there with both feet." Every fruit grower will be re- quested to sign the following agree- ment. This is the agreement in Yakima
Valley that will tie every fruit grower in that district to the Tacoma plan. It reads as follows: "We, the undersigned, fruit growers of Yakima District No. 2, consisting of Yakima, Kittitas, Ben- ton and Franklin Counties, in the State of Washington, hereby promise and agree that we will not market or sell our fruit products through any selling agency or dealer who does not affiliate and continue to work in harmony with the Fruit Growers' Council of the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, through its board of con- trol and executive committee."
A New Two-Box Apple Crate
Mr. Paulhamus is carrying with him a new apple crate, which will hold two boxes. It is claimed that by using this crate the cost will be 25 cents less than two boxes of apples packed in the usual manner. It is believed that this box will be adopted for marketing our C grade and cheaper varieties, and will be the strongest factor that can be introduced for low grades and cheap varieties in competition with barrel apples. The crates are made of veneer. They are made open, so they can be nested one inside of another. In this package the apples will be packed jum- ble pack and can be put up without being graded for size or wrapped with paper. This method of packing, it is considered, will be satisfactory for low grade apples and save considerable in the packing cost. It is estimated that the crate will cost about 15 cents. Two apple boxes cost 20 cents; this would save 5 cents. Two cents saved in the cost of making, 4 cents in freight, 9 cents in packing, 5 cents in paper, 1 cent in nails, making a total of 26 cents saved.
In the March edition the names of some of the delegates to the Tacoma Convention were omitted, which are as follows: J. A. Gellatley, Wenatchee; A. J. Olive, Wenatchee; W. N. Mears, Okanogan; Wm. Hayden, Wenatchee; Wra. Yost, Meridan, Idaho; L. C. Titch- enall, Cashmere, and J. A. Warman, Peshastin.
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Fruit Pools in the Yakima
The Yakima County Horticultural Union has closed a number of pools on different varieties of fruits, which will be read by the fruit growers in other districts with much interest. The pools on winter apples have not yet been closed, but the prices realized on early fall apples and other varieties of fruits, as indicated in a report rendered, which is given below, will prove interesting. Prices realized, net to the union, and the tonnage handled were:
Peaches — 219,7(54 boxes, all varieties §0.2777
Bartlett Pears — 28,217 boxes Fancy 8908
9,276 boxes "C" grade 53
37,493 boxes average 8007
Apricots — 10,288 boxes 69
Tragedy Prunes — 7,716 boxes 85
Clapps Favorite Pears — 689 boxes Fancy .84
17 boxes "C" grade 57
Flemish Beauty Pears — 918 boxes Fancy .80
326 boxes "C" grade 61
Clairgeau Pears — 189 boxes Fancy 955
172 boxes "C" grade 79
Fall Butter Pears — 445 boxes Fancy 1.00
94 boxes "C" grade 75
Anjou Pears — 118 boxes Extra Fancy... 1.79
500 boxes Fancy 1.55
273 boxes "C" grade 1.28
Winter Nelis Pears — 8,987 boxes Fancy. 1.05
775 boxes "C" grade 80
Transcendent Crabs — 3,080 (pear) boxes .96
Hyslop Crabs — 472 boxes 80
Jonathans — 18,152 boxes Extra Fancy,
4 and 4% 83
14,132 boxes Fancy, 4, 4V2 and 5 66
6,537 boxes "C," 4, 4% and 5 52
General average 725
Grimes Golden — 5,136 boxes Extra Fancy,
4 and 4y2 67
1,632 boxes Fancy, 4, 4% and 5 57
2,880 boxes "C," 4, 4y2 and 5 50
General average 60
Fall Apples, assorted varieties — 16,484
boxes Extra Fancy and Fancy, 4, 4%
and 5 tier 70
"C" Grade Apples — 33,184 boxes, all
varieties and sizes 57
The union's handling charges are 10 cents per box on apples and pears and 5 cents per box on peaches, apricots, prunes, etc., which must be deducted from the foregoing prices to ascertain the prices net to the grower.
All Farm Products Low, As Well As Apples, Except Wheat and Meat
The following crop report was issued by the government in February: While it has not put any extra dollars in the pockets of the apple growers for the crop that has been sold at extremely low prices, it will at least assure them that the apple grower is not the only kind of farmer who has had his trou- bles this year. The report is very in- teresting and shows the gradual decline in prices of farm products on the arti- cles mentioned, such as apples, cabbage, potatoes, hay, cotton and horses. It is well worth studying, and careful com- parison and observation should be made. From the government report it is evi- dent that something is wrong with farm- ing conditions or the methods of mar- keting the farmers' and fruit growers' crops. It is up to the fruit growers and farmers to study the situation and solve the problem. The following are the average prices for different products of the farm for the years 1910 to 1914:
On December 15 — Apples, per bushel: 1914, 67c; 1913, $1.04; 1912, 73c; 1911, 86c; 1910, $1. Cabbage, per cwt.: 1914, $1.26; 1913, $1.75; 1912, $1.45; 1911, $1.83; 1910, $1.41. Horses, per head:
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The New Era Auto-Irrigator —Works While You Sleep
The thing you have been looking' for — something which will distribute your water into furrows with a uniform rate of flow and not require your continued attention. It has been thoroughly tested for two years and its users speak in enthusiastic praise of its work. The more rough and more difficult your land is to irrigate the more the advantages of this irrigating device appear. It consists of a canvas hose with apertures along one side, spaced about 20 inches apart, from which the water escapes into the furrows. These apertures are fitted with a regulating device to regulate or stop the flow of water. The hose is tapering in form to conform to the gradually diminishing volume of water. The standard size is 75 feet long and 6 inches in diameter at large end, and tapers to 1% inches diameter at small end, which is open. It has a capacity of about one-half cubic foot of water per second when the water in the ditch is raised about 8 inches above the level of the land. This will require that your ditch banks be thrown up a little higher than they generally are at present. The hose is easily and quickly set in operation by connecting it with a pipe set into the ditch bank. The end of pipe in the ditch has a cylindrical screen fitted over it to prevent the entrance of leaves, etc. The hose is light and when one strip of land is irrigated it is easily carried to the next strip. Where more than one hose is needed they can be used in a series, according to the number needed. This device will pay for itself in two months' use or less, besides saving from 20% to 50% in your water and producing better crops by the uniform application of water, and also preventing your land from washing. For fuller details send for descriptive circular. Will make a special discount on the first five Irrigators bought and used in any community. We desire implement dealers to sell this great labor and water-saving device in every town, or agents to demonstrate and sell it. Good money for live men. Can be mailed anywhere in the United States by parcel post.
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There is no element of chance about using good fertilizer. The question for you to decide today is "What Fertilizer to Use."
For many years, orchardists and growers of various kinds of crops have found the special mixtures of
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PORTLAND SEED COMPANY
PORTLAN D,OREGON
1914, $130; 1913, $135; 1912, $139; 1911, $134; 1910, $141.
On Januarv 15 — Potatoes, per bushel: 1914, 49.7c; 1913, 68.4c; 1912, 50.6c; 1911, 84.5c; 1910, 54.1c. Hay, per ton: 1914, $11.29; 1913, $12.42; 1912, $11.86; 1911, $14.85; 1910, $12.24. Cotton, per pound: 1914, 6.6c; 1913, 11.7c; 1912, 12.2c; 1911, 8.4c; 1910, 14.4c.
Prices paid for apples per bushel to producers in various sections of the United States on December 15 during the years 1914 and 1913 are as follows: Northwest (average), 77%c and $1.10; New York, 50c and 97c; Virginia, 50c and 93c; Michigan, 55c and 85c.
British Columbia Fruit Growers
The British Columbia Fruit Grow ers' Association held its annual meeting in Agricultural Convention Hall, in the Parliament building at Victoria, Janu- ary 26. The meeting was largely at- tended and the addresses received with enthusiasm. Many subjects were dis- cussed by the fruit growers who were present. The membership has reached the grand total of 876. In addition to the fruit growers' problems, Mr. F. W. Peters was called on, who gave a very intelligent address in reference to trans- portation matters. With true British pride the fruit growers of British Col- umbia gave Sir Bichard McBride an enthusiastic welcome when he appeared before the meeting to address that body. In his speech he assured all of the members that the government would give its most earnest attention to the various problems connected with the fruit industry of British Columbia with a view to bettering their condition in every way possible.
North Pacific Fruit Distributors Cuts Salaries
Announcement has been made that the trustees of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors has made a sweeping re- duction in salaries from top to bottom of 20 per cent. When it was found that the income from the tonnage was not sufficient to pay the overhead expenses and salaries of the officials and em- ployes for the years 1914-15 the trustees decided to reduce expenses in order to meet the situation by reducing every possible expense and cutting salaries. This is a move in the right direction and such a step will certainly be appre- ciated by the many fruit growers who are shipping through this organization. The grower has troubles with his own expenses and low prices and therefore has been compelled to economize in every way possible, consequently it will afford the grower considerable satisfac- tion to know that the marketing con- cerns are endeavoring to economize.
The twenty-fourth annual report of the Experiment Station of Washington State College, Pullman, issued by the director, is very instructive, interest- ing and original. It is a testimonial indicating the excellent work and pro- ceedings on the part of the Station.
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Buy It Now
Say,
Do you remember when you were a kid,
How they used to tell you
About throwing a pebble into a pond.
And how it made a ripple
That went on, and on, and on, and on
Until it reached the distant shore,
Or something like that?
And when you got big enough
You went to the minstrel show
And saw the end man
And the middle man
Show how a quarter of a dollar
Paid off ten dollars' worth of debts
In about five minutes,
By passing from Tambo to Bones,
And from Bones to Bastus,
And from Bastus to Ephraim
And from Ephraim to Lijah,
And so on around the half circle?
And then, when you were sent up
To college,
The high-brow Professor
Tried to explain the same thing?
You remember?
Well,
This is no talk on Political Economy
Or anything like that;
It's just a gentle hint
To the effect that Bight Now
Is a good time for you
To start a little ripple of your own,
A good time
To start your dollars
Moving around the circle.
Pay off your debts.
Buy what you need,
And buy it now.
Get things started.
Put money in circulation.
That's good sense,
And patriotism,
And good business.
Every ripple in the pond,
No matter how small,
Helps break the stagnation.
Get busy
And make a splash.
"Buy it now"
And get your money back.
— Marco Morrow in the Topeka Daily Capital.
Yakima to Have a Cannery
The American-Hawaiian Fruit Can- ning Company, it is stated, will let the contract for a building 80x100 feet, to cost about $10,000, and having a capa- city of 2,000 cases per day. This an- nouncement has been made by Mr. Frank P. Zelt. It is stated that Mr. Zelt will remain in North Yakima for the purpose of superintending the construc- tion and preparing the plant for active operation. In addition to canning fruit it is stated that the cannery will put up many kinds of vegetables, such as asparagus, rhubarb, beans, pumpkin, peas, corn and spinach, and also all kinds of small fruits. Mr. Zelt, who was formerly an employe of the Cali- fornia Fruit Canners' Association, has spent thirty years in the canning and preserving business. It is generally understood he will take the manage- ment in connection with the cannery.
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DISTINCTIVE AND ARTISTIC DESIGNS FURNISHED
THE SIMPSON I DDELLEH COMPANY
NORTHWESTERN BANK BLDG. E.SHELLEY MORGAN. N.W. MANAGER. pggg^°- j—
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Mr. Grower:
If you think- all sellers will make the same returns beginning with the 1915 crop, or it makes no difference who or which sells your fruit hereafter —
you may be sorry.
The Growers' Council is not going to make efficient sellers out of weak ones. It is simply going to make it plainer than ever before which are weak and which are strong. It's up to you to help the situation. Prove yourself a true co-operator by selecting a reliable selling agency and signing up your crop early. Do it now!
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Orenco Prune Trees
Cheap
Myrtle Creek. Oregon, November 26, 1914. I feel like saying a few words to you on pafer In regard to my Italian Prune trees. 1 am more than pleased with them. Really they are better than I expected. I cannot speak too much in praise of your company for such good trees. They are of good size, good height and good roots. Everyone that I talked with that ordered from you is well pleased.
(Signed) J. A. Copeland. "ORENCO TREES" are universally known for their high standard of quality, and particular planters prefer to buy where they can depend upon quality, reliability and satisfaction. When you want really good trees at right prices, you can't do better than with us. Try it.
Oregon Nursery Company
ORENCO, OREGON SUCCESSFUL salesmen wanted.
deaux mixture (6-6-50) is the best spray to use, but if scale or peach twig miner are present, commercial lime-sulphur (1-12) is recommended. The right time of year for application is while the buds are swelling, but before any of the tender green leaf tips begin to emerge. It is better to spray early than even a few days late. About the last of Feb- ruary or the first of March will be about right in the Willamette Valley. The spray must be applied so as to cover all the buds thoroughly. This will require an outfit giving good pres- sure. A good nozzle is necessary and a great deal of care must be observed. If the job is well done, however, and at the right time, the leaf curl will be eradicated. Failure will probably come if the recommendations regarding time and method of application given above are not rigidly adhered to.
It is also stated that it is the intention of the company to operate an evapor- ator for the purpose of evaporating
apples.
Bordeaux Mixture Peach leaf curl may be controlled by spraying at the right time of year. Bor-
The Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, have issued a very interest- ing and complete bulletin, which is "A Beport of the Hood Biver Branch Experiment Station." The same can be obtained on application by address- ing "The Director of the Experiment Station, Corvallis, Ore."
The New Low -Down Orchard Rake
The Only Rake that Rakes Under Bearing Trees
DESIGNED for the harvesting of cover crops in the orchard, this imple- ment should be investigated by you. See it at any P. & 0. Agency or write to us for descriptive literature.
Built so low that the branches will be free from interference; driver's seat at one side, well out of the way; rake 9 feet long, allowing of good sweep under trees; strong enough for heavy alfalfa and clover crops; made of steel and malleable; wheels 26 inches in diameter, provided with shields to prevent branches catching between axle and wheels; also shields in body of the wheels, to prevent hay from falling into wheels; hand lift, pro- vided with spring of proper tension to raise teeth easily.
Designed by a practical orchardist and sold at a price which enables it to pay for itself in tree damage, time and hay saved. Write for Circular 10.
Since 1842, the name of PARLIN & ORENDORFF PLOW COMPANY has stood lor good implements, honestly made. Through our many agents, we insure you good service, wherever you are.
PARLIN & ORENDORFF PLOW COMPANY
OF PORTLAND, OREGON
Agents throughout the Northwest
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Fruit Growers Profit by Dairying—
Hundreds of fruit growers are turning to dairying as the most profitable side line. Oregon's dairy products last year exceeded $18,000,000.00.
Even if you have only a few cows, our Service Department can give you val- uable ideas and assistance. We carry the most com- plete line of Dairy Sup- plies in the Northwest. — Sole Oregon agents for
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YAKIMA GROWN
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Fruit and Ornamental
ROSES, SHRUBBERY, Etc.
Send for Catalog and Prices
Yakima & Columbia River Nursery Co.
North Yakima Washington
Ideal Gopher
Only Trap guaranteed JL J| d- LF to catch large or small * gopher. Being round with thin edges gopher walks into trap before detecting anything in runway. Positive grip. Jaws always hold. 100 per cent efficient— catches gopher every time. Far safer and surer than poisons or gas. Farm- ers say it's worth dozen other makes. Price 50c. If your dealer can't supply you, will be sent post- paid on receipt of 60c; two trapsforfl.lO; six for $3.00. Money back if not satisfied.
E. J. CHUBBUCK CO. Dept. C
731 Market Street SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Automatic Anti-Frost Alarm
Infallible; accurate; better and ten times cheaper than an alarm thermometer.Will give the fruit "rower a time- ly warning ot approaching frost. Can beset to ring bell at auy tern perature desired.
Price $4.00 complete.
The ANTI-FROST STOVE CO.
621 Main Street, CINCINNATI, OHIO
The Value of a Cannery Pay Roll It is stated that the pay roll of the Northern Pacific car shops in the city of Tacoma during the biggest month in 1914 was -$68,000. The Puyallup-Sumner cannery, under the management of Mr. W. H. Paulhamus, had a pay roll of .$238,000 during the biggest month of the season of 1914. Every fruit district ought to have a cannery. The pay roll would be a big factor in the prosperity of every fruit growing community. It would help all kinds of business and afford employment for many people, giving them an opportunity to earn extra money during the canning season. Every fruit growing section ought to have a cannery, evaporator, vinegar plant or cider mill. Some fruit sections ought to have all of these, and our com- ment is that it is too bad that each dis- trict in addition cannot have Paulhamus to manage its cannery.
Adopts New Organization Plan At the annual meeting of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers' Association, after the Seattle Convention, the plan of the Fruit Growers' Council as originally outlined at Seattle was presented to the meeting and was received with such satisfaction that it was endorsed by this association. This speaks well for the new movement. If the Wenatchee Val- ley Fruit Growers' Association was so well satisfied with the Seattle plan as to adopt it they will be much better satis- fied with the Tacoma plan, which with- out question means its adoption by this association.
The Western Fruit Jobbers
The eleventh annual convention of the Western Fruit Jobbers, held in Los Angeles the third week in February, was the most successful and the largest meeting ever held by this organization. Memphis, Tennessee, was selected as the next convention city. The enter- tainment committee of Los Angeles spent $25,000 in entertaining the West- ern Fruit Jobbers' Association.
Orange Growers Get Low Prices It is stated that orange growers have been hit hard, if not harder than the apple growers of the Northwest, by low prices. Orange growers in Florida who refused 60 cents per box on the trees, is it stated, now are unable to obtain 30 cents. One Florida grower made a consignment of 206 boxes, for which he received .$15.50. He figures his actual loss on the shipment at $134.50.
"The railroad is our common high road; it is not a luxury; it is not a concern in which the farmer and the manufacturer alone are interested; it is an essential to the commercial life of our people, almost as necessary as the land itself. If we have too few rail- roads, giving meager service and fol- lowing the false policy of exacting high tolls, the nation's growth will be by so much retarded." — Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior.
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ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND
European Receivers of American Fruits
Eldest and First-Class House in this Branch
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Our Specialties are
Apples, Pears, Navel Oranges
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White Salmon Valley Fruit Growers' Union
At their annual meeting the White Salmon Valley Fruit Growers' Union elected Mr. A. B. Groshong president, Mr. F. S. Baker vice president and Mr. F. O. Charles secretary. The other members on the board are Mr. John B. Humphrey, Mr. B. Burdick and Mr. H. C. Lowden.
Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association
Under the management of Mr. W. H. Paulhamus the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association put up an output in the cannery of fourteen train- loads of twenty cars each. When Mr. Paulhamus started the association had a capital of $2,500. There is now a surplus of .$100,000.
Those farmers who make careful and intelligent study of tillage methods know that they can pul- verize their soil finer, cov- er more acres, and make more money by using
Disk Harrows and Plows
If you have not yet obtained the facts about Cutaway (Clark) tools, go at once to your dealer and ask him about them. If he doesn't sell Cutaway (Clark) farm implements write us for catalog and prices. We ship direct where we have no agent. In our catalog you will 6nd just the style machine for your needs— and more — you'll find just the size for the power you have. It seldom costs you more to buy a Cutaway (Clark) machine — a machine especially built for intensive tillage — than it does to buy an ordinary tool.
If your dealer doesn't have in stock what you want he or you can get it quick from the factory
THE CUTAWAY HARROW COMPANY
Maker of the original CLARK disk harrows and plows 940 Main Street Higganum, Conn.
IT pays TO spray
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THE truth of this famous slogan is proved by thousands of pleased and permanent customers. The Burpee Idea of Quality First — "to give rather than to get all that is possible" — combined with efficient service, has built the world's greatest mail order seed business. We deliver seeds free by parce] post, and have not advanced prices because cf the war. Write today for Burpee's Annual, the "Leading American Seed Catalog" for 1915. It is mailed free.
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All are one, two and three years old; the two and three year old all sold, amounting to over 3,000 acres.
We are now offering our one year at terms to suit you.
We give five years', from date of planting, free care. Our company is unlike others in the feature of stay- ing with our purchasers after the free care period. Our plans make our in- terests mutual; we all work together for the interest of all.
Our Booklet will give you a simple statement of our dealings and meth- ods. Write us for information.
DUFUR ORCHARD COMPANY
Northwestern Bank Building Portland, Oregon
First National Bank
Hood River, Oregon
Capital and Surplus $135,000
4% Interest Paid on Savings and Term Deposits
F. S. STANLEY, President E. 0. BLANCHAR, Cashier
Annual Report of the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association
The Puvallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association was incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington March 22, 1902, with a capital stock of $2,000. It is conducted entirely along co-operative lines, with a membership of more than 1,600 hundred growers, and has canneries with a floor space of more than 125,000 square feet at both Puyallup and Sumner, in the Puyallup Valley, Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma, on the main lines of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Oregon-Washington railways. Financial condition at close of business December 31, 1914, was as follows:
Capital stock $ 2,503.00
Surplus December 31, 1913 $ 79,004.57
Net earnings during 1914 25,406.93
Surplus December 31, 1914 §104,411.50
•Less depreciation on equipment account authorized by Directors 4,411.50
Leaving net surplus December 31, 1914 100,000.00
Capital and surplus December 31, 1914 §102,503.00
Fire insurance (in best companies) §288,500.00
Accident insurance, covering boiler accidents 25,000.00
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Cash on hand January 1, 1914 § 23,910.31
Total cash receipts year 1914 1,128,676.12
§1,152.586.43
Total checks issued year 1914 1,123,684.78
Cash on hand January 1, 1915 § 28,901.65
Total receipts shown above do not include transportation paid on shipments at receiving end, estimated at §200,000, making a total year's business of considerably over §1,300,000.
ASSETS
Cash in banks § 28,641.37
Cash in office 260.28
Accounts receivable 50,920.56
About §34,000 of the above total is covered by sights drafts against bills of lading on canned goods en route. Merchandise, consisting of corn, wheat, oats, hay, bran, shorts, flour, etc. . 19,121.48 Fruits in cans and barrels, part of which is sold but undelivered, includ- ing also empty cans, cases, barrels, labels, etc 156,594.99
Total liquid assets §255,538.68
Puyallup canning plant §47,079.10
Machinery and equipment, Puyallup 15,606.81
Total Puyallup plant 62,685.91
Sumner canning plant §12,718.92
Machinery and equipment, Sumner 5,361.13
Total Sumner plant 18,080.05
Feed store equipment, Puyallup §2,209.66
Feed store equipment, Sumner 630.93
Total equipment, both stores 2,840.59
Insurance paid in advance 1,875.80
Total assets $341,021.03
LIABILITIES
Money borrowed from banks §60,000.00
Deposits of members 68,548.59
Accounts payable 15,216.03
Express certificates 666.08
Interest accrued and unpaid 2,412.28
Total liquid liabilities §146,842.98
Capital $ 2,503.00
Surplus, December 31, 1913 §79,004.57
Net earnings, 1914 25,406.93 104,411.50
tTotal capital and surplus 106,914.50
Estimated disbursements to members when all goods are sold 87,263.55
Total liabilities §341,021.03
SUMMARY
Liquid assets §255,538.68
Liquid liabilities 146,842.98
Luiquid assets in excess of liabilities : §108,695.70
Liquid liabilities §146,842.98
Cash on hand 28,901.65
Showing 20^ of liquid liabilities on hand in cash, equal to bank requirements.
*The Directors voted to charge off to depreciation from equipment account sum of §4,411.50, leaving a net surplus of §100,000.
fFrom the surplus shown must be deducted the undetermined earnings due H. A. Baker in the barrel department for the years 1912 and 1913, based upon the profits derived from fruit in barrels when all is sold, which the books show to be nothing.
Stark Bros. Nursery of Louisiana, Missouri, is mailing out its new catalog, which is very attractive, showing a cut on the cover of the Delicious apple.
The California State Committee of Horticulture is mailing out a very in- teresting and instructive booklet on "Apple Growing in California."
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Freight paid to your station. Shipped direct from factory the day the order is received.
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Central Selling Agency, Etc.
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lows: 1. All fruit shall be graded and packed under uniform grading rules and careful and uniform inspection. It is desired and agreed that Extra Fancy, Fancy and C grade, or whatever names used shall have the same meaning in the rules of our respective organiza- tions, and that all fruit to be handled shall reasonably conform thereto. 2. It is agreed that our handling contracts with growers shall be uniform in pro- visions except as may be mutually satis- factory to all parties hereto. It is un- derstood each organization going into the central selling agency shall finance its own members or clients and render account sales to them direct in the same manner as at present. 3. It is agreed that all fruit shall be handled at an estimated cost per car of not to ex- ceed thirty dollars, and that any sur- plus accruing shall be rebated to our respective organizations in proportion to the amount and variety of fruit shipped. 4. It is agreed, as a general policy, that the central organization shall handle all fruit as agents for growers, not buying except to fill orders and steady the market. 5. It is under- stood and desired that each organiza- tion shall be equally benefited by the central selling organization and all policies shall be adopted with that end in view."
Appeal for Co-operation
By W. H. Paulhamus, Chairman of the Northwest By-Products Committee of Ten.
THE development and progress of the fresh-fruit industry is such that there is positive evidence that canner- ies, evaporators and other by-product factories are not only a necessity but that they will be established in large numbers in the Northwest during the next two years. There is need for many of such institutions in the fruit districts of the Northwest in order to maintain the fruit business on a sound business basis. Unless these plants are controlled most of them will be started wrong and many will be badly man- aged; many will be organized where there is not sufficient need and the re- sult will be failures with unnecessary loss of money, time and work. If they are not properly organized the markets will be demoralized, and if not prop- erly managed in the selling end of the business low prices will prevail and the injury be serious to the fruit indus- try. The Northwest By-Product Board believes that its function is just as much to help control the situation as to help communities start plants for the purpose of taking care of their surplus. In this work the by-product committee wishes the help and co-operation of every existing cannery, evaporator, fruit packer or any kind of a plant for any by-products. This by-product in- dustry should be organized as thor- oughly as possible for the purpose of establishing standard packs, reasonable, uniform prices and work co-operatively for the purpose of reaching out for new
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markets. When this is done the in- dustry will be stabilized and the com- mittee can work with the fruit-product plants toward helping take care of the surplus of fresh fruit in districts where it would otherwise go to waste. Many districts are probably not ready for plants for the reason that the volume is not sufficient. Through organization this industry can work with the rail- roads to secure proper rates, both by express and freight, for fruit that will permit assembling of the output from communities where the tonnage is not sufficient to load out in car lots. It is the intention of the committee to help any districts where there is not a vol- ume sufficient for a plant; for the pur- pose of helping to promote the organ- izing necessary for the buying and financing of such plants. The commit- tee believes that, with the organization of all existing plants, it can do a great deal toward controlling the situation. The subject of by-products has been discussed with the growers by the by- products committee in several sections and several conferences have been held. It is expected that others will follow in the near future. The committee wishes those who are interested give the mat- ter consideration and express their views fully and frankly, either person- ally to the members of the by-product committee or by correspondence to the manager, Mr. W. H. Paulhamus, whose address is Puyallup, Washington.
The proceedings of the fourth annual meeting of the California Association of Nurserymen, which was held in San Diego, October 15th, edited and com- piled by Henry W. Kruckeberger, is being mailed out to nurserymen.
A. R. Weston & Co., Bridgman, Michi- gan, kindly sent this office their annual catalog. This catalog is devoted to strawberries, blackberries, dewberries and grapes. The color work on the cover page is very attractive.
Fruitgrowers and alfalfa farmers at this season driven with spring work, hardly finding any day long enough to accomplish even a measure of their pressing tasks connected with orchard and field work, are apt to forget the existence of an active, perisistent enemy, sleepless and industrious. The squirrel or gopher, native to the North- west, is one of the most destructive agents the agriculturist has to contend with. Valuable trees are destroyed, alfalfa fields are often ruined, mounds of earth are raised, which interfere with the cutting, irrigation ditches are undermined and damage amounting to millions of dollars in the aggregate en- sues. Every effort should be put forth at this season to destroy them. Guns and traps are effective but expensive, in the time they require. Vaccines or virus are of doubtful effect; an efficient poison, preferably a strychnine-coated grain of reliable make, if placed in the burrows of the pests, will accomplish quicker, better and more effective re- sults than anything else, with the ad- vantage that it can be distributed and safely applied at any hour and in a few moments' time. — [Adv.]
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BETTER FRUIT
April
J.I4CASE« PLOy-WpRKS
All CASE Plows are GOOD Plows
but we have had a plow made up for us that is especially FINE for ORCHARD WORK
Hie J. I. CASE VINEYARD PLOW
in the 8 end 10-inch sizes fill TOUK need for a good orchard or vineyard plow. This plow is aU steel, with steel handles that are provided with swivel so that the plow can be operated close to the trees or vines without inconvenience to the operator. Has a side chain attachment which enables the hitch to be shifted 7 inches to either side of the center point of the beam. If there is no Case Agent near you a card will bring you price and full descriptive matter on the J. I. Case Vineyard Plow.
We carry a full line of
FRUIT GROWERS' TOOLS
Cutaway Harrows, Planet Jr. Garden Tools, Light Draft Harrows, Orchard Trucks, Hand Carts, Spray Hose, Fittings, etc., etc.
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LOOK! MR. FRUITGROWER
One of your choice trees is Dying! Why? Gophers! Yes, it's one of those Pocket Gophers taking S S S out of your pocket. Protect your trees and save those 8 8 8 by using the
CINCH POCKET GOPHER TRAP
If set by the directions and with judgment it will get the gopher and you will get the returns from that tree and others. If your dealer doesn't have the traps, write us at once. Sample trap postpaid 85c.
Manufactured by
W. C. EMMERSON & CO.
forest grove, Oregon
MACABEE GOPHER TRAP
sat*- SMALL, SIMPLE, SURE
At all dealers. If your dealer does not handle It, send 20 cents in stamps and mention your dealer's name and get sam- ple by mall, postage paid. Write for prices In larger quantities delivered free by parcel post.
Manufactured by
Z. A. MACABEE, Los Gatos, Cal.
Black Leaf "40" Spraying, Etc.
Continued from page 9 aphis-control work difficult. Several experiment stations recommend dilu- tions of "Black Leaf 40" for aphis, varying from 1 part in 800 of water for woolly aphis to 1 part in from 900 to 1200 for the green and purple or rosy aphis.
Treatment for woolly aphis: In set- ting out new orchards, spray all nur- sery stock thoroughly, roots and tops, with "Black Leaf 40" one to 800 plus soap (1 pint to 100 gallons of water plus 3 to 4 pounds of soap). For woolly aphis on the tops spray with "Black Leaf 40" diluted 1 to 800 plus soap (1 pint "Black Leaf 40" plus 3 to 4 pounds of soap to 100 gallons of water), using a pressure of 200 to 250 pounds. For treating woolly aphis on the roots we suggest that the soil be removed from around the trees, sufficiently exposing the infested area to enable the spray to permeate the soil and reach the insects so as to thoroughly wet them. Spray with the same solution that is recom- mended for use on the tops. Use a coarse stream and apply spray liberally.
Don't wait until after the buds have opened before applying your first spray for aphis. Don't wait till the leaves have curled in making later applica- tions. Don't omit the soap when spraying with "Black Leaf 40" uncom- bined with bordeaux, lime-sulphur or arsenate of lead. Don't forget that thoroughness is half the secret of suc- cess in spraying for aphis.
Combination sprays: In spraying for several pests occurring at about the same time, the matter of combining sprays is one of importance and one in which a considerable saving may be effected. "Black Leaf 40," used alone, will be effective not only against aphis, but also for red spider, apple tingis, apple-leaf hopper and apple red bug. "Black Leaf 40" may be combined with lime-sulphur when used for San Jose scale (when bud tips show green), apple scab, moss, lichens, etc. Iron sulphide when used for apple mildew. Bordeaux mixture when used for apple scab and other fungus diseases. Arse- nate of lead or arsenite of zinc when used for codling moth, bud moth, tent caterpillars, etc. When using "Black Leaf 40" with lime-sulphur, bordeaux mixture or arsenate of lead omit the soap.
Life Histories. — The four more im- portant species of aphis that attack the apple are tabulated below:
Green apple - aphis (aphis pomi). Eggs laid at base of buds and on twigs in late fall; attacks buds, young leaves and blossoms. Also attacks pear, haw- thorn and quince.
Rosy, brown or purple apple-aphis (aphis sorbi). Eggs laid on trunks and larger branches in fall; attacks leaves, tender shoots and fruit clusters.
Woolly apple-aphis (schizoneura lan- igera). Eggs laid on elm in fall; at- tacks roots, trunks, branches and twigs.
European grain-aphis (siphocoryne avenae). Eggs laid on apple and pear trees in fall; attacks foliage. Also at-
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Fruit Auctioneers
131 State Street Boston, Massachusetts
Established 1847
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tacks pear, grains, grasses and haw- thorn.
Green Apple-Aphis. — When growth starts in the spring the minute, shiny black eggs of the green apple-aphis hatch. All the eggs are hatched gener- ally before the buds have opened. The young green plant lice congregate on the green bud tips and first leaves. These plant lice produce living young and the increase in number is very rapid as the leaves and blossoms ap- pear, upon which hundreds of aphis may be seen feeding. The early gen- erations of the green apple-aphis are wingless. Winged individuals begin to appear at the beginning of summer and the infestation spreads from branch to branch, tree to tree and orchard to orchard. At the approach of cold weather eggs are laid on young twigs and at the base of the buds, and there they remain throughout the winter un- til the warmth of spring causes the eggs to hatch and the young plant lice to start the seasonal histories all over again.
The Rosy, Brown or Purple Apple- Aphis. — The young of this species hatch generally later than those of the green apple-aphis and attack the early leaves, As their popular names imply, they are of several shades of red. These aphids are particularly noticeable on the leaves around the fruit clusters. Curled leaves and distorted fruit show the presence and work of this species. After midsummer the rosy aphis dis- appears from the trees and reappears in the fall. The eggs are laid on the trunk and older growth and are not generally as plentiful as the eggs of the green apple-aphis. The rosy apple- aphis passes the winter in the egg stage and hatches in the spring as the buds are opening. The Oregon Experi- ment Station carried on some experi- ments in the control of this aphis and found that "Black Leaf 40" was ef- fective used alone or combined with lime-sulphur. Lime-sulphur, used alone at a winter dilution of 1 to 10, failed to have any effect on the aphis. Do not wait until the leaves are curled before spraying for this aphis.
The Woolly Apple-Aphis. — This aphis when grown is covered with a white,
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What will if cost Yout Ifot to sprai] For Aphis ?
APHIS INJURED
PERFECT
The U. S.Dep'tof Agric. Says $30,000,000
is the annual damage done to the American fruit crop by insects. Aphis causes a considerable part of this loss and the standard in- secticide recommended by experiment stations and spraying ex- perts for this and many other orchard pests is
"BLACK LEAF 40"
Guaranteed to contain 40% Nicotine
"BLACK LEAF 40" is not recom- mended for all insects ; but for Aphis, Pear Psyla, Hop Louse, and many other soft-bodied suck- ing insects it has proven to be a highly effective and a very eco- nomical insecticide.
THIS IS THE TIME TO SPRAY
for App'e Aphis— just as the leaf buds show green. Don't delay till the foliage gives the Aphis protection. Use "BLACK LEAF 40" when buds are like the one shown in this picture. Write us for Apple Aphis Bulletin.
LET US HELP YOU PROTECT YOUR ORCHARD
If your dealer will not. supply you with "Black Leaf 40", send us P. O. Money Order for $2.50 and we will send you, express prepaid, a 2 pound can that will make 200 gallons of etfective spraying solution. If you are in doubt about the insecticide you need, write us, send specimens, or give descriptions of your insect enemies and we will help you to find the proper insecticide.
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Plantation four miles southwest of station, B«lmont Road We will be pleased to show you trees, apple trees that have a heritage, a quality that should be considered by everyone who plants a tree. Our trees are grown in clean hillside virgin red shot soli with clay subsoil, producing the most Tigoroua root system. Our bud. are selected from the best bearing healthy Hood River trees that make the Hood River apple famous throughout the world. Our trees will give you satisfactory results In vigor, fruit and quality. Ask for catalog. We guarantee our products. Apples, pears, peaches, apricots, almonds and walnuts. A complete line of the best varieties of all kinds of fruits.
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AFTER plowing sod or stubble, it must be worked down thoroughly and pulverized. Sods, clods and lumps must be broken up; air spaces and voids worked out and filled to insure a good seed bed that will is give BETTER CROPS. Make available the plant food in \\ plowed in manure by thoroughly mixing with pulverized soil. $k MP BETTER CROPS will result. The "ACME" PULVERIZING IxSf^K HARROW makes possible the perfect seed bed. Sizes 3 _ y^ff^i-X to Wz ft. wide, for one to four horses.
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The returns from your strawberries depend upon quantity and the size of the berries.
Beaver Brand Animal Fertilizers
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supplies your land with the constituent elements necessary to grow better and larger quantities of fruit.
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woolly material, which is very notice- able and gives the popular name to this species. This aphis is the only one in- festing the apple that attacks the roots in addition to the parts above ground. The damage caused by this insect has been so widely recognized, particularly on nursery stock and young trees, that several states have passed laws against its introduction into or toleration with- in the state. The woolly apple-aphis, unlike the green and rosy apple-aphis, prefers the bark to the foliage or fruit. The roots, trunk, branches and twigs are attacked. Small blisler-like swell- ings are caused on the parts attacked; this does not always occur, however, on the twigs. Roots may be so covered with these growths as to cause the death of young trees. Infested twigs sometimes crack, giving entrance to fungus spores and bacterial diseases. In the spring the plant lice that have spent the winter in cracks of the bark or in wounds become active and attack new, tender bark on young or old parts of the tree. Some of the individuals that have passed the winter at the base of the tree or on the roots will like- wise move to the parts of the tree above ground and assist in the attack. Many of the plant lice on the roots remain there the year round.
A Sure Way to Keep Your Tobacco Supply Always Fresh and Pipe-fit
Used to be that a man had to contend with smoking dried-out tobacco that burned like firebrands and seared the everlasting lining out of his mouth, but not so today. Now he can keep his supply just as fresh and fragrant a month or more afterward as it was the day he got it.
A fine scheme to keep the goodness in the tobacco from first to last pipeful has been hit upon by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the makers of Prince Albert tobacco. It's a crystal glass humidor with a removable top held on by a patented band that makes it air- tight. There's a sponge in the top to keep the tobacco always pipe-fit. The makers pack a pound of Prince Albert in this container and you can buy one at almost every store that sells tobacco.
Almost every smoker this side of the Gulf has seen or heard something about Prince Albert. It's known all over the States as "the national joy-smoke," be- cause a man can smoke as much and as hard as he likes without ever having any sore tongue or throat worries. Simply doesn't nip, that's all. Had its "teeth" pulled out by a patented process controlled exclusively by the Reynolds people.
At present, a series of quaint and in- teresting advertisements is running in this publication. Everyone of them is chockful of that happy, good-natured P. A. spirit that makes a man look for the next one just natural-like. You'll sure be interested in them; keep a look- out.— [Adv.]
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Spraying Economy, Etc.
Continued from page 8 get along without at least applying two sprays for the codling moth. In some years good results are secured without the third spray, yet there is little ques- tion but that the third spray for the codling moth will more than pay for itself, and especially if there were many worms the previous season. Often the grower who is accustomed to omitting the third spray is con- fronted with the appearance of stings and blemishes on his apples late in Ihe summer, and which necessitates culling severely. Our own experiments during the summer of 1914 gave from 5 to 1.5 per cent wormy fruit with the three sprays applied thoroughly and to trees which bore a high per cent of wormy fruit in 1913.
Selecting the Spray. — There are many different brands of spray materials on the market. Consequently the grower has a wide latitude from which to choose his spray. Moreover, we see every year an increasing number of new sprays on the market, and which undoubtedly have merit. These should be encouraged if they give any better results or possess marked advantages over the old and tried sprays. It would be better, however, for the first year to try out the new spray on a moderate scale and check it up with the older spray. Growers are often inclined to blame the spray material for their lack of success, even when the thorough- ness of application has been neglected, either with or without the owner's knowledge.
In choosing a spray, its past record should be the point most emphasized, whether secured by the prospective purchaser or by someone in whom he has confidence. It is also well to give a spray credit for being all right until the contrary is proved. One should not select a brand of arsenate of lead be- cause it contains a high arsenic content, supposing it to be better, and without regard to the way the arsenic has en- tered into combination with the lead. It is better to use an "Ortho" arsenate containing 12 per cent of arsenic oxide than one of another combination with the lead and having 3 or 4 per cent more arsenic oxide. The former is not so apt to give up free arsenic in the presence of neutral or alkaline solvents and thus produce injury to the foliage. It is also advisable, especially when acid arsenates are used, to combine one pound of lime to each pound of the arsenate of lead in the spray tank, in order to lessen the danger of burning. This danger is negligible when either lime-sulphur, atomic sulphur or iron sulphide is combined with arsenate of lead to be used against the codling moth and apple scab, or codling moth and apple mildew.
For the purpose of comparing the re- sults of the use of arsenate of lead, sold both in the paste and powdered form, an experiment was conducted in the Boise Valley during the season of 1914 which had for its object a comparison of results from the practical applica-
Hansen's
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in Spite of Soaking
ECAUSE of the special Hansen- treated leather this glove will remain soft and pliable regardless of wetting. It wears long apeTAreeps soft. The seasonable qualify in Hansen's Gloves, their ccjppe'ct proportions and comfort mak«^ihem widely popular.
For the special work of the spray- ing season these gloves are exactly adapted. They protect your hands from the solution and dry out soft as new. Never bunglesome or awkward; their perfect fit allows prompt action and nimble fingers as if you had no gloves on.
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If your dealer is not supplied, write us for information where to buy.
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RHODES MFG. CO., *«0 3. DIVISION AVB , GRAND RAPIDS. niCH.
THE only pruner made that cut* from both sides of the limb and does not bruise the bark. Made in all styles and sizes. We pay Express charges on all orders. Write for circular and prices.
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The universal soil need is Phosphorous. The most economical and logical source of Phosphorous is
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tion of different brands of these spray materials. The trees selected were of the Rome Beauty and Jonathan varie- ties, eight years old, and producing about 15 per cent wormy fruit in 1913. The plats were selected from the inside of the orchard block, contained about two acres each, and of both of the above varieties. Two standard brands of powdered arsenate of lead and one paste arsenate of lead, all obtained on the local markets, were used in the test. These were selected because they represented the sprays accessible on the local market at that time. Three sprays were applied during the season, with a power sprayer maintaining a pressure of 200 pounds or more, and hose equipped with extension rods and nozzles capable of throwing a coarse driving spray. The work was done by the owner and myself, and care taken to apply all three sprays thoroughly, especial attention being paid to the first or "calyx" spray. An effort was made to reach all of the blossoms with this spray, which was applied May 12th. The second application was made May 29th and the third July 18th. The paste was applied at the rate of 2% pounds to 50 gallons of water and the powder form applied at the rate 1}4 pounds to 50 gallons of water, or just one-half as much as the paste, since the powder is known to have twice the strength of the paste. The fruit from three trees of each variety in each plat was carefully examined at picking time for evidence of injury from worms and the results are here tabulated:
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Sherwin-Williams Powdered Rome
Arsenate of Lead Jonathan Beauty
Number of apples examined. 1,644 1,694
Number of apples wormy ... 11 24
Per cent of apples wormy... .67 1.42
Insecticide rating 98.95
General Chemical Co. Paste
Arsenate of Lead
Number of apples examined. 2,621 3,044
Number of apples wormy ... 17 38
Per cent of apples wormy... .65 1.24
Insecticide rating 99.03
"Corona Brand" Powdered
Arsenate of Lead
Number of apples examined. 1,681 3,439
Number of apples wormy ... 9 37
Per cent of apples wormy... .54 1.08
Insecticide rating 99.10
By careful attention to the manner and time of application of the sprays it has been possible to reduce the per- centage of injury from codling moth to less than 1.5 per cent in 1914 where the injury was 15 per cent in 1913, and at the additional cost of but one spray (the third). Two sprays had been given this orchard in 1913 by the owner, who used a heavier strength of arsenate of lead than here given. The experiment further shows that there is little differ- ence in actual results, whether the paste or powdered form of arsenate of lead is used, both giving good results, though the powder has a slight advan- tage in ease of mixing. The point to note is that good results depend on the time and thoroughness of application rather than spray material used, and these after all are the most important factors in both the economy and effi- ciency of our spray materials.
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came cashier. Later this bank was converted into the First National Bank of Wapato, of which Mr. Jones at the present time is vice-president and manager.
Mr. Jones has developed an orchard of forty acres near Wapato, consisting of peaches, pears and apples, which is now seven and eight years old.
Mr. Jones is also secretary of the Yakima Reservation Water Users' Asso- ciation.
Mr. Jones was a very earnest worker in the Growers' Council, being a man of many years' experience in connec- tion with large selling agencies, in merchandizing, and many years' expe- rience in the banking business. Mr. Jones is a man exceedingly popular in his own district and has the confidence of the fruitgrowers of the Yakima Valley.
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MR. W. H. PAULHAMUS, Puyallup, Washington, Chairman of the Execu- tive Committee of Three of the Fruit Growers' Council of 107.
Mr. W. H. Paulhamus was born on the 4th day of March, 1865, and is 50 years of age. His early days were spent at Altoona and Sharon, Pennsyl- vania, and Youngstown, Ohio, at which places he attended the public schools. At 18 years of age he left Youngstown, Ohio, for Aberdeen, South Dakota, where he entered the banking business, and later at Sumner, Washington. He followed the banking business up to December, 1894.
Mr. Paulhamus has engaged in farm- ing outside of Puyallup, Washington, and has been manager of the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association since 1902. Commencing with a capital stock of $2500, Mr. Paulhamus has cre- ated a capital and surplus of $102,- 503.00. Appreciation of his value to this association is shown in a very forcible way by the fact that the asso- ciation has his life insured for $25,000 in case of death and $75,000 in case of accident. The importance of this asso- ciation to the State of Washington is shown in many ways. Its value as an industry is shown quite clearly by comparing its payroll with the car shops of the Northern Pacific at Ta- coma. The Northern Pacific car-shop payroll in the largest month of 1914 is reported, we are informed, as $68,000; the payroll of the Puyallup and Sum- ner Fruit Growers' Association Can- nery for the largest month in 1914 was $238,000.
Mr. Paulhamus has built up an im- mense industry from a very small one. The volume of the industry is indicated by the number of employes; during the berry packing and canning season from 7,000 to 10,000 people are engaged in this work and received their pay from the industry that has largely been cre- ated through the able management of Mr. Paulhamus.
Mr. Paulhamus is one of the largest raspberry growers in the Puyallup
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Valley and in addition conducts a model dairy at Sumner, Washington.
He is so well known to the fruit- growers of the Northwest, as he has addressed practically every horticul- tural meeting in the State of Washing- ton and so many conventions that it hardly seems necessary in a brief sketch like this to make any further comment. However, for the benefit of the few who have not met Mr. Paul- hamus, it seems proper to say that he is considered one of the able men in the State of Washington; a successful business man for himself and is given credit for the most phenomenal suc- cess that has been achieved by any cannery in the Northwest; that he has built up to the greatest magnitude the largest berry-growing district in the Northwest, which shipped some 300 cars of fresh raspberries annually. Mr. Paulhamus is not only noted for his ability, but is a man of power, force and energy, a man who acts according to his own convictions without fear or favor. To him is due in a very large measure indeed the creation of the Fruit Growers' Council, in which the fruitgrowers have the greatest confi- dence in controlling the marketing concerns in such a manner as will re- sult in securing for the growers far better prices for their fruit in the future than they have received in the past.
It was Mr. Paulhamus who originated the idea of controlling the marketing organizations, similar to the plan of the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Bank Examiner Laws.
Mr. Paulhamus in his able addresses delivered in the Wenatchee Valley, Hood River Valley, Yakima Valley and at the National Apple Show at Spo- kane, and at the fruitgrowers' conven- tions in Seattle and Tacoma has won the confidence of the fruitgrowers of the Northwest, and it seems to be the unanimous opinion that the fruitgrow- ers of the Northwest will unanimously support the Fruit