HOOD BIVEB GLACIER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1005
BEST METHODS
APPLE CULTURE
(Contlnnrd from page 1.)
sem likely to be blown over by the
wind.
In reference to varieties I think we
aro all thoroughly agreed that Newtous
ana hpitzouiierKs are practically the
only two appl b a man would be juuti
'led in kottiiitf to any extent in this
vullny. r rom market couditiona and
the Kenoral consuguu of opinion I
think I am jiiHtilled in saying that I
would nut more largely of the Ivew
ton Pippins than of the Spitzeubergg.
With regard to the distance apart.
the two limits seem to be 26 by 26
roet ana .. by s) feet, yui e a few
are setting i!t by 28, the extra two feet
permitting more space through which
to haul the spraying outfit and wagons
(luring tne picking season and making
the chance less cf knocking off applos
hen tho trees grow larger.
In reference to picking apples I
v. nut to call the atteution of the grow
er, aud particularly of the new-corn-(
i'H, to the fact that a great many ap
I les of the next year's crop are lost
thin year. I noticed some boys pick
i g applos who were raised in the val
1 '.v aud after they bad finished a tree
1 picked up from the ground thirty
lour fruit spurs, which would have
n.cHut one dollar's worth of apples
next year. The time saved was about
livi cents, therefore there was ninety
live cents lost by this haste in pick
ing. Do not allow a picker to knock
.If a fruit spur or a twig.
Another cause of serious loss to the
grower, perhaps the most serious loss
of any, is the bruising of the apples.
I had an extienie case last year where
a man had apples that were worth
if'ilo per box so badly bruised that
tbe packers refused to pack until tbey
were all sorted. These bruised apples
drought him less than one-half what
he could have got if they had not been
bruised. His loss by this bruising in
picking and wiping was one dollar per
box. No picker or wiper should be
allowed to handle apples so that they
can be heard to drop in the picking
basket or heard to drop In the box
when they are being wiped.
1 sincerely hope that all of our glow
ers will endeavor to build packing
houses as rapidly as their means wil
permit. Lus-t year apples after being
pick d were stored in all kinds of
ril eds aud barns which afforded no
protection against the cold w athor
uii l some apples were lost by being
frozen and others hud to be packed
out befoia they were ready to be ship
ped. An apple should not be packed
until it is ready to be shipped, for
tho reason thai this is the only way in
which we can foel sure of delivering
tho buyer a perfect box of apples, and
bydelivertng perfect apples is th i only
way that we can maintain our repu
tation aud secure the high prices
which we are getting. Along this
line of bruising 1 would suggest that
it is Hdvisahle for all growers in wip
ing and sorting their apples to put
nil applevthat run four-tier and larger
in boxes liy themselves, aud all aplpes
that run four-and-a-half aud five-tier
in boxes by thmselves also. If this
method is followed, when the apples
r poured on the table for the puck
er the grower is saved a great deal of
l n lie y by tbe apples not being pawed
0 or, for the leasou that tdis pawing
over naturally bruises more or less.
While some ot these table bruises may
rot show when they are packed, they
v. ill certainly show up in th box later
after being packed and affect our rep
utation, and if our reputation is
effected it affects the price aud our
pocket and we are the loser. Every
grower certainly should have a pack
ing table. A nailing machine is
equally essential. Some growers nail
ed t heir apple boxes last year by hand
without a machine,. When you try
to put the lid on a box in this way it
u absolutely impossible to avoid
bruising in gettiug the lid down.
All apples should be nicely wiped,
for the reason that tbey present a
lunch better appearand to thi buyer
anil find a readier sale than if covered
with spray, and it is this demand that
nablos us to got the price. One
grower spoke to me about his apples
being accepted, as he was an experi
enced orchariit and thoroughly up t3
date in every part of his business. 1
leplied that if any f his apples were
rstused 1 would consider that ho was
to blame more tliHU tne packer or
t'ie inspector, for the reason that he
knew what would go and what would
1 ot, and it was his duty to himself
i ml everybody else in the Valley to
ph.ro on the packing tuble ouly such
i pplcs us should go, that is, a firtt
chiss apple in every respect. A box
f apples after it is nailed up should
l o placed on the aide as they are piled
i the packing bouse and should be
laid on the side in the wagon when
loading, as this method prevents
bruising. 1 was very much surprised
l.ut year to see quite a number of our
uroweis haul in apples over rocky
loads on dead-ax wagons, when the
tipples were worth over two dollars per
box aud a set of springs could be pur
t liased for twelve dollars.
In conclusion 1 would say that we
iinuot be too careful in reference to
i ftry detail of the apple business, as
t; largo grower on the East Side, whom
j on ail respect, said to me before I
eaii.e into the Valley: "An apple
or( hard is an orchard of children.
Each tree requires nursi g aud care
ji tt the same as you would give a
child."
in preeeutiug thes- few views
mid opinions 1 want to say that
1 exiect to be criticised for
s( mo of them at least. In reference
to the opinio s expressed with regard
to cultivation, spraying, pruning
ai.d thinning 1 want to say that the
vitnvi expressed are the opinions
formed by mysel from conversation
with many aide men in the business.
XI. e remarks on these four points
tl.at I have made are not given out
M" hard aud fast rules or stated as
f.uts. My idea in discussing these
fuur subjects was to load up to a
general discussiou among ourselves
in order that we might perfect our
selves more eomplet ly and improve
or present methods of thinning and
pinning, in which in tbe opinon of
the most able expert in the United
St t s we are at the present time most
h lleient. .
if nil Hrtirlfi is the means of im
proving anyone iu bis work along any
ii irt of the line touched upon, 1 shall
rm txinlv feel gratified and be willing
to stand the kicks and criticisms that
ma it fnllow. for the reason that in my
pra'sent position 1 am g tting pretty
well accustomed to the latter and seem
to be able to stand it pretty well so
fur
i inn noint that I forgot to mention
is iu reference to soiled boxes. Held
boxes are very desirable, but if you
caunot afford these, be sure not to put
your boxes on tbe ground place tbem
on tbe props. Kich people do not
want aud will not buy nice goods in
dirty and soiled packages. Dirty
boxes every one should be ashamed to
put fruit into. They will not be le
ceived this year. Cement nails are
certainly tbe best to use because if
you use four of these on the sides of
the top and bottom you will bare no
bureted boxes.
Another point that I want to call
your attention to is the stand upon
which you can place a box under the
tree picking right into the box.
Mason can tell you how to make it.
In old orchards where humus be
slightly deficient, our best orhardists
advise plainly a clover crop of vetch
or cover aud turning in. There is no
dobt this would ma erially improve
conditions.
In conclusion I would say that I
hopij we can form a Horticul
tuial society or some sort of an organ
ization and have two meetings some
time in the winter after the rush of
picking and packing is over, eo that
we can get together and discuss these
points, and give each other tbe bene
fits of our personal experiences aud
experiments. K H. SHEPAKD.
One Secret of Fruit Success.
Western Fiuit Grower.
If the Fruit-Grower were to give
any one condition which is responsi
ble for the success of fruit-growers in
the Northwest, more perhaps thau
anything else, it would be tnat tne
growers there do not have any kind
of crop which interferes with tne r
horticultural work. How many times
has it happened that our orchardists
have failed, simply because tbeir
other worn prevented tbeir doing the
proper work in their orchards at tne
right time. It may be that just wheu
the trees need spraying, the corn
rop needs atteution and as a result
the corn crop is cared for and the
spraying is delayed until too late. It
may be that tbe hay is ready to cut
just when all one's time should be
given to the orchard; tbe bay crop
cannot wait, but one can take chances
with the orchard anil tne result is
inevitable. Tbe growers in the North
west make apple-growing, or peacb-
growing, or berry-growing, as the
case may be, then chief business,
aud other crops are negelcted if there
be conflict between them. Would it
not be better for our growers to
adopt tbe same plan? If one grows
corn or hay or wheat or any other
crop whioh may interfere with one's
giving tne orchard proper attention,
then see to it that enough help is
available to attend to aL the crops
they need attention. And if
enough outfits are not avuilubl to
spr y the orchard when tne time is
right for spraying, cut rouii the size
of the orchard until it is not beyond
one's capacity. If one cannot give
an orchard the atteution it needs,
aud at the time when it needs it,
don't complain at the failure of the
crop. Apples do well in the North
west, as we found lust moutn, out
we do"uot remember to have seen any
country where this fruit will produce
profitable crops, U tho orchards do
not receive better attention than the
average orchurds throughout the Mid
dle West. Our growers should learu
from their Northwestern brothers
not to have a larger orchard thau
they can give good care und at the
time wheu it needs it.
Remove Man's Heart and lie Lives.
The atteutiou of surgeons has been
attracted to an operation performed
September 17, at Philadelphia. The
story is told by the f DUuueiphia cor
respondent for tho Baltimore Sun in
this way: ' lhe removal or a man s
beating heart from his body and Us
replacement after a bullet had been
extracted from the region adjacent to
the pulsating organ is the remarkal.lt
aohievment of medical science just
accomplished by the physicians at the
Germautown bos itul. The patient is
Frank Kobinson, IS l years old. He lie-
camo a subject of surgical attention
tbe result of an altercation lie had
with Policeman Morloy, of German
town, on September 7. Tho police
man 8 bullet eulcred Holmisou s lelt
breast directly on a line with his
heart. He was hurried to (be Ger
mautown hospital, where, after an ex
amination it was concluded his heart
had been struck, and it was beleired
he could not live more than a few
hours. Wheu he continued to live for
twenty-tour hours some of the most
eminent physicians were culled into
consultation to Hud it it was possible
to open up the chest and remove the
heart for examination. One distin
guished master of surgery volunteer
ed to perform the operation, lo carry
it out portions of two ribs bad to be
removed, exposing the heart to full
view. No evidences of a bullet could
be seen, so the surgeon carefully re
moved the delicate organ from the
body, and, holding it in his hands,
made a miuute and thorough exam
ination. As soon as it was taken from
the body, it was observed that the
heart seemed to beat more vigorously
aud with greater regularity. Atten
tion was then given to the fleshy en
vironment in the heart regiou of the
chest, which was found to be consid
erably inflamed. For nearly an
hour the search for the seat of the
trouble was continued before the
bullet was located. The leaden mis
sile was found to be imbedded iu
the flesh within a small fraction of an
inch of the heart, upon which it had
caused pressure. There is every prob
ability that the patient will lecover.
Crop Fail, but Plant New Orchards.
The anole crop at Anderson, Mo.,
is about half of last year's yield, but
the growers are no wise disconragad,
says a writer iu the Chicago Packer.
Iu fact at no time has there been
greater activity or a greater degree of
enthusiasm. A number of new or
ohards are being set out, und it is
ouly a question of time before Ander
hou will be the center of a lurge and
prosperous fruit country. This year
the yield is small, a result attributed
to tbe wet backward spiing which
made it impossible to spray the trees
before the lusects got iu their damag
ing work.
Another industry that is assuming
considerable proportions ut Auderson
is the creamery business, lletween
2,000 and H,(HX pounds of creain are
shipped to local markets each week.
The poultry crop here will be about
75 per cent, or normaljtnjs year.
Planting rchardsat Irrlgnn.
Irrigon Irrigator.
K. II. Weber, state inspector of
fruit tiees, has been making a careful
examination of our orohards for sev
eral days past and his report is flutter
ing indeed. Mr. Weber states thut
the apples grown hereabouts compare
favorably with the product of other
and older sections, while our peaches
are the verv best raised in the north
west. We are glad to have this en"
dorsemeot from one who knows fruit
when he sees it. Two or three years
more will see a large number of young
orchards in bearing and then Irrigon
will begin making a name for herself
of which she may justly feel proud
Apple Growers
We wir.h to corresnond with vou
about apples. Will pay Jcaah for ritit
varieties and prices.
A. I). Blowers A Co.,
Seattle, Wash.
NEW TERMINAL YARD
WILL COST. MILLION
C. J. Gray, traveling agent for the
Chicago, and Northwestern railway,
who is a frequent visitor to Hood
River, which town by tbe way be re
gards as one of the finest little cities
in the state, says that bis company is
preparing to expend a million dollars
for new yards and terminal facilities
in tho city of Chicago.
The business of the Northwestern
railway has ontgrowu its present fa
cities for handling freight in Chicago,
and tlnds it necessary to make thia
large expenditure to alleviate the tre
mendous pressure of traffic, which has
kept pace with the rapid development
of tho western states, especially Iowa,
Nebraska, South Dakota and the
Pacific Coast states.
"Tbe new yards will supplement tbe
yards now in use in handling both
incoming and outbound freight.
They will accommodate 2,000 cars.
with sufficient room to provide for
their switching and handling in and
out of the yard without delay. Ap
proximately 100 miles of trackage is
being put down, aud recent orders for
thousands of tons of rails have been
pluced to hasten the completion of
the work, which will cover an area of
over titty square miles," saya Mr.
Gray.
The Northwestern road is recogniz
ed us one of the best built and equip
ped between Chicago aud the Missouri
river, and iu fact is the only road be
tween these points operating a two
truck system. The company's entire
system now covers over 00,00 miles.
New ltarbrr Shop in Town.
N. O. Hillings and L. G. Greene
have opened a first-class, up to date
barber shop iu the Iirosius block,
where they invite their friends to call
wheu needing a haircut, shave, face
massage or iinvtbing done in the bar
tering line. These two gentlemen are
artists in their line of work, Bnd have
a shop neatly litted with all the latest
and modern barber furniture aud ap
pliances. Three bevel edge plate glass mirrors
adorn tho walls in trout of handsome
leather chairs. Tbe shop maintains
three chairs, there being an appren
ico in charge of oue aud who by
tho way is well qualified for any sort
of barberiug woik.
This is the fourth burlier shop in
the growing city of Hood River and
tbe only oue located in a brick build
ing. Everything about the place is
strictly up to date, aud all appliances
are modem. An improved massage
machine is part of the equipment. The
chairs are the latest made, aud up
holstered with leather.
Mr. Hillings but recently made
proof on bis homestead ou the East
Side. He has concluded after three
years' residence in tho vulley that
there is no place in the United States
like this, and is here to stuy.
Don't borrow Trouble.
It is a bad habit to borrow anything,
but the worst tiling you can possibly
borrow, is tn uhle. When sick, sore,
heavy, weary and worn-out by tbe pubis
and poisons i f dyspepsia, biliousness,
'right's ilis'ase, aud similar in'ernal
disorders, d n't sit down and brood
ov ci your y 'upturns, but lly to relief
lo Eeclrie Hi ters. Here you will find
sure anil permanent forgelfulness of all
your nomucs. unu your oooy w in noi
lie l uiilelieil liv a load of debt disease.
At ('. X, ( la .he's drug store. Price 50c.
liiiarateed.
Dors lie Know Where He Is At!
Lexington Wheat field.
The author of the following must
have (lipped into the wrong bottle
while writing: "Although yesterday
today was tomorrow, aud tomorrow
today will be yosteurday, nevertheless
yesterday tomorrow will be today
alter toinoi run, localise today would
Lo tomorrow yesterduy, and tomorrow
will be today tomorrow or would bave
been ilm day ufter tomorrow yester
day.
Plans To Get Rich
are often I'rii'-trated by sudden break
down, due lo dyspepsia or constipation.
Uraee up and take Dr. Kings INew
Life 1'ilU They take out the materials
which a e c ogling your energies, and
give you a iicw start. I lire headache
and lU.iia ss too. At (J. It. Clarke 8
I rug store; 'J c, guaranteed.
THE STORK BRINGS JOY
To the household but
how alxmt the mother?
Has she been iovful
during the weeks and
months preceding the
advent?
Too many nuther$
find it a time of fearful
anxiety because of the
knowledge that they
are " not in good health."
Thev have allowed
weaknesses, pains and drains to accumu
late till the health is completely under
mined anil they are "more than discour
aged,'' and all because they have been
misadvised by well-meaning friends or
maltreated by an Inefficient doctor.
To all such here fs the newt tluit there
in a rcimtlii that will heal and nut hurt.
It was discovered forty years ago by
Dr. Pierce who searched KiUurt'i UUxrr
nliirtillie wirfh, for the remedial agents
so lilienilly provided therein. He took
Lady's Slipper root, Mack Cohosh root,
Cnicorn root. Mho Cohosh root, Golden
Seal root, and by extracting, combining
and preserving, without the use of alco
hol, the glyceric extracts of thase natural
remedies he has given to the world
Hit. PlKRTK'g Favorite Pkkb'Riptio!,
w hich lias to its credit the enviable and
unparalleled record of more than a hnlf
milVuiH a curat In the last forty years.
"Only those who hve riven Dr. Plercf'i
Favorlie Prescription a trial can appreciate
wind a Uori It Is to sutTerlnjf women," wrht
Miss Vlniin ft-amum. of 33 Elm t. Toronto.
;ut. "lor two years I suffered InU-nMly
from female weakness until life was a hurdea
tome. I hail (list rcsstnir. hearlne-down patna
so I could scarcely stand up. Had hot
flashes, was verv despondent, weak, and ut
terly wretched. My physician jrave nie treat
meals hut without success. I tried several
reniislies hut ohtalncd no relief until I tie
pan to take l)r. Pierce's Favorite Preacrtp
tlon. I tietran Immediately to improve, and
tn four mouths' time 1 was as well and alrung
as ever."
Constipation cured by Doctor Pierce'
Pleasant Pellets.
U. S. Commissioner Notary Public
GEO. T. PRATHER
The Oldest Insurance and
Real Estate Agent in town
Insurance Loans Abstracting
Hood River, Oregon
Save Something
Its the sure way to success.
Everybody can save some
thing, if it is only a small
amount, and the small sums
saved and deposited REGU
LARLY soon yield large re
sults. It may mean the building of a
home, the foundation of a
business, or a college educa
cation. We receive deposits of one
dollar or more at any time
and pay interest at the rate
of four per cent per aunuui,
compounded semi-annually.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK.
Do Ton Suffer with Ujspepsia
or indigestion? tjlarke a Dyspepsia
Tablets willcure vou. Price only 50c.
J. R. NICKELSEN
-DKAI.Kl; IN
Vehiclesand Agricultural Implements
. ..otk of Plowt, Harrows, Cultivators and r-:iir, iirubbin-j 'ic!iities and :
V" l Cable, Aermoter Wind Mills, liuckcyc 1'iiinps, l'.u!-tn puns, j
llnyt'a Tree Support)), and 1 1 tmf. nil's l'.aluin uf Myirli. j
"i.neSS Extra Buggy Topp, Cimbion, I'm-lics, I'nhs,
Shafts, SiiiKletnt'8 and Ncrkynkrs. I
When you buy a Wagon
buy a RUSHFORD
because
The
Use,
H
-PFALFll IN-
Staple and
AND HARDWARE.
SOLI AdKXTS FOU
Majestic & Mesaba Rangesj
and Stiletto Cutlery.
HOOD ItlVKH IILKMITS,
0. T. RAWBON. I
HOOD RIVER NURSERY.
Stock Grown on Full Roots.
We desire to let our friends and patn.ns know
that for the fall planting we will have und can Ktip
ply in any number
Cherry, Pear.Apricot, Peach& Plum Trees,
GRAPES, CURRANTS, BERRY PLANTS,
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
Also, all the standard varieties of apple trees. Can
flupplj the trade with plenty of Newtown, Spitzon
berg and Jonathan apple trees.
RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River. Or.
A L. CARMICHASI
HOOD HIVKIt IILKillTS
Still have left a few pairs of Men's and
Boys' Merrit's Pants and Ladies' Skirts.
Men's Tan Shoes, tf0 JA
good values, at iDO.tU
Trading Stamps Given for Cash Purchases.
I'IIom:
led Cedar Shingles
BUILDING MATERIAL
on hand. solicit your orders.
regon Lumber Co,
Hood River. Oregon.
Sharpies Tubular
Till: LATKST A.! HFST
IN-
CREAM
SEPARATORS
Ruslilord is built (or Sturdy
of the right slur! and in the
right way - the wagon for the
hardheaded farmer who tightly
wants full 'value for every, dollar.
It s a Wagon that slands the
racket - has more teal strength
and wear than you ever saw lor
the same money; and yet a
Rushford Wagon is neither over
heavy nor clumsy. :: ::
forty yean hive gone to Inr maling ol lhe
Kwlilord Wnjon'i reputntkw you II wtiy
thai eountt if you'll Iwik onr ow. X in!
to W YOU Ru.l,lorJ - come in
leok-loday. :i a a ;i
J.v R. Nickelsen
of Hood River, Oregon
j& j?
Fancy Groceri
i;i-;;oN.
K. H. HTANTON ;
Comforts, splen- or
liUy made, si to
JTJST DECEIVED
Another Car of tlioso Fine
FI LL UNIO OF
WHOLESALE RETAIL
THE DALLES NURSERIES
It. II. WKIiKI!, 1'rop.
THir nil i ri fiirr.rN
iFRUIT, SHADE THrrV GRAPEVINES
AMI-
j ORNAMENTAL SMALL FRUITS
Evergreen, Roses and Shrubbery.
i Remember, Our Trees are Crown Strictly Withaut Irrigation.
MT. HOOD
All Kinds of Scasont'd LiiihIht in stuck. Tlio Little
.Mill with the Little Prices. Lvervt hinji' ns clienp
its t lie die; i pest ill id ;' id ns ejix id as t he lies I .
Mill one-foil til mile west (if S. A. Ilehners' store.
Kelly (& Wishart,
iVIepholie.
CENTRAL MARKET
ItlAYES BROS., Proprietors.
ItlCAI.KICS I.N
Fresh & Cured Meats
VBCiETABL.ES AND FRUITS.
..Mount Hood Store...
W. S. GRIBBLE, Proprietor.
Fine Fishing Tackle Ammunition Drytioods
Hardware (irnniteware .Notions
1 1 ; i v drain Flour Feed Full line of (irooeries
C. I.. MIUIKRT, l'roiirletor.
Mt Hood Hotel
HOOD R1VI3R, OREGON.
Headquarters for Tourists & Commercial Travelers
Regular Ratea, 91.25 to $2.50 per day.
Bbeclal Ratea by Week or Month.
Stagfta loave dally for Cloud Cap Inn during July, Augunt and Reptembor.
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NORTON & SMITH
Tinners, Plumbers and
Ilamllt
Pumps. Windmills, Spray Fittings
and Hose
Yes, we do job printing of
all descriptions. Bring it in.
PIIONK 51.
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--AM1-
MILL CO
Proprietors.
AM, KIMiS ol'
C. F. GILBERT, Manager.
Monmouth State Normal
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fsnnnal (.'ni'liiato for liia ciilrrpriw!.
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iiliility of Monmouth irrailiiatoH ninl tin)
(Icliiaiiil far e 'N tin' Hiily. Spec'iul
iittwition ti i In iiii'tlnnU work in
Kni'lcil ami untrnnli'il -' LooIm.
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