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HOOD RIVER GLACIflft. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922
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of Selling, Fruits
Why are 90 of ali
sold at Auction ?
the fruits in England, France and Germany
And why are 100 of the bananas, California citrus and deciduous
rruits, and Honda citrus fruits that come into New York sold at
Auction? These are the most aucccMfulljr organized fresh fruit in
dustries in the country, and it is fair to asaume that they use the most
profitable method of telling.
If Auction were not the best method of telling fruits in New York,
why would Mich gigantic concerns as the United Fruit Company,
California Fruit Growers Exchange, Florida Citrus Exchange and
most of the biggest fruit interests sell at Auction?
The reasons why we are handling such an enormous volume of
fruits at Auction are because we give the seller a higher ptice; aure
him that he gets every cent his fruit brings, except our small selling
commission; send the seller his check for payment within 24 hours;
get a wider market for his fruits; do everything right in the light o'f
day; and give him a square deal in every way.
If you want a square deal, ask us to tell you what we can .o for
you. Write now while you think of it.
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we haven't got it we'll get it for you.
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HOOD RIVER, OREGON
J. F. PEELER
Former Lathe Machinist of the Hood River Garage
has opened a shop for all kinds of
Lathe Work and General Repairing
AT THE
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Cor. Oak and 5th Streets
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Phone 4331.
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HOOD RIVER CREAMERY
GROWERS URGED TO
PRESSURE SPRAYING
(By Leroy Childs)
With the approach of spring and the
coming spraying season it is pleasing
to observe the fine line of equipment
most of the sprayer manufacturers are
able to place before the fruit grower
of the northwest. This service is one
that should be appreciated by every
grower. Collectively, this improve
ment in machinery represents a tre
mendous expenditure on the part of
the manufacturers, involving in many
instances complete new plans of re
conduction involving much labor and
money.
To meet the demand of the orchard-
ist in his pest control, the need of this
equipment has become more apparent
each year, especially since the advent
of the spray gun. and every grower
should as far as possible equip himself
with a sprayer that will enable him to
obtain maximum pest control. There
are countless examples scattered over
the northwest wherb success or fail
ures in fruit growing, especially apple
production, can be traced to the spray
er, or perhaps better, to the lack of a
sprayer. Many growers will ponder I
over an investment in a sprayer for
fear that it is more than they can un
dertake, in reality it is the "best in
vestment an orcbardist can make, be
cause it is in fact, insurance. If 1
were a banker and loaning money to
an orchardist, my first question would
be, "What kind of a sprayer do you
have and how much power has it?"
If he is wise, this should be his first
question.
j numoer 01 examples nave come
to my attention this year where grow
ers could have paid for two or more
sprayers, costing $1,000 each, with the
fruit they lost during the past season.
There are any number of growers in
the northwest who lost from 25, to 30
per cent of their fruit during the past
year from one or many causes as a
direct result of inadequate equipment.
The saving of 25 per cent of,a crop of
7,000 boxes of apples would pay for
the best sprayer there is on the mar
ket. Where can one make a better in
vestment'.'
Based upon the experiment work
carried on in Hood Kiver Branch of
the Oregon Experiment Station, at
least three important facts have come
to our attention which make good con
trol of our various apple pests pos
sible. These are:
1. Proper spraying equipment.
2. Thoroughness of application.
3. Proper timing of the sprays.
Proper spraying equipm nt is placed
first, due to the fact that other prac
tices are largely dependent upon this
for proper execution. The term, Prop
er Spraying Equipment, has to be
divided under two heads : machines
employing spray guns and those em
ploying rods. The appearance of the
spray gun has made it necessary to
develop spray machinery of greater
hor6e power and pump capacity in or
der to develop the right type of spray
thrown from the instrument, than is
needed where the old spray poles and
fine nozzles were used.
Our investigations lead us to believe
that a two-gun outfit shoula have a
pump capacity of at least 12 gallons
per minute, at 300 pounds pressure.
We have also found that a gun dis
charging five gallons per minute, (in
cluding the time shut off in passing
from tree to tree) is the most econom
cal unit to employ. Eor such an out
put a fairly coarse opening in the disc
is necessary. The pressure is (300
pounds or better) 6Ulticient to make a
very finely divided spray. Salesmen
often make the statement that they
have a machine of three horse power
with a pump capacitv of seven to nine
gallons per minute and which is able
to operate two guns at 300 pounds
pressure or more. It is true that this
can be done as long as the engine w
carry the load. In so doing they have
cut down the disc opening to such a
degree that only two to three gallons
of spray are passing thriugh per min
ute. The decrease of this opening is
such as to greatly limit the working
radius of the gun man, especially cut
ing down the height to which effective
work can be done, lhe failure to rec
ognize this important point on the part
ot the orchardist is probably the cause
for many failures, especially in scab
and codling moth control. Where wind
is to be contended with spray coming
through a fine disc, though it is in the
proper form, cannot be thrown into the
tops of the trees, resulting in top
fruits becoming wormy or scabby and
which later runs wild, regardless of
how much spray is employed. Where
these small machines are being used,
employing fine discs in the guns, a
tower should be used to enable the
covering of the upper portions of the
trees.
We have found that a coarse spray
such as developed with low pressure,
(250 pounds or less) 'ii'es not break the
spray up into the projier form to per
mit thorough covering of fruit and fol
iage. Too much of the coarse sprav
passes through the tree, passing by
both fruit and foliage, covering where
the spray actually hits, where such
spray is employed, about half of each
apple is usually protected in the tops.
Where two apples are hanging to
gether the inside surfaces are invari
ably left unprotected and this is the
usual place for worm entrance. The
finely divided stray whirls about in
the foliage, due to the pressure back
of it and in this very fine form actual
ly covers the fruit even though the
gun man does not actually about at
every surface. This is the reason why
high pressure and a good volume of
spray per minute is necessary, if pro
tection is to be obtained. If better
equipment cannot be obtained use m
gun on three horse outfits and take
plenty of time to cover the trees. My
advice to owners of machines of less
than three horse power is to use the
rods and not try to spray with the gun.
The second important point to ob
serve in spraying is thoroughness of
application. Many growers believe
; that they are thorough in their work
when in reality .they are not. Slip
shod spraying ia usually more costly
than no spraying, in theat the orchard
ist not only puts bis money into the
price of the spray material plus his
time, and loses it; but also loaes his
crop on' account of failure to control
his various orchard pests. Experience
is usually the best teacher and there
are many growers who have paid a big
price for this experience, and sill I con
tinue to do poor work. Growers of
this type will continue to lose money
until tbey make a business of finding
out why they fail to spray with suc
cess. As has been said before trouble us
ually start in the tops of the trees,
spreading on account of pest multipli
cstion, until control is out of the ques
tion. Every grower should make it a
point to look over his ree tops while
he spraying, noting the work done
there. Get a ladder and look toe trees
over. An Investigation of talis sort
would startle many growers. Many
apples will be found onlv hsjf covered.
Is it any wonder that the worms get
in? Such an investigation should lead
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to better spraying and to better pest
control.
Proper timing of sprays is extremely
important if best results are to be ob
tained. This is-probably more true of
codling moth control than any other
trouble of the apple. Scab control
calls for the application of a definite
schedule of lime-sulphur beginning
with the delayed dormant (or time the
first leaves come out) and applied at
intervals of about 15 days until the
rainy season is over. We have found
that 15 days is about as long an inter
val during which time the trees can be
kept protected from an attack of this
fungu. Applications for the control
of the codling moth also come at defin
ite intervals. The calyx spray it. ap
plied in order that poison may be
placed in the calyx cups and held in
there, remaining effective and destroy
ing worms which attempt to enter the
ma nt this point during the remainder
of lbs MMOn. Cover applications have
to be made at the time the broods
hatch. There are two broods a year so
that two cover sprays are always nec
essary and in case the season is irreg
ular, extra siiravs are sometimes need
ed to catch stragglers which have not
hatched with the mam brood. This
point as a rule cannot be fully deter
mined by the grower and the advice of
the nearest entomologist should be ob
tained.
In summing up the spraying prob
em growers should more seriously con
sider proper equipment, thoroughness
of application and proper timing of the
cprays. Use plenty of material on
each tree in every application. Eight
to ten gallons is none too much on the
larger trees. Waste a little material.
This is not extravagance. Wormy and
f cabby apples are an avoidable extrav
agance. L. B. PfdtficoH Passes
L. B. Peddiaerd, according to new
just reaching here, died recently at the
home of his son, William Peddicord, at
Vancouver, Wash. Mr. Peddicord. na
tive of Kentucky, aged 74 years, has
operated a ranch on the west ford of
Hood river for the past two years.
Just after the November sleet storm
he narrowly sax-aped djeath in slides
while bringing stock in from the re
mote ranch place.
Mr. Peddieord's first wife died 18
years ago, leaving five children, all of
whom survive. In 1915 be was mar
ried to Mrs. Margaret Hawley, who
survives. Mr. Peddicord, was a resi
dent of Portland in early days. He
lived for a time at Goldendale, Wash.
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CITY ACRES
TWELVE big acre lots at the west edge of
town. View of both mountains and the river
unsurpassed. Soil good and always easily
worked. City water and electricity available,
also Farmers Irrigation Company water.
Plenty of gravel three feet below .the surface.
Water at 20 to 25 feet if you wish a well.
Three lots on May Street, frontage 192.5
feet, at $700. Six lots on extension of Tay
lor Street, at $600. Three lots reached by
lanes from Taylor Street, at $500. Also three
other acre lots just outside city limits.
Terms in reason.
J. W. CRITES
WHAT CAUSES GAS
ON THE STOM ACH?
It is cau!ed by fermenting, sour
waste matter in the intestines. This
old, foul matter should be thoroughly
cleaned out with simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Ad-ler-i-ks.
This acU on both upper and
lower bowel, removing old accdmu
Isted matter you never thought was in
your system. Adler-i-ka relieves any
case of gas on the stomach. Excellent
for sour stomach and chronic const i
pstion. Guards against appendicitis.
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day, effective tomorrow. The old scale
was $7 io per day. The new wage will
be $6 SO.
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