. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 82 BETTER FRUIT October RIDLEY, HOULDING & CO. Fruit Brokers and Commission Salesmen Covent Garden, London, July 19, 1911. Editor Better Fruit: We beg to inform you tliat tiie crop of early English dessert apples is only a fair one, the later varieties fairly good. This will not interfere with any of the Hood River apples, which are likely to arrive over here in the early part of the season. Prices are sure to rule well, as we hear the California apples are very light, and the quantity of box apples sent to this market will consequently be very light thi
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 82 BETTER FRUIT October RIDLEY, HOULDING & CO. Fruit Brokers and Commission Salesmen Covent Garden, London, July 19, 1911. Editor Better Fruit: We beg to inform you tliat tiie crop of early English dessert apples is only a fair one, the later varieties fairly good. This will not interfere with any of the Hood River apples, which are likely to arrive over here in the early part of the season. Prices are sure to rule well, as we hear the California apples are very light, and the quantity of box apples sent to this market will consequently be very light this year. The medium size apple suits our trade best, and we think it will prove a very useful outlet for the association apples which cannot be classed as the finest grade. Yours faithfullv, Ridley, Moulding & Co. Editor Better Fruit: It cannot help but be gratifying to you to learn that I am still receiving letters asking further advice about walnut culture, the writers referring to my article published in "Better Fruit" t^\ o years ago. What surprises me is that these letters come from such distant districts; today I received one from Georgia and several from British Columbia, and not long ago letters from Wisconsin and Rhode Island, which proves that your magazine is not only distributed and read over the United States and British Columbia, but is doing a good missionary work in advertising our Oregon. Cordially, Henry E. Dosch, Villa Eicheuhof, Hillsdale, Oregon. HERE'S a simple, strong, low-priced light-draft riding harrow which covers more surface with less draft than any other cultivator made. It works right up to the trees and under lowest branches without harming fruit or leaves in the least. Lt&xt Dmft HarrowSi /or- OrcKsLirdis^ and Virteyai:'^ ^ make it possible to thoroughly cultivate 20 to 30 acres per day with two horses. They lift and turn the soil and leave it in slight waves, thus exposing more surface to the chemical action of the sun and
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