. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 15 Okanogan Irrigation and Improvement Co. Capital Stock, $500,000 Project in the very heart of the justly famous fruit belt of Okanogan County, Washington. Over 15,000 acres of irrigated land below the high line ditches of this Company. Ten thousand acres of land now under contract, and as much more available for irrigation. Two thousand square miles of watershed on mountain streams furnish an abundant supply of water. Reservoirs with storage capacity for twice as much water as needed for reserve supply in seasons of possible drouth. Work
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 15 Okanogan Irrigation and Improvement Co. Capital Stock, $500,000 Project in the very heart of the justly famous fruit belt of Okanogan County, Washington. Over 15,000 acres of irrigated land below the high line ditches of this Company. Ten thousand acres of land now under contract, and as much more available for irrigation. Two thousand square miles of watershed on mountain streams furnish an abundant supply of water. Reservoirs with storage capacity for twice as much water as needed for reserve supply in seasons of possible drouth. Work on ditches started April i. Sixty-three teams and men with most modern equipment now digging more than two miles of ditch each week. Company expects to have water in main canal before November i, 1911. No Better Fruit Land in the State of Washington A small block of stock for sale at $100 per share. Details of plan to furnish choice fruit land with perpetual water right for less than $100 per acre will be furnished on appli- cation to the Spokane office of the Company, 518 Paulsen Building. Ogburn's Fruit Gathering Vessels THIS VESSEL IS IXDORSED BY HORTICULTURAL COLLEGES, FRUIT ASSOCIATIOXS AXD GROWERS. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM. EACH ONE WILL PAY FOR ITSELF MANY TIMES IN SAVING YOUR CROP. 1911 A^essels equipped with non-slirinkable canvas bottoms, improved fastenings and shoulder strap complete. Saves money by preventing bruising fruit in handling from tree to box. Saves time by being quick to operate and leaving both hands free to gather with. Money saved is money made. Especially designed for apples, pears, peaches, oranges, lemons and tomatoes. Can be used to great advantage in gathering cherries, plums, prunes and grapes. In handling small fruits, place a piece of wrapping paper in the bottom. The canvas bottom slides underneath the paper and delivers the fruit on your packing table without the slightest injury. This Vessel is an oblong metal pail, black japann
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