. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Portland, Oregon Spokane, Wash. satisfactorily, which means excessive wear. On account of tliis difficulty Eastern refiners and motor-car manu- facturers recommend a light oil for winter and a medium oil for summer because light Eastern oils have a better cold test than the heavy-bodied Eastern oils. Motor oils properly manufactured from California asphalt base crude have a natural zero cold test, making them much more satisfactory for use during the season when low temper- atures prevail. the soil which sold at a lower price than last year with the exception of


. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Portland, Oregon Spokane, Wash. satisfactorily, which means excessive wear. On account of tliis difficulty Eastern refiners and motor-car manu- facturers recommend a light oil for winter and a medium oil for summer because light Eastern oils have a better cold test than the heavy-bodied Eastern oils. Motor oils properly manufactured from California asphalt base crude have a natural zero cold test, making them much more satisfactory for use during the season when low temper- atures prevail. the soil which sold at a lower price than last year with the exception of box apples. ? The Apple Crop Compared With Other Products of the Soil.—There are only seven crops, apples being the eighth, which exceed in valuation the apple crop. We give them in their order, as follows: Corn, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, hay and cotton. The strange fact in connection with the valuation and jjrices of all other pro- ducts of the soil in 1916, compared with 1915, is that rice is the only product of Buying Early.—Prices on nearly all articles have been constantly advancing ever since the war began, and very rapidly during the last few months. There is no immediate prospect of the war stopping suddenly, and even if it does there seems to be a good reason to assume that it would be some time before the existing shortage could be made up, which must take place before prices will be very much lower. The car shortage is another serious problem at the present time, and in view of the probability that prices will not be less and the possibility it may be difiicult to get supplies, it seems w'ise to suggest to the fruitgrower that they purchase pronii)tIy this season's requirements in the way of orchard tools, sprayers and other materials which they must neces- sarily- use throughout the season. Increasing the Market by Wider Distribution ADVANCED thinkers and jirogressive marketing people for some time have realized the folly of the old method of selling the bu


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