. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1915 BETTER FRUIT Pa^c each tree about six feet from it. Wliere the dynamite is exploded close to tlie tree it is necessary to brealv to tfie cfiamber and fill it with moist rich topsoil. Deep tilling with dyna- mite should be done when the soil is reasonably dry. In the case of some of our western country the hardpan absorbs but little water even though the topsoil is at times excessively wet. If the dynamite is placed at the proper depth, this may be subsoiled at any time. The best time for subsoiling and blasting tree holes is in the fall. This catche
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. 1915 BETTER FRUIT Pa^c each tree about six feet from it. Wliere the dynamite is exploded close to tlie tree it is necessary to brealv to tfie cfiamber and fill it with moist rich topsoil. Deep tilling with dyna- mite should be done when the soil is reasonably dry. In the case of some of our western country the hardpan absorbs but little water even though the topsoil is at times excessively wet. If the dynamite is placed at the proper depth, this may be subsoiled at any time. The best time for subsoiling and blasting tree holes is in the fall. This catches the winter and early spring moisture and stores it for use later on. A few trees well set and cared for will beautify the landscape far more than a large number poorly set and cared for. I have known of hundreds of trees dying in the last few years, not for lack of rainfall, but for lack of con- serving the rain that did fall. By all means use explosives for making tree holes, even though by so doing fewer trees mav be set. Pacific Coast Fair Dates Vancouver (Canada) Exhibition, Vancouver, B. C, .\ugust 14 to 21. Southwest Wasliington Fair, Centralia-Che- halis, Washington, August 23 to 26. Columbia River Interstate Fair, Vancouver, Washington, September 6 to 11. Walla Walla County Fair, Walla Walla, Washington, September 13 to 18. Spokane Interstate Fair, Spokane, Washing- ton, September 13 to 18. Washington State Fair, North Yakima, Wash- ington, September 20 to 25. Oregon State Fair, Salem, Oregon, September 27 to October 2. Cascade International Livestock Show, North Yakima, Washington, November 22 to 27. Western National Hairy Show, Seattle, Wash- ington, November 8 to 13. "WE STARTED RIGHT AND WURE RIGHT" 6458 Acres IN OUR ENTERPRISE 4178 Acres ALL IN APPLES Nine miles continuous rows of trees, the largest apple orchard ever planted. All are one- two and three years old: the two and three year old all sold, amounting to over 3,000 acres. We are now offering ou
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