The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-06-15

what ought to appear on all boxes II
which fruit Is packed. l do not ap
prove of writing these things or
boxes with pencil nor the use Of
stencils. l would in all cases use rub
Der stamps. They do not cost much
can be made in all sizes wanted ant
in variety of shapes. What would
| stamp on my fruit boxes? (a) The
name and address of the grower; CO.
the variety of the fruit; (c) the grade
of the pack and the number of apples
or peaches in each box. By having
the rubber stamps in rack neal
where the boxes are nailed up, the
mailer can stamp them very quickly
l prefer rubber stamps to stencils be
cause the work can be done more
speedily and looks much neater. If
man has his fruit handled by fruit
growers union the name of that or
ganization should appear on the box
but that should by no means keep the
name of the grower from appearing
The very fact that the growers name
and his post office appear on all his
boxes will have a decided effect or
securing good packing. If man is
not willing to have his name appear
on all his boxes, that fact is pretty
good evidence he does not pack his
fruit properly. 1t will not be many
years till the law will require the
name of the grower to appear on al
fruit put up by him. But there is al
ways class of people that do moi
need a law to make them do right-a
higher motive actuates such people
than the lash of the law.
Mr. Henry G. Cox, principal of Far
ragut School, Chicago, is one of ouI
esteemed subscribers. He has broth
err Charles E. Cox, of Kennewick
Wash. / remember meeting his broth
er at Portland during the Lewis and
Clarke Fair. Prof. Henry G. Cox, un
der date of May 20, writes me as fol
lows:
For "a years l have been a school
principal in the schools of Chicago
Having begun the development of a
farm in the Yakima valley, am anx
ious to find work near my farm. My
wife has grown quite rheumatic and
has a belief that the dry, warm elm
ate of Eastern Washington will help
her.,
MY present school numbers 80 teach
ers and 1,400 pupils, and my salary
is $4,000 year.
Now, | realize that you don't know
me at all; yet l thought it might be
possible that you know some school
board who are in need of fellow
whom the people say is a successful
manager of schools.
1t seems to me to be sort of i'm
position for me to bother you with
the above If it so impresses you
drop it into the waste basket.
My admiration of the work you are
doing through The Ranch grows
month by month.
H M. Thamke, KenneWick, Wash.
Route I, writes under date of June
as follows: will you kindly advise
me a little? | am a new beginner in
fruit raising and am pleased to inform
you that your talks that you hand out
to the readers of The Ranch are, to
me, what the encyclopaedia is to the
scholar. l am bothered a great deal
with rabbits which are running my
trees. The thought occurred to me
that some kind of dope might be used
to keep them from damaging the young
trees. 1 am trying to find something
that will last some time after being
applied"
In certain sections of our country
the rabbits prove to be serious pest
Various expedients have been resort
ed to to prevent the rabbits from
gnawing the young apple trees. Some
use a wire screen. Woven wire some
two feet wide is cut into narrow strips
and tied around the trunks of the
trees. This is a very effective pro
tactinn hut costs unite a little Some