Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-03
Fruits or THE SNAKE RIVER
VALLEY.

VALLEY.
Hon. ID. w. Holt, Of Wawawi,
the newly elected president Of the
Washington State Horticultural
Society, read the following impor-
tant and interesting paper before
the recent meeting of that organiza-
ton:
Fnrrrs oY THr SNAKE RtyKa.
In writing q ss~~ss river fruits, thias u proper
t. commence With the peach. inasnush ss consider
Il the uost Ifslhtnhle ali-rouI,d crop
Inc hrst peaches vvfr, ~ near a. can learn.
planted on Snake river ~ yesrs sxo, and arr stu
alic and bearing with tbs exerpiu II sieh trces ~
have heen broken down by over beariug. fhvsc
have bee, t~o TRIAL failnrcs and season With
about half crop during that time
Trees when sci at yeAriincs will USUALLY commence
bearing two yeas after settling ard Will commences
paying the third or fourth year
The hest Yields that ktlou Of nitxeen boxes
Of ~ pounds net EACH say pouIiis from four wear
old tree Of the indian Cling or Indian Blood variety,
aad Sb boSes OF $50 paunds from Late cnwtord
ten years ola both In the orchard 81 J. H. Holt
at wasawat We usually get our first rips peaches
about the Fourth Of July, and have an unbrokea
snccr~sion until about the middle Of october.
our trees have far been exceptionally tree from
disease of any kind. I have seen but two
peach trees affected by borers. ard they Young
trees that had been cut on two consecutive years In
the nursery and allowed 70 ~ without cultivation
srHicorr.
The same that has been aid Of the peArh will
apply 10 tbs apricot h. age of tres. hsashfuine-s
time Of commencing bearing. etc, There have been
two more failures than with the peach, owing 10
their habits 81 hlocusing earlier Ad little
apt TO hurt by spring frosss.
ArPLEs.
| said In the outset that I considered the peach
entitled TO hrst place on account Of is being ths
nacst profitable Allrosnd crop. bot when a.
take into cosserati0n the TACT that the APPLE croI
never fails, Is ches~r TO gather and prepare tor
4 ket will stand shipping much further, and last
but not leas: where you have 10 depend upon rail
road and steamboat to handle them. will stana
| IN much more rough handling. when our people hAy.
cume a. sum up In the tall think the apple sii
crowded the peach very close for iirs, place
The nrst apple trees planted on snake river MAS .
the mouth of the Alpo~a In 1885. 50 years ago b.
Rev. spaniding father Of our worthy commissioner
u ,sIanlang u you sill take look o.. At ~. NJ
10 be seen and take into consideration the TACT tina
he was born few miles from whsre tho~s trees no,
iarshsr take into con.dsrstioa the fact that thos
trees are to-day. some % then. upxards OF 20 fee
high, bearing crops every year, appArsntiy peneetl
ma, A.. 'Ss,s s ssa. Sas
In . single season, tell me, u you please. how a.
going TO an the question how long apple tres
live and bear on Snake river.
Our apple trees do commence bearing 900
az they do west OF the Cascade mountains
never get enough crop 10 pay for the cultivation b
fore the trees are seven 20 eight years old Althoug
they usually bear SONS NJ four or Ave years
The eodlin moth, the green aphls. and In fe
orchards thu wooly apis give more or less troubi
and during the hrst summer after setting out q
trse bsrer gets In his deadly work on some Of u
young trees unless they are protested.
rnrsEs
The prune has been grown for the past Is or
years, and SCENE 10 he perfectiy ut home Tbs
have never failed to bring crop every year and n
e es ss ~ a srss icas but dom, ne
In paying quantities until about seven years old
to varieties there Is the Italian Crosses Petite al
silver, a. 10 the merits Of the different varieties
think they are rated about In the order named
pLrxa
Piums do equally well with prunes. while son
over-bear 90 that they occasionally bear light cru
after having born too heavily the preyioas year.
Aiways have an abundance o. piums. The pe.s
plum is the best Of the lot, followed closely by "a
bradshaw. Ponds Seeding. Columbia and numb,
OF Others. ! helped gather and pack Tor shipment
Chicago, last year eighty-six t~snty-po boxes
Peach piums from four trees in the orchard OF j.
Holt At wawASAi, and they were very large an
nns.
cIIERMgs
, While cherry tres seem TO he perfectly health
and we never had failure. don't think they Alta
quite great size they do west OF tho CascaT
mountains although have that wou
consider very heavy. For instAnre, Senator T.
Smith Of Penawawa gathered from Royal Ann tire
six years ol 800 pounds OF magnificent cherries Al
sold them for Is cents per pound. making as fr q
yield Of one cherry tres Ia SINGLE season, which
think is not bal
ence Of opinion. ! think the hrss ehoce lies bst~e
Royal 6zn Ard Elton, with black TartAron Al
Black Republicans Close seconds The Blns z We
highly spoken Of by those Who have fTuited IL but
] not very extensively grown as yet
xkcTAhmkz
Nectarines do well but don't seem 10 be called :
Un the markets, therefore there are but few grow
PEARS
The pear has been grown here for the last Is yea
with but very few failures and q very prohtat
crop The original pear tree, OF the variety snos
a. the Idaho pear, called In section tbs Mulk
tree 10 30 years old.
The RaFtleft IL the iAvorite summer pear here.
think II u almost everywhere, while there is co
siderable difference Of opinion 10 the best whit
pears
free from disease with lev exceptions where tn
have suffered some from leaf blight, a. have also
apples. The pear subject 20 attacks from the co
lin moth, but most Of our orehardists keep thu
trees well sprayed 90 that they raise very d
, quality Of pears for the market
The pears are a very good crop the present seaso
far As am informed, a. Is the case sith all Ain
Of fruits, except cherries, whieh owing 70 the u
about one.third Of crop.
CRATES.
: Grapes have been grown here quite extensively I
the past 10 TO Is years, and have produced ahunds
crops with the exception Of a very lew seasons VIII
some VI the tender varieties have heen injured
extreme csiid during winter. There arr, think,
least % varieties growing In nv neighborood, fro
the hearty Concord and Isabella N abe tender Elan
TnkAy, and almost every kind has ils admirers.
" surprising what number OF pounds sonctinl
gathered from single vine.
BEHnIEs.
. Blsckberries are very extensively grown. son
growers making during last season ~ high a 30
gallens Strawberries grow In great abundance Al
and ready mArke. at good paying prsces strwberri
are very late the present season, the hrst TO 20
the marksf during the present week, and hal
sold readily in tho local markets 81 sS and - per
pound crate
In spite OF the crokers who have told us that u
market soud soon he oyenfone. the fruit industl
on Snake river has continued 10 increase and u
marked widening out owing 20 the better transport
ton facilities that the box orders In sight for u
present season amounts 70 $50 900. and there
being large numbers oi trees set each year and N
will continue until all the available land Is IN frul
and think there Will he . rood market 1t pAyir
! prices fos s.od fruit well put up.
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~ Ready-made suits for ladies
and dress goods If all kinds jus
received Mt Mrs. Hapar's.