The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-04
FARM, FIELD, GARDEN.
What Fruit Growers Are Doing
in Lincoln County.
NOW TO MAKE a ROUND s,Lo.
New 0esAeA 81 Celery Culture The
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Wilbur RegistsH.


are more advanced in fruit growing than
Lincoln county. but nowhere - there
stretch OF country better adapted to this
industry than the Columbia river dis
trict moth Of Wilbur. Fruit growing
along the river il no longer an expert
ment. ~ the many orchards now in bear
ing will testify. The variety. too, Is
something. Berries Of all kinds. peaches.
grares. cherries. apples. pears, piums.
prunes. craoapples. apricots-aii are
found in the young orchards OF Lincoln
county. Very few OF the producing trees
are over i've years old. The first expert
ment in fruit growing here was made BY
J. H. Friedlander, who planted few trees
on his ranch in Whitestone district a.
early Is 1851.
In the Haseltine district, northwest OF
Wilbur. J. l. Bali has an orchard OF IS
acres. with $500 each trees.
J. T. Shaw has 20 acres. 140O peach
trees and variety OF others.
s. A. Hicks has 10 acres. mostly in
peaches.
George and Sherman Shaw have II
acres. and over !, 600 peach trees.
John e. Johnson has 8 acres planted in
peach trees.
Robert Neal devotes 25 acres to peaches,
apples, straw berries and the varied fruits.
He has !, 900 peach trees. $50 apple trees
and acres in strawberries. Fine straw.
berries is one of M. Meals speciaities. and
for three years past he has made large
shipments daily during the season to the
markets of Spokane, Davenport. Reardon
and other places. besides supplying . local
demand of 400 quarts q day.
In the San Peel fiat of the Sherman dis
trict, north of Wilbur. s. l.. Short has =
Il
trees, also miscellaneous fruit. Mr.. Short
will this year devote some OF his attention
to watermelons. He now has 40 nour-
ishiug vines OF the best known varieties.
Neil Campbell devotes 20 acres Of his
ranch to apples. pears. plums and grapes.
Horace Pangborn has planted 1.6OO va
ried trees. and A. n. Clark and 1. \. john
SON each 600.
A. s. Campbell and John Campbell have
each l6 acres Of apples. peaches. pears and
Wells Williams. 10 acres in trees of diff
erent varieties; Charles Clark, 500 assorted
trees; Peter Engie, 400. and J. I. Brock,
500.
Northeast of Wilbur. in the Whitestone
district. is the ranch Of J. H. Friedlander
with Il acres covered with 100 Italian
pruae trees. 400 peach trees. vineyard
and other varied fruits. Mr.. Friedlandcr
is one Of the pioneers of Lincoln county,
and has the Oldest orchard in this section.
J. P. 9TH, a Californian who has re-
Gently settled in the milestone district.
will plant vineyard Of 5000 vines this
William Rankin has an orchard Of 500
varied trees, and John Bruhn 100.
NJ. Scheminsky has 100 fruit trees, and
makes a speciality of redcap raspberries.
In Hellgate district, which lies north
east OF Wilbur. II. s. Wynhof has 100
trees. comprising apricots, .piums: prunes.
peaches. apples and cherries. Mr.. Wyn-
hof also has 400 Concord grape vines three
years old. Last season bushel basket OF
grapes was gathered from one Of these
young vines. This fall 5000 additional
plants will be added to mis- vineyard.
William Turner has 1890 trees, of which
cellaneous. Mr.. Turner also has vine-
ward of 400 plants. three years old. which
are now in bearing.
p. Haas now has 200 trees fairly started
and intends to plant !. 200 more this fall.
Milo Cox has an orchard OF 2, COO varied
trees. and Joshua Cox 500. Gus Stutz has
700. J. NJ. Penix 800. and William Roberts
100
There is no reason why the homegrown
fruit should not take the place Of that
sent from California, excepting. of course,
such varieties as are produced only In
warm climates. Shipping rates at present
are higher than they should be. but there
is no doubt that tile Lincoln county fruit
growers. with proper organization. will be
able to secure rates IS reasonable as those
obtained by the associations OF fruit men
in the Snake river and lower Palouse
countries. The season here il from two
to three weeks later than in the districts
named. and for this reason there will
always be a good demand for Lincoln
county products after the season for early
fruits has closed in the Older districts.
Perhaps 1t would be we'll for the fruit
growers hero to form an association SINH
lar TO those in other sections. Much can
be done through organization which can
not be accomplished by individual effort.