The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-04-13

at Vancouver, Clarke county, where tn,
soil consists Of a rich clay and sand,
loan, as result Of which prune-growin,
there is an important industry. Man,
other parts OF Washington contain sol
and other suitable conditions equally fav
vorable, which are now being planted
largely with this and other varieties o
prunes.
The list Of plums and prunes recon
mended by the state board is: Italian
golden, German, silver. petite or French
Ponds seedlings Hungarian, Washing
ton, yellow egg. early golden drop, Brad
shaw. Columbia, imperial gage and peach
plum.
Peaches-This fruit has been planted in
eastern Washington and along the Col
umbia river the past ten years, where II
has been found highly profitable. The
quality and yields are fully equal to those
of any other place on this coast Of which
there is any record. In rare instances
Seeding trees have borne the second year
or sixteen months from the planting OIL
the stone. Stocks may be budded the
first summer, affording trees FIVE or six
feet high the second autumn; trans.
planted the second year from the bud
the trees with good cultivation usually
come into bearing about the third year
afterwards.
The list recommended by the board is
Halls early, Foster, early Crawford
stump the world, Malta, late Crawford
Indian. Salway and Coxe's cling, and late
October for eastern Washington.
The apricot, like the peach, is grown
mostly in the eastern and southern par,
Of the state, or in suitable sheltered places.
The cultivation and care required is very
similar to that of the peach. When bud.
ded on the plum it is better adapted to
strong soils and will hold its fruit better
in such than in light, sandy soils.
The board recommended the Moorpark
and peach apricots for eastern Washing
ton and says they are fairly good for west
ern Washington.
The nectarine is only variety OF the
peach with smooth skin. In its growth,
habit and general appearance it is impos-
sible to distinguish it from the peach tree.
The fruit is perfectly smooth, smaller in
size and without down. Nectarines
usually produce nectarines again on SOW
ing the seeds, but they also occasionally
produce peaches. The culture OF nectar
ines is in all respects precisely similar to
that of the peach, its habits being the
same.
The red Roman and Hunts tawney
varieties are recommended for growing in
this state.
The universal experience OF all coun.
tries has established the fact that dry,
warm soil composed OF deep. rich
sandy-clayey loan. well undrained, is
excellent for grapes. Members of the
Vaughn Bay Horticulture society and
others have planted quite extensively OF
late years and some good crops have been
produced; but in eastern Washington,
along the river valleys Of the Yakima and
Walls Walla districts, the finest quality
of grapes are produced, and vines bear.
ing profusely in some instances have
yielded ten tons per acre.
The list recommended for western
Washington are Concord, Moor's early
and Isabella. For eastern Washington
the black prince, royal Muscadine, black
Hamburg and Concord; also the Sweet
water. Worden and Tokay flame Tokay)
are recommended.
The upland shot clay soils Of western
Washington produce excellent results OF
straw berries, as do also the soils OF east
ern Washington. In the rich valley soils
composed OF alluvial deposits, the plants
are inclined 10 divert their growth to toll
aye rather than fruit bearing. Straw
berries require very much water. but the
constant mild rains make the uplands es.
pecially suitable for them. Through
preparation of the soil is the very founda-
ton OF sue, ess, therefore no slovenly sys.
TEN as once blowing and narrowing
should be tolerated, but the ground should
be cross-plowed, and, if necessary to
make loose and friable, subsoiled. One
acre prepared in the best manner possible
will produce more fruit than three or four
acres fitted as is usually done. in eastern
Washington, where the soil is loose-a
volcanic ash-good crops are produced
by irrigation. Some of the ever-beariDe
varieties are giving excellent results in
Walla Walls county.
The list recommended as the best vari.
cites for this state is: Sharpless, Jessel,
Bubach No. 5, Wilson's Albany, Ever.
bearing, Monarch and Perry. The Sharp
less is recognized as the standard for this
state.
The raspberry, held in general estima-
ton as one OF the most agreeable sub-acid
fruits for the dessert and one of the best
for preserves, jams and jellies, is very
prolific and profitable, especially in west
ern Washington. Unlike the trswberry
this berry does best on the rich alluvial
sandy and moist valley soils. In favor.
able localities the yields per acre can be
made as high as 5000 to 10000 pounds.
For preserving and canning purposes the
red raspberry promises better remunera.
ton than any other fruitin western Wash.
ington.
Blackberries require much the same