Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-09-07
Farm, Orchard and Garden
SEASONABLE HINTS.

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larger fruits are gathered, and care must
be observed that the proper sizes and
neat boxes are used in packing. The di-
mansions for each separate variety are
given in first bienniel report, already in
the hands of nearly all our readers.
Those who have large prune orchards
in bearing will use dryers, but parties
who have only couple of acres or less
may find it best to market the prunes
fresh; also the plums. 1t might be adj
visable for any not finding ready mar
ket to try the cold storage house for this
fruit.
Pears should be picked few days be-
fore they are fully ripe, and packed in
boxes, where they become more juicy af-
ter a few days. Tie Bartlett is ready for
picking when it separates from the tree
by an upward turn, or when the seeds
are beginning to turn black.
Blackberries should be jammed when
the market is overstocked with the fresh
fruit. This can be kept longer than either
strawberries or raspberries and may,
therefore, be shipped to more distant
points. All fruit trees and orchards
should be left free from any further cult
walton, as they should cease growing by
early winter.
Where potatoes have been planted near
trees they should be dug soon as ripe and
the ground left unstirred near fruit trees,
so far as possible. 1t is always best to
sell the potato crop when dug if there is
any market, as the price must be more
than 25 per cent in advance to gain any
thing by holding until spring.
Those who have good fall and winter
apples should prepare to gather and pack
in the best shape for the market, as this
fruit is in demand above all others this
season throughout the entire country.
Prepare and build root houses and places
for storage for all vegetables, produce and
fruit.
On irrigated lands water should be ia
ken off the ground where any fruit trees
are planted, 50 that fruit may mature,
which is not already ripe, and that the
wood may ripen up for winter. In most
cases this should have been done last
month.
Plans may be made for the disposal or
keeping OF live stock through the winter,
according to the amount of feed which
has been produced. AS rule any cattle
which are not desired for milking or
breeding purposes, should be sold soon
as ready for the butcher, and it is always
better to dispose Of part Of the herd than
to have too many for the amount of feed
within reach during winter Keeping
stock with insufficient feed, or in anyway
starving them, never ys.-Northwest
Horticulturist.
A pamphlet on grape culture for the
state Of Washington, has just been issued
by the secretary OF the State Board Of
Horticulture, and will be sent free to any
address.
The last weekly crop report issued by
the state Weather Service shows favor
able condition of all crops in Western
Washington, the yield of wheat varying
from Is bushels near Sharon, in Chehalis
county, to 60 and 65 bushels in portions
of Clallam and Skagit counties, with an
average Of 80 bushels. There is quite as
great range in the yield of oats and
barley, the former yielding as high as ITO
bushels in parts of Skagit, and the latter
20 bushels in parts Of Chehalis. Fruit is
holding its own despite the dryness.
The wheat crop OF Eastern Washington
will be larger per acre than for several
years, and growers Of Garfield and Walla
Walla counties claim this years crop will
even exceed that Of 1890.
Two combined headers and threshers
are at work in the wheat fields of Eastern
Washington. Each machine is drawn by
30 horses, but require the services of only
four men. The machines have averaged
twenty-five acres day each, but now
that the teams are broken the operators
expect to get over thirty-fve acres day
for the rest of the season. A team fol-
lows the machine and gathers up the
sacks Of grain.
PEAcHEs.-Now that it has been proven
that peaches can be raised in Mason
county as well as other varieties of fruit,
why would it not be good idea to go
more extensively in the peach raising in
dustry? Peaches are always in good
demand and would bring good profit to
the producer. Mr.. Graytrax, who owns