The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-06-15
Our Central Location and
Command of Feasible Rail
road Routes.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE MARKETS.
Potent Reasons why This Section OF the Country
Should He Denseiy Populated By n Contents.
ed and Prosperous People.

The idea Of this circular is to give, far it is
possible In such brief space correct and unexaggeraed
statement of the character, climate products and
sources Of Yakima County.
1t is intended for the information OF the possible
settler and its object is to lead him to settle here.
The writer. who has been engaged in farming near
Yakima for the past years. believes that the plain
truth about the country is all that is required Hence,
there will be ornamental highly colored statements,
but only record Of facts. known be such by every
intelligent resident Of the county. This be to the
real estate snare, and to the boomer foolshness
but to the who really wants to know the original
ity Of the scheme may be a recommendation.
What s generally known as "The Yakima Country"
extends from Seah valley the north to the junction
of the Yakima and Columbia rivers the south, and
from the Columbia river the east to the Cascade
mountains on the west.
1t 10 estimated to contain about million of
arabic land
While the Yakima valley runs north and south, it is
divided into series of lateral valleys by spurs of foot
hills running eastward at right angles from the Cascade
range.
The soil of these valleys consists of the deposits of
the lakes which they formed 1t is composed largely
Of volcanic ASH and is of very considerable depth and
great richness.
The country is arid, and nonproductive except
under irrigation When irrigated however it is wonder
fully fertile
The elevation is less than 900 feet above the sea-
and the climate is favorable to very wide range of pro-
dscts the growing being long, and steady
The winters are with rare exceptions, mild the
spring Is delightful; the summers hot but dry, and by
means 30 trying in moster regions; while in the
autumn the seems to fall into long, delicious
dream The nights are without exception, COOL and the
climate most healthy.
The population of the county has increased so
per cent in the last IS months, and over 5000 1t is
as yet purely agricultural thrifty, and is generally the
cage In irrigation districts, is Of more than intel
ligence and enterprise.
The products of the country are of the higher and
better paying class such as fruit, hops, etc.
The Board of Immigration Of North Yakima author
i1es the following statement of leading crops and prices
generally prevailing in the Yakima valley:
Wheat so to go bushels per .7Oc per bu
Oats SO to 100 bushels Soc per bu
Barley 40 to SO bushels per acre 60c per bu
Potatoes, 800 to 600 bushels per Soc per bu
Hops 500 to 500 pounds per acre. IL to SIC per 10
Tobacco 800 to 1000 pounds per acre. 80 10 per Id
Clover to tons tons per- acre to s per- per ton
Timothy, z to 4 tons per acre . $40 to $lS per ton
Grapes are only beginning to be cultivated, but are
OF very fine favor and grow most luxurianty.
Apples, peaches plums prunes, aprcots nectarines,
pears peanuts sweet potatoes, tomatoes and all fine
vegetables to great perfection. and in profuson
The favor Of all growths is unusually fne This is
accounted for by the character of the SOIL and the hot
dry growing combined with the fact that under
irrigation the particular crop gets just the amount of
water that It needs to reach its best development
The Yakima valley is generally recognized
possessing the most favorable conditions for hop growing
on the western coast, and that means in America.
The yield is as large in California Puget Sound.
Owing. has been said to the characteristics of the
soil and irrigation the flavor is Of the finest and the
hop louise cannot stand the hot summer such th na
even partial loss OF the crop 10 unknown.
This point 10 of incacuable importance. The hop
louise of course exists in Yakima it does wherever
plum and certain other forms of growth found.
But it has never injured crop. 1t reaches the hop
vines and, till the hot weather commences seems
thrive With the heat. however. its short day is
First comes that tired feeling then gradual desscation
in the vernacular OF the country. cooking" The
pest loses its vitality, propagate beaches
shiinks and disappears This is the uniform experience
in every hop yard in the county The hop acreage In the
county than doubled last year The crop readily