The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-02-15
1.-THE RANCH" WISDOM.
Valuable Information for Many Readers
of 1.-THE Herald"


1.-THE RANCH" WISDOM.
Valuable Information for Many Readers
of"The Herald"
Dout forget for momeat that it Is the
privilege of every fruit grower in the state to
have an exhibit Of his product Of the coming
state fair. Every man wants his own dis.
trict well represented
Bees and fruit are practical combination
anywhere. The combine is a double header.
Bees help fertilize the blossoms by convey.
ing pollen, aud thus Cause the fruit to set,
where 1t might fail otherwise: and tho bios.
SONS furnish honey TO the bees.
1t is proposed that one Of the general
meetings. or special meeting Of the Yak.
ina County Horticultural Society, should
be held ut the time of the state fair. The
idea is just as good for every other agricul.
tural aud horticultural society in the state
Max Pracht, an Oregon peach grower. has
travelled the fancy road to success. He
grows fancy fruit, puts it up in fancy pack
ages, labels it with fancy label, ami, con-
sequently, receives fancy price. He grades
in this way and plainly marks the boxes:
Primes, extras, standards; the culls are kept
for domestic purposes.
Croakers will try to scare those not sufii.
GENTLY informed, by telling them that there
are already too many in the poultry bust.
ness and that there is great danger Of over.
production. This is nonsense, however.
for as long as millions are sent east annu-
ally fer eggs aud poultry there will always
be the best Of markets on the Pacific coast
for these commodities.
Following The RAScn editors earnest
accommodation, Kiona frui. men, and
many Others there interested in seeing hor.
ticulture flourish, will join the county hor.
ticultursl society. OF course Kennewick
may MT fall behind her elder sister in this
movement; nor Prosser aud Nation. This
is not North Yakima affair. but society
for all the Yakima country.
The RANcH learns that Capt Thomas
orchard, southeast OF North Yakima. is
about cleared Of noxious insects. The San
Jose scale was quite numerous there last
year. The salt, sulphur and lime remedy
was used. Perseverance a little longer will
end the pests. Good work. The inspectors
report other orchards in Yakima county
that have not Jared so we'll. Time now to
not aftar tLa ,ast. with M, ", no nd eoint;o,,
See note from Secretary Tonneson.
Wm. NJ. Lee. jr., Sis miles up the
Natcheez, has an acre in strawberries
that will he in full bearing the past year.
His varieties are Wilson, Michael's Early,
WarGeld and Candy for very late. The
Warfeld is his first choice, though a
pistillaie. TO secure fertilization, he has
planted two rows Of Wariield and sim
gle row OF one OF the other varieties on
either side. His method of planting and
general care will not differ from the usual
practice elsewhere, except the irrigation
From his success last year, Mr.. Lee Il
confident Of fine crop of luscious berries
| III thc iiOult mara tuc NomiuS Schcou
Said C. p. Wilcox in letter to TIL
RANCH last week: Gas to the Ice
sugar industry, | was somewhat skepti
cal when the subject was first sug
gested to me, but reflection leads m,
to think very favorably OF it. | be
lieve it to be move in the right di
lection, and also think l see field fo
the surplus labor of the community, men
women and children. feel quite con
fident that there are many ceres of good
unoccupied land contiguous to the city
or any point where it may be best Il
locate factory-the proprietors OF which
would be willing to give the use for little
compensation for the purpose of seeing
this move eonsummated. Such land could
be parceled out to the unemployed OF the
city, in tracts OF |, 2, 3 or more acres
each, and thus help many families over
hard year.
''By giving these questions some thought
| think you will see where the good will
result. and will not, therefore, consume
more valuable space with details"