The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-20
Great Things Will Be Accomplished
at the Spokane Meeting.
NEXT SEASONS FRUIT CROP
A Nurseryman's Association VIII Probably
BE Organized Estimated Yield of
Fruit in Washington.

TACOMA, Jan. 10 Secretary Tonneson
of the state board of horticulture says:
'Interest is increasing in all parts of
the Pacific northwest in the coming |
convention at Spokane. The nursery
men of this state have asked the board |
of horticulture to call a meeting of |
those engaged in the nursery business
during the convention, SO that nur-
serymen's association can be organized |
also at that time. which will be done"
Mr.. Tonneson has compiled the fol
lowing synopsis of numerous reports
received of next seasons fruit crop:
D. M. Holt of Wawawai writes that
about 1000 tons of fruit will be raised
for market the coming season by thir-
teen fruit-growers at that Office. This
district is largely developed to peach
growing, of which there are over 10000
bearing trees, and about half that num-
Der each of prune, plum and apple trees.
Commissioner Fl. H. Spalding of AL
mota estimates that thirteen growers
will produce 200 tons of fruit for mar
ket in that postal district. w. M.
Martgell, Eadicott, gives 500 tons by
twelve growers there, and John Com
mings, Pennington, gives an estimate
of over 800 tons for his district. George
Ruedy, Colfax, gives partial list of
over 100 persons having orchards at
that office. These will produce over
200 tons for market, besides family sup
plies. Based upon reports received
conservative estimate for Whitman
county is over $50 carloads of orchard
fruit for the markets, and If all small
farm orchards we're included over 100
carloads might be added.
Dan Jordan, Columbus, Klickitat
county, reports an mount of bearing
trees which should yield over 500 tons.
H. G. Cook of White Salmon names 10
orchardists whose crops should approx
innate 400 tons of fruit, and other esti-
mates show that at least 90 carloads
will be grown in Kuckitat county.
G. B. Wilcox of North Yakima gives
the number of trees at that postal dis.
trict, from which it is estimated that
more than / 500 tons of fruit will be
raised.
M. B. Curtis of Yakima City esti
mates that fifteen growers adjacent tc
Simcoe station will produce from :, 600
to $500 tons of fruit. Nearly one-halt
of this amount will be peaches. Ac
cording to these and other estimates
about 225 carloads of fruit may be the
expected crop 10 Yakima county, bG
sides small fruits, garden crops, ant
melons.
Commissioner Cnatield knight re
ports estimates showing that about q
carloads of dried fruits and so carloads
of fresh fruit is the expected yield o
Clarke county next season. If the crol
were all counted as fresh the amour
would be about 40 carloads in Clark,
county.
William f. Toles of Centralia est
mates that ITO tons of fruit will b.
raised by twelve growers in that posta
district, consisting mostly of apples ant
prunes.
G. w. Kirk of Chehalis sends repor
which estimates that about 259 ton
will be grown in twenty-five orchard
in that postal district. A large humble
of orchards aresin bearing further ives
and north, and from other estimate
Lewis county, Secretary Tonneso
thinks, will yield about 100 carloads c
orchard fruits.
According to the orchards reporte
by r. G. Smith OF fuckers, and est
mates given by Commissioner knight
Cowlitz county will produce about c
carloads of fruit during the season.
The reports from the following grow
ers show the number of growers i
each vicinity and the number of tor
of fruit each district is expected I
yield as given;
Growers. Ton
D. II. Molter, Cowlitz...................23 3
J. P. Estergreen, Clearbrook,
Whatcom county. "a
D. II. Rerg, Nooksack...............19
A. G. Bowman, Sumas.,................. 4
J.F. Cass, Skagit City....................35 IL
William g. Foster, Boisfort. &C
Eoraet I HINT HiIlhurst