The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06
our nonTloUIIU.E.
Iaeresse and Present Value OF the
Fruit Industries.

Iaerense and Present Value OF the
Fruit ndnssrfes.
During the year ending April. 1894.
there were planted In the state OF Wash
ingtea about 1000 acres with fruit
trees. making total acreage of about
5000 devoted to fruit growing. OF the
entire acreage planted there Is yet but
small portion IN bearing. as near as
can be estimated. nearly 10000 acres.
We are past the experimental stage.
both az TO culture and markets. The
inc qualities of our Italian prune.
which rate in size from thirty to forty
per pound when dried. a. compared with
these raised further South. which are
considered large when rating from forty
to sixty per pound. are creating for this
product grown here special market.
The train load OK Italian prunes recently
shipped from Vancouver 30 Missouri il
known as q product from the Pacific
Northwest. Leading commission firms
In New York city are soliciting cor.sign-
ments Of the large and fine grade OF
prunes from this section. and If. in
stead of having a surplus of 300 600
pounds Of dried prunes. there could
have been shipped from this state "a
100000 pounds. a better market would
be established than now exfsts.
Instead of exporting a crop raised on
loo acres. Ii would be much better for
individual fruit growers IL a 10 900 acre
prune crop could have been raised here
TO meet the demand or over 81. 200 900
pounds which were imported into tho
United States during 1893.
In al sections OF the state where the
temperature does not range much below
zero In winter. nor abcye 30 degrees I'm
simmer. and where there is a frsahle
and lcafny clay soil with hard nan ar
least four feet below the surface. or the
coll IL volcanic ash, the planting of
prane trees NAV he continued very ex.
tenslvely with good prospects OF profit
able returns. In the warmer sections
or the state the French prune is a IA
vorise with many leading fruit growers.
Our apple crop prospective culture
The apple trees which were nlantea so
extensively the past two YEARS are grow
sng finely. bat IL instead 81 the present
srsail acreage IN bearing and that which
IL now planted como into hearing. there
could have beer raised I'm the state the
past season FOR export st ieast 5. ao0 900
bushels. the market for *hesn would
be ample, With fairly re;suneratiye
prices. The GRIP or this fruit is short
IN the Eastern states. and has been
sfsssil for several years. In England
and other European countries che ample
crop il deficient. and the fruit IN gry.a,
demand During the year 1850 the an
PIE growers ~ Missouri were paid st0.-
cd. $50 sor their crop. II the planting he
to .
abroad will seek s'te product. and with
10 5 few years a The sum may be paid
10 the apple growers ~ 4hls state for
this sirgie variety Of fruit.
Small fruits ard veEretables--Straw-
berries yield ahunsansiy throughout the
sassre state. In sections where Ysrpeatnv
very early II Is considered one ef the
mast profitable classes OF fruit. Being
so easily gvowu, there II q tendency. es-
peclaily in the western par, ~ the state.
% plant rather mare extensively with
sh:s than With other classes ~ sYssan
fruits which require little more time
10. bear fall crops
There are aew sufffnseas quantities nf
oil small fruits raised ca PUGET sound
e. furnish ore or mere preserving
Vsants witch such afnoents as would be
required - establish tho business ST
very low rates fer first-class frlik when
purchased by the ton.
Irrespective ,aarkets-lf. taEtaad ..
tAe Present small acreage now lr bar
lass me state os Washington had from
seSsA - aa.Nao acres from which animal
sis srssssS ee0si ~ rrxNsaesss, lsssvers
iteai ferelgss markets wos9ss nss here 20
SECURE supplies, narlar 1895 there was
pan BY the United States IN other
countries over Sc nas1 era scr fruits and
mats. aeeve the ssnouat which was ex.
parted. Ry thss ws ssay realise 70 sxssyse
extern TIE large market IA orr own
country Washington heinz 81, situated
IS 70 T>sessrxs great commercial asfyan-
fassTs, having the rStssiere ~ tsar trans
continental railroads ard Sn oren sea-
bard, nsay noe only reap tae aeaea,