The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-04-04

planting oil Eastwood or soft maple-be-
cause they are full Of nectar and bees
thrive well upon them.
Willis II. White, of Tacoma, is having
ten acres Of land owned by him on the
Selsh planted to winter apples.
John A. Stone recently received from
the Sound q blooded Berkshire boar
weighing upwards Of 500 pounds.
doc" Morris, is building one of the
finest barns in the county on his Ahtanum
valley ranch. Its ground dimensions are
54x54 feet.
f.. W. Dooley, who has 30 acres of
land on the Selah is having it plowed
preparatory to planting most of it to
winter apples.
An experienced melon grower in Geor-
gia says: SIT is fact that it is best to
use vine crop seeds that are two or more
years old at time OF planting. Such seed
produce less vine and more fruit than the
fresh seed. There is scientific theory
back Of this fact"
Horse traders within the state must
henceforth be cautious with their procliv-
tiles to manufacture pedigrees and tell
fairy tales about the good qualities of
their stock. One of the new laws annuls
any sale or trade of horse upon misrep-
resentation OF his pedigree or character.
George Bosdet is having plowed 200
acres OF his land under the Selah valley
canal, and is figuring to have a consider
able portion of it planted to winter
apples. He figures that Yakima will
have profitable. increasing and contIn-
GUS market for this fruit in China, Japan
and India, and that with good manage
ment an apple orchard will yield the best
returns OF any crop investment, with the
least danger OF fluctuating market.
Manager Mitchell, OF the Evaporation
company, states that notwithstanding
the delay in getting equipped for work
last year, inexperieDce in the business
and other unfavorable conditions the re-
suits of the season were fairly satIsfac-
tory. Fourteen tons OF dried fruit were
turned out and found ready market.
This year the company expects to be bet
ter equipped, to furnish superior article
of fruit and to do large and profitable
business.
A call has been made to the owners OF
service stations to make an exhibit of
these animals and their get on Yakima
avenue on Saturday afternoon next at 2
o'clock. There are now many very valu-
able animals in the county and it is an
ticipated that the parade will be of much
greater benefit as illustrating Yakima's
advancement In the matter of horse breed
ing than the annual exhibitions in the
past. Every horseman should take
pride in making the parade worthy OF the
finest and most progressive stock and
agricultural section of the state OF Wash
ington.
Mr.. ]. G. Smith, of the wholesale COM
mission firm OF J. G. Smith & Co., of st.
Louis, is Yakima visitor this week and
the cash price OF potatoes went to IS per
ton on Saturday as result OF this visit.
To HERALD reporter Mr.. Smith stated
that he had been in every potato produc-
ing state in the union in the last few
wears, and had seen some remarkable
varieties and samples; but, said he,
''the Yakima potato is the best potato
ever saw or hope to see. 1t is the best in
the world Some sections may show fine
single varieties, others large yields; but
Yakima can distance all competitors
from either standpoint. Pm not at all
afraid to go on record in just that strong
manner. Your people should be proud
of your potato crop. If you never raise
any other product the spuds alone will
make you famous" This is strong, I'M
qualified and hearty praise, coming from
a man of large experience and long busi-
ness knowledge of the subject upon which
he speaks; and, while Yakima has earn
ed the encomium, she may yet feel fat
tered that it is 80 generously accorded
her.
M. NJ. Knuppenburg's new creamery in
the Natcheez valley was started up the
fore part OF this week. The building is AZ
feet long and contains four DeLavel sepa-
rators. MIR. Knuppenburg calculates one
separator to every 200 cows and says that
he begins operations with the milk of
about 800 COWS. This number he esti-
mates will be increased within 80 days to
1900 head, as he has had letters from
owners Of bands OF milch cows from other
parts OF the county, state, and even from
Oregon, who say that the creamery and
cheap alfalfa feed have caused them to
decide to move to the Natcheez, while
the farmers of that locality have already
commenced to increase their dairy stock
by purchase. The system under which
Mr.. Knuppenburg is operating is entirely
new in Yakima. He does not purchase
the milk, but receives it, manufactures it
into the butter which he markets and
makes collections through the bank by
an ingenious system, aimed to protect
those who supply the milk. For this he
charges a fixed commission of cents on
each pound'of butter, TO be deducted from
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