Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-24

|ricultural College, Pullman. Wash.
E+12-Almota, on the Snake river,
30 popular as the gateway into
Palouse country, and as the base
applies for all the upper country
- the advent of railroads, lies
IA in a nook at the mouth of AL
4 creek.
WAS your correspondent privil-
y few days ago to pay visit to the
tus fruit orchards at this place.
|Fere met by the veteran orchardist
Drince of good fellows, HI. H. Spald-
who kindly conducted us through
extensive orchards. Mr..
k1ing has about 60 acres set to
About Is acres of this is known
the old orchard and is
part which is under irri-
Dn. UP on the hillside out of
h of water Mr.. Spalding has plant
bout 40 acres of apples, mostly
III varieties, also 10 acres of prunes,
ny Italian.
|e fruit in the valley consists of
Is, pears, plums, cherries, peaches,
1ots, nectarines, ounces, grapes,
etc.
Il strawberry crop was about past,
cherries were moving fast. or
Nberries the SharplesS variety
IL to be the one mostly grown. The
This season was an average one.
I'D Cherries.
discussing the question of the
cherries for Snake river Mr.. Spald-
laid: I'VE have no use for the
u sour cherries or pie cherries,
M as Kentish (early Richmond and
knorency belong to this class,)
prefer to grow the subacid cher
such as may duke, late duke and
like. People won't buy the small
lies if they can get larger ones,
bur duke cherries answer all pur-
b for pies and canning" Morellos
i not to be much grown at Almota.
aong sweet cherries the bigarreaus
favorites, being firm f1eshed and
shippers. Napolean (royal ann
Hack republican, are the two lead
though l learned that the yellow
1ish is shipped largely out of the
4 and sells readily as (royal ann0
ming in 10 or Is days earlier than
Napolean. Governor Wood, be-
ing to the duke family, is also
bed as (royal ann but this is poor
Der, being very soft and juicy, and
4 almost white, discolors readily.
i are many better cherries and this
might be dropped from the list
5 profit to the shipper.
Merry just now coming into favor
make river as a valuable shipper
l1g, "a heart cherry large dark
M, almost black cherry, very late,
3 well on the tree and is destined to
me money maker.
"a crop of cherries this season in
sta is an average one.
Pears.
filett is the favorite pear, ten
i as many of this variety being
tn as any other. Clapp's favorite,
ID resembling the Bartlett, and rip
4 almost the same time, is sold for
lett or the market. The Idaho"
does well on the river, but pack
:omplain of the irregularity of the
4 Amongst the fall andw inter
IS beurre DAMON, beurre hardy,
re- easter, while doyenne, Flemish
|ty and winter nelis are grown.
Plums and Prunes.
xreat many. varieties are grown,
IL MFR. Spalding were to plant over
d he would confine himself to such
rs as peach, Bradshaw, yellow
and a few others that are money
efs.
liam prunes are preferred to any
Y owing to their superior size and
L of thinning themselves. Silver
les, of the true Oregon variety,
Cpe's golden drop PLUMP are rec
1ended for planting on the sand
Peaches.
long list of these are grown, but
may be simmered down to less
( half a dozen, and still retain all
are of value as shippers. Early
late Crawford, Andrews June, AL
der, Hale's early and alberta are
LADDERS. Indians peaches are also
M, they being quite popular with
public.
Grapes.
apes grow on the low benches and
'ish amazingly. Here may be seen
Wing side by side with our hardy
We varieties most of the hot house
efies of Europe. Black Hamburg,
cat of Alexandria, Buckland's
etwater, red and white tekay and
Is all perfecting their fruit, and
n being injured by winter frosts.
Apples.
)ples are not great success in the
n bottoms, but up on the second
hes they produce fine crops.
MINER and fall kinds are not in
n Remand as there is an abundance
UT fruit on the market at a time
D they are ready, but winter vari-
J tind ready sale. Among the latter
baldwin, Spitzenburg, Ben Davis,
sener, white winter pearmain.
az beauty and Roxbury russetts are
ieaders.
Small Fruits.
uall fruits are not largely grown
aut strawberries.
|4ckberries are apt to rust good
/. Dewberries do quite well, but are
oft to ship far. Red raspberries
scarcely handled at all, while
'k caps are shipped to limited ex-
EOtes.
n Spalding's place looked as clean
q new pin, and his large force of
amen were busy picking and pack
[ruit.
~ crop at Almota this year is light
H|es and peaches are less than a
crop. Plums and prunes are not