The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

ale xrew;ax os re tree fruits here fer
Commercial pa~eoSas
hsFHt n Is1s mtch 81 tNA< the fact is
stsFaE IS ~ TIE face arre In western
WashsaEsas. tat tseye hAs BEEN TOO mach
Ersssa growing % paper. 50 20 speAk. ana
BOG enaaFa prsc zeal knoWieage On sre
F@+3Vts NJ cNsrse, as 7 have fatiuaste1.
taH last Genes Av sna threaxh exgsera-
sn<e sut Seed DIAL 81 lis Is more lear
~ hcaEet tn&n &c Shouts he. IL ought -
he mora generally Teeorusaet thar ens
wao has eafy Suca understanding as the
ART as can - oetatnea from ths eco<s.
Is pested ar8v on sash hrossa anxs general
prsHsstnlss ga nav - common n the sns-
fees; sna sn amateur. or ere win a.sla
pTassi al sNaesaesee. shesalA attempt tus
htsie En- that lin-. Or In any other branch
90 productive Industry. ungiE in the ro<s@s-
stan ~ a larg~ arst more prassioAl kncw.-
eeEs tAst wvuhs lad 20 more certain re-
suits
nav ~ ,isswrs. r~~s.r-. 20 -~~ax IN
a very iirnffea and general way on Que Or
two ether points that ought 60 re noted
IN THIS paper. rs Co ire probable further
rvcigt'ens IN our fruit growing interests
h~re or Puget sound IN tAe near fatarf
TIE entry Of f0nscus diseases here %
xrch an extent In th. past Few years ana
which from now on no DOUBT viii - our
usast lnvete~sts FOE. IN shls climate. win
Ae&8s kAEHks 20 many C3AGSt& u H1F
TnetNcdS row common.
IN tAe growing % some c< ire rner tr~s
fruits here we VIII probably give fsaare at
tentl0n 80 the awsrf,nr Of our trees. ana
perhaps 70 fhs ESnaiier AMI Cnrtnn meth
o&s 81 training. is common with ths
climates Identical with our own fn lea-
roPe-doualy neSssssary now. I may say. BE-
csass ~ the fact of the universal use &C
spray sohgfstaas Net only must spray
now agaiast fangi. bat We must have sftel-
Ter from these cold. raw winds Il 'sar
spring months thai se~zn 20 carry 3nStruc-
s&on - hota the embryo fruit and ths
tender foliage 81 saeh trees "a the neacn.
apricot ard pear. These can hc grown 10
she greatest perfeetien here. AMI - they
San IA TIA nos either way, n trained nf0n
walls made Of cur cheap iumcer in sunny
exposures. 8ut this viii belong iargkly
20 the developments ~ our next coming
Eenaratlons. And eorae II certainly will
II aar present sfste af things remains.
Another feature oe the subject | mHsf
refer =. SO many speak disca0raEinEir az
;he outlook for the fruit grower. WHIT
They say. s-rheTe arr 50 many insects. ana
81 many failures" These are truthful
people There arr another class who ara
50 exceedingly oatiTnistic that they arc not
- truthful There are great many In
secss. and pleaty OF failures. bat chiefly
because there are 50 many careless people.
n fFMlt EruN1nN RpFH spontaneous
thing here. a. a was. think. almost wh~n
FIRST came 20 PUGET sonsAd. there would
b. no tndaeemeat al All for effort IN this
line ifrlsis would ~ so common that II
would he worth little or nothing
The worst thing thai can Ne said today
AGAINST our climate AMI region Of PuSret
sound - that IL n 40 good. eong~niai and
great sn all natural elements ~ wealth.
that Il tends 70 develop and beget a iasy.
thrffslsss class of humsnity--s class. say.
that Ia never At home or Tn tnmir proper
element except they i've IN the towns ~
cities and have no more oneroas duty IN
iifs than % ride upnn bicycles, There are
grand opportunities here ~ the present
time for the inteliiFent and thrifty Glasses
I'm The line OF fruit growing that wusIid BE-
entirely wanting Y We had comparative
exanap, Ton from any such natural checks
so easily reached oveFprodnction.
!. n. CASS.
Secretary state Board OF AgricultarA