The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02
APPLE CROP.
1rr HARVEST IS VOW RE-
<nnurD As ASSURED.
nat whitman County
~ vnl Return TO the Grow
r>ssiy s2oo.oco-stesdy Mar
100 IN the Middle West.

I. v1.rafch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
~ sept. 1.-The fall apple crop
=, fs5ne gathered In the Palouse
~ VA m abundant harvest is as
~ apples are unusually large
"a = .c~s1Yert quality this season and
4 q = - large as was ever known.
/ ',<s. q also good and growers ara
good profit from the apple
| ,-1fch Il becoming matter Of no
:S-scrtancc in the Palouse country.
IN rrcelpts from apples grown in
rsa county this year being esfimat-
~, lron $4,000 to ssoo,ooo
~ course, Includes all varieties.
~ ne winter apple crop far ex-
~ crop OF fall apples.
~ Inds ready sale In the Occur
= "a British Columbia mining dis
~ IN Montana. Many carloads
ID a Sflpped daily from different points
(S1ouse country from now on until
Eoa closes.
Nsoaa6 Orchards Pay.
~ n Walters, general missionary
f11ffeesfional church, on his farm
~ GUlfax on the west has an or
IN contains twelve acres and Is
+ = ~ f1fst planted on upland" in
4X county, the frst trees having
4 LTD seventeen years ago, when
6fDWink In Washington was an
<1e and an attempt TO grow any
- az nm lands was considered fol-
36 fkIs little orchard Is a valuable
Nj 6roperty now and illustrates the
1kies AZ fruit growing here.
Xsi1ara Ii now gathering his tall
IN for shipment to the mining dis
r Iontana and Idaho. He realizes
1c6ts from his crop and finds a
1orket for All standard varieties,
15 ihat Yield good profits. He ex-
M average price Of 60 cents per
~ fall apples. and at these prices
|o65n9 Of apples In a profitable In
(kirty boxes each. and at 60 cents
tSeo per acre, the proceeds Of
ys. n nO the trees yielded an equal
t would b. $50 for n single crop
5Ius the trees win not average
301es each. only the older ones
Z nat much: but Mr.. Walters csti-
M ~ AvernKe yield OF the trees at
~ 10 f6h boxeS each; and. putting
Iower hgure the tsees Will aver
each, Or %2s4 per acre. and will
Increase the amount produced
I ~ q not great, boys doing most
1ing. for which they are paid /
6p1les pay better ana are IN
4opand at higher prices than the
- Iho1e are shipped as far
III n Louis and Chicago. where they
111y eoie At fancy prices WASH
y l&p}eu being quoted Mt the top
II ~ markets Of the Middle West,
61oNt 30 carloads OF winter APP
u e&opped from Whitman county
u river points. ana the farmers
1.0lsts Of this county received
~ Tor apples that fall. The
~ efop will not be ready TO gather
w. ~ Ssneiis 70 70 tns the" fri rs''s which wh
~ cenelderabiy LARGER than n
= 1r1no AAA not fallen.
1peseassea ~ Growers.
I NN|lofs h the pioneer uplnnd mutt
q shie ccunty. ana shipped the
~ eaFl1nd OF apples from Cplfax.
eQghe years agu, and ne has
NGu!ar shipper ever since that
- arse carload was composed
= nne fall ample. which
Z kood price IN all markets.
!. ~ had number OF these ap-
N4xeied over the country gath
~ q that variety he could md.
N pooling their fruit. 4 large num-
.tNe1r made up a carload. which
~ = cents per box net.
~ The hrst carload OF arplea
- Colfnx. and resulted IN the
151qu Of the Colfax Upland Fruit
- Association. Of Which Mr. Wal.
peooident A. the name Indicates.
- association OF farmers who
HUI on the hill land. near CoIfar.
1p their fruit together. The ASSOC
~ VII ship Its FIRST carload Of tho
~ = Wardner. Idaho. tomorrow, The
~ euntain nothing but fall apples.
III 10 followed hy manv othera