The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-05-20
| WHAT PEOPLE SAY |

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Emory Thompson-In reply to the
kindly criticism in last weeks HERALD,
permit me to say that my article in the
Sun was written at the requets of sew
eral newcomers, and was intended for
such soil and conditions as prevail
about Sunnyside, and perhaps would
not apply to land at or near Toppenish
or North Yakima. However, fully be-
lieve that the rules in general would be
safe. have had eight years experience
raising potatoes on different soils in
Sunnyside. The land should be well
watered before powing if planting is
done while ground is dry; if land is too
wet seed will rot, hence poor stand.
My near neighbor watered twice after
potatoes were in bloom and land was
new. He harvested 735 sacks of fine
potatoes from four and one-half acres,
part of same field yielding very heavy.
New ground should always be thoroughly
watered before planting and should be
| replOughed. In case hot winds prevail
l think water should be run during
same and afterwards to keep them in
good growing condition. l never have
any potatoes dry up before they bloom.
Sometimes they wilt in the heat of day,
and potato tops that are dead won't
bloom. AS farmers we should discuss
this subject to keep up the reputation of
the Yakima potato (Which they say we are
losing). Use "hOrse sense" or common
sense at all hazards; follow the practical
farmers methods and not the theorists
notions, experiment" on a small scale
and succeed.
A. E. Larson-I received a letter last
week from my brother at Alden, Mime
sofa, which contained graphic account
of heavy hail and wind storm that
passed over that place few days pre-
vious. 1t occurred about four o'clock in
the afternoon and at the time it was so
| dark that it became necessary to light
the lamps. The hail stones that rained
upon them were three to five inches
across, saucer shaped and fell with such
| force as to break out all the plate glass
| fronts on one side OF the streets and also
penetrated many roofs. The water in
the lake near there rose eighteen inches
during the storm. When hear of the
awful storms that so often occur in the
east and realize that the season of
cyclones and electrical storms will soon
| be upon them l congratulate myself
that am fortunate enough to be res
ident of the state of Washington.
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Walter Granger of Zillah-The indica-
tions are that there will be greater
crop of all kinds of farm products this
year than ever before in this valley,
| There is an unusual heavy bloom down
our way this spring. The spring has
been just right for alfalfa, grasses, pota-
toes and other crops. There has been
enough rain to make everything look in
| SASSiSie Soiipieioii, anu my plCuiCllOll
is that there will be an unusual bounti-
full crop of everything.
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Ellis Nicholson-I have been all over
the Northwest looking for place to
settle down for the rest of my DAYS and
have come to the conclusion that Yaki-
ma is the place. l have raised fruit
and wheat in Eastern Oregon, farmed in
Nebraska and journeyed through the
best agricultural districts of our country
and have not found place that l like
as well as Yakima. am 20 years of age
and have roamed around over the
country a great deal looking for just
some such a place as this, and now that
l have found it shall settle down and
be content. l am looking for small
place of from 10 to 20 acres with enough
fruit on it to keep my small family GO
ing. You have a fine country and
everybody seems to be prosperous,
which they are presume.