The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-09-28
A COMING FAMOUS
YAKIMA INSTITUTION
The Yakima Valley Nursery, ingalls,
& Campbell, Proprietors, Visited
BY Herald Reporter.

One of the most pleasing sights that
the county affords i'll the horticultural
line is the new nursery of ingalls,
Campbell, situated in an ideal location
for such an enterprise, three and half
miles west of the city. The nursery in
its present location is back from the
main road about quarter of Il mile. but
those who are interested in horticulture
and VINO walk back to the nursery are
amply repaid for their time and trouble.
Like a scene from a great painting
the rows of young trees of every de
scription raised or to be raised in this
section stretch away as far as the eye
can reach. Each variety is in Il block
or lot by itself, ana between the rows
the well tended ground is as free from
weeds or grass as it is possible for
ground to be. There is no variety of
apples. pears. peaches. cherries. pums
or other fruit to which the attention
of the Yakima growers has been direct
ed that is not represented. and the size
and appearance of theindivilual varie
ties make il hard to believe that the
stock is but one year old: yet there is
nothing III the entire nursery. tree.
shrub or bush, that was set out longer
than one year ago. There are viSorou,
looking Wagner apple trees full seven
feet high. upon which there are
branches that indicate in themselves n
years growth, and there are Elberta
peach trees whose growth began scarce
twelve months ago that look almost old
enough to bear fruit. What the golden
sunshine, the rich soil and abundance
of water of the Yakima have done for
this young forest of fruit trees has
been augmented by the intelligent eff
forts of Messrs. ingalls, and Campbell
and the accomplishment seems indeed
wonderful.
In the nursery are 100000 trees. APP
pies predominating i'll number and
pears following next. The favorte APP
pies of the proprietors-thht is the
apples of which they expect the most
in the future and which, when asked
for advice in selecting stock for a
young orchard they invariably recon-
mend-are the Wagner and the Rome
Beauty. The fruit of these two varie-
ties is especially fine, as is evidenced
! by the fact that Yakima Waeners sold
in Spokane last winter for - cents a
box more than any other variety of
apples on the market. not excepting
the Spitzenberg. always looked upon as
the best seller produced in this section
1t is a particularly young bearer, and
tne proprietors of the nursery have
set out Il large proportion of their own
orchard to Wagners. The Grimes Col
den is another highly esteemed variety
with Mr.. ingalls, ana Mr.. Campbell,
being young bearer and especially
suited to the wants of the Chicago mar
ket; however, this preference is almost
evenly divided between this variety and
the Jonathans, which bear heavily at
! five years and is always in demand.
The trees in the Jonathan block of the
nursery Mr.. ingalls, believes to be the
finest of their age he ever saw.
The block devoted to cherries has
won the admiration and praise of a
large number of growers and nursery
men who have visited it. and VINO do
not hesitate 10 pronounce the trees the
finest yearlings they ever saw. In
view of of the marked increase in the
acreage devoted to cherries in the coun-
! ty, these nurserymen have anticipated
the wants of the trade and selected the
varieties of cherries that they expect
to become the most popular and salts
factory. the Bings and Lamberts pre-
dominating. Already Yakima grown
Bings are famous in New York, which
state cannot approach our cherries for
appearance or quality.
A large space in the nursery is given
this year to peaches, but next season
three times the present number will be
raised. Mr.. ingalls, states that this
year the main call has been for Fiber
tas but all varieties raised here are
being propagated in large numbers.
When Mr.. ingalls, and Mr. Campbell
decided year ago to start nursery,
they considered in selecting a location
the fact that North Yakima is one of
the best and most central points in the
valley for that business. The shipping
facilities are all that could be desired.
and the future of the city is too well
assured to admit of doubt on that
score. The soil chosen is finely CON
ditiored. being free from sand or rocks.
and very rich It's slope is admirable
for thorough and easy irrigation The
pral,rietors have no other intention
than to make it a permanent instita-