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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-09-01
HORTICULTURAL NOTES
Rocky Ford Melons in Washington.
by f. WALDEN

The growing of Rocky Ford cante;
loupes in the Yakima valley is an in
dustry but lately engaged in, yet 1t
has assumed large proportions and
promises to be one of the features OF
the valley The Richey & Gilbert co.
has been shipping cante,oupes to the
eastern markets. At the outset they es-
timated that they would have an ag-
gregate of 22,500 crates and expected
the melons to net an average or one
dollar per crate. This firm has some
$50 acres in melons and figured on get
ting $50 crates to the acre. The ROCKY
Ford melons from Colorado reach the
Chicago and eastern markets before
those from Washington, hence the
price for the Washington product Will
be lower than the former. The Dusl-
ness of raising these melons In the
Yakima valley received strong lmpe-
tus last spring by the visit to that sec
ton of Mr. Landreth, representing the
commission houses of M. .. COgglnS
at Pittsburg, Chicago and New YORK.
Mr.. Landreth induced number OF the
Yakima farmers to sign contracts TO
plant so many acres OF their respect
i've farms in Rocky Ford melons, he
agreeing on his part to find ready
market in the east for them. mere
are several hundred acres in the val
ley in melons, and as a result OF the
encouragement the industry has re-
ceived and the success it has attained
this year, it bids fair to become large
and permanent business factor In our
state Efforts will be made next year
to have the melons on the eastern
markets earlier than was the case thls
wear in order to secure the hlgher
prices prevailing early in the season
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when an orchard is fairly in good
bearing, apples can be cultivated,
thinned, picked and paper-wrapped
hauled to station, if not more than ten
miles distant and fair road, box paid
for, all for SO cents box; and that
No. l winter apples will sell for not
less than 81 per box, for series OF
years.
In 1900 there were growing in the
United States 2O1 ,794,7 apple trees.
Of these 1925, 1898 were in Oregon;
since increased to over 100000 trees.
Will not over production ruin the mar
kets? Yes, possibly for some years,
for common grades; never for the fan
cy product Let us discuss for mo-
ment the effect the enormous produc-
ton of apples in recent years has had
upon the market G.. G. Bell for many
years a shipper of fruits, in the cur
rent number of Orchard Fruits fur
nishes a statement of the purchasing
power of a barrel of apples from 1870
to 1908, and | abstract briefly:
A barrel of apples in 1870 paid for
80 pounds of wheat, in 1880 for u
pounds aud in 1903 for 120 pounds.
In 1870 it paid for 7R pounds OF
white sugar in 1903 for 22R pounds.
In 1870 it paid for 14R pounds OF
nails and in 1903 for 40 pounds.
In 1870 it paid for 2-3 yards OF cal
leo, in 1903 for % yards.
In 1880 it required 294 barrels OF
apples to buy a harvester; in 1903 80
barrels bought better machine. Thir-
ty-seven years ago the writer bought,
in Salem, Oregon, the finest Winesaps
he had ever seen for 20 cents box.
Last year like fruit would have.
brought five times as much. In 1903
carloads of apples from Hood Rivers
fancy fruit crop were sold to retailers
in New York City at $3.50 to 81 per
box of As pounds of fruit, the highest
price | have ever known for apples
in such quantities. But why multi
ply instances? A great demand for
American apples has grown up in
Europe and our exports from Atlantic
ports in 1904 exceeded 3,OOO,O 900
barrels. Cold storage, rapid transit
and added to increased consumption
of apples everywhere have made
demand ahead of increased production
for our fancy fruit. The difficulty lies
in dispOsing of our common grades,
but there is encouragement even there.
Our own citizen, Hon. Harry B. Mil
ler consul at Niu Chwang, China
writes: "If the inferior grades OF the
proper shipping varieties of apples
grown on the Pacific coast could be
sent to China for the Chinese trade at
a low cost, am convinced that an ex-
tensive and permanent market can be
created" He also adds in the same
communication that the Russians are
great lovers of apples. May we not
expect, then, that when the oriental
freight tariffs become a little lower,
when the Russian bear returns from
his outing in Manchuria (and he has
already headed for home), and when
conditions have become settled, our
countless neighbors along the eastern
coast of Asia will consume ever in
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tails. and there are excellent manuals
that YOU will also do well to read.
Head your trees low, for you can
prune and spray to better advantage.
and it costs money to use step lad
der at picking time. Select your va
! rieties not to suit your own taste,
but the taste of the market and those
varieties adapted to your locality. Ap-
pies vary greatly in flavor and size
and color in different localities. Elk
anime the orchards about you and
ascertain what kinds grow best and
give best results. If the locality you
examine produces only common
grades, move on to one that produces
the best | again emphasize the
point: Be careful as to the varieties
for in this age of rapidly multiplying
orchards there is safety only in the
production of fruits of the highest ex-
cellence Do not plant many varle-
ties nor large blocks of single va
riety. for Mature abhors self-fertll-
ity:" no matter how self-fertile va
riety may be, the fruit will be larger
and finer if the blossoms have re-
ceived pollen from other varieties.
Prof Fletcher, of Cornell university,
has given the subject of cross pollen
ization considerable attention, and
copy a portion of his list of self-fer-
tile and self-sterile varieties
SeIf-Sterile Self-Fertile
Belleflower Astrachan
Spitzenberg OldenDerg
Winesap BALDWIN
R. |. Greening
| add to the list of self-fertile varie-
ties the Yellow Newton pippin.
Angouleme Bose
BARTLETT Clairgeau
Clapp Seeker
Idaho
Kieffer
Winter Nellis
PRUNES AND PLUMS
Goes Golden Drop Bradshaw
Italian Prune BURBANK
French Prune Green GaSe
De Soto
Practice clean cultivation, keep the
surface finely pulverized to lmprlson
moisture, and when the humus mas
been dissipated by cultivation renew
if by blowing under leguminous crops.
Thin fruit properly, and spray sys-
tematically According to up-to-date
methods.
Pick apples with greatest care, as
the slightest bruise renders them un-
fit for market. Do not pack your own
apples; pack your neighbours, as spots
and blemishes will be more apparent
on his fruit than on your own. This
packing business is most important.
Fruit must be simply perfect as to
color and size, paper wrapped il going
out of the state, package clean and
stenciing or labelling attractive. The
fancy pack brings the fancy price.
OF course you will want to know
about how much it will cost to grow
an orchard Given tract OF land
ready for planting, it will cost in my
section about $40 an acre to buy the
trees, plant, prune and cultivate up to
the fifth year. provided you hire all
the work done. After that time the
orchard will pay its way with increas-
ing margin of profit. In other sections
the estimates are less than this. Land
varies so greatly in price that | have
not included interest on the invest
ment for land, taxes, etc.
1t is impossible to even approx
mate the returns from growing OF or
chardS-they vary so greatly, owners
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How to Start Fruit Raising.

Hon. e. l.. Smith, president OF the
Oregon state board OF horticulture,
sent letter to be read at recent
session of the Oregon development
league at Portland. President Smltn
endeavors to show how new conner
should proceed to grow a commercial
orchard in Oregon. His remarks ap-
nlv with equal force to the entire Pa
cific northwest, and The Ranch gives
his letter below:
hasten to express my qualification
at the commendable interest you are
eyincing in the horticulture or ore
oon The infusion of new blood Will
undoubtedly result in great benent 10
this important industry. | assume that
YOU desire to grow commercial or
chard, and | congratulate you that
YOU have chosen the state or oregon
for the field of your labors; Tor noun
ing is more important to the Irull
grower than adequate transportation
facilities by sea and by land, ana III
what other locality can hall the popu-
lation of the world be reached more
readily than from Oregon? survey
of this state by the board or hortlcul-
ture discloscs the fact that more nan
90 Der cent of land adapted for FRUIT
growing Is uuOCCuPlCd Ioi 'h'e" PNN
pose.
In a brief letter | can only Suggest
outlines of how to grow an orchard;
details cannot be supplied. In select.
ing your location hug closely lines OF
transportation and your position Will
be enviable in proportion to the num-
Der of markets you can reach IN the
shortest time at minimum OF ex-
pense. +
In choosing a tract of land to plant,
YOU will be governed largely by local
conditions. | will name some Oh
them: Immunity from spring frosts.
ample water and drainage, proper
amount of sunshine and moisture, ana
a proper temperature; soil to be pre-
ferred, a deep, clay loan Avoid mol
lows in the lower levels, and see that
the soil is fairly rich in those mineral
salts that enter into plant and fruit
growth. Plant none but No. l nur-
sery trees from the nearest nursery.
| cannot stop to consider planting,
cultivation, etc. You will do well to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-25
GAINS MORE
THAN LOSSES.
Heavy Dealings in the United
Steel Stocks We're the Great
Feature.
U. P. SPASM0DICALLY ACTIVE,
High Prices Paid for II and S. p
AS a General Rule the Market
Was Sluggish.

Now York, July 2j--There was little
spirit in the opening trading In stocks
today, but. the fractional gains largely
predominated over the few losses. Heavy
dealings In the United states Steel stocks
were the feature Five thousand shars Of
the preferred sold at G3ss and 6Sls, COM
pared with 65h on Saturday, and the COM
mon, after opening unchanged was lifted
u on the purchase OF several large
blocks. Tennessee Coal gained ~
Considerable stock was offered for sale
at the opening prices of which there were
few buyers, The principal railroad and
Industrial stocks fell from y to q below
Saturdays closing. Some Of the special
ties rallied later, but the railroad list re-
manned heavy.
Usually obscure stocks contributed
largely TO the moderate midday business.
Recognized market leaders were practl-
cally motionless, but there was some sell
ing of Missouri Pacific. which cost II a
point, Advances were recorded of l IN
Chicago q Alton, Chicago Great Western
preferred "a and Chemical fell ON u
point,
spasmodlc activity IN Union Pacific and
prices for these stocks, but the market
generally was sluggish Union Pacific
made full recovery of It's earlier loss
and Southern Pacific rallied to 5l9s. Prices
of railroad stocks otherwise were at the
lowest at 2 o'clock, and Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific were again decln-
ing,
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flowed into the river, A Geographic
message was sent to Bonanza but the
answer stated that everything was
all right there and no accident OF the
kind conjectured had occurred.
Later It was found that the oil came
from the Bego-A American company's
wells in the Popo-Agie fields near
Lander and had flowed down the
Popo-Agie to this point, a distance Of
over 1876 miles.
The oil Is of a heavy, crude variety
and very thick, covering all the sur
face of the water Apprehension is
felt that through the careessness Of
some person the oil may become ig-
nlted and do considerable damage to
property along the stream. The flames
would undoubtedly spread over the
whole length Of the stream, making a
river a burning fire for many miles
Ii Is learned that two Of the big
Sushers OF the Belgo-A American COM
pany have brown off the caps and the
oil Is running into the Popo- Agile
creek In large quantities. This phen-
omenon has been observed twice be-
fore, but never on such a huge scale
as at the present time.
The damage done by the flow of oil
If 1t continues, will be very great, as
hundreds Of settlers use the waters of
the Big Horn river for irrigation
purposes and the water is now rem
dered useless and cannot be used with
out running the crops. Those who use
the water for drinking purposes have
also found their supply cut off,
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EXTENDING THE HIGH LINE.
Union Pacific May Build Its Tracks 10
Daly-West and other Mines.

The proposed extension of the Union
Pacific high line spur 10 the Ontario
mill is hailed with delight, says the
Park City Record, which adds,
This in itself may not seem much, but
its Importance is indeed great when
the meaning Of its benefit to the camp
is understood. In the first place, 1t
shows that the old Ontario is yet
great producer, thai the mill is on a
paying basis, and that the management
OF the company has implicit faith in
the mine, and in the camp. At the
same time 1t viii save both time and
money, as the product of the mill Will
now be loaded on the cars without pre-
vious hauling and shipped direct to the
samplers. The new track will be con-
tlnuation of the upper branch of the
switch at the Kopp loading station,
and viii terminate at the northeast cor
ner of the Ontario mill. Part Of the
old building at the mouth of the tun-
mel has been torn away and excavatlng
and grading will begin Immediately,
About 500 feet OF new track will be
laid and the ground for this distance
must be graded and cut down from to
10 feet Notwithstanding the great
amount of dirt to be removed, n con-
sentative estimate places the comple-
ton OF the work at two weeks, Scrap
ers, plOws andin fact,a complete equip
ment for the prosecution of this work,
We're taken up yesterday afternoon and
great progress will undoubtedly be
made. The mill will be put In opera
ton again as soon as work In the mine
can be resumed, so that the new track
Will also be put into commission as soon
as the work Is finished. Work win be-
gin IN the mine as soon as the cages
can be run, so that before the machin-
cry is really covered by the shaft
house the property will be producing
again.
While speaking OF the extension OF
the high line" spur to the Ontario
mill, a very well known mining man
remarked that he felt satisfied that in
side OF year the spur would be ex-
tended TO take In the Alliance and
Daly-Judge properties. We are also
inclined 10 believe that this win be the
case as such was the original inten-
ton, which for several reasons was not
carried out Now, however, the pros
poets for the camp are most bright and
inviting, Notwithstanding the general
feeling OF depression that seems to ex-
list, and we believe that present indi-
cations fully warrant such step on
tne part OF the companies concerned
Park city IL undoubtedly on the eve OF
greater prosperity than she has ever
before enjoyed. Many of the prospects
that have been undergoing develop
ment are slowly, perhaps, but surely
nearing the point when they viii be-
come heavy producers, shippers and
dividend payers Among the most fore
most OF these are the Keith Kearns
American Flag DAILY and Comstock.
not TO mention dozens OF others which
give great promise but are as yet
such predictions. Then the old stand
bys OF the camp the great Ontario,
Daly-West and Sllver-King are grow
ing richer daily, while the Daly-Judge
VIII soon be classed with the richest OF
them. The camp has surely been great
la nal .l.IlI IL a...a.
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Contractor Joseph Dedcrich Says
He Will Finish Up Within the
Next Six Weeks
ONE HUNDRED MEN EMPLOYED.
Grading of Railroad to Mine Is Well
Adyanced-Line to Frisco Near.
ing Completion.

1t will take about six weeks for Con-
tractor Joseph Dederlch and his men to
finish up the concrete work at New
house, where the great concentrating
mill for the Cactus mine is to be erect
ed. BY that time the railroad from
Frisco vii be completed, and much Of
the material for the various buildings
will be on the ground.
Mr.. Dederlch, who returned from
camp last Saturday, says good head
way is being made with the railroad
building, and that the grading outfits
win soon be ready TO pull up stakes
and go elsewhere. lie believes they
ought to be practically through with
their work within another week. Then
the tracklaying crew viii get busy and
another two weeks will probably see
trains running into the new town.
Altogether Mr. Dedrich is working a
force OF 100 men In putting In the con-
crete foundations and In grading the
Newhouse company's railroad, over
which the ores of the mine viii pass In
the journey from the tunnel entrance
to mill. The work on this line-whlch
is to be two miles long Is already well
advanced.
In the meantime machine drills are
kept busy In the tunnel which is to
connect with the 6OO-foot level of the
mine. The distance has been reduced
to less than 1,4O0 feet, and with men
working from both sides good progress
is being made. The mine management
expects to have the adit finished late in
the fall
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ACTIVITY AROUND HALEY.
Wood River Region Is Making Rapid
Progress Again.

News from Haley shows that the
mining interests Of that section are
making very rapid strides, says the
Boise Statesman. There have been a
number Of important discoveries lately.
while the properties that have been
showing good ore for some time are Inn
proving, The activity extends all the
way from Bellevue to Muldoon, II Is
met with at Bullion, in the section
around Ketchum, and, indeed, I'm every
direction. Nor is II conflded to either
the gold or the silver-lead belt, the i'm
provement being observed I'm both. The
Croesus and the Tip TOP are quite as
prominent In the movement as the Min
ME Moore and the Red Elephant
In the Bullion section several discov-
cries have been made recently, the lat
est to be reported being In the High
land Chief The work there is on good
ore and 1t IL believed n large shoot has
been opened, The property Is Just west
OF the Jay Could
Among the properties 10 he worked
IN that section are the Maynower and
Bullion. These are to be started up
about Aug / by DR.. Bunting, who IL
expected TO return IN few days to In
augurate operations.
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PEER WANTS DAMAGES.
Wen known Mining Men Figure ms De-
PENDANTS In Suit FILED saturday.

On Saturday last L. +. Peer com
menced suit in the district court
against ]. D. Wood, Simon Bamberger
and Jacob Il. Bamberger for $4,000,
The plaintiff alleges in the complaint
that the defendants failed to deliver,
according to contract. the Gold Note
Comet Globe. O. r., Summit, Cyclone,
c. o, D.. Pioneer, Rustler Smuggler,
Homestake, st. Patrick, Independence,
Moscow, End Line and a half interest
IN the Buzzard and Planet mining
claims in the Battle Mountain mining
district Lander county, New, alleged
TO be worth 100000 The plaintiff al
leges that he spent $1,000 improving the
claims. The defendant Wood, accord
ing to the plaintiff, in October, 1908
agreed to turn over the bonds TO the
attorney for Peer, upon the latter's
agreeing to work the claims which he
alleges he has done. to the amount Of
81 500 called for in the contract. Now
Peer wants Mr.. Wood and associates
TO turn over the properties to him.
which they refuse TO do.
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EUREKA-HILL MILL.
Plant May Handle the Custom ores OF
Tlntlc District.


The Eureka Hl mill will complete a
most successful run on low-grade ore
from the same company's mine some
time during the early part OF August,
says the Eureka Reporter. The mill
has been In operation with 30 of Its 100
stamps since about the first Of Mag
and has been handling on nm average
of 50 tons Of ore In "a hours. Consider
able or this ore came from the low
grade dumps which had been accum-
ulating during the time that the mill
was Inactive and the balance was taken
from the mine during the past three
months.
The Eureka Hill Mining company will
be able to draw down n nice sum of
money when settlement is made for the
concentrates and crude bullion which
the plant has produced since the 30
stamps started dropping nearly three
months ago. Supt Pilgerrim says that
when the run Is completed there will be
about 600 tons of concentrates and So
600 ounces OF crude bullion.
IL would not be at all surprising II
the mill was kept In operation on ores
from some Of the larger mines Of the
camp. We understand that Manager
Fox of the Eureka Hill Mining COM
pany Is considering such proposition,
and that he has expressed himself az
willing to run the mill on low-grade
ore from other mines IL satisfactory
arrangements could be made.
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be greatly rewarded and a dividend
paying mine will result The veteran
miner Of 81 years experience, Joseph
Cergan, is the lucky owner Of these
claims.
The Nevada Humboldt Is situated
four miles from Humboldt station on
the Union Pacific railroad The sur
rounding country is very highly min
eralizcd, and gives promise OF some
line ore bodies being opened. The COM
pany Is running a crOsscut tunnel ana
Is now In 1875 feet; IN about 90 or 20
feet more the ore shoot VIII be tapped,
which shows some line ore on top, The
company has so many promising places
to prospect, Il IL hard 20 say Just when
~ the best. The work Of development
should be carried on With more men,
aud no doubt the company VIII be re-
warded for It's labors. The company "
fortunate IN having so many tunnel
sites on its property as mining can De
done at so much less expense, There
are some very large veins on TINS prop
erty. which should be developed. as the
surface indications point TO some very
large shoots of ore
The Nevada Milling company, which
owns a large concentrating plant here
at Min city, Is preparing to start 1T up
and test some ore. This company has
large bodies of ore now opened, ana art
er this test It win build o large plant at
its mine, and thus be-in the shipping OF
carloads Of ore
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Riches of the Lost Packer,

The openings on the Lost Packer have
so far disclosed over 100000 worth Of
high grade ore running over $500 a
ton in gold. silver and copper. says the
Wood River Times. There Ia an equal
amount Of second grade ore running SIS
20 SIS a ton I'm gold and per cent
copper The aplIte In which the ore
makes Is from 10 to 40 feet thick, and
carries 81 a ton gold In the upper and
Sl2 a ton IN the lower levels Three
levels have been opened and a fourth.
on which the outcrop ran $50 a ton IN
gold, Is now being driven on $50 feet
below the discovery. The surface shoot
here was short, but the big shoot Is
ahead and Is expected 10 be cut In the
next 100 feet OF drifting. From the dis
covery TO the intermediate tunnel there
Is $50 feet Of ore. There Is from one
TO Ave feet OF rich chalcopyrite m the
main shoot which is estimated az 300
feet long. one man last summer broke
down the $4,000 worth Of shipping ore
that was marketed at Salt Lake. This
ore Melted about $3.50 ton
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Our historic oaks are, with every great
storm, diminishing In number Dumorey' 3
Oak, In Dorsetshlre 1000 wears old, dis
appeared from this cause IN 1908 wal
when IL was blown down some so years
ago. We have still, however, the Cow
thorpe oak near Wetherby, in Yorkshire,
estimated to be over 1900 years old, and
William the Conqueror's oak, in Windsor
1900 years, Perhaps the finest oaks OF
great antiquity are TO be found In the
dukeries. About half II mile from We'll
beck Abbey Is Greendale oak credited
with 1850 summers, and now u mere ruin
sustained by props Through its hollow
interior n coach and four has been driven.
London Chronicle.