The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-12-01
HORTICULTURAL NOTES
f. WALDEN

results were not satisfactory. but JHe
reasons in favor of this compound
have always commended it to my
Judgment, so the past summer | set
apart one orchard of five hundred
| trees and determined to give it a
thorough test. The orchard consists
of Ben Davis. Macintosh Red, Black
Twig and Baldwin. I am happy to
report that the results are entirely
satisfactory. The apples thus sprayed
we're somewhat freer of worms than
other sections of our whole orchard.
I think that next year we shall try the
arsenate of soda on larger scale,
and if our conclusions are borne out
we shall use it altOgethe after that
II is cheaper than paris green. Our
naris green cost us from 20 cents TO
% cents per pound last summer. We
use one pound to one hundred gallons
of water. The arsenate of soda costs
about - cents for hundred gallons
co there is a saving of about one
holt. For a small orchard this would
not amount to much but with us if
would amount to quite snug sum.
November 10 we had quite a
notable gathering in our orchard IN
the Yakima valley. The agents OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad were
making tour of the Northwest un
der the leadership OF A. M. Cleland,
General Passenger Agent, and G. W.
Mott, General Emigrant Agent. There
were representatives Of the Northern
Pacific road from st. Paul, Portland,
New York, Boston, Montreal, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Detroit,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Chicago, Mil
I MinnnanO1jS H.
luth. Des Moines Kansas City and
Omaha. Walter N. Granger, General
Manager of the Washington Irriga-
ton Company, arranged to have this
distinguished company of railroad
men stop off and see what irrigation
is doing for the arid West. Their
train stopped at TOppenish and these
agents were conducted in carriages to
Zillah, the headquarters of the lrri-
cation company, where sumptuous
breakfast was served. Then a drive
was taken among the fine ranches
east of Zillah. Following this they
we're brought to the Walden fruit
ranch, three miles northwest Of Zil-
lab. Here they drove in and went
about among our trees, making many
inquiries about their age, manner OF
culture and the yield OF fruit, espe-
cially apples, the past season. Learn
ing that we had picked over 10000
boxes (bushels) the past season they
expressed no little surprise that trees
so young should bear such an enor-
nous crop. Finally the company
halted at our apple ricks, where we
still had about 10 900 boxes, so ar
ranged that we could protect them in
case of a sudden cold snap. Leav-
ing their carriages Mr.. Granger had
the company grouped near the apple
ricks, with the writer of these notes
in their midst, and our pictures were
taken. If a good picture is secured
it is the intention of the editor of
The Ranch to have it appear on these
pages. The writer's sons had a
bountiful supply of fresh cider AM
all drank to their satisfaction. Every
one seemed pleased with this visit to
our orchard and will be able to tell
prospective emigrants what they have
actually seen in the way of fruit
growing where sagebrush and jack
rabbits flourished but few years ago.
Irrigation is the Transforming power
that has wrought this great change.
To say that the horticultural editor
Of The Ranch feels honOred by Mr..
Granger and his DISTINGUISHED com