The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-02-24

appreciates the beauties of the work Is
! the one who succeeds. Some of them
/ looked too closely at the monetary side
of the proposition; it was all right. oi
course. to consider this feature. which
is very essential. hut the c-thctic fca-
lures of fruitgrowing should not be- over
/ looked.
\ Won lIoldcrhckc. the state horticul-
tural commissioner of Tacoma. talked
to the institute about pruning fruit trees
and plants Much of the pruning. he
said. was done at the wrong time which
was worse than no pruning at all. Take
a roscbu-h. for instance; it should not be
prwncd i'll the winter or spring. but in
the summer after it i done blooming.
\ fruit tree should only be pruncd in
summer for the purpose of rctarding its
growth. Pruning for the purpose of re-
moving the old branches OF fruit trees
should nc done i'm the winter Trees
should never be taken from the nursery
10 be planted until the leaves have fallen
the leaves. ii the trees come in contact
with each other in handling or shipping,
become heated and scorch and burn the
trees. 1t is Just as well to plant the
trees in the fall as in the spring. He
said much more along the same lines
that was both interesting and instruct
i've. His remarks were practical and
therefore all the more valuable.
Tomato Blight" was Il subject treated
by Prof F. A. IIuntlcy of this city. the
greenhouse man. formerly Il professor
for many years in the State Agricultural
college at Moscow, Idaho. The blight,
he said. was oftcncr caused by the plant
being set out in poor soil than anything
else. In this section only the richest
soil makes god tomatoes; if the plants
are well nourished they will not blight
They should have plenty of light and
air; they do not require to be shaded,
and generally it is sufficient to water
them once a week. Prof. IIuntlcy demon
strated that he was perfect master of his
subject and gave the members of the in
stitutc some valuable pointers on tomato
growing.
Mrs. /. Il. Wright's paper on the
"Ranchcr's Wife" was one of the best
for publication in The Herald. while a
synopsis would not do it justice. Some
of the main points were, however. that
while the ranchcrs' wife should know
her husbands business. She had no right
to let her physical labors smother her
intellect; very few of the wives of ranch
erS know anything about ranching them
selves. but they should have that knowl-
edge; it would be useful in case of sick
ness or some other emergency. Mrs.
Wright spoke of the duties of the moth
err in raising her children; of the home
HE ana now the IlttIc ones should he
surrounded by proper and refining in
fluenccs; the ranchcrs' wife should stand
on the topmost round of the ladder in
tins respect as she has nature. in all
her splendor to assist her in the good
work But the ranchers' wife should not
be overworked which was too often the
case; She should have the same time to
devote to the rearing OF her children that
other women have; the ranchers' wife
who was situated otherwise was TO be
pittied The ranchcrs' wife should he
cheerful and helpful to her husband by
making the home bright to him when he
comes in from his hard wark; her house
should be neat and clean and well kept,
but over neatness was n fault i'll itself
that often leads to nagging at the men
about bringing in dirt etc. which was
not necessary. On the whole the paper
was well worth hearing and showed that
Mrs. Wrght's ideal of the ranchcrs' wife
was the proper one to strive for.