The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-07-01
HORTICULTURAL NOTES
BY f. WALDEN

lives in San francisco, VINO nad Deen
to the Worlds Fair at st. Louis and
was returning home through our state.
He was greatly impressed with Wash
ington's exhibit of fruit and espec-
tally of apples. He said that the
Washington exhibit of apples far ex-
cells that of any other state, includ-
ing California. He learned that some
of this fruit grew in the Yakima val
ley and as | boarded the train in this
valley he at once asked me if | knew
anything about the fruit growing
there. Of course 1 knew something
and he proceeded to pump me for in
formation | explained to him how
our warm valleys could raise this
high colored fruit. His conclusion
was that where such fruit can bel
raised there is an opportunity for a
thriving business l explained to him
that in these warm valleys we had
more trouble with the codling moth
than in the higher and cooler Sec
tions. Then he wanted to know if we
could successfully combat this pest
and this was explained to him as [
understand it, This mans observa-
lions confirm what | have said before
in these columns that one section can
excel in one kind of fruit and an
other in some other kind. There
should be nc jealousies. We rejoice
in the sections that can beat us in
berries and some other fruits and
they in return can rejoice in our
peaches and fancy apples. Another
thing was suggested to me by this mans
observations and that is that the
great fair at st. Louis is advertising
our country and we should do all we
can to keep up the display of fruit
and make it better as the season ad-
vanceS.
| would like to say a word for an
old and almost discarded apple. 1t is
the Milan. I have half dozen trees
growing in my orchard 1t is a beau
tiful red apple and keeps we'll and
when it comes to flavor it can
scarcely be beaten. The tree is an
abundant and an annual bearer 1t
has but one fault and that is, it is
small. We put them away for our own
use and prefer them to anything that
we raise And here is a suggestion
For home use we can raise some OF
these small apples, like the Milan, the
Golden Russell, the Iowa Blush and
the Shockly, and will have a much
finer eating apple by doing so. AS
people get to know these apples there
may be a demand for them that does
not now exist. The country has gone
wild on the size and color of apples but
a change is taking place and the
pendulum may swing to the other ex-
IRENE and quality may be valued more
than size. 1t is well to be in posi-
ton to meet this demand and furnish
what is wanted by the consumers.
1t is a question with fruit growers
whether it is best to grow trees where
they are needed in the orchard and
never move them at all. There is an
old couplet that runs like this: AN
oft removed family, like an oft re-
moved tree, thrives not so we'll as
those that settled be-" This expresses
the truth, even if it lacks in poetic
grace A tree should not be often re-
moved. But will it be the worse for
one removal? Perhaps it will, but
the injury in one removal will be
more than made up by the convenience
of growing our trees in the nursery
and then transplanting them to the
orchard. But never transplant them
ha