The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-01-01
HORTICULTURE
. WALDEN


Pullman College, delivered some very
instructive lectures on diseases of
fowls. calves and COWS and one valu-
able lecture on the benefits we derive
from scientific Investigations. DR..
Nelson is so we'll informed that his
lectures are always of the greatest
benefit to farmers We shall never
know how much we are indebted to
him for warding off diseases that
would cause the loss of many thous-
ands of dollars to the stock men OF
this state. An expert, such as DR..
Nelson is can always give valuable
information and what he says should
be needed by all who raise farm AMI
mails from hen up to fine horse.
The people of Kittitas County are
deeplv interested in fruit growing.
This in part is no doubt owing to the
fact that the Capital, published in Ell
lensburg, has wide-awake editor who
has been calling the attention OF its
readers to the subject of raising win
ter apples in that valley. This mat
fer was brought to the attention OF
the readers of The Ranch in its last
issue. The Ranch has many readers
in that county and I have reasons TO
believe will soon have an Increased
list Some fine fruit was shown at the
Institute. There are some decided ad-
vantages in growing apples in that
valley. The codling moth does not
bother the orchards but little. rms
is owing to the higher altitude there
and the cool nights. This moth flies
at night and will not fly at all when
the temperature is below 6O. froI.
Woodwork, the noted entomologlst OF
California. has shown that some Sc
tons of that state are practlcally Tree
from the codling moth by reason Oh
cool nights These sections must pc
come exceedingly valuable IN raising
APPLES unless there are other dlnlcul-
ties encountered which offset this ad-
vantage. Another advantage tnaI
comes to the orchardists OF the k1tCl-
tas Valley is the fact that their VIII
ter apples will keep better than those
raised further down the valley Wnere
the summers are longer and hotter.
This is owing to the fact that thelr
annles do not mature so early as the
same kinds do further down. I found
the Northern Spy in it's prime there
inst before Christmas. The same is
true of the Rome Beauty. | saw
Rambo there at that time that was
in fine condition and it bid fair to keep
all winter. 1t would be d1thcult 10
find any of these apples now in good
condition as far down the valley as
where my orchards are.
There are some disadvantages that
the Kittitas County orchardists will
have to contend with. The green
apbis will always be worse there than
in hotter sections This aphis loves
cool weather and especially If it is
cloudy. The Kittitas Valley has as
much sunshine as the lower Yakima
Valley but it is decidedly cooler there.
The green aphis does not do much
harm anywhere to old trees, so IL the
orchardists will successfully combat
this insect on their young trees but
little trouble will be encountered. L
tried to tell them how to do this.
Another difficulty they will labor
under is that some kinds of apples
will not color sufficiently. AVOID
planting such apples as need hot
weather to bring them up to the right
color. Such apples as the Winesap'
Arkansas Black, Canada Red, the
ru,,o, Nono and BLACK Ben Davis