The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-01-01

| summer ana 1all rlpen1nB SOrIS are
brought to as great perfection as to
productiveness, size, and color with us
as in the most favored regions. Th1S is
especially true of those of the Russian
type, such as the Duchess of Gutenberg,
Wolf River, etc. The second is That
the late ripening or winter, yellow and
russell varieties are produced here under
our climatic conditions equal to the pest
grown anywhere. And we may state
with almost equal certainty that our
climate conditions here will prevent us
from growing to such absolute perfec-
ton certain of the colored late ripening
apples as are produced in some sections
of the eastern portion of our state.
In the selection of varieties in no case
can any iron-clad general rule with
safety be adopted. Each single variety
must have it's own particular condition
its best Thus, the Yellow Bellefower,
planted near the waters edge, in a sandy
SOIL on our bays or river banks, Cor
better on a river bar subject to overflow
ton here. Under other conditions not
nearly so well. The Yellow Newton
Pippin comes from an orchard at GER
tain point on the LaConner flats the
equal of this fruit from localities in the
United States made Janus because of
its production; yet in nearly all local.
ties here it is worthless, principally,
conditions.
That peerless red winter variety, the
| Spitzenberg. can doubtless be grown
| luVial soils with irrigation in our dry
months date summer), good cultivation
of the soil, and care in the way of prun-
ing and spraying against fungi, and,
most indispensable of all, thinning of
the fruit on the tree, it tending to over
bear with u.s. With the ordinary care
| that our orchards get here the growing
of this variety is not profitable.
OF another sort we wish to speak If
localities other than Puget Sound, and
the Annapolis valley, near the sea level,
in an G1Inn ff1n ROY
enstein, we do not know the fact. And
in its season there is no finer type of
this fruit known. But there are GER
tain peculiaritieS and conditions of soil,
culture, etc. seemingly required by this
apple that are an entire puzzle to the
writer and he would not plant it for
profit.
One general rule as to growing a high
class late ripening apple of the colored
types east or west OF the mountains
must be taken into consideration. That
| is the necessity of irrigation in the dry
season.; and without which water, UNI
| locking the mineral elements of the soil,
the tree cannot bring it's fruit to near
full size or perfect FORM nor put on the
color desired. Our soils are we'll stock
ed with potash Gas witness the heavy
growths of clover, etc, produced, and
| must be in a, state of solution to be of
use. And without this irrigation here
with US, as rule, about all vegetable
August and September.
j. F. CASS.
Mr.. Cass, in addition to what is Of
fered above, has the following to say
about our horticultural law: "My
sentiments in regard to the present
horticultural law of the state quite
agree with yours as expressed in a late
number of The Ranch. AS it is now,
it would perhaps be better entirely
abolished. 1t costs the state some
thing like 100000 to $4,000 per an
mum. The expense of the old board
of horticulture, when | was member,
was less than $4,000 per year, or not
| quite one-tenth of that of the present
arrangement" | do not think | would
go so far as to abolish the whole law
but do believe it should b. remodeled.
In many cases our horticultural in
| spection is the worst kind of a farce.
| The value of our horticultural law has
by no means kept pace with the in
| crease of the bill of expense.
C. A. Leedy, of Fairview Ranch, near
Wenatchee, writes as follows under
date of December II, 1905: 81 would
like to have you write me what you
know about the Lambert cherry. Is
it a good shipper, and is the tree as
thrifty a grower as the Royal Ann and
the Bling? Also have you learned any
| thing more about the spraying outfit
| that William Kennedy, of Hood River,
| was using, the pressure being supplied
by tube charged by liquified carbonic
| gas? We are aiming to grow COM
| mercial orchard and are glad to re-
ceive any information along this line"
| am growing the Lambert cherry OH
my ranch in the Yakima valley but
have no trees in bearing yet. The tree
ic VioOrOuS grower and in this res