The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-15

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AS suggested by Mr.. Littooy, The
Ranch publishes the list of varieties
of fruits suitable for Snohomish coun-
ty Summer Apples-&Yellow Trans
parent. *Duchess of Oldenburg, Red
June, Early Strawberry; Early Fall
Apples-*Gravenstei and *Wealthy;
Late Fall to Early Winter-*King,
*Dutch Mignonne, WaXen, Snow,
*Olympia Baldwin, Esopus (Spitzen-
burg, *Spy, Arkansas Black, North
west Greening, *Grimes' Golden, Eng
lish Russet, Wagner; Crab Apples
%Transcendent, *Siberian, Hyslop;
Pears-*Bartlett for summer, Anjou-
leme for fall, and *Kieffer and *Winter
Bartlett for winter; Cherries-*Bing,
*Royal Ann, *Lambert, slate Duke,
*English Morello; Plums-*Peach
*Bradshaw, washington, *Columbia;
Prunes- *Italian, sugar, Hungarian
&Silver, *Golden; Peaches-*Titlow
*Hales Early, alexander, *Triumph;
Quinces-Orange and Champion;
Grapes Concord, Delaware, Moore's
Early: Observation-Disclosures, Stays,
*Cherry, Black Naples, White Grape;
Gooseberries-*O Champion, Red
Jacket; Strawberries-*Mar *Ma-
COON, slate Washington, *Clark's
Seeding, *Brandywine Raspberries-
*Cuthbert, Antwerp, Marlboro; Black.
berries, (cane varieties) -Snyder, iKt-
tatiny, Lawton, Messereau; Black Cap
Raspberries-*Gregg, Kansas, Column
bian, *Cumberland Trailing or Vinous
Berries-Hybrid Raspberry and Black
berry, Phenomenal; Blackberry win
GUS -*Evergreen, Himalaya, Mann
moth, Lucretia, Promo, Primus; Rhu-
barb-Victoria, Giant Red; English
Walnut-Franquette Mayette; Chest
nuts-Japan, American Sweet. Those
varieties marked with an asterisk (*)
in the above list are for commercial
planting.
Alfalfa in Western Washington.
Prof. E. E. Elliott, of the State Col
lege, sends. the following communica'
ton to The Ranch in reply to an in
Quiry that had been forwarded him:
"Your correspondent, T. H. Hill,
from Whatcom county, has asked a
number of questions which he desires
answered through The Ranch. He
asks: Can we grow alfalfa in What
com county? In reply to this | would
say that in my judgment, which is
largely supported by close observation,
alfalfa is not successful crop west
of the Cascade mountains. 1t is true
that in favored spots fair crops have
been raised, but the plant does not
appear to thrive in a general way
throughout this region and it's Guilt
walton can not be encouraged. There
are a few places where the subsoil is
gravelly and the drainage conditions
perfect, and here alfalfa has done
fairly WELL I have believed 1t best
to always recommend, instead Of al
falfa, the cultivation of vetches and
clover. In region where clover
grows so successfully as it does in
western Washington it does not seem
necessary to undertake the growing
of such a doubtful crop as alfalfa.
The same difficulties which are en-
countered in the growing OF clover
will be found when alfalfa is grown
instead. The growing of clover and
vetches should become general as
sufficient experiments have been tried
to prove that the crop is one of the
most paying that can be undertaken.
Vetches go we'll in combination with
oats. and the two together make the
most valuable kind of hay for dairy
purposes. In combination with bran
or shorts almost perfect rations can
be secured.