Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-20
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR FRUIT
Prominent Boise Orchardist Predicts
Heavy Yield.

Caldwell, Idaho, June 20.-J. S. d.
Maudvile. the orchardist, whose fruit
farm is a few miles down the valley
from Boise, was in Caldwell last week
to plan for improving his S0-acre tract
east of town, says the Gem State Rural.
He is the proprietor of 100 acres of
orchards on his own farm. 20 acres
Of which are in apples, and when asked
about the prospect for a fruit crop
this season, his reply was: Every
good In fact. he asserted that there
had not been so good an outlook for
many year for an all-around full
average yield. His apples. he said
as rule were fuller than they ought to
be, and we would do vigorous summer
pruning.
Mr. Mandville declared that fruit
growers who want to grow first-rate
fruit will have to pay close attention to
thinning or summer pruning.
When asked about varieties he said
Of course Jonathans and Rome Beau
ties We're good varieties and were we'll
advertised in the eastern market. but
he said Aiken was not a whit behind as
regards quality. attractiveness and
productiveness. He believed that AL
ken would grow in popularity. York
Imperial Is another good yielder with
him, hut it falls down as cooking ap-
pie. but this he thinks an objection
to it.
Kinard was named as another excel
lent sort that is constantly growing in
favir with him. 1t is a deep red. Of
good size and a fine keeper, as well
as annual bearer.
Mr.. Mandville has 80 acres in prunes,
mostly italian. and the trees are well
loaded. He said buyers had already
been to him to contract his entire crop,
but he declined to dispose OF them in
that way.
He has 500 cherry trees, embracing
a dozen different varieties or more. but
his main paintings are Of the Rich
monds. Dyehouse Royal AIMS, Black
Republican and English Morello.
He said sweet cherries do surprls-
inslv well, considering the early ex-
periences with this tyne Of cherry. and
now he is getting good annual returns
from his Royal AIMS and Black Repub-
licans, although the latter this year got
badly nipped by the frost. He has
cherry called the Wilson which was
named after one of the pioneer cherry
raisers of Boise because his stock
came from trees owned by Mr.. Wilson.
He says they are large. handsome and
delicious. He considers his cherry
trees among his most profitable fruits.
The picking is done entirely by women
nod rirls. He said he nevr saw finer
Royal Ann cherries than he raised last
year and they went o fflike hot cakes
His $50 peach trees will be full
enough. as a rule, this season. His
leading varieties are Early Crawford
and Champion. He thinks either one
OF these better in quality than liberia.
One of his newer varieties is the Gold
Coin. which Is hi~h in quality and
promising. Mr.. Mandville says, con-
trary to the usual practice. he trains
his reach trees high because he has
found that fruit on the higher limbs IL
than fruit lower down on the trees.
When asked about the future OF the
fruit industry in the Boise valley. Mr..
Mandville said it was all right but the
fact was becoming more and more APP
r"rent that one could not make "side
issue" II commercial orchard. 1t
must receive. and will well repay. con-
I tinuous. careful attention. Another Inn
portant thing. he said, was to have pro-
vision made for handling or market
ing the culls and products not up to
the standard for shipping
In a reference to the wool market.
Mr.. Mandville said he had not vet sold
| and I'D no know when he would do
So Prices did not suit him. and he
would hold for 22M to - cents per
pound. His wool was GOOD as his
sheen were fed during the winter on
hay and corn. One band he fed 100
DAYS Mr.. Mandville has about 1000
sheep.