The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-09-01

as not to be answerable to the law.
The law is not made for "the right
eous man but for the disobedient."
But it would be a credit to our state
to have some of the laundering ex-
pressions revised out of our law. l
am ready to hear from any member
of the committee. Don't flood me with
letters, brethren, all in one mail.
While | am writing these notes
there comes to me a letter from A.
Eckert of Detroit, Washington, which
reads as follows: 81 am informed
that you are secretary of the commit
tee on law and legislation of the
Washington State Horticultural Asso-
citation; also, that your Association
desires some changes in our present
horticultural law. The Pacific Coast
Nurserymen's Association has a COM
mittee on the same and also desire
some changes, but do not in any par
ticular ask for any less stringent in
spection than at present provided.
That we can work in harmony I feel
assured. To avoid any possibility of
a clash before the legislature, as oc-
Cured at the last session. we would
a bill that will be satisfactory to all
concerned. The committee of the Pa
cifc Coast Nurserymen's Association
consists of G. A. TonneSOn, G. w. 4.
Peaslee and A. Eckert. AS the nurs-
erymen will have special meeting
early in December in California, we
would be very much pleased If the
joint meeting could be held before
December
It seems to me. that such joint
meeting would be very proper
thing. The horticultural law covers
the work of nurserymen in this state
as we'll as that of the fruit growers.
Such a Joint law should be revised
by the joint work of the two COM
mittees. Personally, therefore,
should favor the suggestion made by
Mr.. Eckert. If our committee can not
wake up, may be it would be good
thing for the committee of nurserymen
to go ahead and do all the revising.
Nurserymen are nearly always fruit
growers as we'll as the growers OF
trees. Let us hear from our commit
tee about this matter.
Mr.. w. A. Brooks, of Prosser, Wash
ington, under date of Aug. 4th, writes
as follows: 81 have a patch OF red
raspberries and think they are the
Cuthbert Many of the new canes OF
this years growth have borne FULL
load of large luscious berries and
this too. in connection with the old
canes fruiting Is this not very I'M
usual? A few blackcaps have done
so too. I attribute it to the forcing
influence of irrigation, climate, soil
and sunshine. I would like to ask how
the red raspberry should be pruned.
7 shall look for answer in the columns
of The Ranch"
II is not unusual for the red rasp-
berry to bear fruit on the new growth,
but I have never known what might
be styled a paying crop on the new
canes. The old red raspberry known
as the Turner often bears some ber-
ries on the new canes and so far as
know is more inclined to do this than
any of the red kinds. In Iowa, when
was in the berry business, | tried to
see if L could not develop this ten
dency in the Turner so that | could
raise a second and later crop which
would be very profitable, but failed.
The blackcaps sometimes show this
tendency and this was so fostered as
to produce what was known as "Lum,s
Everbearing Raspberry l tried this
variety in order to have raspberries
in the fall, but the venture was not
a success. 1t is always proper thing
to experiment in such matters but 1t
never pays to count much on such
ventures till you know you have at
tanned the end desired. If Mr.. Brooks
con mako his raspberrieS either red