The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-14
TALKS ABOUT ORCHARDS
Over 5000 Trees Planted this Spring
Lax in Planting aid CuItivatihs.

In complying with your request at
this late date, l wish to say there has
been approximately 800 fruit trees
set in this valley this spring, and as
drive from farm to farm to look after
the interests of the fruit growers, and
find many of those trees set out ia q
haphazard way, struggling for life, l
must stop and offer prayer: Good
Lord, give US more horticultural inter.
est.
A man that buys bill of trees, with.
out preparing the ground and sets his
trees without regard to decency or
taste, not even cutting back the heads
to insure growth, had better buy .
hook and line and 60 fishing, for he
will not make fruit growing success.
l am often asked what varieties of
apples and other fruits to put out. 1
could just as we'll try to do your court.
ing and select you wife. You n light
feel that had made you poor choice
and your orchard should be second to
your wife in drawing your interest if
you wish to succeed. Reading as do
of the large returns from fruit growing
of other sections in the state of Wash.
ington, l am made to wonder why it is
that Kittitas valley is so slow to see
the fortunes that are to be made in
commercial fruit growing in this val
ley. 1t has been demonstrated beyond
all doubt that the production of the
winter apple in Kittitas valley is not
surpassed in America.
What we want is men that 60 into
fruit growing to win. If you have no
reputation, try to create one. Sell
little reputation with every box of app
Piles you market, and you will get rich.
Build up your reputation with honest
material and keep it, On yonr pack.
ing table allow no dishonest work.
This coupled with the growing of tho
best fruit possible, will bring you q
reputation. Do not be ashamed of
your trademark. Stamp it on every
box and things will begin TO come your
way.
If we had a small valley and could not
grow our thousands of tons of hay and
grain, and our possessions were small,
we would be forced to grow fruit and
would then make it success, as do
other sections of smaller holdings. Do
not be uneasy about overriding the
fruit business. New York men, Of
Wall street, while admiring our ex-
hibit at Portland last fall, assured me
that The time was at hand when the
United States of America must look to
Washington, Oregon and Idaho for
their fancy fruit. Why stand idly by?
A knowledge of fruit growing must be
learned by reading and practical obser-
Walton, and above all deep interest
in what you are doing must take pos
session of you. If you succeed you
must be willing to spray and do it
thoroughly. You must not put it off
till tomorrow when you should do it to-
day.
In my work l am often asked ques-
tions in regard to fruit growing, and
among them, is, "why does a tree that
was loaded with bloom set no fruit?"
1t may occur from various reasons. II
a rain should come just at the time
of polarization, the pollen will be
washed off and the bloom will fail to be
polenized. In case of no rain and there
is an individual tree that fails to set
fruit it is apt TO be a nen-p0lenizer. 1t
is important for a man putting out
orchard to learn the pstulate and
stamenate varieties.
Plant an orchard and 10 it ", II,
Plant an orchard and youth have fruit
to sell.