The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

the second spray ABOUT one Wock laloh,
or when the calyx were closing. and the
third spray thirty days later, fourth
spray twenty days later, and should the
worms be very numerous, I would spray
again in two weeks. In the meantime
always examine the bands often, at
least every eight or ten days throughout
the season. In going over the bands in
my orchard, the highest number Of
worms found at any one time was %.
At the end of the season, or at picking
time, we estimated that we had saved
approximately 81 per cent OF clean fruit,
which was all brought about by spray
ing thoroughly at the time it will do
the most good. Put everything else
aside when the times comes to spray,
and then spray. In conclusion wish to
say that I consider spraying half the
fight"
A j. Linville talked on Success on
Five Acres and brought before the
association many interesting facts.
Success on five acres in the Wenatchee
valley depends solely upon the efforts
and energy of the individual who has
the land in charge. With intensive
farming, there is no reason existing
why the tiller Of five acres Of Wenat-
chez valley soil should not be crowned
with success. This Is proven beyond
doubt by the reports OF people who have
actually titled this SOIL
He quoted William Turner: IT have
netted 5000 per acre from Strawberries"
James Weythman, II have cleared
$1,000 per acre from my fruit farm"
Ed Human, 'T sold over $3.50 worth Of
pears from less than two acres Of
trees" J. J. Sharp: From three
fourths of an acre Of strawberries re-
ceived $3.50 net" e. F. Cadman, II re-
ceived $1,000 net from four acres in
1896, and also Melted $135 from one
acre of potatoes in the same year."
F. R. Rexford: "One-half acre of my
land netted me over $780," s. Cadman:
II netted over $1,000 from four acres
in 1906. I sold $500 worth of peaches
from one hundred trees" Dan Woods:
II sold over $50 worth Of Crabs from
two trees; in 1895 I sold 5000 worth
of plums from one tree" Tedford
Brothers: I'VE sold $500 worth of can
teloupes from three acres in 1906"
Many other instances could be cited,
but this is sufficient to prove what can
be done on five acres. What one man
can do, another man with the same en-
ergy can do, and what one acre will
yield five acres will yield.
w. A. Sanders gave very sound
paper on "The Relation Of the Fruit In
dustry to the County" and pledged
himself, as County Commissioner, to
aid in every effort to promote the fruit
industry Of the county In short, Mr..
Sanders said: 1--WE have good authority
for the statement that for the year
1906 there were shipped from Chelan
county 1000 carloads Of fruit, consist
ing approximately of apples, 500 cars;
peaches 200 cars, and miscellaneous
fruit, 300 cars. At a low estimate it
must have brought the growers $685.
900, estimating the expense of market
ing the aforesaid fruit about as fol-
lows:
Hauling to market 100000 boxes
of fruit .----$ $1,000
Total cost of 100000 boxes-- $4,000
Cost of nails estimated for said
boxes l,OOV
Cost of making said 100000
boxes observation-disclosures $500
Total $11S640
This, as you see, would leave a net
return to the growers OF fruit Tor this
county the sum Of $5o6,360, or in other
words they would have the sum Of
$5O636O return on their personal ef-
forts and their investment in the fruit
lands upon which this fruit was grown.
This. according to somewhat carefully
prepared figures, has all been done on
about 200, 900 trees and covering about
1000 acres"
Mr.. E. T. Balch spoke on EFFECTIVE
Organization" and brought out the fact
that while there is an annual institute
held at Pullman for the benefit of
ranchers, yet there are but very few
of our fruit growers who can attend,
ana still we are having taxes In sup