The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-08-23

autiful place one day this week. The
first thing that struck his attention was
10 different varieties OF apples growing
on one tree. This was done. Of course
oy grating. On pear tree 81 varieties
were maturing, the tree being a Winter
Nellis. Five different kinds Of plums
growing on one tree, including the big
peach plum, the blue plum and other va
rletles, presented peculiar appearance
Among other oddities in growing fruit is
grating pears on the root of ounce.
The benefit comes from having bush,
like tree loaded with fruit, easy to gather
and taking little room. Clapp's Favor
lte was one kind shown. Pears, plums,
etc, are found budded on peach roots,
producing like results. Budding is done
in the spring, but grating can be carried
on at any time, and the Industrious ex-
perimenter, like Mr.. Ruedy, is at it most
Of the time. And he is constantly send
ing away for new varieties as they be,
come known to experiment with. Some
came from Switzerland, and Others the
Alps, and the effects noted here are in
teresting to behold
Growing Nut Trees.
Mr.. Ruedy the last five or six years
has been experimenting with nut trees,
with the result that he is convinced they
they can be grown with great profit. A
nut tree is slow in reaching maturity,
but a walnut orchard, for example, will
bear for 200 years Other kinds OF nuts
are long lived. They require no spray
ing, no trimming, and the wind gathers
the crops. He has specimens of all the
nut trees, including a young chestnut the
seed of which came from the foot of Mount
Aetna; also the Wonder Of the Alps, q
nut tree transplanted from the Alps. 1t
is his purpose to keep adding to his stock
until he has seven acres devoted excu-
sively and solidly to raising nut trees.
as the industry has passed the expert
mental stage and he knows what can be
look upon from an esthetic point of view,
having broad shade, clean, smooth bark
and large waxen leaves. The cut-leaf
walnut tFrench) is one that attracts in.
stant notice. Nut trees planted 60 feet
apart either way would fill - to the
acre, and would not interfere in the least
with the raising of fruit, the trees of
which could be planted between and when
the nut trees get large the others having
served their purpose could be cut away.
But columns could be written on what
is presented to view at this one place.
Some Sound Advice.
Persons desiring to secure nut trees
should beware of stock that come from
what is called second and third gener-
alton trees, the nuts growing smaller
and smaller from one generation to an
other. They are sold cheaper, of course,
and outside dealers palm them off when
they can, but the proof in the pudding is
the eating thereof, so the quality of nuts
raised, samples OF which are seen, should
forever settle the question. Trees that
are acclimated, fruit as we'll as nut,
would seem to be the best, and in the
beautiful nursery OF Mr.. Ruedy all kinds
can be found.
1t would hardly be necessary to be
told, walking through this place, that
MIR. Ruedy is a Swiss by birth. Although
he has lived nearly all his life here still
the Swiss instinct creeps out, and order,
neatness, method marks everything.
Every foot of soil in his broad acres ia
turned over by the cultivator, and not a
weed or a sprout is allowed to show it.
self. The fruit trees are sprayed four
times year. They are now laden with
ripening fruit of all kinds. And an invi-
tation to visit the packing house and
wine cellar presents the same order OF
neatness noted in everything about his
premises, which, more's the pity, it could
not be generally emulated among
orchardists.