Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-23
AN ENORMOUS CROP
OF EVERYTHING
Pullman Surrounded by Greatest Crop
OF Grain and Fruit Ever Produced
in This Country.

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well as in any of the towns of east
ern Washington have heard much
about the enromons crops that are
growing liz the Inland Empire. and
viii soon be ready for harvest. But
no one who has not driven through
the country and seen the crops grow
ing can form even the slightest idea
OF the great wealth that Is now al
most ready to garner.
Tuesday the editor of the Herald.
mpanied by his brother, who is
here from Kansas, and their wives
made trip through the country,
going as far as the Snake river fruit
orchards. The total distance travel
ed was between 80 and 40 miles
and not a poor crop of any kind was
seen on the trip. Estimates of the
crops seen vary from 80 to so bush
els, for wheat, and from SO to 100
for oats and barley. Even on the
rim rock near the breaks of Snake
river, no poor grain was seen II Is
like some one once said of whskey
"All Good, but Some Is Better"
But little loss has been caused by
the grain falling down and, to use
the words of farmer who spoke on
this subject: You never saw wheat
that would yield less than 40 bush
els fall down" which means that
where a small patch has fallen from
over weight, the yield will be more
than 40 bushels from that left
standing. Farmers are cutting this
fallen grain for hay, so il will not
oe lost. Taking the country over
there is no doubt that the acreage
and yield are better than ever
known here, and that the quality
will be the best ever, for the cool
weather is just what Is needed to
make the grain fill. NJ. w. Whitlow,
who is an authority on grain, sald
Il have never seen as good weather
in July. Wheat is filling better than
ever knew it to fill and | look for
the best quality this section has ever
produced"
But grain is not the only product
that Is bringing wealth to the coun-
try around Pullman. On Snake riV-
er is big fruit crop which Is bring
ing high prices. At the La Toilette
orchard a large force of men and
girls are at work. Some Indians
arr engaged in picking the fruit from
the trees, while girls and women are
packing it for shipment. About
one carload day is being sent out
to the markets of the east, White
! Brothers & Crum, who bought the
big orchard from Mr.. La Toilette
last spring, paying $4,000 for it.
are experts in the handling of fruit
and have probably shipped more fruit
from the Inland Empire than any
other dealers in the past 10 years.
Everything is working like clock
work at the big orchard and excel
lent progress is being made. All OF
the cherries were saved and shipped
out at good prices. The force Is
now working on apples, early peach
es and the later varieties of april
cots although nearly all of the lat
ter are gone. little later the ship
ments from this orchard alone will
average about three carloads a day.
Across the river at the Lakin.
Wills, Ofield and Beckwith or
chards all are busy picking, packing
and shipping or hauling fruit. Mr..
Beckwith, whose orchard lies furth-
er from the river and is irrigated by
springs and small creek, sends most
of his fruit by team to Pomeroy,
where It is sold. Some idea of the
value of good fruit farms can be
gained from Mr.. Beckwith's expert
ence. He raises Logan berries, dew
berries, blackberries, STRAWBERRIES
raspberries, cherries, peaches, april
cots, watermelons and tomatoes.
From a third of an acre OF Logan
berries he sold 100 crates, at S5.oV
per crate. This is at the rate OF
more than $1,000 per acre for the
crcp The expense is light as all
of the work is done by the family.
Blackberrles yield fully as well and
they sold for SO per crate. From
less than half an acre of tomatoes
no got more than $500 one season.
He has one CHEEKY tree from which
as much as $50 boxes have been
picked In a single season and they
sel, for from rs cents to 81 per box
ADricots also yield big profits put
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