Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
NEw oRcHARD METHODS

The rapid development Of the
orchard interests in the northwestern
states and the numbers of new or
charde being set out each year impell
US to call a warning that the people
interested in the industry should
proceed with care and caution. The
planting of orchards and vineyards is
to be encouraged to the fullest ex-
tent consistent with the best interests
of the future. but the Western Farmer
is no advocate Of the ndiscriminate
setting out of orchards. The enthus-
iasm that has taken possession of
those who have set their minds on
going into the Business needs some
curbing and wise ounsel. Advantage
is being taken by INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons of this enthusiasm. to the end
that they may sell a lot If worthless
stock and extract as much money as
possible out of the pocket of the or
chard enthusiast. without regard to
the future results of the work. 1t is
just here where We wish to sound
warning and advise our friends and
readers that the better way Will be to
proceed carefully and know exactly
what you are doing. You are work
ing for the future. not for the pre-
sent. and as it takes years for the
results Of your plans and work to
materialize you cannot aoffrd to go i'm
TO it haphazard.
This condition opens up new line
OF endeavor for experienced and prac-
tical horticulturists We know of 10
section other than southern Idaho
where the prospective orchardists have
good opportunity to avail themselves
of the services of a reliable and prac-
tical horticulturst for advice and in
vestigation before they go ahead with
the planning and planting of the or
chard. Mr.. J. f. Littooy for years
dictated in the Yakima valley in Wash
ington. where he engaged in the or
chard business, and was later horti-
cultural inspector Of Snohomsh county,
and finally manager Of the Everbest
nursery business in Wenaichee. has
been living at Mountain Home. Idaho,
for upward of year and half.
He has devoted his time largely to the
business Of investigating soil conii-
tions, examining the merits If orchard
schemes and orchard locations and
planning and directing orchard work
for the owners of land desio IS Of
having orchards set out and feeling
sure that what they do now will
turn out as represented when the
orchard comes into bearing AS in
all professions. free and indiscrimin-
ate advice is dangerou3 Too many
orchard are being built Up as monu-
mental faill and hopes blasted
when the tr1th is made evident, after
years of waiting To tee prospective
orehardist Mr. Lit 10Y is what Il e
LAWYER is to the man needing reliable
and accurate legal advice. He offers
his services to the orehardist in Wash
ington. Oregon and Idaho, aud the
Western Farmer knows his work will
be honest and accurate
So much for Mn. Littooy and his
work 1t raises the question: Why
cannot some of the young men IN the
horticultar departments of the agri-
cultural college take up their studies
with the end in view of becoming
consulting horticulturists? There
certainly is a field for the right men
not only in the near future while
the new orchads are being planned
and set out, but ever afterward when
they have attained the bearing age
and need care and attention that the
ordinary man is not competent to give
them. Western Farmer