Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-10-14
Crop and Market Notes

1t is estimated that more than $50
cars of apples will be shipped from
Weiser, Idaho, this season. The crop
has never been So large and the fruit
so perfect as this year.
William Lee, Jr., who has a vine
yard within the city limits of North
Yakima, captured first prize at the
state fair with a display of grapes, in
which 35 varieties were shown.
Apple picking and packing is be-
ing actively carried on in the vicin-
ity of Weiser, Idaho, where the crop
! is a record one. 1t is estimated that
$50 cars will be shipped from Weiser
alone.
From Pomona ranch, near Dayton,
there were picked last week 100 box
es of first grade Beethoven apples
from two trees. At market prices the
product of one tree amounted to
$62.50 or 1925 for both.
Touchet Valley growers are ex-
pending nearly 100000 in increas-
ing the area of the apple orchards
this season, nearly $4,000 trees be-
ing Rome Beauties, Jonathans,
and Yellow Newtons.
Eight travelling representatives of
eastern business houses have organ
lied the Acme Orchard company I'M
der the laws of New Jersey and Wash
ington. Their capital stock is $685.
600 and their holding 800 acres in
the Major creek section of White
Salmon.
Washington hop crop for this
season will not exceed 10000 bales,
according to r. NJ. Lively, of North
Yakima. The crop of the Yakima
Valley is not reaching expectations,
being placed at 10000 to 1000
bales, as compared with a previous
estimate of $1,000 bales.
The big forest fires which swept
Whatcom county this season have not
proven an unmiXed evil. Large areas
burned over have been cleared Of
weeds and underground, and farmers
are taking advantage of the situation
to SOW grass seed, with the result
that there will be large increase in
pasturage next season.
Peach growers in the vicinity Of
Entiat have caused the arrest of J.
II. Bellinger of Everett, on a charge
of defrauding them out of money in
the sale of peaches Bellinger is aIleg-
ed to have contracted for large deliv-
cries at 40 cents per box, and when
the fruit was shipped to Everett, fail
ed to receive it, allowing three car
loads to rot on the tracks.
The Puyallup e Sumner Fruit
Growers association has prepared
statement of red raspberries han
died by it during the season, showing
an aggregate of 2,471 crates, as COM
pared with 40, $3.50 crates last year,
an increase of $4,000 crates. The
price for the various pools ranged
from $40 for the first shipments,
down to $1.43 in the middle of July,
and the total brought more than
100000 into the Puyallup valley,
which, with deliveries at the Gamer
les, and the local consumption,
brought the value of the crop up to
$4,000, by far the best season in
the history of the industry.
Holdings this season of the We
natchee Valley Fruit Growers asso-
citation are being distributed by the
Gibson Fruit Co., of Chicago, the To-
cal organization having fixed the
following net prices to it on the fol-
lowing varieties: Jonathans, fancy,
$1.60 to $1.50 per box, according to
size; Ganos, extra fancy, $1.35; fan
cy, $1.25; Winesaps and Arkansas
Blacks, extra fancy, $1.75, fancy
1928; Rome Beauties, extra fancy,
$50, fancy, $1.25; Ben Davis and
similar varieties, extra fancy, $1.25,
fancy. IS cents. The association will
have at least 1000 cars of fancy va
"ieties of apples.