The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-27
RAISE PED|GREED
APPLE TREES
sunnyside Nursery Issues
Certificates for Thorough
bred Orchards.

NY OiCOuiA61 Hos oOOA PAoSOA SA "a
scientific and practical basis. The
results have been so universally
beneficial that no up-to-date stock
man will own any animal whose pedi-
gree is not registered. The same
idea has often been suggested as APP
plicable to nursery stock. But most
nurserymen have scoffed at the sug-
gestion as impracticable. One of
these idealists in this state, how
ever, is an enthusiastic devotee of
the thoroughbred tree and this man
is in Wenatchee today for the pur-
pose of getting acquainted with lead
ing orchardists and to make arrange
ments for securing scions from trees
bearing prize winning fruit.
H. M. Lichty, of the Yakima-Sun-
nyside nursery, was seen by the
World representative this morning
and gave his views on the pedigreed
fruit tree.
1--WE have been experimenting for
some time on raising the thorough
bred tree for market. Success has
come with recognition by the Or
chardist of advantage to be gained
in following our suggestion. A strong
demand has been created in Yakima
Sunnyside district for the pedigreed
apple tree.
"Our method is this: We visit
every district where prize fruit is
produced, just as / am now getting
acquainted here in your valley. In
every superior orchard, one or two
trees are prominent for yielding
most of the ribbon winners. For in
|stance, j. M. Nestle, of North Yaki-
ma, is a persistent winner of prizes
on Rome Beauties year after year.
Most of his plate prizes come from
one particular tree. We have taken
700 scions from this one tree. The
same plan is pursued everywhere.
Now these trees are all recorded
and when sold the purchaser is in
structed to make a plat of his or
chard showing the location of each
tree. This plat is then deposited
with our Office, the tree registered
and a pedigree issued. 1t is not
claimed that all the trees so grown
will produce prize winning apples
any more than all pedigreed stock
will wear the blue ribbon. But ex-
perience does show that greater
percentage of high grade trees are
raised by following this common
sense system than in the old hap
hazard way"
The state college at Pullman has
stamped it's approval on the thor
oughbred tree. Prof. w. S. Thorn
Der, of the horticultural department,
said at the state meeting in Wenat-
chez last winted:
"Some variation Is common in
some form or other in every orchard
dhu IhC III dStiNdi thdI Auah hioy
readily improve his product by bud
ding and grating from superior
stock. There is just as much differ
ence between peach and apple trees
of the same variety as there is be-
tween COWS and hens of the same
breeds. and if man would have
the best there is, so far as trees are
concerned, he would have the scions
taken from strong, healthy, regular
bearing trees that produce fruit Of
the highest color and best size rather
than from young unhealthy trees of
doubtful bearing habits for that va
riety"
H. M. Gilbert, the largest producer
of the Yakima valley, and Mike Hor-
ans chief contender for the title of
apple king, writes his opinion to Mr..
Lichty:
Permit me to compliment you on
your plan to raise thoroughbred nur-
sery stock. For some years l was
a little skeptical as to there being SUI
perior strains of any particular va
viety I thought particular excel
lence in certain trees could be &C
counted for by cultivation or special
care in pruning and fertilizing. But
| have been compelled to change my
mind. / have two blocks of Wine
sap apples on the same 20 acres,
probably 80 rods apart. The Wine
saps on the south slope, with the
same care, grow as most Winesaps
in the valley, a little fiat in shape.
The Winesaps on the north slope
grow a little larger and Bellflower
shape, making a better show apple
and perhaps a little better in quail
Iity. This difference is not confined
to single trees but is common
through both blocks.
"Our company exhibited at the
National Apple Show the Peter King
Baldwins grown in the Selah last
year. They easily took the prize
over a large number of competitors.
and were greatly superior to any
thing grown in this section.
1.-THE car of Rome Beauties ex-
hibited by the Richey & Gilbert COM
pany at the National Apple Show OF