The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-09
Our 1910
Plant

Total Recommendation
The above is all grated and
budded stock, planted and being
planted for 1910 selling season,
and does not include seedlings
lined out in rows Cor budding
purposes, or seed being planted
for later propagating purposes.
Here's some more:
Apple seedlings ..... 100000
Apple seed, 80 bu 49,. 80 acres
Pear seed, blu ....... acres
Peach pits, IS tons,
about 10 acres
Cherry pits. 5 bu. ..... acres
The five million apple CRAFTS
above mentioned are all being
prepared in our own building
under the personal supervision
of the management They
have required the gathering of
nearly two million scions from
bearing orchards. We have
kept a crew of sixty-five graft
ers and wrappers at work since
early December, with but slight
intermissions while waiting for
scions or seedlings
Some of our most expert
grafters put up as many as
4400 CRAFTS in day. Our max
imum days work has been
$4,000 gratis. We bought in
Topeka three solid cars of ap-
pie seedlings, every one of
which We are grating ourselves
at Toppenish, besides seedlings
grown in our own plant and adj
ditional purchases amounting to
another 100000. All nursery
men know what this means.
Visitors are, always welcomed
at our plant. We're glad to
show them through. It's highly
Interesting to note the system
with which this work is carried
on.
The apple CRAFTS alone, above
mentioned, will require $50
acres, and rest of the 1910
stock 100 acres more, besides
which the seeds and seedlings =
will require 65 acres, and our
ornamental trees, vines, shrubs,
etc, another SIS acres, making
a total of 500 acres in our en-
tire plant.
There is no other such plant
in Washington or in the north
west, in volume or acreage.
There is not such another
large block of apples west of
Missouri, if there, and If the
trees come on as we'll as they
did in 1909 there will be a sight
here in June and later worth
coming across the state to see.
We think the Yakima valley Ia
the best place in America in
which to grow trees.
We think the Yakima Indian
reservation the garden spot of
the Yakima valley for our pur-
pose.
We. have proven that we have
the proper conditions here to
produce clean, health, well-root-
ed, thoroughly mature trees. free
from pest or tree diseases. We
were digging trees as late as De-
cember first and again on Feb
ruary 2Sth. This indicates a
long nine months season for
planting, maturing and hand
ling stock, and with the long fall
ana the absence Of rains which
tend to start new growth, we
can mature our stock in a man
ner seldom possible in rainy
climates.
We have a MANAGEMENT and
system that divides and central
ICES responsibility We have in
creased our business enormous
iy in the last year. We have all
ready booked contracts for trees
Tor delivery fall and sprine
1901, amounting to 1,731.OOe
apple trees.
II you're a large planter or
contractor, now's the time to
plan for next season. and bave
your stock grown on contract In
separate block.
we can still at this writing
tMarch 1, 1910 book orders
TOT most staple varieties in ap-
pie, pear and cherry. besides
some peaches. Write us your
wants. If We're out Of your va
rieties, Wen tell you so. Cata-
logue free.
WASHINGTON NURSERY co.
Toppenish, Wash.
a D. MILLER. Local Agent,