Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-01-13

Last FRIDAY evening WilhC0oCu bhC
close of the Eighth Annual Conven-
ton of the State Horticultural asso-
citation at Nampa, and a farewell ban
ouet was rendered the members in the
evening at the Dewey Palace Hotel.
The last days session was par
ticularly interesting and we quote a
resume from the columns of the Boise
Capital News:
The first number on the program
was a paper on Irrigation of Fruit
Plantations by Pumping" Professor
Elias Nelson, irrigationist. Idaho ex-
pertinent station, Caldwell, who said
in part:
MANY pumping plants will be in
stalled on the Snake river. When
ever a gravity system for 500 or less
Der acre can be constructed it is pref
cradle to any pumping plant.
"Gas engines are more economical
for pumping water for irrigation than
steam engines. Centrifugal pumps
are more used for pumping with gas
engines than any other kind.
Negligent persons are apt to mis-
label the young nursery stock. If the
trees are properly named and Tabled,
mistakes in grating are easily made.
1T is easily possible to get trees
mixed after they have been, truly
named and grated
,r,.sIrr Iaho1nd and
grafted and properly planted, the
grower is still apt to get mixed up
iater on by not marking the rows of
trees.
1T is thus seen that mistakes in
nursery stock are easily made all
along the line Our nursery marks
every tree while the fruit is on it, so
there is no possibility of making mis-
takes in the brand A reliable, pains
taking man is very necessary"
Auxiliary Associations Urged.
A question box was placed in the
rear of the hall and answered each
day.
Mr.. Littooy urged the organization
of smaller fruit growers associations
in all parts of the state, all of them to
cooperate in legislative matters with
the state association.
Mr.. Littooy said: I'VE represent
one of ths iHost important interests
ID Idaho and a combined effort must
be made to secure proper legislation
at the next session of the Legislature.
We should maintain lobby at the
legislature, if needed, and support
this lobby with sufficient funds. We
should all stand together as horti-
culturists. We want the Boise Com
mercial club to stand with us, if we
hold our next state meeting in Boise. y
Peach Growing on Snake River.
Peach growing along the Snake
river" was Senator Calr A. Davis
address. he in part saying: money
could be made growing peach tree:
in the coves and canyons of the
Snake river This area does not ex
ceed several thousand acres These
coves and canyons are well sheltered
and peach crops are assured. Hall,
peach ranch is in one of these coves
The seasons in these places are from
10 days to two weeks earlier thar
elsewhere. Five hundred boxes PEI
acre of peaches We're realized las
year on Halls ranch of IA acres, 81
per box being realized.
"Most Of the peaches went to Mon
tana. The season opens with tn
Smead peach. the latter part of June
They are poor quality and are onl.
salable because they are the first ol
the market Hale's Early is a bette
peach. but is not adapted for lon
trips in shipping. Alexander come
next in season and is a fine peach
Next the greensboro ripens.
.Triumphs ripen next and ar
much in demand. They are a semi
freestone. Engle Mammoth come
next. but does not grow prolifcals
1t grows large and well, however
and is a good seller.
Between August and 6 Cham
pions ripen. They are good shipper
and are good canning fruit. Earl
Crawfords come next. They requir
rich soil. The Wonderful, Muir an