The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-03-15

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budded stock, planted and being
planted for 1910 selling season and
does not include seedlings lined out
in rows for budding purposes, or
seed being planted for later propo-
eating purposes.
Here's some more:
Apple seedlings ............ 200, OOO
Apple seed, 30 bushels. -. 80 acres
Pear seed, 5 bushels. ....... acres
Peach pits, Is tons, about ID acres
Cherry pits, 5 bushels. 49,. acres
The five million apple gratis 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-fve grafters and
wrappers at work since early Dec
ember with but slight intermissions
while waiting for scions or seed
lings. Some of our most expert
grafters put up as many as 4,4O0
gratis in day. Our maximum
days work has been $4,000 gratis.
We bought in Topeka three solid
cars of apple seedlings, every one OF
which we are grating ourselves at
Toppenish, besides seedlings grown
in our own plant and additional pur-
chases amounting to another ESQ.,
600. All nurserymen know what
this means.
Visitors are always welcomed at
our plant. We're glad to show
them through. It's highly interest
ing to note the system with which
this work is carried on.
The apple gratis alone above men
toned will require 250 acres, and
the rest of the 1910 stock 100 acres
more, besides which the seeds and
seedlings will require IS acres, and
our ornamental trees, vines, shrubs,
etc. another IS acres, making to-
tai of 500 acres in our entire plant.
There is no other such plant in
Washington or in the Northwest 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 sight here in June and later,
worth coming across the state to see.
We think the Yakima Valley the
best place in America in which to
grow trees.
We think the Yakima Indian Res
ervation the garden spot of the
Yakima Valley for our purpose.
We have proven that we have the
proper conditions here to produce
clean, healthy, well-rooted, thor
oughly matured trees, free from
pest or tree diseases. We were
digging trees as late as December
LIST and again on February 2Sth.
This indicates a long season for
planting, maturing and handling
stock, and with the long Fall and
absence of rains, which tend to
start new growth, we can mature
our stock in manner seldom pos
pible in rainy climates.
We have management and Sys-
tenn that divides and centralizes re-
sponsibility. We have increased
our business enormously in the last
year. We have already booked con-
tracts for trees for delivery Fall and
Spring 1910-1l amounting to 1,73l,-
900 apple trees.
If you're a large planter or con-
tractor, now's the time to plan for
next season and have your stock
grown on contract, in separate
block.
We can still at this writing
March l, 19l0) book orders for
most staple varieties in apple, pear
and cherry, besides some peaches.
Write US your wants. If we're out
of your varieties, we'll tell you so.
Catalog free.
WASHINGTON NURSERY co.