The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
Our 1910
Plant

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The above is all grated and
buddea 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 propagating purposes.
Here's some more:
Apple seedlings $40. .200,0 900
Apple seed, 80 blu. 80 acres
Pear seed, blu. ...... acres
Peach pits, Is tons,
aDOut o 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
Come Of our most expert
Erafters put up as many as
44et gratis in day. Our max
imum days work has been
3s.oOS gratis. We bought in
Topeka three solid cars of APP
pie seedlings, every one of
which we are grating ourselves
at ToppenSsh, besides seedlings
grown tn our own plant and ad-
diti0nal purchases amounting to
another $4,000. All nursery
msm know what this means.
Visitors are always welcomed
Mt 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
win require s. acres, and our
ornamental trees, vines, shrubs,
etc, another IS acres, making
a total of 500 acres in our en-
tire plant.
There is no other such plant
In w ashington 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 1903 there will be a sight
here in June and later worth
coming across the state to see.
We think the Yakima valley is
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
5oag nine months season for
planting, maturing and hand
ling stock, and with the long fall
ana the absence of rains which
tend 10 start new growth, we
can mature our stock in a man
Dsr seldom possible in rainy
climates.
We have a management and
system that divides and central
ICES responsibility We have in
creased our business enormous
ly in thu last year. We have al
ready booked contracts for trees
for delivery fall and spring,
isle-11. amounting to 1871, 900
apple trees.
II you're large planter or
contractor, now's the time to
plan for. next season, and have
yDnr stock grown on contract, in
separate block.
we can still at this writing
fAzarch I, 1910) book orders
for most staple varieties in ap-
pie, pear and cherry. besides
Some peaches. Write us your
wants. If we're out of your va
rietfeS, We'll tell you so. Cata-
f0gus free.
WASHINGTON NURSERY co.
TOppenish, Wash.
A. ,. MILLER, Local Agent