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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-05-15
Horticulture

state your opinion regarding the
. Yakima Indian Reservation which is
good. Now | would like to ask you a
question in regard to the Yakima
country: Is it true that people have
to light bonfires in their orchards to
keep the frost in spring time from
killing their fruit? If such is the case
will you please write an article touch
ing on the subject We will be very
thankful TO you for any light on this
matter. "
In answer to this question about
bontires in the orchards in the Yakima
valley, 1 would say that we have sold
hundreds of car loads of apples from
our orchards in that valley and never
yet had bonfire in one of our apple
orchards. We have sometimes suS-
tanned some loss in our apple orchards
from frost but never enough loss to
make our apple crop a failure or any
where near a failure. Sometimes the
spring frosts have nearly wiped out
our peach crop and [ have tried bon
fires in my peach orchard but with
rather poor success. Fruit growers in
some parts of the valley are trying tire
pots in which they bum crude petro
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-05-15

ing sections of the Northwest My
sons write me that we will have an
enormous crop of all kinds of fruit if
there is no damage in May and this
we do not look for. Let fruit growers
in this favored region properly spray
their fruit, properly thin it and then
see that it is put on the market in the
best of condition and you can wear a
smile that won't come off. -
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Spring
Shipments
Now Out

But we are already planning the
biggest selling campaign in our his
tory for Fall, 1910, and Spring, 1911.
We told you in our last ad of our
enormous planting for next seasons
selling.
Those figures are almost beyond
believing, but they are all true. "A
year or two ago they would have
almost paralyzed " us, for we
would not have known when we
would dispose of the stock.
It's different now. Our stock has
proven itself in so many localities
and has "made good" in the hands
of so many thousands of customers
that we have difficulty in growing
enough stock.
This year we've planned to meet
the demand. If five million apples,
two hundred and seventy thousand
pears. one hundred and fifty thou
sand cherries, and a million four
hundred thousand peach, plum,
prune and apricot will help any,
we will be ready. That's our plant
for 1910, besides seedlings, seeds, &c.
Watch for our salesman, send for
our catalogue, and write us your
wants.
| WASHINGTON NURSERY CO.
Toppenish, Wash.
Agents Everywhere. More Wanted.
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promise him to do all | can to deter
mine the nature of the attack and
suggest the remedy.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-05-15

Location has more to do in saving
the fruit CROPS than anything else.
We dug out our old peach orchard and
planted a new one of 4, 400 trees on
much higher ground and may never
have to resort to fire pots. Low, fiat
land is always more subject to damage
from spring frosts than rolling
ground. Sometimes there are cur
rents of air caused by the adjacent
hills which make the orchards on low
lands immune from frOsts.
Now, allow me to say that the
Yak ina valley does not differ from
any other section of the state in It's
frosts. [ have known cherries to be
killed in some parts of Puget Sound
fIcm frosts. Any country where
peaches are grown may sometimes
suffer from spring frosts. The grow
ers in Missouri are trying the fire
pots. Sometimes the frosts in Georgia
have almost wiped out their peach
crop. l know man living in Seattle
who was once peach grower in
Alabama. He says he lost his peaches
on 40 acres one spring by severe
frost that killed them when as big as
the end of his thumb. There is no
section in any part OF the United
States where any considerable portion
is immune from frost. California
sometimes suffers from frost, so does
Florida, Alabama and Texas. Ii any
one wants to get entirely away from
frosts, he will have to migrate to the
tropics but he will find some things
there worse than he frosts.
MAY BE BUD MOTH.
While am writing these lines let
ter comes to hand from G. E. Preston,
Harvey, Wash Some of his apple
trees are affected and | will let him
tell his own story: 81 am a subscrlb
er to The Ranch and take great
pleasure in reading your writings. l
would be very thankful if you would
answer through the columns Of The
Ranch the following question:: | have
some three year old Jonathan apple
trees and am at a loss to know what
is the matter with them. The buds
seem to start to swell and then die
back and are black in the center. |
have some trees that have only one
twig infested and some that the
whole tree is infested. | noticed 1T
first last year but was not alarmed
about it to any great extent only
thinking 1t was caused by the hard
winter of 1909. But when it appeared
again this spring much worse, it set
me guessing. The trees that had only
one twig infested last year are all in.
tested this year. The trees grew fine
last year and the disease does not seem
to be in the bark and wood but only
in the bud. Could it be the bud
moth?"
From the description here given l
could not definitely determine what is
the cause. The disease may be caus-
ed by some fungus, by bacteria or by
some insect-the bud moth as suggest
ed. If the cause is some fungus then
we would have to use a fungicide, II
bacterial then the probability is that
nothing would answer but cutting off
tba infacted twips and burninp them
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FROM PROF. VAN DEMAN.

am in receipt of very interesting
letter from HI. e. Van Deman. 1t was
written from Ferriday, Louisiana,
March 49, In part he says: 'Since
leaving Seattle, I have had many
things to keep me busy but l have
net forgotten you and the pleasant
times at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition. l
trust that you are getting along as
usual and think you are from what l
read of you. l have been here in
Louisiana since the middle OF Janu-
ary, planting pecan and fig trees,
grating in pecan nursery etc. Will
90 to our Florida fruit farm very soon
and from there on home in Washing
ton, D. G. by April Goth or about that
time" l know that Van Deman has
so many friends among the readers of
The Ranch that will be glad to hear
about his movements, is my excuse for
publishing the foregoing. He thinks
that the 'Wonderberry is fraud and
is perfectly worthless. l presume very
few differ from him in that. The
right thing to do about all these new
tangled notions is to take the advice
of the Apostle Paul when he said
about false teaching, "Prove all
things-hold fast to that which is
GOOD -
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FRUIT BADLY DAMAGED

From reports in the daily papers
and from the Fruit Trade Journal OF
New,York, we learn that fruit has
been badly damaged IN the middle
west. Peaches especially will be
almost failure in many of the Missis-
slppi valley states. This will make a
big demand for our peaches In that
section of the country. UP to May
first no damage to amount to any
thing has occurred in the peach grow
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16

And Unsurpassed, Says DR.
Remsen, of the Scenery
Around High Bridge.

DIR. Ira Remsen. NJ. d., Phi. d. and
L. L. d., President Of John Hopkins
University, of Baltimore, after address
ing the students of Central University
in Danville Friday afternoon, was
motored with party of prominent
citizens to High Bridge, which spans
the kentucky river on the O. & c.
Route, and thence to the Old Shaker
Village and to Harrodsburg. the Oldest
town in the State. DIR. Remsen, who
has travelled in all parts of the civilized
world, declared the scenery around
High Bridge TO be unsurpassed by the
most picturesque sections Of Switzerland
and other lands noted for grand natural
scenic pictures, DIR. Rcmscn too. wa:
delighted with old Shakertown, only q
short distance away from the bridge
and with historic Harrodsburg. Mo-
in all his travels had DIR. Remsen seer
ANYTHING quite so wonderful as tho
High Bridge itself and he viewed il
with scrutiny and great interest. Hs
said that High Bridge is one Of Ken
tucky's achievements that has giver
her international prestige. In the part,
with DR.. Remsen were DIR. Z. W
Hinnitt, president Of Central University
DIR. John @. Acheron, president o.
Caldwell College; DR.. Garnet Ryland
professor OF Chemistry in Centra
University; Dr. ]. r. Cowan, of Dan
vile; Mr.. X. NJ. Trimble and Mr.. FloyC
Frazier, of Mt Sterling, and Mr.. Floyc
Leswell, of Owensboro.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
They Cot 81.

81 Trimble is sly old fox when il
comes TO eluding the officers, but he
turned the trick once too often. Just
as he was entering the city via the Otter
creek road last Thursday evening, Chiel
Police Altman and officer Powers, nab
bed him and after the search, there were
twelve gallons of whisky, several bottles
of beer and few other mixtures. Trim.
BILE had left the train at Red House, met
a friend by arrangement and they had
started to Richmond with their load al
most assured of safely. but, the officers
have been on the lookout and the move
ment was figured 10 the minute. The
goods were purchased in Winchester Oh
Lexington. Trimble is an old offender
Sometime ago he was convicted on Z
Similar charge, but through the inhu
ence Of friends he secured a pardon from
Gov Wilson, who perhaps thought S
had not been treated just right by thu
Madison county courts. The Governol
viii now be giycn another chance.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Christmas Books.

Mrs. Susie Duncan announces thai
she is now ready TO take orders for al
kinds of Christmas books. Her list is
complete from the simplest nursery
rhymes up to the finest literature, his
torical, religious and fiction. Among
her new books is'The UncrowaedKing
by Harold Bell Wright, the author Of
''The Shepherd of the Hills, The
Calling of Dan Matthew'S etc. 1t has
received the highest endorsements OF
public and press and is book full OF
wonderful Imagination, beautiful de-
scription and might well be called a
Christmas classic. The well known
Alger works loved by all children, can
be gotten from Mrs. Duncan, also the
LittleI Colonel series, the Carey books
and any others one might wish Mrs.
Duncan also is agent for the delightful
Abner Royce toilet articles and per
fumes. These are too well known TO
need description and are used by people
of refinement everywhere. Mrs. Dun
can will be glad TO call on any one wish
ing books for Christmas and will fill all
orders promptly and with satisfaction.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
State Fair
Makes Good Showing for the
Years Work.

In the annual report Of the Kentucky
State Fair, which was given out last
week, it is shown that in spite Of a COM
petition that was greater this year than
in any previous year, net profit of
$50, l03 IS was shown as against $40, &c.,
So last year and si3. 264.5s the year be-
fore. Attention is also called to the fact
that the total attendance during the
week was ll5, 49l, S54, 0 in excess Of any
previous year, and that G, 900 more chill
dren were present at the fair in 1910
than in 1909.
The earnings this year must go to-
ward paying a $40. 600 debt. incurred in
protecting the terminal and shipping
facilities and making permanent i'm
provements at the grounds and also in
making partial payment on an indebt-
edness Of 1922, 900.
The report also recires that the option
on forty-five acres of land lying between
the west boundary of the grounds and
The river, expires in February. To hold
This option 81, 100 has already been paid.
In order TO save the land to the State
Fair it will be necessary to raise the bal
ance of the purchase price of Sl5, 100,
and it is suggested that maybe the com
mercial organizations will help raise the
money. Secretary Newman believes
that the land in question should be used
as the site for fish hatchery, a game
preserve and forest tree nursery, al
having splendid educational possibilities
besides great economic value.
The State is urged TO deal more liber-
ally with the fair.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16

Get HYOMEI pronounce it High
o-me) outfit today.
Pour few drops from the bottle into
the inhaler that comes with each outfit
and breathe it in four or five times day
Immediately you will know that HY-
OMEI sooihes and heals the inhanet
and irritated membrane.
But HYOMEI does more than soolhs
and heal; it kills the germs. those per
severing pests that are at the root Of al
catarrhal conditions.
Last year suffered terribly with ea-
tarrh. l used one bottle Of HYOMEI,
and my catarrh WAS better lis:
Helen McNair. Loyalton, Cal.
A complete HYOMEI outfit. includine
bottle of HYOMEI. a hard rubber poe
ket inhaler and simple instructions fol
use, costs only sl00 If you now owr
a Hyomei inhaler. you can get an extra
bottle of HYOMEI for only so tents al
B. L. Middeltons and druggists every
where.
Guaranteed to cure catarrh, Group
asthma and sore throat. or money back
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Dr.. ScanIon Delegate to Con
ference.

Dr.. A. ]. A. Alexander, of Woodburn
Farm near Spring Station, Ky, has in
viIed about twenty-five ministers and
laymen from different parts of the
Synod of Kentucky to be guests in his
home on Nov. 1926 in Conference for
devising ways AMI means for more ef-
fective mission work throughout the
State. DIR. ID. II. Scanlon. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church Of this city,
has been invited as the ministerial dele
gate from the Presbytery of Transyl-
vania to participate in this conference.
Df. Alexander is interested in mission
work abroad as well as at home and
spent some time in Korea as medical
missionary himself, but on the death Of
his father he was called home to adj
minister the large estate left and since
his return he has been supporting sew
eral missionaries. himself, as well as
literally assisting in the work in Ken
lucky aud the South in general. TIC
discuss and formulate plans for effect
i've mission work in all parts of the state,
is the object Of this conference and
doubtless will be largely attended.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Mise MANAGERS.

Through the efforts of County Chair
man Terrell, of the Democrotic Com
mittee Congressman Helm owes his
cd running inthis county. While the
Democratic gain was not much, it showed
a falling off of about hundred Republi-
can votes. Madison always goes Republic
can from 125 TO Us in Federal election,
and it was the purpose of Chairman Ter
rell and his assistants to get an even
braek if possible, although the Republic
cans were busy. Despite the small
amount of campaigning and the apathy
rather general in Kentucky, quiet, but
determined organization was kept up in
Madison which brought out the Demo
cratic vote in an excellent manner.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
WEDNESDAY NOV. lo 1910

HoN. Samuel Judson Roberts, Editor
of the Lexington Leader, and one Of
the cleanest Republicans in the country,
one of the Mckinley type, has this to
say Of the result: ''The LEADER has
no tears to shed over the Democratic
landslide in the North and East and
sections of the West The Republicans
''got what was coming TO them" and
we hope it will do them good.
If ever a party made mess OF It's
opportunities and if ever party leaders
butchered situation, the Republicans
have done so under the leadership OF
President Taft and the men to whom he
delegated the political management of
his administration.
Cannonism, Aldrichism and host of
other ''isms" have been rebuked and
we hope the party managers have learn
ed the lesson in their defeat that the
the Republican masses tried to teach
them when they nominated Mr.. Taft as
a Progressive over the hosts OF
''reactionaries' who combined against
him." Although a hard fighter for
Taft in Kentucky, and mainly response
BILE for his victory in this state. his
office of Internal Il venue Collec-
tor for the Seventh District was snatch
ed away and given to Bradley Man
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16

THE London Echo, one of the leading
Republican Journals of the state has
this 10 say as result of the election
in the Eleventh: ''The voters should
not lose sight of the fact that in voting
for vindication this year they are only
laying the grounds for campaign Of
vindication for many years to come.
Powers himself says that he should be
elected for vindication, whatever they
may be. All right. And after Caleb.
we will vindicate Finley, who was in
dicted and pardoned. but not acquitted,
after him then John l.. Powers, who
was indicted and pardoned, but not
acquitted. after him, then Jim Howard,
indicted. convicted and pardoned, but
not acquitted: and after him-if we can
only get him TO come home-W. S.
Taylor. indicted and pardoned but not
acquitted. OF course, Powers, being
possessor of three rardons, will have
TO be vindicated three times. This will
cause the other boys to wait i'm
tiently, maybe. but vindication will go
marching on, and their turn win come.
IL theywi only bide their time calm
3y and contentedly. This is great old
age for vindication.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Crack Shot.

Joel Park, eighteen year old son of Mr..
Curtis Park, Of Speedwell, brings down
rabbits running at full speed with his
twenty-five rifle or long barrel pistol.
The young man is one Of the crack shots
of the county in the field with the shot
gun also. He rarely ever misses a rab-
bit with his rifle, provided it is in the
open, where he can get fair shot. His
friends claim he is wonder with the
revolver in bringing them down, which
is a most difficult feat.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Sixty Years.

James d. Fletcher, of Colchester, H.,
and former Madison county resident,
has written to County Clerk Terrell, ask
ing for copy of his marriage license,
which was issued on November IL. 1850.
The brides name was Martha A. Wright.
Mr.. Fletcher is now prosperous citizen
of that section of Illinois. AT the time
his license was issued J. NJ. Shackelford
was County Clerk.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Administrators Notice.

All persons having claims against the
estate of George C. DeYore. deceased,
are hereby notified to present same,
proven as required by law, to the under
signed, his Administrator.
All persons owing said estate are re-
quested to call and pay same.
Union Bank &c Trust Co.,
Lexington, Ky
Administrator Of George G. DeVore,
BY L. r. Blackburn, Cashier
November IL, 1910. 4x
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16
Land Deals.

The following land deals were record
ed this week by County Clerk Terrell
Cally Mckinney to J. Wesley Mckinney
240 IA acres $4,000; Frank Croley tc
Dealie Lakes plot of ground for $500
Julian Webb to Dealie Lakes 30 acres
for 5000 and King Wesley TO George
Jennings. 10 acres for $780,
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-16

Mrs. Zarelda Francis Cobb passed
into the great beyond at an early hour
last Friday morning at her home near
Red House, this county. She was in
her eighty first year and had been
resident of Madison county all of her
life Her death was not unexpected.
as she had been i'll for sometime, but
the infrmities Of old age gradually
frightened the cords of death until her
spirit took its flight into that world
where all is peace and JOY. Mrs Cobb
was born and reared in this county,
coming Of pioneer stock, that helped to
produce the progressive inhabitants Of
this country. She was a daughter OF
the late Thomas P. Harder, who lived
and died in Madison county..as one OF
her leading citizens. On December 81,
1913, she was united in marriage to
Harvey Cobb, also a resident of this
county. and together they have gone
down LIES pathway for the past sixty
two years, union full OF love, with a
heart and hand ever ready TO help the
poor and afflicted, and with home
always open to an aboanded friendship.
Mrs. Cobb was staunch member of the
Methodist church, always true to its
teachings, and possessed that Christian
foriitude which helped to make many
sad heart glad or, one depressed IN
spirit, start out on life's journey with
renewed effort Her life indeed is most
worthy of emulation. The open hand
whose hearty grasp gave expression to
the warmth Of a generous and loving
heart, has been stilled in death. but her
mem ory shall remain a monument 10
the generations that follow and to those
whose life was made happier by know
ing her She lived for her family, and
the loss of mother and wife, even
though she be tottering with age, is
irreparabc. Four children survive her
besides her husband They are J. Tevis
Cobb, Of this city. SiIas Cobb. of Pitts
burg. Pa. c. W. Cobb. of Arkansas and
Ms. SalIie Web, ofLouisville. Follow
ing up her decendenrs there are five
grand ichildrens AMI two great grand
children. her life being spared many
years after she was able to see the
fourth generation. One daughter died
many years ago, Mrs. Eliza Jane Huguely
and son Benson Cobb, whose death
occurred about fifteen years ago in this
county The five grand children are
Mrs Florina Baxter and Mrs Zarelda Nc
Cord, OF this county. d. Tevis Huguely,
Of Richmond Miss Zarclda Cobb, OF
Piusburg and Miss Zarelda Webb, OF
Louisville The two great grand
children are Jesse .Tevis Baxter. son OF
Mrs Florina Baxter. of Red House. and
George Tcvis Huguely, son Of Tevis
HnguelY. OF this city Funeral services
We're conducted at her home Saturs az
afternoon at 1850 p. M, by Rev. E. c. b.
Mann. Of Lexington and burial follow
ed in the Richmond cemetery
''For though from out our bourne Of
Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
hope to SEQ my pilot face 10 face
When have crossed the bar. .