The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-14
MUCH TO Interest
GROWERS OF FRUIT
In Encyclopedia Of Horticulture
Which Is Preparation by
North Yakima People

There is much of interest to fruit
growers in the work in which several
local people are engaged in the pre-
paration of an encyclopedia of horti-
culture.
About a year ago, w. NJ Fleming
came to North Yakima, and proposed
to Granville Lowther the organiza-
ton of a company to build an En-
cyclopedia of Horticulture. At first
Mr. Lowther thought the plan was
not feasible. He had in mind a
small work of about 500 pages, for
which he had for some time been
gathering and preparing materials.
However. after Mr. Fleming had OUT
lined his plan of financing the work,
and shown it to be practical. Mr..
Lowther entered upon the work as
editor in chief. and with the help of
Prof VIM. Worthington. and others,
the work is now more than half
ready for the printer.
Reasons for Such Work
The reasons for such q work are
first, that the Pacific coast states are
producing and throwing upon the
worlds markets the best fruit From
all sources fruit growers are looking
To the Northwest for literature, and
are adopting the methods of culture
followed here. Up to this time. the
book literature has been produced al
most wholly in the East, while the
best methods and the best fruit come
from the West 1t is reasonable that
the west should have a literature that
shall rank with its fruit. and if the
present plans succeed. will be better
than anything that has preceded it
No Recent Authority
Another reason; il has been more
than a decade since any work of the
nature and proportions on which this
is planned. has been published. Since
that time, important discoveries have
been made in all departments of hor-
ticulture, No one adopting the meth
DDS recommended in the old works,
will succeed in competition with those
who have kept abreast of the times.
However" said Prof. WorIhing-
ton. I'VE have not ignored the east.
or any other section OF the country.
We have drawn from all sources the
very latest and best. as il seemed 10
-. anu ti4ttt IL HSk 4 AOKet AEAii
growing section in the United States
or Canada that is not represented by
contributions from leading experts
The aim is 10 treat fully and prac-
tically the growing of all kinds of
fruits, nuts and Vegeta hles.
Method of Treatment
The method OF treatment is illus
tra1ed in the plan adopted for the
word apple which calls for most
exhaustive handling Of the subject.
/ This subject Is treated under seven
main heads and innumerable minor
heads and starts with the evolution
and history OF the apple and then
goes into its botany The places
where grown United States and for
! eigu are then taken zap, with the sta
{ tiSsics q the business. The "growins
I Of the apple" j. then treated under
I the main heads 81 selection of the or
chsrd site and the preparationNof the
ground, the selection OF varieties. the
E nursery. planting. cropping. oultiva-
Z ton. irrigation. mulching and fertil-
! king. cover crops, heading pruning
Z grating poilinsueu. thinning prop
I ping. picking, packing marketing
E etc The pathology Of the apple 4:
{ then taken un. then orchard manage
uent and then the apple as food
Zach - these divisions is treated ex.
I haustiyeiy and 6epartnentaiiy $,
Z that il can be seen that the compiIa.
ton Is q most exhaustive one