Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-15
LACEY FARMERS TO
PLANT 1900 ACRES
FRUIT NEXT YEAR
Ranchers Gping into Apple and
BerTE0dising on Much Larger
Scale Constantly.
D0s xExD H1TsN 0RAnE:
Puyallup Show to Demonstrate
Western Washington Can Grow
Fruit Commercially.

Arrangements IOr tne planting Ol
some 1900 acres of small fruit next
year are now being made at Lacey
ranchers. according to reports received
this week. This means the quadrup
ling Of the fruit crop in that section oi
the county and greatly increased in
terest in the development of that sec
tion from the fruit standpoint.
Ranchers Of the section are positive
In their statements that small fruits,
and aples as well can be grown as ad.
vantageously. as productivity and at
considerably less cost in Thurston
county as anywhere else in the state
illustrating their faith in this, they
have just recently prepared exhibits
Of apples and potatoes to be displayed
In railroad ofiices in Seattle and Ia
coma.
/ This last year 800 acres around Lacey
were planted In fruits. The yield was
go satisfactory that 1t gave great Inn
petus to fruit-growing there and the
ranchers propose to inform the rest Of
the state what they have accomplished.
Twenty cars Of potatoes. entirely
free from blight, are now ready for the
market at Lacey. The ''spuds" grown
there this year ware remarkably free
from the blight that devasted the crops
In the Puyallup valley and at other
parts Of the state and kept up the high
standard sst by the Lacy ranchers In
former years.. More acreage also will
b devoted to this crop next year.
The increased interest In fruit rails
Ing around Lacey has already resulted
In steps looking toward the establish
msnt ef cannery there and overtures
from prospective operators of such an
industry have recently been made to
them. the Lacey ranchers say. There is
some feeling among the Laceyites fav-
orable to the establishment Of q ranch.
ers' cooperative cannery, but the
course that will be taken has not yet
been decided.
The Meadow Lake farm sold from its
nursery stock last week 5000 berry
plants. loganberriee, Black Cat rasp-
berries and Cuthbert raspberries, the
whole supply being taken by ranchers
living around Lacey. Purchases Of this
character are being made frequently
by the farmers Of that section who are
going into the raising of small fruit
on . larger scale al the time.
The impetus given to the growth of
apples around Lacey Is an experience
similar to that encountered in other
parts of Western Washington and
formed the basis for the second West
ern Washington Fruit Show which will
be held at Puyallup December I. and
s. Its prime purpose is to convince the
residents of this part of the state that
tree fruit can be grown commercially
IN western washington.
Messrs. Thornber. Huntly, Walden.
Eckert. Lay. Ridge. Stahl and other
experts and practical growers say that
It can. The first show. the idea for
which originated with the Puyallup
grange. was held last February at Puy-
allup. after the bulk Of the apples had
been marketed.
It convinced close observers that
with the same care, skill and know
ledge exercised in this section as in
Eastern Washington. Western Wash
ington can equal its products in ap-
pearance and excel them in natural
flavor. With the Panama canal open
and the markets Of Europe thereby
made accessible with cheap water
freights, this part of the state will
have the advantage in markets and
TRANSPORTATION.