The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-12-16

during the months of July, August and
September. The commercial orchard
list under irrigation has priceless adj
vantages over this competitor in the
rain belt These considerations led my
son years ago to travel nine thousand
miles seeking a new location; and my
self to travel ten thousand miles visit
ing the leading districts in the inter-
ior basins and on the Pacific coast to
confirm his selection, finally locating
at Nampa, Idaho.
Varieties.
Discussing the question of varieties
with our most successful commercial
orchardists we find them disposed to
plant only very narrow list, and that
particular list based on such varieties
as bear successfully in the district
where planted Hood River grows the
Newtown Pippin and Spitzenburg.
Their humid atmosphere being pecu-
liarly suited to the production of a
superior quality of these varieties.
The jacksonville district of California
grows great quantities of the Yellow
Bellflower and other varieties suited
| to their very low elevation. Yakima
/ and Wenatchee have their own favor
| lite varieties.
| We find Southern Idaho peculiarly
the home of the Jonathan. In the Boise
and Payette basins Jonathans of very
superior quality are grown. There
fore, most commercial orchardists
grow rs to 80 per cent of this variety.
The Rome Beauty, by reason of it's
being a continuous bloomer-perhaps
we may say late bloomer--is quite
likely to yield even during unfavorable
springs, a good crop of fruit The
Winesap by reason Of it's high color
and long keeping qualities has been
found commercially profitable in this
district. This variety is also in es-
TEEN at Yakima and Wenatchee.
| Those who have time to give extreme
care to the picking, packing and mar
keting of fruit are planting percent
age of the Winter Banana, white Win
ter Pearmain and the Grimes Golden
Pippin. 1t is of the utmost Importance
in this selection Of varieties that those
varieties should be planted which are
suited to the soil, climate and district
wherein planted Due consideration
should be given to the territory in
which the variety grown shall be
marketed, catering to the demand al
ready developed for certain leading
varieties. Avoid the selection and
planting of such out of date varieties
as the Ben Davis, Delaware Red and
others of that class. 1t is not wise to
plant too many varieties.
| After deciding what varieties to
grow for the commercial market, the
ground should be cleared and careful
| ly leveled and placed under the most
favorable conditions before planting.
Trees should be planted and cultivated
with extreme care. The writer in his
| own work this year began cultivation
! the 18th Of March and by September
| LIST, period of five months, had cul-
| tivated the orchard of 1856 acres "a
times. This frequent cultivation is not
| burdensome as is evidenced by the
fact that each three-mule teams using
,, wide working orchard tools cultivated
| 100 acres "a times over in five months
and secured growth of from thirty to
| fifty inches. The trees are now in
very best possible condition for the
winter. Cultivation is quite as i'm
| portant, and sometimes one might say
more important than irrigation. The
| ouNSCSoLul Dc PIOptllN
| planted with suitable varieties and
should receive such care and cultiva-
tion as will produce thrifty vigorous
| orchard in the briefest possible time.
An orchard handled in this manner
should develop into moderate bearing
in four years; into quite remunerative
returns at five years, and to be fairly
profitable at six, seven, and eight years
| of age.
In the Yost orchard near Meridian in
the Boise basin one thousand Jonathan
apple trees, making their fifth season s
growth. Yielded three thousand boxes
of excellent Jonathan apples. This in
the year 1911. During 1912 the same
orchard making it's sixth season s
| growth returned an average yield OF
more than four boxes per tree. single
trees ran up to yield of six. seven
and eight boxes. Good land, planted
and cultivated with suitable varieties
properly pruned and cared for and
planted 16 by % or IS trees per acre