Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13
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tree, and pear 20 rack instead Of taking
the other districts lo-ul we oI's>e'
ourselves with the notion that we can crow any kind Of fruit "Eei
here "n the trouble really is lack OF care We can grow fine
districts Washngonan
y~nd that and INFO o what " cultivation
rrcs something in the climate they things grow too easily
tagging behind in fruit growing when Western Washington might
have had as big reputation for It's fruits as has Eastern Wash
ngton today.
The Market Available
IMtthat little sermon Of my own-ets get down to dis
~son Of the market prospects and let Pcee that with glance
You've have the 'feel' he says, havc
growers of Ern WS s are LOOKING forward to an ncrca
INC market, increasing demand for fruit for which the present
nI s |'[ d ma ' M ] in these districts haven
Weakened u" to the fact that they can handle and control the blight
they use the proper methods that ty are letting thef orchards
draby ned al the country and there will be ncreas
ing demand from the districts and vii! be greater by the
time orchards being planted into bearing than is today
That is why Eastern Washington fruit very bright future
in the business and it's why of them who have peach
orchards figuring taking out their peaches and putting
districts might spoil ousbut you're overlooking things
place. the blight be handled if the intelligent and
States Production Of Pears
Maybe you're thinking also that the Eastern Washington
doing it, tooth market might be crowded Let bark back to
productions beginning this
subject and then let tell that the Yakima valley shipped
than 5000 carloads of apples that Chan coun-the Wenachee
drcshpped only about 100 carloads of Douglas county
htha production is still on mighty scale in this state
that less than 500 carloads of shipped out all Of the
Of the number of carloads of apples shipped out of
district alone that when this production is at low an
bb when the market is constantly growing as the
districts of other sections of the United States constantly de-
creasing-is just the time to start
General market conditions good henweve settled that
and when it down the local market anybody who
around here where the investment small and the cost
production light could afford sell them direct the
Mr. Morrison when they would have none Of the expense
packing or wrapping me farmers around mere ought to boost ha
appear boost local enterprise but that Godsend
the of this section and they ought to show their
Local and Other Markets
but getting away from ne caty tne peagrGwers ap"n
local markets concerned for reach Sc
attic and Tacoma either by rail or boat at reasonable rate Those
aouve got to reach out and where the de
it's problem the growers of kind of fruit
against will be to get your where that demand is
You ship almost well as can applests an
commercially than appegowng for Thuson county
and what the around here should do when their orchards
bearing would be identify themselves with
the large selling agencies
Portland the North Pacific Fruit Distributors of Spokane who
travelling and commission agents all the United
States who have reduced the selling end of the busnessh
the hardest part of it for the science and so have
answered that problem for the affiliated with them That
the best and the easiest plan for the grower
you a short review of the whole pear business
by of introduction to the necessarily detailed and
hap little technical growing side of the business And be-
let recapiulate just what have learned
that it is practical to raise pears here because:
Soil conditions are very favorable
2. You face competition in color.
3. The investment is small.
The cost of production is less than in irrigated districts
There is real blight in Western Washington.
G. There is ever-growing market.
That is the truth re e0 ms 1o1,tIrs sx stated y