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On a visit tc one of the larger orchards in this area, the orchard manager 

 told me that a good picker, with good picking conditions, could pick on the average 

 100 to 150 bushels of apples per day. The pickers at the time were getting II4 tc 

 18 cents a box. The amount received was dependent upon picking conditions. He 

 mentioned also that with Golden Delicious a yield of 1^00 packed boxes per acre is 

 not uncommon. 



In this orchard the boxes of apples as harvested are picked up in small trucks 

 and carried to a central location where they are transferred to a large platform 

 from which they are loaded onto large trucks which haul them to the packing house 

 In the City of Yakima. 



Some of the orchards in the Yakima area are being uprooted to provide space 

 loi' housing developments . 



A considerable volume of pears is produced in Yakima as well as apples. 



In the next chapter we shall move on to Puyallup and get a glimpse of the 

 small fruit industry in the State of Yifashington, 



— 0. C. (Toby) Roberts 



SUGGESTOD RATES OF FERTILIZERS FOR APPLE TREES IN 1953 



Last month it was suggested that the application of nitrogen should not exceed 

 one quarter pound of nitrate of soda or its equivalent per year of tree age. As 

 many growers vdll no doubt be using fertilizers other than nitrate 'of soda, the 

 follovring table is given as a guide to determine the amounts to use for different 

 kinds and grades of fertilizer. 



Pounds of fertilizer to equal one quarter pound of 

 Nitrate of Soda or its equivalent per year of tree age. 



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The month of June 1952 was quite dry in some parts of the state. However, at 

 Amherst the rainfall was 1|.97 inches or 1.93 inches more than for the same month 

 in 195l» This situation is reflected in the higher yields reported in Table 1 for 

 most varieties in 1952 as compared to the yields obtained in 1951 ^o^ many of the 

 same varieties. 



