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this fruit, anfl ; 



ore. There i 

 id perhap; 

 ,n-a;ely pla 



. othe 



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market^ -.a: c-n -::iiii U Im/ih 

 The FniK-h pnun- (A«cii, 

 is planted in considerable ni 

 Italian. Washington seems 1 



j not in the 



ated. There 



ine, and the 



liiiicl is growing and new 



■I" lied up. 



'rune d'Agen, Petite, etc.), 



nbers, but nothing like the 



> be unable to compete with 



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that which conies from the low warm valleys of the 

 Snake, the Columbia, Walla Walla and Yakima. The 

 Bartlett is the great summer pear, followed closely by 

 Flemish Beauty. For fall and winter, Anjou, Clairgeau, 

 Easter and Winter Nelis are largely grown. Pears have 

 been successfully shipped from the Pacific coast to 

 Liverpool and London. The planting of pears is not re- 

 ceiving the same attention as the planting of apples, 

 yet a number of acres are annually added to the orchards 



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inually go t.. «a.M.. iiii.l, r 

 le trees. The varieties 

 ostly planted are Washing- 

 m, Jefferson, Peach, Pond, 

 iinibard and the Damsons. 

 Cherries. — Sweet cherries 

 row to great perfection m all 

 jrtious of the state, but espe- 

 ally so in the Puget Sound 

 'gion and in the warm valleys 

 : the east side. Some new 

 irieties, natives of the coast, 

 itably Bing, Lambert and 





the 



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physical features. 



California in the production of this fruit. Nevertheless 

 it is fairly profitable in Washington, yielding about the 

 same number of pounds to the tree as the Italian, and 

 selling in the eastern markets at a good price. But 

 the Italian usually sells for more money, as the fruit is 

 much larger. 



The Silver prune, or Coe Plum (Coe Golden Drop;, 

 is a large, handsome prune when well prepared and 

 always tirini,^s tin- tnji nnu-lirt jir-ioe, selling for two or 

 three ci-nu ]ii r |.i.uiid iimmi- than Italian or French. 



prunc-i,'ni\M 1^ m nrl. ih. ii' -iIm r j ■runes over to Italians. 



There ar. I. I..; - mii. iiriuii- planted On the 



coast, Ihi; ■ . : ■■ ii .| I iiiiiiir^ :is the Italian. 



Much of Mm I ,i!.- ' ■ i. r i~ ^lii|.|,rd green, i. e., 

 in a half 1 .jH' .Ml,,' I Mil i :,i - nini-. iis wav to the most 

 eastern ]iiaikti>, and kuiih- i>1 ii t-v.-u to England. The 

 fruit of the Italian stands shipment well, better than 

 any other variety. Most large growers have evaporators 

 in their orchards, and the most of the fruit is preserved 

 in this way. 



4;)p;es.-The late-kecidii" v, mir, ai.i.l.' undoubtedly 

 leads all other fruits in tli' i i I > i , now planted 

 in the state. The cuiin: ihe greatest 



quantity are Whitman, Walla Walla, ^ akinta and Spo- 

 kane. The varieties mostly planti d are Ben Davis, 

 Gano, Northern Spy, Wagener, Esopus, Arkansas, 

 Jonathan, Yellow Newtown and Baldwin. The lower 

 warm valleys grow the long season apples, like Yellow 

 Newtown and Esopus, to perfection, while the higher 

 altitudes are best adapted to a shorter season fruit, 

 like the Wealthy and the Gravenstein. All apples color 

 finely, and are very fair in appearance. There are few 

 off years, but there seem to be full years and slim 

 years, though the crops are much more constant than 

 in the middle or eastern states. Apple growing is 

 amongst the most profitable of the fruit industries. 

 Many large orchards have been planted that are not yet 

 in bearing. At present the state grows much more fruit 

 than it can consume. 



i'eaj-s. — Pears are grown to great perfection in almost 

 every part of the state, but there is no finer fruit than 



valle 



:ain their greatest perfection 

 I altitude not much above 

 1,000 feet. Sour varieties do best on the high lands, at 

 an altitude of about 2,000 feet. Cherries have been 

 found to be profitalile. v.-t f.-w nt-w planiation* are be- 

 ing set. The reason (■■;■ il,i- i. |,r,.i,;ii,h i,, i„. Cmnd in 

 the labor market, ii In i mi- i !.■ to gi-t tlir 



necessary help to i-ar* i , i ■ , , ,;,,i ,!,,rri<-s. 



fira/)es are not plaiiii il i.. i hr -ann- . \:, nt ln-re as in 

 the eastern and middle states. Tlie native varieties do 

 not seem to succeed so far north, except in a few fa- 

 vored spots. In the low warm valleys of the Snake and 

 Columbia all vai-ieties seem to do well. Even the Eu- 

 ri.|H (I , I' .' , „;f,ra) here grows to perfection, and 

 n-n : I I . no special winter protection. These 

 (iM \' ' are fairly profitable, the local market 



iiM.ill I'.iiih,. The raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, 

 strawberry and gooseberry all do well in the state. In 

 some sections of western Washington these fruits are 

 grown in great quantities and are mostly shipped to the 

 Montana markets. While the prices realized are not 

 large, the crops are so abundant that small-fruit farm- 

 ing pays well. 



Cranberries grow in the coast counties and on some 

 parts of Puget Sound. Where suitable land is found 

 the returns from cranberry culture are said to be very 

 satisfactory. 



Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed.-Tbe production of 

 these seeds is now carried on in an extensive way on 

 Lai'-rni. r I^lat. (rrrlainied tide-landsl on Puget Sound. 

 Til. I ■■:,,! ; .„,!. and tlir rr"i. ].rotitalde. Cabbage 



/; ■ \- , ,i,.,i,n. Wliai.a.ni .aaiiitv, an attempt is 



Horticulture, as an occupation, may be said to be 

 profitable within the state. It is true, markets are at a 

 great distance, but the mines in Idaho, Montana and 



