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HOMER G. DAY 



LAND INVESTMENTS 



Choice 

 White Salmon 

 Apple Lands 

 at 



Reasonable Prices 

 in 



Large and Small 

 Tracts 



HOMER G. DAY 



Successor to Day Brothers 



WHITE SALMON, WASHINGTON 



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-^V-vQ-^ anticipating the future 

 ^^^^^ needs of the richest sec- 

 tion on earth, we are now offering 

 the most complete stock ever 

 offered in fruit trees, nut trees, 

 ornamental trees and shrubbery, 

 both fruit and ornamental. 



We can use at least one energetic, 

 responsible salesman in each of the 

 six most western states. 



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 Company 



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inches from the top. The more com- 

 mon method, however, is to set a single 

 line of posts four or five feet high in the 

 row. nail an eighteen-inch cross-arm three 

 feet from the ground and another at the 

 top of the posts, and to the ends of these 

 arms staple heavy wires, thus forming 

 firm lateral supports for the canes. 



The four-wire trellis, with the addition 

 of notched cross pieces to lay on the 

 lower wires, makes an excellent support 

 for the "viny growers,'' the purpose 

 being to suspend the growing canes by 

 means of small cloth strings under the 

 upper wires for the first year, and at 

 pruning time lower them to rest on the 

 notched pieces on the lower wires for 

 their fruiting period. This makes an 

 easy system to work and keeps the grow- 

 ing and fruiting canes separate, thereby 

 simplifying the picking. 



In sections where there is danger of 

 winter injury the old fruiting canes 

 should be left until spring, while in other 

 sections they may be removed and the 

 plant cleaned up immediately after they 

 are thriaigh fruiting. The cutting back 

 of the tops and final thinning of the 

 canes shrjuld be done late in the winter 

 or early in the spring, after all danger 

 of winter injury is past. The "upright 

 growers" should be cut back to sound 

 wood fri'in three to five feet in height, 

 while the "viny growers" should be cut 

 back to canes from six to twelve feet in 

 length, depending upon their condition 

 and strength. 



The number of canes to be left per 

 plant must be determined largely by the 



variety and the vigor of each plant. 

 Strong upright plants will support from 

 four to seven canes, while weak ones 

 should not be expected to support more 

 than two or three. Four canes per plant 

 is the most satisfactory number for the 

 "viny growers." 



The following varieties have been thor- 

 oughly tested in the station gardens and 

 found worthy or unworthy, as indicated 

 in these brief notes: 



Red Raspberries: Cuthbert — One of the oldest 

 and most reliable, strong growing, midseason varie- 

 ties, producing large crops of firm, medium sized, 

 good shipping berries of fair quality. Its deep 

 rooting habit makes it possible for it to withstand 

 severe drouth as well as cold winters. Crimson 

 Beauty — A strong, erect grower, producing large 

 crops of medium sized, rather soft berries. Good 

 for home use, but too soft for shipping. Improved 

 Superlative — A very popular, strong growing vari- 

 ety with deep rooting liabit, producing large crops 

 of firm, dark crimson berries. Good for shipping 

 as well as for home use. Marlboro — An old, well 

 known variety adapted to Western Washington con- 

 ditions, but too much subject to sunburn for East- 

 ern Washington. A strong grower, heavy yielder 

 and a good shipper of good quality. Philadelpliia — 

 A good early season variety that can be used for 

 home use, but the fruit is too small and soft to be 

 of value for commercial purposes. Red Antwerp — 

 A well known standard commercial sort, producing 

 large crops of dark red, fine quality, good shipping 

 berries. Valuable for Western Washington, but 

 rather tender for Eastern Washington. The plants 

 are subject to root trouble, which makes great care 

 necessary in the selection of new, clean stock. 

 Ruby — An almost unknown new sort, which gives 

 promise of soon becoming one of our best commer- 

 cial sorts. The plants are strong, hardy and pro- 

 ductive, while the fruit is large, of good quality 

 and color and ships well. Turner — A good early, 

 home-use berry, but too soft for commercial use. 

 The plants are strong, productive and free from 

 insect pests. 



Yellow Raspberries: Caroline — A rank grower, 

 good yielder and hardy plant, but the fruit is rather 

 small and too soft to be of value. Golden Queen — 

 A strong growing, hardy, old, well known yellow 

 fruited sort, producing good crops of fine large 

 berries. Not popular on account of their color. 



Black Raspberries: Gregg — One of our best and 

 most popular black sorts. Valuable for home as 



well as conunercial growing. Kansas — \n old. well 

 known variety, but not adapted to our conditions. 

 Valuable only as an early sort. Burkhart — A com- 

 paratively new, unknown sort, which promises to 

 become very valuable for both home and commer- 

 cial growing. Ohio — An old, well known sort, 

 especially valuable for canning and evaporating 

 purposes. While strong and vigorous, it is not 

 generally productive in Washington. 



Blackberries: Early Mammoth — An early, fine 

 large, rich flavored berry, rather tender for general 

 planting, but valuable where quality is desired. 

 Evergreen — One of our hardiest, most productive 

 and best all-around late blackberries. Valuable for 

 commercial as well as home growing purposes. 

 Himalaya Giant — A rather slightly known, produc- 

 tive, rank growing, viny sort. Valuable for com- 

 mercial planting west of the Cascade Mountains, 

 but too tender for general planting. Kittatinny — A 

 very commonly planted sort, and while rather ten- 

 der and subject to rust, yet produces very satisfac- 

 tory crops. Snyder — One of our best and most 

 popular early sorts. Valuable for commercial as 

 well as home purposes. Stones Hardy — An old, 

 well known, late variety. Valuable only where the 

 more productive sorts will not stand the winters. 



Loganberry — One of our newer fruits which is 

 rapidly becoming popular on account of its produc- 

 tiveness, large fruit and fine quality. Grows well 

 in all parts of the state, but requires light winter 

 protection in Eastern Washington. 



Phenomenal Berry — A fruit closely resembling 

 the loganberry and profitably grown under the 

 same conditions. 



Lucretia Dewberry — A valuable but not well 

 known recent addition to the blackberry family. 

 While it is hardy, its trailing habit makes it pos- 

 sible to successfully grow this plant, by giving it 

 winter protection, where the ordinary blackberry 

 winter kills. Its early fruiting habit, productive- 

 ness and ability to thrive on many soils makes it 

 popular as an orchard filler in many parts of the 

 state. 



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