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BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. Brookings. Oregon THURSDAY, JANUARY 27. 1949 v Frosts Continue To Chi!l Area; Stil! Is Warmest Of 'West7 While this area continues to experience frost almost every morning, comparison of the lo cal temperatures with those of any in the entire western bank of states is convincing enough for any skeptic. California, the state which has long sold its sunshine and warm climate, is digging out from un der the heaviest snow of the past two decades, with citrus and a number of other crops which are usually ready for winter mar kets lying in total ruin. Local daffodil growers are the hardest hit, but most of them feel that the crop is put back several weeks more than it has suffered any devastating ruin. Brookside Azalea & Bulb Farm lost some tender azalea plants, exposed to the elements. Mr. Grootendorst, while he doesn’t figure all plants killed, he said that most of them had suffered a year’s growth. The azaleas he propagates are of the evergreen variety, not the decidious kind seen in Azeal State Park. Rare are the reports of any lily planting being any more than “nipped.” Many growers, by good for tune, covered the tender plants early in December, and thus any great damage has been prevented to the crop. . Weather Report For the past week, ending on Max. Min. Rain Sundav .04 39 aJn. 17 ............ 50 37 Jan. 18 ............ 34 Jan. 19 ............ 48 34 Jan. 20 ............ .47 30 Jan. 20 ............ •17 1.47 32 21 ............ 40 33 .18 Jan. 22 ........... .48 28 Jan. 23 ........... .48 1.91 Rain for week Snows Scourae Of California Drivers Following their return to the area from the Bay Area, w’here I they have been since Dec. 15, Mr. and Mrs. Ed F. Ackley told the Pilot, Saturday that Friday hectic dav for motorists was between Orick and Klamath Wet snow, to varying depth, together with heavy traffic was attributed to the scores of cars being in the ditch. A logging truck pulled the Ackleys up a long hill, from where they ne gotiated the remainder of the distance with no more trouble. "From Ukiah, almost to Cres- ent city, the snow’ hampered all motor vehicles. The situation is much w’orse than anyone might imagine. “This area certainly looked good to us,” they claimed, "and we w’ill certainly appreciate be ing here all the more.” LOCAL NEWS Fred Gleeson, representative for Carter-Rice Paper Co., of j Portland, was a business visitor | in Brookings, Friday. The snow, | betw’een here and Carpenterville, prevented him and four other mo torists from making the trip to- I ward Coos Bay that evening. All 1 were able to make the trip Sat urday, after the state highway crew had cleared the road. Interior w'ork at the Eric Ask J home is about completed, with painting about done. As soon as ill wiring is completed the house will be ready for occupancy. COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES Seen For Blueberries in CURRY COUNTY By George I). Asdel This is the second in a scries of articles on blueberries, the first of which W’as published last week. The many domestic and test plantings of blueberries in Curry county have shown that they acn e successfully grown here and their shipping qualities make it possible to ship them to the big population centers with existing transportation facilities. Present marketing conditions coupled w’ith a future market that ap parently will be very stable and easily expanded has encouraged • a number of Curry county farm ers to enlarge their present acre age to start new’ commercial blue berry fields. Blueberries are expected to becomt* a major crop in their own right and will also be ex tensively used as a diversifica tion crop by cranberry growers, dairymen and bulb growers. BUILDING MATERIALS EVERYTHING FROM BASEMENT TO THE ROOF Cement Dimension Lumber Shiplap Firtex Wall Board Ceiling Tile Beaver Board Plywood 1/2-mch and %-inch Sheetrock Firtex Plaster Lath Button Board Redwood Siding J. M. Asbestos Siding Fir Flooring Oak Flooring Sash Mouldings Doors Roofings Nails Shingles Building Hardware Tyle Board Pittsburgh Paints and Sundries Plate Glass Window Glass Check With Us For Your Complete Building Needs WE DELIVER! I Curry County Lumber Company Brookingns Oregon The following information has been gained through personal ex perience and from extensive cor respondence and conversations w’ith the principal growers and college experts of Oregon and Washington as well as visits to various commercial plantings — and experiment stations. Any soil suitable for growing rhododendrons, laurels, or azal eas w’ill grow blueberries. The essential soil requirements are: 1. At least slightly acid — a pH of 4.5 to 6.0 with 5 to 5.5 being ideal. 2. The soil should be loose; soils that are too heavy and pack hard prevent the growth of roots and do not allow’ the penetra tion of enough air. 3. Large amounts of organic matter should be present. This J prevents packing and supplies plant food and may be provided in many ways including mulch es and cover crops. Blueberries are being com mercially grown on a wide range of soil types from deep peat to black muck and glade lands (lo-| cally used for cranberries) to sand.v or silt loams. One small planting west of Corvallis is do ing well on hill top clay that was loosened by mixing into it large amounts of sawdust. The basic requirements can be met on many soils by proper use of fertilizers, cover crops and irrigation. Irrigation is usually required as blueberries do best with more moisture than is required by most other berries. Both ditch and the sprinkler systems are being used with good results. Many local sites are kept sufficiently moist by seepages, however, these should be well drained. Standing water does not harm them while dormant but the water table should be 14 inches or lower during the growing season. Minimum spacing recommend ed for commercial use is rows eight feet apart with plants six feet apart, giving 908 plants per acre. Closer spacing makes cul tivation. picking and pruning dif-( ficult when plants are mature. Wider spacing is used by some. However, this reduces the yield per acre more than seems war ranted by any saving made ini time and labor. Nearly all the plantings in Curry county have 1 been set out without sufficient space between the plants, mak-, ing transplanting some of the plants necessary. This should be avoided in all new plantings. A great many varieties are available but only the new, prov-1 en varieties are recommended. for home and commercial use. These include: Jersey- Being extensively used in new plantings; late season.' large berry which ships well, has Phone 1091 I........... ..... -———........... 4 ...... ...... . ......... dustry on berries of proven fla vor and quality and size in order to maintain an expanding mar ket. The use of varieties bearing large fruit will probably avoid the need of grading for the fresh market in the future. The next article on blueber ries will discuss cultivation, fer tilizers, pruning, yields, market ing, diseases and pests, cost of planting, etc., and will appear in next week’s issue. Revolutionary! WESTINGHOUSE I ;...... -......... — NORINE HARVEY accredited teacher of An Au'imaHc R adio-Ph onogt oph with a Ui .-OUT, CARRY-AEOUT radio * Clod in Weefinghouoe MICARTA, th« beat tiful, indestructible “miracle ma* lerlol." * Aut matlc record changer plays 12 tm-. ich or 10 twelve-inch records. ★ Exclusive Plenti-power. * Automatic volume control —continu ously variable tone control. PIANO . 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Rubel Recommended for the home gardens because of its har diness, heavy yield and tart fla vor; very’ good for home cooking: small berries, late season, erect hush. Not recommended for com mercial use except on a limited scale for processing. Several varieties should be planted to assure good pollina tion and to lengthen the season. In this way the picking load will be spread over a period of about six weeks and will require much less crew’. The so-called seedlings and un named hybrids should be avoid ed as they do not measure up to standards -otherwise they’d be named and released through normal channels. 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