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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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good flavor; bush is erect, vig
orous and heavy yielding.
Stanley—Berry’ has outstand
ing flavor and appearance, early
season; bush is erect and vig
orous.
Dixi- Has exceptionally large
berry of good quality and flavor;
early’ season, bush is spreading
and vigorous.
Pemberton Largest bush, al
so vigorous and erect; berries
are large and flavorful; mid
season.
Atlantic- Exceptionally large
berry’ w i t h superior shipping
qualities; heavy yields; spread
ing bush, mid-season.
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. Care must be
taken to base our blueberry in-
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