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BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON
of acreage and the age of the in blueberries to be established
plants set, out. An acre of plants farmers or have an income from
can be purchased for as little another source that will tide
as $225 for a good selection of tme over the years until the blue
By George D. Asdel, Oregon Coast Berry Company, Port Orford small, one-year-old rooted cut berry plants come into bearing.
More and more frequently, growers of bulbs, berries and other tings that must be nursery grown It is suggested that plantings be
for at least a year before being
horticultural crops in Oregon, as well as week-end farmers, are set out in the field. About $1000 on a scale large enough to be
worth while and to demand the
inquiring about possibilities of starting blueberry plantings to di per acre will buy three-year-old proper attention but not too big
versify their 1 arming. They are finding that this crop, whch is plants which should bear a small as each grower will learn much
crop the second year, if planted the first year or two and will be
comparaively new here, has much to reccommend it.
carefully.
be better able to propertly han
It is recommended by most dle a larger planting after gain
blueberry propagators that care ing some experience.
be taken in selecting the more
rlwo new varieties, Berkley and
recent varieties to be flavorful Coville, have been released by
productive, hardy and easy to the U. S. Department of Agri
care for. These better varieties culture and are being tested by
Jersey, Stanley, Pemberton, western colleges and propaga
Dixi, Atlantic- are driving the tors. It is not considered wise for
older ones off the fresh market. the public to plant thes? vari
If given a little thought it is eties as yet.
seen to be desirable for beginners
Additional information may be
Be Made Profitable Industry Quickly
Blueberry Culture In Curry County Can
1950
OCTOBER 26,
THURSDAY,
churned from C. A. Boiler of
Oregon State College. Corvallis
Dr. C. D. Schwartz of Western
Washington Experiment Station
at Puyallup: your county agent
and Oregon Coast Berry Com
pany. Port Orford, Oregon.
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HARBOR, OREGON
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Mis. Dorothy Asdel, who helps her husband in propagation of the
blueberries in their nursery at Port Orford, is shown working in
the "lattice hot-housq,” where berries get their first growth.
Investigation shows that the
market has a stable outlook and
will remain firm long into the
future. Fresh market demand for
the fruit has never, as yet, been
satisfied and gives little promise
of being fulfilled for some years
to come. In addition, canners are
not able to obtain all of the ber-
could
simply be-
cause enough acreage ‘ is not in
product ion.
Packers of frozen foods are
seeking further sources of blue-
berry supply and
encourag-
ing the setting out of test plots
in many aceas.
The Pacific Northwest Blue-
out the entire season. The farm
er has received $3.50 per flat of
14-ounce
packed for
the fresh market or $440 per ton
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ry culture if they are at
slightly acid. Blueberries have
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vail is there is one profitable pro
ducing planting on hilltop clay,
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which has been lightened with
sawdust. However, soils ranging
from peat and muck types to
good quality bench and bottom
Carrell’s-Hedrick
land are usually considered to
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Puyallup, Wash.,
too strongly emphasized that
made
small percentage
I he crop cart' given plants has been shown
available for canning for the last to be more important than soil
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markets could, no doubt, absorb
Property values are increased
all fruit produced for some time, immediately w h e n blueberries
lowever, it seems wise to de-
planted because of the
elop other outlets before heavy tential productivity. Values con-
production is reached
tinue to grow as plants mature,
It has been proven that blue- hi mging considerable security to
b<*t ries have sujx'r >r shipping the blueberry farmer. Once they
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re sh and maintain a stead high yield for
Crescent City. California
marketable,
rns consid- many
I hey do not nor-
erable area for distribution in mally h a V (
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to be repjlanted
fhe south and east as well as the " it bin the farmer's lifetime.
western states with their large
One drawback t o bluebern
metropolitan centers. Wholesale tanning is the length of time
buyers in the market places of it takes to realize a return on
many cities jump at the chance one's investment. A small crop
to buy
any
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number
is usually realized when plants
flats of blueberries during
are tour sears old. By that time Albers Feed,
Seed. Hay, Fouir
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ate large an producing on the and not to fruit. Full maturity
average of four tons if properly is usually reached in the eighth
Cared for. One planting of s
to 15th year, depending on care
eral acre
in Washington has given and growing conditions.
averaged more than six tons per I lowever. commerci tl ly
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acre
after year. This in- able crops are ordinarily
made
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sures a good income even if the "hen the plant is five
or
six
prlct decline somewhat in years years old.
Of course, the older
Hili'
more hundreds
the plant vv hen
et out. the
act es a¡» yet unplanted, come into sooner thev
reach this po int.
beai ,ng
Investment can be Iitti
much, according
unount
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