SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1908.
TIIK MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON."
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j Unsurpassed as a
Fruit Growing County.
jpft HI' IT growing in t'liiNop county in in it infancy, but it posh:
At bilitie lire iiliiiiwt Nturlling in rcmillN, Kverything in fruit am!
bernca rained in n iKirllii'rn or w'iiii-t Topical climate may bo grown i:
itn abundance which rorniw to make rich nil who give their attention
to raining the produce in Clatw'p. A few munll acre on a hiHto'do, o"
in it valley, will product? result that will make the poor man iudepcii',
cut anil put him on the road to riches.
When? tree now erect their lowering trunk of (Ir, xpnice and he:i!
lock there will be peaceful garden bright with IiIunhoiiih or rich wit
Jargo mid juicy fruits. Spreading fruit tree in even row will graft
the landm-apo and provide a living for the cttler four year after the.
are planted. Agricultural products of all kind will be grown on hi!!
and valley which at preKcnt lire, covered with young tree and a rani;
growth of fcrn.
Nowhere on earth i the opportunity to make a success of truck
gardening inoro apparent than in Clatsnp county, The land i cheap
and the market unlimited. It ha been proven that the oil will produce
qualitie of fruit unusual in m and flavor. The market is in Astoria,
along the dozen Kiiuimer and winter rcorls on the west shore of the
county, and by rail to Portland or by boat to any place on the. Pacific
Ocean.
Price arc higher for the product than in any part of the United
States and the few fruit growers, who have recently commenced opera
tions, aro desiron of more; settlers engaging in the biifiine no th.it
they may gain recognition from the transportation companies for their
mutual bencllt. This is a feature, of settling in Clatsop county which
is unusual in most fruit growing sections, where the grower wish to
have tins "whole Nlmvv" to themselves.
In regard to the growing possibilities of the land, local fruit grower
declare that it is immaterial whether high land or valley arc u-el
for fruit. They grow just as well either on a hillside where tin r'ii
shines strongly, or in the valleys where there i more moist if re, Tiie
cool dewy night and pleasantly warm days arc exactly the thing f t r
the production of fruits regardless of the locution of orchard ami
garden.
"Highland Kami," owned by B. S. Worsley, nine miles east of
Astoria and two miles fiom the Colunhia, is the wonder of all who have
seen it, in the Pacific Coast country. Forty acres cleared from the tall
Limber six years ago ha been made the finest producing fruit farm in
Oregon, because of the richness of the soil. Hasplterrie, strawberries
rtsit and orchard fruits have reached a perfect stage of developniei.t
on this property.
It i the pioneer fruit farm in the county, Iweause while there are
a iMimlH-r of farm planted with fruit trees which have proven sue
ee ful. the Highland Farm i the first to go into fruit and berry-raising
a it foundation. That fruit or berry-raising in Clatsop county is a
paying proposition, a history of this farm will easily prove.
The loganberry, a creation of Judge lagan's, consisting of a cross
between a Dewberry ami the Antwerp raspberry, has gained fame
throughout the west coast states as one of the finest berry production
of the world. The bushes grow to an immense size and the fruit i"
marketable from the end of the first week in July and for the followin;
five weeks. It is a large dark purple berry one inch to one and one-thin"
inches in length and nearly n inch in thickness. It runs 080 plants t
the acre, planted eight feet apart. A low estimate on its production oi
tint Highland Farm this year i 3.V) crates to the acre.
iJurluink's Phenomenal, created from a hybrid and a Cuthber
rasplrrry, is much superior to the loganberry and grows profusely oi
this Clatsnp farm. It is much larger and a redder color than the Lognr
lierry and secures a lielter market. It is planted about eight feet apar'
and runs about 080 plant to the acre. The fruit is one and hal'
inches to three inches long, and from an inch to an inch and a half i
thickness. It is simply iuimcme and mi the Highland Farm reached th
height of its perfection, the lowest estimate on the season's crop bein
400 crates to the acre. ' 1
The Mammoth blackberry, ereatcd from a hybrid and two varieti
of wild California blackberries, is also very prolific on this soil ar
grows from one to two and a half inches in length. It attains a lug
umber of erntes to the acre and is n source of much revenue because r
its flavor. It is similar to a species of blackberry which grows in a wi!
state all over the county, and which attains such a rank growth fro
its rapidly spreading proclivities, that it has attained universe
growth all over the northwestern part of the state,'
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The Cuthbert and Karly King raspberries are also great producers
in the county and attain their highest perfection on this soil. They
may be grown in the valleys or in the rolling, hilly sections which
abound throughout Northwestern Oregon, In fact, all varieties of
raspberries do a well, and probably better here than in the famed
fruit growing district of Oregon and Washington.
The Highland Farm is the biggest producer of strawberries in
Clatsop county and ha already shown to what a high state of perfec
tion this valuable berry may be raised in the rich soil of the district
near Astoria. The Worsley is a strawlwrry which stands alone in the
state as a fall production, and is grown only by its originator, the owner
of the farm. It is a cross between the wild strawberry of Oregon and
the Mngot n and is among the finest flavored berries of the entire country.
The flavor of the wild utrawlierry is well known to almost everyone
as the sweetest tasting berry of this description. Its smallness and the
efforts required to secure it have prevented it from becoming a market
able commodity. The Magoon is a large delicious fruit and by crossing
it with the wild strawlierry the latter has retained all its native sweet
ness and ts a large marketable fruit.
Mr. Worsley has been growing the berry for the past three yean
and has attained such success with it, that he will make it his largest
berry crop in the future. Wliat makes it a valuable fruit product if
the fact that it is marketed from the lieginning of August until tin
first of November months after the regular berry crop of the stati
has passed into history. This secures for it a good market at a higl
figure.
In this climate the berry is very prolific and on Mr. Worsley' j
farm, which is no different from the rest of the soil in the county, 2C !
crates to the acre is the lowest estimate on the crop, the prices ranging i
from $3 a erate upwards. In small quantities at retail it easily bring? ;
25 cents a pound. One thousand dollars an acre is an average of what i
may be made from this lierry on Clatsop county soil The Oregon and
the Magoon strawberries are also very prolific in their growth here, and
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demand a good market. The former comes in about June 1, the latter
a little later, and both going out in about a month.
All the good variety of apples in Oregon grow well on Clatsop soil
and the trees bear heavily. The Italian prune, known as the best in
the world, attains a high stage of perfection on Highland Farm, the
trees seldom being strong enough to bear the weight of the full crop.
The Keifer pear and numerous others are very prolific, also the Royal
Anne cherry and all small fruits, such as gooseberries, currants, etc.
The latter bring a half dollar a bush by their product according to a
very low estimate.
Roots and vegetables also grow rapidly and attain a perfection un
surpassed anywhere in the west. Beans, onions, carrots, turnips and. all
this variety of vegetables attain a quality unheard of in a new country.
1'otatoes show up well, and Mr. Worsley on his Highland Farm has
created the Clatsop Queen from the Burbank and others. The strong
point of this potato is its fine quality and its imperviousness to all
changes in weather conditions.
The potato is pure white both inside and out. The eyes are very
small and shallow, the shape being like the Burbank, only a suggestion
Hatter. It is firm and does not boil to pieces, is mealy and exceptionally
fine for cooking purposes. Its chief claim to distinction, however, is
that it is absolutely blight-proof. The seed is planted in April and the
potato is ready for use from May 20 to late in the season, making
it a good late crop.
Everything grown on the Highland Farm clearly proves that
the soil may be used for almost any production. The fact that it is
similar to the hilly sections of any other part of the county proves what
may be done with the land at present covered with timber and open
for settlement of thousands from all parts of the United States.
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