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Salem Is Surrounded by the oest Pear Country on the Green Footstool. - and the Industry Ought to Be Boosted to the Limit I PEARS ANDlPROSPERITY By g. JI.Tan Trump, Marion Count; ' i Fruit Inspector Toe Willamette valley is the Parar dle of the Peat. Thereare many reasons, why It should become the biggest and best pear ore herd on the Ajperlean contltnent. fWe wUlname only a few of theso 1. Ideal pear soil can be bought here for less than one-half the price paid ofr equally good sofl in any other pear section. . 2. The Pear tree has fewer foes lad more friends here man in any at other section. ;j t. The cost of producing a bushel of pears i consequently less be? than in any other pear growing se - uon. - ,, ... . . . 4. The quality or. our proauci is Maal to the best. -. The pear fits In well with other s fruits, the banrest coming between that of the loganberry and that , of the nrune. 3 .. f. We bave a market at onr door, at good prices, for all the pears we can produce. 1. Pears will help to make tbe small farm par. aid support a f am t. We bare not tbe expense of Irrigation, . t. The , greatest Item in the cost of producing pears is tbe constant losses due to that everlasting scourge called pear blight." More than 60 per cent of all the pear trees planted east of tbe Rocky mountains die of blirht before they come to bearing age. Losses due to this dread dis ease are great, and of growing ser iousness, even on the Pacific coast Washlnrton. Idaho, California and ' even Rogue River valley bave aus- lained. serious annual losses from ' Might Tbe mild and equable sum mer climate of tbe Willamette val lev seems to confer Immunity from hlitbt upon the pear tree. So far eur losses from pear bligbt in this c valley bave bad no commercial sag- . nlflcance whatever. I Ofarion county has at present "about 350 acres planted to pears. Most of this acreage, Is now in bear ing, but not In full bearing. Many .of these orchards have proven very profitable, and the present market , price for pears would "Justify our rrowers In Increasing that acreage . ten fold within the next few years. While tbe pear thrives, on a great variety of sotfs. It does best on the V deep, warm well drained sandy soils . of the first and second; bottoms, and cn the deep clay loams of the red . kills. The, solla that breed disease for the pear and should consequent ' 1 be avoided are those having fan Impenetrable bard pan and peren nially wet subsoil- Such soils give : til to the die-back t and blossom tligbt which In recent years have been tbe "black beast" of so many pear growers. Commercial pear" grov. !ng In the Willamette valley, to be successful iii the highest degree, must neces sarily be linJted to a feT standard varlot lea The Bartlett is the pear for tbe millions. It is tbe greatest of all canning pears; and nine growers will make money out of the Bartlett where one will succeed with any oer, or all ciner varieties, me wartieu is a vigorous hardy, prolific tree. While, when grown as a standard, it nor mally attains to large size, yet tbe tree comes into bearing very young. (at 3 to 4 years) and will yield more fruit In a series of years than any other desirable variety we bave. The one serious defect of tbe Bartlett ir that It is only slightly, telf fertile, and requires tbe inter-planting of last season, from Monroe. Oreron. brought $4.85 per box delivered in Philadelphia, netting the grower a little better than 12,000 for tbe car of 512 boxes. Another car from Corvallis did practically as well. I Rose and Cornice pears also did well on the market this season. The price on the first class late varieties of pears bave been exceed ingly good for a number of years past One of tbe extreme difficulties of handling these late pears out of the Salem district Is the disposition of tne growers not tordeliver them all it will be possible to assemble cars each nay. Another trouble Is the lack of care on the part of the grower. It seems that most or tbe growers have only a few trees or these varieties and they do not give them the care and spraying they should have, which de velops an unusual amount of fungus, known as scab. This disease can be controlled by proper spraying and the growers who have late varitles should see that tbe proper sprays are applied at the proper time so that the fruit will be clean and make first class fruit for shipping. Oregon Cornice, Anjou and Ilosc pears are favorably known in the at tne same time, which delays the east in the large distributing centers shipment. This will be overcome as and are used heavily by the fancy more acreage comes into bearing, as hotel trade. relief that of high rents. Work men's houses are scarce in every sec tion of the district. Atkt America to Help . Save Wounded Polish Soldiers in Serbia ether varieties for pollination. Just what varieties are best for this pur-1 Editor Statesman: Yours of Jan pose, perhaps has not been fully de- uary 3, addressed to Mr. Paulbamtis, termlned. We have used Fall But- at hand and regret to say that Mr. ter. Cornice and Winter Xellis with Paulhamua Is" In the east on a busl fair success only. If one could se- ncss trip and will not be. back before cure a perfect pollinator for Bart- January 15. lett, having the commercial value of i might add, however, that the that variety land ripening at the Bartlett pear is the only variety in same time, it wonia De a ncn una. i this western country that we find There are a number of growers J adaptable for canning purposes. BARTLETTS ARE THE THING FOR .CANNING, AND LARGE ONES, TOO in the Willamette valley who. are growing other varieties of pears than 'Bartlett for shipment' to dis tant eastern markets, while spe- The Kiefcr Is used to some exteut in the east, but is cot grown here to any extent. , .ucru ,u .. o mi (dapps Favorite. Flemish Beauty liUUUtuuU O tunas. aueat, eaea- age grower will make more money out of the Bartlett. The best of the and others do not make a desired canned product, and, what Is even ... InU,. wii, nine uu luaiaci IKIC J ml IvVICO mc inravi iujl them Cornice and Winter Nells. No farm home should be without a few trees is the most delicious of all table a 2i?ir?-' pears. If people only knew Its tran scendent excellence it would be plant ed on every farm It is impossible in a short article like this to treat fully of planting. Canners must can what they can sell, and the national demand is foi There 'is one point In connection with the raising of pears that Is ov erlooked by the grower, and that is the size Pears, S3 well as any other fruits. are graded by size and also shape. prtfnlng. cultivating and fertiliziniS I anjj grower who has small pears. me pear. - . . less than 2 Inches through the .. ini?rT".,1." bell, quite often thinks that he IDC A2 L1VLI lira swu pruned halt as severely as It should be to get best results. I know of only one pear orchard in Marion county that Is adequately pruned. - On many farms In Marion county. as elsewhere, are to be found .grow ing numerous pioneer pear trees of nameless and nondescript parentage. Many of these trees are towerinjg giants, hale, vigorous and even pro lific but. Powing to the quality of their fruit, are of no economic value. Such trees, besides being worthies'?. often harbor fungous diseases. If "roese, trees were "dehorned." then thoroughly sprayed, and finally grafted to Bart lett, they would soon be yielding a nice income to the farm. should get a good price for them.l when, as a matter of fact, thf-y must be graded into the gollon goods, on I which there is no oroflt. and. in addition, tbe. cost of labor per pound is twice as nign as a z to 3 men pear. I note that some of our college authorities seem to think that can neries should handle the small pears at a profitable price to the grower. and. as a rratter of fact, if less than ?4 Inch they cannot be handled at a profit. I want to (congratulate you on the fine work you are doing with your special editions, and I trust your growers realize the alue of them. S. B. Coon, 1 Field Manager. Puyallup, Wash., Jan. 5, 1920. (As many of the readers of The Statesman know, Mr. Paulhamus is president of the Puyallup it Sum ner Fruit Growers' Canning Co., a concern with an Immense business, and which is proposing to built a I Lj Gwh l I. i. .a ii hi 1 1 VHAT UNCLE SAM TEACHES ABOUT PEAR GROVING The United States Department or Agriculture has published Farmers' Bulletin 4X2. on "Tbe Pear and How to Grow It." Full directions are given in this bulletin. But as to selection or location, pre paration oI soil, grafting, etc.. the same rules that apply to apples ap ply also to pears, with few variations This bulletin tells ns that the Bart lett is or English origin, and that it Is more grown In the United States for commercial purposes than any other variety. This bulletin also informs ns that the Bosc originated in Belgium: that It is a regalar bearer; fruit evenly distributed over tbe tree and always of good size. As Mr. Van Trump. Marion conn ty fruit Inspector, recommends tbe Bartlett ror this section, for com mercial purposes, and urges that all nondescript pear trees be grafted over to Bartletts. and as he says. tbe Bosc Is tbe most delicious of all ta ble pears. It will no doubt be to the best interest of onr growers to con fine their operations very largely to tbese two varieties. Tbe CbnrluftloM 1 The language or the concluding "Summary" or this bulletin is as foi lows: ( 1 ) A gentle eastern or northeast ern slope as a rule Is .preferable for an orchard site, bat this feature may vary according to conditions. (2) Soils such as are found In timbered regions are best salted for the pear. Stimulating rertlllzers aren -conducive to par.t01gal: rare sbouUi be taken to guirtf against tbe dls-i eae. "v ' (3) One-year-old trees-with welli developed root systems are jeoatld ered best, and ht tbe time of "plant-' in they snould be cut back to the beightat which tbe main branches tor tbe ruture top are to be formed. All broken and bruised roots should be cut back to sound tisane. For easr planting, open a dees furrow with a two-borse plow along tbe 1Ib where tbe rows are to be made and cross check at the distance apart at wnicb the trees are to stand. At the crosses level off the bottom of tbe furrow to receive the tree wlUa Its root In their natural position: fill In among tbe roots and trample down 'the soil, leaning the tree slightly to the southwest. (4) Prune each yesr while the tree Is In a dormant state; remove interfering cross branches. and thla out where too densely grown; bal ance the top so as to afford free air circulation and adtnjt sunlight to all parts or the tree. (5) Picking, sorting, and packing the truit should be done carefully so as to avoid bruising or puncturing, the skin. ( Summer and autsmn .varie ties. If ror market, unless placed la cold storage where they may be held tor a while during a glut la the mar ket, require immediate attention and disposition. t r 8 Arlsona and Idaho. Last year's con vention Which was to have been held Countess Krystyn Rawita-Ostrawska hB Boise, was cancelled because of tr I the influenza epidemic ska. director of the Polish Red Cross in Siberia and wife of the Polish high commissioner to Siberia, has come to New York in the hope of raising cannery Id Salem, and Mr. Coon IbI'IIvO.OOO to aid in the repatriation of MIHIC AM) BOMB-MAKIXa the field manager cern. Ed.) LUTHER J. CHAPIN SAYS OUR FARLfc ERS SHOULD RAISE MORE PEARS Music and the making of bombs do not go, together, and .'the man for. that con-I 3000 wounded and invalided Polish who is radically against his govern ment has no musie in his soul. These facta are both evident, say reports of Luther J. Chapin, field agent for the Salem King's Products company, formerly agriculturist , for Marion county, and active in many ways in noxious Insects and J furthering the farming and garden ing and stock raising interests br this section, says the farmers in the territory surrounding Salem should, by all means raise more pears. , There is money in it. Done r ricwi CAY NOW IS THE TIME TO JUMP countries'! " - " & lJh n a WUlliw ' l .. j .1,. M4,. ... .Mi4it for shin. fv ay a-'''-'" " r ping to the markets wnere' the best are wanted: for tbe use of tbe grow ing canneries, which need more and more pears to supply their customers and for dehydrating, and making pear butter, by such concerns as the Salem King's Products company. ; The dehydration process makes all sizes and conditions of ripeness avail- INTO PEAR GROWING ' The Salem Slogan reporter had a hard time interviewing Prof. C. I. Lewis, of the Oregon. Growers' I Co operative Association, concerning ypears. . f - i 7 "Prof. .'Lewis la busy. He works daring all his waking hours, and he most dream about I Oregon fruit , growing and marketing in his sleep ing hours. i " . ! . But ProL Lewis knows about all there Is to know about pears, prac tically and theoretically. He is him self a successful oear grower, and he has written a book on pears, for Am- erica's greatest correspondence school; besides hating bad charge of this kind of work for more than a dozen years at the Oregon Agricul- taral college. ' ; ' Prof. Lewis la an enthusiast on . near. .-' L He says now is the time for Ore gon farmers to Jump into pear grow lnr ' .He says he has been In Oregon 14 . years. and he has never yet seen a poor market for good Oregon pears, - and he does not expect to see a poor market durlnc his life time The canneries will need immense : Quantities of Bartletts; more and atill more of them. Orecen Bosc Dears topped the mar ' ket last year; they sold for 16.85 a bushel in New York. 1 And the Oregon Clalrgeaus went to 94 and IS a bushel in large lots. Fifteen hundred bushels of pears from the Wallace orchard, across the river from Salem in Polk county sold for 11400; and a goodly portion of , them were Clalrgeaus. j . The Three Varieties to Grow. Prof. Lewis recommends for our growers these three varieties: : Bartlett, Bosc, dairgeau. Plant them 25 to. 30 feet apart Put two rows of Bartletts; two rows of Bosc. and two rows of Clair geaa. '; - jV i l He thinks the Bartletts: are self fertile, also tbe Bosc and the Clalr- f?au, in this soli and .climate; but there is safety In getting all to pol lenlze by setting as Indicated. , All three excel here. All three bear early. They begin bearing at a years. The Clalrgeau is a money maker; ProL Lewis baa never seen it sell for j aD,e less than az.&o a ousnei awce ns nw EsDeciallr. the makinc of near but oeen in urejou. - If nn nreferm on it tne BOSC. ne micht nlant some of the Cornice I rKlir, linn, fistir trees near it. for safety In? pollina- ttnn' I An anoie a oay And in planting use Japanese l Keeps the doctor away. , roots, grafted to Surprise men me . c T.Hetv tou want. This is ideal. But I A pear-wlthout a question " " M. l tti. a a. ji : . bv all meana use Jap roots, 'iney i neiys tu iuuiSwuuu. are bligbt proof, cold resistant and disease proof. The Surprise worked on the Jap soldiers now starving and freezing in railroad cars and ramshackle bar- racks in Siberia. Tbese soldiers were recruited from refugees and Russian prisoners who' volunteered to fight! the Bolshevik!. The Polish govern ment and the Polish Red Cross have no money for the relief of these men, the cobntess explains, as they are straining tbeir credit to maintain the army or l.oov.ooo rousn iigmers. who are holding back the Bolshevist those who have Investigated the homes of "suspects' for the govern ment. ; "So musical Instrument, not so much as a harmonica, hat ever been . found in a home that waa raided by . the government authorities In con- -nectlon with Bolshevism." says .M. M. Roemer. member of a oniric goods -sales corporation. (New Tork Mall. ' Read tie Ckijiflcd Adx. Drive for $42,000,000 ter requires ripe pear ripe beyond tbe safety stage for shipping. Tbe ripe kind make the; best oear I hordes on the eastern borders. fitetw m r A fha s itntiav tmsita sit I vtatki't'S aau aaao avpeaa v uici ; luavwv ea s agMHiMMaMM Salem is bound to gain ror thia city I fu,d to.r,tht? r vWhWPfnAtA Holds Pari e ot Womenx.. this vicinity a greatTVeputatlon. Iff . . . .. la ot a quality that will bring back . La?lie lYDlcn slat AlQea A. I . - . If l. . W I ,. iciicm vrucn to me limn ioa macu more than to the limit of the avail' able peara that may be had for a long, long time. - There must be more pears -raised. And,- with these by-products uses in Salem, tbere Is a sure and abso lutely certain market, at good prices. The grower may put out the stand ard varieties of pears with absolute confidence. . Only, he should put out five times as many trees as he has been figuring on and then double it. Our fruit manufacturing concerns must bave more pears. Their growth depends partly upon tbe get ting or more pears. i Much better than meat. Are grapes, good and sweet. root, and then grafted to Bartlett, I Oranges, without doubt. Prevent rheuma and gout. I Lemons, though sour. Gain favor each hour. Grapefruit, above alt. Bosc or Clalrgeau is tbe recommend ation of ProL-Lewis for safety . The Bosc is growing more and more popular in the big,' discriminat ing markets, and Oregon should get 1DIU HUB I,. K-o. Woof K.t .oil lamette valley part T Oregon, where I thousands and thousands of acres otTbe people out bere una are aaapieu w growing m ueBfc I Prefer fruit to beer, pears mat me wnoie earxn can. pro duce. I That's whv thev consume We should send train loads oflso much fruit, we nresuwe. Bosc pears to the Dig maraets. wnere they are wanted above all others and will sell for the highest prices. The Bartletts sold last year to the canneries at $50 to $115 a ton. The cannery at Eugene paid the latter price, which is about $2.35 a bushel. Tbe Anion is a good pear and so is Is the Cornice, but the trees come into bearing late. They will both do bet ter if properly and well pruned. They will respond to good and regular pruning. Kansas City Fruit Auction Co. s EMPLOYERS AID IN HCL FIGHT an effort to meet the advancing price ot commodities. : One company buys for its workmen every two weeks a ear load of hams and bacon. This is shipped 'direct trom the packer to the mill, and there sold to the men at cost, plus the transportation charge. The president of the company endorses it as one ot the best things he has ever done for his men. Another concern has been supply ing many of its mill and office em ployes with canned goods, wearing apparel, including overcoats and shoes, and even children's shoes. The saying was such as to make tbe wage earners enthusiastic. Employes Ban Store. Employes of another big manufac turing plant rented a store, stocked it with groceries, bought through use of the company's credit, and in a few weeka,were doing a business of $2000 day. Only employes of. the com pany can buy In the store. ProL Lewis says Oregon should be growing right now; ten times the pears that whe is producing; and the markets are bound to expand very fast. Pear growing will not be over done here. l t V Vi " PEARS i 4 Concerns Provide Workers With Articles at CostOne Firm Rons Store PITTSBURGH, Dee. 27. A nam ber of Important manufacturing con cerns in this city are selling food and clothing at cost to their employes, in f W j rat i mm . m mi 1 1' jl . ., 11 - . iJL. j f t 1 . . l TO H J : v - : i M ! - i ; - :o ! M ; is - . , . . 1 l; . ... u A few of the Native Hawaiian-Artist with the big iruxical Comedy, "My Honolulu Girl.' Oram! Opera Honse, Monday night, Jarmarr 12. Mrs. William i. Sturgi Holding tbe purse of the Church- woman's League for Patriotic Service is the job of Mrs. William C. Sturgis of New York. She is treasurer or a The Drtce I recently formed organization or -wo- . m a to the buyer la first cost plus rent, I men wbo will work tor community light, clerk . hire and freight. - I welfare through various committees "We started with groceries," said I on hospitals, prison aid and educa the manager looking over his well- kept store with pride, "but lately we added such clothing as the men wear while at work. Soon we will have a tailor shop for men's' 'clothes, and next we are going to put in a line of women's wear and suefc things as wo men must have around the bouse. . I don't know how many of the com pany's 20.000 workmen, buy bere, but I am sure we have among our customers at least ope representative of every family." There is still one Item, however. In the living cost, -from . which many workers in the district can find no tion. The league has been concen trating its energies on. tbe nation wide campaign of the Episcopal church for $42,000,000 and 1,500 workers. 2J (By Robert C. Paulas, Manager Sa lem Fruit Union) ; ' The Pear growing industry In the ; Willamette valley Is at present llm nd. although it could stand consid abls expansion. ' . .iTelr period of several ii years Hfc the exception of last year ' clMhere Was an extremely snort. the pear business has beea o oPjrly uniform profits. . Te kofltsias a rule, on a good ar Vchard have been aooui asugh aVany ot the f Other iruus. ; ; . i can remember b year ; about jciB o wnenxoears - were wonn aoout . third oKwbat thev ' r now Vaf one grower almost $1,600 ror. his crop from five acres During the past year the demand has been extremely heavy and pear nrices have ruled high. Tbe Salem Fruit union sold its pooi of No. 1 pears this year at $85 per ton delivered to an outside cannery. netting the growers after all the ex penses had been deducted . $76 per ton. This is the best price paid for can ning pears to any large body of grow ers in tbe nortbwest this season. . Among the later varieties whicb are usually shipped east, owing to I their high value are the Beurre d Anion. Bosc. Cornice. Clalrgeau Easter. Winter Nellls and Fall But-I ters ' One car 'of Beurre d'Anjous. shipped trom the Willamette valley DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN (In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following-Day) Loganberries, Oct. 9. Prunes, Oct. 16. Dairying October 23. Flax, October 30. Filberts. Nov. 6. ". Walnuts, Nov. 13. Strawberries, Nov. 20.. Apples. November 27. ' Raspberries, December 4. Mint, December 11. -Great Cows, December 18. Blaekberies, December 25. Cherries.' January 1. 1920. Pears. January 8, 1920. Gooseberries, January 15, 1920. Land, January 22. 1920. National Advertising, January 29. 1920. Sheep, February 5, 1920. Angora Goats', February 12, 1920 Hops, February 19. 1920. Currants. February 26, 1920. Paper Mill. March 4. 192. Dehydration. March 11. 1920. Mining. March 18. 1920. Hogs. March 25, 1920 Ratification of Safhazt Amendment Ova in Kentucky FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. . Eatl rication of tbe federal women suf frage amendment was completed by the Kentucky legislature late today. The house voted 75 to 25, and the senate 30 to 8 to ratify tbe amend ment. Tbere was little doubt in the lower house by action in the sen ate was not taken until an amend ment. which would bave submitted the Question of ratification to a state-wide referendum was rejected by a vote of 23 to 1. Retail Lumbermen to Meet . in Boise February 19-21 . At a county fair a flam boyant sign advertised: ,'The Strang est Sight in the World!" Those who $aid a dime to see the marvel found in the tent ten farmers pulling to gether on a rope. . . It is different today. Now thousands of farmers, or- . ganized as the American Farm Bu reau Federation, are pulling together. And they'll get what they want, says . GEHTLEMAM Folks who think the farmer is going to keep on being the national goat, feed ing the world and taking its kicks in pay, have another think coming, to them. , Pudog together, the na tion's farmers can con trol tbeir markets can prove that they are not to blame for the high cost of Evinc that they are not profiteers. Stand, ing shoulder to shoulder with the farmers of the whole nation is THE COUNTRY GtNTLE UAN. Weekly it teOs of the struggles and suc cesses of farmers every whereand of the prac tical methodsjof those who are making money. If you are interested m farming and the fanners movement, you should subscribe at once. It . will cost you only SI year for 52 big, helpful weekly i BOISE, Ida.. Jan. 6. Between 500 and (00 retail lumberemn from 10 wetern states are expected In Boise on February 19. 20. and 21. when the sixteenth annual confer- (Back copies ot Salem Slogan I ence of the western retail lumber- editions ot the Dally- Oregon mens' association will be held here. Statesman are on hand.' They are Delegates are coming from Washlng- for sale at 5c ach, mailed; to any ton. Montana, California, Utah. Ore addreag.) - goa, Nevada, Colorado. Wyoming, Let me tend in your order today! geo. o. go6dall 1430 Columbia Street Phone No. 396-R EUGENE Tkt C stry Ciatl TU Lac fksM Jscnal ; n mmm-n.n TVtSsnvJaitvvBsag Past SI e It 1- r lit .a