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TUB OREGON STATESMAN: THURSDAY. JAXFAUY IS, 1020. The Best Gooseberries and Largest Yields and Highest Prices Are Bound to Make Salem the World's Gooseberry Center 1 GOOSEBERRIES ARE A PROFITABLE CROP, AND ALL FRUIT MEN 'SHOULD : GROW SOME i gow Would You Like to Have a Few Acres of Gooseberries Yielding 29,000 rounds to the Acre and selling at 6 to 15 Cents - :; . : -r ' a Pound ft (By Jesse Hnber.) The gooseberry will do no good la the southern states nor is It profit able st a commercial berry through out the prairie section west of the wi!Mint)I river. This berry is most prolific in a in gathering the fruit. Some grow ers nse a wire frame with flanges like a comb; others laterally strip the berries from the branches with heavy leather gloves covering their I bands. When the berries are gatb- moI lammer climate where the beat i ered they should be run through a of the sun: 4s not sufficiently intense fanning mill to remove the leaves ta cause discoloration 01 tne tissue and sman twigs f cb the exposed side. J Gooseberries should be gathered We ns nere in me w mameue before they become ripe valley iavorauie cumauc mu suit conditions for growing gooseberries profitably on a commercial : scaie. The toil selected Should be of a heavy, moist, yet loamy texture. Drainage is important, as is also ton fertility. A northern exposure it preferable to a southern slope for location of the plants. . ? Good air drainage is important, iw depressions Into which fog , or damp air is likely to settle should ha svoided as such locations are fav orable to mildew and leafspot, two The present market demands them at this stage. They are then most readily gather ed and can be held tor a considers ble time without injury. Being the first fruit of the season consumers are ready to buy goose berries at a price, that spells profits to the grower. Last spring the first gooseberries appearing on the punuc market in Portland sola reaauy ai IS cents a pound. Even in the height of the season these berries did not fall below 10 cents a pound, or three nounds for 25 cents. tanneries are aiways id iue mar ket for goosl berries at prices that will pay handsome net profits to the rrowers. The trade is being stimuiatea oy the crowing fondness of Americans for eooseberry pie, sauce or otner table nrenarations of this fruit. A favorable feature or tne piani is its extreme hardiness. Neither the buds nor branches are affected by freezing temperature. Bushes begin bearing full crops at four to five years old and will con tinue to yield profitably for 10 years The bushes need pruning and careful cultivation for best results Planters intending to grow a suc cession of small fruits should give careful consideration to the goose berry. It precedes the strawberry and is out. of the way before that fruit needs bis attention. and ready for the intelligent appll- I cation of the labor and employment of the brains of man. Mr. McCar- ter will see in the Statesman of the coming year and other years, if be reads it, hundreds and thousands of column of reading matter in tended to develop the farms to their full limit which cannot be done without factories. They must go and grow together; and If they do this there will be a Gibraltar pros perity that no kind of adversity can shake. Ed.) CONDENSED SUGGESTIONS FOR GOOSEBERRY AND OTHER SMALL FRUIT GROWERS (The following is the language of a page taken from the pamphlet. "Berries and How to Grow Them." published by The Phex company. Some of the suggestions and direct ions may be of use to those prepar ing to set out more gooseberries and other berries:) ( Preparation of Soil Do not plant berries or bush fruit on newly brok en rod-ground, the best results are obtained when such plantings are made on ground that produced a cultivated crop the year previous: following corn Is especially recom mended, plowing the stocks well un der in the fall, followed by en early It being the first fruit ready for spring plowing, discing, and harrow market, the gooseberry assures the fruit grower an income which at that season of the year is usually most welcome. . PREVENTIVE OF GUMMOSIS ing until well broken down. Intercropping The growing of crops of beans, potatoes or other small plant vegetables between the rows for the first year is profitable besides keeping the ground in a good state of cultivation. Do not inter crop the second year. Tillage Practice intensive culti vation, keep the ground free from !H;.tTonbiesome'fun dis- In Sweet Cherry, Italian Prone or Other Sweet Pitted Fruit Trees weed growth. Endeavor to maintain a uubi oiuicu ut iwu iu mire iucuc MR. DUNCAN SAYS ADAPTABILITY OF SOIL AND LOCATION SHOULD BE STUDIED , , eases. " - Commercially speaking, about the only gooseberry found profitable un der our conditions is the Oregon Champion. This berry, tbougn running a m By V. M. Faulkner, Corvallis. Oregon. All that is necessary to prevent this disease is to apply lime enough to tie small. Is in active demand as a destroy the overbalanced condition cauner and for making jelly and jam. of acidity in the soil where the young It is also good when used la combi- trees are planted. -nation with other fruits in Imparting j naYe tound from mmnr years of that sprightly gooseberry flavor, now dem0nstratIon work that this disease gaining in favor with American eon- comeg from no otner cause saTe that tamers. , - . of acidity in the soil. ."LZL Li Soil may show a very small per- frplimlted scale, has been most encour aging. -" , I find the Oregon Champion a sure cropper and a heavy yielder.j I have never been troubled with either; leattpot or mildew, yet I nev er used any spray to prevent these aueases., . . , eentage of acid, yet a small percent age of acid with the agency of the sap bringing it tn connection with the sweet substance contained in the wood of the sweet cherry, Italian prune or any other sweet pitted fruit trees, will cause this disease to set up. . It often kills the tree. nave tne greatest Where we One' of the very rood features of I mount of surar in the fruit or wood the Oregon -Champion is that this I 0 tne tree there we may look for variety is quite resistant to the usual i the greater amount of gummosis fungous diseases wnicu are u uuu blesome when other kinds of these berries are grown. The yield on an acre planted to gooseberries, of course, does vary widely. i S . If .the plants are set In rows six feet apart and four feet between the plants In the row, the yield may run deep during the growing and har vesting season. Plow to the rows in the fall as soon as canes have been trained, or pruned, plowing. down in spring, followed by discing and bar- rowing. Precaution should be taken Note the Sugar prune; see how much quicker it bleeds to death than other varieties that do not contain so much sugar. I travel all over the Willam ette valley and have found more Ital- recteTwTth gummosis ban anTolber Jt tlmeit. wor : too close to a. I tbe plant crowns, by so doing the 1 K.v. fnnnl tnanv thousands Ol I Rivwm ccuii iu uyvij- sweet cherry trees that have been entirely lost on account of this dis ease For the last 10 years I have been demonstrating to prevent this dis ease by using lime at tbe time of planting me young irws. there has been enough lime applied to subdue tbe acid in the soil there is no gummosis in the young trees. hii l nave lost many trees that were planted in the same kind of soil without lime Ming appuea. I iU give reasons later why older trees do not suffer like the younger trees do. not In vogue in the Willamette val ley but highly recommended, and .at the expense of 1300 to 100 for a pumping plant, the same win pay for itself in two years' operation, in the way of increased yields Fertilizer Bone meal, lime phos phate, ben manure, rotted stable manure and wood ashes applied in tbe fall before plowing are essential to maintain desired fertility. Cover crops sowed late in the summer and plowed under in the spring are bene ficial wbere soils are deficient in hu mus. Trellislng All cane and bush fruits should be trelllsed tbe second year following summer cultivation, this permits better cultivation and easier access to the plants at harvest ing time, also decreasing the loss to the new cane growth, occasioned by pickers, trampingon tame. Pruning All cane fruits should be pruned Immediately after tbe crop is harvested, removing brush from the yard and burning same. Bush fruits should be pruned during the winter when they are dormant. Harvesting Fruits and berries to be used for manufacturing purposes should be fully matured before pick log. Do not permit fruit to become Ing of needed moisture will be re moved. Hand hoe around eacb crown at least once each season. Irrigation A practice which' Is Editor. Statesman: Referring to your request for my experience with gooseberries. I hesitate to answer for the reason I have not met witb the success that others have, with probably less ef fort, in more favored localities. Before 1 give my brief experience. allow me to digress. One of tbe greatest mlatakes that tbe majority of growers are making all along the line, is the failure to first of all study sdaptability. I would empha size this word ADAPTABILITY as it applies to horticulture In the Wil lamette valley. The all Important thing Is to kno In advance, that soil, drainage and thermal conditions are favorable to tbe prolific production of whatso ever you contemplate planting. We are constantly (snd often needless ly ) learning br sad experience, plant ing and lifting with patience and care only to face failure and ' loss, be cause we neglect' to avail ourselves of tbe experience of others. Bo closely has grown community interest In horticulture, that serious mistakes and loss from this cans? is almost always - Inexcusable. At your elbow Is tbe advice that. If fol lowed, will prevent many mistakes. s I a over-ripe, which results in too great I . , ' w, vi- a shlnkage In transportation. Deliv- A-!.W0.I!?A:T2" hJI?!L eries should be made at least once every day. General Advice The better you care for your plantings the better! your returns will be. Call on us for further information which will be furnished cheerfully. "Our success is your prosperity." The Phei Com pany, Salem. Oregon. GOOSEBERRIES pert advice from the best authori ties that any country can boast, ad dressed to Corvallis. Had I followed this advice I had not set gooseber ries on my soil. I doubt whether any equal area on God's footstool will grow proliflcally a greater variety of natute'a prod ucts adapted to man's wants than the Willamette valley, and the prin cipal reason why this Is so. Is not its matchless fertility, great as it Is. but tbe wonderful diversity of con dition of soil, drainage, thermal, sur roundings, etc.. that provide a con genial home somewhere tor every thing In the great catalog of prod acts for which our valley is becom ing Justly famous. And now for my experiences: In 1910 I set 2000 Oregon Cham- And He Will Deserve Well of Salem, for Coming to the Assistance .gorcnlwer" ..tTtu oi uur rnm jjianuiacxunng concerns wui rut uui Ten feet apart More Acres This Tear and Ten Next Tear j HERE IS A MAN WHO IS ON THE WAY TOWARDS BEC0M1NGTHEG00SEBER- RY KING Editor Statesman; We have one and two-thirds acres of Oregon Champion gooseberries as high as from 300 to 500; bushels I planted seven years ago. The sec- per acre.! Four to eignt, quarts oi i ond year we picaea aooui one-nan berries may be taken from individual bashes under good conditions. The thorns are a source of trouble s ROTH GROCERY CO. STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES 1 PEESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES North Liberty Street ton: the third year three and one half tons; the fourth year six and one-half tons, the fifth yean three and one-half tons, and the sixth year one and one-half tons. The reason we had such light yields the last two years was on ac count of gooseberry anthracnose. which almost completely defoliated the bushes early In the summer de vitalizing them to the extent that it cut down the yield as above notea We have learned that anthracnose can be controlled by using Bordeaux mixture, applying two and three ap- Editor Statesman: Following Is a short article about gooseberries in reply to your request: The Oregon Champion gooseberry Is tbe variety which the buyers re quire and which yields best in the Willamette valley. The plants are started by cutting plication .during the Rowing sea son. One anniication of lime and sul phur, summer strength, will usually control mildew if applied shortly af ter the blooming period. The price has .been two cents per iwinnii until ih last two vears when we received three and three and one-1 canes or wood from the old plants. hir Mnti rMnprtiTlr. I year old canes being the best, then The price paid for picking has cutting these up in lengths about ranged from one-half cent to one eight Inches long and planting In cent per pound nursery rows, cultivating well so as We consider eooseberries a pay- to get a good growth both on top and - whioh m into bf.ar-1 roots. The wood is cut while dorm m? ..ni and at a time of the year I ant and nurseried in the early spring la rows both ways. I set four rows in each space between trees, both ways, and four plants between each tree In line both ways. so that my plants were spaced about five 'feet eight lnrtierabart In rows both ways. The soil is black loam and bad probably been ruu to -wheat fruit which responds so well to tbe use of fertilizer as the, gooseberry. The price for several years was 2c but In 1918 came up a little and In rriR. vi.k c. . I since the first voyagers of the Hud picking time. Tne price paid ior I " " "rr' ' " vi.. i..t ... K.t.n cca land kills in quest of game and pelts. and 90c ner hundred oounda. It Ucks something that this plant w . a r - .I.M t i. v. i uie requires. ua. ruminnus as a side issue and think that a fruit I " -Tv ' "Z farm is hardly complete without anl114 "1IB: T2Z'tZ ili ac re or two. as they bear young, n jmc- coming .io is tbe first fruit to be picked In the I Ie vaTr- ' anr-ln v ih An nnt ntarTa. with I IS I f . B U U V DUUUUI. mw before other crops-are ready to har- vest HARRY E. WHITE. Salem, route 9, Jan. 12. 1920. A PROGRESSIVE STORE ; Whose Slogan Is: MERCHANDISE OP MERIT, MODERATE rEICES COUR : TEOUS SERVICE Dry Goods Ladies Ready-To-. Wear Ladies' Shoes KAFOURY BROS. v 466474 State Street The next fall these plants are taken up and planted In tbe field from five to six feet apart. There will be no berries tbe first season, but the Sec ond season they will psy to pick and the third season there will be a good HERE IS A GOOSEBERRY GROWER WHO WANTS TO .. .. , the gooseberry has. and it can be controlled by lime sulphur spray. winter solution, while the bushes are dormant and 1-30 Just after the little .... . . m . a m Editor of Statesman: .return on the millions oi uouars tney i oerries are iormea generauy is mi KNOW FACTORY COSTS In regard to the article on goose berries which you asked me to fur nish for your January 15 edition. will say that it was very kind of you to ask me to furnish same. I have complete records or the 1918 and 1919 crops? cost of production. prices, net Income, etc., and to any one starting In the gooseberry busi ness, will be glad to furnish any in formation possible. Have never seen anything in your paper (or any other) as to what It costs the Salem factories to pack the berries we sell them, nor their sell ing price, net profits, etc. Get the packer to furnish informa tion the same as you ask oi tne grower. and I am willing to give you 'my experience with the goose- bessies and a years suoscrtpuon 10 The Statesman. Yours truly, Charles McCarter. Salem, Jan. 9, 1920. flcient, but if any mildew appears later spray again with 1 to 30 when the berries are half grown As I have discarded some of my bushes, I have about an acre in bear ing. I got about nine thousand pounds on this acre in 1919. which Is about an average yield, although I know of one acre that has yielded eight tons. Tbe yield depends on tbe care and richness of the soil and tbe location, and I know of no small have put into the land and build ings for the machinery and equip ment of their factories: into aaver tising their products: into the ware houses and offices and salaries of their managers in the various cities of the country In order that the people who have read the advertise ments and had samples of their prod ucts may find their brands. ii the retail stores through the country. They are entitled to something in the war of "overhead charges" for the rtjrt w d thei GOOSEBERRIES TR0M THE FACTORY STANDPOINT HERE IS THE MAN WHO RAISED SIXTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS ON AN ACRE :.L. tet any other crop; do not require a great amount of care: brings In some early money for ecpenses, and the net returns means you are prae- tlcally selling that acre of land each year at a good price. Tbe average life of a gooseberry bush Is from 10 to 15 years, accord ing to care and pruning. There is a good profit In rootinr plants lust at this time, and the de- I 7. T. lXcKinleT. who lives In Polk mandtfor cuttings and plants seems county, about eight miles down the, to be greater than tbe production, Willamette river, and on Salem route the cause or which mainly is Sa- l (in the Lincoln district) has an lem's new factories which are creat- acre cf Oregon Champion gooseber- ing more competition and demanding ries that yielded eight tons four or more berries. five years ago, when the bushes were They, must have more berries, and in their prime. we must grow more berries, so there- Ther are 11 Tears old now. and Tore. I- am planting 10 acres this I they produced two and one-half tons winter of my own grown plants and I last year, selling at three and. one- surface so thst yoTr-in reach It with the plow, but near bongh to give a cold winter footbath, anT to prevent capillary attraction, so: to speak, from Bringing up moisture from depths below when most need- ed In the "rood old summer time." In the second place, espoeure to pring frost cuts the crop short. -The . " gooseberry bloonrs early, and thij M section of the prairie, five miles east and about one mile north of Salem. . is one of the coldest spots In the m valley. Don't set gooseberrla for commercial purposes on ground sub- , ect to late spring frosts. Now what I have sal J on the subject In band may sound a little "croak r. It la not so Intended, but Is written with ; the purpose of warning by my ex- m perience, or inerperlenee If yon like. against similar mistake oc the part r of others. Ijtl me now sound an optimistic note. If I may. I anx convinced by observation and study that no safer and surer crop can be grown In ta Willamette valley than tbe goose berry If conditions are favorable. " Tbe deep. red. rich soil of the kills - surrounding Salem Is specially a dap- . ted to Its perfect development. ; I - have visited some of the fields of Pplk county during fruiting season and seen with wonder and am axe- ment the tremendous loads the vines were carrying of large, perfectly de- .veloped terries. . At that time 2 J cents per pound was the maximum - price paid by the eanners. and I was assured by the growers that re- turns were highly satisfactory At prices prevailing now well yoa can imagine the velvet lining that adorns the pockets of some of these - plates' across the big bridge. - . The "Oregon Champion", seems to a be In greasest favor. . So far as I know, it baa exclusive sway amonz commercial growers,- The berries are large, the vines strong, vigorous " and very prolific with suitable a ground, . reasonably free - from late. pring frosts, yon will. make no mis- . take In setting out .gooseberries. Prepare the ground well by plow- Ing deep and thoroughly pulverizing. . plant In checked rowa not less than . six feet apart; six and cne-half or even seven feet In some ease might be better. Careful, shallow culUva- tioa, using the dast mulch, should follow; as the Tinea grow older, pruning, sometimes vigorous, will be s required; alwafa ctfClng ouVOia ,c23-' ? est canes near the ground. Some- m times" It Is necessary to spray for . worms that destroy tbe foliage, using some of the arsenate preparations. ' Some seasons mildew may ' appear. This can be controlled by some of ; the sulphur preparations. For the past two years I bare took chanceV and left off spraying..' I don't ad- vise this course, though I had clean m berries. . R. B. Duncan. ter years of painstaking care spells ft1nr In r.art at least, and why? First ot all, hard pan. Not near the Salem. Ore.. lit. 7. Jan. 12, lilt. expect to plant .the same amqunt next season. W. Frank Crawford. Salem. Or.. Rt. No. 1.. Jan. 12. 1920. half cents a nound to a cannery. Mr. McKlnlev has this year cut out tbe old wood and pruned tbe bushes very severely, and be expects to rejuvenate them so that they win be good yielders for a long time yet. He expects to nse ferUlixer .very liberally and he aaya . gooseberries will respond as almost no ether crop to' tbe thorough enriching of the soil. ' He would set out more gooseber ries If he had more land be could spare to this crop, and -he thinks more attention shonld be paid to gooseberries by all of 4 our farmer who arrow fruits. - It NOTICE Owing to the fact that our bus Iness has more than doubled in the past year and also to the ex treme scarcity of kinds of supplies m WN. .i j II (The managers of the Salem fac- ITe nave UUCOnimuea tarle, are welcome to the space to Senrlmw Onf r frMint in I answer. Mr. McCarter and tell him --a, VM. - - ; II. , -., fh. factories to Packers . pack the berries we sell them, their selling price, net profits, etc." ui the editor would say that, nrst, tney would 'be entitled to figure some We Are Still Manufacturing Our Own Ice Creams; for I Store Use Mi snd you will find only the most wholesome snd delicious home made Ice Creams being served in our parlors or at our fountain. We will continue to supply those who wish Ice Cream in half pint to gal- Ion size, paper palls to take home. No limit being placed on the quan tity to be purchased In this man ner. For our customers' convenience we have made arrangements with the Buttercup Ice Cream Company to take care of our catering busi ness and we will be glad to take orders for packed Ice Cream in any quantity to, be made and delivered by them. The SPA Confectionery Home-made Candles and Ice Cream ploy: something for tbe cans and labels and cases tbey must use tor shipping: something for the high freights each way. and the telegraph ing and telephoning and letter writ ing and a thousand and one other things requiring money to push Ore- eon and Salem products. 'And some- AND HOW TO GROW THEM The Phez Company has published a pamphlet on "Berries and How to Grow Them," and that part of this useful pamphlet which refers to thing, too. we hope, as a reward for gooseberries is as follows: , ... . , v "Gooseberry culture has not been the, faith they have shown in thus deveIoped vef hlghlr ln thla tUl risking their fortunes and the best no doubt attributed to the limited parts of their lives In order that there may be a market at all times in the future for the great crops that are bound to be grown here in market demand which has existed in past years, but with the establish ment of canning, jelly and preserve plants, gooseberries will find a ready outlet at a profitable .price. Coo?e- this best and richest of all valleys berries thrive on loam soils and stan I in the world, so endowed by Natnre, DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN I (In Twice-a-Wcek Statesman Following' Daj) Loganberries, Oct. 9. Prunes, Oct. 18. Dairying October 23. Flax, October 30. Filberts. Nov. . . . Walnuts, Not. 13. a Strawberries, Nov. 20. Apples, November 27. Raspberries, December 4. Mint, December 11. Great Cows, December 11 8. . Biackberies, December 25. Cherries, January 1. 1920. Pears. January S, 1920. Gooseberries, January 15, 1920. Corn, January 22, 1920.- National Advertising, January 29, 1920. Sheep. February 5, 1920. Angora Goats, February 12, 1920. Hops. February 19, 1920. Currants. Februsry 26, 1920. Paper Mill. March 4. 1920. Dehydration, March 11. 1920. Mining, Mareh 18. 1920. Hogs. March 25, 1920. considerable clay; they grow excep tionally well on river bottom land. They prefer, however, a cool location as against a very warm one. As Is true of all small fruits, they respond quickly to intensive cultivation and heavy application of green or stable manure. "Plants are easily propagated. "Wood cuttings about eight inches long, heeled in the ground, will cal lous over and take root by spring and be ready for transplanting In tbe fall. For spring handling,, cuttings can be made in February, Stored ln damp sawdust until time to set out in nursery rows next spring. The distance apart for planting will de pend upon whether cultivation is er the bush or tree form. In prunirc remove all weak sprouts and remove wood which has been bearing or-r four years. Remove excessive can. confining the bushes to only tii -strongand vigorous shoots to . ii. number ot four to eight, depend. entirely upon the rigor of the wood. Should, the plants show signs of weakness, head them back tn order to produce larger fruit, and ln tbe tall sow vetch or fertilise .with a heavy dressing ot stable manure. "The standard variety of gooseber ries ia Oregon Is the Champion. "Gooseberries are prolific bearer yielding all the way from five to eight tons per acre and market prices range from $40 to $60 per ton. with a five year average of $50 per ton. "Gooseberries are now in great r demand tfnd growers who decide to grow them on a commercial scale will find an enlarged market. Gooseberries excel on heavy loam and river bottom soils. It In douSl about your soil, write us." Land. ADril 1. 1920. (Back copies ot Salem Slogan practiced one' or both ways, the soil editions of the Daily Oregon I and the vigor of the plant. If cultl- Statesman are on hand. They are vated one way. the rows can be set for sale at &c each, mailed to any out six feet apart and the plants four address.) feet apart ln the rows. When culti vation is desired both ways, five feet (It will interest some people to.know that these hack copies are by five feet is often found to be sat selling last mat, ncariy ejrrjr u, " .,,? V T r l ' Success in handling gooseberries distant points for the whole series. They will be sold out before the depends ln no small iway upon prun- fifty-two Slogans are compicteu, wunoui uouow x-u.; iing. ? ney may pe siartea wun eun- JANUARY Shoe Clearance , In spite of riling costs and yon can buy shoes at 1918 prices UNUSUALLY LOW COST Lot 730 men's gun metal English lace with Neolin soles, a reg ular $7.50 quality at Lot 725 men's "Stetson" high grade black calf. English lisi Uce. finest Quality, worth today $18.50. sale $12.95. War tax 30 I ; 0762 Foresters, 10-inch logger, spring heel and calked,' - jno better made, worth $21.00, sale price... v;i..,.-.V.$lT3 War tax 80c MEN'S HEAVY . . . .i . .$4.85 .$3.20 Five-Hundred-Acre Tract h Sold Near St Paul A real estate deal conveying 500 acres ot farm lands ln Marion county i has Just been closed. The .property is located in the northwest part of the county near St. Paul. It Is all river bottom soil and most of It Is under cultivstion. J. P. Smith was the seller and J. E. Smith was the purchaser. The price paid for the acreage was 125,- 0v. - .... ... . t 756 brown grain, heavy blucher, welt sole. 724 dark brown, army last, Goodyear welt 770 D. K. Brown heavy blucher, double sole $3.83 759 D. K. Brown all solid army shoe, welt. $0.43 SALE CLOSES SATURDAY JANUARY 17lB, 9 P. M. 167 North Commercial Street AtTht Electric Sign s I 4 a: 4m .4