TITE OnFfiON' STATESMAN: SATOIDAY, FEimUAnr 28. 1020.
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BLACKBERRIES ARE THE BLACK
DIAMONDS OF THE SMALL FRUITS
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The Evergreen Blackberries of. the Willamette Valley Have Marked Out for Our Section
a Pathway of Prosperity That Is Bound to Widen with the Years And We Can Grow
All Varieties of Blackberries, Too
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Who is it that does Dot relish a !
prod act Is a standard for excellence
In the pastry world.
It goes without saying that black
berries must be in plentiful supply if
this popular pie is to be kept within
reach of all.
Western Oregon can supply the
world with blackberries. That is not
an exaggerated statement.
The limitations on the tonnage of
this fruit that can be produced west
of the Cascades is the labor available
to pick the berries. Nature will go
far toward growing this fruit in un
limited supply. Only a little help Is
required from man.
A great many kinds of blackberries
have been tried out here with en
couraging results.
The Lawton and Kittatinny, two
standard varieties grown In the east,
are gaining a foothold hereL The
Mammoth is a very large berry, early
to ripen and of excellent uality. It
In a little bo ft for canning, but ex
. callent for table use.
The Himalaya Is an Imported vari
ety, a rank grower and heavy yielder.
The berries are in demand for can
ning and manufacturing into 'jelly
and jam.
The blackberry, however, that is
making Oregon famous is the Ever
green. This is not a native variety
as had been supposed. It is believed
that the first plants were brought
here from Europe. But so congenial
were the natural conditions for the
propagation of this bramble that it
has been scattered all over the west
ern counties of the state. For yerrs
the clumps of thorny canes had been
regarded as a pest.
But improved marketing fanl tle3
have changed this "curse" into a
highly remunerative product.
Several years ago-an experiment
was made at canning the Evergreen
blackberry with a view to finding a
market in the eastern cities.
It was found that the Evergreen
not only holds up firm when canned;
but it also remains back as well as
retains a distinctive blackberry
flavor.
The result is the Evergreen has
met with a steadily increasing de
mand The most insistent calls ar
coming from the lare pie bakeries
in the cities on the Atlantic coast.
Last fall these berries were gath
ered from clumps of vines growing
wild in woodland pastures, along
roadsides and in all sorts of waste
places. The berries could be had
for the picking. Canneries and ship
pers purchased all that were brought
to the market at eight cents a pound.
The Evergreen blackberry, once a
total loss, is now one of our most
profitable Fmall fruits. Some plant
ings have been made to grow the
Evergreen under cultivation. With
proper care the size and yield of this
berry are considerably increased.
Reports of five tons and even eight
tons of this fruit gathered from an
acre under cultivation have already
been made public.
It would not be possible to fore
tell the future of the blackberry in
dustry in western Oregon with any
assurance of reliability. However,
all things considered, there are
many reasons to justify the conclu
sion that, as a business, it will con
tinue both permanent and profitable.
OREGON WAS AND IS THE GREAT;
HOP GROWING STATE OF NATION
An Industry That Has Made and Lost Many Fortunes and
That, Though Thought to Be in the Discard, Is Again
' Coming Back With a Rush
The span of the hop Industry in
the Willamette valley extends over a
period of almost a half century.
From the first planting of bops,
the trailing ines were an assured
success. Fields, under the right kind
of tillage, excited the admiration. of
all. The long, trailing vines, over
arching the narrow avenues and
laden with myriads of fluffy clusters,
gave assurance that a new industry
had come among us. The immediate
; financial returns were highly satis
factory and the outlook; was most
. encouraging. .. .
But every enterprise, whether ag
ricultural or commercial, has its flood
and ebb tides of prosperity. The
hop venture in Oregon proved to be
no exception. t ' '
Tears there were when the keen
market demands caused prices to
soar to one dollar a pound for .the
cured product. There were other
periods when the entire output of
the yards, because of congested chan
nels of trade, could not be sold except
at a serious loss.
No industry has passed through so
many crises as growing hoos. No
markets have been more fluctuatinr
or erratic. Fortunes have been made
in the business and fortunes have
been lost.
Time was when growing hona had
reached the high tide of prosperity
zt.uuu acres or trelllsed vines extend
ed along the alluvial bottom lands
and up over the hillsides in western
Oregon.
Misfortune came to the Industry.
Growers suffered serious losses be
cause of low prices and the ravages
of insect and fungus diseases.
There have since been intervening
years of prosperity. Several years
ago a new crisis arose. Prohibition
was sweeping the land threatening to
destroy" tbe traffic in malt liquors on
which the demand for hops almost
entirely depends. In addition the
war operations in Europe blocked the
transportation of hops to foreign
markets.
The outlook for hopgrowers had
never been more gloomy. Many
bowed to the inevitable and plowed
up their yard. It had been gener
ally believed that the end of the hop
industry had arrived. When the war
had ended lea sthan 7000 acres of
hop yards had survived.
Then, to the surpnlse of all. a
vigorous and Insistent demand for
Oregon's golden aromatic clusters
came from across the Atlantic. Ev
ery vallable pound was sent into the
avenues of trade.
The English Tommies, returned
from a long period of "drouth." soon
absorbed the limited supply of ale
in the shops in Liverpool. London and
other cities. A clamor went up for
an immediate and generous supply.
The shipping board gave the right of
OUR DEALERS:
J. W. Berkey, Woodburn
Service Garage, Mt Angel
Allen Bros., Silverton'
E. C Titus, Stayton
A. L Bones, Turner
Honk & Son, Perrydale 1
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Several carloads
behind now.
Will be worse later.
It is desirable lo
see us now.
Chevrolet Fits tie 1920
Scheme of National Thrift
"TpHRlFT" is not saving alone. There is more
jL opportunity to be thrifty in spending money
wisely than in saving, because yon spend so
much more than you save. Thrift b making the most
of your money.
You do that when you invest in a Chevrolet This
car makes economical highway transportation with
a big measure of car satisfaction. It gives you com
fort in structure and performance at a price that
represents "thrift" because Chevrolet represents mnch
in motor car value.
Salem' Automobile Co.
F. G. Lelano
' 151 North High Street
4 SALEM DALLAS
Distributors of Chevrolet and Scripps-Booth Cars and Republic Tires
Pacific
Finn it
Stoves
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way to Oregon hops and the available
supply was soon exhausted.
Since the signing of the armistice
prices for hops have ruled high. Good
hops last fall sold for as much as 87
eenta a pound. Offerings are being
made for the crops for the next three
years at 60, 40 and SS cents a pound
respectively. The conditions for large
profits to hop growers have never
been more favorable than now. New
plantings are being made.
However, many who would like to
enter the hop-growing business are
exercising caution. They are held
back through fear that the present
period of prosperity will be modified
when England and other European
countries shall have again entered
the hop-growing game in order to
meet their own requirements.
As installed in the
hollow tile base of
the Dentzer Orchard
Dries the
Quality
Into the Fruit
Pacific Fruit Stores are the logical stove
they keep the quality in the fruit
Made entirely of sheet steel, with the excep
tion of the extra-heavy front, their heat is
easily kept up to the point that gives the best
results.
There is no "wear-out" to the Pacific It is
the practical stove for any size unit where
the grower is particular about the results.
It can be grouped in batteries of any number
for large driers. In a new or an old in
stallation it will do the work better.
ship nv TRUCK.
Cy Perkins is a farmer;
Back in eighteen ninety-three.
He drove to town each day
To sell bis eggs to you and me
We got them fresh right oft the farm.
A dozen for ten cents.
But now Alas! How times have
changed;
The difference Is immense.
Cy saves his eggs until he gets
Enough to ship in crates;
The railroad takes them in to town
And charges heavy rates.
They're put in storage months have
passed
Before they reach the store
And we take hone a dozen
At a dollar ten or more.
Not only eggs, but all produce
Costs more and more each day
Because the growth of cities
Pushed the fanner miles away.
The rail road 3 and the middleman
The clever profiteer-
All get their share and that's whai
makei
The thing.; we cat so dear.
That is the causo Ihe icmedy
Is plainly to bo nen:
Just bring the farmer near his trade
By means of gasoline.
Give him good roads and motor
trucks.
So he can go to town
Just as before and then we'll bring
The cost of living down.
P. L. Sniffin. International (Mack)
Motor Co.
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1 to 5 Tons
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Send for descriptive pamphlet and prices. In old
installation send sketch or describe in detail and we
will fit your needs.
Anderson Steel Furnace
and Boiler Works
i W. W. EOSEBRAUGH, Manager
Seventeenth and Oak Street Salem, Oregon
You can't go wrong on filbert. Set
the Barcelona and Du Chilly varlotlrs
close toiifther, tonic whern near Ka
lfm. and you will always have a
paying crop. Nothing in nature is
more certain.
j Tho cannerien. Jelly and jam
, plants, dehydration and drying; In
I -stituiions. and many other factor)'.
I are real show places in Salem.
j have here factory building up to
' date.
The big question is to raise enough
to supply the factories of Salem. It
can be done, but it will not be done
till we have tens of th'isands more
of j;ood farmers and gardener.
Salem is the City of Welcome. Yju
will be made to feel at home here.
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Where Power
and unusual
Stamina are
Essential
Marion County Buys Six Federals
for Highway Construction
The large number of Federals in operation on highway and other heavy
construction work in Western Oregon and other sections ha led public offi
cials and contractors to look upon Federals as standard motor truck equip
ment for this class of work. On jobs where transportation of material re
quires a surplus of power and stamina, it u not unusual to find Federal
used exclusively.
Federal Quality Proven
Thousands of Federals in daily use in over l.V) different lines of business
have proven that they are economical in tlw use of gasoline that they have
a minimum cost of upkeep that they can be depended upon for uninter
rupted daily service that they can withstand rough usage in all kinds of
work under all condition of road and weather.
We don't have to CLAIM thee things Federal owners right around you
have PROVEN them for us and for YOF. Marion county official didn't
buy six Federals on Claims. Write us and we will help you solre your
haulage problems without placing you under any obligations.
TOIJAi is the day to find out.
WILLIAM L. HUGHSON COMPANY
60 N. Broadway at Davis, Portland, Oregon. Phone Broadway 321
Oldest Motor Car Organization on the Pacific Coast.
San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland.
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