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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1920)
I r - "' i i THE OREGON PRUNE IS THE PREMIER PRUNE OF THE WIDE WORLD; A SOLID INDUSTRY ; " Prune prowing and Marketing Hat Gone Through All the Adverfilici and Taken All the Hard Knocks, and It It Now Firmly Established in the Ability of Our Growers to rur nish What the Markets Demand. ties In the state la acreage and pro duction of prunes. Officially it li reported that there are f 611 acres of bearing prune or. chard and 1695 acres of young prune trees neexlng the producing Stage in this county alone. Because of her central location in the prune-growlng district, Salem has gained a commanding place as a, pri mary market for prunes. Here the fruit is sold by growers either In the fresh or dried state and the prices. paid them during the past several years returned handsome profits to orchardlsts. The great bulk of the prunes grown here are the Italian Tariety. These are. for the most pert, evaporated and sold to packers who place them on the market neatly packed and sold under widely-advertised brands. That the Industry offers much en couragement la evidenced by the acts of many of our leading growers who are Increasing their acreage. It Is believed that the new plantings next piing will be limKed only by the number of young prune trees avail able la the nurseries. Prunes are grown successfully on a wide range of soil. There Is much land of tis kind that can be bad In any part of the county. The prune Is no longer a boarding house Joke, j It is a table necessity. The prune, grown in Oregon, has been gaining in favor ever since it was placed on the market. During the late war Uncle 8am sent his or der to the packers In western Ore gon directing that all prune's be held subject to the demands of his mili tary officers. . Generous portions of prunes were Served to the boys in camp "over there., . It will never be known how much of the pep which animated our soldiers at Chateau Thierry, the Argonne and in other decisive battles with the Huns was contributed by! their hiving: been supplied generous ly withrthis choice product. Prune culture, after 25 years of de velopment, has now expanded into a large ; industry. Oregon now ha nearly 20.000 acres of prune orchards In full? bearing and 7500 acres of young ttrees nearlng the fruiting stage. ' These orchards are located, with limited exceptions, in the west- era part of the state, principally in the Willamette and Umpqua valleys. ' Marlon county leads all other conn- Our neighboring counties. Polk and Tamhlll. are also heavily interest In growing prune. Daiiaa. in tae heart of Polk county. Is the center of a very Urge and prosperous prune district. There on the eurrouaaing hills may be found prune orchards large, thrifty and productive. Dallas la an important packing center. The orune Industry I aiao nour ishing around Dayton and New berg In Tamhlll county. Many of these orchards are well cared for ana. in ava consequence, are rewsrumg uwh owners with encouraging returns. THE IXX2AXBEIIHY 12 (Continued from page 1) . , . i V ' - ' : - .. .. . , ;. t - - - : V i'- , t- --. , , - . . MMMM .Another view of a prune orchard near Salem. market. Salem bow has tve Urn canneries, two equally large msartT ors as well as two commodious hm-j a a a,i.K a..ti - - m uxi in vtiu m vMwrj ox presses an Installed to frees out Ue Hie fW this now famous berry. Dariaa tw picking season these ladtstAea are operated at fall capacity cenvtrcaj the tons and tons of fresh somes a to tho finest table prod acta. permanently established. No other fruit baa so many distinct uses. Last summer buyers were la the Willam ette valley bidding keenly for a sup ply of the fruit and. in no Instance, ere there berries enough to meet the -demand. Nine cents was the av erage price received by growers. The market requirements are certain to keep In advance of the supply for a great many years. The loganberry la now canned, dried, and preserved In sugar and held in cold storage. The Juice 1 pressed out and made Into syrup for flavoring Ice cream as well as vari- Phes ana quantity has already been mart tut. la order to sped up prod actios to keep pace with the demaad for tkia remarkable Invention a eoapasy y being Incorporated and this coaaaxy la already patting la aew Bacfc&ery. The new company Include tie Bros. (Ben W Alfred. Ceo. tad Charles) aad Mr. and Mrs. W..B. Lure bin. . The Real Praner la a Salens hv venllon. patented by A. A. tank. It boa maay advaatage over, say pruner heretofore la aso as Is rrv denced by the following Cattartxf comment oy pruning ex pens: R. 11. Taylor, assistant to tae Chief. Division of Plant Industry, Suit of California, says: "The Real Praner undoubtedly kas , a great deal of merit. I shall coo ling to us it In my work, Warren P. Tuft, assistant proft. sor of Pomology. University of C. fori la. aays: lt Is an exceedingly deatrail pruner better than any other poU ous kinds of soft drinks. Loju. two delectable drinks bow o-i pruner we have ever worked "wtta. Joying a world-wide dm&a. are ; Louis Lacbmund. of Salem, one of manufactured froni the pure Juice of j the most widely-known fruit growers the loganberry. Salem la the center of the logan berry industry. Not only Is mort ot the world's supply of this fruit grown within a radius of 20 miles of Ore gon's Capital City, but hero also are the largest plants located that pro pare the berries and Juice for the Y 1 T Mr A view in a prune orchard in. the district south of Salem. THE PIONEER PRUNE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YILLATilETTE VALLEY GROWERS The Willamette Valley Prune Association Goflnto Action When Oregon 'Primes Were an Unknown Product in the Markets of the World; Pioneering Work Was Done, and Con tinued Till the Oregon Prune Is Now Standard in Its Class Wherever Prunes Are Eaten, the World Over Some twenty-flTO or thirty years The principal varieties were the ago a few large prune orchards In Italian, French and Silver prunes, tho Willamette valley were planted. It was not long before experience proved that the Silver variety was not suitable or profitable and most of the trees have been entirely ellml- TIME, TREES AND MONEY SAVED You save time, trees and money when you use a Real Pruner. t Pronounced by pruning experts to be the fastest, smoothest cutting and most powerful practical pruner on the market READ WHAT EXPERTS SAY R. H. Taylor R. II. Taylor, as sistant to the chief, Division of Plant In dustry, State of Cali fornia, says: "The Real Praner un doubtedly has a great deal of merit shall continue to use it in my work." Warren P. Tufts "Warren P. Tufts, assistant professor of Pomology, Universi ty of California says : "It is an exceeding ly desirable pruner better than any other pole pruner we have ever worked with." Louis Lachmund Louis Lachmund, of Salem one of the most widely known and experienced fruit growers of Oregon, says: "I purchased two of your pruners and they are all the name implies they are real pruners and 100 per cent efficient." .Sold By All Dealers Throughout The United States THE REAL PRUNER CO. Salem, Oregon PHONE 222 FACTORY: 310 WINTER STREET nated from the orchards. In the Willamette valley the 'It alian or "Oregon" variety Is mostly Frown. The soil and climatic condi tion are more suitable to Its devel opment and it Is found more prof itable than the French or Petite va riety. In the southern part of the state the French variety does very well. The acreage planted in thaz section I just abut equally divided In-twen the French fciid ltal':n varie.lM. M1 vasons cha Frerc.li type is p ciuced profitably and the quality is strictly first-class. The climatic conditions have much to do with this. In the early stages of the prune production the Industry had its trials and setbacks. It passed through the usual experiences of all new Indus tries. Quite an acreage came into bearing within n year or two. But no markets had been developed for our fruit. In fact, for two or three seasons conditions were so dis couraging that quite n few of the growers grubbed out their orchards. The experience of others. In an en deavor to borrow money to tide them over through the stress under which tney round themselves, was that they found It difficult to borrow on tneir orchards. i Financiers advised them that thT would figure -land values minus the cost of grubbing out the trees. This, of course, would lower the valuation on their prune lands so that, in the earlv 90's. nrnne or chards could have been bought very cheaply. The writer knew of one Particular orchard which was taken back under mortaare when the owners were will ing to sell on the then lbw valuation or tne tare land. This was at a time when success for the orune Industry was anything but assured and there were very, few buyers for prune orchards. In' the MrW hlatorr of tha nrani Industry, Oregon prunes were shipped out m cotton sacks as they came from the dryer. They were, of course. graded and sacked aa to sizes a that our goods were not at all In viting when compared with the finely packed goods of California. Many or oar prune growers at that time realised that It was going to be necessary to improve on our quality and packing for shipment. In 1900 the Willamette Valley Prune Association was organized for the purpose of packing aad market ing the Oregon nrunea. . Most ot the leading growers of this section at that time had become mem bers of the association. It was mnn found that the association had under taken a big task to market a variety of dried prun es. entirely unknown and with a flavor altogether differ. ont from that with which the con suming public had been acauainted Growers started in to use greater care In harvesting their nrunea and th association commenced to pack their product In 25-pound boxes faced, and adopted the Pheasant Brand, which they are still using. This is one of me nest known brsnds for Oregon prunes In all the markets of the world where Oregon prunes are used About the year 1902 feu i large crop of Oregon prunes. The COMPANY BEING ORGANIZED TO MARKET REAL PRUNER 1 Vick Bros. Are Among the Incorporators Who Will En large Their Manufacturing Plant and Add New Machinery. A new Industry which bids fair to add materially to Salem as a man ufacturing center is the manufactur ing of The Real Pruner. Already a factory is in operation at S10 South Winter street and a considerable of Oregon, aays: I purchased two of your praam and they are all lhe name tavUesu They are real pruners and lit pr cent efficient." The Vlck Bros., who have been a successful her, nave seen Us su periority of this pruner orer etktv models and have hacked the eater prise la a targe way financially. It Is the intention of the new eonv pany to market the praner in foreign countries, entering the Canada Bali this coming season! One of Us pruners-has already been shlrped t Tasmania to break into that Held. The Real Pruner Is claimed to Ve the fastest, smoothest cuttlag sad most powerf al pruner on the mar ket. It la constructed of galvanised metal and has n steel hook that wta not bend out bf line. Both bands en the pruner at all times glres perfect control. It is simple la construction, Nothing to get out of order. Always pen. All parts are die stamped aad Interchangeable and can be replaced at any time. The Real Pruner aa It Invades Ue orchards of the world will be a val uable advertisement for Salens as Ue words "Salem. Oregon" are plainly stamped on each pruner. - Orders are comlsg In quite rapidly already one of the most recent be ing from Baker. Hamilton A Pactfls Co.. of San Francisco. This order, which was for 1290 pruners. has just been filled. t Come to Salem and raise raspber ries: especially black cap or Muter black raspberries. On these this sec tion has what amounts to a franchise. That is. we can grow them success fully more successfully than any other section. . Salem Is the loganberry capital of the world. This Is the natural hose ol the loganberry. Here the great loganberry Juice factories hare Uetr headquarters. Come to Salem and grow loganberries, and grow rich. Come to Salem and raise loganber ries. Ton cannot miss ft. WiDamette Valley Prune Association "The Old Reliable Prune Growers Association" 'IIE prune industry of the Northwest owes much to the WillametU Valley Pnme Asaoci- anon ior us part in the development of the markets of the world on Oregon pnmea. It was organized through necessity when the Oregon -prunes were unknown and prac tically no market for them, and orchards were coming into bearing by the hundreds of aerea. There were one or two California concerns who came up here annually and bought and shipped out in sacks in original condition. In the year 1900 the Willamette Valley Prune Association was organized by tb leading growers of this section, when they commenced to process and pack the fancy paekage which compared favorably with the output of the California prune packers. The game of introducing this new product was not an easy one many difficulties were met and overcome. Advertising has been done in various ways, in fact the Oregon prune has been demonstrated and exhibited at all the leading expositions since the Association was orga nized and they are the proud possessors of many medals taken on their exhibits. The well-known PHEASANT BRAND was adopted by the Association and it is one of the best known brands of Oregon prunes in all the markets of the world. The members of this Association stand for sunlit v of the highest grade and its members .take pride m keeping up their standard of quality, thus being assured of the best returns for their output. (Continued on page 6)