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TIME TO JUMP INTO GROWING OF PEARS
HSaid This a Year Ago, and There Ha $ Been No Reason Since to Change the
dvice Which This Pear; Authority Gave Then; and Plant Bartlett Bosc, Clair-
A
eau
" trhe- Salem .ilogah editor got j market last year; rUuy .sold for
the rroliowtng irom rroi. Lewis t i a uusnei in .New qrk.
Oregon Clajrceaus
and $., a bushel in
laMp'ear. and. while U is the re-
Ol a iiurrau nifryifw, 11
wotfid probably! be hard to im
prot upon it Jthis year in the
anft number of words:)
Tie Salem slogan reporter had
. a hevA tkne-Interviewing Prof. C.
1. Uvwii of. the j Oregon Growers'
('operative association, concern
ing Spear. . !
ltofessor Iemi Is busy. He
wors during all his : waking
hou'.'s. and he must dream about
Oregon fruit growing and mar
keting in his sleeping hours.
Hst ProfesiSur Lewis knows
abofjt all there Is to know about
pea&i. practically and theoretl
call! He is himself a successful
teatf p rower, anid he has written
; a bjbok on ' peats, for America'3
fre-Hest correspondence, school;
beM'Ses having rjad charge, of this
kimO of work fior more than a
dozh years at the Oregon Agrl
cultural college.
Professor Levfis is an cnthusi-
7
ast Tn pears.
' tit Ra'8 now
Oretton farmers
growing.
lfj says he hi
1 4 arear;' and
Is the time for
to jump into pear
s been in Oregon
$e has never yet
seen; a poor marpte for good- Ore
gon f pears, and h does not ex-
- peer to see a poor, market during
' his ife' time. j
, T$e canneries will need im-
r.ienie .quantities o Rartlctts;
more and stiil riore 0 them.
. flu-egon Ilosc pears topped the
rf , ,.
And-the
went to $4
lartre lots. I
f Fifteen hundred bushels o
pears j from the Wallace- orchard,
across the river ,from Salem in
Polk county, sold for $6400; and
a goodly uprtioir of them were
Clairgeau.
Thtj Three Varieties to Grow
Professor Lewis recommends
for oiir growers these three var
ieties:! Uartlett, Rose, Clairgeau.
Plant them 2". to 30 feet apart.
Put two rows of Bartletts; two
rows of nose,, and two rows of
Clairgeau.
He i thinks the Bartletts are
self fertile; also the- Hose and the
Clairgeau. in this soil and dim
ple; but there is safety in getting
all to pollentze by setting as in
dicated. s
All three excel here.
All j three bear early.
They begin bearing at-five
years.!
. The Clairgeau is a money mak
er;' professor Lewis has never
seen it Bell for less than $2.50 a
bushel since he has been in Ore
gon. ' j . . .. ' .
. If one .prefers only the Dose,
ho might j plant some of the Corn
ice trees near it, for safety in
pollination. v
And 'in planting use Japanese
roots, j grafted to Surprise then
the variety, you want. This is
ideal. Hut by all means use Jap
roots. They are blight proof,
cold resistant and disease proof.
The Surprise' -worked on the
Jap root. ancU then grafted to
Hartlett, Hose or Clairgeau is the
recommendation of Professor
Lewis for safety.
The Hose is growing more and
more nooular in the hie. disrrim-
should get Into line-r-more espe
cially the Willamette valley part
of Oregon, where thousands and
ihousands of acres efr ltfhd are
;;d.ir It'll to growing the best pears I from blight. The mild and eju
ihat tlu whole earth can pro- able summer climate of the Wil-
' i .-. .. ... .. nn.. . . - !
vaurj ?friii iu I'uitifr ,
upon in" i
dice.
V slioiijd send train loads of
Hose p"ars to the bjg markets,
where they are wanted, above ail
lami-ttt' valley seems
immunity from blight
pear tree. So far our hisses from j
pear blight in this valley ha vo l
others and will sell for the high- ' ha) no commercial siitmfieanee
est prices. !, 1 whatever,
- The j Hartlett sold last year to
the canneries at $-" to $11 a
ton. The cannery at Eugene paid
the latter price, which is about
$2.35 a bushel.!
The Anjou is a gooil pear and
so is the Cornice, bui the trees
come into bearing late.
in' - " it. j i j A i
win opui ao n proper., ; witnJn Uve next fpw
una wtrti m uiiu. i ucv
spond to gool and regular prim
ing.
Professor Lewis says Oregon
should be growing right now ten
times the pears that she is pro
ducing: and the fnarkets are
hound to expand very fast. Pear
growing will not be overdone
here.
WHAT UNCLE SAM TEACHES
ABOUT THE GROWING OF PEARS
Full Directions Are Given in a Farmers' Bulletin 482,
on "The Pear and How to Grow It"
LUTHER! J. CHAPIN SAYS FARM
ERS SHOULD RAISE MORE PEARS
Iiitberv: J, " Cfcapin, field agent!
r tor rthe SkJem 1 King's Products
. cWpany, fonnerly agriculturist
; forjiarlon county, and active in
' mafy i ways is furthering the
t farming and gardening and stock
, rawing ' Interests of this section,
say the farmers In the territory
surrounding Salem should by
alljliieans raise more pars.
There is money in it.
- "yils is the pear country of all
countries. - . i
'' M,nd the pears are needed, for
shit ping to the markets where the
Iiest are wanted for the se of
the growing canneries, which
; neejj more and more pears to
supply their customers And for
dehydrating and making . pear
butter, by such concerns as the
. 'Salem Kings Products- company
fhe dehydration process makes
, all Uizes and conditions of ripe
ness! available. '
specially, the making of pear
'butSer ! requires ripe pears- the
ripC beyond the safety stage for
r shipping. j..";.
The United State Department of
Agriculture has published Farm-j
era Bulletin 482, on'"The Pear
and How to Grow It.
. Full directions are given in this
bulletin. -
But as to selection of location,
preparation of soil, 'grafting, etc-,
the same rules that apply to ap
ples apply also to pears, "with few
variations. ,
' .This bulletin tells, us that tha
Uartlett is of English origin, and
that it is more grown in the
United States for commercial pur
poses' than any other variety.
This bulletin also informs us
that the Bo.sc originated in Bel
gium; that it is a regular bearer;
fruit evenly distributed over the
tree and always of good size.
As Mr. Van Trump. Marion
(2) Soils such as are found in
timbered regions are best suited
lor the pear. ! Stimulating ferti
lizers are conducive to pear
blight; care should be taken to
guard against the. disease.
t3) One-year-od trees with
well developed root systems, are
considered best, and at the time
of planting they should he cut
back to the height at which the
main branches for the future top
are to be formed. All' broken and
bruised roots should be cut back
to soud tissue, i For easy planting,
open a deep furrow with a twor
horse plow along the line where
the rows are to be made and cjtJss
check at the distance apart at
which the trees are to rtand. At
the crosses level off the bottom of
the. furrow to receive the tree
.The ripe kind make the best
pear butter and the pear butter
made at Salem is bound to gain
for this city and for the pear
growing industry of this vicinity
a great . reputatirn. It la of a
quality that will bring back re
peat orders to the limit r and
much more than to the limit of
the available pears that may be
had for a'long, long time.
There must' 'lie more pears
raised. ; ,
And, -with these by-products
used in Salem, there, is a sure and
absolutely certain market, at good
prices. , ,. .
The grower may put out the
standard Tarieties of pears with
absolute confidence.
Only, he should put out five
times as many trees as he .has
. been figuring on -and then dou
ble it. : ;. . '
Our fruit manufacturing con
cerns must have more pears.
Their growth depends partly up
i on the getting of more pears.
county 'fruit inspector." in an ablefwitn Its roots in their natural po
aiticl published in this issue, re
commends the Hartlett for this
section, for commercial purposes,
and urges that all nondescript
pear trees be grafted over to Bart-k-tts,
and as he says the Hose is
the most delicious of all table
pears, it will no doubt be to the
best interest of our growers to
confine their operations very
largely to these two varieties.
Tlie, Conclusion :
The language of the concluding
"Summary" of this bulletin is as
f0lOW,Sj -'.i "
(1) A gentle eastern or north
eastern slope as a rule is prefer
able for an orchard site, but this
feature may vary , according to
conditions.
sition: fill in among the roots and
trample down the soil, leaning the
tree, slightly to the southwest.
(4) Prune each year while the
tree is in a dormant state; remove
interfering cross branches and
thin out where too densely grown;
balance the top so as to afford
free air circulation and admit sun
light to all parts of the tree.
(5) Picking, sorting, and pack
ing the fruit should be done care
fully so as to avoid bruising'. of
puncturing the skin.
(6) Summer and autumn varie
ties, if for market, unless placed
in cold storage where they may
be held for a while during a glut
in the market, require immediatee
attention and disposition.
LEWIS STILL STRONG FOR
BARTLETT, BOSC, CLAIRGEAU
ThV illamette Valley Growers Ought to Specialize on
fhese. Three Varieties, the First for Canning and the
fwo Others for Shipping; and They Will Surely Not
BARTLETTS ARE THE THING FOR
CANNING, AND LARGE QMS, TOO
i0'
Wrong
member of the-Qregon Grow
ers? co-operative association re
cently wrote C; I. Lewis, organi
zation manager, asking his opinion
regarding the planting of pears,
.lir. Lewis, before becoming as-
socited with : the association!
served 14 years as chief of horti
culsure at Oregon Agricultural
rolpge and is a pear grower him
fiaslng his personal experience
In frear growing, and his observa
llofa' during his 14 years with the
O. e. C, Mr. Lewis wrote the
: ' mcgiber of th? association, that in
thtij selection ti varleries of. pars.
heas safe in planting the Eart
' letft as it has been thoroughly
demonstrated that this variety
tres well In western Oregon.
id alont: with the Bartlett, the
lhtve
Bosc and Clairgeaawere recom
mended, as these varieties do well
together. "
Regarding the Anjou, Mr. Lewis
was of the opinion that it did not
do well -in western Oregon as it
has a functional disease and is
very slow fn ooming , into bearing.
The winter Nelis was not recom
mended, as experience had shown
this variety Is hard to grow and
difficult to produce large fruit In
this part of the. state.
In the Medford pear section of
the state, with more than 8.000
acres planted in pears fn Jackson'
county, the Boscvis becoming a fa
vorite. But on an average, the
Bartlett alone 'equals the total,
acreage In the state of all other
varieties.
(From the Pear Slogan number
of The Statesman last year.)
Editor Statesman: Yours of
January 3. addressed to Mr. Paul
hamus, at hand and; regret to say
that Mr. Paulhamus is in the east
on a business trip and will not
be back before January 15.
I might add. however, that the
Bartlett pear Is the only variety
in this western country that we
find ' adaptable ,t or canning purposes.
The Kiefer is used to some ex
tent in the east, but is not grown
I ere ot any extent.
Many common, varieties such
as . Clapps . Favorite, Flemish
Beauty and others do not make
a desired canned prpduct, and,
what is even - more important,
there. is no market for them.
Canners must can what they
can sell, and the national demand
is for a Bartlett pear.
There is one point in connec
tion with the. raising of pears
that. is overlooked by the grower,
and that is the ?Iz '
Pears, as well as. any. other
fruits, are graded by 'sie and aleo
shape, and the grower who has
small pears less than 24 Inches
through the 1 bell, quite often,
thinks that he should get a good
price tor them, when, as a matter
of fact, they must be graded into
the gallon goods, on which there
is no profit, and, in addition, the
cost of labpr per pound is twice
as high a a 2 s to 3-inch pear.
I note that some Of our college
authorities seem to think that
c&nner.ies should handle the
small pears at a profitable price
to the grower, and. as a matter
of fact. U leh&ihan 2',; inch thty
cannot, be handled at a profit.
J want to congratulate you on
the fine workj youare doin with
our special editions and I trust
your growers realize the value
of them.
; S. B, GOON.
KifclJ Mauager.
Puyallup, V ash.. Jan. 5. 1920.
(As many of the readers of
The Statesman know, Mr. Paul
hamus is president I of the Puy
allnp & Sumner Fruit Growers'
Canning company, a concern with
an immense business, and which
is proposing to build a cannery in
Salem, and Mr. Coon is the field
manager for that concern. -Ed.)
Marion county has at present!
about 3 0 acres planted to pears.
Mo.-1, of this acieipe is now in
hear int. hut not in full bearing.
Many ot thes orchards have
proven, vry profitable, and. the
present , market price for pears
tfkll 1 A fuel Ifr craw& t Im
xney ! creasine thai, acreae ten fold
ithin iKa novt far tVhtlA
will A ' ....... - ...... . - " j , f IH.l.
wii re-; .i,P nair thrive on -i
e.ty of soils, it does best on the
deep,', warm well drained sandy
sells of the firsthand second bot
toms, and, on the deep clay loams
df 'the. red. hills. The soils that
treed disease for the pear and
thould consequently be avoided
pre those having an impenetrable
hard pan and perennially wet
subsoil. Such soils give rise to
the die-back and blossom blight
which ' in recent years have beeu
i he "black beast" ot so many pear
growers.
l. Commercial pear growing In
the Willamette valley, to be suc
cessful in the highest degree must
necessarily he limited to a few
standard varieties.
The, Bartlett Is the pear for the
millions.
It is the greatest of. all can-
ninr pears: and nine growers will
make money out, of the Bartlett
here one will succeed with any
other, or all other varieties. The
Bartlett is a vigorous, hardy, pro
lific tree. While, when grown a3
a standard, it normally attains
to large size, yet the tree comes
into bearing very young, (at 3
lo 4 years) and will yield more
fruit in a series of years than any
other desirable variety we have.
The. one , teiious defect of tha
Bartlett is that if is only slightly
self-fertile, and requires the in
ter-planting of other varieties for
pollination. Just what varieties
are '- best for. this pmpose. per
haps has not been fully determ
ined. We have used Fall Butter.
Cornice and Vinter Nelis with
fair agrees only . It one, coull
secure a' perfect . pollinator for
Bartlett, haying the commercial
value of that variety and ripen
ing at the same tint, 'it would be
a rich find.
There arc a number of grow
ers in the Willamette valley who
are growing other varieties of
pear than Bartlett Tor shipment
to distant eastern markets. While
specialists may succeed in this
Hue of production, we think that
the average grower will make
more money out of the Bartlett.
The best of the late varieties are
the Bosc, Anjou. Cornice and
Winter N'elis.'. Xo farm home.
thould be without a few trees of
each ,of ,' these; varieties. . The
Bosc Is the most delicious of !
table pears. If people only knew
Its transcendent excellence it
would, be. planted on every farm.
It is Impossible In a short ar
ticle like this to treat fully of
planting,, pruning, cultivating
and fertilizing the pear. ,
In passing we will simply say
that the Bartlett tree is very seh
om pruned-half as severely as
it should , be to get best results,
I know of only one pear orchard
in Marion county that is ade
quately pruned.'
On many.farma in Marion coun
ty, as elsewhere, are to be found
growing numerous pioneer pear
trees of nameless and nonde
script parentage. Many of these
trees are towering giants, hale,
vigorous and, even prolific, but,
owing to -the quality ... of their
OUR BOSC PEARS TOPPED THE NEW YORK ; !i
MARKET AGAIN, AT $7.38 FOR A BOX
; 1 . ,,.-. -. ... i-..- j
And an Average of $7.09 for a Car Lot and a Car Lot of Our Anjous Topped
the Chicago Market; and Our Winter Nelis Broke the Record in the London Mar1
ket, at. $7.10 a Box - ; -i . .'. " ..':-
t i
Sales of pears this season by the j largest ever known in the United
Oregon Growers' Co-operative as-jstates; the Oregon- Growers' Co-
sociation win run close to bait a j operative
million dollars. To be exact, the'
figure is 49,590.4;.
The Bartlett of course is, the
heaviest pear crop of Oregon, run
ning about as heavy as all other
pear crops combined, for out of
the half million sold this season.
Bartletts were disposed of by the
association valued at $241,996.97.
The Bosc pear, which seems to
be quite a favorite in the esat this
season, ranks second in sales with
a total ot $78,211.55. while the
Anjou comes third with total sales
of $56,871.52. Sales of the Win
ter Nelis run a little over $14,000.
In spite of the fact that the
pear-crop this season was the
association. ' through
skillful handling, sold tlie crop of
its member for the highest prices
ever paid growers west of the
Cascade Mountains.
Sales were made by the-association
by keeping a close watch on
market conditions in the east, by
placing pears in the east in cold
storage and offering them on the
auction market when conditions of the Oregon Growers.. Co-opera-
pears were grown in the Medfore
district.
The Anjou pear sold on the ChV
cago market at $4.71 a box for er
tras, with an average of $4.51' a
box for fancy. This was on a car
lot that topped the. Chicago mar
ket for the season.--At a special
sale a car lot ot Winter, Nelis
broke the London market at. $7.10
a box. " "
Pear growers who are members
were favorable. Also in withhold
ing sales when the market was de
pressed. The New York market price on
pears was toppeed'for the season
when Bosc pears sold for as high
as $7.38 a box. with an average
of $7.09 for a car lot sale. Tfiese
tlve association have passed
through-a most- profitable season,
notwithstanding the fact that the
crop was unusually" large in this
country and that financiaJgcond'
tions were, most unsatisfactory,
and with a' falling market on al
most every: producLof the farm.' .'
fruit, ar of no economic value.
Such trees, besides being worth
less, often harbor noxious insects
and fungous diseases. If these
trees - were j ''dehorned." then
thoroughly sprayed, and finally
I-rafted to Bartlett, they would
soon be yielding a nice Income to
the. farm.
F1U1T, FRUIT, FRl-IT
cers: Commander, Dr. B.' F.
Pound; vke commander.' Louis H.
Compton: adjutant. Edmund Al-
trlch; finance officer, Fred Lanf
!6rt: quartermaster," Allen Ka
foury: chaplain. Dr. Roy. D. Byrd.
An apple a. day .',
Keeps the doctor away.
' -
A pear without question
Hielp thn indigestion.
i i .
Much better than meat
Are grapes, good and sweet.
Oranges, without donht,
Prevent; rheuma, and gout.
Ijemonsj though" sonr.
Gain favor each hour.
Grapefruit, above all.
Is "a breakfast's best call.
The! people out here
Prefer limit- to beer.
Thai's why they consnme ,
So rifuitt rtuit, we presume.
-fKhnsis City Fruit A"?tloti...Cov
; i : ' '
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i
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Name of Aabrey Jones
A move is under way to change
the name or the Salem post of the
American legion from Capital post
to Aubrey Jones post, in honor
of one of the Salem boys who
was killed in France. The le
gion at a meeting Tuesday, night
installed the following new offi-
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i DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN
(In Twice-a-Weeld Statesman FollowiiigT D7) ...
Drug, garden. May 4.
Sugar" beets. May 11. -
THEm
Loganberries, Oct. 7.
p'rnnes. Oct. 14.
dairying, Oct. 21.
it,. Oct. 28.)
, f-ilberts, Nov. 4. ;
AVal nuts, Nov. 11.
Strawberries, Nov. 18.
Apples, Nor. 2S. -
Raspberries, Dec. 2.
fVlint. Dec. 9.
t'reat cows, Dec. 18.
blackberries, Dec. 23.
Cherries, Dec. 30.
S'ears. Jan. 6, 1921.
Gooseberries and . Currant.",
Jati. 13. f
iorn, Jan. 20.'
Telery, Jan. 27. .
Spinach, Feb, 3. ,
)nions. Feb. 10.
'otatoes, Felu 17.;
?ees, Feb. 24,
Uinlnr, March 2.
floats, March 9.
3Jeans, March 16.
jHtved highways, March 23.
. .Rroccoll, March 30.
mios. AprU .
,Pgnme.r, April 13.
. rKeparagus, April 20. .
, drapes, AprU 27.
' ...
' ii -
Sorghum. May 18.
Callage, .May 25. 4 '
Poultry and Pet Stock, June 1.
Land. June 8.
Dehydration, Jane.' 15.'
Hops.. Juneu22. . ,
Wholesale and Jobbing, June
29-.. ' " ' ' ' "- " ' ;
Cucumbers, July 6.
Hogs, July 13.
City beautiful, flotvers and
bulbs. July 20. .
Schools, July 27.
- Sheep, Aug. 3.
National Advertising:, Atig. 10.
Seeds, Ang. 17.
Livestock. AQg. 24.
Automotive Indpstry, Ang. 31.
Grain and Grain Products,
Sept. 7.
Manufactnrfng, Sept. 14. ....
Woodworking and other tkings,
Sept. 21.
Paper Mill. Sept. 28.
(Rack copies of Salem Slogan
editions of n The Daily Oregon
Statesman are on hand. They are
for sale at l.eachf' mailed to
viy address.), , . . .
iVILLAMETTE VALLEY LS
THE PARADISE OF THE PEAR
There Are Many Reasons Why It Should Become the
- Biggest and Best Pear Orchard on the American Con
tinent, Says County Fruit Inspector Van Trump
THE MEDFORD DISTRICT
IS THE BIG PEAR COUNTRY
, , - i ' -
? " ... ;
the Fruit Growers of Southern Oregon Have Gone in
Heavy on This Branch of Horticulture Jackson
County Has Over 8000 Acres
By V. K. Wilson.
The pear Industry ranks third
in fruits in Oregon, In the matter
of aireage, with apples first and
rrune seeond. The apple acre-
about , jjo.'iwo; . .
By II. S. Van Trump Marion
County Frnlt InsrxTtor.
The Wjliamette valley is the
Paradise 6f the Pear. There are
many reasons w-hy it should, be
come the bieeest, and best peari
orchard, on the American
rent. " '
We will name" only a few of
these reasons. -
1. Ideal pear soil can be bought
here for less than " one-half the
prnje pam ror equally good sou
ii' any other peaf section
v 2- The pear tree has fewer-foes
and more friends here than in
any other section.
3. The cost of producing a
bushel of pears Is consequently
less here than in any other pear
growing section.
. 4. The quality of our product
is equal to the best.
5. The pear:ftts in well with
other fruits, the harvest coming
between that of the loganberry
and that of the prune.
fi U'e have a market at our
door, at eood irices. for all then
pears we can produce.'
7. Pears will help to make the
conn-, smaii farm
family.
pay, and support a
8. We have not the expense ot
irrigation.
9. The greatest item in the eost
of producing pears is the con
stant losses due to that everlast
ing scourge called "pear blight."
More than r0 per cent of all the
pear trees plant d east of the
Rocky mountains die of blfght
before they come to bearing, age.
Losses due to this dread disease
are great, and of growing seri
ousness, even.on the Pacific coast.
Washington, j Idaho, California.
aee is
prune abyut 0.oou. ana pears
9 bout "13,a00. :
And with pears It is the same
a: with jtrunes, one-third of the
total acreage is non-bearing. All
of which means that in both the
pear and prune crop the total
crop will greatly increase within
a few years when the non-bearing
one-third comes Into bearing.
According to the statistics of
the state tax commission for
1920, Marion county ranks fifth
in pear acreage in bearing, while
Polk county ranks eighth. The
pear acreage In bearing in Marion
county is only 267 acres, and in
Folk county only 136 ceres. The
total acreage planted in pears in
Marion county is 393, about 100
acres less than cherries.
It is Jackson eour.ty of which
Medford is the county eeat that
is reall the great pear section
nf the northwest. Qnt of the
13.212 acres in pears in the state,
bearing and non-bearing. Jackson
county is credited with S051
acies.
And ranking second in the state
in pear acreage Is Douglas county
just north of Medford. with Rose
burg as the county seat. Bnt this
county has only 92S teres in
pea i s. Josephine county.- which
the government has made-largely
into a natlona) park, has 863
acres in pears.
'in Marion county, there havs
been no large plantings of peari
in recent years, as statistics show I
onlv 1.2 6 acres non-bearing. In ;
Polk county there are SO acrei ;
non-bearing, all of which indi-j
cates that the pear crop of these
two counties! will not materially 1
increase dutlng the next few
years. ,; J
Unn county doesn't go in very '
strongly for pears, as it has a to- ;
tal acreage Of only 4S. Clacka-
mas county has only 67 acres and j
Multnomah county .8.
AThe Hechre Sign. "SHOES v ; ; !
BUY, BUY-and SAVE!
Reductions in. Ptfce only at the l
Sacrifice Shoe Sale
i;
Fit the Kiddies out at the lowest prices in two'
years and will not be lower in another year.
-7"
ard even Rogue River valley havj ton J. C.
fustained serious annual losse3
PEARS RANKED SEVENTH IN
VALUE AMONG FRUITS IN 1910
v:.a cf-,fo (inartment i ure.4 of the! 1910 census show
of .agriculture published Febru- that at that time pears occupied j
arv 23 1920 a bulletin on pears, tne seventn piace in t.iu, wnm
muv E.t a conv of exceeded by the apple, "peach.
this bulletin Xo. S22. by writing
the secretary of agriculture, bu
reau f plant industry, Washing-
grape, strawDerry. orange auu,
grouped together, the plum and
prune. . On the basis of acreage,
in T910 pears ranked f mirth in
The bulletin states that the fig-! the United States.
Children
Misses' and
Bargains
One lot Gun Jletal Lace; , (JO1 AK
sizes 11 to 2....: yL&O
One lot Guu Metal Lace; (JO QK
sizes 11 to 2.............. $fVd
Ji
Several styles of former $4.25 to $4.50
lines m sizes 11 to 2, will :
Ik? put in at... ...T 0DOX
Six different lines of Bro-w-n and Black
Calf and Elk, English and round toetf;
sizes 11 to 2; f0 QC
$5.00. to $5.50 grades at. $0Oii
The very be&t "riamatc" Shoes Black
Bear; sizes 11 to 2, the QC
$6.50 quality, goes in at.... Jrx.U
Sizes 8 '-4 to 11, ot grades similar to the
above at proportionately lower prices.
Child's Smoke Elk Button, - (O Mti
5 to 8; $4.45 quayty, at. ?OarJ
Child's Pearl Elk Button. QC
Slo 8! T2-75 Quality, at... iji-ayO
ChUd's Black Kid Turn Soles.
5 to 8; $2.50 quality, at. .... .
Child's' Brown Kid Turn Soles. 4jO O C
i to; $2.95 nuality, at. '. $3u
$1.69
Shoes exchanged but no Refunds during this sals.
At The Electric Sign "SHOES"
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