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,S- ' THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON , THURSDAY MORNINC JANUARY. H." 1923 , ." , Fartn Loans j , S3 TKABS 6 Per Cent Eat m Plate m Dy Weatherly HfrTT TT TT TV Z 1 rr-:. ' - ' ' . i- w I ll r I II I H m G A II J lUi l"M T . . .. U3 T . ; ; '' mmm ; ' t r to- it i 1 Y ; t ! IJ j J 1 I I I Interest A. C Bohrnstedt Bepresentlnsj Portland Joint Stock , liand Hank 407 Masonic Temple Salem, Oregon Se&zsless Hot Water . Bottles and Ccablnatlon Syringes Guaranteed -not to lieak 'Prices frca $ 1 up V--: -f-.f.-v,, ,m-, BrewerDrug Co 405 Conrt St. Phone 184 in i On XAmI: ' Ou 1UW4: Cb-cperati?eCreaneiy A aa-prof!f orrsatiatloa ewa4 atirolr by b daii7Ma. Giv trial. : . . r ; . . lUnfMtvcn of BmtMtmp Batter "At rtu Gieeet ; 1st a. cmi at. f s J ..' a tt it Tr?r I GOOSEBERRIES. BY W1R. PATRICK, PRODUCER OF THE LARGEST IK V.z Does fiot Make Their Growing a Bed of Roses; He Shows That It Takes Work and Watchfulness and . Care to Produce the Best Fruit; But That Is the Kind ths Salem District Should Supply to the Markets. Editor Statesman: ; . Hardly ; wpk passes but what ?tk e iaVe'ln'qu'lries' about rooseber :tles.' thyr 'eulture aelecUng land 'for planting; - pfunlng, spraying, ilstanc apart plants abould bo " set, harvesting; fertilization, etc. . I do not belieye tbre i8 another crop in the small fruit line that r-aires more attention than the t joaebertiea. I am not. saying this ta Ci3Courage tae : man, too in Uzli planting,,, for they are a . profiUble crop, f , properly eared l5r-. f 7 -'.:: :L ; ' I -J-ehobaing yotir ' ground be 4a"ra If Is Veil drained; jby that I f neaa4 wittrkrid ' sir drained. I ..ra' partial to bill land, but bare , 's?ea good patches on bottom land I also, Some say gooseberries rwwn ori bottom land are ; more . tasceptlble to mildew, but I know -Ve - hare - our- share in the bills if not watched closely. I do not . !ttlak, there is any difference in - the direction your land slopes. Your - surrounding country ha :re to do with air drainage; one ;'ece of land might drain well ith a north slope and another a la!f mile off wtth a south slope tr any other slope .might drain 1 "tzzx another quarter as good-or lettervr . ' "- r , - . ' ' -. - rAbouft Your. Plants , ' .'-' relect';well rooted plant. The tcjs do notfmake much difference, as the' new';wood grown. from' the . rooad ia what you want. Avoid tree bushes by planting three or , r.ar inches deeper than the plant sin the ground j originally. Plant in the fall if possible. Our berries are set fire feet apart each ay, leaTing out eTery 11th row, for spray wagon, barresting the -crop, etc - r ; M- -7.- t-- Would AdTise Six Feet v J - 1 think thU is a little close, es pecially when the plants are ma ture; for as the 5 crown of the lant gets largereach year it di ,nlniahes your distance : apart, ; ience less chance to cultirate and : tprajr. properly. I would advise jWx feet, not less than" five and jcaa-haU anyway. ' t !; . , . , . . ' .--.. . r . ;:? Berries Second Year. C The secono year ' you ' should Setnough berrines " to pay to ;TickK and from then on, increas- ingeach year until plants are m tore, t At four to five -years old , roa shoud' harvest three or four :ns to the acre, depending on ire f ; : and icnltlvation; V which iould be kept - up all summer; - -t6r the berries are - harvested. Tisis very, important, as (most ct the new growth comes after ticking timel Of course the size ct your crop varies also with the asonLl hare seen eight to nine ns taken from an acre ; but this as an exceptional year, and an ' sceptionally" good piece of. land. . : 4 . - - - : j -! .. . ... ;Yoa Mast Spray- r;.vv Now. about ' sDravins: Yon ust have a. rood outfit, and it 3 ust be Ma rann-to go" any mih- uie, because when ) that mildew Sd&s come you '-nave to . go . after 'l good and hard, as it takes only :3w; days . tornin - your whole Dates of Slogans (In Twke-a-Weck Loganberries! Oct. S. Prunes, Oct. 11. Dairying, Oct. 1. , Flax, Oct. . Pilberta, Not. 1. , Walnuts, Not. 9. i j ' " Strawberries. Not. 16. Apples Notj 2S, . Raspberries Nor. JO. Mint. December 7. Great cows, etc. Dee. 15. Blackberries, Dee. IS. Cherries, Dee. 29. Pears, Jan. 4, 19 II. Gooseberries, Jan. 11. Corn, Jan. 1?. . Celery. Jan. 25. Spinach, etc Feb. 1. , Onions, etc., Feb. 8. Potatoes, etc, Feb. 15. , Bees, Feb-22, , Poultry and pet stock. Mar. Goata, March .8. Beans, etc., March 15. Payed highways. ,March 2. Broecoll, etc, March 29. Silos, etc, April 5.. , '. Legumes. April 12" : Asparagus, etc., April 19. Grapes, etc, April 26. Ml. crop. .The mildew is easy to find, as it generally, shows up ten days to two weeks before the berries are ready to pick. To curb the mildew as much as possible, use spray with 30 per cent lime sulphur solution re duced 10 tir 12 to one, just as the bushes show a! little green cast in the spring; " tnen again after blooming witV 'the same material, using 25 or 30 to one. Sometimes this is sufficient to check it, but if it shows up on the berries, you will hate, to go to it again. Of course some seasons are worse than .otherjs. It - seems when .we hare sultry weather the mildew thrives, and when cool and windy, we have; less. i; -This i is why. In choosing your land for planting you should see that It has a good air drainage, as it is good insur ance against mildew. Up until about three years ago mildew was about our only worry, , but now we have , anthracnose to contend with. . This is not as bad to con trol as mildew, and generally can be killed out with one good appli cation of Bordeaux 5-5-50 In August. I ' ' , . Fertilizing Importaet Gooseberry . plants respond to fertilizing very readily; manure of course. 1 sthe best, but it is getting' ma nowadays that we have t6 re ly on commercial fertilizers. We hare used fseteral brands and get good reeult's.- Nitrate of soda is Tery good, but . care must be taken in using it, especially around young plants. -, . We ' use about one-fifth; pound to - each two-year bush, ' placed in a circle around the plant hot closer than seven or. eight . Inches. On old bushes we sow it broadcast at the rate of J00 or 400 pounds to the acre. i ,Jv- :.y: ,-. j i And Yon Must Prone Pruning every year after the second year is essential a it pro motes new growth. It is generally advisable to cut iack all old wood to the ground. This will start new shoots or canes which will bear the year following. . 1 ': 'The Harvesting, Etc." The berries are harvested ''simi I lar to hops. Instead of using bas kets the pickers use large aprons of canvas about 4 by 6 feet tack ed on a frame. The frame, makes It convenient to slide around a bush, also to 'empty ' into boxes. The average person picks 500 to '600 pounds per day ; some experts pick 1000' pounds orfmore The berries are fanned .to remove the leaves, then sacked up the same as grain. Marketing has not been much of a problem the last few years. Whether or not we will be confronted with the ' same diffi culties as the loganberry men are in a few years remains to be seen. The canneries are our only out let. "Anyway; we have not. heard of gooseberry! Juice for a bever age; neither , the v dehydrated or dried gooseberry. Good fruit gen erally sells well and certainly ap peals to the packer By deliver ing him good fruit one year, we nsttica with nleasure he is after your fmif the next. So it really is up to us to raUe beueirirult, as PAMNG in Daily Statesman Statesman Following Day) Drug garden. May S. Sugar beets, sorghum, etc . M7 10. " Water powers, May 17. Irrigation, May 24. Mining, May 81. Land, irrigation,' etc., Jane 7. Dehydration, June 14. Hops, cabbage, etc, June 21. Wholesaling and Jobbing June 28. ' - ' ; Cucumbers, etc., July 6. Hogs, July 12. City beautiful, ete., July 19. Schools, etc., July 26. Sheep. Aug. 2. National advertising, Aug. 9. Seeds, etc, Aug. K. LlTestock, Aug. 22. 5 AutomotlTe industry. Aug. SO. Grain and grain nrodnets. Sept. 6. , ., t Manufacturing, Sept. 13. Woodworking, etc, Sept. 20. Paper mills, tetc, Sept. 27. (Back conies o( tht ThnniiiT editions of v the. Daily Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed I to any address. i Current : cop lea. 5c.) GO it la the packer who advertises our produce to the consummer, and good fruit makes advertising easy. - ;: ' " V. C. PATRICK. Salem, Ore.; R.M.. Jan. 10, 1922. (Mr. Patrick has 18 acres of gooseberries. , He is the largest producer of gooseberry tonnage in the Salem district. One of the au thorities in the industry here told the writer yesterday that Mr. Pat rick is, one of the best posted growers in this district. Ed.) FARM: REMINDERS Clover Seed Is the Best Bet T for a Cash Crop, Is the - ' Corvallis Claim : " (Following are items In a cur. rent bulletin from the depart ment of Industrial journalism of the Oregon Agricultural college:) , Chopped alfalfa or clever: hay soaked in warm water may be used as a substitute for' the more succulent green feeds for poul try. Nothing-else will throw the pullets off production ' quite so quickly as the absence of green feed. O. A. C. Experiment Sta tion.' ; x-i 'v: A . Oregon farms grow 700 pounds rye gress seed per acre, and 4500 pounds prchard grass seed. The United States imports nearly four million pounds of these seeds an nually. Until Oregon can grow enough to stop foreign Importa tions.: her farmers will still have at least a part of this 6509-acre, $350,000 opportunity, says the experiment station. ' Even' stands, less disease, few er weeds, less dockage, better grades and bigger crops, i and more, are some of the advantages of clean seed. One O. A. C. ex periment station field yielded 49.8 bushels from, cleaned seed, and. under like conditions other wise only ; 42.2 bushels from tliresher-run seed. The seed testing laboratory at Corvallis will test your seed. . Mangles and ' roots may be used to good advantage as green teed for the laying flock. It may be necessary to educate the birds into eating them. It Is Impor tant not to run short of green feed.- O. A. C. Experiment t Sta tion. .': ., . "'A, ; Feeding frozen,: kale or cabbage leaves to poultry is unwise. - It is best to thaw out the leaves by dipping in water O. .A. C. Ex periment Station. ! Red,, alslke or white clover seed is the best cash crop on Ore gon irrigated and on western Or egon . farms. ' The acre yield is 300 to 600 pounds of seed. As annual Imports, run 16 : million pounds, there is no danger of over production. Rotate clover .with wheat of barley and get more grain per acre. But plant no bnckhorn, sorrel, or doslder, A. C. Experiment. Station. , ' Mrs. Suburbs ( hysterically) -John, you thought I didn't see you, but I did. Yon kissed the maid. - ; ' - f ' ; v Mr. Suburbs (reproachfully) Rut, my dear, you asked me to try to persuade her. to stay another week. f v -', ; -j-' Mrs. Suburbs (eagerly) Tell me quick, ' John dear, did she promise? Sidney Bulletnl. ; THED.ft .G The Salem district is the best gooseberry country in the world? I' And it will not be long till this is the goose' berry center of the earth- Because the best gooseberries can be pro duced here, and the largest tonnage of berries to the acre. The canneries oft Salem packed last season 7000 cases of gooseberries; about 66 pounds to the case; 24 cans; about 464,000 pounds of gooseberries sent to the general markets. With the continued growing of the best goose berries, this district will surely attract greater at tention in this respect, and there will be other kinds of packing concerns using a share of the output like jam and jelly plants. j Gooseberries have been produced here in the Salem district at the rate of as high as 24,000 pounds to the acre i ? . j And about 8000 pounds to the acre can be depended upon by the best growers. CASCADE BRAND HAMS BACON AND LARD U.S. Inspected E OF THE 0. GOOSEBERRIES C The Oregon Is the Proper Gooseberry to Grow in the Salem District The Tillage Should Be Very Thor ough Though Shallow, and They Respond to Fertiliz : ation. ' ' . 1 . - . Circlar 14. of the Oregon Agri cultural college, written by C. I. Lewis when .he was in the ( hor ticultural department there, gives a good line on gooseberry grow ing for the Salem district; in cluding currant, growing," which will become more important, no doubt, when there is more activ ity here than now in the making oZ jams ' and jellies. Following is Circular 14: : ' j" t Gooseberries and currants are very hardy fruits, and have been grown for many years in Eng land and northern Europe. The American gooseberries are suc cessful and make a good com mercial proposition. Very j few of the English varieties do, well in this- country, as they I suc- enmb to the American mildew disease. ! . Soils Both bf these plants " prefer moist, cool, well-drained so:ls; soils with some clay are prefer able. They will stand shady! con ditions, north 'slopes, and in re gions of the Inland ' ' Empire, where the ground tends to be come warm, it is better to grow them in the proximity of shade. They do not like hot soils, and when planted on hot sand orU'It. do not thrive, as a ; rule. Propagation ,They are very easily propa gated. .Hardwood cuttings eighi cr ten Inches long are taken In the -fall, buried in moist sand, and planted out In the spring. They can be propagated j by mound layerng or by root cut tings. Tillage and Fertilizers The tillage should be the same as for other . small fruits, but should be very thorough. ! ?tl shallow, as the roots of these berries tend to come close to! the surface.. ; . .. ''(.. : ... Both : these plants are ' rank feeders and 'respond to moderate amounts of well-rotted manure, hen manure, or wood ashes, j be latter is especially desirable for these plants. Heavy applications of coarse, loose, strawy manure should be avoided as it tends to make the ground too dry l and warm for these fruits. . ' 5 Pruning In this country pruning to the bush form is recommended. The gooseberry bears fruit on the two,! three, and four-year-old wood. Occasionally the fruit gets too small on the four-year-old wood , and this growth should be eliminated. The r currant bears most of its fruit on the second and third-year-old wood. Cut out all canes that droop to ward the ground. Cut out all weak canes, and Teduce the plant to the number of canes that will grow In i a ' vigorous t condition. Whenever the canes tend to get gnarly, old, or weak, ..remove The Plantation -should be renewed in six to 10 years. While it will fruit longer, it wui no pay as the fruit tends to get small. - - ; : ' , The plants can be set at vary ing distances, according" to ieI j SALEM, OREGON A. C. AlilD CURRANTS HERE 5x5, 4x4, or in rows six feet apart and the plants three feet apart in the row. , They can be harvested ; when desired, and for canning should ! be harvested green, and for jam, very ripe. i Outlook of Industry There is a good market in the canneries, for home canning, and ; jyhe t,better .Tarietles J of ber ries "for - dessert purposes..; j.. - i ; : '' ' ' '-if Varieties For . gooseberries,' " the best rvariety is the - Championt some times known as Oregon. An- other good variety Is the in dustry. In Eastern Oregon the Red Jacket, sometimes called the Jcsselyn, is preferred, j The - best all round currant Is the Perfection. The London Mar ket Is earlier and is not ,so badly attacked with worms, i It gen erally esdapes frosts. The Fay is also! a good red currant. For a white currant, the White Grape or White Dutch are good. , WATER DID NOT HURT KELSaY . . I i " ' s Falls City-Salem Lumber Homnanv ReDorts Business yr-Y r , AS usual j uuuu j. The Falls City-Salem Lumber company, with their offices and yards at 349 South Twelfth street, has been going right along, not affected by the recent high water-- I Manager A. B. Kelsay Teports Insist on ft Better- Bread IT'S BETTER Compare These Prices with the ones yon have been paying r tor tires and you will bay Oldfield the next time yon need a tire. 30x3 Fabric. .9 30x3 H Fabric. 7.05 32x3 Cord.... 115. 32x34 Cord.... 17.21 . 32x4 Cord..;.: 21.85 j TheHtf are a' standard make of tire and all fresh stock. ; ,:. We buy In carloads and are giving yon the benefit ear buying price. Se ns when you need Tires VICKBROS. , :di : High St, at Trade - ,V 1 GROWNO HIGH galley Motor Co 260 North High Street Boost This Community,. ? by Advertising on the Sldgan Pages DID YOU KNOW That Salem will become the center of a great sroosebeiry industry; that this iJhe b coimtry in the world for the gooseberry grower, because he can raise more and better gooseberries to the acre here, and he 'is t sure of higher prices, on account of the fruit factory de-.-mand here, which is growing ; that the4 Oregon- Champion Gooseberry is the champion gooseberry of the earth; that . there is a ready market at remunerative prices for all gooseberries likely to be grown here' for a long time; and that now is the time to put out more, gooseberries in the Salem district and give them the attention their importance 1 merits? business as usual -good,; It is perhaps not realized by some of the people of this city and section that these people keep constantly on hand every single thing that is needed in building; excepting nothing. 1 . It is hardly fair. to the 'other lines to say that anything there is a specialty for the big spe cialty is to carry every, slnglo thing that may be needed in any sort of a new building, or in re pair work. But, just now, they are calling especial attention to Beaver wall board and to Wlshington plaster board, and all kinds of building papers. The Beaver and Washing ton are well known and standard, and they recommend themselves to those who have had experience in their use. ' . The Falls City-Salem people do not wish to gloat over the ' fact that the recent high water "never touched them," but they merely want it known that they are ready for all comers needing building materials; that the comers are alj ready numerous, and that . they will be glad to accommodate any new customers, and give them the very -(best" possible - j service and stand behind anything they rec ommend or send out. t OUR diplomatic, po lite services meet with public approval. The - beautiful . dignity that characterizes the accomplishment of .this organization is a symbol of respectful .regard. ;' . . . Webb & Clough Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 499 Court St., S&Iem. Fhon 120 OWPCO i Broom handles, mop han-j dies, paper plugs, tent tog gles, all kinds of hardwood handles, manufactured by the . - - - Oregon Wood Products Co. '-'''-. ,'-, West Salem - - - Hillman's BUTTERNUT BREAD Auto Electrle Work R.D. BARTON 171 8. Commercial St. ... .. ... -i.x- . - .x. . . : - I Phone 1995 UH?Srt. Leather G'Jbdi of r, Quality, Bagsnlta Cases, Puttees HARNESS RLShafer;' Phone 411 170 S. Com! Salem, Ore. "Where The Crowds Always Shop9 J9 The People's . Gash ' : "Store , SALEM, OREGON OREGON PULP & PAPER CO. A 8ALK1X, OBSGON r r ; vv ; Manufacturers of High Grade Wrapping Papers and :t PaperfSpecici;;'' ':;.;:;i,. . Neitt Iteli's :;Slofjfiii SUBJECT IS "(Jppn Growing V ' . " : '.-3. ILtcensedLady Embalmer I Ia mm tnr nmiii mmA ' V V . nWUAVU Will children . Is a necessity in. , all funeral homes. We are) ; he. only ones furnishing; i-v-such service. , I Terwilliger I Funeral Home 'j 770 Chemeketa St. " ; t Phone 724' . Salem, Oregon, Salem is the centeii of try in the world. j THE BOY SCOUTS deserve' the support of f everyone -who wishes -' to Inculcate .high prin- -clples of msnhood into : the youth of our land. This space paid for by Tbielsen IU& Ice Cream Sold tJrrrywhere .i. t. ! Buttercup ' Ice Cream 7;3:'coi:V::: P. M. Gregory, I!r. S40 Bonth Commercial Et. ' Ealem Dodge Dhotiiehs Sedan Bcnesteel Ustcr Co. 184 8. Com! St. Phone 423 j FAMIOUII 'rT i DAIRY Perfectly Paitscriied j MILK AND CREAM Phone W J HOTEL , MARION , SALEM, OltCSON f The Largre3tr&nd licet rComplete f - Hostelry ' . ia i Oregon Out sofPcrtland ,.DHAGEK FRUff . C0L1PAIIY I Dried FnSt Pclicrs . ''t;i' ': " - ' ' " I 221 8. High 8t Salem; Or.4: Always in the market for dried fruits of all kindj , 1 i Lomber. fcin(tl, Bd nd wttU krii'k and Site. Sherwin-Witluni pflat. dry color and ro!or In oil", tiailder' hrdwr, ilter boird, building ppr, noIdiiif 1 il , kjndi Limi, cement. .. plaitcr, rnberoid roofing, lead. oil. and VarniHh, tarpentino and brunheit Bvef wail board. aah. doora an ''svEBTTHIKO' I BUTLDIXa I Jj .MATEKZAI. '" ' Falls City-Sslen. f Usahtr Ccspssy ' A. B. KUy, iler. I 349 8. 12tb St. -2SoM SIS the best gooseberryxczx' .... . I OUR TREES Carefully Grown f . .. Carefully Selected Carefully- Packed Will Give Satlsf action to C s ' Planter ' -l : SALEH IiURSEIlY 4 : v COLIPAIiY 42S Oregon Bulldlss -: ' Phone 17C3 Additional Salesmen VTtztj I