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STATES", AN
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WORLD'S LARGEST EELERY GROWERS
IS THE STAKE SET BfTUE KU
MEADOWS CEIERf UI0N OF BROOKS
They Are Working Together for Their Mutual Benefit
and They Expect to Increase Both Their Output and
Acreage Year After Year They Grow Quality Cel
ery, Selling a Dollar a Crate Higher than California's
'Best. y "
Editor Statesman: s'.' J
- Answering your letter of "the
1 2th, would fje rery glad ffwo
can be of. assistance to you by
giving you our ideas to prove that
this lathe best celery district.
; : Our few fact are that the celery
raised Id this district' Is the most'
tender, crisp and deHcioua, due to
the richness of thti soil and wo
would otter our proof lit our end
less - sale through the' .eastern
markets; HI(?h v fef inCteatfing
yearly.' r 5 -
Iast yvar about 60 car loads
and about 3500 crates by express
were shipped and 'sold to eastern
"markets from, thiar district; also
about three tear loads that were
shipped to allf ornia were soldt
about a dollar a crate higher than
California grown stuff.
.' The reason we nave not re
ceived any prjze in coinpetltloij
with other growers is that we did
not know of this national" celery
show that they held In Indianap
olis; but we have always feceivel
first prizo at the Oregon . state
fair every year. .' ' vs - ;
From 1 the endless sale of out
celery and the higher prices ' we
We have a few gallon! of ;
BASS-HUETER
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PHOENIX PURE .
' , PAINT "
Which we are closing oat at
53.00 Per Gallon
Call and aee, our stock of
palnta, Jeadi, oils '
Falls City-Sdea .
Larabcr Ccnpaay
. ' A. B. KeUay, Jlffr. -
319 S. 12th St. FfcaiM S13
Ed. CHASTAIN
CLOHIING CO. :
303 State St.
Men's and Young Men's
Clothing and Furnishings
I Use my stairs.
Ifr paya
SALEM IROrt WORKS
Establish 18GO
Founders, JIachinista and
; Blicksralths
rorsr rratt t 8tt 81.
fnmp lor irr!ftia aa4 thor
itfd. Irrigattua iafunaatioa p-
Makers of SIm Iro ' Wo At
Xrs Saws. ,. .-
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Selling Salem; District is a continuation of the Salem Slogan and
Pep and Progress Campaign
This campaign of publicity for community upbuilding has been made
possible by the advertisements placed on 'these pages by our public
spirited business mei irn whose untiring efforts have builded our
present recognized prosperity and who are ever striving for greater and
yet greater progress as the years go by.
are getting than, others, our cus
tomers are our judges to prove
that the Lablsh Meadows celery
growers raise the best, celery . ,
. World Largest Celery
' Growers -'.
I Furthermore, the organization
Of the Lablsh Meadows Celery Un
ion has been of great benelt to
this members, and alW not-only to
those In the union; but by the fact:
that what Is acquired Is obtained
from tho outside. -states and main
ly Invested for the Improvement
and benefit of this territory.
The growth and sale, are in
creasing every yeart and we be
lieve there will . be continuous
progress, and that we will suc
ceed in our efforts tOibecomethe
world's largest celery; growers.
' Hoping these few'.' lines will
help in your next Issue, 1 remain,
yours truly,
ROY K. FUKITDA.
Salem, Ore., lit. 8, Jan. 20. 1923.
(Mr. Fukuda had been asked by
the Slogan editor of The States
man to help prove that this Is the
best celery district 'In the world,
and that It will likely become the
largest. Also, be had been asked
if the Salem district celery was
not as good ; as that grown at
Troutdale, Oregon, which took
the , first prize at the , . national
celery show at Indianapolis last
year; or the Eugene, Oregon, cel
ery that took second prize at the
national show, at Albany, Js'ew
York, the year before and Prof.
Bouquet of tho Oregon 'Agricul
tural college recently made the
public statement that Frank D.
Chase and son, Elmo, copped a
better prize than the first- at Al-
r v Buy, the
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Phone 886
W Ara Out After Tws UUUoss
. Wa are now paring var lhra
qaartr of a will ton dollar s-year
Xo tha dairy wca of tbia aartion
for aailk. . ; ' ,:;
"Marion Butter"
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Mort - Cawa . and ' Battar Cowi la
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MARION CREAMERY
& PRODUCE CO.
Kalem. Ore. Phone 218ft
Salem Carpet Cleaning and
EUFF RUG
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.All sizes of J5 and Flnff '
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Old 3IalreM$' Stemming and
" ' Remaking . ;
. Otto wicker. Prep.
' Pttono
132 at WUbur Streeta
bany. This annual' contest Is
known as the "National Celery
King contest.? So the ' national
celery king is now in Oregon, and
he" Is going to stay here. Ed.)
' The brand of the Lablsh Mead
ows Cerery Union .. la :"Tukuto
Brand Celery," Brooks,,.; Oregon..
"Tukuto," is the Japanese lau
guage, means extra good.
H MORE FLAX
Minnesota College of Agri
culture Offers Sugges- :
- tions to the Farmers. - -
. ST. PAUL, Minn., .Jan. 20v--WUth
the United States a heavy
importer of flak seed, efforts t
increase the production of flax
are being madd by .agricultural,
colleges in Minnesota, North and
South. Dakota and; Montana.
- First appealed ' to by . large na
tional consumers of flax seed.
Dean Wr CV Coffey, of the college
of agriculture. University of ,Mln
nesota, is urging. farmers to grow
flax. In a manner making It, less
difficult to handle, by growing
flax and wheat together."
1 Dean Coffey explained that last
year there was consumed in .the
United States 32.O0M0O bushels
of flax seed while only about 8,
000,000 bushels were produced In
the country, tbe remainder tbein&
imported. With a' good protect
tive tariff benefiting flax growers
In this country, and with an aver
age price of more than $2 a bush
el for, the past ten years, Dean
Coffey .predicts 'lucrative returns
from the growing of flax seed for
years to come, with the produc
tion ' difficulties obviated. ' ' . ,'
' Experiments have, proven that
farmers get. better returns wnen
flax -and wheat are grown togeth
er, on an average of about ,,30
pounds of wheat and 2 S pounds
of flax seedings to the acre; the
dean ' stated; j The crop Is har
vested with 'the " wheat, -. bound,
shocked and stacked like - wheat,
and threshed with the latter
grain. ' , , ' .
Separation of the seeds after
threshing Is not difficult, due to
their dissimilarity.' . .Also, grow
ing In "this manner, eliminates
much of the ' weed menace and
gives a cleaner crop. Js '
Our Farmers Will Help ,
The above m Is an Associated
Press dispatch. While the prob
lem presented is largely one foe
the people of Minnesota and the
Dakotas and adjoining states,
where they grow flax mainly for
the seed, the farmers of the Sa
lem district will help some " t
For, in the growing 'Of flax "for
the 'fiber, which is done here, a
,lot of seed is incidentally' pro
duced; and the time will come,
asjhe industry is developed here,
when there will be a largo "sur
plus of seed.J -
The flax seed Is used in many
ways: , for making linseed oil fot
the manufacturers of paint, for
the. manufacturing or drugs, etc.
Jhere will also be. a large use
of flax seed here in the Salem
district. - in mixing It with the
chaff anil grinding It together for
dairy feed. It make& S splendid
dairy feed- i .
Now "that the legislature 'i Is
about to back the I penitentiary'
Tax plant for a winner, there I
bound to be a great growth In
flax growing here. . In time the
Salem district wilf produce vast
quantities of extra seed that may
be used to help keep he money
in the United States' yfhat now
goes for foreign. grwnTlax seed;
a great deal o( It .coming from
Caaada--;--." . r ' . r'
SEED
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THE PIOriEEfl ID LADISII
CELERY KIHGTEUS
He Commenced in a Small Way Fourteen Years Ago,
i and Has Increased His Operations Every Year Since
' and Has Seen the Industry in His District Grow to
a $100,000 a Year Output, with rossiDiiiues ior
Immense Grpwth in the Future.
(Back In 1920, in the first of
the) annual series of Slogan arti
cles, the Slogan editor of The
Statesman published the follow
ing facts secured from Roy K.
Fukuda, and this , pioneer of the
Industry in this section has.
-whenever the time for reviewing
the celery Industry has . come
around, very graciously and will
ingly, responded with whatever In
formation was asked for. The
facts mentioned above follow:)
The pioneer celery grower on a
commercial scale lit the Salem
district is : Roy K. Fukuda.. ..
He commenced , In toe now .fa
mous ' Lablsh. Meadows . celery
district In It Oil. :. .
: He rented his l&nd from Hon.
M. 1. Jones, and has continued In
the Industry, increasing the size
of bis rrop from , year te year.
' His place ,1s. between Quinaby
and Chemawa, about a 'mile from
each station and between two rail
roads, the Southern s Pacific and
Oregon Electric.
" His postoffice addresa is Salem,
Route 8.
Tbe first year Mr. Fukuda had
some ten rows : of celery, between
2000 and 3000 plants. He was
feeling his way.
; His celery beds have gradually
spread out until he will this year
have perhaps 400,000 "plants. ;
: Last year he had from eight to
nine acres In celery.
He puts In about 30,000 plants
to the acre. There are,. of course,
always some missing hills, and he
expects' to get about 2000 dozens
of celery plants to 'the -acre.
They go into crates for ship
ping. 8 to 10 dozen to the crate. '
v That makes about 2 SO crates of
cfelery to the acre, which he says
la an average yield; which any
one who will work with hand and
train, in this district, may expect
to produce each yea r
( He Intimates that he does a
tittle bfetter himself, with his long
experience.) ' r
What It Costs
' Mr. Fukuda figures the cost of
growing celery in the Lake Lablsh
district (cost per acre) sometbing
like this: : ,
Plowing twice, $8. . I
: Discing -and harrowing. $ 1 0.
Fertilizer, $150., , ..
"t He uses stable manure to a con
siderable extent, also some com
mercial fertilizers containing - ni
trates; also blood meal and fisb
guano, lie considers the fertiliz
ing of prime importance. - - -'.Rent,
I30.T .- V "
Plants." $90. '
He produces his own plants;
the $90 Is what It would cost a
beginirer. , - , .
Planting. 10 days at 40-cents
an hour, $40. - 1 ,
Watering before and after
planting. $10. f i
He uses a sprinkler wlththe
top: ofr, and gives tbe plants a
ood shower.
Hoeing twice, $8. .
Cultivating with one horse each
10 days to two weeks, $20,
; Lumber. $C0. ;' .
' He uses' 1x10 planks. The cost
Js now $36 a thousand. 'They will
last- six, years. The initial cost
would be, of course, six times $0
or $360. an acre.
This planking is different from
the California way. There they
cultivate the rows four feet apart.
Here' the rows are put from 30 to
36 Inches apart, and six inches
apart In the rows. r
; Cutting and bunching, after ex
cluding missing and unmarketable
piifnls; counting: -2000 dozen per
HOWS
HE DOES IT
acre, at 16 cents per dozen, $30l.
Crates and crating, 10 cents a
dozen, $200.
The reader will note that the
above costs will total $926' per
acre. ' ' .
Mr Fukuda thinks the Inciden
tals such as trucking, paper and
ribbons for tieing, and many little
items of expense, will make the
total cost about. $1200 an acre for
producing selery in his district.
At 75 cent a dozen f. o. b.,
which is a good average price, or
$1500 an acre, there is left $300
an acre net for. the grower. ;
: If the 'grower gets more than
2000 dozens to the acre, he will
of course, make more. Also, if he
gets a higher" price. ,
' In General
: Mr. Fukuda uses a Ford truck
and a Ford runabout In his busi
ness. in the busy season he employs
about ten laborers; not confining
himself to his countrymen, but
taking ' ; good bands from the
neighborhood, . .
JH was himself born In Japan;
but he has been In America a long
time, and attended school In this
country and acquired ari English
education.
.He is glad to tell any one Inter
ested all he can about celery grow
ing and this reporter , will say
that he knows about all there Is
to know.
He hopes to see the industry de
velop to very' large proportions, as
it will Injure wider markets and
more profits for all engaged in it.
Some' Americans 'are already
preparing to engage In celery
growing In the Lake Lablsh dis
trict oh a commercial scale.
It is expected that -at least 60
more-acres will before long be de
voted' to celery in that district;
though the Increase will probably
not be that, much this year. ;
'And in time, no doubt, a goodly
portion of t the - Lablsh Meadows,
"beaverdam" land will be devot
ed to celery growing and the
total of this land is 200 to .3000
acres ,, v ' : - '
The reader will readily see that
this woyld make an immense ton
nage; that it wilj, be a' great in
dusry.
Hon; M. L. Jones alone has on
his farm over 3G0 acres of the
"beaver dam' land.
I There are now six growers of
celery In the district where Mr.'
Fukuda has his . celery gardens;
six besides himself. They are ail
.natives of Japan excepting one,
who was born in Korea. ' " '
Where the Celery Goes
Celery goes out from Quinaby
and Chemawa on the Oregon Elec
tric and Southern Pacific to Mon
tana, North Dakota; and to the
Portland and other markets. Some
goes by automobile truck routes. .
- Mr. Fukuda raises only tbe Gol
den Heart variety. It is the same
as Prof. Bouquet calls the Golden
Self Bleaching, in his article print
ed in this issue. .
He says th White Plume vari
ety is easier to grow, and It Is the
only variety wanted in the Seattle
market; but in all other markets
reached from here the Golden
Heart (or Golden Self Bleaching)
is preferred. So It is the kind for
our growers to plant. ', .
Mr. Fukuda thinks the Golden
Heart Is the best celery grown In
point of quality. ."'.
And he says this is without
doubt the , best celery district in
Oregon, and as good as any, any
where. Also, Marion county has already
Why suffer with Stomach
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become the greatest celery, grow
ing county of. this state; and Its
lead Is bound to be, Increased veryj
Tast from now on.,
A good deal of celery is raised
fn tbe MJLlwaukte, Oregon, district,
and around . Troutdale, ', andt in
Hood River county. . . '' r
, But Marion, county ia tbe com
ing celery county that will make
the whole country sit . up , and
take notice.
' i Mr. Fukuda ' says, that, two
years ago, the expressage on cel
ery out of Quinaby alone had
grown to $8000. And it was at
least $10-,ppO: ' last year, and it
will grow faster. In the future.
" The ' writer wir say . that he
found Mr. Fukuda a pleasant, af
fablte gentleman. Ills offer to as-;
sist with his advice any new grow
er will be worth a great deal to
tbe Industry, to Salem and to this
whole country. For his advice wilt
be, the advice, of an expert; not a
theorist only.
f t (Thfa reader will,' notice that
Mr. Fukuda, In his communica
tion in this Issue, gives it as GO06
acres Ed, - ' - - " ' .
- From Mr.- Fukudjt a Year Later r
Editor Statesman: '
- Your favor datedJan. 21," 192L
Is In hand.' and very glad to be
asked by you -of my -humble In
formation rerardlng" celery. - I
am not duite prepared to give my
view on. this "subject this year ex
cept the possibility of the vicinity
of Salem ever becoming a center
of cerery " production ; In this
country..: , - . - f
From my observation it can be
estimated that there are, in this
district where I am living now,
5000 acres or more of the fertile
land most' suited for the cultiva
tion of . this vegetable. If this
large tract of neglected land was
properly taken care of and "used
for that purpose, there would be
approximately: $2,000,000 of
crop, which will be a part of the
business In Salem.. The market
Is constantly , in demand, of celery,
while the supply Is limited. The
order , from eastern Cities is
boundless' and high prices la al
ways offered. ,
; Then, , why; not ,ra,Ie celery In
this district? That. is. In those
6000 acres, 'and make Salem pros
perous? :. ..... - --"- f
' This could be . answered front
the fact that Its cultivation is un
usually difficult and the profit is
tmi POSSIBILITIES F0H TC
CELERY OUSmr OF SMlDISTfllf
It May Become a Five Million Dollar Annual Crop, c.
a Great Deal MoreThis District Produces the C:
: Celery Grown in the World; Better, Even than t
Famous Kalamazoo, Mich., Country.
Foyrtten years ago, Roy K.
Fukuda raised 10 to 20 rows of
celery on Lablsh Meadows, be
low' Salem. .- He raised more tne
next year, ( and he has increased
his output ' andf acreage- every
year'Vinee. '
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Hours lO to 13 a.m. mmi 2 to O p.cu
comparatively small. '- L ..: '
Hhere is ;a grave danger ct
posing the plants IV .'freeiii
weather that will &tiby the t:
uable crop over night. Mo.
Thfbwners of the JMPt5am Ut
wrr' that they wonld-ratherrJca
ftkfe,land to somebodt'te this t
raile anything on It therr.r. !v
and run the risk of lL.ii; t
whole . crop. . But some shre?
truck gardeners are raising
dld celery on their own land, wit
many years cf , experience, si
earning big profits each year,
am running this leased farm f
the .past ten. years and obtain r
much experience which money c;
not get. Even thotigh I coul J i
sava much j wealth duriss t'
tea years, -but'l could pay all c
penses and build up a little hou
after' tbe first oue was btirnc
down, and, thanks to the Lord,
ara happy, healthy, content ar
willing to work hards with a he:
in. future for ray- noble wife- ai:
sweet children..'? v '
It is my belief,-therefore, tL
my celery garden will, be improv
ed each year and I may be able t
raise , handsome profits, besidr
new, experience.
If aay, one who-wants to ral.
celery jn the Salem district, wit
a prospect of this district evi
becoming a center of celery pre
ductlon and .a.lso.want to kr.o
of my method, do not hesitate t
call on me, for information,
am j ready to, teach as much as
know and assist anyone who f
eager to enter " into this worl
There is no secret ia riiy ixper
ence. . Yours sincerely,
-RQY K. FUKUDA.
Quinaby, 6re., Jan. 24, 1921.
i (The above Is printed absolu
!y as written, and it was writ:
in a very "near approach ti
Spencerian hand. Mr, Fukuda
a native of Japan, but he has I
come a very progressive Arue
can- and he wants "to be helps
to alt his ' neighbors, includ:
both Japanese and Americans,
the article in this issue, cop I
from the' Salem slogan' issue
last' year, there are some furt!
facts concerning the operations
Mr. -Fukuda, and 'concerning t
ttiaa himnelfi Ed.) v !
"i. p-'i i 1 "' Miji ultt'i
" From Mr. Fukuda -Two Year
Th'e reader wiri; find la ir.I-s i
sue a letter from Mr. Fuk
written last Saturday.Ed.)
,Las yearr tho members ct
Labih Meadows Celery air
produced -.and sold $100
worth of celery from 100
of laud $ 10(0 an acre, c.
(Continued on page t).
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