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1 . "1 J 1 1 t Bay the ' Oregon ELLING EM OIST.RI. We wm Give Our Beot Efforto CT ii juaas I furnaces if Iff M It n ? M I ; f i ii V w I! ti ii ii i. .1 ! ! 1 ! i S L W. V7. ROSEBRAUGH CO. Foundry and Machine Shop 17 th & Oak Sts.. Salm. or. Phone S8 W An Oat An Tws lUUlo&a Vaartwa of miilioa dollars year I tha dalrymea of thig tectioa - tot ..milk. - t J niarioii Batter" . Is th Bm Battaf "Max Cava and Battac Oowt la ti crylm na4 MARION CREAMERY & PRODUCE CO. 8alem Ore. Phone 2488 Devoted to Showing Salem EHstrict People the Advantages i and Opportunities "of Their Own Gounhy and fe Cities and Towns. The Way to Build Up Your Home Town The Surest Way to Get More and Larger Is to Patronize Your Home People -s h Industries Is to Support Those You Have , Selling Salem District is a continuation of the Salem Slogan and U j Peps and Progress Campaign DEHYDRATED and CANNED - FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Oregon Products King's Food Products Company f , . Salem Portland The DaHea . I Oregon : ;,; ; This campaign of publicity' forcommunity upbuilding has been made possible by the advertisements placed on these pages by our public spirited business jmen---mep 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. Gidion Stolz Co. Ifannfaetnrera of "Dependable Brand - ' Ume-fiolphor Bolatioa The brand yon can depend on for parity and teat ' 'Prices npo application . - Factory, near corner pt Summer and Mill BL Salem, Oregon WiDszslle Vjdley Pnae Asscciaticn, t The oldest Association in , the Northwest : ' V.T.JEIJKS Secretary and SXanager Trade A Ilich Sta. , SALESt, OREGON NELSON -BROS, Wm air rmraM, plamktcf kOn ul fhn kUI work, tia la U tia ud tlTMis4 If . wars, ; SM CUaMksU St. none 1101 DIXIE BREAD Dixie Hedth Bread Ask Your Grocer . RIDE TIIE TROLLEY FOB RAFETY -COMFORT , OONVEXIEXCE . AND ECX)XOSir Tickets cave your time. Bay them in strips 5 for SO cents.',,' . i SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES FOR YEARS AND YEARS Tb StatMStaa ku hn snpply. .tnx tb wuu of tfca exltteal Jos . prUUBf trd -Pif pdUT ws arc prlaUrs f worta and aierlt. , ' llodcra oipoMnt sad idus ar lbs eaes ttu f t ty. Statesman PuKohing Company '"" Ihon 3 or BS3 -215 8. Com'l Ct. At all tlmaa to aaiUt la any poalbla way tha CgrtU opmant of tha fruit aal berry lndsitnei 14 JWj y). 17. Oregon Co. Why nffev. wltli Btomach Trouble whea Chiropractia wCl imbots tn Yccr Health Begbs Yt:n Yen Hicne87 . for an appoboCmenf ; Dm. SCQTT SCOFIELD ' 3r. . 0. Oalrspractars '' Bay Iaboratory 414 to 410 U. S. Kail TTi, Bids. noun 10 to 12 sum. aad 2 to 4 pja. (WORE BLflGK RASPBERRIES OUGHT TO ; BE PRODUCED BY OUR FRUIT GROWER ' ." : ! .r- . -; v - , .. . - . -. 1 . They Thrive and Yield Well on Moist, Well Drained Soil 1 I e . ii a r vi in domeiLocaimes iney May ue uepenaea on Witn Proper Attention to Give Larger Yields Than Red . r 1 naspoemes (The following: article was con tributed by W.jS. Brown, of the Oregon Agricultural college, to an issue of some: months back of the Oregon Grower, the magazine of the Oregon Growers Cooperative association. It . deserves - careful reading; It Is worth rereading by any grower who has seen it be fore) : I At the present time growing of the black raspberry Is confined to a comparatively small number of sections in the state. The Spring brook and Newberg districts lead all others b a large margin. Blackcap Deserves AVider Atten- The blackcap1 raspberry is nn doubtedly . worthy of more atten tion than it has . received in the past. It makes a splendid pro duct for the table in anv on of several different ways: the fresh berries are fine either for sauce or pies, the black : raspberry, when properly . canned, is eae of the richest and finest flavored sauces that can be obtained from fruits. It lends itself ! especially ' to the making of excellent jams, and Perfectly Pasteurized MILK AND CREAM - Phone 725 . V ' ' Butter-Nut Bread i . ! " 1, - "The Richei! Finer Loar' CHERRY CITY BAKERY Roof Leak? Ebonal for Felt of Shingles Elastic Roof Cement for all Repairs. ! , Or A New Roof of Cedar Shlngies, Malthold Shingles1, Malthold Roll Roofing. .. ! j See-. t Falls Cily-Salem J Lumber Company 340 So. 12th St. ' Pbone 813 ' A. B. Kelsayj Mgr. dries to the best advantage of any of the small fruits, drying out from 20 to 25 per cent of its fresh Weight. : -H V- The blackcap is easily cared for and requires less band labor than many of the other small fruits On the whole, this industry should be encouraged by being more wide ly advertised. When the merits of the.; black raspberry begin to be known to the average honsawlfn In Oregon, the prices of this delicate and delicious fruit will increase. The statement Is often seen In lit erature bearing . upon bramble fruits, that the black raspberry does not produce as well , on the Pacific coast as does the red rasp berry. ; ,...- -3.;-...- ..... . This Is true as a general ruffi, bnt when careful selection is made of soil and slope, coupled with good cultivation, careful pruninK and protection against pests and enemies, and when in addition the fertility of the soil is carefully maintained, the blackcaD will in fact regularly outyield the red raspberry. In the east the black raspberry Is regularly counted no on to outyield the red raspberry. arietiea Recommended ! In a state which has Deen arrow ing small fruits successfully for so many years we are safe in rec ommendlng four or five leadine varieties that have proved them selves especially good. From time to time many varieties are broueht forward, some of which have con siderable merit; others of which Will not do Well under our pnndl tions. The best thing for the trow ed to do is to try a few of these many Varieties as a sort of a local experiment on his Dlace. and to couple with the information he ob tains any further advice he may get from the state experiment sta tion or from other growers who may have grown and tried out the variety in question. . . Early to Mia-Seaaon Plum Farmer vigorous, heal thy and productive. . Hunger moderately vigorous. productive. Cumberland - stronrr - grower. healthy and productive. Late Varieties Gregg vigorous and product ive, but somewhat tender to cold. and somewhat crumbly for a can ning variety. Of the four varieties mentioned above, the Plum Farmer and Mun- Our Ideal: Th Best Only" Oar Method: Cooperstio Capital City Co-operative Creamery A oea profit orfaniiatioii owned entirely by tb dairymen. Oiva us a trial. . If annfattnrera of Buttercup BnttT "At your. Grocr,r Phono 29 137 0. Ooa'l St. ger are the leaders . in some sec tions of the state, while the older varieties GtS and Cumberland, lead in other sections. v i Purple " Canes ' are crosses be tween the red and black raspberry The best of the purple-canes are undoubtedly the Columbia and Schaffer. The growing of purple canes Should be rancou raged in some sections of the -state, espe cially those near large fresh fruit markets. - ' - MoiAaFe is Needed : The black raspberryrequlres a deep. rich, cooll mbist'solt. rerr well drained. When sufficient wa ter can be added by irrigation, the black raspberry will do its best on sandy loam soils.' Under Wil lamette valley conditions, howev er, the plant does best on a light friable clay 'iram that is fairly retentive of moisture Under no conditions should the black rasp berry be planted on poorly drained light clay loams. They will soon die Out and will be unprofitable from .the start. . . . . The slope should be'to the north preferably because the black rasp berry shouJd be kept from being shriveled up, from threat of sum mer ana becoming too seedy. The north slope Is cooler and can be kept more moist. In some sections north slopes have deeper soils than do south slorpesj ' Good air drain age is necemarv nlao In nmioft the plants against wlnk klllinsr. and to avoid! damage from late spring frosts.1, ; The morSS5jnu8 the soil con tains the greater, will be Its water, holding capacity. There is noth ing that fills tlie bill better in this respect than sttable manure con tainine more less straw . Pli. cover crops ma'ke a very good sub stitute for ntithln mannra siiia. - t v.yv cially if a legcmirfos crop is grown. Oats aad vetch sown to gether in proportions of 30 lbs. of vetch to 20 po tends of oats, and then plowed under as soon . as plowing season . arrives in the spring makei vtery satisfactory Icovercrop. In western Oregion careful and frequent cultivation must be re sorted to if 'Che moisture content of the soil is to be conserved. This means a frequent shallow culti vation rather tfialf deep cultiva tion, because . the V Jabots of the plants are relatively shallow, and if the cultivating to 01s are Ret deeply more 'harm may result by cutting orr roots than good may be accomplished by the cultiva tion.. Most commercial Dlantines are set 4x8 feet so as td permit thorough work either with horses or with tractors. . Fertility o(oi! It Is coming to be generally un- - f. - . - : - - A. F-W - ' . , av-'' ' ' 14 - - j. , Vic JtC" ' .cV-'' Red Raspberry Plantation in Salem District. about by increasing the nitrogen. phosphoric acid and potash in a sort of a balanced ration in the soil. In other words, It will do you little good to increase the nitro gen application beyond a certain point, unless the plant also has enough phosphoric acid and pot ash to build into its. tissues, to balance the nitrogen. The berry fertilizers put out by Swift and other companies are usually good when maximum production Is wanted. - If one chooses to make up fertilizer, he can do so by us ing a formula of 4 per cent nitro gen, 8 per cent phosphoric acid and 2 per cent potash. BEST BERRIES 1 1 352. This year's expense is as follows: , Interest at 6 per cent on investment. . . .. . . ... . .-.$21.12 Plowing and cultivation. . .. 10.00 Hoeing . . .... ...16.00 Removing old wood, topping. etc.. . . '. ... . . . ....... . . 40.00 Fertilizing' w . w. .1 '. .. 32.00 Spraying 10.00 Total. .... ...... $129.1 2 Since my average yield is two tons per acre, the pre-harvest cost Is approximately 465 per ton, or. . . . . . S c per pound Picking price..... 4c per pound Field management and delivery. ..... lc per pound THE WHOLE WORLD i . We Can Grow That Kind, and That Is the Kind We bhould brow derstood by... lie growers of all HOTEL BLIGH 100 rooms of Solid Comfort x - A Home Away From . Home . Salem Carpet Cleanbg and Fluff Jln JTorkf Rag and fluff rugs woTen any sizes without seams. New mattresses made to order. Old mattresses remade. Feathers renovated. I bay all kinds of old carpets for fluff rugs. Otto F. Zwicker, Prep. Phone ' ; , lStf sad Wilbur StrestsVt kinds of smalf fruits that if the soil is not rich enough for the fruit they must supplement the fertility of the soils in one form or anotner if they are to get maxi mum results. . 1 s s The best treatment for the berry patch is 0 give it a liberal dress ing or stable manure the year be fore planting. If 10 to 12 tons of manure to The acre can be worked into the" soil throughout the fall preceding planing, in the spring, the growth of tae vines is usuaHv such that by the second year there Is quite a crop upon them, where as, if the vines are not fertilized it is usually the third season be fore they produce sufficient to pay ror harveaQj, ' 1 In case stable manure' i not obtainable, commercial fertilizers combined wl. green manures it often profitable. It Is a fact that nitrogen- content wears .out faster Jn the soil. 1 Hence the job of the fruit grower is tp build up the ni trogen content so that he will get a well balanced ratio of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acicL " He will know when this la accobi plished by the vigorous . appear ance of the nSvel and shoots. As a rule In his valley, we have enough phospMric acid -rand ot- ash to provide tor ordinary yields, but If maximum yields are pro duced, they,-can only be.hronjat Editor Statesman: In response to your reauest. 1 am giving some observations of the red raspberry industry, taken from my experience as a grower, Because of its delicious flavor the raspberry is Justly popular from coast to coast and also be yond the seas.' 'Some berries are too tart and some are tdo flat, but the red raspberry is just right and the seeds are scarcely noticeable. Fresh or canned, summer or win ter, nothing is better! In addi tion to its delicacy, the fact that it is so nearly thornless adds to the pleasure of its culture. : Prolific fields scattered here and there throughout' the Willam ette valley prove that our climate and sonie of our soils are suitable for the raspberry. Care should Ka 11 aaA ftAnravoi' tn r a DalaMtnn of the location, as there, have been many failures due to planting pro miscuously. Increase Would Help All Reports from the east indicate that in many sections the raising of this fruit is almost a thing of the past, owing to the prevalence of disease. This should give us a greater outlet for OUR fruit and justify an enlargement of our pres ent acreage. Cannery men have told me that more red raspberries would help the sale of other ber ries and therefore be a benefit to alt berry men and the community at large. ''Let us plant more, but cautiously, lest we force produc tion beyond the demand and find ourselves unable to sell for even the cost prices, as in the case of loganberries this year. Cost of Production. My cost of production may be of interest to prospective raspberry men and the public My invest ment, per acre in land, posts and wire, planting berries, and their care to time of toll production Is Total . . . ..' . T. . 8 i c per pound Thus if I had sold for last year's price of eight cents I would have lost one-quarter cent, but on this year's market I received nine and a half cents, or one and one-quar ter cents per pound net. Production palce naturally var ies with the season, amount of crOD. size of field and nrnximltv tn a pjentiful labor supply. I think my figures are a fair average for small fields in this section this year. Danger of Iabor Shortage " ' I doubt whether It will be pos sible ,to harvest many new large acreages of any kind of berries during the rush season of the last of June and the month of July. owing1 to present labor shortage. f roDably one, two and three acre tracts that ran hn handlori hv a family with only a little outside help are best for the Salem sec tion. Four good pickers, or about eight of the average kind, are re quired per acre during two weeks of heaviest fruit. My crop lasts four weeks.' Each locality must be studied by itself. ' XelTont in l'oor Fields. Fot the good of the grower and also the community, raspberries should not be planted everywhere. Poor fields yield no profits, but they do give a wrong impression of our good state We have plenty of soil that IS suitable. Rows should not be planted closer than eight feet as roots tol ten run 12 feet from the plant. To get paying crops and to keep our state free from disease, we must cultivate thoroughly, spray often and fertilize plentifully and wisely. The healthy, vigorous plant PRODUCES and RESISTS DISEASE. We can and should raise the BEST BERRIES in the WORLD at a FAIR PROFIT to the GROWER. y Let's go." Yours for better berries. 11. M. MEAD. Salem, Ore., Rt. 2, Nov. 27, 1923. HPOIIKfBLHIDft RASPBERRIES FBOJyi A REW BULLETrj ITS r ' ' : " ' . k. . . ft t I, : The Oregon -Agricultural College Has Recently Printed a Station Circular on the Cane Fruit Industry in Oresn The Black Raspberries Persist in the Salem District They Run Out in Every Other Section of theXcun try, Even in the Washington Berry District Thank goodness.' the cement trust has been busted. It will be so much nicer to be frisked by in dependent, concerns. Correct this sentence: "If 1 am elected" he declared, "you will rind me just as easy to approach The Oregon Agricultural college has a new bulletin on "The Cane Fruit Industry In Oregon." It is Station Circular 48. published in July of this year, the author being Henry Hartman. assistant hortt culturist. . - - Following -are some brief 'ex cerpts from this new bulletin: "The. recent Tilan tinea of fan fruits In this state have been mrr or less- disproportionate, with the result that at the close of io?i plantings of the loganberry totaled 6259.27 acres, while the acreare of all other canned frolts combined was - only 2451.40 acres. Had these fruits been planted In more equal proportion there Is HtfU doubt that the Industry would now De on a more secure foundation Greater - diversity in planting would enable the selling agencies better to meet the demands of tha trade, would. result In a better dis tribution of the grower's labor ana would insure , a better hai anced seasonal; run for the varl ous processing concerns. "Figures on the cost of produc tion indicate quite clearlv that fi nancial returns from cane fruits are directly associated wifh vteM.. Recent statistics On TP.A rAHnhoFM production in the Puyallup valley Tir . - ui wosningion snow that in cases wherein yields are 3000 , pounds per acre the cost of nroductinn im pound Is slightly more than twice as nigh as in cases where a yield of 8000 pounds is obtained Th lesson of these figures is clear. Site of the Viantannn "Cane fruits are nitBraiir ltive to the dry, warm , heat of summer, ana in some. seasons dam age results from this source rnM situations, therefore, sh mild Ho OA- lected whenever possible.. River uonoms ana north slopes are nat urally cooler and can be kept more moist during tbe growing season. it is best wherever nnaaihi select land that drains of it. accord.. - "These fruits, in general h wen in soil that is deen enni -u friable, well drained, and at the same time retentive of V moisture The slightly rolling river bottom soils seem to be Ideal for them. "Cuthbert seems to be the only variety of red raspberry that has siooa ine test of time In Oregon. The Black Ipoerrles Plum Farmer and Munger black raspberries are most In de- mana at this time. ; ' . "Most cane frnlta tile under Oregon condition. the matter of cross-pollination Is mereiore ot little Importance. "New plants of the hianv berry start readily from th- of the new shoots. For thi. ... pose, j the erowinar tin. euuuis euouia pe imbedded in soil irom two ana a half to thmo es. just before the fall rains begin eav and black raspberries .ouintrnce iruiting the second year um require, tnree to fnnr too.. . . . - . a . t-u icucu tun. matnnty. Dnratlon of Plantation The factors that ,. . -"in; nui; uuraoer oi years a cane fruit plan tation will last are nM..i..i derstood. but when pin " aepr tree from in sect pests and diseases the cane fruits in this tat . UNUSUALLY LONO UvPn a- m tfla; ST " "1 ;.VVC" f.Da lwty year, old Evergreen and Himalaya black berries seem to last indefinitely. Loganberry plants - twenty yean ojd are still producing commercial crops. ' (The above Is not true as ta black I raspberries anywhere else. It is not true as to even the Puy allup - and Sumner districts la Washington; supposed to be the greatest red raspberry section of the country. ; or of -the world. Black raspberry plantings persist In the Salem district. They keeo right on living and bearing. They do not persist. elsewhere. They run out and, die put. Ed.) ,. Set Blacks Well Apart . HiacK raspberries . tend -ti spread out a little mor. n4 should be set somewhat farthpt apart than the reds. The lineal system with the rows 7 to 9 feel apart and the plants about 4 feet in the rows Is proving aatlsfartnr with the common varieties. The Tillage Practices "Tillage in the cane fruit nlan- tation should be done with the aim ( 1 ) of conserving the moist urn and (2) of making the soil fnnria available. Frequent cultivation during the growing season la nec essary In order that a loose earth may be maintained at all times. Pruning, Ktc 'As compared to those of other cane fruits orunlnr mH fr.inin. of black raspberries are compara tively simple operations. Trellle-, are not necessary and pruning need not be complicated or excess ive., .v.: 'A Terr nractlcal maihni f . training black rasnberrie. oon.uti in tying the laterals up in a rather loose bundle. By this method the fruiting area is placed convenient ly for picking and Is out of the way of tillage .imnlemnt. t,. old canes should be taken out soon as the cron has heen re moved." Literal Translation Often Is Ridiculou: WASHINOTOV w. . - -" " v. Harness full of. bugs, for bachelor horse." i tha tm ut. eral translation for a single-bugcr harness which a Spanish translat- , or used in an American exporter's advertisement department of commerce. The de- partment used that as an Illus tration of how faulty and Incor- ' TVl translations of circulars and advertisements not onir fn tj convey the meaning Intended, but frequently make n nmn... i. i culous in the eyes of prospective Other trimiitin.. i i . . . 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