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THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY. 3, 1924 ;: 8 .THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON riM llBLING SALM' iDjlSTRIT I IfeX S ' . . KAnr 7- W. W. ROSEBRAUGH CO. Foundry nd Machine Shop 17th V Oak 6ta.. 8alm, Or. Phone 88 W in M Aftar '.Twe Mffiiaaa W ara oaw paring vr tfcra qaartatf af a aailUos dollars a yaat ts Ui dairmaa of thia sactkta for milk. - , . ' - ' "Marion Batter" ' lata Bait Buttu Kara Oows aftd Batta Oawa la tka njiat ai !.IARI0N CREAMERY & PRODUCE CO. Salem, Ore. V Phone 2488 DEHYDRATED ! and CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Oregon Products King's Food Products Company Salem Portland The Dalle .. , Oregon Gideon Stolz Co. J - Manufacturer of Dependable . Brand Lfanchfinlphar Solution The ; brand you can " depend on for , purity and test ' Prices n(o application . Factory near corner of Sommer and MlU 'lt. . ' 8alem, Orecon WiDacette Valley Prune Asscclation The oldest 'Association In the Northwest ... tJecrelary ' and Manas .. . , f Trade' High 8U. V HA LEJl, OREGON NMSdmBROS. v Wasis JSZfl .Tim at, pluckier i :ttn 'iolriitj ; iB-stof work. Via 7 j ;eail?f?4il 'WlfssV 'ceastai l - fctiir kk HI 'ad xaWaalaad ioa j -A . -. i v. ; ' -J -. r DIXIE I " BREAD 1 rDiJiis Health Brtai 4 Ask, Vow Grocer I j RIDE THE TROLLEYS "it - - - V 1 . SAFETY Xv CXHFORT Tlckete eave your Umew Itaythtta lu stripe B for 0 cental SOUTHERNPAOFIC : ,. . f: LINES ' FOMEARS ' . . Tba lutwmAhu aaan aopply- A4 ta waiita- af Aba "crtleaJ Job pilaUaf lr4a j -. v. . ' - t. '' - Tfcf. paaltiva w r print r vol arb aaaarH,;' f' j'f ; Madera ciiolpiecat aosl lieaa a'-, 1 -. -k,!.. -ill. .4 . Statesman Pulishingj Company Vboho 2J or 583 :! " l!t5 M. f'om'l tit. ! AND YEARS The Way to Build Up Your Home Town Is to Patronize Your Home People i-' OH COUNTY FRUIT And He Does Not Think Our DOES NOT II PEARS Too Many Pear Trees, Especially Bart I ens, Because Districts Where There are Pear Booms are Affected by Fatal Pear Diseases S .H. Van Trump, fruit inspecr (or of Marion county, has not Changed his views of past years concerning the pear industry in the Salem district. He thinks this is one of our very best lines be said yesterday that he would rather put out pears right now than cherries! or prunes; saying nothing agairisl cherries or prunes, either; end Mr. Van frump, as is well known, is a thcusacd ; miles from being a bpoiner pf any description, j i Going In, Going Out fie has heard of the bo6m in pcr growing , in. California, the greatest fear',grcrwin rtate, espe cially itfIJartletit..- 13ut he de clare j'V'vihe. Slogan editor yester 4 iy'thatthey are 'gong ont about a fast, as Jhey are going 'in. in that sbte-belng killed off by fatal pear diseases, from which we are immune here in the Salem dis trict; or' all buts immune. Also; he has" 'heard of the put ting out cof a good many pear (fees In he Hood River" district; l?ut he thinks, from the reports of nurrvtrtenr that 'this movement DAIRY Wrtectly Pasteurized MILK AND CREAM - j Phone 725 Biitter-Nut "The Richer, riner Loaf CHERRY CITY BAKERY : Roof Leak? Ebo'nal'for Felt of Shingles Elastic' Root Cement tor all Repairs,, . .- Or . A. New Roof of Cedar ShlngleSw Malt hold Shingler. Malthoid Roll Roofing. ; . ','.! ' " 'See , . . Fall City-Salem Lumber Company I 840 8o. 12th St. ' i ' Phone 1 ft . i A.-.B. Kelsay, Mgr. HOTEL BLIGH 100 rooms of Solid Comlort A Home Away Uomt- From T&ourit Devoted to Showing Salem District People the Advantages and Opportunities of Their Own Country and Its Cities and Towns. Selling Salem This campaign of publicity for community upbuilding has been made possible by the advertisements placed on these pages by our public spirited business men men whose untiring efforts have builded our present recognized prospenty and who are ever striving for greater and yet greater progress as the years go by. INSPECTOR E Growers are Likely to Set Out is not as large as has been report edand the trees being set out there are mostly of the winter va rieties, anyway and Mr, Van Trump is especially partial to Bartletts for the Salem section. Greater Industry Justified Mr. Van Trump thinks this sec tion of the Willamette valley has never developed the pear industry to anything like the commercial proportions that the natural re sources of climate and 6oil would amply justify, j He says Marlon county at no time has had as much as five hun dred acres in commercial bearing "pwar orchards, and that this is certinly-a remarkable and anomal ous, fact, when in truth our cli mate and soil, will produce all the finest 'varieties of pears that can be irrown anywhere in the world. . He says that five years ago, be fore the severe freeze of 1919. Marioa county had about 350 acres In pear orchards. Af4er haj severe winter several young orchards that were severely in jured were removed, and that there has been only limited plant- Sag ince. so it Is very doubtful if -.this ;. ctmnty has today much nore pear acreage than it had five year ago. ' He feels that the opportunities for profitable pear growing in thia section have never been fully appreciated by pur orchard plant ers. This condition is largely due to the fact that markets in ' the past were somewhat uncertain, be ing limited and often unsatisfac tory; but thir situation has been entirely changed during the past five year by the development of numerous local canning plants to handle the crop and the derelop ment of markets In the east that call for all the canned pears that we will be , able to produce for years to come. . ..Said Mr. Vau Trump: "I iiave often remarked that the growers in this valley have ne'yer half appreciated the many advantages we have here as a pear growing section. I will agaiff take the liberty to enumerate a few of .those advantages: The Advantages " "First, we have good pear soil here a. . less than one-half the price that equally good soil can be had for in Washington or Cali fornia, "Second, we are practically im- Oar Mral: "The Bwt Only" On Method: Cooperation f Capital City Co-operative Creamery; A. oon-crofit orfaniiatioa ownl entirely by th dairymen. QiTa a trial. , Manttfartnrera t Bntterrnp BuUt ' '-'At yonr Grow , fbon 309 137 O. Com' I St. Salem Carpet Cleaning Rag and fluff rugs woven any sixes without seams. New mattrosses made to order. Old matti esses remade. - Feathers reiterated. I buy all kinds of pld carpets for fluff rugs. r 04to F, Zwicker, Prop. Phone 11(4 :' 13 Vi and WUbar Streets OVER 1 District is a continuation of the Salem Slogan and Pep and Progress Campaign mune from the dread pear blight that takes such a heavy toll in most of the leading pear sections of America. ' "More than 25 years ago the writer planted a large pear ' or chard in the middle west near Kansas City. In planting that orchard we wisely confined our selection of varieties almost en tirely to the Inferior but hardy Chinese hybrids euch as Keifer and Garber. Only a few of the better varieties as Bartlett and d'Angoleuhna (Duchess) were planted. These better varieties all blighted and died before coming into bearing, but the inferior Chi nese hybrids still flourish and bear prolific crops. Today grow ers of pears in Washington and California are having almost as 6erious effort to control the blight as in the eastern states, and the Willamette valley offers the best class pears at low cost of produc tion." The Proper Soil Said Mr. Van Trump further: "Pears will succeed fairly well on a great variety of soil, but to get best results and make real profits in the business only the ideal pear soils and locations should be selected In planting an orchard. Qopd. fertile, deep, well drained light soil is best. Such soil as will grow good crops of corn or potatoes will usually be found : satisfactory for growing a' pear orchard. It is not safe to plant pears on soil where there is impervious hard pan or shale nea the 'surface, for even though such soil .may produce a good thrifty tree-4t Is very' apt to be , attacked with "blossom blight" and "die bck" bythe time it has reached bearing age. If js"common to 6ay that pears .will stand on. heavier and wetter soils than prunes, peaches, apples and walnuts; and while this is true it does not mean that it Is advisable to plant on such soils unless they have first been thoroughly .drained and sub soiled. The best and most prof itable pear orchards in California are those growing on the sandy bottomR of Sacramento river where the soli has perfect drain age and sub-irrigation. . "Before a pear orchard is plant ed the soil should be thoroughly plowed to a depth of 8 or 10 inch es and put in the best physical Condition. The planting should be done with thoroughness and care In every particular and the young trees should be given espe cial, care in cultivation ' the first season. Standard pear trees should not be planted closer than 18 or 20 feet'each way, and some grow ers recommend 25 feet as better. Very few growers have ever plant ed dwarf pears in this section be cause they are much less profit able than standards,' in sections immune from blight. However, the dwAst peox iree is, a-coal orna ment and may be used to advan tage in clump planting in rear borders on city lots, as it unites beauty and utility. In selecting Tarieties-it is very important to restrict planting to those varie ties of proved commercial super iority.' Bartlett Popular Pear "The mrHett' is the pear for the millions, a'hd more money has been made out of it on this coast than out of all other varieties to gether. It is a fine, vigorous tree, attains tairjee size, andJLa, the most prolific bearer, gf all varieties. It js, practically jhe' universal can pJng favorite and is in demand in all markets. Other - favorites for general market are Bosc, Anjou, Clair gean and Cornice, but several of these are very shy bearers in this section. Trees Xeed Attention "It is one thing, and a very important thing, to plant a pear orchard and bring, it ,to bearing age: it is another and equally im portant thing to keep the orchard in such, a state of cultivation as will insure annual crops of first class fruit. There is no fruit tree that requires more thorough and regular pruning for best results than the pear, Not one grower In ten in this section, prunes half enough for best results. This is especially true with respect to the Bartlett, which is, a rank grower and makes an immense crop of fruit buds each season. The tree should be heavily pruned every second year and the fruit spurs thinned out every spring. Pear culture in this section is no long er an experiment, but the way some growers practice it, it is a good deal of a joke.' Growers Must Hpray "There is no use trying to grow marketable pears without thor ough spraying. I have tried to do it and failed. The orchard shouldJ be given tt least one dormant spray of lime sulphur each season in March. Then it should be given the regular sprays for scab and codling moth during the spring and summer. " "While excessive fertilization with nitrogenous! manures Is not to be recommended for a pear orchard, especially if there .is danger from fire: blight, yet few soils adapted to pear culture are fertile enough to; produce contin uous heavy crops without some assistance in the way of added fertility from year to year.- In connection with ; cover crops of clover and vetch it would be well to lve occasional applications of super phosphate, ; and some form of lime." OUR FIHILH nr. It Needs the Aid of the Gov ernment, Head of the Department-Believes The department of Industrial Journalism of the Oregon Agricul tural college sends out a bulletin calling attention to a discussion of the problems incident to the in creased and increasing production of the booming Ipoultry industry of thia state, which is especially active in the Salem district. Facts useful in determining the future of the poultry business in Oregon are being gathered by members of the o. A. C. poultry staff. ? Comparative cost of egg produc tion in this state and others, pri ces of eggs in the leading markets of the country, standard feeding rations, operations of; certified hatcheries, registration of breed ing stock and' functions "of the state poultry association are some of the points covfered in the study. Results of th purvey will be available for consideration by the poultry section of the agricultural economic conference to be held at the state collegp January 23 to "Solution of many problems that have arisen in the last few years as a result of the heavy in crease in poultry and egg produc tion needs careful thought," says the committee in charge of the conference. Oregon imported eggs , by the carload recently,; but sent 100 car loads out of the state last year. Means to enable Oregon producers to compete on ,even terms'wlth producers in the east and midwest will be sought. t Having become famous for its "bred-to-lay" stock, Oregon is now called on to find a wy to pro tect its reputation from unscrup ulous advertisers. The enormous five million dol lar poultry business in Oregon is entitled to government aid in con trol of diseases that' constitute a limiting factor, i the head of the college department believes. Some 20 to 25 veterinarians "are at work on dairy cattle diseases In Oregon, he points out. I Many problems as great as these will be considered in other leading and special farm activities of Ore gon at the conference, 1 The Surest Way to Get Industries Is to Support T E As Such, It Was Originated Here, But the. Napoleon Came From Europe Editor Statesman: The Royal Anne is on old var iety of sweet cherry, originating in Europe some time in the past. No one knows for sure Just when it originated or where it originally came from. It Is known correctly under the name of Napoleon. 'By many people it is thought to be in many cases identical with the Yel low Spanish, although there is some debate on this. The true Yellow Spanish has been very dif ficult to locate in this country, so that there is more or less discus sion yet on that. However, the Royal Anne or the Napoleon Is a very old sweet cherry and still one of the most popular. According to apmmon reports and written records, at the time Seth Lewellyn came across the plains with his wagon load of nur sery stock, he had one sweet cherry In it from which the label was lost. Without the label he planted it, and when it came into fruiting he found it such a good cherry that he named it the Roy al Anne- He was apparently not acquainted with the Napoleon, or had not grown it to any extent, but had it for some reason or oth-. 9T among his nursery stock. When it came into bearing and was of ?uch good quality it was named by him the Royal Anne, and as such it is known on the Pacific coast. In the publications writ ten by Hedrick. New York, it is listed as the Napoleon, and in practically all of the scientific writings you will find it listed as Napoleon with the synonym of Royal ; Anne. That explains the paragraph where I said: "Since the time Seth Lewellyn found the unnanted cherry tree among his nursery stock and named it the Royal Anne. . . . ." He simply had the tree frcm which the label was lost and applied the name as we hafe it today. I aib very glad to straighten, out that statement, but 1 omitted making it clear more than just a passing- statement. I shall be very glad to help you out at any time I can if I can arrange matters As it -Is now Professor Mcintosh has been giving me sufficient time so thajt I can get the material out in tLiie. We have our regular press -of work, and this line of work jmust : come secondary to some pf the others,: so that It can only be done at certain time's, but with plenty of notice it Is possi ble fof us to do the work. 1 Yours respectfully, C. E. SCHUSTERS Associate Pfofessor of Pomology. Corvajlis, Oregon, -Dec. 29, 1923. (The above is in response to a letterf of inquiry by the Slogan editor and it is self explanatory. The Slogan editor has for several years been publishing the fact that all thb great sweei. cherries pro duced! on a commercial scale, ex cepting the RbyatAnne, were or iginated; In the Salem district that Is. the Black Republican, Bing. Lambert. Waterhouse, Long Stemmed Waterhouse, etc. When Prof. Schuster made his state ment in last "week's article con cerning the find of Seth Lewellyn. he was solicited for further ex planation. . Seth Lewellyn was Oregon's pioneer nurseryman. He brought his original stock of trees in an immigrant wagon across the plains. The Royal Anne (gener ally spelled Royal Ann), as such, was originated in the Salem dis trict at Milwaukie, Oregon; but fillffl Mi IS THE NAPOLEON More and Larger Those You Have Why ratter with Stomach Hours the Royal Anne Is really the Na poleon, originated in Europe, no one knows just where, or when. One thing, the Royal Anne is hav ing its greatest and most nearly perfect development in the Salem district, where it was originated as such. Ed.) S Fred R. Elliott Says His Pears Have Paid-Him Almost Every Year Editor .Statesman: Your letter of the 27th asking how about the pear industry. think what we need most, of all Is more advertising and blowing over our pears, like they do at Med ford. I will say of my trip down south to Medlord and Grants Pass last summer, I was impressed with the great amount of expense and the cutting down of many young or chards badly infected with the fire blight; also the smudge pots in use were enormous. Xo Fear Here in the Willamette valley we need not fear for the "fire blight. as it will not be Of any damage here on account of better climatic conditions, and the blight will not spread to do any serious damage. ft Is' my opinion that the pear industry is one of the best, espec ially in some of the wetter parts of our farms where the soil is deep and heavy. I think the most serious pest we growers In the Willamette val ley have is the scab. But if the trees are pruned so as to give a great deal of sunlight, and sprayed well just before the buds come out, and if we w'lll follow up with the spray program, we will have very little trouble. I think the pear industry is a good one; that pears are a very fine variety of fruit to diversify with prunes and cherries, as they do not come on for harvest at the same time. The pear industry in my orchard . has been a paying business almost every year. FRED R.' ELLIOTT. Dallas, Oregon, ' Box 548, Dec. 29, 1923. WAR MEMORiATT One. of . the finest war me morials In all iuiy, designed by the sculptor, Angelo Ros petto,ifor the little town of Maser la the Trevlsa north of eplce,' . . 1 T T1U 4. " -it:1-T ? I wmmmm i Efforts At an time- to aaslst la any poelble way the tferal opnemft of the: frail an berry (ndutnei ta this rac ier. . Oregon Packing Co. Trouble when Chb-oprtvctle wd uemore the Oansa Tour Health Begins When Too Phone 87 for aa appotatmeol Drs. SCOTT & SCOFIELD T. ft. 0. Chiropractors Bay Laboratory 414 to 419 V, B. JfaTl E2b Bid. 10 to 12 sum. aad 2 to 0 The California JCrop " Was : Oversold, Say Reports In -the Trade Papers The Oregon ' walnut crop' la about all sold; at least 60 to 70 per cent of it. That Is about how it looks to the sale man of the Oregon Growers Cooperative asso ciation. And there will be no dif ficulty in disposing of the balance of the crop, and at good prices. and soon. i Trade papers say the California walnut crop was over sold in ad vance sales, before the nuta were picked, j ' 7 r The Lbs Angeles Times of last Sunday had the. following- con cerning 'the California' crop: -' in ws : : "That the walnut growers oC i southern California1 have' rood i reason to be thankful at this par- 1 ticular time Is Indicated " by an" 1 announcement from, the' Caltfprnla;f j walnut Growers; association;. t the effect that it has mailed out to local associations of walnut rrow- ers the final payment for the urV' ' rent season's first tool ihfDmenta. According to Carlyle Thorpe, gen eral manager of , the association,-' between ,9,000,000. and 110,000,,-" 000 bad" been distributed among , the grower members. .flaring 4aJ period If six weeks. Th! amount i has been rounded out by the mall- 4 ing of checks for approximately l&oo.ooo. 'winding up the- nooL - i The total selling char re tn thm growers by the association, Inciud- I ing trade discount and advertising ' was 5 H per cent of the trou value of the shipments, which Mr. f Thorpe says, is the lowest selling ; cost of any nonperishable product " produced in thestate." . Tj SPECIflUZE DM J Otf OiiiE: BREED The renresentative n ' breeding plants of. this country., are those who handle onlv nn. riety, but breed it to terfMtiAn It does not, pay to scatter your, ammunition. In aha ' his.v business singleness of purpose wnat counts. To breed Mediterraneans . and Aalatlca, English and Hamburgs, Is to con- luue one s meais of each, and so lead only to Indifferent' quality; but to handle Barred Roeka m Black Orpingtons alone, Is to at tain reputation as a breeder and fancier. To paraphrase Pope: "One breed onlv win nna fit, so wide is Art, so narrow hu man wit.' Hence we say to the beginner, be he an egg or meat farmer, a backyard breeder or a fancier, confine your oneratinn to one breed. If "in it" commer cially, select a breed and variety that pleases your sense of the beautiful and yet which possesses strong economic values; if aimply lancier, jirau operations to the breed and variety that pleases your sense Of the heantfrnl i. both cases, tp. breed toward.1 per fection will tax your Ingenuity and -endeavors to the utmost. ; The bargain hunter tempor arily proud of his cheap ma terial, forgets that repair bills and depreciation costa are included in the bargain. MILESTONE v. Hollow Tile 1405 N. Front St. .1 -ii t i I "FT : hi iV i