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TIIE OREGON STATESMANSALEM, OREGON THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1021 S ELLI N G SA L EM D I SSMiSB OWFCO ca. r? Plt. temt to Pj, all kind of hard-wood tit Oregon I7oo2 Products Co T i ZZ A PXJL4 - lea DUY AN OVERLAP Realize the Difference yiCKBROS. QUALITY CARS XHCH ST. AT TOADS ALLEY. LliTJ SAYS OUR eilAPE IKDUSTRY IS CIPIG. CCD SHOULD BECK BIG I.'2 Says We Can Grow the Grape Juice Varieties in Quanti ty, and We Should Get Grape Juice Factories to Locate Here, and f Jo Doubt Will, By Keeping i Up the Growth cf the Industry and Giving the Best of Care to Our Vinsyards r (Th following article, down to the closing paragraph under the dash in parenthesis, was published Tin the. Slogan namber of The " Statesman of last year:) ; ' J. It. (Jim) Linn of Salem still takes much interest in and gives f much care -to his four-acre grape Tineyard on his farm in the Liber ty district, four miles south of Sa- 'lem though he is Interested in many other things, including Hotel I-Iarion, hops, loganberries, general farming- and stock raising, etc. when Mr. Linn was a number cf years younger than he is now, he was on the payrolls of the state ' of California, working at the home 'for the feeble-minded children at Clsa Ellen, In the Sonoma valley, lie then had the care of the vine y;rd of that institution, and the vineyard that he attended was across the road from the' one on the farm of Jack London, the great rovellst, and near one owned " by Dr. Donnelly, mayor of. San Fran- i cIsco and whilom candidate for 5 governor of California. There was a good deal of rival ry between Mr. Linn and Jack London, for the great story writer '"?vN X. Cminkse. OQ. PSVSAI. M'UH- fLAT PUTCH- Home Grown Many more gardeners would erow cabbages if they felt certain they could save them from the ravages of the cabbage worm or caterpillar, the green larva of the white butterfly which riddles the plants almost from the time they get into healthy growth. This can be done with a little care but insecticides have to be ap plied frequently as the butterflies la7 eggs over a long period. Fear that poison may get Jnto the cabbage head, deters many gardeners.; This can be obviated by using some of the non poison ous insecticides which are on the inarket and which may be had for tbe asking. Cabbages are a trans planted crop. They are very hardy and are one of the first vegetables for the gardener to move from frames or seed boxes to perman ent quarters. v. ' -. .' : While the cabbage flourishes mucn more luxuriantly in some climates ' than others there 5 is no tectloa which cannot grow good cabbages. Cool weather, plenty of moisture, and rich deep soil are ? iieal conditions tor the develop- Hf-t of the cabbage, cauliflower, l : el3 sprouts and other mem 1 a ct the family. The cool -taer cannot be furnished to r Dates of Slogans in Doily Statesman (la Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day); . Loganberries, Oct. Prases, Oct. 11. . j:IS3 23 Dairying. Oct. Iff. 7 Flax, Oct. SS. if - i Filberts, Not. 1. : Walnuts, Nor. 8 Strawberries, Not. IV. Apples, Nor. 22. Raspberries, Not. If. Mint, December C . Great cows, etc.. Dee. II. Blackberries, Dee. 20. Cherries, Dec 17. Fears. Jan. S, 1S3. " ' Gooseberries, Jan. 10. Corn, Jan. 17. Celery," Jan. 4. Spinach, etc., Jan. 11. Onions, etc Feb. 7. Potatoes, etc, Feb. 14. Bees. Feb. 21. Poultry and pet stock, Feb. 28. Goats, March 6. Beans, etc; March 11. Pared highway, March 10. Broccoli, etc, March 27. Silos, etc, April 2. Legumes, April 10.. Asparagus, etc., April 17. Grapes, etc; April 24. PACISIMG CO. I thought he knew all about grape growing, and he took great delight in the arts of viticulture. But Mr. Linn' made a study of the science, too,1 and he worked hard, and he thinks he put it all over Jack London In the quality and quantity of grapes grown. .;. Like Polk Hills. ' 'V- Mr. LIhri says the ' rape'" land of the ' Sonoma valley district is like the Polk county ; hills, only rougher.- ' . ' ; " ; He says the : rough rocky land of the Willamette valley, with south slopes, to get the best ad vantage of the sunshine, is the best for grapes In the country around Salem. ' . : Mr. Linn's . own vineyard is a patch of land that was formerly grown up to oak grubs and wild things of the woods." He set out his grape vines in the spring of 1915; Concords and Wordens, which he got from New York. The Wordens are of the Concord family; only larger and finer. He set his vines eight feet apart; set them like . hop vines. There are three ways to culti vate grapes; the stump system, the IO WOftM ANb ftOTTERFW Savoy Cabbages order but -the deep rich soil and the moisture can be had in .the home garden. : ; , . ., . ' Cabbage soil should be manured liberally It is a deep rooter and heavy feeder and a little nitrate of soda in' the bottom of the fur row 'when the plats are set out Is a fine starter and a spoonful to a plant applied a few t)mes dur; ing the season will work wonders. The caution. must be repeated to scatter the nitrate at least an Inch from the stem so that none of it will touch the plant. There are three types and three shapes of cabbage, the shapes not corresponding to the type, , early midseason and late, and conical, flat and round.! Then there Is the Savoy or crinkled dark green leav ed variety, Ideal for immediate use from the home garden as it is not a long keeper like other varieties but of the very finest quality. No vegetable repays good cul tivation as readily as the cabbage. In the warmer sections the most successful crops usually are the late 'cabbages which may mature In the cool fall weather. The late cabbage and the larger kinds need three feet of space, the earlier sorts can be set from 18 to 24 inches apart, Drug garden. May 1. Sugar, beets, sorghumy May 8, Water powers, May li. ' Irrigation, May 22. - i " Mining, May 29. Land, irrigation, etc, June S. ' Dehydration, June 11. Hops, cabbage, etc, June 19. Wholesaling and Jobbing. Juno 26. Cucumbers, etc, July 1. t Hogs, July 10. City beautiful, ete.. July 17. !- Schools, etc, July 24. Sheep. July 11. National adTertlslng, Aug. 7, Seeds, etc, Aug. 14. Livestock, Aug. 11. Automotive industry, Aug. 28. Grain and . grain products, Sept. 4. . u ' Manufacturing, Sept. 11. Woodworking, etc. Sept. If. Paper mills, etc, Sept. 25. (Back copies of the Thursday editions of the Daily Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are tor sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies, 5c) S. Inspected trellising system and the layering system. The grower can produce more grapes to the acre with the layering system than with either of the other two; some Hungarians and Germans in Marlon county are producing 10 tons to the acre with the layering system. But that sys tem takes the most labor of all. Then, there; is the trellising sys tem described in this issue by several writers. Mr.1 Linn uses the stumping sys tem. - ' He says this is the sytem U3ed in California for large acreage. It makes for . easy cultivation and harvesting. f; ' The' second year tie up the first year 8 growth to a stake 18 inches high which' makes the stump of the vine. Each year after that cut back the season's growth to about two eyes. Thus the new growth will branch out and make a bush high enough to carry the fruit off the ground." When the vines pro duce fruit, to get perfect fruit pinch back the vines ' about the first of July to two joints in or der to throw the growth into the fruit. i Another advantage, this wilt make the winter pruning much less. : . Mr. Linn says that, while he set his grapes about like hops, deeper holes arc betteer. He sa,ys that a grower here may safely count on an average of three tons to the acre, under the stumping system; a well-tended trellised vineyard will produce five tons to the acre, and a lay ered vineyard may bear 10 tons to the acre. The price should be at least $100 a ton, in normal years. ; Jelly and Jam plants here ought to use all that is grown or . may be grown for a long time here abouts; for grape Jelly is a stan dard product, in demand every where. The Layering System. " The layering system is rather hard to describe without a pic ture. But the principle is the growing the year before of two cr three vines about six feet long, from the parent stump; theri the covering of these vines with soil for about two feet, supporting the rest of the vines with stakes. The part of the vine under the soil grows ; rootlets and gets susten ance from the soil to put growth into the grapes on the part of the vine exposed to the sunlight on the state and the result Is a great crop. ; . . ' i 10,000 Pounds Last Tear. Mr. Linn has been gathering a larger crop of grapes each succeed ing year. Last year he had over 10,000 pounds. ' Some of the above facts have been given concerning this little vineyard and the methods and de scriptions of Mr. Linn in former Slogan Issues of The Statesman; but there are many new people and new readers to whom they will be new and interesting; who may profit from their perusal ' For there is a growing Interest in the grape Industry In the Salem district, and there should be. ' . Mr. Linn says California grapes have sold as high as $200 a ton In recent years, but there is money in grapes in the Salem district at $100 a ton. One may expect at least three tons to the acre, and the harvesting Is not expensive Mr. Linn himself, when he first went to California, picked grapes at $ 1 a ton and he picked two tons a day. 4 The scales of wages are higher than that now, but, even so, the expense of harvesting grapes, is low as compared with almost any other fruit crop. ? After Another Year. : (Mr. Linn said yesterday that his tonnage Increased last year just how much he Is not sure, be GRAPE JUICE FACTORIES; WHY NOT? The Salem district is raising more and more grapes But there will not be enough till grapes are produced on every farm And then there will hot be enough until we get grape juice factories, and jam and jelly factories, using annually an immense tonnage of grapes. , j For the American varieties, there are many localities and locations here that are ideal ; ; . H 1 In fact, there is no better (district in this country for grapes of the American family. There is a chance for leadership here ; for organization, in the building up of the factories that will make large markets That will add to the annually increasing, volume of new money coming here from long distances. I i ' CASCADE BRAND HAMS, cause he did not keep track of the grapes he gave away. He told a number of his friends to go out and help themselves and they picked several tons. He says this little vineyard is getting to be the best piece of property, he has, for the size of the original Investment. When it gets to be fifteen years old, : and with good attention, it will bear five tons to the acre. And it will go on bearing that tonnage and more during all the years of his life, and for 1000 years long er, perhaps, with just a little care each year. Grape vines, or rather grape trees, or grape Btumps, nev er grow old, any more than a wal nut or filbert tree grows old. They renew themselves each year, and only the heart , wood of the tree grows old. Mr. Linn says he hears more inquiry now than ever before concerning grape growing in, this section. Scarcely a day passes that he does not have some one coming to make inquiry concerning getting a start in grape growing. - And growers are giving their grapes good attention now; taking caree of the ' vines and keeping up the soil fertility. What is finer, he asks, than a grap aibor, giving beauty and . af fording shade, while making a THE MIME SERVICES OF THE ' BEE TO THE OUIDIST EXPLAINED Without Bees There Would Be No Pollination, and Pollina . tion There Would Be No Fruit An Expert Explains Plainly the Reasons Why (The Slogan editor of The Statesman has for years been say ing and constantly repeating that our orchardists must have honey bees In order, to have any fruit. The following by F. W. Allen, division of promology. University of California, gives plainly the reasons why:) Practical orchardists may think of fruit setting as only a natural characteristic of orchard trees and such it is, provided all conditions are favorable. Fortunately, fav orable conditions exist in most years In the majority of orchards and a good crop is harvested with Falls City-Salem Lumber Co. 349 So. 12th SU Near S. P. Depot. A. B. Kelsay, Mgr. ftait Mi's Slogan SUBJECT IS C BACON AND LARD SALEM, OREGON good return for its care? Mr. Linn says not to set out the .European varieties here. They are all right in California, where the summers are hot, but they will not ripen properly here. Set out the Con cord Worden, Moore's Early, Ni agara, etc.; the American - varie ties; the Concord varieties; the kinds that make the grape juice of commerce; i the Hudson river va rieties. They will do as well here as they do in the districts where they are grown over wide areas for the fading grape juice factories. Grapes also make very fine vinegar and they are largely used In jelly making in both domestic and com mercial volume. Mr. Linn believes we should have grape juice factor ies here, and that we will get them If we keep on growing larger quan tities of the right varieties. Why not? You can pick grapes. for $2 a ton, while it costs $40 a ton and more to pick our berries. And grapes now sell for around 5 'cents a pound, or $100 a ton. They can be produced at a profit here at lower prices. There are a number of growers , in the Salem district who make" their livings from grape growing. ' Their vineyards are, be coming more valuable with every passing year.) little. If any, thought being given to the necessary processes and in fluencing factors which make such a crop. The amateur grower nat urally associates frultfulness with blossoms but beyond this general association the process of cell di vision and development, when ful ly explained, seems little short of miraculous. All fruits result from a pre-existing flower. Most fruit flowers' are of sufficient size and attrac tiveness to be easily noticed, but asidev from petals ' or floral parts attractive to the eye. there must be either in the same or separate REAL ECONOMY Demands BEST LUL1BER J And LOWEST PRICES We can satisfy your v every need from & basement floor to roof. - one TU GS Wleym ZZ7 NcrtS WzH Etrtcl Bscst This Cc:i?!tS! ky Advertising ca i3 C2cs3 DID YOU KNOW that in the Salem district grapes of the Concord (American) grape family can be grown in immense quantities; that we have tens of thousands of acres of cheap lands suitable for grape growing; that Salem ought to be the Westfield of Oregon, and the Salem district the Chau tauqua grape belt of the Pacific Coast; that Salem ought to have great jelly and jam plants,' using an immense an nual tonnage of grapes; that there is and will be. money in grape growing, and a very great industry in this line is within the grasp of Salem and surrounding country, and that there is now more interest here than ever before in the industry? flowers other less conspicuous but highly essential : parts the pistil and stamens. At the base of the former : Is the" ovary or undevel oped fruit while "at the upper ex tremity are the anthers producing the hundreds of pollen grains. The first step in the setting of frait Is- the .transfer of one or more of these minute pollen grains to the stigma or upper end of the pistil. This is known as pollina tion, which under favorable spring weather, normally takes place within a very few days after the blossoms open. Since the anthers are in close proximity to the pistil, and in most instances slightly above it, one may easily conclude that the pollen grains simply fall upon the stigma. Doubtless there are instances where this is true, but if the fruit grower had to de pend upon this possibility, for his fruit crop, he would soon be forced to give up his orchard. . Wind, for merly thought an important agen cy in pollination. Is also now known to be of little value in this regard. . Insects,; however, espec ially bees, have proved to be an in dispensable aid to the fruit grower. Data on this subject were obtained with French prunes showing "that where trees were enclosed under a tent with a hive of i bees, the amount of fruit set was four times as great as in the average orchard set. " " - i ?. The Work of the Bees In visiting flowers for the pur pose of collecting nectar, bees in cidentally touch one another and brush off pollen. In subsequent visits from blossom to blossom. the pollen thus collected is carried to the stigma of the pistil. Al though pollination is not a diffi cult task to perform by hand, man will never enter this field except in connection with plant breeding experiments and just as long as the bee is willing to perform this service gratis, the bee will surely be in demand. Unless wild bees are present in considerable num ber, orchardists are recommended to have in their orchards at blos soming time at least one stand of bees for every acre of, trees. Varieties ' of fruit possess dif ferent blooming habits some hav ing most of their blossoms open ing within three or four days time. and others blooming over a period of perhaps two weeks. Weather OUR diplomatic, po lite services meet with public approval. The beautiful dignity that characterises the accomplishment of . this organization Is a . symbol of respectful, regard. Webb, & Clough Co. i FUNCRAIi' DHIECTCHS 409 Court at Skins. Kmu MR. FARMER Have you seen the "4 MILESTONE Septic Tank (Pre-Cast) -"It's the modern way" OREGON GRAVEL CO. 1405 N. Front - ' A tor (00 condtlons, areinf luendng factors, calm warm days ' bfeing conducive to rapid opening of ' the flowers. While cold windy or rainy weather has the opposite effect. Inasmuch as bees are hampered in their work under the latter climatic condi tions, this seems a very wise pro vision on the part of nature. Favorable.,' climatic: conditions during the ' greater part of the blossoming period are essential to a "heavy set of fruit, as flowers once in .full bloom must be pollin ated with in a epriod of one or two days, else fertilization will fall to take place. : The process "of fertilization is the actual union of the pollen grain on the stigma with the ovule at the base of the pistil. Within a few hours after coming in con tact with the stigma the pollen germinates and ' begins to send its slender pollen tube down through the 'center of the pisHl. ' After passing ' down through- that por tion known as the "style, it comes in contact ; with "the ovary where the nuclei of the pollen grain unite with those of the ovule or "-egg cell. Not .'until this process take3 place is - th flower fertilized or; will it develop a fruit.' Pollination -without fertilization is ineffective as evidenced by the fact that many fruits will not 6et a satisfactory crop with their own pollen. - Fruit setting, therefore; depends upon successful pollination with acceptable pollen and this followed by successful "fertilization, " and both of these steps are influenced markedly by the work of bees and by general climatic conditions dur ing the' blossoming period. ' ' Men' haven't destroyed civiliza tion, but they have hurt its repu tation Hke thunder." Instructed delegates are a good thing, but our greatest need is In structed officials. - - " r AL4censd Ldy Embalmer -to care for women and children Is a necessity in all funeral homes. We are the only onu furnishing such service. . j ' ' Tenyilliget Funeral Home 77 CAemakeU Et, Phone 7S4 Ealem, Oresoa V The Salem district should develop a great, grape' growing industry, and -vc should have grape juice factories. Ianoab, School Helps find Supplies . Tour order will be given. 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