The Oregon statesman., January 22, 1925, Page 8, Image 8

S'IEkI district prdduges the OESt
HlttWEftJTM
This Is the Verdict of the Pioneer Grower; the MajVWftb
Started Celery Growing Here as a Commercial Indus
try, and We Marf Whtf Has Been Air Along and IsNovv
uur Largest inoiviauai urower
Editor Statesman?
Your letter of Jan. 1C, 1925, Is
at hand.. Answering your inquiry
as to celery growing in the Lak
Lavish district.' w untied In the
year 192 4 about 300 cars of celery
out' of. the" state, and' received
sotnewbere around $150,000 of
money, brought from- other parts
of the Union Into the state of Ore
gon, and It la a growing Industry
of the state. We like to have bfelp
fro nr everybody, and' want' to make
It bigger year after year.
' Best in TriittHl States
As yoa know just as well as 1
do; tn'e'cWery.of the Lake Labisn
district latber best in the United
StateSV We are getting higher
price' than others,. and last sea
son' we had more orders than we
could fill; v so ire art going to raise
more' celeTy the next season.
-. : .c Methods Improved
The way of raising and harvest
ing of celery Is greatly improved,
expenses for growing and harvest
ing of celery per acre is $500 to
$600 now, which used to cost us
$1,000.
' Marketing Costs High
"As ali farmers know the eosts of
transportation and other market
ing costs "are 4 VeVy high; We shit
to Omahat fcirttafcoand ' StPauf,
and to otter eastern cities; and we
have to compete" Wfttr Michigan and
New,' York -eeleiyJ If the cost? of
transportation Could be cat down,
we c'oald sell a good deal mom cel
ery into those cities. r
Lsli Eabifth Meadows Celery Union
Disposing of our product
through the organltatloa, which
la the "Lablsh Meadows Cer-
ery Cnlon,":we find that sales man
agers are inclined to the same
crowd of speculators that were the
outlet for the growers when they
operated independently' In fact.
I "have been acquainted with sell
J rig organizations that simply add
ed . , another , middleman- them
selves to the chain of selling ex
pen.se. One of them (that may be
referred to as "p") used to go to
tome of pur growers and give the
impression that If the growers
would -only give their business to
P, better service and prices would
he obtained than were being sup
' plied byt other selling companies
( which I will refer to asA", ' B
' jad rCM. On the strength of
these claims, the business was glv
to P. C.urloit$r ledme to Investi
gate the results and I found that
P had difficulty in moving the crop
aifast as it was ready and, In his
dilemma, sold many of the cars to
these same competitors for the
business "A. B and C." If P had
MetliodsvDesccroecl By Pi
oneer in the Industry Here
; and Largest Grower t
(The folowing are excerpts
from an: article written last year
by Uoy K. Fuknda, the pioneer
been able to get enough extra for of the celery s industry here, and
the shipments to; cover their own the largest grower now and an
charges, then it would have beenths time:) ( j
less open to criticism, but in many Our showins becomes more
of thae ease the new selling ar- creditable .when I think of what
rangement had resulted in the add- we had to start with, Just mud
ine of another expensive middle- holes that required much worK
to make into the wonderful pr
And Just
man to the deal ' rather than les
sening the cost of getting produce ductive place it now is
from the producer to the consum
er.'. I . :'
Will Increase Shipments :
The' Californians shipped about
.000 cars of celery for the year
1924. In the same year we ship
ped about 400 cars out of Oregon.
It seems that we ought to sell a
good many more cars of celery
than that; because we have a bet
ter quality, celery than California.
For next' season we are trying to
aiss more than 400 or 500 cars, be
sides a good many other vegetables
such as lettuce and cauliflower.':
Lettuce Is Flourishing
We have tried lettuce In the
Lake JLabish district ; about 15
cars, which we were to ship out of
the. state Jast,year; but when we
were harvesting ; lettuce the local
market needed lettuce, so we sold
bbn manufacturer the fertilizer
peopte,"the railroads, v the auto
truck factories, aad -not less than
lOflf workmen : eniplqyed. In our
fields, who in turn spend money
wlthTthe grocer and? clothier,
r ir- IS" a "great - Industry; " and 1
shatr devotr ray life to making- it
bigger . and better.' I . I
Cooperative Marketing Is
i -i ; Creating" Added Interest
; V : : u - j I s. -! ... : :
The great interest aroused In
the cooperative marketing move
ment by recent utterance of I
idge and other prominent men,
has resulted in an exceptional' de
mand from chambers of commerce
and the meetings of I farmers
throughout the state! for speakers
on thi3 subject, according to R. H.
Kipp. ' manager of the marketing
department of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce. - ; ; i ; j
. Among organizations before
which Mr. Kipp will appear this
week are the following:1, Tuesday
here seems to be our opportunity
until we may hope to equal Calif- ?ta at 7:30. generai meeting
' rr .m fio iiiiitii w iirii rm isfruwmM-
Eugene; Wednesday afternoon on
the Subject of "Marketing Dairy
Products Under Cooperation "
Friday afternoon onthe subject of
'The Necessity of Grower Organi
sations,", before the: state dairy
men's association and a general
meeting of the . fruit growers at
Medford, respectively; and a meet
ing of the farm burteau :at Klam
ath ' Falls . Saturday fnoon on tbe
latter subject. Mr. Kipp will also
address the annual meeting of the
Idaho , state horticultural society
at Boise January 28 'and 29i
ornia in the number of cars sent
out when we have UTILIZED ALL
THE GROUND THAT IS ADAPT
ED TO CELERY. , Few growers
own land. Most of them lease the
land, paying form $15 to $25 per
acre. . ,
Methods of GrowiBg
Now something as to the meth
od of - growing . the; crop. ( For
early celery we plant the seed In
the greenhouse about February 10
and when the plant has attained
half an inch' In growth It Is re
planted to the hotbed where it re
mains until six inches high when
it is placed In its permanent bed,
which Is between April 20 and
May 10. The 'ground' "has of course
been ''thoroughly worked several
iiiffluf:
ELECT OFFICERS
Annua -Meeting and Fine
Program Slated for Fed
eration Tonight
The nnqual; meeting and elec
tion! of officers of .the Marion
County I Cfommunlty: ; Federation
will! be hfld at the Chambr of
Commerce at; S o'clock : tonight,
with 'iilitition i of . the ; two new
communities ' to join the feder
ation, iFnJiitland and! Hayesville.
An interesting program, including
a' discussion of rural dance halls
and thje child labor amendment.
An opportunity will also be given
to meet pr. : Walter 1. Brown,
I here in! the interest of child health
work.' A.I N. KUiKerson is presi
dent a!nd! C. A. Reynolds secre
tary bfj the federation, ,
j Judge John II. Scott, president
of the j Marion-Polk county realty
aksociation.will tell about the pro
posed boU survey for the county.
Representatives of the various
communities wills be given two
mx
nutes each to tell, what their
Community has accomplished in
last ;y ear. . Those wno nave
invited' to speak are:
JVI , Barrows. Stayton; A. F.
Lafky M.arion; Joe, Fontaine,
Jefferson Jj R.f Bldgood, Turner;
b4n
i.
most oi it on the local market arid times, plowing, harrowing, disc
only shipped a few cars of lettuce.
We have now about 35 members
in the La,bish Meadow Celery; Un
ion, and they all raise celery, let-
uce and onions, besides some other
vegetables. ! u '
Being a foreigner myself, 1
could not express , one-tenth of
what I think, in the strange lan
guage. 1
ROY K. FUKUDA
Salem. Ore, Rt. 8,
Jan. 19. 1925. i
(Mr. Fukuda,! writer- of the
above, is the pioneer grower or
celery on a commercial scale in
the Salem district, and has been
all along and is now the -largest
individual grower; besides being
the acknowledged and trusted
leader of his people, in this indus
try at the same time having the
full confidence and trust and re
spect of all his other neighbors.
Mr. Fukuda Is I anxious to have
others besides his own nationals.
the Japanese, engage in celery
growing and other tt vegetable
growing on commercial scales. In
the lines in which we may excel.
There will be no over production
In the lines In which we can com
pete on quality, as in celery Ed.)
LVE EXCEL IN BULBS
i ...... t s . !
I the cheapness of the land. ' In
to buy land of any kind, 'even; if
one oars unwards oi szuuu an
acre," he said, j ' ! -
Man From That Country Vis-
ualizes Whole Valley as
i One Vast Bulb Farm
-.,
(The. following appeared In the
news columns of the Oregonian of
yesterday:' J-".
The Willamette jralley as a great
garden of tulips, daffodils and nar
cissus, the plants flowering ,over
thousands of acres, was pictured
Monday night by Jan De Graff,
' member of De Oraff Bros.; 800-
vear-old Holland firm of ?bulb
growers, thoi 'largest In the world.
'' But '21 S-ears'old. De Graff for
''five yeais has'representtd tbe com
'pany's interfests fri the . United
"States, He came to Portland hop
ing to interest the few small Ore
gon-growers in forming a large
company, which would propagate
thonsaiKla of acres of narcissus and
daffodil bulbs. . .
Ve ;. are convinced." Mr. De
Qraff,sald, "that Oregon and parts
of Washington are the only locali
ties Jn the United States which are
entirely suitable for bulb growing.
. "Within a year's time the indus
try must be developed or there will
be a shortage of bulbs. The feder
al horticultural board has placed
In embargo on narcissus and daffo
dil bulbs from Europe, effective in
1926. Last year 40,000,000 bulbs
of daffodils alone were brought
Into the United States from Hol
land. Nearly Z 0.0 00 acres "would
have to be brought under' cultiva
tion here to produce that many
bulbs."
Persons entering the business
must have considerable financial
backing, he declared, giving the
cost of initial planting as approxi
mately $10,000 an acre..
Tbe De Graffs are interested in
Oregon, as: a future bulb' center
partly because of what he termed
WEALTH AND PROSPERITY
FOLLOW TRADE ROUTES
. (Continued from psx 4) ,
Washington and Idaho. That
means 160,000 50-pound boxes. Do
you realize how far reaching that
cargo of apples was into out Indus
trial life? The lumber-and nails
in the boxes helped the saw mill
and" the lumber jacks, the hard
ware merchants, -the nail mills
and the men who handled that Iron
from the mine to f the box. The
. ; . . . . ... .
farmers wno grew me .apmes. m
people' who ; gathered ' and? packed
them, tbe merchants arid bankers
of perhaps fifty towns received; an j nually,
A Good Thing DOXT MISS IT
Send your nam' sad address plainly
wrhtea, together wits 5 ceaU'tand thia
lip) . to Cbanberlaia Medicine Co Dea
Uoiaea, lova, aad' reeeir return s trial
paclus eontaiaiar CHAMBERLAIN'S
COCGH: KEMEDT for caxJia, eolda.
rrtmp, broncblkl 1'fln" . and vhoopisx
couth, and tickling throat; CHAMBER
LAIX'S TABLETS for atomaek trouWea.
indifestian, Cir paln' that crowd the
heart, hiliovaaes' and constipation; also
flJAMBEHLAIK'S SALVE, needed In er
err family ' for nnrna, aealda, woaada.
' :' and slcia ' nffectiana; theaa rained
fasBi'y medicines for nn!y S eenta. Don't
impulse from that load of apples.
The big ship also' had on board
4,000 tons of wheat, which reflect
ed the same'benef tcial re-actlori' on
our industrial life as the apples.
he vessel was completing Its cargo
with Oregon lumber. ! I Hundreds
of such vessels clear the: port; of
Portland every' year and the num
ber la rapidly Increasing.!!; A por
tion of the cargo of the above men
tioned ship was unloaded in Lon
don, the rest went to Hamburg.
From Salem to the $e I
Salem is in the midst of a terri
tory capable of expanding' Its pro
ductive industries many fold; to
feed this hungry young Jglant; of
world commerce.: We have wliter
transportation from Salem to the
sea In addition to the steam and
electric rail routes and tin addi
tion to these, the auto truck trans
portation on the highways.
The forces of .world . commerce
are gathering on our shores and
in the Willamette valley for one of
tbe mightiest efforts it has ever
put forth. It! now has the tools
of the modern, wester civilization
with ; which tb handle Its mishty
burden. It Is no longer limited t j
the camel train, tbe caravels of the
Mediterranean, the sailing' vessels
of the mid-Atlantic period. It has
at its command the mightiest en
gines and machinery for transpor
tation and handling its burdens
that the world has ever known.
The cities .which . this commerce
will build on this coast within the
present generation wiir make, the
great commercial cities of all oth
er periods Idok like, villages!
irig-arid clod mashing so that there
is not a wed di" rough placp ; to
Interfere !wlth"tbe Iant which re
qofres ex tremelr delicate handling
frorii start to finish. ! The plants
are placed six inches apart in the
rows and the. rows are three feet j
apart thus allowing room for a
horse-drawn cultivator, although
a vast amount of work is done by
a garden hoe and still much other
work by band, and if you have not
iced workmen and work-women
setting out the plants, stooping
over the long rows, or carrying
sprinkling pots of water, you per
haps realized that it was not as
much fun as a FOURTH OP JULY
PICNIC. f
Ue Much Fertilizer
After growth has started from
this last seting out, trenches are
made six inches from the hills into
which nitrate of soda Is placed, at
the rate of 200 or 300 pounds
per acre, this item costing $65 per
ton. Also we use 20 wagon loads
of; barnyard manure to the acr?.,
paying from $3 to ? 5 per load to
the farmers for it, so that our fer
tilizer cost is $150 per acre. Cul
tivation must o course be contin
ued without an interlude in order
to bring the first celery into mar
ket by the Fourth of July. . Two
persons working industriously
may care for three acres. . The
main harvest begins just before
Thanksgiving, and i ends about .
New Years. ;
The Seed From France
Our seed we secure from France
and this costs us $15 per pound.
but that is not a considerable Item
of expense, : since one ounce of I
seed yields 20.000 plants. We set
out 25,000 plants to the acre, se
lecting only the strongest and best
so that it may be said that two
And one-half ounces of seed - are
required to plant an acre. : ,
:, The Bleaching;
Bleaching the finished product
requires 14 to 21 days and 10,000
feet of lumber to the acre, which
coats '$20 a thousand feet. Our
fertilizer for the year runs into
thousands of dollars, and this is
ah 'expense Hhat must be met an-
for - however rich i the I
For Ail Cold Troubles
i
ground rcelery Is" a gross' feeder,
and fertilizer is" one thing we
cannot economize' on. '
a,t " Paper and Itibbons :
Many- tons of wrapping paper
are used, j. the product coming
from .the Salem paper mill, and
purchased through the Rodgers
Paper company. It also costs
money. What to the 'trade is
known as "ribbons," a cotton tape
in ' red and blue Indicating ' the
grade, which comes in spools ol
1000 yards, i 1 , r t 7 ;
Money for Railroads
A car sent i to Omahaj Xeb.,
costs us $250,' while $75 more is
required to ice it, so . that the
railroads get a lot of money from
the Industry. But the. roads or
transportation companies ' have
shown their appreciation of the
patronage we gave them. Partic
ularly is this true with the Oregon
Electric company, which erected a
magnificent warehouse at Quina
byTIri"sIze 4 0x1 1 0 feet, and which
has a capacity of. 15 cars, built
especially for us and leased to us
for a term of years, '-and during
the shipping season r they employ
an express and telegraph agent
wnicn greatry - lacuna ted ifour
work...
- A Good Neighbor .
Now, Mr. Editor, I have 'gone
Into detail in this matter of celery
growing, -from the purchase "of
seed to the time you find the
crisp, white : stalks on your
Thanksgiving table, but It Is a big
subject, a $150,000 subject if you
please, and bound to grow larger
each year.-'-; . H'V ' ",, " -
I try to be a good neighbor and
friend, and I have no secrets about
the "work" I, wish to conceal, thus
giving my methods that .have
proven profitable,' and as you can
see the work pays money not only
to the "growers, but .to the Salem
saw xslll, tha- paper tilll, tie rfb-
Frank Barrett, Siinnyslde; Mrs.
Claude StevensOB. IJberty; King
Bartlett, . Salem Heights; II. L.
Austin, Woodburn; O. A. Ehten,
Aurora: S. J. Smith. St.! Paul: ,L.
C. McShane, Hubbard: I C. East
man,"Snverton : Joe Berntr Mt.
Angel; Willard Stevens,-? North
Howell; Henry Werner, Central
Howell: Noble; Andrews, Fruit
land; Horace Bibby. Labish" Cen
ter; C. W. Coyne, Monitor;, E. .T.
Pierce. Aunisville; A. j Lengren,
Haye3vllle. j 1 i i
Handy synonyms for man:
Sucker, goat, target, remains.
KIN
SULPHUR IS BEST
TO CLEAR e
'll !'
Any breaking out or! skin irri
tation on face, neck or body is
overcome quickest by! applying
Mentho-Sulphur, says a noted skin
specialist, j pecause of its germ
destroying properties, nothing has
ever been found to take' the place
of this, sulphur preparation that
instantly brings ease from the
itching, bdrning and irritation.
Mentho-SUlphur heals eczema
right up, leaving the skin clear
and smooth It seldom fails; to
relieve the torment, or disfigure
ment. A lithe Jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur
i may be obtained at
any drug store. It Is used like
cold cream. -f Adv.
Ashland Man Is Named on .
r Normal Board of Regents
., : J . . -
dent of; the state., association of
securities of chambers of com
merce, . has been named a member
of the ; board otj regents, 40 the
Oregon State normal I school, at
Monmouth,' to succeed J. S. Coke,
United States, district; attorney, of
Portland, who recenlly resigned.
Mr. Fuller's' appointment became
effective immediately and, termin
ates July 1, 1930, ; .;. '
Appointment of C. M. Granger,
of Portland, as a 'member .of the
forestry boafd. United States for
est service, to succeed George -H.
Cecil, also of Portland, was also
announced from the governor's
office. '(:' .. , 1 !.;-".
Funeral Services are Held
For Mrs. Sebo Last Monday
SILVERTON. Ore.; Jan. 20.
(Special to The- Statesman).
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon . from St. John's
church for. Mrs. O. Sebo. who
died at her Waldo Hills home Fri
day afternoon. : The funeral , was
largely attended. .Rev. J. Linseth
read. the services aad special mus
ic .was furnished by the choir and
Tom Kaarhns, who sang a sola
Jonas Bybere. was at the are
Interment was inade in the Evans
Valley "cemeterjr. Pall bt-arfrs
were Hans" Steeri, O. Dahl. a.
Ulvin; M.'E. Strand. C. E. Jorgl
son,- J. Ilarstadt. -
. Puzzle: A boy getting $1C a
week Is given j $50,000 worth of
bonds to carry Find the bov.
CURED WITHOUT SURGERY
MY METHOD of treating PUea
recogin:ed as so successful, is norv
surgical. No inconveniences, embarrsss
mcnts or confinement during treatment 1
One may come and go about his dutiet
as usuaL Relief ; is apparent from the
Very first, and I positively GUAR AN.
TEE to cure any; case of Pile or refund
the patient's feeJ
If you will write to ma 1
will send you my FREE
book oa Piles and other
Rectal and Colon disor
ders. .
CHiK DEAN, M.D..Inc
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