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THE OREGON STATESMAN; SALE2 OREGON' THURSDAY MORNINGJANUARY 29; 1825 INDU ORE PRODUCES 'QUALITY DUCT STRIA L GON PRO This cat Is used by courtesy of tbe Associated Industries, of Oregon. Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In Twlre-n-WKk Sttetmuiii Following Day) (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October 2 Prunes. October 9 Dairying. October 18 Flax, October 23 Filberts, October 30 . -Walnuts, November Strawberries, November IS Apples, November 20 : ; Raspberries, November 27 i Mint, December 4 Great Cows, Etc., December 11 Blackberries, December 18 Cherries. December 25 Pears. January 1, 1925 . - ., Gooseberries, January 8 -Corn; January 15 Celery, January 22 . -? Spinach, Etc, January 29 Onions,- Etc., February S Potatoes, Etc., February 12 Bees. February 19 Poultry and Pet Stock, Feb. 28 Goats', March 5.1 Beans, Etc.. March 12 ; Pared Highways. Mrch 19 Head Lettuce, March 26 Silos, Etc., April 2 Legumes. April 9 Asparagus, Etc., April 16 Grapes. Etc., April 23 Drug Garden, April 30 SUI HAS MADE A WONDERFUL ps . , INCREASE IN POPULARITY LATELY It Is One of the Most Valuable of the Vitamine Foods Car Load Shipment Increased in Five Years From 2319 to Over 7000 One of the Quickest Growing of All Vege tablesMay Grow Two Editor Statesman: Spinach has made a wonderful increase in public popularity dur ing the past few years. Both the fresh marketing and also the can ning industries have seen a nota ble advance. Educational work along the lines of showing the pub lic tbe benefits of consuming val uable vitamine foods have been re sponsible to a considerable legree for the Increasing use of the veg etable. The constant advice of health authorities to eat more spinach and greens seems to be effective ; in stimulating the com mercial production of . this bulky crop. : . ' ' Immense, Rapid Increase A few years ago the producing section of Virginia was the only important area raising spinach, bat the .Austin section of Texas and the southern portion of Calif ornia have recently expanded so that' how Texas, at least, is a strong' competitor of Virginia. Statistics show that there was an Increase each year from 1918-19 onward to such an extent that whereas 2913 cars were shipped In 1918-19, there were over 7000 cars handled in 1922-1923, thus DAM1GET0 EXCEED THREE Million , : DOLLARS 1 VU1DITER WHEAT ALONE HERE 'H.V - ! -1- ; That Is the Estimate of Prof. Hyslop, of the Oregon Agri k cultural College What the Farmers Should Do to ' Retrieve Their JLosses as Largely as Possible What to ' Plant ' I ;: iO REG ON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, Ore., Jan; 2 T. "Damage to 'exceed $3,000, nttrate of soda or sulfate of am alone in the Willamette valley. There has been a very serious loss hTwlnter oats. Winter barley has been almost completely wiped out. Vetches were considerably damag ed in some sections, purple vetch and Tangier pea. being practical ly eliminated," said G. R. Hyslop, agronomist of the. experiment sta tion, at the Oregon Dairymen's conference In a review of crop conditions resulting from the De cumber cold spell. What . Farmers Shoo Id lo "Where 0 of the stand is left,, do not replant," advised Hy eiop. "Seed ot good quality will be Aard to obtain and the price may be expected to be, sky-rock-ted.' Where, possible good spring varfeties of wheati barley and oats should be planted-to replace crops that iwere froxen out." - , . t "Where there Is difficulty in se curing seed of the genuinely good spring varieties. Rink, Foisy, and pome of the other semi-winter-varieties of wheat will give fairly good results if planted In Febru ary or early March. ' : v - .The Res Barley "i llannchen 1 tTue best barley to plant. It is probably the best icJJer of. the spring grains, and Sugar Beets, Sorghum, Etc., f May "7 ,? Water Powers, May. 14 ' Irrigation. May 21 Mining. May 28 I ! Land, Irrigation. Etc., Jane 4J Dehydration, June 11 J Wholesaling and Jobbing. June 25 Cucumbers, Eta, July 2 Hogs. July 9 City Beautiful. Etc., July 16 . Schools, T:tc. July 23 : 8 Sheep, July 30 - r National Advertising. August 5. Seeds. Etc.. August IS' I Livestock. August! 20 . , -Grain and Grain Products, Au gust 27 . : 1 .. : Manufacturing, September ZM Automotive Industries, Septem ber 10 j . Woodworking, Etc. Sept. 17 " Paper Mills, Etc., Sept. 24. q (Back copies of th Thursday editions or The Daily Oregon Statesman are on-hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies. 5c.) t . ; s Crops in Season :":jf, ; , showing the increasing consump tion of fresh spinach by the public at large. ; j .: ' Growth Requirements The main production features of spinach growing 1 are: rich land, free from .weeds, a good uniform stand of plants from fresh seed of a vigorous variety, fertilization of the land with manure or a top dressing with fertilizer, early sow ing for early cutting in the spring and late summer j seeding for the fall and winter crop. - . Many Grow ,Two Crops " The crop is one that can be fol lowed by a second crop on the same land. Washington farmers find old alfalfa land makes? good spinach and follow up , witlr a planting of late potatoes. . Spinach is one of the most rap idly growing vegetables planted. The planting season usually oc curs in February; and March, and the marketing period during-April and May. J - fe A. G. B. BOUQUET. Corvallis. Oregon", k Jan. 26. 1925. i (Mr. Bouquet; is professor of vegetable gardening at the Oregon Agricultural college. Ed.) p one that will be in greatest de mand for general use next year. Bft Ctats to I'lairt i "Gray oats may be planted up to March 1, after which, if weath er conditions prevent earlier sow ing, Three Grain or" Victory are the two best spring varieties, followed in quality by Shadeland, Climax or Swedish SelecU 3 "In order , to take care pf our dairy herds and 'other stock; It is recommended that there be an ex tensive planting !pf jcommon vetch and -gray -oats or spring oats in February or early March. Weath er conditions last summer taused a failure of . young clover- and greatly weakened the older stands which have been further damaged by the clover root borer. The! more tender types of red clover 5 were probably injured by the cold wea ther. A short planting Jof J vetch, together with some winterkilling, leaves us with a small acreage of legumes. " . 1 . Sow Clover In February.' "The thin stands of the various crops will offer, an excellent op portunity for in extensive Febru ary sowing of cloter, either alsike or- red. , A light top dressing of nitrate of soad or "sulfate of-ammonia, 50 to 100 pounds an acre put on in March, will do much to j (Contiaued oa 9) "OREGON QUALITY' our pay rolls they build market for the products crops of "Oregon Quality H food than any other P IC 11 AS DIRECTED This Important Vegetable Will Allow. System of Two or Three Crops op Same Land Each Year Is a Good Dehydration or Canning Crop, and a Good Greenhouse Vegetable to Substitute for Lettuce ; 1 (Following are excerpts from Circular 183 of the Oregon Agri cultural college on "Spinach Growing and Marketing,',' the au thor being Prof. A. G. B. Bouquet, and the date . being February, 1923:) ;'j , , j ; Spinach Is j one of the most im portant vegetables grown ! for "greens," being of particular value during the spring, the fore part of the summer, fail and winter. . There has been a considerable increase in the demand' of this vegetable during the i past few years. If fresh, large, clean and dark green spinach is offered o the market, there is a tendency to increase the consumption. Dehy- drators demand this crop quite largely, as it makes a very fine vegetable for drying. I 4 Spinach is valuable for an in tensive farm garden in that it can be used as a first crop, preceding late vegetables, such as celery, late cabbage, cauliflower, late beans, fall lettuce,' etc., or it can follow as a fall crop such vegeta-. bles as are removed ' from the ground by August 1 to September l- "f:- ! . ; Climatic conditions.; Spinach is not adapted to hot weather condl-' Hons. It has a tendency to run to ! seed very quickly during 1 warm 'weather. Climatic conditions in western Oregon are ideal for spin ach growing, and wherever cool, moist, weather prevails,' the best quality of spinach will be pro duced, i , , j "I : Soils. There are 9 variety of soil which can produce satisfac tory crops of spinach. " Probably the largest yields are being ob tained from soils which have an abundance of humus in them, such as the muck or beaverdam soils. Rich, sandy loams are also valua ble in that they can be planted early and make a good soil for an early crop, to be followed by an other vegetable later in the eea son. Any soil which grows Spin ach must be one that can be pul verized to a fine degree so that proper seeding may be made. The essential characters of any poll for spinach are. abundance of organic matter and freedom from clods, of ability , to be finely pulverized. The fall and winter crops must be grown on well' drained ground. Land that is not normally well drained cannot be planted until sometime during April, which of ten times brings the crop into a period of hot weather which is not suitable to it. " f " Preparation of the Ground: Inasmuch as all spinach is grown, from seed and sown with a hand drill. It is necessary to have a fine well-pulverized and smooth seed bed. In order to obtain a good even stand ot plants,, the land must be free from clods and fine ly worked down. PROSTATE and BLADDER TROUBLES Yield Only to Naturopathic Treatment products are establishing themselves in world markets ; they make our cities; they attract new capital land new people; they provide la of our farms. Oregon farms produce a wider variety of profitable II1IE1G! BV COLLEGE GiRCULftR Manure and Fertilizers: The extent, to which a spinach field will yield in tons is largely depen dent on the amount !of organic1 matter in the soil,. or on the sup ply of man nanure which njay be avail-;; If fine, yotted manure is on ; able. If fine, rotted hand, it should be a p pled in the spring and thoroughly worked in to the ground. If manure is some what scarce, a light coating will be better than none: Manure should also be applied preparatory to seeding the fall crop. Dur'ng the final preparation of the soil with the spikef harrow and planter, an application! of 150 lbs., of nitrate of soda maybe made, or as an alternative, 600? to gOO lbs., of tankage. . : Varieties: There are a number of varieties of spinach, ' differing in the shape and color of . the I leaves, also the crinkly nature of the same. Probably the most, widely used variety if the Victor ia, having a deep green, pointed foliage; also Thick Leaf with a round thick leaf of rich green col or. Another variety? which is sometimes used is thejjSavoyleaved which has crinkly fark colored green leaves. The Variety Long Standing: is also used; by growers who are producing this crop for the cannery or dehydjrator. . I From tests whichf have been made it is very evident that there is a great difference! in Jthe pro?i during power of different" strains of spinach of the sam variety and therefore' one must liot only en deavor tci choose a suitable variety but also to obtain a nigh yielding strain of seed. ,'- " -l-i 1 Value of. the Crop: . DehydraT tors and canneries usually offer a price of about $30 per ton.. The average market pric in cities, etc., varies from 5 to lS'c rer pound, depending largely on the season and the availability of the crop. Being a shortseason vege table, one must figure that the land can1 be utilized soon after the ; temoval of the spinach for anoth er vegetable, thus making it poss-. ible to double-crop '-the ground during the season. l H I'm as a GrecnhoUHe Crop: Trials in the 'growing of spinach', as a substitute crop; for leaf let- (Continned an pg 9) THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN - fi! DID YOU KNOW that Salem ought to be the center of the largest spinach jgrowing industry in Oregon ; that 'a car load shipping supply may be developed here of a, very high ouality. going to the very best markets that the demand is already large and bound to grow very fast, owing to the fact; that spinachis one of the greatest vege tables inietaryj;schemes; that there should be money in the growing of spinach; that the powdered dehydrated product may in (time take all that this section can pro duce, and that spinach ' growing as a greenhouse product should be developed here? ' Temporizing with drugs and medicines leads inevitably to surgical operation which in many cases brings results worse than the ! The applies health - the trouble and stimulates Nature to produce a cure. Ifjyou are suffering from Prostate or Bladder trouble don't despair, j They nrs annoying, painful, persistent and dangerous diseases iwhich j baffle the skill of medicine and surgeon but yield readily to mild but power- j ful influences of the Electro-Thermophore. 1 ; ' j ' r Mjr DeLux Deep Therapathy Lamp is the hand-maid of my electronic i diseases. It is the best known system for cancer and tuberculosis, j Mf DeLux Deep Theropathy LampJs the hand-maid of my electronic machine in treating chronic and dec) seated disease. x " ! N . Consultation Free. v I I: : ... i. i -. Dr. F. S. Schutz, Naturopath 325 Oregon Building, Salem, Ore. spot on earth. FRU IS OF OREGON 0 6 Favorable Conditions of Soil, Climate and (Transportation Have Established Fruit Growing as a Leading Indus try of Oregon Increased Growing Demand (By EDWARD J. BAHUKR) The adaptability of Oregon to a wide range of fruit; and berry pro duction is rapidly developing that lino nf BirriVtiltnrp Infn nn nf thf lead,ng commerciai factors of the , j . . , aiair. . The "Oregon Quality brand of fruits and berries is no myth. It is a fact which is being so gener ally recognized as to gve them a commanding position in the mar kets of the nation and of the world. I While fruits of ijigh quality are produced generally over the state, the section west of the Cascades haff developed the industry on the largest commercial scale. In this section 1 of : the state there have developed five fruit producing centers .each character- ized by its major production Hood Rver. in the northern part of the state on the Columbia riv er Is noted for Its apples and ber ries. '' ?. - Medford, in the; extreme south ern part specializes on pears and apples, J " ; . 1 , Roseburs. to the north of Med ford. is a center for apples and prunes. t : " V Eugene, near the upper end of the WiUamette valley, is a prune and-berry center. ; Salem, the state capital and the chief city in the Willamette valley. i the center of a great territory In which prunes, cherries and ber ries are each very! important pro ducts. , f Teie centers of production and distribution are determined by several factors. Adaptability of oil and climate j are the prime factors.ibut .the advantages to be derived from be'ng able to meet the market with quantity produc tion of any given kind of fruit or berry has had a j great tendency to encourage fruit and berry grow ers to devote certain sections to the varieties best adapted to that section and to produce that par- tinnlti Null rm kd,fv ti niiantiftf ; ' Salem is the center of the larg est fruit growing pnd shipping in dustry in the state, or on the Northwest coast. ' ' . j I This is . due to the physical an4 climatic conditions of the Wllam ette valley. Tt Is the largest tract disease itself . , ;j EIectro:Thermophore inspiring electric treatment to the seat of 1 ss X II industry Acreage Needed to Supply of land to be found whose surface is such as to imake practically every foot of i jjavailable for duU tivation. Its wide range of soils, its varying altitudes, the quantity and distribution of its precipita tion, it3 freedom from! j freak changes - of clidiate, all tend! to adapt it to awide diversity j of fruits and berries. It; is this di versity which adds so largely tc its prestige since It distributes the labor season ovfer a lopger period as well as extending the working season of the cnneries apd oher marketing factors. ..j Mi -J 1; 1 I The extent of the industry, and the relative importance of each kind grown is lhown by 'the fol lowing statistics, front the gov ernment reports: j i! 1 !M Variety - f . 'Acres Prunes . ....(.... - Loganberries;. . . . Apples.. . . .i . .: Strawberries! . L .! Cherries. . . .. . . . a"jiC llGS 3 16.800 . 4.55j0 3,225 1.900 1.4,0 1.45 Blackberries! Rasp berries, . . !. 1 . J 850 Pears. The big. end jof tjie fruit indus- try in Oregon lis in jthe j Willam- ette valley and the center ot the greatest activity is mi ana arpuna Salem. :':.'': :: i "j :M! 1 j ; i: S ! f ; -'. I 1 ! ' t i 1 The chaotic ( conditions1 result ing from the AVond; War disor ganized the fruit : industry in I p?e- ' in yre tnd th gon; both thes growfng marketing ends of fhe business were seriously affected. as were all other lines jof indutry. .Mar kets seemed to soar out! of sight long enough tq stimulate prpduc- . Uon tp an excessive PQint and 1 then 8ud(ieniy drop but of $ight, leaving the: growers overloaded.'-. i Jjj J.. jandi shippers It was during these trying times that several plans for cooperative marketing were launched. : Un ! favorable conditions oyer wheih they had no control I brought dis astrous results! which j had a ten Kidea. Hut with peace-time condi tions now prevailing cooperative marxeimg organizations are; com ing Into being and are meeting with great success iu many lines of industry, jj j; i " : ; !;. j j The prune growers have an or ganization limited to their own line of products, j Berry growers, apple growers, cherry growers and others are successfully organizing along the same line i as the prune growers. - jjr j tj jl. , ll ; : -;, j ' It is not to be inferred, that con ditions in Oregon insure a bump er crop every season. The average is high, but there are occasional oft seasons in one or more: lines. The successful ! fruit grower!; Is y adapted H a 'j large the man who ia natural to.lt and who applies amount of intelligently directed effort to his brchafd' :or berry (Continued en pag B) Phbnei 664 i This cut lis used by courtesy of the . I J Associated 'Industries, of Oregon. - j j Beginning about January 1, 1925, The Statesman will supple ment its slogan articles on this page with a series of stories of Industrial Oregon from the pen of Mr. Edward T. Barber who is . one of the most accomplished writers along these lines In the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Barber is' a painstaking and careful investigator.' His articles will be based upon the most reliable information? obtainable and written from) a constructive optimistic' viewpoint. Iu these articles: I. The following subjects w The Willamette Valley, Its Physical, Historical and General Features. ; U -Lumbering and Forest Products. Manufacturing Industries and Opportunities. Market at Home add Abroad. . Fruit Growing Conditions and Opportunities. Commercial Nut Growing. Poultry l and Its' Opportunities. General! Agricultural Conditions Labor" Conditions. Educational and Religious Resources Tourist j Trails and' Scenic Attractions. Taxation and Financial Conditions. General Living Conditions. , 1 Dairying. Milk, and Milk Products. Mineral Resources. ' Commerce. j - Hydro-Electric Detelopment and Possibilities. IB FRUITS IMPROVED T Oregon Fruit Industry Has Recovered From War Condi tions and Is on the Eve of Market Demands Which Will Require New. Acreage -Oregon Prunes Have no Competition in World Markets i (lly EmVAIU) T. 1VVRBER) The production of Oregon fruits of superior; quality has been dem onstrated to the .satisfaction of the National and World wide mar kets. -.;!! ..-! ; - . The ability to produce any Ore gon fruit; in sufficient, quantity to meet market demands is also dem onstrated. -.'..' ! The unstable and . wildly fluctu ating conditions .produced by the world war on the Oregon fruit market has practically disappeared and the market is approaching the stable conditions wheh guarantee its future as successful. Prior t the war Oregon'export ed 100 million pounds of dried prunes to European markets. The war cut that all oft just at" the time that growers hadrbeen stim ulated to unusual production. The European market has been gradu ally coming back. The year 1924 witnessed a large increase in the European demand and the. future has great promise of a steady in crease of a stabilized market. Oi'egon fruits are (marketed In three forms, each requiring a dis tinct and different process of handling and reaches a different market. . Dried, canned and fresh are the three forms. . Western Oregon prunes "are mostly dried for market. The pre vailing type is the big blue Ital ian prune, and the Willamette valley produces It in such abun dance and of such a quality that it practically has no rival in the market. It is recognized ; as the best prune In the world. "; A drying" house 1$ parti of the regular j equipment of every orch ard. The prunesj are partially graded at the orchard and are dried there. The dried fruit is taken to the packers where it Is sorted, graded , and j packed after being thoroughly, sterilized. , It is handled entirely by machinery and is put up in sanitary packages. so that there is no cleaner or more sanitary- food placed on the mar ket. ' - V . i A large number of local coop erative packing" houses are dis tributed throughout the prune dis trict. These have their own co operative selling association with headquarters at Portland.- Many independent packers; are engaged id the business; some of them op erate very extensively. . J In the Salem district alone are located seven of these Institutions. Competition among j these buyers and the cooperative associations tend to keep prices") f irm jor the growers; Some of these firms also, handle considerable quantities of dried berries, .especially loganber ries. ...'' ".,'- . ,-. -. j; ' ... ,s Within a radius of 25 miles of Salem are located 1 or 15 large canneries handling fruits and veg etables. They furnish a local mar ket for berry cropa especially. : : Blackberries are especially pro lific and of fine quality. . The na tive Evergreen ia a great favorite. A crop will yield from . $300 to $500 per acre and always a ready market, at the canneries. : There are' Jive canneries ia Sal- 111 be Included Geographical and Opportunities! f STIMULATED BV S i em. . Each is planning to enlarge its capacity for the season of 125. This Indicates the prosperous con dition of the industry. Practically every town in the valley has its cannery. A cannery is able to handle economically the f fruit grown within a radius of 10 to 15 miles. , - j Blackberries, raspberries, goose berries and strawberries are all prolific bearers in this territory and bring satisfactory returns to the growers. Three to six tons oi strawberries selling at around Ce perpound. or $120 per ton is aa average yield. ' The Willamette valley is pre eminently the location for thous ands of small farmers engaged in the berry and fruit growing busi ness. " Fresh fruit marketing depends upon transportation and refriger ation. Until recently these fac tors have not been satisfactory, but these obstacles have now been overcome to a large extent and the fresh fruit business is rapidly assuming large proportions. Practically ail of the Hood Riv er fruit is sold in this forpi. Prunes grown in eastern Oregon are sold as fresh fruit, but most of the. western Oregon prunes are dried for market. The sugar con tent of the 'western Oregon prune is slightly higher and the moist atmosphere in-which it Is grown combine to reduce its fresh fruit shipping qualities, at the same time, the higher sugar content adapts it better to the drying pro cess. Numerous cold storage plants have been erected in the past few years to take care of the fruit in the Salem district, truck and mo tor transportation have combined to reduce charges and increase the service of fresh fruits. Re frigerated ships in the Portland harbor take such fruits to the markets of the world at a 1 charge so that Oregon fresh fruita are to be found on the London and Paris markets. Laxd of woxdkks If Alaska would take on a heavier population Uncle Sn would be glad to confer state hood. The Seward purchase i one of the richest lands on earth in the matter of natural resources, but is slow ,in filling up ith humans. .The population is still less than '60.000. although it is being disclosed that some sections have a healthful and desirable climate. Tbe i area of Alaska is nearly 600,000 square miles, so u may, be seen that it is one of the remote sections of the earth, with fewer people to the square mi's than any other country in the world; Yet since it became the property of Uncle Sam nearly $1--000.000,000" of its products have been shipped out and the resourc es have been but tapped. It " j j t. c. rlrhes Will m nuuucwaiiu i ti' long endure. Despite its narrow no nn la Hon . . t he territory long be refused full admission to tlie glsieraood ol itates. WMmW METHOD