THE OREGON STATESMAN; SALE2 OREGON'
THURSDAY MORNINGJANUARY 29; 1825
INDU
ORE
PRODUCES 'QUALITY
DUCT
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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
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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