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THE ORHJQQN STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY MORNING-OCTOBER 8,: 1025
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Associated Industries ot Oregon
Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman
(In.'TwIeea-Week Statesman Following Day)
(With a few possible changes)
Loganberries. October 1
Prunes, October 8
Dairying, October 15
FlaxOctober 22 !
Filberts. October 29
- Walnuts. Xofrember 5
LKtrawberrles, November i2
.Apples November 19 '
Ri.HiJberrJes. November 2CT
Junt, uecemoe-3 .t -,
Great Cows,x Et4 December 10
Blackberries, December 17
Cberrles.. Pecember 724
Pears, December 31
Gooseberries, January 7, 192.
Corn'Jariuary 14
. Olerjr,! January 21 ii
.Kpinacn, Etc, Janaary 28
Onions, Efc, February 4
Potatoes,' Ftc, February 11 ,
Bee, February 18
i Poultry and Pet Stock. Feb. 25
! Beans, Etc.. March 11
tPaweU Highways, March 18
. Ue4; Lettuce, March 23
.(hiloM, Kte April 1
5 KPgumfs, April
IXjuiararct. Kt AnrJl 1.1
t!raM. Kte4 -April 22
lrug Garden, April 20
Dn FRUIT COIf MIS II
F 1WFM1EPSCKI1PLM
Machines That Think The Prune Crop of This Year Was
;. 4ery Short; Probably About Fifteen Million Pounds for
- the Whole Oregon District, Including Clarke County,
' V- Washington i v .
The Salcia packing house of the
Drawee t,t'ruit .company is at tne
corner - of , Cottage and Trade
sffeeta, P There they have a plant
that is np to the minute-absolute-
Jy. - JThey can process, pack, label
and ship 4000 boxes of prunes. a
.4ty of nine hours. The boxes con
. tain 25 pounds of prunes and
w that . means 100,000. pounds of
prunes a day. '
t". They; have a duplicate plant at
-Itosebnrg, and a small plant at
f'Vaneouver, Wash.4. So they ; have
acilities to handle over 200,000
pounds of prunes a day,; and they
. eould get away with a much great
r er-tonnage by working in shifts.
; Machines That "Think'
; j A modern packing plant such
" as the one of the Drager concern
is a very wonderful thing. They
t'Tvav'e a: machine that "thinks.
For one thing. ; Or all but thinks.
. It will weigh automatically prunes
' ttr go into a box, and it will pack
"'1 hem into the box, press them
iwn: just as they ought Jo be
- racked,: with greater neatness
. than, it can l.e done by hand'
t nd then, in the one operation, it
- "will" take" the, nails and nail on
"AnVlId" of. the box! A bin of
processed and cleaned, prunes, aB
in-empty box, a lid, a few nails,
""hnd', presto I ' A box of prunes
ready for display In. the finest
ore or bazaar ln any part of the
fTeprhneiP bandied' by the
Irager concern at ; Salem are
mostly of the Italian variety. Trey,
get : a ear or two of the petite
! oj.French prunes here; but they
I jget a lot of them at Roseburg.
. J t They Bay and Sell
' The j; Drager Fruit company
'bays Snd'seirs prunes and other
' dried 'Truits. When the producer
'gets his weight checks and knowp
'what is due him, he gets his cash.
JTbfn it is up to the Drager Fruit
'company to find a market ' and
(make some profit on the trans
laetion and for their 'work If they
jean. Th risk ; is up to them
! iTheEruiTre their prunes, and
. it' m the nme with other dried
fruits which, they -handle-- They
take the whole risk. , They do not
"N,Jbuy on commission.
1 . ? ? A Bfts Plant
.f The Salem plant of the Drager
iFruit company is SO by .125 feet
,T the main building, and four
- hlgb,with a complete ele
vator system, and they have an
addition 40 by 60. feet. ' , j
, -' As was said abore. their pack
s' !ng plant is absolutely complete,
br. as nearly so as it can be msri
Up to date. If there are any more
Improvements and short cuts, and
fhKy an rind out about . them,
they-will add them. They believe
thpteffiiency makes for economy
nd they like to pass on the bene
fits to the growers. -
'TW'are' bulla on the market
'l the time, as they bellere the
grower must have a living profit,
if" the prune Industry of this sec
tion is .to be stabilized. '
t They are proud of their won
derful Salem packing plant, and
they invite the public to inspect
It at any time.
A Very Short Crop '
Fred Draper, of the Draper
Fruit , company, said
yesterday
Sugar fleets, 'Sorghum,
Etc.,
6
Water Powers, May 13 -Irrigation,
play 20
Mining, May 27 .
Land, Irrigation, Etc.,. June 3
Floriculture, June. JUT -I
Hops, Cabbage, Etc., June 17.
Wholesaling and Jobbing,
Jane 24 -Cue
ambers. Etc., July 1 . j
jfogs, July 8
Goats, July 13 '
Schools. Etc., July 22
Sheep, July 2
National Advertising, August 3
SeeJs, Etc, August 12
Livestock, August lft .
Grain and Grain Products, Aug
ust 20 . : v," J:.'- :
Manufacturing, September 2 "
Automotive Industries, Septem
ber 0
Woodworking, Etc., September
- 16 'L: f.--
Paper-Mills, September 23
(Back copies of the Thurs
day edition of The Daily Ore
gon r Statesman are cu nand.
TJiey re f'T sate at 10 cents
eacH, uiailed to any address,
current copies 5 cents).
that they 'are now getting 11 cents
a pound j for their 30-40 Italian
prunes; ' 8 . cents for their . 4 0
50s, and they would get 7 Vi cents
for their ;50-60b if they had any.
But none of that small size were
produced this year, The crppwas
Very short, but the sizes were
large and the quality very fine.
There are no more prunes to
buy here now. " The producers
have all sold. - -T
The whole .Oregon district, in
cluding Clarke county Washing
ton, produced this year only about
15,000,000 j pounds of pr,unea;
dried prune's. U Some were ship
ped fresh, and many were can
ned.) ; 4- v. .
If this district were to produce
a bumper crop of prunes. , say
150,000,000 "pounds, which is a
po?sibility,.' Mr. .Drager said yes
terday tEat some of them would
more than likely go to waste, be
cause there Is not drying capacity
fn this 'Whole district for more
than 70,000000 pounds.
. The - Drager company shipped
no prunes across the water thfc
yearg though they have connec
tions in various countries.. All
their prnnes have been going to
points in the United, States. ;
The market is duU justnow,
on - account of the marketing ; of
California's 400,000.000
poandJ
crop of prunes. . But Mr. pragei
thinks this will be onjy temporar
as there are demands from many
sources for Oregon's. tart-sweeV
prunes . which '.are4 not isteil
with "California's French or sweet
kind. So the whole Oregon supply
will undoubtedly be wanted.
SALEM CABIES
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The Oregon Pacing Com
pany HasXommenced on
. 1 Its Run of Pumpkins..:, .
The Hunt, cannery is running
full handed on 4P$e.I"?Foll hand
ed on apples theie . means some
250 women, besides the men. The
Hunt : cannnerj.r'U also can
pumpkins begtnninirBoon.
The Pacific Canning and Pack
ing company,, fwesf Salem K fin
ished iti big run off Ya'kima'pears
last: night, with about 200 wgm
en employed- They will know
within a day or two'whether they
will make a, run on ftpplesj " f "
The Oregon Packing company;
in, its south cannery, is still .work
ing on beans and encumbers and
commenced a long .and large, tiin
on pumpkins on last Friday. , t
The Northwest cannery is get
Itlng ready to make un on ap
ples. -S.H '
. The Starr eannery is making a
long and i large run - on ' apples,
forking ful handed.
Gold Beach,-" C&ntf6torsy sur
facing Roosevelt Highway, Chet-
co-Vlnchuck section.
MOST
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'OREGON QUALITY
our pay rolls; they build our cities; they attract new capital and new people; they provide a
market for the products of our farms. Oregon farms produce a wider variety cif profitable
crops of ''Oregon Quality" food than any other spot on earth. j -
THE IDLE FBU PRUNE IS
V 1 THE BIB PETITE-LITTLE-
Some Words From the Man Who Is Propagating This
f Wonderful Prune, Which Is About 100 Per Cent, With
i Practically Ail the Virtues That Go With a Good Prune
for the Grower and for the Consumer i
Editor Statesman:
By invitation from the Slogan
editor ot the Oregon Statesman,
I am glad to help, bring encour
agement to those interested Ja
the prune industry of the Willam
ette valley or the entire prune
district of west of the Cascade
mountains; and every person who
has given this matter any thought
or consideration -knows that the
prune industry is one of our great
est industries, and we can con
gratulate ourselves on, the im
provements which have been made
in the l3st few years.
. We might class as standards,
the Italian or t&rtsweet, and the
Petite or French. This latter var
iety has been greatlv intpoved
p rVOBLK ANDREWS -f -
Who 73 prorogating- the Noble
French prune, which seems des
tined to become the great prune
of this district, and perhaps the
best sweet prune in the world, j
giving everyone the right to judge
for himself as to the variety best
-uited for our climate, the grow
er, the buyer and the consumer,
according to our market demand
at present and the outlook of 'the
future. , :
With my own experience of
twenty-sbc years I take pleasure
in making the claim that f the
Noble French prune js nearest to
perfection and will better met the
leraand at present and the future
than any other prune.' The tree
is a hardy, thrifty grower and a
regular and profit bearer. .jThe
prune is large and uniform. in
- izer dries heavy trtsd colors nicely
tnd is extremely sweet with a del-
iJcious flavor. It has been: my
privilege to demonstrate several
kinds of fruit, such as' apples,
Tear3, peahces, plums and straw
beries, and in each case I found
?ome people who would, object to
the quality and flavor in each
"ariety. But not so with ti the
Noble- French prune. Last" fall a
year ago at the state fair I made
an exhibit of the Noble. French
prune. ' Several thousand people
ite of the prune and at the .corn
how In November at Sab?m and
thousands of people ate of the
rnne. Also at the state faJr Just
closed I made an exhibit with the
Marian county exhibit in which
thousands of people sampled the
French Noble prune and with each
exhibit and c without an exception
everyone pronounced it a wonder
ful prune, sweet and of fine fla
vor, (and from this unanimous de
cision I am made to beljeve that
the world will accept the Noble
French prune, as. good.' better, and
best. . . . t.- :-'"!.
r NOBLE ANDREWS
t Rte. - 6,- Box ST, Salem Ore. -1
(The reader will note other
references to the Noble French
prune in this issue. Ed.)
Some Noble French History
The ' Noble .French prune was
discovered four"' years ? ago, " at
Myrtle I Creek, ; Douglas . county,
Oregon ; The five original j frcf
are now seven years old. They
have borne four crops of fruit.
The five original tres are exactly
alike. , They are, .growing cloae
together.
They are grafted trees from the
Summervhle : nursery ' near Tort
land. They are an accidental; dis
covery.' The ' Summerville nurs
ery people hunted for two years
fnm thai ,lti .ttA rf. -
Iti fcuu.t vi i6iuf anil 5(tu uy hiiq
eearch, . ' " :
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products are establishing themselves in world markets:! they make
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The five trees were ; found on
the farm of Fred Weaver, three
and a half, miles south of Myrtle
Creek. As .soon as he was sure
that he had a new variety, Mr.
Weaver wrote to Noble Andrews,
who had " been his neighbor in
moved to Salem. The1 two men
are partners in the ownership of
the new variety.
Mr. Andrews will be able to
handle orders for 50,000 to,. 75.
000 trees this Jear. Mr. Andrews
and Mr. Weaver have been pro
pngating t!ie new variety for four
years. Between them, they have
about 2500 new: trees growing.
After this year, there will be no
doubt be new trees sufficient for
all comers.
Mr Andrews, from his display
at. the Oregon state fair, could
have sold enough of the Noble
French pmne trees to put "out
over 5000 acres, j i ' - i
, Mr. Andrea's' farm is about
three and a half miles east of the
tate hospital (insane asylum),
3alem. He has lived there since
October 23. 1920, He has grown
sweet prunes for more than a
quarter of a century. He believe?
In the prune industry. He knows
jrunes Are good for the diet;
health riving.- ,
The Noble French prune tree
appears 'to be hardy, a vigorous
jrower. a profitable bearer, with aj
?mit that will make a splendid
shipper , and that will dry 37'
pounds to the box, going In the
20 to- 30 size; is very sweet, and
ripens in the fore part of August.
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Is a Hardy Tree, Fruit Dries
Heavy and Has a Tart
Sweet Flavor
George C. Roeding, the eminent
nurseryman and horticulturalist of
California, is just now actively in
troducing, through the1 California
Nursery company of Niles, which
he operates, a new prune for Cali
fornia growers.
This la called the Burton prunej;
having been propagated' by'RE.
Burton of Vacjli!e, a' pTaBt'b"reeP
er of this state. The CalifornJa
latest, . the,, best and ;thp tmos,t
profitable prune known to horti
culture. It Is. a very large priin'eT
averaging in -size twenty to thirty
to the pound, and drie most
factorily and has a slightly tart
flavor, resembling J somewhat the
Italian prune in that some other
of the prunes which have been put
on the market in California be
cause of their average - large size
have not been satisfactory.
This new prune, the Burton, Mr.
Roeding finds to. supplya prune
having the - requite . qualities of
Bize, flavor, productiveness and
drying characteristics to have
much -value in future development
here. The Burton prune has been
developed from a seed from a tree
where Mr. Burton in 18S6 grafted
a part of a Tragedy tree into one
of John Rock's Imperial Epineuse.
--California Fruit News. " .
Is Already Here . - '
The Burton prune is already
here In the Salem district. , W. T..
Jenks and H. S. Gila have 'some
of the trees growing' and they
have been top-grafting some trees
with the new, variety, for experi
mental purposes. ; i'
Mr. Jenks says It Is a vigorous
grower and that the fruit dries
very heavy. I m sweetness it is
about half war between the Petite
and the Italiau.- It has the flavor
of the Italian.
Mr. Jenks got his start Jn the
Durton prunes from a friend in
Chlco, California, f
Sherwood Oil found in shal
low driven well on D.4' P. Corn
well place. . i t ? ' ' :
Cold Hill Activity in cinnabar
mines, quicksilver having doubled
in price within a few months.
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NTRODUCEDHEHE
FALLS CITY NEWS OF
GnTHEIIED BY A
Watt Clan Has Reunion Hot Lunch Service to Be Re
sumed for the Schools New Methodist Pastor Takes
Charge Personal and General Items of Interest to the
People of That Live City x .
Church Meeting for Teachers
Last Saturday evening a very
enjoyable event was the reception
giveft in the Christian church, hon
oring the faculty of the high and
grade schools. A short program
was given, as follows:
Duet, Henrietta Jobes and Hazel
Shultz.
Reading, D. C. James.
Short address by Rev. Errol II.
Sloan.
Rev. A. H.-Dodd, one of the
founders of the present Church of
Christ in Falls City, and who has
lived here for many years, gave
an address, in which he told of.
the early history of the schools,
compared the early schools with
the schools of today, and of how
proud we should be of our schools
and the pupils we have sent out
to many occupations.
Prof. Fred J. Patton responded
on behalf of the teachers present,
and spoke on the present day
schools. . '
The 'program closed with a duet
by Dr. R. K. Howe and Albert
Morgan. '
The party then adjourned to the
church parlors, where a social
hour was spent, and refreshments
of fruit salad, with whipped cream,
cake and chocolate were served.
Postmaster and Children Attend
iJh'amily Reunion
Earl B. Watt, daughter Eda,
sons Joe and John,, daughter
Dofothy Watt Benefiel, and grand
daughter Alice Lazelle Benef Sel
Join with others of the clan in a
happy day at the site of the old
Watt home.
Assembling from many parts or
the state, about three dozen, in
cluding two of the members of the
original "Covered Wagon Train,'
all descendants, or related by mar
riage, fo the descendants of John
and Mary Watt, met in the oak
grove, now an automobile park, in
the townsie of Amity, on Sunday.
Sept. 28, to commemorate the
seventy-seventh anniversary of the
arrival of John Watt and family
at Oregon City.
This was on Sept. 24, 1848.
After resting there for a shor
time they came on to what is now
In part the town of Amith, where
John" Watt settled, taking up e
donation land claim, establishing a
home for his wife and family. Of
that. tamily three' are still living.
Mrs.' Rokanna W3U White, the
eldest daughter, and Mrs. Aurora
Watt Bowman, vtio now live In
Portland, and wnerV present at
the reunion: and'Mrs. Clara Wat
Morton, the younrgest child of the
family, who also resides in port-
satis-.iland, and was prevented by illness
from attending
A picnic dinner was spread upon
the memorial table erected by the
family in 1923. and dedicated on
the seventy-fifth anniversary, with
Arlington Boise Watt eldest son
of Joe Watt the eidest son of John
and Mary Watt, acting as toast
master, and the two daughters of
John and Mary Watt occupying
the seats Of' honor.
The first toas was given by
Grace Watt Ross, to the' eldest
member present, Mrs. Roxanna
Watt White, in an original and
witty poem.
Dorothy Watt Benefiel respond
ed to the second a toast to the
youngest (member, her own tiny
daughter, two months of ageAlice
Laze He. with verses composed for
the occasion.
Elva Breymanr Brown proposed
a toast to "Aunt Aurora,," Mrs.
Aurora Watt Bowman, telling of
her ' recollections of school days
with "Aunt Aurora" as teacher. Y
1 Roxanna Wat White introduced
Mr. and Mrs. Arlington B. Watt
as thei "newly weds" in a short
and witty; poem. Mrs.'Eula Wood
Watt responded in a graceful little
speech. , , . '
Dr. Fred Watt proposed a toast
to the absent ones, especially
"Aunt Clara- (Mrs. Clara Watt
Morton), who was present at the
earliermeetings, and who remem
bered the ' clan with' thanks for
sbme flowers, and-the hope that
all would enjoy the day. As the
24 th is also .Mrs. Morton's birth
dayshe has especially .enjoyed the
anniversary.
V. L. Calavan, will Itorton. and
THE WEEK
HUSTLING REPORTER
Fred Watt spoke of various mem
bers of the family, and told of
many things interesting, among
others the history of the song of
"The Bob Tailed Mare" which has
become iery much a part ot the.
Watt family history..
The date of i the reunions for
1926 was set for the Sunday in
July ext following July 4th,
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! Dtanlop Farewell Reception
On Tuesday evening, the mem
bers of the Methodist church and
other friends of Rev. and Mrs.
Dunlop assembled in the church,
where a social evening was spent,
being in the nature of a iarewell
reception, as Mr. and Mrs. Hun
lop leave in a. few days for their
home near 'Estacada, dregon
A large number gathered to ten-
'der good wishes to Mr. and Mrs.
Dunlop, who are adventuring in
farming, in a small way, and who
will enjoy a complete rest from
public duties.
Fruit punch jand cookies were
served during the evening, j
A. W. Johnson looses Mother
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Johnson,
and children were called to Castle
Rock. Washington, last week, by
the death ot Mr. Johnson's moth
er, Mrs. T. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson
passed away at the Portland sani
tarium FridayJj Funeral services
were held at Castle Rock last Sun
day, j
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson i have
made many friends during the
short time' they have lived, near
Falls City, who all extend sym
pathy to them in their bereave
aent. '.
Missionary Meeting Tuesday
Afternoon
"The regular meeting of the mis
sionary society) of the Church of
Christ was held at the church on
Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29, with
the usual discussion of mission
subjects. ' : i'
Eight members were present,
ind a very enjoyable social hour
vas spent following the meeting,
vhen those present partook of a
.Taintv lunch of iello fruit salad.
k with whipped Cream, cake and cof
fee. . - :" - !
Kverybody Went to State Fair
Most of the saw mill operations
were closed dcjwn on Wednesday,
is well -as altrthe stores, to permi
everyone to attend the state fair.
Both the high; and fjrade schools
were given . aj holiday, so both
.eacheis and pupils could' enjoy
'Falls City day" at the tair.i So
many took advantage of the op
portunity that It is impossible to
name them .all..
It is to be regretted that the
Dlans for a special "Falls City
day" at the fair were made too
late to advertise the date through
Out this part f the country, and
secure a special train service for
the day. We all know, the pres
ent stage service is not adequate
for the patronage that, could be
secured, awi for that reason many
persons who would have gone with
either a special train or comfort
able bus service remained at
homes , This is . something that
should1 receive the attention of the
Commercial club at an early date.
CitV f Council Meeting ,
Regular) meeting of the city
council was. held , m me cuy u
Monday eveniig. Mayor Roy -McDonald
; presiding Coutacilmen
CriswelU'Bohle, Mack and Dennis,
City Auditor! Carrie E. Jobes, and
Marshal Zimmerman present.
. The usual tills were; audited
and ordered paid. ., f ' '.
. The mavor and council took up
several .road j questions,' among
others woijk on the road to the
Teal springs, the headwaters of
the municipal Water supply, and it
was decided that the city should
aaslst In the construction of road
work, to, tie extent fo $50it be
ing understood that other parties
Interested, Were all to do likewise.
yh!s . includes j the city of : Mpn
month; with ian intake for water
supply In that vicinity, and Messrs.
Albert Teal nd Jay Branson,
whose goat farms are on tnu roaa.
Folk county Is interested in see-
(Contuwea a pag. 1)
-This ut is Used by courtesy of the
. Associated Industries of Oregon
J THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN
TITn YOIT KNOW That Salem has heen fh laroWt nrl.
mary prune market in the
' ' ' M 9 A M ' . J
prunes, tne iari-sweei prunes oi quality; mat ner ieaa
as a prune center will be maintained by ' our packing,
canning, and other concerns, and by improvements Jn
the growing of the fine, large sizes; that new and more
profitable varieties are coming in; that prunes for the
grower ought to be "as good as wheat," as reliable, and
much more profitable; and that there is-plenty of cheap
land yet to be had in this district for the growing of
prunes,, and new growers who will produce quality fruit
and quality fruit only will be made welcome?
WSLTERT.HSIISTIE
Says the Carryover Should Be Eliminated Before the Next
Crop Is Ready to Market He Believes It Wilt Pay to
Work Over Our Old Orchards Some of the Promising
New Varieties .
Editor statesman: . .
The prune- industry of the'
northwest has for the past several
years been passing through the
cycle of depression, due largely to
the conditions obtaining in Eur
ope when Iheir money was so bad
ly deflated, when it lost its pur
chasing power. On this account.a!
surplus stock of prunes 'accumu-
I ioarl nnt it has taken several!
years to overcome these condi- j
tions. .
It has been apparent for sev
eral months that this surplus con
dition is about to be eliminated,
due to the short crops of France
and the pacific northwest, while
California and Bosnia-Servia have
good crops. "Just what tonnage
these wiir produce cannot be esti
matedas the harvesting is not
completed, but the available ton
nage according to the earlier esti
mates should clean up in good
shape long before the 1926 crop
is ready. So the market should
be in very good shape before the
next new crop. is obtainable.
Bright for Next Year. :
. Packers generally feel that the
outlook for the 1926 crop is
brighter than it has been for sev
eral years, as all : the available
prunes should. be consumed, and
the carryover Swhich has so de
pressed the market of late years
should be eliminated.
The great differential in favor
of California fruit, which has ex
isted the. past four or five years
between the prices-of California
and Oregon prunes, has had a de
pressing efiect on (he Oregon
prune, and a precedence has. been
established which will take a long
time to overcome. In the old days
of the pre-war period, a half a
cent was considered a satisfactory
differential. More than this was
abnormal, but the past fe years
a differential of 3 to 4 cents, was
usual. ' This undoubtedly . has
worked against us rather than
helned the situation, for the big
difference would raise a question
In "tfie minds of many buyers as to
its necessity.
.Thig condition has led many of
our .leading growers to try and
find a new type of prune for the
northwest, feeling that this Is
necessary in order to overcome ex
isting conditions; " -
, The demand Is for a large sweet
prune to suit the palate which has
been -cultivated by tne sweet prune
of the south land, so the jobbers
tn the east tell us. However, we
contend that the Oregon prune has
the real flavor with the "kick" to
it and should supplant the Pomelo
so generally used on our breakfast
tables, for it possesses the mild,
tart flavor which Is so appetizing,
.v Some New Prunes. :
"A number of different types of
prune; have been produced the
past few years, some of Which ap
parently hare . real - merit while
others nave rei.1 objections. The
outstanding type of the past year
or two Is the Coates 1 41 8, which
has been planted to quite an ex
tent; Its development is awaited
with interest This, is a sport
from the commonly known petite
or French variety. The tree la a
thrifty grower, has good bearing
wood,; the fruit is t of fine texture
and flavor and grows very large.
The Roeding ' improved type of
French prunes . is also Well
thought pf by many growers and
Is spoken of as a good producer
of large fruiL The Imperial prune
Is being tried out by some of our
growers . who think it has , real
meri. .However, in California,
where they produce quite a ; ton-
nage of them. It la not considered
a first class prune as it is too in-
sipldly sweet and coarse.
.The latest promiains type is the
world for Oregon ("Italian")
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Burton prune, produced at Napa,
California. The samples we have
mroivtkii ro verv tnrere. weiehins
22 to 24 to the pound. It Is a
dark prune with a flavor between
the French and , the Oregon.
Should it prove to be a good bear
er in this climate it will undoubt
edly become a favorite in the
northwest, . ' V;
, It takes several years to test out
a prune tree to . ascertain , its
adaptability to our climate condi
tions. Also the blooming and
pollenizlng period, wood growth,
etc., -and the marketability ot its
fruit and the drying quality of it
must be taken into consideration.
Will Pay to Work Over.
Then the question arises wheth
er it will pay to work over our
old orchards. In our opinion it
will, providing we have the right
location and soil conditions and
the trees show good vitality. ;
It is our hope that through the
effort which is being expended to
find a new type that we may re
new the bearing qualities of many
of our orchards and .produce, a
prune which will be sought by the
consuming public.
WALTER T. JENKS.
Salem, Oct. 7, 1924. ' .'
(Walter T. Jenks, the writer of
the above, is manager of the Wil
lamette Valley Prune association.
In partnership with H. S. Gile. Mr.
Jenks Is also a very extensive
prune grower. His experience Is
such as to constitute him an au
thority on the prune industry
here. Ed.) '
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Adams Says Olir Growers
Must Put Ouf- Prunes in
. Class by Themselves
Editor Statesman:
Your request foT me to write
something about the Oregon prune
situation is at hand. After sev
eral years of close study in the
raising, drying, packing and sel
ling of the sweet and tart prune
in Oregon, I feel that our prunes
will comeJnto their own as soon
as we growers- stop raising so
large a percentage of small sizes.
Oregon prunes should not be
grown smaller than 50's, and only
a small' percentage xof that size.
When we do grow smaller jsizes,
we are in direct competition with
cheap .European labor. Where
we grow big sizes we have no
competition except a little from
California. - .
As soon as we Oregon growers
realize that we can produce a
prune crop that runs from 20s to
a small percentage of 50's. which
vating, fertilizing and pruning,
there will we raise a prune that
will be in a class by itself, recog
nized to the world over by the
excellency of Its quality. ' '
" Then all , Mr. Grower needs is a
system of marketing that will en
able him to get his rightful part
of the sale price, and the situa
tion has adjusted itself.
M. P. ADAMS
Salem, Rt 3, Oct, 7, 192.'..
(Mr. Adams is manager of the
famous Skyline orchards south of
Salem, in the Liberty district, and
he is one of the most succesful
j growers that we have of both
prunes and . walnuts of quality.
-Ed.)-- ' ;"
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