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INDUSTRIAL ORE GON PRODUCES QUALITY PRO D UCTS i t ? - i i i t This cut is used by courtesy of the Associated Industries of Oregon Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman ,? " (In Twlre-a-Weck; Statesman Following !) (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October 1 Prunes, October 8 ' Dairying, October 5 Flax, October 23 ' ' " . Filbert October 29 Walnuts, November 5 , ' I Strawberries November 12 :" ' , Apples, November Raspberries, November 20 Mint, -December 3 threat Cows, Etc., Deeember 10 Blackberries, December 17 Cherries, Dcrrniber 2 t - , Pears, December 31 Gooseberries, January 7, 1023 Corn, Jannarjr 14 , , ? Celery, January 21 f ; Spinach, Etc., January 28 Onions, Etc., February 4 . Potatoes, Ft c February 11 f! Bees, February 18 Poultry atwl Iet Stock, FebsK City Beautiful, Etc., March 4 . Beans, Etc., March 11 ; Pared Highways, March 8 1. 4 Head 1ettuce, March 23 SlloslCtc.. April 1 I: Legumes,. April 8 ' r Asparagc l'.tc, April 13 : Grapes, Etc., April 22 -1 'Drug Garden, April 29 FILBERT FACTS DOVVfJ TO P.1IKUTE , . AND IN 8R1EF BY HiEH AUTHORITY Filberts Will Stand Adverse Soil Conditions and Survive, But They Will Pay Better in Suitable: Soils Get the Suckers .Young Marketing and Grading Questions . Are Now Coming-Up ...... t Editor Statesman: WJth another season behind us it is possible for us to review the conditions and situations and .probably "draw lessons from the resnlts. -J - Thn toafin nf 1 fl 2 4 yen ' nroh- I ibly one or the worst in blight j Vl that we have met with, while the j ' -$25 conditions wcro much better. . ; Accompanying the blight of. 1924 had a very serious drought : :, that in many cases really, killed ,the trees which were claimed to '. .have died from blighC . In exam ining many such trees' we found that the young trecswould have , . cankers of- blight on them, but not cankers sufficiently large to have killed the average tree un- less It was greatly weakened by i lrouth or lack of moisture. Then t-wlth the somewhat better raols Ivlt conditions . of 1925, a little ... more favorable season, the'infes- . I tation of blight was very . mark , ..,Ht,ly reduced and the total loss as . k reported has been very small thi . , , season. It seems to indicate that , the attack of blight will be rela- lively light "considered over c . riod i ot years, - and even then , only , confined to the younger ; .Tbetwinter.of 1924 and 1925 :;.r.--wwiner. one that was rather I severe on the filberts where the 'It temperature went ;r to S degrea t below zero or colder, even damag ing the catkins at a temperature -"oinwhat above -that. The trees ' 'hemselvca appartntly have es caped with no damage, as the cat kins and pistillate flowerg showed Ihe only injury- noticeable. .Thh . ..... . -isr ua resuiiea in a reduced .crop in some cases, while some people i. ve an arerag normal crop, v Highest la Year The price of filberts this com ing season should be very, good, as the Import price is the highest in '' years.' They ask a price in Italy and Sicily of about 12c a pound. ' . which is from two to three times r; the average price received by the --grower. Coupled with this eomes r. s- the requirements placed' in both . thevl'nit."l States and Canada that i the filberts being Imported must have not more than 15 per cent B i of .inedible nuts. A3 the normal i, j shipments coming in have had a i- jriuvch higher per cent of Inedible . - nuts than that, it has naturally : ;: cut. down on the . Importation of ! the lowerquality nut. 'i ;.:v s A survey -of filbfert orchards j - throughout the western part of ? . the state ;hov,-s that the same con- ; dIUons in man? ca-s are hold li s . that have held the past few years, ' rand that is mainly that soil condl tlons are not boiug considered in Vtheir full value. ' ) Study Sil ('oiiditions . -7r The shallow Weil In restricting the gr wth of the trees to very small 6izff, where, although they may be bearing,' hcy; arc . not to be' considered .as proliiablc orch ards. . , . On ,tlie other' hand, the wet soil, or tb'3 i-oorly drained hf-svy soils", are still receivi&g their quota of trees. This In spite ot the fact that us our orchards that are planted are becoming older, we see more and more the effect of Snptr licet, Sorghum, Etc' :iat c Water Powers, May 13 Irrigation. May 20 Mining, May 27 , " liand. Irrigation, Etc., June 3 Floriculture, June 10 Hops, Cabbage, Etc., June 17 Wholesaling and J o b o i a g, , - June- 21 . ; Cncumbeis, Etc., July 1 Hogs, July 8 Goats, July 15 -l Schools, Ktc J uly 22 Sheep, July 29 National Advertising, August 3 Needs, Etc., August 12 livestock, August 19 Grain ami Grain lYoducfs, Aug ust 20 Manufacturing, September 2 Automotive Industries, Septem ber 9 Wood working,' Etc., Sept ember to Paper Mills, September 23 (Bark copies of the Thurs day edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman are ci nand. They are f"r ate at 10 cents eact bailed to any address. current copies 5 cents). the poorly drained soil noon fil berts. While filberts will prob ably stand as adverse conditions as any other treand still survive, the corresponding growth and ! production is very low. Neverthe less wc r.co a good many; people planting orchards on land that 'h .lrely. unsuitable to any type ol tree growth, except sath , growth as is normally found on wet land. ike ash or willow. Under such soil conditions !: cannol be ex pected that an orchard will -prove profitable. - v s.1' That people arc evidencing con siderable fnteret in the soil situ dies wa4 noticeable this last sum mer at the" time of the Wcueri: ut Crowers' tour, During that tour an extensive study was made ot soil conditions in orch arda that were dofng well and in orchards that were gradually go ing to pieees. This same study will be continued this coming win ter at MMinnville Decemher 7th and 10th! when the Western Nut Growers') association will hold their annual winter meeting. So long as plantings arc Continued without due rtgard to soil condi tion.?, so long can "we exrect targe-percentage of bur orchards to" prove unprofitable. j Another point that apparently !jas not received its due, attention the matter of - surkering our younger trees., If this sifckering :s begun Immediately. ppthe ap pearance of thev suckers' the first year, and they are. not allowed to row for a year or two as apparr ently is being 4o,iie in raany orch ards, the trouble wlll not; be very extensive. However. If these suck era arc4 allowedio grow for a full year and; then are carelessly ' eut off.i a3 they are. done in. many ?aser., the question of suckering will be a big problem. " Pull the suckers off as soon as they are ap pearing, and wtyile yet soft and tender and fee sttre to yank off at the point of unjon between he sucker and the crown, .and little trouble need Ie Expected. How ever, If these suckers are allowed to continue and become hard and woody, trouble w.ill be had. Alwut' New Vnrietio ' . Considerable interest j is being shown In different sections by people' who are " developing, new varieties. Although the Earcelona. is the best ;we havo at the pres ent time, ther is decided room for improvement. New seedlings have been brought to light, J some of those being apparently ot Interest. Tbet?e are being tested in various ways," and being-watched "over a .period of years to see if possible if we fan find a companion varie ty or a superior variety' to 'the Ilarcelona. ; Aswith auy other fruit it does uotvsetni ad visa ble to limit therproduction to any one main variety without having oth er varieties of equal merit, which may be difficult of obtaining. i Question of Markt iinK The quantity of nuts how com in g' from var ioa vtwehar ds is su f ficient . that thought will have to be taken as to tnrketlng tThe writer in making "a trip throdgh (Coatlaacd u paga V) . OREGON QUALITY" products are establishing themselves in world markets; they make pur 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 of profitable crops of "Oregon Quality" food than any other: spot on earth. TeiKKPECTOFIE I FILBERT iDUSTBYiESHL PEARGY There Will Be Grading, and i and Orderly Markctina. Expansion, Which Will Time On Editor Statesman: There are four stages through which each new horticultural in dustry usualiy rasses before it be ccmes well estalalished in a- com munity. In the first place, some amateur enthusiast having the courage of his conviction proves to the satisfaction of himself and his neighbors fhat a certain fruit can he grown profitably. After this has been done the professional i horticulturists from the expsri jment station or agricultural col lege verify and continue the experiments,- suggesting proper soils. pollenizers and conditions sur rounding successful production. rhc more conservative growers usually await the verdict of the peciaiists before embarking upon j new undertaking. State of Oeatet Diversity The nurserymen now take hold. and, anticipating the demand, pro duce the nursery stock in suffi-. ient quantity for general plant ing: j This, might b termed the sromotion period. The la3t Jitep s the production and marketing tage, when commercial vruit in terests devote their packing and marketing .machinery to the task of creating steady demands tor the tonnage seeking new outlets. The filbert industry in Oregon ha3 no'w reached the final stage and bids "soon to, make its bow as tho newest established fruit industry in a. State whtck;boii3ty af greater diversity of profitable" bruits than any other state? in the union. Jiurge Tonnage Coming The filberts which have been produced in the past five year3 have; been negligible in quantity compared with the tonnage soon td be 'produced. These nuts have for the most part .been, 'sold di rectly to the community uroeery Uores in the valley towns or in Portland. The superior flavor and the urge size of the Oregon filbert have challenged the attention of jonsumers. At the beginning lo al people were not heavy naers of Jilberts, preferring the fancy Oregon walnuts. Each season finds new customers as the merits of the local grown filberts be come better known. The filbert is pre-eminently a kid nut. The children love to. crack them, and not oeing as rich as walnuts, they can. eat. more of them with relish. The writer usually has a sack each winter at home alongside of a sack of walnuts, and it is a great sur prise to watch the sack, of filberts 1ST E Do Not Delude Yourself With LLHI1 EDKtt IN FILBERT One of Little Importance Remember That No One Is Going to Protect Your Investment But Yourself There Must Be Pollen, and Plenty of Pollen . - . Editor Statesman: - After inspecting a number of filbert .groves which have " trot come up . to the owner' expecta tions as to yield after six or seven years, I believe the best subject I can take for, the Slogan number on filberts is the one I have been harping on for the past six years, namely , pollination. . ; ; . , ... Tollination consists in geUIng the pollen to the blossom, and if one, will stop and reflect that It is more or less- of a mechanical proposition, the conclusion must be that in order to get proper pot lination It is necessary to provide an adequate supply of pollen, i As the pollen is wind, blown, and as the blossoms are small, the snpply of pollen must be considerable, as a large percentage of it will , be wasted. . ... . , This past week I visited a seven year, old orchard . whose owner was so discouraged that he was contemplating pulling it out if it did not come. through next year. .When he broached the subject to me my first question was whether he had cross pollination. , He claimed he did, that he had Du- Chilly and" Daviana trees well scattered through the grove. That being the case -1 informed him Cracking of the Small Nuts, Which Will Take Care of the Be Rapid Here From This melt away as the neighboring children become friendly, while the walnuts remain practically untouched. Used iBarooklng Filberts are eaten jn parts of the east In great quantities, espe cially in sections w&ere foreigners predominate. ' In ilrope, espe cially infibQisouthefP'part, large quantitiearoifibese -.nuts are used mainlyt orokingjjurposcs. Oregon filberts are being pro duced in too great quantities now for home consumption. The cor- jner grocery store can no longer handle all the nuts grown, pne large private fruit company in this city entered tho filbert business this season in a ebmmercial way with a view to growing wih ;the industry. Filberts were purchas ed throughout the Willamette valley and are. being marketed through regular channels in. va rious cities, which had never be fore knownUhe -Oregon filbert. IookhiK to Wide. Markets This concern has plans under way to place pioper machinery next, season to grade, sack and crack filberts. It will not do to attempt fo market th small cull filberts, as the Sicily crop. whJch is the principal source of compe tition, are generally small. By grading out the small nuts and cracking them for confectioners' use the superior attraction of the Oregon filbert.? .-will' he preHcrvVt. This will be a great marketing value," of course. Another idea Which will be tried out by this particular firm will be the use of small open mesh bags for the re tail trade. This information is of great im portance to tlie new growing in dustry, as it means that an old established marketing concern .is placing its machinery at the dis posal of the growers, which will prevent the helpless floundering about characteristics of so many new industries which have not yet found their proper marketing out let. In other iwords, the markets of the country under capable di lution 'should take care of the increasing production - without causing a slump in the industry. Oregon filberts will soon be i quoted, along with Oregon walnuts in the various marketing centers of the country, and the demand should keep pace with the supply. If this is done the filbert Industry cun continue, to' expand. EAIt"C PEAROY. 5 the Idea That the Matter Is that I would have to see th grove before.maklng any. . other suggestions, and at tbe first op portunity, last week, 1 . visited p is puce. . rollinberx Too Small j . I found J, his ; Barcelona trees were showing a very fair gwwth aiinougn tnia year ne had neg lected his cultivation somewhat. I also found he was correct In saying that ho had OnChilly and Daviana polllnlzers Wll scattered through his grove. But"--WHAT HE -OVERLOOKED was the fact that the pollinizers were SO FMALL that the supply of pollen was absolutely inadequate to ; d any effective work. When he first planted the grove a nnmber of his pollinizers died, ' and be replaced them later, so that they were from two to three years yonnger ths'' I hn Barcelona trees, and at th; present time the average dianujter rf the pollinizers after this sea son's growth was littte-vjver three feet. Iast year it was about two feet. It Is manifestly Impossible Jo expect that a tree of that size carrying only a few catkins cairf polimize a grove. X6 resulu can "be or should be expected until the pollinizers attain sufficient size, to (CeaUamd oa yft 10) WI M DOM FILLS CITY NEWS OF M WEEK SS GATHERED BY A WIDE AVfiKE REPORTER The Output of the Roquefort siderably Increased for a The Peopled Falls City Are Active in Community Bet ferment , I - City Kleetiwi Next Tuesday, Very little interest i3 being shown in the city election next Tuesday. Only one has filed as candidate for councilman-at-large, Raymond Criswell. Fqr the one year term, with two to elect, three have filed. Dr. C. P. Horn. Frank Mack, and Abigal WV. Watt. For the two year termi;with three to elect, five candidates have filed,' It. L. Griswold, . J. ,V. Dennis, Wm. Bohle, A. A. Muck and M. Ij. Thompson. Xo caucus was held, petitions being signed by ten free holders for each nomination. Mayor Roy McDonald has one year to serve, as have the auditor and police judge. Carrie E. Jobes, arid the marshall. H- S. Zimmer man; The city treasurer will be selected by the new council, Hostess for Art Clu& On Tuesday afternoon. October 20. Mrs. Frank E. Driggs, enter tained the Ladies' art club at her country home. Colorful decora tions of red asters and autumn foliage added charm to the rooms. The afternoon was spent in needle work and social chat. A dainty lunch of sandwiches and fruit alad, with coffee, was served by the hostess. Those present to en joy the occasion were Mrs. Frank Butler, Mrs. Raymond Criswell, Mrs. D. J. Grant, Mrs. H. Mather Smith. Mrs. George Iowe, Mrs. RoyMcDonald. Mrs. Ira Mehrling Mrs". C. P. Morn, and the hostess. This week's meeting is :with Mrs. C. P. Horn, hostess. ' ' Win My Clinm Week Beginning with Monday night. November 9. the local society of Epworth Lea'gue will hold special services in the Methodist church. The first topic will be "Win My Chum Campaign," with France? Hateh leader. "Pep" music on this occasion. Tuesday night the subject will be "An Evening with Hymna," and viola Lane will be the leader. Mis? Gordon will be ' present on thic occasion and sing for us. and there will be other musical numbers. Wednesday evening the younr people will go to the Little Luck- iaraute park and have a wienie roast and bonfire. Thev will hold a special service with Pereie Mi'e? as leader. This is a service for the young people atone. On Thursday evening the moot ing will be in charge of the Dallas gospel 1wm;'"; .-t" " On Friday night no meeting will hfe aeld . KQt 1h .the opening night tt . the 'inteTchool basket ball feaines.--V. Saturday -evening a service will be held in. charge ' of the Falls City gospel team. ' On Sunday night the meeting will be in charge of the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church with 'the gospel team. Everyone is cordially invited to the services held , in the church. The open air service is conducted by the young people and for young people. Parent-Teacher Meeting The regular October meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association for October was held Monday eve ning, October 26, in the; high school auditorium, with a good at tendance, including most oMhe leathers. . Mrs. Raymond Criswell, president, was In the chair, with recording secretary present: In the absence of Mrs. R. Paul, wiao is attending the state meet ing of the Parent-Teachers asso ciation in Portland, Mrs. Robert Griswold presented the report of the soup committee. This com mittee has secured Mrs. Ida Hatch er, who made and served the soup last year.- to take charge again this winter, and hopes to begin the hot lunch service next Monday, November 2. - . ,':..y-. :1' j- : : V - fief or the business of the eve ning wair, taken: up Mrs Robert Griswold; led the community sln.T Ing. with Miss Esther Cleveland tvtho piauo. ;7 Several old' favor ites wer en joyed. "-. The Jcommitteo" report also showed that material has been taken to the grade school building fox tables and benches for the lunch room. - Sdup tickets were printed and donated by . Mr. Cole. The report of .the civic pride committee was read by the secre tary, and accepted as read. This Cheese Factory Will Be Con 1926, According to Plans report aws made at the last meet ing of the Commercial club and printed in full, so only the awards will be repated. They are as fol lows: Permanent improvements: 1st, Mrs. Emma Frink; 2nd, Gay Diehm. Seasonal improvements 1st, Mrs. A. A. Muck; 2nd. ' Mrs Anna Gardener. High school en tries: 1st, Byron Paul; 2nd. Ice land Adams. Grade school entries: 1st, Merthyl Kreitrer. Honorable mention, all classes: Ira Mehrling, II. M. Smith. J. C. Frink. J. J Kreitzer, Jt H. Dorman, M. E Logan. A. A. Titus, Mrs. Carrie E. Jobes. M. L. Thompson, George Lowe. Many have made both per manent and seasonal improve ments who did not enter for prizes. t The report on membership drive showed that Mrs. , Adams had sixty-four members, Mr. Watt thirty-five, so the men have lost the contest this year, and mus give the ladies a banquet at the next regular meeting. The asrso elation is still continuing the cam paign for new members and hopes to equal last year's record of one hundred and forty-seven members un motion tne ny-iaws wore amended to add to the officers of the association a corresponding secretary." and providing that the president appoint for. the remain der of this year. Mrs. Abigal W. Watt ws appointed corresponding secretary. The president appointed a per manent civic pride committee with Mrs. R. L. GriswoM chairman; members. Mrs. Ida Dunn, D. J. Grant, Mrs. E. P. Brown and Mrs. Mabel Hatch. The Parent-Teach ers association went on record ns favoring the beaut if icat ion of the hich school grounds, the continua tion of the work on the grde school grounds, and, if possible, a sidewalk in front of the high school property. ' v Following adjournment a short program, consisting of papers and talks, occupied the time. Miss, Gnriham presented the question of "The Under Nourished Child." bringing out the close relation be tween the food the child eats, and the work he does in school. Dis cussion on this subject proved in teresting. tMrs. Watt presented "Parents Plus the School," and how the home can .help the school, reading extracts from an address delivered by Olive M. Jones, deliv ercd before the New York City conference of charities and cor rection, and stressing the neces sity of parents refraining from oeing too hasty in judgment of teachers where differences arise which pupils are very apt to re port from their own view point alone.. Mrs. Hatch led the dis cussion of, this subject. , Mrs. Frank MaCK was chairman e-f the hostess committee in charge or reireshments, and asked to serve with her those living on "bchool House Hill," all in her neighborhood. . . The ladles served pumpkin pie with whipped cream and jelly garnish and hot coffee, a delicious and unusual lunch. The next meeting will be held the last Monday right In Novem ber, atr which time the men will be hosts. , Those assisting were: Mesdanies M. L. Thompson; Anna Gardner, K. C Rlchafdson,; Raymond A. Criswell, John Moyer. S. W. Win go. R. L. Griswold and A. G. Adras. - . ' :-," '; . Loral ami IVrconal V ' Mr. and Mrs. Jolmr Chappcl ar rived home last 'Tuesday, l from Yakima. ; Wash., where they have been for several weeks picking and packing apples. They go every year for tlvj apple harvest," and always enjoy the trip very much, as- well as making good money while there. Mrs. Pert Babb has retuncd to her home in Valsetz. after sub stituting for Mfg. Fred J. Patten In the high pebool here for about ten days "While here Mrs. 'Babb was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. K, G. r While, with whom she had boarded . while teaching in the high school here before her mar riage. . , -. Mr., and: Mrs- A, A. Muck aro moving into the property recently purchased by them, on East Main street, formerly owned by N.'Sellg . (Contlnu4 oa paft ) - , This cut is used by courtesy ot the Associated Industries of Oregon THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW That Salem is permanently the filbert center f the United States; that this district now grows more filberts and has more young trees and more pros pective filbert growers than any other "section of the country;' that this is the only district of the United States suitable for filbert growing, excepting parts of western WasMngum and northern California; that there is sure money' in filberts; that this is a crop that has a number of very important advantages, and that there is vast room here for more filbert growers, who will take none of the risks of the pioneers in the industry; and that the acreage in filberts in the Salem district should and no doubt will for a long time be limited only by the supply of suitable available nursery stock? THE DEAN OF (1UR OREGON FILBERT . : GAMERS PUIS SITUATi IB IT SILL i . Tree Is Vigorous, Crop Is Heavy and Regular; Quality Is the Best on Earth; Away Ahead of the European Pro duct; and Our Growers Have What Amounts to a Mon opoly What Are We Waiting For? Editor Statesman: With all doubts removed that the- filbert tree in the Willamette vfclley is a,-healthy and vigorous grower; with the certainty that under favorable conditions it is oni 6! the most, if not the most, regular and heavy bearers of any of our orchard trees; with the ver dict of the leading nut exporters of the United States that our fil berts arethe beet of th-3 kind they have ever seen; Aith their assur ance that they aro p:iie:Uly wait ing the time when tbev can dis card the inferior .imported filberts for our superior pro luct; and with the knowledge that we have prac tically a monopoly of th territory in vLich ihey can be gro-n in tho United States what are we wait ing for? , i One. ot the leading and best known horticulturists .in Calif or nla after inspecting our groves, Informed us.ihat if what we were doing could be duplicated in Cal ifornia, . it would only be a few years until that pi ogressive state -GHld be as famous for her fil berts as for her many other pro ducts that have made her the fore most horticultural state in the union, and he -said, ' What' 3 the p.atter with you; Oregon ians any way, that you are so slew' in cash ing in on an opportunity 1 i k e this':" I could only answer: ."Be cause we are Oregcniana, and were u-ycr known to be at the head of the procession except on freak legislation."' ; . GEO. A. DORRIS, ' ! .Springfield, Ore. Springfield, Oregon, Oct. 24, 1925. 1 . AHicle in Hotter Fruit , (Geo. A. Dorris may be said to be the dean of the filbert growers nt Oregon. He is one ot the best posted and the most persistent of the "pioneer growers of filberts here, and he. has led-the way in finding correct methods, helping to establish the industry oa a sound basis, from which it has had a rather rapid growth lately, and - is due for great expansion within the next few years. ; For ?the September number, of "Better, Fruit5' magazine, Poru land, Mr. Dorris wrote the follow ing article, which was published In - the October issue of that pa- her:r The planting of filbert orchards in the Willamette valley is not proceeding at the rate its impor tance would seem to justify. Ln- der favorable conditions certainly no other 'orchard tree can; show more Tegular or heavier yields, and few, ifTaay, can show a: great er profit. This statement Is made after , 24 years experience - in growing filberts and in compari son with all the other orchard crops that have come under the writerVtbservation, or vat which he has had notice. . Mfi this ondition is true, why la it that xne of the most promising of our ; horticultural possibilities is being so lowly- deyefoped?7 It is not because people do not want to plant trees; for they: are still planting certain - varieties after the- saturation point is 'known to have been reached, and a re plant ing . other varieties . in, great num bers when that point is only a few years ; distant,' a fact well known to the trade and. viewed with gen uine alarm by those in charge- of the selling end. It Is generally conceded that parts of Oregon and Washington are the only places In the United States where filberts can bo sue tcssfully grown;' I the slowness to plant them due to a skepticism about the regularity or size of the friend, or the quality of the nuts, or; the - longevity of the tree or that the industry from a cultural standpoint is on a solid -basis?, : .' Crop Is reliable . If bo, only an ocular demonstra tiou will . carry conviction that such . inspection may be found In several -small groves from our place near Springfield, to Van couver, Wrash. In none of these groves, when all the conditions for success exist, will one find any other trees of any kind in the same vicinity more heavily load ed. In none of the vicinities will be found any other variety hav ing to its credit heavier yearly crops. Our own groves have to their credit over 20 successive crops, mostly heavy, without a single failure- a thins we cannot say of any other of our orchard activities. But remember, that to get the results that are fceing obtained in some of the groves of this state there must be naturally-heavy bearing strains and perfect pof linlzation. It is only when both of thesey elements are present that - success is majKea. I'ollinlzatlon Important Cherry growers will understand the importance of pollination, and prospective filbert growers should, not overlook It. It is the all-im- portant point and ane on which it Is easy to go astray. There are two more elements, both, misunderstood and both mere bugaboos, which may cause the timid to hesitate to plant what the writer firmly believes will be the most profitable or chard crop in the valley. One is the sucker and the other the blight. It is true that young fil bert trees sucked badly, but if a reasonable amount of care is giv en to removing the suckers while they are small, say four of rive times a year, for the first four or five years, they will gradually cease fj throw suckers to any ex tent. . "Suckc-rins"- EaHy Controlled r If the work is done-in time, be fore the suckers get large and woody, one minute is ample time for removing all suckers on any tree. If suckered four or five times and that is ample it means five minutes to the tree each year. The writer has maoe numerous experiments on hun dreds of trees of all ages, ana knows whereof he speaks. If. however,, yau neglect suckering and let the suckers get as large as broomstilks, it may then take an hour to the tree, and the" tree will practically be ruined when you are finished. It is from such conditions that the suckering bugaboo got started. All filbert trees probably have. in them the susceptibiliay to blight. -Plant the finest trees in dry stony Vr wornout soil, or in low, poony- drained soil, and they will probably all succumb as sure ly as a suckling calf turned out to forage on the frozen shrubs in a snow? bank, without shelter will develop lice and die. J-.ice prob ably, hastens the death of the calf, and blight probably hastens tho death; ot the filbert , tree, but death in either case could have been avoided. i t -.' Good Soil Essentia! Don't plant filberts unless you have well drained' soil of a fair quality, : then plant good stocky two-year old -- trees with , proven pollenizers." Give them good care audi forget about the blight. It is the most overworked bugraboo of all. With such trees, well taken care of, yon may expect four, pounds at four years from plant ing with a. gradual yearly in crease. At 10 and 20 years ot are well, come and see on r trees of that age and be convinced that filbert growing Jn the valley un der right conditions and with tho proper trees is the best hortkuU (Continue oa pas 9)