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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'
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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, 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
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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)