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: i , 1 - - The Statesman award a prize each . week ; for the , "beCrTessay submitted by a grade V. sdib'ol pupil 'orv 7 scheduled on this ;TI IE D n EG OH AG R 1 CU LTUfl AL COLLEGE ' EXPERT 0;!lO(!G OF GOOSEBE ;Thc Oregon (Sometimes Called the Oregon Champion )Js ' the Variety to Grow Here, Especially for the Canners--J Our Hill Soils Are Good The Cost of Growing Is Not Highland We Have Uethodsj of Controlling the Goose t .berry Diseases Here i-A Varning on Overproduction ,. i- - -"-o;' . j.i .... r','U-.:. Ii! :;- ?,-.'"F'-r.5.'-';-: (Pro?.'? Heot' H&ftman .last rar vrte a&feciat. article.. ?or j number of .The. gt(,fjman.Ptof. JIflHutan to asKciate professor of t pomology at jaieOreti rlfujl- at a a t Ofity-Hon-; gooseberrjieu. , Thli article la reprinted ; belbr, i and-1 It 1s wortn preserrlng; eipe rlally by beginner In gooaeoctrry gtowlns In thii district:), y J i I The pooHeUerry. during the past few;J-earshas,' boti' brought iojthc . t"wth the rjesultthat a ronalderablo I acreage of ." thlavfrnlt" has Iwn planted. Though, neglected in lpaat jjar? it ; has, suddenly taken It ' place : among .the -standard fruits " of this region, but In fpit of the inVtefia! . jncrewe )n toni age J. thefe" is still demand, for. goose- 5 bertles . in . certain distrlctsr pan ' iters ,feere andJthcra" ate still all . r ing for, gooseberries.!. -1 I . - It-must be kept-in mind, how- ever, that h& uses of 'the goose : i berry: are-, limiteil f and -that Vthis ffnl is, more, or lews cosnipolitai j In character." It Ticaabe grjpwn commercially in any places. For ) tbefwi-frasoas'-the agTlcnltiiral ; eeonoitticT conference held at bor- vallli list year reconimend'cd that t gooseberry planting be increased : only to take care of existing, tie t f "r IUIi: Soils Good, . .The culture pt the gooseberry baa passed the exporlmental stage, and It has "been demonstrated that "this fruit la, adapted to a "rather , -wldo range of condttlons In trest- ra Oregotu It does well npon hill eoils ir here air, and water dj-ain-age "are goodJ In - fact, hearler yleida of gooseberries haTe- been obtained , opon thu type of land than upon the richer- Tirer ! bot- f, toxns snch as are desirable fot the .Vcane fruits. .. ; i I a llearf" rodacer - ' . Under proper conditions and C with proper treatment the goose- t berry is a. beary prodnter. Yields ot four tons to the acre have jbeen t reported by growers and in 4 I - vcase yields higher than this ;haVe f beeii obtained. Thus far the gioose ' berry has proved to be a lalrly sare cropper. . Compared (witbj "but jbpf e "air drainage Is; ood myftTi littlo.darfaslOoinftor b hardy" and under usual condftionsjerop of gooseberries mar be" ex- HJi.stand thwinteraejJ j f 1 - !.:8E0Li;WWJyi0CG;iTB0L.TIIE, !: . nTnilifhrnnu nnnii iirrnin iri nrnnrrr auuujacnn nuui vntwiLiuHtruH! , nr. Forsel! of Seattle, a;Graduate of the Washington Aqri : : cultural College, Has Perfected a "Poison Bait That f rl r 4W, a fl ,.IIa. TUj.1 ,: n 1 i. 'ii tat t ucia uiu pcuues iiitii areirarenis 10 ine weevil, ana Gets Them All, According i i Xhti-lQUowing is Circular No. f 274 of tho Northwest Canners aa . twJation, being ta titled VSapple- .: nu-ntary Iteport, Strawberry Weevil 3.-I-" 5 ' Vv Uoot 4 Ucferri-U fa jfreviou circular . iaijlns attotibn; to a control "for brroot ' weevil- wis are indebted to Mr. Linklater, iuper - iutendont of j the Western jlSVash - ' iuton Experiment : "!tatiu at I'uyallaprfor further-lnforniatloB pa -this -aubject; and: quote in full cn .article on this subject Which Is written "by Mr.: Arthur "ij'rahk, plants pathologist of. the Western Waijlilnettou'- Experiment Station. W think you will find thial viry iutf-resttng readjojf ;'f't fyr Y?Duriss ' the": pK8t 25 - years strawbery. -' growing . ia western Washington and also, the western part-'of Oregon, acd British Cblum biii, bas been hindered by tfc ac-titltk-fj of the iaect pest known aa- iu'u. stra wotrry . .root weevu. Tfcis' pest -xork9 on ;tbe- roota-'o'f the plants in the tvrut of a j small T".Ito grub, and. ll;e?a i;ruh eat cf' tha sraull roots' "M7hea the i .ecu are VuIUckat in' nutabers !'?r;wU! kill XU ylcsts. A CcIJ THE' OREGON STATESMAN, jSALEMrOREGOK - r,,. - . rh ip.i,uA A 1 . - ; Ml .! r. ? :.. will I publish and tne industries page. . , f - $ j -Jt vt l4 .vholce vt rarietJes for western Orlgon. Is .Hmited to the -tiatlve American "typesJ Thj largQ: Ew roean .goofsebqrry .which. does well in certain districts east of the Cascade mountain ;is -extremely sensitive to mildew and 'does-ttJt sntfeeed In this climate: - The Ore go, ; or Oregon " : Champion, bas tn ' the standard ' sort for thJa regtoni and at present seems to be a rel able as any. ; t The Cost Aot jll;u ' i. j cost of producing goose berries is not high in comparison to that of other , fruits. It- re? quires, no special treatment so far as jl cu Itu re and handlbt are con-cefnet)- Plants may bo grwn from hard wood cuttings at small ex pense,' and poets and wire are not nrt-essary... : i y ,.v x-'iii"-., ' c I hrh goosebern ls,"tiot difficult to handle. It ;is 'extremely firm In iekture arid can be "stripped from thjp yinett without injury.- Ralnhas nqi effect tipon ' It. It 1 harrestel wile in : the gren " stee and ;a dola of a few days 'des'"nt,in Jure ft'. ' It kVeps'well "after plt-k- Injs and ' tnay-' bo' hold' ?t6r ' some tihie Jij waiting j shipping-or 'pro- i I ' Can Control Diseases t " ffThus far Oregon JaaT been, foft ueate in the matter- of! Serious-Insect pest and diseases- of 'the gpsebrry. v Of i course, here as e&whereit hdk; its, eaeraiea, but by strict adherence, to establlsbed method roV. control, v these have been ltept in heck. -Antbracnose his been suecessfullyslheld down bjf the use of ilrdeax,"iuixture. Mildew -has " been '. controlled '.by fungicides, The' currant worm has been held in cheek 4y parses ale of lead, whiio thei gooseberry .niagsot, which In some sections is a Serious limiting factor, bas been Ceiled by early and clean picking. At the present time- tanners are having some difficulty; ln process inlg dne to the presence of sulfur on the berries,tThls trouble, how ejtfer will doubtless be eliminated within short ime by adherence to! early praytag before fruit The ( gooseberry comes '- into Vbarfngat &4 early stugSo fruit piected JJi aecotid rearv;? to Good Authority leconVes In reeled" to "soni e ;ex tea I I3e first year and the insects us ually Increase In- aumbers during ihe sec.ond;eiir nbiil the third jear ther en,tlrly destroy the. neia. frtea - the- uost ha s spread VfcctiJ" -pow commoa throughout- thpjaXeti'nd It doe t;immenj!e damage by destroyirig'a. jlarre acreage. y j f ?The pest develops on i2'roota m the form of a grub. : These grubs transform-into beetles dur ing the latter; parc:ot the harvest 'season,' and the n the new beetles lay eggs in the soil under the plants. . - .The , egss, hatch Jn the latter part t of, tliS uuramsr, into ew grubs jandf thee .start work on' the plants. Thpy lie-'-fn'attivo during the1 wihtor, "but resume ikorkjn tfcc syricg. ... ; Rem edy Soushf Many Tears " j "'During the.past:-20.yeara or o much work hasbcsen done to- i Tkaru ueTopius a, remoay tor rhlpesty.Olng 'to';toe fact that i the Inuriou stage' -oT-fbVpest is acUre'.undersTou5cj rsatisfactory Isjeasurts...lave proved j&p&ull. Slacy devices and many chemlcala liuve btita tried. , .Ttu only, tliins S aside .from the strawberryin facti ari comes Into ffuitfnx earlMflWherf kjwj vre , una veeo kitcd a iiir l)t d ? Mlfe 1 1MB- : 1 J:. . ' i SIXTHS CONSECUTIVE ' YgAR ,: 777? ; " ' : . . , "Tr-1 ...... each week inrthe interests industries of the Salem district. ! Letters from boosters are sofidtedi'-.'Tbis&s- your bodst.Salem. that haif been, of any value up to,' the present time has been thouse j of a rotations system; tho use of j quick actlnr fertilizers'" in the-j spring vn a oaaiy aniesieu nei, which only staves off the end for awhile' jf the jfcffect is to' produce new fonts -quickly-to. replace those oatei ofr by the' worms); and the f use or an on or-tangieiooi oa.r rier abut the -fields, ; Whllo the barrier Is a, very effective; method Of lcep ntrtlvo beetles from enter ing a nwly planted field and will keep them oat of the Held if thtv barrier Is properly t maintained," it, ha not! romw tittta genepab uset.on acfonntj of the coet 61 installing a nd t loqk ing : af tr fa e jj-No ? pther remedyj of any, taluo,ita,beli.9f feTpd: until, latly.s jja,, , i t ; . -4: ;.v Fore!T Ctabns iSiceiw ? i 'Thii -aeasbiti' J. J. Forsellr,Of Seattlej has "perfected ' a"-poison bait, which" when put on the straw berry plants in the summer will attract the beetles; and induce them to feed,;and' will kill them. Mr.' Forsell, a graduate' of the Washington , State College, class 1913, .bas been working on 'this probletjt for about four years He first pcdnceivrd the idea of a bait material and then began a search for some" material; the'" beetles would J feed I on. ?ondally the beetles do ivery' little feeding. AfterJ oiseoverJhg Jsuch a sub stance j he then tried various poi sons' until lie found one that- the Insects! would take Invariably, arid that wpuld kill them. In addition, Mr. -KoTsell found that in the case f this Jweevil, as is often the case with: this1 - class- of insects, 'the sense' b'f : smell is strongly devel oped.' J He experimented with an attractive chemical' to add to the bait -and found one whichyservca Iheinwpox well. - " : lndorcl by "Station . -;Trtals ' of the bait, during tho past .' two seasorik gave very ex cellent i results, but Mr. .Forsell decided ,to ,tr. .tbe,baif , this sea sou again before putting it on the market,; ' .This year trials were made jat" the Western Washington Experiment Station and at other points), through the Puyallup . val- . ley..; The bait' was placed on the crowns : of Infested strawberry plantstOfA -few-days ' later counts showed the beetles were all klll 1.; , ; ; - - c tf- Theetests were made and the pounttf were j made, by entomolo gists b the Western "Washington Experiment Station, and also of the main experiment, station at Pullnian! . . , t '- : ' How to Apply BiVlt : "The method of 'applying the ibait Is to throw about half a ta- picspooalul into the crown of each plant! This takes from V7S to .100 pouHda lief Kcre'.V In J6erytsj 4 dajMllme tUojbaetUB aill disadr The cost of the'use of this method of tr,Qyiipjyi tanmtmt3tl less, i nan ,nairte ..oosirrpft anj other) meth6dnowAftM,laWord- makrf the , bait availablc-in ueaih: countjy next season through some distribution center., probably can neries, fruit growers-': associations and the like.; &H t 1 , "Tbe discovery ;;iand perfection of this' bait taarks tfa1 Important hortiicultural atep in the fruit In dustry of the state, as the weevil had become o bad, in many "places that ,it bade fair to .wipe'out the strawberry Industry ' entirely In badly Infested districts. . 4 ; Northwest; Canners Assn., ; r tt E.-M1.! Burns, Manager. LAD KlLLEtt IN RUNAWAY UOVL I I. TRA.MtLKD T D111T1I - ' J51 Fill CJ II TK" K D TKA I f i T I U D ALt Orjan v By Associated " Press. Klmer l.'akjn, It year old son of Mr. and JlrsJ Dell Rakia of Grass Valley, wasf ktlled , today (Vlien h" wt knocked to the ground and tratnpl ed by a runaway, four horse ttam. The! youth a standing In- front of, the team. when the horses be came frightened and brpU'o into; a run.j lie ' suffered a fractured man.. . Hie accident, occurred on J the R. D. Alley-ranch, six i:iiles from Grass Valtty.' .' - M-i.M l;'-.j..'J:-;.h, Gold Beaeh-Muclcay Rstatuo cdniPany, ships seven carload.V of t)rtgoa myrtle v ood Vi Xow'Yerk. i:Enterprlse-Xew"' bridres will bet jbnilt.on Imnaha 'river at Prcezcoot and -Cow, creek. Newport Lumber ' aal log shipnients for '11 months "'aggre gated CS,2SS.333 feet, a 71 per ecat; cala over 1921.1 v , DAILY STATESMAN dedicates one full page ". -, - THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN 1 DID .YOUKNOW That Sakm is thfc ccnicir of a great gooseberry industry; that this ought to be the best court-, try in the world for the gooseberry grower, because he cap raise more and. better gooseberries to the acre hcre;r that the Oregon Champion gooseberry is the champion - canning gooseberry of the earth; that it is also a splendid berry for shipping fresh; holding P for several weeks; that .Oregon is theJcading state' in the Union in number !' Vf gooseberries canned, and that we should have jellanq., jam factories taking a great tonnage of our gooseberries? ; Dates ofSlogajtis in Daily btatesrhan ' (In Twicc-a-Vcek Statesman Followints Day) , : (With a few rKxwlbl chances) Loganberries, October tti . IVunes, October 8 " h lniilns, October 15 Max, October AS . FlllKTts, 'October 2 AValawtK, Xovcmber 5 StniwberHea, (November ,13 . i Apples,: November lO ; - ' 1 tjffbot-r-ii, Novmiber 20 , 31lnt, DwinhW 3 .rl-j- f - ir; ' lVa ns Elc 1 leceinber! I O f ,f! ;i? Blackbcrrlctt, lrcember 7'-, j Cherrien, Bocembw 'JLl .: . , . .. ; i --. l earn, ixi'oipt hi i CaooMeberrles, January 7. 1025 ' Celery, January 21.- i. Spinach, Ktc. January 28 Onions,' El; February 4' l'uatoe, Fte, February 111 t Hees, Februarys f8's?5-'- - : Ponltry and Fet Stock, FrT.' 23 'City: IlcotiUfut Etc,, March. 4 j . .CJroat Cowa, Iard H . 1 I l'aved HlgbwoyV, siarrt'l9"' HnU IettttH, Marcn-2.r Siln. tet. AnHI-1 --i- - Legumes.' April M ' 1 1 Asimraarns, Ktc April 13' Jrapea, Ht Aprif SS3 Drug; Gardent April 2 7j rinrnnii-iimiirf i-aK itii UliHiyiiMlltALI'UULIIil ' ' STATE. SflVS OUR HIGHEST AUTHORITY - '7.1.. .. - . - v . ;r;-:-.V Known-Jhroughbut Jhis Country, and the World ; as the Place of I Origin of Sortie i of .the Greatest Production Bred Families the World Has Ever Known Ha$ Flocks That Cannot Be Duplicated Elsewhere r- ? (The Slogan editor i of';hw Statesman has j been saying, for years, . that the Saleiu district, is the best poultry country in all the FM 2tbria-and-provinfr it. TAe our i prodoetion.owIUia not speculative.: tIt is a fact. It arlMiilllibus, entriijillyijiCitlif hlsew-Iw ceiaes- Prof.iW j Lunn. head ot the -poultry depart-4 ment of the : Oreson Agricultjiral college fwritingl an article for this" initial number of "Chicken jChat ter,w a new paper In Salem pub lished by A.' Li . IJndbeck, Jin his printing ' office. .Tlvp-,, -Quality 1'ress, I8 North . Commercial street, in "which this highest pouU try., authorltyr jn Oregop. .and among the : highest! la, ilte nation or tho world, saj-3-fy'' Last week an editorial appeared i In the local paper on bcjt44s Ore-;3 sun. yiury rtt8 lOian jnaiive i'.on 'starting out early Toue morn ing to show ait eastern friend the wonders o San Francisco. .. -The S fog was thiClfjtorl tea told. ( It was a regu lar jCalif orn ia fog. Tlt frieind referred to' il and mentio-3 eq how chiurjtswas buto tire ou cainfe f lifgiaa only native sons can.' atfd TscUunied mi to the wonderxLof the fog, saying that Sau Frajijf.tsco . -waa the only place it the Vorld'5 where -Smft wonderful fos existetl. ' ' ' ' '; ; ,. - - -, .- - i - . t1- Sometimes it would 'seem that we are willing to sit back and let visitors do our boosting. " They tell us we have a-Tvouderfurcoun- try,: prosperous'.. looking : farina, i magnificent '.highways, and chick' ens that cannot bo, equalled any- I whero.ATiJ -uoout ithat tiiue le we t - - -bfglaj- wxi '(Uy vake up. look.; aAuml ud to iHiliere U. i a pouitry staTe ,urcron hait a . real plac e It is ' - known througlout this country.; und thu world as the jlace of origin ot WD;m;.GOPYlE5T'; prone; of the hiiy-two. basic i'r v Sunr Beets, Sorgbam,' EtcM Water Powrm, 3fay 13 JrrlKataoo, 2Hay 20 -Mining. May 27 . ; Ijand Irrigation, Etc., June 3 , Floriculturo, Juno 10 Hops, Cabbajc, Etc.,' Jane 17 ; Vritolesalins . and jobbing, ttjJurie- S54 ; Cucumbers, Etc, July 1 i fops, July 8 : ConU, July 13 Schools, -Etc., July 23T . Sheep, July 29 r ... National Advertising. August 5 . SecdsJ -Ktc., AnguSt 12 . i tf l4Ttock, AurusI 10 . u f ; drain and CJrain I'roducta, Aujp i ust 20 ' . ... ' '. . . . (;. Slanufacturing, September 2 ' I".' Automotive' Industries, Septem- J Iter 0 : y'. '.-.- ; 5 -Ayood working. Etc., September lairr .MIU, September 23 , f (Bacld jcoplea of the Thurs day edition ot Tho Daily Ore- iron ' Statesman are cu. naad. ! They are fT oaie at 10" cents eac. iaailed to - .any address." tjurrfeja;t copies 5 "cents) 1 some' - of the . greatest production bred, fdmiles the world bja ever kpow4.: vjPregon today,, is pointed out as a real poultry; state. Uh jUrnj for Oregon .fflOMiltlid t nfl be done. There frfom jp nt p raid, ln'.3Vestern Orego-nNevr tbluk ot keeping-vbickeas on commercial scale, but it has beon done and' Is being cone, apd the- cllmale fs "an. asset not a liabil ity. Climate has, given us v the rose,, the Douglas fir and the jnost wonderful section in the country for thevproductioh of breeding stock. Oregon . produced the world's first, 300-egg ben and a number of ( production records. There; Is , not a laying Contest in tfcVeduRtry todny but where Ore gon bred birds have demonstrated their laying ability. Think of one farm hafitig in its breeding pens today over "6 O x individuals witfi records of ; 300 eggs and better. done real, work j: "the flocks' by done I real work.! The, flocks? of the VifatVArefjeen Ini orbved! bv their" wor.;h I' Op-egg. average flock ; is herovj It, is not a Common average; no yet, but theni are many such flocks. i . . v Thereare two poiais to be c'on stdered then by - Oregon poultry, keepers: First, that wo have Ih most wonderful state In the Union lor romxnercial egg farming, and socond. that Oregon, bred rstock is the best that money can buy. i 1VI1ITMAX WINS khUA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 4 l Whitman college basketball team defeated - the College . of Idaho u1Ulntet ? to' 26 In a hard fought f game here tonight. niinnm -rnir hewn teiliBK the f!?! t Now as -a climate .There was jite. . . . '.. .. .... ( i , time Khea wHterVUtl Vnra wM?naturally bo! la Such .a faricpuld probably not (oi-iirrtjar I els ltt;,the . woFUtireg'ou-Vir breeders ; have J. .TIIIJRS tixYfdRXftd': J AnXJAR Y j; ioG l:' II: T I! I V." ... , . :M ... :! , .- -' i ii i i . ! n ifiiiltliiP and articles page; IHelp f. trfU !: 1 THE GOOSEBERRY Kli WIT! i IT He Knows Wc Produce a Superior Berry, aftd Ke Expects f to See a' Market for It, in Some Fornf orVOther Our Gooseberry Is a Wonderful Keeper and Will Bear Ship- ping bong Distances-j-As preme.. :''."r. FVank l:rafotd is still fhe gooseberry1; krhg ' of Oregon, and neexpecls'rd"persist in the grow liiir'of' kociseWries:- though he 'maa'nd 'proti bn them last year. Instead,' he suffered a'los.s. ' .Flnd iftg no' market at' the Salem can nery that' bad theretofore taken his crop,, he shipped his berries! to Chicago, i , - . --y j". .,. . - . j .,.' They proved wonderful shippers and they kept In perfect condition in cold, storage at Chicago for six to eight weeks. But they did not sell readily there, at j remunera-; tive prices; against the competi tion of the Michigan j and otber eastern ' districts growing - larger berries. : iThere isno doubt as to the superior quality of jthe Oregon gooseberry;' for use in the' frsh state, but in order fo get them over in the big markets a cam paign of education would be nec essary.' The consumer 1 would have to be' shown; th consumer wlio is -used to a larger berry. As a canning berry. 'there isi.no doubt whatever concerning the superior 1 quality, of the Oregon gooseberry and Oregon V is, the greatest ? gooseberry state in jll r (Lnin in point of number ,ot cajses piit Into fatta..' r. :-- "'.vV-- Most of the Oregon canneries bad loaded. up on gooeeberriea in 10 2.1, and therefore could handle jnly 5 a few' or none of .thera :lst year. ,: r . ' 'tr$ , The outlook f in thi: respecj'is better, now.. J3uf no .contracts .are yet made for' the comiugcrop! -. . . ..ji nig Tonnn; txt y,i, ', Mr. Crawford looks for a good sized tonnage 'on his bushes the c-oming spring probably 60 to 70 ipns; because be baa kept them up. Htf has" made ' "money .on gooseberries-and he expects to do o again, at least in the course of time. . If1 .v.:.' I";-'- ,;-j : "Mr, Crawford looks tike a busi ness man;, be is modest "and un- 1 assuming and is "far from having the bearing of a king In the! com mon conception of the appearance of a man wearing the royal ur-ble- - 5-'' - "' ; ' - '-' - -t ! ' But he is the gooseberry Jikiflg of Oregon, that is, hejs the larg tercsyJlhg methods ot jMr. Crawford; especially if the reader :abOTTOPff:gBeiWberrler ot Ifl- tepdhrg- to-become tone: '' f i Hehas 28;'; .acres i;of goosclber riea, six; five, four and three years old.,. He maj''. count! on four tons to the acre from his mature bush es. ' Men in his neighborhood have grown very much larger crops on soian tracts.. So has Mr. craw- ford. - . " ; . ; Ilanting 3IctboIs , , .Mr. Crawford plants six feet apart each way'and leaves a. ten foot roadway every 12 rows, .for the(spraying and drawing. ' I SEBER SII iniiT ii For the Sake of Safety, College Authority Advises Aqainst ' Use or This Spray While the. Fruit . Is Developing Such Use of.This Spray Causes Serious Loss by Gas . Forming in the Cans i --- - : (The following gpeclal circularwhere two thorough "sprays are ' was scat out y Jrof. II. P. I applied befor tt, f,i . avis, piuui patnoiogisi ot! the Oregon Agricultural college, la January of 1924;) : i Since the:, publication' of bre goa Kxperimunt Station Bulk-tin No. 12 Jt has been learned I that ! the canning of - gooseberries i cov--orcd . with lime-sulfur spray re eulis in scrioi-s loss': from j gaa tormlug in the can? , i :- Berries Intended for the can- neriea ' should.' therefore, net! bo sprayed after 4he fruit is set. It Is the : opinion of the experinieut station that' good control of mil-Sew- twill tisually be possible For instance: Salem district has two counties growing the sacred myrtle the only place it grows on jhisjDontinent. i What uhiqiie'f act do you know about the district? i-.' "1 -''."'? -A- ' . - . "1: -"'i'U'-""'..'!' v "?v-'; t! : ' '-4- '('"' -- l .Address articles care otatesiuau. EXPECTS TO ' - it a Canning Berry It .is Su . . .. He prunes' In ' the winter' white the' bushes are dormant and leaves nothing older than three year old wood He leaves four or five new- canes each year; provides about dozen canes 'for each clump. for. bearing. " , r:K , The Spraying Where the anthracnose : fs 1 ' ii il. in evidence he sprays . Just as the buds appear, with 5-5-5 OT that - Is 5 parts bluestone and 5 of lime, to 40 parts of water. "Sprays again with the same: solution right after Picking. ' . ' . 1 If not spraying for antbracnose, Mr. Crawford puts on a dormant winter spray. 1 to lirue-sulphur solution. "This is in the nature of a general hQusecleaning, ; and Mr. Crawford gives' this iot every bush fruit and fruit tree on , bis place, "every year.His'pbservatlon.ls that this Is an insurance against disease; that . if. every orchard 1st practiced this method,-, he would not have much trouble with', dis eases ot his bush or. tree fruits of any "kind,k T ' t; :J. J .-;. i-. For .. mildew, v Mr. .Crawford spraya 'with- lf l 0rm"etuTpJur sor iut(onr. lust. after. the .blossom drops; ,wheailbe boxrles are very i .... ". ' ... ! f Bmaii. . . . it :- j For. the borer, he grubs up the bush and burns it. 'The .grower can tell when- the borer-rls- pres ent by the yellowing of tle tops of the branches, aftc.r which they be girt to die.' ,' - . j l Slethods of Cultivation . Mr. Crawford plows- the dirjt to tlTe bushes ia December;. from the bushes in March. As soon as the ground is dry,- he cultivates cross wise; three times. Then, clod mashes both ways-. "He believes in early cultivation, and shallow cul tivation. -t - ' . , 1 Tlit Picking 4 .ln. harvesting . the crop, ' each picker;; has. a canvas, '.'and uses gloves; and strips or.' ombs the berries off with his -or her fingers The berries' drop off onto the can vas'.'.and tbey'are thef oured into a box. r;The leaves ar fanned out with a fanQihTmiii; and the1. ber ries are sac ked? and' jdel Ivered.; r - Mr.Crawfbrd use only vthe Otcgdafiatnpibn tarlely." .T'r Mr Crawford .does not confine his operations to gooifeberrles. The regi.t,ered, Aame o .bls-place is tho TSunrise Fruit" Farm,", registered irfpIkc1yli3,mcaUbn tworancl VaTialf 'miles iy est of LTn-' coln; seven miles fromrSalem, on J Rural jioule lSalem. He has 306 acres in all, lie first' bought the old J.s II. "Shepherd place of 136 acres and has added to his ; hold ings ince. i He has 13 acres of cherries in bearing and -15 acres of,, young cherry trees. lie has 70 acres of bearing prune frees, 10 and 12 years old; a rew walnuts and fil bert and a sprinkling of all the other : fruits, and he has seven LKULPill SPRAY 1. J-ist as .the leaf clusters are expanding. ' . 2. ; "Just before blossoming.; f', 1? , Ibe development of soinq ra ildew . Is noted afterward the bnehes can be sprayed j Immediate ly after the crop' is picked. This late spray will also , be of some benefit In the prevention of : an thracnose leaf spot. ' k - : j - Il' known that sulphur dust ou tho -berriea ' will cause the same trouble as lime-sulfur spray. For the sake -of -safety, we would advise against lttf use while! the truit. tj tli'vcloyinc- L HE growing: 11 Rronon i I - i I w ' to Slogan ifcxlitor, j j acres In strawberries Ettenburgs swine, goats, sheep and hordes and has a few cows and othr live stock, i .r:;; t I Prof.' 'W. - JT. : Crawford, fence & Salem school principal, Was his father 'Hd'recehreuV sojneor his training In the Saleiu fafghischool. the Capital Business college, and Willamette university, anda good deal of it In the school or' hard kqocks. He believes the business college' part of his education has been of especial value to him, en- f 1 abling;hiBii p keen.hls owt book? and records and know at all .times Svhat he is making or losing. j - . ... i - - . -The other gooseberry growers of that section of Polk; county. who have been't successful growlers are mostly "goings JtoJ remain fin the field.. That meajjs most f of ..the commercial gooseberry growers of! this section, and of this statei for that' matter The ; Polk? county hTls overlooking Salem make the best gooseberry" district jin ' the whole eWorld; 'their only rivals in this respect being some bf the similarly. located sections of other portions of the Salem district. SHE SAYS CHICKENS TORS IT -' r-''"- And Conditions -There Ar About ,the Same as Those : . in Salem District . ' 4"' t"j-J - ' f' .... r.. . j'. ,i, ' ' - (The" following' is taken' from the-Pacifi&'!Homestead, tho farm paper Issued' from The Statesman buildlng-i-and 'it" appliesl to the Salem district, as the conditions in Skagit county. Wash., are about the . same; as; those ; of thi Willa mette caliey: ) : ' v - ; This may help some one who would like ta start . In thefchicken business, but., from . lack;! of ex perience is' hesitating. Neither of, us knew anything to speak of about, chickens, still, we i decided to try it .and learn as ire went along. - '. '' . f- ilast spring. In Aprils we bought 250, day-old, accredited Leghorn chicks jof; the Tankard strain. I wouldn't advise a beginner to get . more than 300 to. start with. The expense Is not so great, if be loses through disease or other; causes, ; and that : is also' enough for one to sea , if; the .cares for the busi ness. .'. I think the first, or second week in Aprir Is Jth bestftime to get chicks, at least no later. than .tfee laaC-jveeltlJH ..April.f J.Wjlh these" chfetens one is sure oT get ting ggduringS higb prjes. From the inf ormation I hava gathared J&Iayl and June chicks a?&J2bpZus a rule, da not Uy unttl- prrnfrjand then . molt the following fait, thus represent ,ing a loss to the owherfie first year.. . . ' , ' ;. ; To save""expehses. we. put an ordinary heater,' or chunk stove, in the hen house,', taking care to clean and disinfect the house well. J It is necessary to batten all cracks ; to prevent drafts! A chUIed j chick fer. a killed chick. In our case. the fires had to be Renewed i twice a night until the chicks were three weeks old. , Any of the brooders on the market will eliminate much of this work. We also put sand to the depth of one inch 'or more on the floor a day or' two before we got the chicks,; The fire was kept; until the sand was 5 thoroughly; dried and warm before the chicks were put oa it. The sand "holds heat, which Is an added advantage "if the flro gets low before it is replenished. ' The feeding' problem- is the bugaboo ' to : many contemplating " the chicken game. We used Albers Bros.'-ehick starter and chick scratchy following directions to the letter. This Is essential, as regular: feeding has a tendency . to prevent digestional disorders. We fed B-K. according to direc tions for poultry in the drinking water on ' an average of, once a I'week. This was a method of pre vention.. 'Fresh drinking watt'r at all times is an important Ucia of the diet. ' ' As soon as! the chicks had de veloped until: the roostera coul 1 be distinguished from tho puIM, the roostera were removed Icr tattcniag. ; The pulleta v c re fed 'Albers Uroal growics c ii and scratch, according -.to I' rwtbas until. they- were live" i '. ?-L ilf ' " "in.: ; ;. f IF