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BE SURE DF YOUR SEED i BEST AGR CULTURAL COLL Standardize ori Yellow VarietiesrMinnesota 13 Stand ard Medium Early Silaae VarietyGolden Glow, Wis- ; ; consin 12 and Pride of . v torn Soils ot the Willamette The Rag Doll Germina- tion Test 1 - I I . . . - i;lllffr Statescmn: TU Ibrge number ot splendid jnche wide and .;0 inches ions, i f fMitrk'a In " thfr ,lat , Salem rorn t gt Spread tho iloth UnsrthTrfsf i rbotr jForefy; means "that there la (nmch rood BeVHiijCornjn Marlon 4Qd ' adjoining countless ; TKer fore, orery com grower has' the opportunity i of bajfne r ; home ,nrown'"sei if b does nbt; bave a wood mfply on hand. Ordinarily, it a poor practice to Vuy eed iVoni, for too miny send away ions iUstanfes 'andi got seed tnat will not produce'rip corn." However, 'there is nJ objection .to ; ratting adapted seed corn from a farmer in the same or neighboring coun ty. The cost, of from $2 to $5 rper "bushel, the average price of v Hoed. Is a stoall Item In thej cost . pf producing corn Abuhei will , plant from seven to nice acrea of j torn... " k s r irow Standard .Varieties - 'In " chemical compositloai fllf- fercn color ot corn arehe fame. However heiteeder has ' always noUccd that'liresttick .Prefef. yel- that yellow corn contains, vitaniin A. whicb ti iar1lns iwhiticorri, 1 1 v c r.y: ,ratical..iCoosidertion T I Tnervrore, it s etroagry 7 ursmi tbat growers Btandardire on ycl ly w jrarieties i: ;:S:'--y:,ii y - ' j; Mlynesot J. 3 ''Is'ii Uani;ird. me- dinm oarly. , eilago variety for . c5tcTn Oregon. It 13 fairly Jcafyi . and . produces a medium jt alk and ear. Golden 0 low eiedt "Wis , - consin 12: and Pride of the North ' ha""c been grown in-.weKtcm Ore-f . gqn for sereral years and 4te a-' '. isfactory -on the river bottom soils xf the Willamette walley. ; - "If seed corn t picked pefort ' wef or 'f reeiln weatheit and , stored . In , a dry, well ventilated place and protected freia fiWzln ' temperatures natil it l well dried tliere ia "little" aeed "of Beeic cori testing. In order to be abolate Kofe, In February you' lshovil . ffcrminato 200 jkefqiels Lolj f corh ' - fronv 200 ears taken at' random. . Jt Jcsa than 90. pi these kerpelk grow strongly, it is very important to make a1 thorough car by eaf test of all ears you expect tcj tlan The ear ' by ear test- 'maWtfe Si . Hnarlft rantflv wli-h tyc 9t Anil v J which Is the ainip&it-of aij thje homo made testers." To mat a and fill a 40 ear Tajg dotl tester: ' TIVO OFTHE SIDE LIKES OF GORTJ GROWIG IfJ IE C: h Mcintosh, Publicity Man of the Oregon Agricultural 1 College, Says We Produce a Sweet Corn That fs Par ticuiarly Tender and Peculiarly Well Flavored, and We ' Also Grow a Pop Corn That Is Fine r " - Ky C. J. 34cINTOSH Certain . advantages ot corn jrrowlng In' a country 'witli too'Htv ihi hot weather to have been, as signed & place 'la1 the earn belt aght to- be better understood that 4 bey. may be appreciated and ajct r-d upon. Ot-conrse the effect iofj I rraItt5 "prices' on a cost of; produci-j ' t - tion bins a profit basis 1.4 accebt- cti as ract. out tue better quaf-f ity of corn for human food, espec ially green corn, suems bard Ijr ' to have received th consideratiou; It merits.iO.: - :' j j . Prices of 'corn in the corn belt district in recent years hare been fteady.and high enough (for fjiif " ; profits, but general trade conili-;","-; t Ions have been rathW abnorraal v- ttjvr- the period and whether, the protlt., prices will continue ja ': thinga io general retunTto normal ii moro i ban can Ve known njw Dut i recall vrfV weir taking. cpra that we grusvjn Kansas and eitfter thoveling (t Gar heating stoves la ceinpetitlon with; coal at Jt a ton, or hauling it 19 milesito market end selling it at 7 cent f u bushel. ' , will publish land I CDI, SAYS thejNorth Good on -River Bot-i mm 1 . l! I mmm, t mmm ' ft on table and rule thror.gb th jtujiddlt nd crosswise every; thre nfcherjieavingijire inches onjeafa. nd: ' Tf! maWfi 0'a.uar oa ; ieach hftlt pt the, doll. t i - ' - 1 3 Number, the squares, beginr nlug with "1" JriTnpiforj left-hand corner, ?20"" in 'wppeis right-hand rlcorrter. $ V in' lowecJeft-hand. .corner, "iii" inf,ioweclfKht-hand itprner. 4.' Number the eara ami write ambers correjpoBcJinsdjto-;the ,4 0 ears being tested .on the hack 'of the left-hand end of the cloth. i S.: Thoroughly wt the cloth and spread, it tmaothiy onthe table, with square No J I at tlve-left. j 6. Iiemove aix kernels .from representative partsjpUr,- No. it; sad place in section. Np. . J, of the clothe etc. , '' . "'' v ' "' ; 7; ITseja'Btit'kOTfcroH of paper the diameter 'of--pnc4l-around which, to roll the clothr ,- 8 .,- ' Rolt the clohrarefully. but tjol too ftightiyi begi right-baud 'twit beginaing at the St -:- ' ' -' -. ': 3 9. ri?.co.cyrd or rubber band loosely', aroy n ,t bn jn ifdlc -and firmly around each end' of-the ragj doM.si 3--.. i iS-f'ff-' i . ' 4 A 0,; Soak iaf itfkewjirra water; for toi 10 jnlanlca.,f . f i After 7 soaking, ; turn' a bucket Upffidq",46wU o.r.M dblH keep4 ns 1 them from -drying out ; whiltj the kernel aret-g4ven 44me to Kei minatel If placed in u ail. the lolls shoUIlt txs raised o that the iower end, wlll receive suf f iciont air and not Vtarid in lk'e WaXen If the dolls ate stopA i up,:tlef prouti will grow toward one end and the foots toward the other,' making ihe test much easier to read than Where the dolls 'are allowed -to, lie flat. This method also insures better drainage and better ventila tion. ' It la also ,'w'ell to put a Wet iiece of gunny sack or .other coarse ' cloth around the dolls to prevent them from drying out. The dolls should be , sprinkled often enough to keep them moist. They should be'' kept at'robm tem perature. 8 u. to SO decrees V. Tb f nd cfords or bend should ba're rooved after two days, to . allow sufficient roojm for .growth. In Jive i 4 r kit tfayj, f th e tgermfn ation test should be ready to read. To'jread tha.test. carefnlly tin- WILUMETTEIHEY U is of the better eating quality ot green corn that I wish chiefly to write to rdadcrs of the "corn!' edition of t ho Oregon Statesman. Vbsitora from corn belt districts bf "hack . east" often remark on the - l fine flavor and.J;coder Quality of sweet corn.' particularly when served fresh front one's own home garden. 1 ; Tender and ,WelMluvvrcd . What the uses for this differ ence tar I am' unable rtb tay, but that is not so Important! ; I hare thought, though never before dar ing to. mention it in -writing', that, the tenderness is caused 'irgely by I he Intervention of cool . night s, thus relieving the: tea der: grains from" the serious) ftrain, pf eki ber ating plant food in . continuous high dry temperature. I am not enough ot a scientist io J be sure of this or to tell .iu w hat way it could he. but ufter all thal is not the practical point. :The real point is that the i grain is exceedingly tender and well flavored, t It. has been urged that lack of continuous f Leat,,1nterferba' with the elaboration of sugar in the EEE AUTHORITY THE PAILY STATESMAN dedicates one full page each weekin;the interests; of one of the fifty-tvvo basic 'industries'' of r the Salem district ' Letters and articles from boosfdrs are solicited; . This your page. Help ' Iboost'-Salem; roil thv dlL -i PHinin'o tfli Xer-f ir iM jclOMely." In case ail Btx ker- ucls jdo not biiow lilronjc sermin- alioil. thj earfihouhrbe-'dis'-arclcd.? TltprVjis;daBHir of ; discarding as worthifsui, however, t-ars i called "!ow Kerminat'jns" .winch tboaRh backWard . in: "Koriulnation, ' lare pcactkaliy as lt,rns ai any. At the Iowa exporrmcnt'statton, ears which when teittetl and read as six slrdnsproaf gave the b'eiit'tind and '.yield while thc)Ve baTjaf:eix weaS keTnela'.vcre .Vgxi ' giviiiK, a blgber nd--kt'TyIelri...iSla than any otSret class Qf .fei?Vpt iae,ttx4in :; sdarle'. It nCiy be m V ii ears tbowJhfC . notiiyjre.tirHU .one jtra kernel out jOiiieillas ' a nl 'ViJwt In'. tl"eW r?S3leIl the seiwt fcorv by,fhrand. dlscirding the tip and: btrft- ke nelsj Shell each ear in a. pan by ttsft before dumping it into the sarkj with the rest of the shelled ears' ' As you shell, note the keri nel iS'pp' .Throw out ears the ker nelaj f Which show decided signs of starchJness or dull color on, the bacis of the kernels: also throw out ears with kernels showing blfetered 'germs or other signs of immaturity. --'Watch for moldifless arojjnd - the; tips ot the kwnela. i!oljdir.essJs 6ce of the mo?t seri ous: seed corn defects, and all ears showing: a iign of it should be thrown out. Iiscard ears with ehoie-pegy kernels which do not iconic out full and, plum to the; tip. Moderately largs . well matured keifnels; 'with a plump tip ; and witjh a shiny, horny back, 'free frofa starch, seem to bo associated wifih yielding power ? more" than an orhf-r,- factors whichwi fan t'lli aborit mrcly - by" lookiwg at g4Vr..t4o1pjrtun)ixj0f se d I carefully- and to ; jud go the kernel Hyp3 effectively. It I als.o aviid a -few - broken : kernels, al thMighlthl! ia really not import ont. - ; -' ;';;' .V ter shelling, it' helps to run the i urn over either a cheap band grbiar or a, cylinder machine gra doV vr ajgood farm fanning mill with the rf ght screen. Somo ex pelripients Indieatq that .size (of kernel istne of- the important thjinjgs In "determining yield. ! The Jiihk, small kernels are especially likely - to be poor yielder I The big misshaped kernels isonietimes clo tIie planter.' Therefore, the elhuinaiing. of the tmall kernels andj extra large with f a ? grader should be decidedly worth, while. Kernel uniformity is ot real help in getting uniform planting with the' corn planter.' T ! i - ;;K-:- "' K. N;BRESSMAN. ? 1 CorvaHfs. Ore.,; .l : 'H Jan. 9. 1926. ' ft ;' f;' t i'rot. uressnian ?Bf tiSRociate Fror. iIresswari;'Bf ttlRoclat agrouomistSof Uk4lo.jf alrieul- tural collene. lie is 4ur highett authority on the growing ot corp. r S f grain, but that does not look pro' able. Sunlight is essential to this elaboration, but continuous heat aud occasional sunshine are not identical things. Nature in ' gen eral seems to act best in periods of iijtense' activity alternated with periods of rest. Wo used to have the saying that--, plants get all rjady to grow in the' daytime and tnake the actual increase in siz at r jght.l Thts was not Wcience but apparent i results 'of observation!. If the principle ! is t son nd.; this lijiight sufficiently explain why the cpru bf the cool-nfaht regions' U bo superior; to i he corn of the corn bjelt ; districts. both ; tenderness and flavor are undoubtedly far Mrcd In this way or somo' other. It seems To mo our task is to un derstand t bis anil take' advantage Of it in increasluic our"hom pro duction of corn j to supply our home ooed and hare rome left for 0nr neighbors and ihe local mar ket. iAud where land is araila fele. enough also for the local can-terh-s. " , . r . Tb Is": latter quealfon mlaht be klonsfdercd by.thq truck grower, or even by tti gencruj farmer, if the lbca I can ne ry mca are prcpi red to jiand le corn and I need a more 'dc endable supply Corn ; irf f. one product that deteriorates very rap idly after harvest aad before cook-? ing. so the "canoed product U im proved by quick delivery to' near ly . market, and immediate, pro cessing. S :,, Good Pop Corn, Too ; j Pop-corn is another sidoline hut holds good .promlso in somo . - tCaayan4 vn fmx 11) SIXTH i CONSECUTIVE YEAR - ' ' ' ' f ' , THIS WEEK'SSLOG AN DID YOU KNOW that Salem lis; the center of a pood ccrn countxty; that with proper'.sccd selection a yield as ;" , high as the average crop of eastern corn can be matured ; here;' that our growers are favored in prices, to the ex-v tent of the freight costs from the great corn states; that with the increase of the production of corn that is going ; on so-rapidly "here ythe. wasteful r system of summer fal-. ; lowing is being abandoned; thatalem is now the center, of the leading corn district ofthe Pacific Northwest;.' that we stZU need more corn growers; and especially that we need the growing of a great deal more corn for silage to aid the growth Jtd add to the profits of dairy j ing and live stock breeding? h ; ; I P --:Eateal'-6f: . J n (In, Twleea -': ( With' few possible rftanfies) Ioganbcrfiesi, October 1 . ; .lrune, Oclbber H . .-, lMitytng, October 15 . . Max, t3ctobJr Jia . ' Filberts, Octoliw & VWalnnts, Vojvember 3 t ' Strawberric, Xovfrmber 12 Ap4os. Novirmber to ' HjwpbcrrleaJ November 20 .t - 3lint, lec'nitefr 3 .j v licans, Ki. lk'ceiubct 10 , ' lilacklx-rrie, I)eccinler 11 Cherries, December 34 IVan, riecenber 31 . " jJoojbTie, January 7, 1925 Corn, January 14 'f i f CVIwry, Jaaiary ai Spinach, Fie., jMnUary 2S OntOns, Mlfi., Febntiiry 4 lotato, lie;, February 11 . ihes, FebruMrj- 1S Poultry and lVt Stock, Feb. -.1 City lleantirul. "Kiev. Marcli 4 -I irvwt Cowsi, MiU-t U 11 I l"ayel Hljwayw, Mrrl IH - llmd Injure, Mrcb 13 Hilos, Etr April 1 I"irume, April H Ah;ragi:, EtcAprir 13 ; W . nti - - -' 4 CJi-HpCK. Ktc., Anvil Drug Gajtien, "April I'llJER f FIRST PRIZE Qfd YELLOW 1TES He Prefers . Grower the Golden Glow of Fodder and Per Cent of High Grade io me Acre - v .. v Editor Statesman: y. . ' ' Corn, growing In the Willamette valley has passect thtf experiment al stage; of ; development: Excel-" lent corn is i. grown, now in this section evem year1fij j Tl,. tn.Uo.t ..4 tb earefully considered yon would be a successful corn . grow er. ' vix., , seed soil j and, cultural methodsJ.s .j i j: , U; Of rhfse. Itoodi''. seed corn should .va.. gerruin'ilion test of not" lessJ fha4 , 9Spe4,.ent, and. if j'ou taxe proper care or your seed corn 100 per; cent is not hard' to get. All ears should, be butted and tipped j before i sheling lot seed. , ,1 j , A to Varieties ' " ljf It is stilt an open question 'as to which is the besfvnriety of the many now grown, -j - No doubt jthere always will be as-now a difference, of opinion on that p'oint. I would; advise seletit' ing one of jthe several varietiei whleh are goring general satisfapj tion both a-sl an ensilage and as a field corn. ! The two outstanding varbjtios. ofj this class of yellow dent corn ; in tliis secioe are the Golden Gli-flnjfd ifiinsota Thir teen. '- Personally ll prefer- the Golden Glow. -which Is a vigorous grower of fodder and yields heav ily with, a large jpurveent of-high grade ears. I- , - -- . ' - Plant It Early' - ' I believetft ia a mistake to plant -orn.jtcr than I be. t oth of May it you wish it to be riie aiid readv to huftk byj the Hrsf of October aa it should- by, If you late planters would adopts t he rule of planting as near tlief first; el May as poseli pcer i netieve you won Id soon be come ronvineed that it U the bet ter plan J pf conrseilater plant-lgood Ing Is all right for ensilacei i In the ten years i hat ?t have follow ed this plan of planting the first of May; I have not1eeII iaugbt by SEND .GOPY 'EAST - . til5'!; :ir-. . - IT: 3" Slogans in Daily: iitatenritn,1 ::;- a-Wcck Statesman Following Day H v ; Sugar llcets, Borghum, Etc., .".Jay O ' I " i" ' Witter Powers, May 13 trrtcatlon. Slay 20 ' K Miniug, 3fay 27 IjitnU, Irrigation, Etc, June 3 Flowroltnre, June 10 Hop. Cabbage, Klc, Jone 17 Wliolesallng and Jobbing, UanA 24 Cucnmbers, EtcM July 1 Hogs, July M ,. Oat.1. July 13 Schools, lite.. July 23 ? Klteep, July 29 : Xatknal Advertising, August 5 rieeds,-Etc., August 13 Livestock, Angus! 1 -Grain and Grain Product, Aug . ust 20 " 3raiiuructarlngt September IS Automotive Industries, Septem- ber O , Woolworking, Etc., September 1; , - I'aiKfr Illls September 2 ' ' ' tBackrj cop!8sof. tlifl-Thiira-- dsy edltJ-sn of The Dally Ore a gu naitSm5fi ;mrsi "naud. HThyre.t'?"-fie at 10 cents n;iy iinantii.,iu muy KU'41 a. Current copies 5 cents). G Varietyr Which-Is a Vigorous Yields Heavily With a Large Ears Gets 50 to 75 Bushels c i a frost, nor have I - had. any seed to yot' in the": ground because of cold and continuous rain. ,. Our soil experts jtell us that any land . that w ill grow, wheat will P" This: Is true- enough; nn drtiibt. but vca 'honTd ' tint ' mc- r'-i" pect too much from our poorer SOilS. . ' , ; . f , r The river bottoms seem lor the most part to bo ideal for corn, Al-- tbough any good piece of rich up-:L land-will grow corn successfully, j Ireparing the Ground ' . Iind intended for corntsh6ubi le plowed in the . fall or : carry spring. .A piece ot clover sod should be selected for corn when ever possible. 4 The seed bed shpuld . be prepared? Just before planting' by a- thorough disking followed .by, the harrow and rol- The best ten ears of corn at the Salam . corn j show in 1924 were grow n ,on a piece of clover sod ground, h ich.. was not plowed un til j aft befor planting time.; The clover thep was about eight inches hlghv? Tbe.gijound was then thor oughfy pfflvcf-Iied and leveled with "a spike tooth' harrow- and f Inish miiiaollelhe sod was so oestv3aer; tuat me planter, a two-horse'dhlif checkrower,. had Lo be heavily we jghted down td iorce Ihe disks to i lib proper depth for planting. The season of 1924 was a very: dry one, so that we con tinued cultivation'- of the corn pracucauy through the v whole rowing period, at Intervals of from eight to ten days. This in tensive .cultivation, however, was done as much to harm the thistles fl,.tp. benefit the corn. Of course nor latp cultivation of corn must be wry shallow or more harm than will result; i ne champion So - ears at the last saiem corn show were also grown on a piece of Pudding river .: (Continuid a pjj 11) . ' I GOOD CORN GROW '' . ': : ; i LUTHER J. CHAP1 IS E IMKSED IfiTER It Was Duetto His Enthusiastic Interest and Organizing Ability .That Our First Corn Shows Were Held, land - This Movement Has Been Kept Up. Ever Since fle Got It so Well Started i Editor Statesman: , Corn growing, as an agricultur al enterprise,"' in . the Willamette valley, (jcupies- a' Very important phie. I Itr;hasbeedme- 'established oa all Btock and' dairy farms, ur oishiug botWgrain and silage, and is. "coming "to 'be usexl more -and more as a ' clean1 tlllea crop. o clean1 WW -f i - ft Luther J. Chapin riuuny fruit and grain farms, As j .. . . .. ., . .. : - . s r a grain crop corn is gtowh on many farms, since it proves to be more profitable than i wheat, and it has tarjrely supplanted.-witih the aid of clover-, the old- wasteful summer fallowing method ; of a decade, ago"." What brought','! it about? Two' principal .factors have been instrumental In fring ing about this important economic c h a n ge- I n : t h e f i rs t place, a few progressive ; farmers 7 had been growing corn successful lor a number of years and had; learned the value, it not indeed I the ne- cesKity. of, using home grown, or ac llmuted. eed. ' 1 ' : In the second , place, the corn r1sovr. held Hat' Salem and sur- rouiulins townu. brought the suc cess of these, farmers toi the at tention of. others and 'distrlbut f4 acciimatetl seed;--They also af forded' opportunities to learn" how to tcleet;feed corn' so that those new or inexperienced " in cofn growing c.ould ' select their! own Another, factor which afded ma- GREATEST TROUBLE K0TT00 LARGE : ; BUT TOO SULL Thirls the Verdict of George A. Dorris, .the Dean of Ore fi pon Rlbert Growers and the Pioneer, of the Pioneers in Proper Cultural! Methods and the Selection Jof the L - Right Varieties Small -Plantings v Will Delay the - Markrets mat Arc now Only Commercial Filbert - . ' - i " '.. - ,.1 ' " (he.'tdllowing communication I in "the . Oregonian of last Sunday ouht to- be, road by jevery jpne in t b Saletii ' d istr ict H and especially by thuse who sare promoting1 the slogan campaign . for; filberts and walnnts on every -farm ,wtth the proper selKHorgeyAifDprrls ts the. daddy Vf the filbert industry in Oregon and has done more than any other one man in experlmnt alworkingf 1n getting the right varieties and ' combinations"; for pollination i purposes, and; in find ing ont the bst cultural methods, and he is himself one of our mosft succewfHl;irrowcrs-of; filberts. llo is a-grad uat e of, the irniverslty pf Oregon, and "a profound student of the. industry he took up us a. bob by. and ha followed with: success and with promise of vast benefit to his section a,nd his state. " Fol lowing is the communication:) SPIUNOFIELB, Or.f Jan. 8. (To tho Editor.)---Amonjr the many interesting articles in yourjare 4-reality-planting for .them For instance: Salem district has' two counties growing the sacred myrtle the only place it grows onj -this continent. What unique fact do y6u know about! the district ; AddrWs articles fo Slogan Editor " care" Statesman. :ip f BLAD TO SEE G - - ' terially in the rapid -growth ot.the corn growing Industry and the im provement of the quality of i the comgrown,ls the new comer from, the o- called Vcorn belt" who ha brouiht' with. ;"him l a thorough knowledge of all. the requirements df -knccessful4epra7; culture Sand seed improvement...'.' ' ; T j It no longer 'remains - a -question whether corn can ;bexj grown in the Willamette valley as it has become an established crop on a majority of the farms. It has passed! beyond the garden stage, as fields of twenty to one hundred acres; are hot uncommon 4 - ' I The Great Xoed Xow! While selection and Improve ment of seed will always be i of prime importance, best cultural methods appears- tb- be the great est need at the "present "tim. ' It is a' weir recognized faict in. the older corn growing' sections that ! fall plowed ' land . usually produce better5 ''resulta than spring plowed land."''This is true more particularly on the" heavier types of.aol'l, since they areiinade more porous ' and friable through the action of frosts, and especial ly valuable in destroying f wire worms, cut Worms,' c' which often reduco the. stand and j later 3estrlriyucjn,''thowgraih'1 Un- tjsuany "cold winters are . there fore of ' great value 'to"' the corn grower, especially it his . ground Is fall plowed, in that they destroy many pests as well as .'render the soil! much more friable. : Corn may well be , even more genje rally and niore extensively grown bere . on ita own" merits 'as a-money .crop-as well as a dean tilled crop In a rotation with 'other cereilsJ' When cultural operations suitable to corn growing are prac- ticpd- the .. net returns are far greater than' for any other cereal. It will produce' very satisfactory yields even - in .our driest years if given proper cultivation. - , It is notan expensive crop to addi". to ,'the copping scheme, as' little machinery need be added to that already-used on the ordinary farm. . . LUTHER J. CHAPJN. ' " Salem, Ore., Jan. 13,y 1926r , ; , (Mr. Chapin .was formerly ' ag riculturist foy Marion county", and it. was during his term, and. due tosh's enthusiastic workj and or ganizing ability that the. firsf corn, shows were held here; shows which; havp. eepi heldevery, year BiuceT Ed.) i FILBERT - k' waiting. tor us Ours Is the Section in Norih America. NewYear's issue was one from Professor- C. r Schuster on "Nuts in uregon." Deing a grower of walnuts and Gilberts, the profes sor's article was of; special; Inter est to the writer, as it doubtless was to all who oVn or con template owning nut groves, 'The professor la to be commended for the explic it manner in which he pointed out the tr ue - status of the walnut, in dustry; on-tbe Pacific; coast. Ii W; However, from a casual reading of. the aTtJcle cnving to its appar ently referring to walnuts and fil berts being in the same class, one not acquainted with ; the facts might draw -several inferences not warranted and," l am sure, not in tended by Professor Schuster, Thts letter is therefore writteav not - as a criticism' of the article, but to make certain ( points more clear. The article states: "Of tho peo ple planting walnut: orchards. to day only the youngest generation ST ICOI G I II S !.'-. selves... .The riextj) generation are planting for their children, while the still pder . ones are -planting for their grandchildren , , Th same j can be said of the; filbert, though the time necessary, to reach maximum production tnay be shorter." -r '-:' r ' l ' ' ' To; apply the same rule to fil berts a to walnuts, as td the ago of profitable bearing, isj entirely misleading and I am anref was not so Intended by Professor jjSchnster. - Our l. experience has extended over "period of 25 yearl, during which time we have made a num ber of small plantings aggregat ing nearly 35 acres, pf these plantings five are now in profita ble - bearing - Last t sunjmer the youngest. of - these was In its eighth year,, and all the trees of that age, . except a; couple of 'rows adjacent to.: heavy -timber,, yielded from! 15 to 20 pounds per tree, or at '.the; rate -of over 1600 pounds per acre.;: From ,1 0-yearold trees we gatherered 30 pounds, though such I a yields is rather unusual. "When a filbert tree getstin the 20 to 2 5-year class it Is easily capable of producing 50 pounds; per tree, and with us it frequently does, not occasionally but frequently. In fact, we have more than once har vested that"" much from trees IS years old. From one of our 20-year-old ; trees Professor Schuster and some of 'his associates gath ered; 58 pounds. : This Vf&s one of a'group of 60 trees turned over to O.A. C' for experimental pollen ization purposes and was hand pol-llfnated,'- but It bore no heavier a crop than the trees that were naturally pollenized byjthe same variety of pollenlzer. j . . i . .Tho yields above ind ich ted, how ever, -are only possible Jwhere all conditions are ideak to-wit: A naturally, heavy leariug, strain, congenial.soil conditions, and prop er .fare. (: ;ExtravagantJas" such yields may seem, they afe not any greater than are occasionally ob tained in Europe for large acreag es, jts reported by the ! Itdyal So cle! y. of London. A visit to our groves. the latter part 4' Septem ber, when the -iiuts. are on th ground,: will convince the most skeptical that the. yields from fil berts, in Oregon will fequal the heaviest obtained in the; old world, and; that the prudent planter will notjhavs to wait longerlthan eight to 10 years before his! trees will be producing most Satisfactory crops. V - . ' , . ' ' " The i article further states: While prices for walnuts and fil berts "are good today, he grower is Justified In going ahead and planting at the. rate ho has dur ing! the last few years Any one casting back in their mnd can call to memory Instances hi frenzied planting of "several fruits:" In his article the professof has shown in detail that plantingiof walnuts on the coast In the past few years has been - "frenzied. " In this he has performed a great service. But in (coupling filberts wtjt walnuts the - inference, may be 'drawn that the planting of -filberts has also been- "frenzied," an inference we feel sure he did not intend to be drawn. Many filberts planted will never amount to anything, for various ; reasons, and If all the worth-while Gilberts planted in the United States' in the past 25 years came into full bearing, they will probably not fill ode-third as many . acres : as were Iplanted to '. walnuts. in any one year in the past decade. - ) No one can accurately forecast future pricey for anyffarm crop, bujt one thing seems sure at half th0 .present prices filbert growing in Oregon will, be oneof Oregon's most promising and profitable hor ticultural possibilities. The great est trouble ; is not, to large, but too small plantings, wich 'will de lay the markets that are now wait ing for us. One of the largest nut importing bouses .of fthe United States, who is famililr with the Oregon product, freely admits its superiority. They saythe import ed stuff is getting worse each yeaf and that- they are patiently wait In); the time th eycan supply their want from another source. Only yesteday. -J. O. Holt, manager ot the Ejgene Fruit Growcra associa tion,. received a lotter from anoth er! lar je Importing firm to ' the same effect and after expressing their ielight over tho superiority of on? product and t! ir dissatis faction with the ii.w jrted bmff, salCt that they cotsJJ 300,004 pounds of our nikili annnatly. Of the samples .wo Invc sent out iq the last few. years, 5 i every caad the verdict has boon t. same, anJ (Continued. en i i .12)' ; J T i '- r - i ;