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Tin, T7. 1- 31. t TV 2 45 i II ; U --WAsW i ) X k I I I ' ! i .1 oun ilUlitC 1 TK6 IractiThat WeJiave ; a Monopoly, Mkes;Filbert f Hturp LQOk jRpgy ; Editor Statesman :'- - In response to-your- request for something, n the; filbert, moat say .that am pleased with the tn teres t you are taking In one ,oX ou$ most promising-crops, as exchange of riews makes for 'wiser proce dure. r . ' v ; , . There' are several reasons why the growing' of TfTberts sho'uld at " tract-attention, tlx: - . ' ' . " " ? The climate and soil of the Wilt lamette valley and some 'parts of Washington, "seems 'singularly adapted to their growth!"' -, This with thV-ifact 'tha they are "not. grown -successfully eiae where In- the i United ; States, npt even In that ehfrjshed spoCaouth ern' California, should 'make the Inialnesaf'look'r'qsyr ,s " '" flnipo(ait AjnUge 'J ' ' Another, adTantagjj "(hat. the grower of this nut epjbys'if ,th'a( they are, gathered around Septem ber ls( hen weather is general! J fine apdmpst other crops axe In. yet 4f ' rain should come the crop &ajl POL tn ;the ? ground for days without In Jrr,-whlch eafcnot ' bel U14 ptthewiiajit. "Lv ; A 'Another portent -i tear. 4s ino .expense" I' "curing. ; J; It( 'will p twt i&rilVptQr w an wfao enough of : these - nuts to ?supp!y 'thedemank;wheji we. ge.xW of our only Mmpei tor r the ImooHed nutich sferipr; In; quatitll of unknown age,, and. mfnt formed that letst shipment, re . celved - September, So, one day ahead of jhe : operai6n ol .Hhe iuierunun emoareo, - carried a larfce per "cent 4 f iJe4J ;ornlg; auu mererore was unnt for hum an 'consumption " ' ' " We depend on Hhe' press to aer quaint their patrons 'of this con dltion, and -no adtise merchants to nse Preg6n f stock toj ihe n'd that the money iriay remain here insteal:of gding jo Europe, 4 for the, consumers' good and DrotW tion-of J.the grower ; of V regon' besttand 4 mnat "tiooithrZi against 'the possible introduction' vi iub curppean motn. ,-r. -Aa our f tonnage Increases and- peqple leftrp .. the superiority . of our nut orer the foreign' clock th latter will gradually be 'driven ofl tne market. ' . . . W.XA. DGDEN. - Care rirbrook Ranch, Ia7fpn DT6.. Not. 1, 1926. failS tO CiVfl TOM th ftnoit ut. Mm 10 get me lines; rwn. Tot MImrkelisflt foxWi ? The Marlon AntottioTil rv. itr Studebaker, the wprld's, , greatest automobile value. Operating cost small. Wfli last a lifetime with care. Hanaara coach 11 . The Dixie Bakery leads n Wgn class 'breads, rpies. cookies", ad aner "baked anpplies of Terikind. n or test. ask old customers. and 18 Inches deep. The crown P.t Wit JrfP fe? four incnes oeiow pe sqrfac-e, ton roots. . tnperlng. 'dowhward. with cone as to moisture. vThe isoil ahduld not "e mraped in thpay, but packed ' firqily with the, hand ardund' tbe roofs'. Afjer he tree is Wanted ; tfes $ tgpx Sbduld be pruned ana rorancnes cut pacs healy to blapxe Hjrith Tthe Xfoqt sisum ' lost Jy diggiax ' tiom ihf nursery. j .. , . .-r - t Not '-Taoitr - r Last year plaited "t 69 trees In the manner : prescribed ' and ait- rj- .. T) rejes gr4sw 'tp three feet neyer los a. tfee. frdni . ne "foot SUTerton, -Ore., Rt.'3, branches the first year. The best trees 'usually cost amtle more mdney, but "are 1 f ar ttherf hepeit in the long run. . Ohe fSnfisibe sure of the right pollenixers. It U awitraubeatlloMet' them from' a heary bearlrig,v6rchird find :'it cross poUenieditwtB- the.com mcrcial witAy one is plaotlng. Tp get an orchard Into early bear- ui . ana. pi gvH mh wf rniit reltlYSta i thorouahly. The suckers meat Wkipt'off t Isiuni a nice tree form For a few years one ffn 'Intercrop '-..'jhefyen.- tej planting is in the Waldo Hills' sec rpwa to Tteep tp ine' ep6?!8? itIoV-' l?e 1flI be glad to adTise cultlratiOB f an4 bring ; In aa In come. .- , , . . , ' . . ... . ponrf t. FILBERTS GQ1VELU tt . -' -V siiied-Agriculture ' JV" : Tree Grows', Kaally '. ho tree grows Ten easily if properly cre for an4,- jf ftnly tbe( best nursery grown trees of a heary bearing strata 'Vl th prop' er bollenizers are planted' on Ideal locations. . The , trees should bear at four years and Increased yipr Idlyituntliafers f 2 jrears when they should bear from 600,000 400,000 pounds per -acre. Fton marketing we haTe . the " whole JJnlted, states before "us, and poa sfbly outside countries where fil berts cannot be grown and labor Tal'ues are '.equal with purs, pnr foreign "pfoduci can belimlnated ta iUrg'Wtefct'.ty V grpwiog" quality commercial "Varieties pro perty graded, ..s. must Jiave.aJ grower! io iibalnt' ...besj results, and it is'adrisable for the woptd be f planter' to "foe ' a member of the Western Nut rowers assfciation. .-J. J. IttJ15RFL.BR. ; . (Mr. Dperher, the writer of the abpfp.haf tik'sn Vk?enMiteresti b and made an intensiye 'study or . tne . iinert industry. ; ia any . one on the proper location and selection 'and -care of filberts, ! free -of "charged 'He "hf'nvelf ,has tow about 15 acres' In tiiVrts, and ;s pBg "niOre Vefy eacr. 1 His present acneme 01 oiveruiei farknlng': includes' filberts,' Vatnut3 'and Shropshire sheep, in whikhbe special Uea. Ed.) CHESTrCOLDS ' I'ain ' and tongetion s 'gone. Quickly? Yes. AJmpat instant reiJef from chest colds, sore throat, back- ' ,l" acP lumDago . tol- kws a , gentle rub . bing ;. with St. Jacobs Oil. ' Rub this soothing; penetrating: oil right on i' yonr . Chest and like Wgic relief ,coraes. , St Jacobs . Oil is a harmless linkhent ' which , quickly breaks chest cod?, , soothes the inflammation of sore throat and breaks up the cop gestion that' causes bam.' It never !?- appoints and. docs not burn the skjn. Get a 35 "cent" bottle of St Jacobs Oil at anv drnsr tore. It hu hm j recmteendi'for'M years.' : ' FOUffiOFFILBEIISTflTIIE ACRE ON TflEES OFOBrJ OF IN DllSTflY George A. Oorris Had That Yield This - Year .pn the. First '" Trees He Planted, 26 Years Ago He Gives facts Not Estimatfe-rNo Question of Adaptability, and the Next Step Js the Development or MarketsThe Growers Must Organize Editor Statesman : I planted my first fjlbert trees 26 years ago. Among them were 25 Parcelonas which were planted in a solid block -with DiTianas as pollenizers. These frees, since they 'were tW? or three years old, have never failed to bear a crop and most of the crops were heavy. This year that block pf 245 trees yielded at the rate of 5040 pounds per 'acre. tay next planting of 200 trees was 23 years ago. Most of this planting was ruined by flood. The few remaining trees were equally well loaded this year, the yield varying only with ' the! eiz9 of the tree. Trpin one . of these trees 1 . harvested 9 $ pounds and from another SO pounds.. The other trees . pf equal size bore as heavily, but owing to ravages pf squirrels we 4id -not harvest a$ many nuts" frpml'em';":, - Wonderful 'flds I On the 14 year old trees a yield of 40 pounds and-over'was com mon, and from the largest of the 14 year oldT trees we saved 68 pounds. Prom 11 year old trees a yield pt from 25 to 30 pounds was common, and on one of them ,the yield was SS pounds. These figures . are not i estim ates, but are from accurate and authentic weights. No effort was made to keep an accurate record of ' the yields from the nine year old planting, but X am sure that it was at 'least 2000 pounds -per acre. It Is true that 1926 was a good prop year, but fe haye . had sev eral other seasons when the crop was as heavy." It Is characteristic ofhe Hlbert that it bears regular crops and -that heavy crops are the rule and ho.t the exception. 'f3ret Yields FVjrqifent' ' No one . who has seen our groves wheu they were in good action will doubt that from strict ly !first class groves, when all con ditions are right, a yield of 2000 pounds per, acre from 1? pr"l? year old groves, and as high as ,4000 'pounds from groves 20 to 25 years old, will he not only, pos sible but quite frequent. Must Organize Cm the point of the special adaptability of the Willamette valley for the successful growing of filberts further proof is not necessary. The next step is the development of ' markets. The fact that many of the owners of young groves, just coming into bearing, rush their small crops onto local markets at any . price that they can get, in some cases at a lower price than the year-old imported stuff, while annoying, is not discouraging. The condi tion is; only temporary and will be 'corrected as soon as he grow ers organize, as they mirst. GQ.' &.r)OJtXlJS. Springfield. Ore., Nov. 1. 1921. Mr. Dorris (s the dean pf thai industry inx this district. H piatited ; the firt cpnsidershlQ commercial, filbert orchard la the Wiiliette Talley. 'He s ona of the best authorities ii thU country, or in the worlds V Mhat matter, on-filbert lore,,5 i Tar ieties to pollenizers, ah through, out the whole list. llr. Dorris la a graduate of the University ot Oregon. In pypry filbert tpur, hej Is one of the shining lights la giv Ing proper dlrecfJonstb the grow- ers, fspecially' the beginners. II mar tptly he terpied. thp tatfcet of the industry. ED.) , $24.70 and as high as SS5. 18 Inch. Cowhide HandT Bags with leather lining reduced from rg to 95.90. Max O. Bnren, 179 N. Com'l. () G. W. Day, tires, tubes and ac cessories. Has the Goodyear ttrea, the ftknflard "pt' tho wrorlfl. Z!r, Day can sire you more milaage. 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To v this end the news in intentionally and necessarily subjected to the criticism of fifteen directors, twelve hundred members and, most important, the reading public. . - It is the theory of The Associated Press that, in a self-gqverning country like ours, the citizens, if given the facts, must be able to form their own opinion and judgments respecting them. diuirr statesman? -" ' : - ' ' ..There is no doubt in the mTnds of those famaiar With the success ful growing of filberts a to the profit of the Industry, gnd ijip probable future. It seems an assured fact , that the ' Quality: of filberts raised' in western Oregon and western Waahihgton and pos- juDiy ' sritian Columbia, with 'the Willamette valley la the produc ing center. "can never be gur- passed, or elsewhere ' :exten alrely grownT Here' we h'are fil oearing persistently t a good crop i i rupetu ami 1'oultry : wA five or 19 acre tract of fil berta fita in very nicely- in bur . list of diversified farming belpi ;espdallytdeslrbleitft i& pottj try Industry. The filbert is hot - peruname aa most fruits. The harvest comes usually in Septem ber and our fail rains hare no bad .effects ion the' crop and the grower int'XphKl with, th? barest. -From observations over a per iod Pf years and ! etperience with our own plantipg. I must say .that.- to "be successful with a fil bert "planting one must first have a proper location. This means a deep soil naturally well drained apd of fair fertility; the fertility being not -m important,; aa the fanner can bfiag.up the fertility by . immediate r cover : . cropping after : the groTe is planted. The next - important step is the buying of trees. - The ' nurseryman . must be reliable, the trees - being of quality i and of heavy , beuriug strains and true to -rfame. This is as Import ant as the strain of purebred-stock:- - - V .,- .'. I ' Do Rot riant Cloae Filbert trees should not be planted closer than 25 feet apart. A! -: KmMM. .V:r V;; aa W-M.i.im.'' s.Trs ' . .C- - . l I :VUM7 ( wim bw iw m-mm . .ns'- ' . - ' La ' " r . tiau Itwt m hmamn Wm 4J.i7l I ' V. ' , , ' fj .-: - -" X ; ;. ..4 r ... ' .-' h : t i '"'.'it ' - f . '---.- - ' - '- i - . !-i ... , s. '' ''- : - - .... !' 1 ' - - - ' '" - wmtm&-Mews; iftelfe Leaded TwiGRPH Lmrg)icrcDTo June 15A926 LEGEND . .... ' jUl DrmtO Viuwumi Nat ; . O awacAwa n. rs --.9iUa Wm Coiwwtcnews i tVTtMu Ti ) Mam awn SvuilAiM im Winn Im Tmmi MHm L Wl "eii 4001 IISS' 3? s. of; pi3 -FsipW; X j f V gigging tha-h.Qles wq leet wid . .... .. .. r -A