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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. THURSDAY .MORNING, DECEMBER 22. 1927 0 he Slogan Pageoj Are Yours; Aid to Your Wonderful City and Section It iSIjiISMiI NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR ";r:-- THE DAILY STATESMAN dedicates two or more pages each week in the interests of one of the fifty-two to a hundred basic industries of the Salem District. Letters and articles from people with vision are solicited. This is your pager Help1tnake Salem grow. litefflREEN IS SB FAR fflOTT t - PIE BLACKBERRY FOR OUR SECTION Trof. Schuster of the Oregon Agricultural College Gives Latest Hints on Soil Conditions and Other Matters m tne Successful Growing of Our Great Pie Berry off Commerce He Thinks Irrigation Will Improve the Quality and Quantity 3 Editor Statesman: The blackberry Industry of Ore rimarilT concerned and Confined to the canning of the Evergreen blackberry. The bi bulk of the berries canned in this Utate are those of the wild patch es, either in the Willamette Talley or in the coast valleys adjoining:. Thcee berries have a reputation of being very firm and solid, and as such are sought after by the pie factories of the eastern part of the United States. Oregon cans but a very small quantity of fancy black- I berries In syrup, as the blackber- ries are not primarily of that qual j ity. . I Acreage under cultivation of a in ncreasing quite rapidly. Tnere is tendency and a demand for lar- Yie r flerries such as couM be grown ""ilnder cultivation with good care. 'HProbably as these patches develop l-a norrontarit will h ranneri i o r o - . ,,!, tin laucy syrup, onuging a siigoiiy higfcer price The growing of the Evergreen I has not met with the general favor ) that many other berries have, du. j to the difficulty in handling It in I a commercial way. The tremend ous growth and the very thorny condition of the cane, make them very difficult to handle, but the crops reported in Washington, where they average six tons to the acre, make them attractive to growers, notwithstanding the dif ficulty in handling. -jU The Other Varieties The Himalaya and Australian are grown only to a limited ex tent; both of them being ft softer, less desirable blackberry for the canning trade. We find the Himal aya grown to a certain extent to furnish a larger berry for the fresh trade in local markets. The ; Australian is seldom found and does not seem to be as satisfactory as the Himalaya. Probably of all .1 Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (Also la Weekly Statesman) 4W!the berries that we hare the I Himalaya is the rankest, most vigorous grower, and as such It to I the most difficult to handle. It J does have the advantage, though, 1 that it does not have to be entirely I renewed each year, as some grow- 3 ers are handling It by keeping the original canes year after year and merely renewing from points on those canes. The Mammoth blackberry ia the first large blackberry to ripen in the summer. The quality is very excellent, but is inclined to be soft for canning. Connected with the Mammoth is the Cory Thornless that apparently is a bud sport of the Mammoth. The Cory Thorn less has a characteristic similar to maiy other bud sports of revert ing to its original condition, so that it has been commonly report ed that a Cory Thornless planting many in a short time be almost or altogether "nothing but a planting of the Mammoth. In other words. the thornless rots or hills, by put- I ting out sew canes of a thorp y f condition, and reverts to the orig inal Mammoth blackberry. 1 1 ' Self Sterile Varieties J In connection with these two berries we have a condition found only in tnem. Most ot our black berries are entirely self-fertile, needing no cross-pollination. Ex periments with the Mammoth have shown definitely that It Is self sterile and needs cross pollination. So far as known no exact work has been done with the Cory Thorn less, but it apparently behaves in the same way, tor whole plant ings of this variety hare tailed en tirely where no other blackberry was near. Where they are later- planted they seem to bear and bear quite heavily, furnishing de licious fruit for the fresh market. Our Native Variety il of these trailing evergreen sQw.eties have been imported from otner countries. We hare here In the Willamette valley the native dewberry or native blackberry, which is now called the Ideal ild. It is a perfect fruiting arid riect. blooming variety of the Rubus Macropetalus. the nativs f dewberry or native early black i berry of this section. From this I species, has come in the past var rVeties like the Cazadero, Belle of : ''Washington, and similar varieties I which hare not up to date made any Impress on onr horticulture. The Ideal wild apparently Is a lit tle larger, though not as sweet as the common wild blackberry found in the woods. All of the blackberries men tioned previously hare been those I of a trailing character. There baa not been found any of the up right that have been satisfactory under our conditions as compared to those that we are growing of the trailing variety. The Eldora do, Kittatlny or any of the others that bare been tried and grown have been discarded for one rea son or another. They are eaeier to handle as a rule, but have prov en less satisfactory la yield or in quality of fruit as compared to the others. Ideal Conditions Here We have in our locations of western Oregon apparently ideal conditions for the development of the Evergreen blackberry. They are simply at home here, as evi denced by their' escape to the wild, and the way they spread in the hillsides and valleys without any care. Anyone noting the wide distri bution of these berries would think that they would be grown permiscuously without any care or adaptation of soil. However, the best berries will always be found on the deep, well drained soils, that supply abundant moisture. Anyone who has hunted through the mountains or fished along the streams knows that the larg est and finest berries are found next to small streams or even larger streams where the oil i& deep but well supplied with mois ture underneath. This moisture though, is not standing stagnant water without oxygen in it but Is free, moving water that supplies plentiful oxygen, to the roots. The attempt to grow Evergreen black berries or Himalayas on oar heavy white land or similar types' of land where the water table is high throughout the winter has invariably met with poor results. The roots are apparently choked off or killed off so that when the demand comes for heavy supplies or moisture m , tne late summer and the fruit is maturing, the plant is not able to get It. We find in those patches that the seedy, hard fruits predominate and the quality is very low. Irrigation Beneficial One poiut that is yet to be de r eloped but ie being studied at the present time is the effect oi irrigation upon that berry in this section. Iteyrould seem from con ditions and from, observation that a heavy irrigation In the late sum mer would greatly increase the crop and there would be a possi bility of enlarging the yield from any acreage. Due to the heavy, growth and the heavy production, it would seem eseential that very rich soil be nrovided for these fruits. Evi dently and probably the fertilizers added to these fruits on, most soils will pay well for themselves. It they are to make a heavy growth and provide heavy crops they must be furnished with abundant plant foods, and this can only be done under most conditions by ar tificial manure such as barnyard manure ajxa commercial ieruiix ers In combination with cover crops. In any planting made ever cropping should start at the very beginning in order to hold np the fertility of the soil and keep the soil open and friable by the addition of the vegetative matter. Cover cropping Is .one of the easiest and the cheapest ways of furnishing plant foods to the berries. Need Mech Room In connection with plant food and a large moisture supply comes the advisability of giving large space and room for such plants A distance from' 15 to 20 feet apart la the rows for Evergreen blackberries and the same for the Himalaya, blackberry does not seem to be unreasonable. The rows should be at least nine feet apart for ease la cultivating and working, ' and - apparently with such distances the yields are just as large as from closer planting and the care and work necessary is greatly reduced. xm stammotn blackberry on the other hand takes about the same spacing , as does the logan berry. It Is very similar In its! growth and . development to that fruit, i The ; Cory Thorniest will also come under the same recom mendation, while the Ideal. .Wild will probably! take a little less room than the others. - -Almost No Choice . - o anyone contemplating go ing Into the , blackberry , business there Is almost no choice except the Evergreen or Oregon black berry, unices; the grower is (With a few possible changes) Loganberries. October 6, 1927 Prunes, October 12 Dairying, October 20 Flax, October 27 Filberts, November S Walnuts, November 10 Strawberries, November 17 Apples, Figs, Etc., Not. 24 Raspberries, December 1 Mint, December 8 Beans, Etc.. December 15 Blackberries, December 22 Cherries, December 29 Pears, January 5, 1928 Gooseberries, January 12 Corn, January 19 Celery. January 28 Spinach, Etc., February 2 Onions, Etc., February 9 Potatoes. Etc.. February 16 Bees, February 23 Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar 1 City Beautiful, Etc., March tf Great Cows, March 15 Paved Highways, March 22 Head Lettuce, March 29 Silos, Etc., April 5 Legumes, April 12 Asparagus, Etc., April 19 Grapes, Etc, April 28 Drug Garden, May 3 Sugar Industry, May 10 Water Powers, May 17 Irrigation, May 24 Mining, May 31 Land. Irrigation. Etc.. June 7 Floriculture, June 14 Hops, Cabbage, Etc., Jnne 21 Wholesaling, Jobbing, June 28 Cucumbers, Etc., July 5 Hogs, July 12 Goats. July 19 Schools, July 28 Sheep, August 2 Seeds, August 9 National Advertising, Aug. 18 Livestock, August 23 Grain & Grain Products, Aug.30 Manufacturing, Sept. 6 Woodworking, Etc., Sept. IS Automotive Industries, Sept. 20 Paper Mills, Sept. 27 (Back copies of the Thurs day edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman are on hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies 5 cents. THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW that Marion county produces the larg est tonnage of the Evergreen blackberries of any county in Oregon, that Polk county is next, Yamhill county third and Linn county fourth, giving the Salem district a large part of the Oregon acreage of this most import ant Crop; that there are chances for immense develop-- ment in this gteat pie berry industry here; that It is an important link in diversified agriculture; that there is profit in growing Evergreeen blackberries, and an empire here iti extent suitable for their growth, and that new comers will do well to study the importance of this berry in their schemes of production. LIKE C15TK EUEKEN CAME UP FROM HUMBLE ORIGIN TO PLAGE OF FAVOR Stimulating, Golden-hued Champagne Can Be Made From the Distilled Juice, and the Whole Juice, Without Fermen tation, Is Regarded as Valuable Aid in Checking Intestinal DisturbancesThe Cannery Demand vided with a roadside market for handling limited quantities of the earlier berries and the Himalaya in season. He will be almost sure to have to confine himself to the Oregon blackberry. This berry is practically the only one demanded by the cannerymen. and their demands are what set the variety, adaptation and need for this section. So long as most ot our fruit must go to the can neries, we must necessarily plant of this variety. The other varie ties that we have mentioned will be grown only in - very limited quantities and for special markets under special conditions. They cannot be generally grown or very widely distributed, due to the limited market as yet. If any grea'ter markets develop In the future It will be a relatively slow process and one for which a per son cannot plan at the present time. C. E. SCHUSTER. Corvallis, Or., Dec. 21, 1927. lair, scnuster is associate pro fessor of pomology at the Oregon Agricultural college. Prof. Schus ter is one of our best authorities on this coast. In his special field Ed.) SUREST CROP OF ALL THE FRUITS This Is the Testimony of a Grower of the Evergreen Blackberry like blackberries? I know of no other fruit that Is so sure a crop or requires so little effort to pro duce as the wonderful Evergreen blackberry." - ' Another Argument There la another argument in favor of Evergreen blackberry growing, advanced by numerous writers in the past. It is the argu ment of diversification and also of keeping the pickers busy throughout the season. Evergreen blackberries come after loganber ries, and before hop picking. prune and .pear picking, etc., and they persist for a long time thif year the picking season for these berries lasted for nearly three months, counting the whole ot the Salem district, including the coast sections. It is a very good adage to not carry all your eggs in one basket One of the bush fruit baskets for this section Is that which hold Evergreen blackberries, and it is a very good one, and will likely always be especially for the cul tivated berries. NOTICE OP ASSESSMENT FOR THE COST OP IMPROVING "B" STREET FROM THE EAST LINE OF 14TH STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF ENO LE WOOD ADDITION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Salem, Oregon, will, at or about 7: SO p. m., on the day of January 3rd, 1928, or any subse quent meeting of the said Council thereafter.' In the Council Cham ber of the City Hall of Salem, Ore gon, proceed to assess upon and against each lot or part thereof or nf lnri liahlA therefore Its proportionate share of the cost ofome of the very old gardens tne By Ella McMubb By an odd chance the Evergreen blackberry has been accorded the highest honor in being chosen for the Slogan page during the week In which Christmas comes. Just as the berry itself has come up from a humble origin to a place of favor. No one seems to know where the original Evergreens came from since the wild blackberry, spoken of by the early settlers, was prob ably the smaller fruit that grows along old fences and burned over area. The theory that it was brought here by still earlier peo ple may be questioned, since no one knows of any country where it grows or where it may have been brought from. May it not in deed be a cross between the small er wild berry and the upstanding, tame berry, although the Ever green is far sweeter than the cul-j tlvated berry, and is free from that; somewhat bitter, tar-Uke flavor that characterizes the tame berry. And if there is a flavor that is a bit stronger than one fancies at the time, a peculiar thing about the Evergreen Jelly is that the su perfluous strength seems to evap orate soon after making. Jelly is the principal form of the berry with the home canner, with marmalade, a softer, more liquid form of preserve, a close second, wb41e U is well known in some cir cles that a stimulating, golden- hued champagne can be made from the distilled Juice, and the whole Juice, without fermentation. is regarded as a valuable aid in checking intestinal disturbances. The Cannery Demand uut tnese uses require but a 3m all fraction of the crop, esti mated at 4,000,000 pounds on the 1,000 acres in the Salem district The word estimate is used advised ly, although one might say that the picked crop was that much, with no information as to the thousands of pounds growing on scattered bushes that are never gathered. ii is now aoout eignt years since the Salem canneries began to use the native Evergreen, and while farmer's boys and girls earned a pretty penny by gather ing the fruit on the home places, it was not long until some enter prising companies established camps throughout the country. and the roads and highways swarmed with pickers, whose fill ed crates were gathered up each evening and sent to the canneries As far east as Silverton there were camps, and as far west as New port, in some places fish canner ies being utilized as branch plants. The Cultivated Berries But clearing the highways of all "weeds" to a great extent elim inated the berry from the road side, and the natural development of the country made other reduc tions In the amount of the wild free picking, bo the berries were moved from their natural habitat, and placed in orderly rows, from which many claim they had made their escape so long ago that their captivity would have been forgot ten except for their presence in chiefly, although the wild'erry is still accepted. Coming later than the straw berries, and raspeberries, and be fore hops and prunes, there is nev er any shortage of help; which is sometimes a handicap, and many growers find them an excellent "filler" crop, by which the pick Ing crews may be retained until the later harvests. When cultivated and trained on the wires, with superfluous canes cut out, picking Is not so difficult as In its wild state, where the thorns are a painful problem and probably account for the fact that the wild berry has not been eliro inated by stock feeding too close ly upon It. Comeback Fizzles When Eugene' Crtqui Whipped PARIS. Dec. 20. (AP) An at tempt by Eugene Crtqui to come back in the ring failed dismally to niht when the former featner CULTIVATED EVERGREENS HAVE BETTER E THAU THE ONES IN WILD STATE Holds Up Better In Cans and Does Not Go So Heavily To Juice, Which Is What the Bayers Are AfterMarket Outlook for Cultivated Berry Seems Fair Editor Statesman: Received your letter of Decem ber 15th, and regret very much that we are not able to give you much of a booster talk on black berries. Blackberries are still suf fering from an over production or an over pack of blackberries in 1926, and they are the largest item on the "spot" list of the can ners in the northwest at the pres ent time, although It is anticipat ed that the present stock will not be any more than sufficient to take care of the needs of the trade for the remainder of the season before the new pack goods will be ready. Cultivated Berries Better There is more of a demand for the cultivated evergreen black berries than there is for the wild blackberry, on account of the fact that it holds np better in the cans and does not go so heavily to juice. In canning terms, it cuts out with a heavier drain weight, which is what the buyers are after. It would seem that there would be a market for cultivated blackber ries for some time to come, but we are not very much encouraged over the prospects of a heavy in crease in the business on the wild evergreens, especially since the ex tremely low price on pie stock ot California peaches is undoubted ly having: its effect on pie grades of other fruit, and most of the evergreen blackberries are used for pie purposes. Paulus Bros, Packing Company. Salem, Ore., Dec. 20, 1927. (As the Paulus people are job bers of canned and dried fruits as well as canners of fresh fruits and" vegetables, and have had extensive experience on the selling end of the products from the farms, they are high authority in this field Ed.) Among the writers for the an nual blackberry Slogan number of The Statesman for last year was H. E. Stewart of Crystal Springs Farm, Route 4, box 118, Salem. Up to that time. Mr. Stewart had been growing Evergreen blackber ries for five years, and he ad vanced some good points in favor of this fruit, as follows: Evergreens Exclusively "We have Evergreen blackber ries only. They grow rank and are very prolific. Ours grow in wen . watered grounds. They re quire very little attention except ing at gathering time. The crop ha never failed us. The fruit is luscious, large and abundant. The buyers always seem ready ; and anxious to accept our blackberries at market prices.. We usually re ceive 4 to 5e per pound for this fruit. ; "Buyers never make any criti cisms or deprecatory remark? about our: blackberries. As our farmers have learned to their cost. this is not true of all kinds of fruit they take to market. Quality Well Known 1 "All over our big TJ. S. A. every body knows that blackberries are very good eating and it Is not necessary to spend fortunes to in trodnce this well known : fruit. pro- Who ever saw any -one that didn't imorovinr "B" Street, from east line of 14 tit Street to the east line of Englewood Addition to the City of Salem, Marion County, Oregon. All persons interested in the said assessments are hereby not! fled to appear before the said Council at said time and place and present their objections, II any they hare, to said assessment, and apply to said Council to equalise their proportionate share of same, By order of the Common Coun cil December 19, 1927. M. POULSEN. City Recorder. Date of first publication hereof December 21. 1927 Date of final publication hereof December 23, 1927. Whe- Ta-Lon Superior Breakfast Food trial Will Convince Ton Whe-Ta-Lon Cereal Co. M. A.B UTLKR, Hanager s Telephone 10ttO-W Among the leading growers In the Salem district is the Hon. Sam Brown, with 60 acres, who reports that as high as 8,000 pounds hare been picked on a single acre, with prices ranging from four to seven cents. Many other growers have patches ranging from two to ten acres, ana it is irom this source that the canneries are supplied, C. J. PUGH & CO. Manufacturers of Canning Machinery; Graders, Tracks, Etc B50 8. 91st St Salens, Oregon NOTICE OP ASSESSMENT FOB THE COST OP IMPROVING lOTH STREET FROM THE NORTH LINE OP MARKET STREET TO THE NORTH LINE OP GRANT STREET. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council ot the City of Saelm, Oregon, will, at or about 7:30 p. m., on the day of January 3rd. 1928, or any subse quent meeting of the said Council thereafter. In the Council Cham ber of the City Hall of Salem, Ore gon, proceed to assess upon and against each lot or part thereof or parcel of land liable therefor its proportionate share of the cost of improving 19 th Street from the north line of Market Street to the north line of Grant Street, in the City of Salem, Marion County, Oregon. All persons interested in the said assessments are hereby noti fied to appear before the said CounciFat said time and place and present their objections, if any they have, to said assessment, and apply to said Council to equalize their proportionate share of same. By order of the Common Coun cil December 19, 1927. M. POULSEN, City Recorder. Date of first publication hereof December 21, 1927. Date of final publication hereof December 23, 1927. weight champion of the world lost by a technical knockout in the sixth round to Tiger Humery. one of several claimants of the French championship. STEWART VISITS CANADA HEFFLEY. B. C, Dc 20. (Special) II. E. 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