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t 8 THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1928 Thb Slogan Pageo Are Yours; Aid In Wlaklng Them Helpful to Wonderful City and IC T NINTH GONSEGUTIVE YEAR THE DAILY STATESMAN dedicates twa 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. Thb is your page. Help make Salem grow. SL09WJ ARTICLE PRIZES OFFERED TO 3IH05 OF - statesman will pay S5 ' aie student of any school of a Willamette valley county, . public or private, college or university, who will submit the best article on the current Slogan subject. Th earticles are - ta be in the office (or mailed) by noon of Thursday pre- ceding the date of the Slogan subject. The articles submit ted to belong to The Statesman. The editor is to judge as to the best, in deciding who shall receive the $5. There will often be special prizes for ' first prize. The idea is to furnish an opportunity to make ... members of the rising generation acquainted with the many and great advantages of the district in which they are likely to take active part in the future. They are to be the leaders of our industries as they grow into manhood and womanhood. This offer takes effect as of the issue of February 5th, . " when the Slogan matter will be transferred to the Farm and Industrial Magazine Section of the Sunday Oregon Statesman. The first subject will be Spinach. (This is the las3l05ran i?rje.f the Thursday Statesman.) WW H - I 4. llm 'celery liusmr It Is Now 18 Years Old, But the Big Development Has Been in the Past Few Years The Time Is Approaching When the Industry Will Be Bringing a Million Dollars a Year of Outside Money to the Salem Section And Its Growth Will Then by No Means Be Finished Roy K. Fuknda was found at. In a number of cities in the mid the Tokuto store on the Pacific die west. This of course Increased ifeUn, ujr - iu L. . on Tuesday afternoon. Tokuto Is the name given to the settlement - of ceiery growers on the east side of the Pacific highway where It crosses what Is known as "Lake Labish," about five miles north of Salem. There Is a store and a filling station and a hall for meetings and moving picture and other entertainments. Roy K. Fukuda is the Nestor of the celery industry of this sec tion. He Is president of the La fcish Meadows celery union. He is the friend pf all the Japanese and American celery growers of that district, and of every one else there. His word Is authorP tative and as binding as his oath or his bond. Modest Beginnings The celery Industry of Labish Meadows is 18 years old. It should be explained that Labisb aleadows, or Lake Labish, as Jt is commonly .called, is a tract of land five to fifteen miles north of Salem that was formerly a lake. It had for countless ages gathered the sediment from the surround ing country, and the leaves and succeeding generations of thick brush and timber, till some 20 years ago. Then a drainage dis trict was formed and ditches made and a beginning undertaken of clearing the land, which was an -expensive process. The land theretofore was practically value - less. It Is what is known as beaverdam land. It Is very rich. The soil is deep. Railroad piles could not be driven to the bot tom of the beaverdam land There bad been some trials of celery growing before, but in 1910 mr. Fukuaa started witn two or three rows of celery. He in creased his plantings the following years. By 19 15 there were about 60 acres of ce?ery grown in a commercial way in all Oregon; in 'the Labish section and at Trout dale and Milwaukle. In 1916 and 1917 there was a considerable .increase in celery growing in the Labish section all of it up to that time on the land west of the Oregon Electric railroad -track. In 1920 the acreage for the whole Labisb district had grown to about 100 acres, and some long dis tance shipment nad been under taken, mostly to Montana and North Dakota. The Labish Meadows Celery on ion was organized In 1921. By that ' time, the growers had ex tended their celery plantings to the east aide of the Pacific high way. Mr. Fukuda ; told the re porter that two of the Salem banks, the Ladd & Bush bank and the United States National, were very helpful In assisting the celery Industry promoter from the beginning, and throughout their expansions. Also. Circuit Judged H. McMahan and M. L. Jones, owner of part of the cel ery lands. - v Growing to Big Business In 1926. the number of cars sb ipped to dlstan t markets was 3(1. The number last; year was an even sou cars.- in iszg tne markets had been extended to 2 1 states. Last year 30 states bought Labish Meadows celery; and some went to'Xanada.-.: V'i Cf'' As wfll .be noted ini the article by M r. Aahbaujfc. the celery grow ers - of the Labish district were bilgedLto store some of their eeleTf, awaUftsi.tiaoToaTo,rbie markets. Mr. Fukuda said that a-tr-se tine they had.! 20 ears of celery U coM sUraa, dtril.t&I THE VALLEY COUNTIES a week, till further notice, to articles of merit not receiving NESTOR OF THE OF THIS DISTRICT i ""sir costs and cut Into their profits. The Increase in acreage will not be large for this year; only 10 to 15 acreg. But the growers expect to have 550 cars to ship as they will apply more intensive cultivation and fertilization even than they have practiced in the past and they have learned bet ter methods each year. Plants Already Growine When do the celery growers begin on their crops? They have already begun, for this' year. Their plants are already up a few Inches high in their green hous es, for their early crop. They use French seed; Golden Self Blanch ing variety. They have tried the Golden Plume. This variety look? well; makes good celery. But the Golden Self Blanching stands up better In shipping and holding over In cold -storage when neces sary. (It should be stated here that the celery growers of the Labish district also grow head lettuce. They shipped 50 cars of this Product last year. . They exper imented for several years, and have been growing this lettuce io car lots for three years now Their lettuce plant", too, are al ready up. in their green houses. They will soon transplant in their green houses, and let them grow six to seven Inches high then be ginning about April 10 the run ning to the end of that month they will set the green house plants in the fields; the lettuce Plants going out a little earlier than the celery plants.) Commencing about March 15 most of the celery plants are grown In tue open the great majority of them from the first to the last of April, for the late and main crop. The Cultivation Tne cultivation of the ground begins as soon as horses can get onto the land. They plow twice using both tractors and horses Then disc. They use barnyard manure before plowing, and plow it under; usually with the second plowing. They use 20"to 30 tons of manure to the acre. They also use commercial fertilizer, and tnetr fertilizer costs run all the way from $150 to J400 an acre each year. . If they take two crops from the same land fn a single reason, they fertilize still heavier T A. 11 .... out iney aiways iertuize, everv year. t What They Get But they get 300 to 500 crates of celery to the acre: two to three cars to tne acre. The crates eon- tain four to six dozen bunches of celery each. The five dozen bunch crate la the most popular. The crates are 22x22x24 Inches. That Is, 24 inches high and 22 .inches by 22 Inches each way. The crates of celery weigh 150 to 180 pounds each, and up to 200 pounds. The freight on a car ol celery, Includ ing the Icing, runs np to an aver age of about f 325 car. That Is what the railroads get. .But ' the buyer pays these costs; . The grow er sells t. o. b. here, loading the ears mostly at Brooks." The grow er gets 2.7 to IS a crate, which runs to $500 to 1650, a car. - -The Hanafement Ronald E. Jones' Is the sales manager for -the Labish Meadows Celery union. He studies, the marr keta. He-visits the dealers through- out the country. He studies eon- Dates of Slogans in (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October 0, 1927 Prunes, October 13 -Dairying. October 20 Flax, October 27 Filberts, November I Walnuts, November 10 Strawberries, November 17 Apples, Figs, Etc.. Not. 24 Raspberries, December 1 Mint, December 8 Beans, Etc, December IB Blackberries, December 22 Cherries, December 29 Pears, January 5, 1928 Gooseberries, January IS Corn, January 19 Celery, January 28 Spinach, Etc, February 5 Onions, Etc, February IS Potatoes, Etc. February 19 Bees, February 28 Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar 4 .City Beautiful, Etc, March 11 Great Cows, March IS Paved Highways, March 25 HeacLLettuce, April 1 SilQ,"jtc., April 8 Legumes, April 15 Asparagus, Etc., April 22 THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW that Salem is the market center of the coming most extensive celery growing district in the United States; that we are already far ahead of any other section of Oregon or the Pacific Northwest in the industry; that our growers produce and pack here the finest quality of celery grown in the world; that they get $1 a crate and more above the price paid the Cali fornia growers for their best celery; that this difference alone means a handsome profit to our growers, and must of necessity result in the steady growth of the industry here; that, for a man with the right kind of land, some capital, and a great deal of industry, there is room and certain fortune here in celery growing; that there is a welcome here for more and more celery growers, and that celery growers in other sections can afford to aban don their places and come here, where they can grow quality celery commanding $1 a crate and more prem ium? f bis toes. He has to. He must think fast and act quickly. There is a lot of bookkeeping, to keep track of the celery that be longs to the different growers. A grower may come In with 20 crates of celery, and it may go in to three different care. Paul Girod does the bookkeeping. It is man's 'Job. S. Kodo is the "wheel man." He keeps track of the ripening crops; meshes up with the car loaders. Keeps the celery coming to the cars in the right quantities. The packing is done by the in dividual growers on their tracts. Caen celery grower has a packing bouse. He washes and ties the celery and puts It into the crates. "Everybody works but- father," and father works too. Celery harvest Is a busy time, and It is a long time, lasting from about July 1 to after January 1. counting both the early and the main crops. But the Labish people get the work done, in an orderly and efficient manner. Random Celery Notes All the celery growers irrigate their lands. They have heretofore pumped the water with gasoline engines. Now the whole district is connected up with the electric power lines, and the pumping will be done with motors; electric juice. . Also, they will have electric lights for their buildings and pack ing houses. They irrigate with the ditch system, every other row. They get the water right under the sur face of the soiL The water is close to the surface, and they can always have plenty for irrigation and other purposes. - Mr. Fukuda is an Americanized Japanese - He has been in the United States since he was a young man He has a wife and four chil dren, and the children have all at tended or are still attending pub lic, and high schools.' They are apt students.' The celery growers are mostly Japanese. But the benefits f cooperative marketing are extended 'to American celery growers. - Also, all the knowledge the Japanese growers have is available to their American neigh bors, and welcome. (And the Jap anese are almost "natural" gar deners.) o In their own country, they get about as much from a given acreage of soil as any other people not excepting even the French or the Italians. The -celery, growers here also grow onions. A lot of them. Two or three of them grow asparagus, on a commercial scale. And others of them are experimenting with this and other crops, jmtslde of celery, head lettuce, onions and asparagns.-f:'.-'-::;"1, J i MRcrnhada Js not the largest of celery growers. Charles Ogura has about 30 acres of celery.. Jim XttXT-iTiliaasd tof ether haTt Oregon Statesman Grapes, Etc, April 29 Drug Garden, May Sugar Industry, May 13 Water Powers, May 20 Irrigation, May 27 Mining, June 3 Land, Irrigation, Etc, June 10 Floriculture, June 17 Hops, Cabbage, Etc., June 24 Wholesaling, Jobbing, July 1 Cucumbers, Etc., July 8 Hogs July 16 Goats, July 22 Schools, July 29 Sheep, August 5 Seeds, August 12 National Advertising. Aug. 19 Livestock, August 26 Grain Grain Products, sept. 2 Manufacturing, Sept. 9 Woodworking, Etc, Sept. 18 Automotive Industries, Sept. 23 Paper Mills, Sept. 30 (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. about 35 acres. These are the largest tracts. Some Dreams Mr. Fukuda says the growth in number of cars of celery will go on, as fast as there is a safe mar ket demand for more. He looks for it to run up to 2000 cars a year. There is ample beaverdam soil in that district to produce thle number, that may be had. The growers will furnish that number of cars, when they can be sold at a profit. That will make about a million dollar celery crop annual ly. Mr. Fukuda says the Santiam irrigated district is good for cel ery; many thousands of acres. He saye the difference there will be more labor and more fertilizer. Also, the Santiam district is fine for a number of other commercial crops. And the Mission and South Bottom districts, Mr. Fukuda says, will produce excellent asparagus. Vast quantities ef it. Mrs. Fukuda has experimented with celery pickles, using the ten der celery hearts. It has been found to be delicious. There may be an effort to develop this idea on a large scale. These-pickles make an attractive appearance in glass Jars. And Other Things Mr. Fukuda thinks his attention to the details of the celery indus try will not much longer be re quired. There are a number of men of ability among the growers. The industry is very well organ ized. So Mr. Fukuda, having been helpful in promoting an Industry that will soon be bringing a mil lion dollars a year of outside money to the Salem district, all of it entering the channels of trade here, has an ambition to render still greater service to his adopted country and state and district where he has received good treat- DONE WITH A GUN M. ' B. Sanderson -1144 North Cottage Kaay Yaar NnMf za Orf Bay ala, ongaa. as CAVXTAX. KOVintXWTAx. WOIXJ 9. O. imm a ita, rnnuun , jm Kteds ef KoimmiI Wck ' "Tacter al OfflMt S310 a, CMi'l, Oyyerttt I O. O. . OssMtarr, Mom SI St. fAXSM, OXSOOW Painting ment for himself and his family. He-has something else in mind. But he will not for the present tell what that something else is. When he undertakes It, however, it is a pretty good guess that it will be a success. He will know from ex periments or other exact knowl edge that the thing can be done, before he launches on the new propect. Large Returns, Small Acreage The land in celery in the La bish district last year was 230 acres. The number of growers was 33. The gross returns to the growers, not counting the money. that went to the railroads, was around $250,000. From 240 to 245 acres this year, the increase In number of cars is expected to be about 60. i So the reader will see that only about 1000 acres of that land, under that kind of cul CELERY GROWING 6EKEHALLY IN THE STATE FROM THE COLLEGE WHIT Oregon Is Becoming a Great Celery Producing Section, Marketing the Bulk of Its Crop in the Eastern Cities on Its High Quality How It Is Grown, Packed and Sent to the Distant Markets (For the annual celery Slogan issue of January 27 of last year, Prr A (l. B. Bouauet. head or market gardening at the Oregon Agricultural college, wrote the following very complete summary of celery growing in this state:) Oregon has unusually favorable conditions for growing excellent celery, and while the -industry of producing and shipping has not yet reached the proportion of some other states, yet the busi ness is growing and the crop is finding greater outlet and wider recognition each year. The hign quality of the product Is largely responsible for this condition. Es tablishing a reputation for a high class and excellent quality celery that will cause business to expand and sales to increase has been the ambition of celery growers of the state. That this object has been attained is attested by the fact that In but a few years the grow ing of celery; has developed from express shipments to the present volume of business that now con sists of shipping many hundred cars yearly to eastern markets. ' Three Celery Districts The celery growing areas of Oregon are divided into three dis tinct sections, Lake Labish, near Salem in Marlon county; Trout- dale on the Columbia slough land of Multnomah county; and Mil waukle, eightj miles south and ad jacent to the Willamette river. The soil types In these three places are distinctly different, the Troutdale soil being a dark brown, sub-Irrigated sandy loam; the Milwaukle land being mostly beaver dam. rhile the Salem soil is a drained lake bed with a typi cal peat substance. The Right Soils There are jmany thousands of acres in the State of Oregon cap able of growing fine celery, but the acreage should not expand in such a way as to hinder the possi bility of satisfactory marketing. Certain kinds of soil produce the best results, particularly the type of soil mentioned as prevailing in the districts as mentioned above. The soil type has a very definite bearing on the size and quality and ability of the product to stand up, which Is necessary if celery -is to be shipped any long distance. One often hears of cel ery men discussing a certain lot of celery as being large and well blanched but they also may say h Buttercup When Ton Ask for Butter Buttercup Butter is for sale at every grovery store. Just say "Buttercup" and you will get a good high grade butter. Capital City CooperatiYe Creamery Phono SSt Oak la n d Pontiac Sales and Service VICKBROS. High Street at Trade A COPY EAST tivation, will be required to make a million dollar annual crop, or more. . It is possible to run this up to 2000U3000 acres, in that beaver dam district. And, as stated above, all the Santiam irrigation district is available perhaps oyer 100,- 000 acres, eventually. Where does the money go 7 It all remains here. It does not go to Japan. It goes for fertilizer. rent of the land, lumber for blanching the celery, paper string fortvin the celery bunches, la bor of cultivation, machinery and tools, power for pumping, autos and trucks for the growers, houses and barns and other build ings for the growers. And expan sion of the business. And experi mentation with other vegetables, etc., etc. that it does not stand up as it should and therefore loses a lot of its value. And Climatic Conditions ' Climatic conditions must be right to produce celery of the best flavor and quality. In sections of western Oregon freezes seldom occur before Thanksgiving. There is a noticeable lack of extreme summer temperatures, and the cool and moist fall weather Is conducive to the formation of fine quality celery. Growing high class celery is largely dependent on the quality, trueness and uniformity of the seed strain. Some growers have made it a practice to try various grades of Golden self-blanching and Golden Plume In order to as certain what sources of seed will give the best satisfaction. Gold en Plume is grown but little in comparison with the Golden self blanching, which is mostly of the tall strain. A good strain of seed must produce celery that Is large, firm, very compact, erect, vigor ous and blanching well with a fine, golden heart. It should also be free from excessive suckerlng Produce Two Crops There are usually two lots of celery grown so far as' season is concerned, the early and the main crop. For the early crop, seed should be sown about February 15 to March 1 under glass and the plants cared for under glass until about the first of May, when the field setting begins. The main crop Is started about April 10 to 13 jn outdoor seed beds and the plants are handled but once, namely into the field during June. Some of the first late celery is set out the latter part of May. Seed beds for the main crop are man ured and the top soil is usually screened in order to have a fine seed bed. Fertile Soil Vital Soil fertilization is a vital fac tor in producing fine celery. Most growers plow under all celery trimmings from the year before and use 15 tons of sheep manure to the acre and an additional ap plication of 500 pounds of super phosphate and 200 to 300 pounds GIDEON STOLZ CO. Manufacturers of Vinegar, Soda Water, Fountain' Supplies Salem Phone 24 Ore. DIXIE HEALTH BREAD Ask Your Grocer 0IL-0-MAT1C What b it? , THEO. 1M BARR Plume 192 f ... ' of sulphate of potash. Some grow ers also top dress with 100 pounds of nitrate of soda, and in other cases 1,000 pounds of salt per acre are applied, i The necessity of blight control in the early stages of the growth of the crop is being realized by growers more each year. Seed bed dusting or spraying which a few years ago was not given much consideration is I now a regular practice. The growers maintain that if they have good clean plants to be set that they have started out right to control the blight. Growers have varied their blight control between spraying and dust ing.- The former was used several years ago and dusting was later employed. Now sprays are being used again, being rated cheaper and fully as effective. "Nicodust" is used to control aphis, which were . comparatively sparse in 1926, but in some past years have been almost as deadly in their work as the blight. Wherever blight is doing damage one can usually attribute the presence of it to failure to spray or dust early enough. Some growers have not yet learned the lesson of preven tion being better than cure. When the blight begins to have the up per hand it is a long, hard fight to cope with It, and usually the grower loses. Thorough spraying of plants in the seed beds follow ed by others after the plants are set out is more than half the bat tie for cleanliness. Blight plants are reduced In vigor, in size and market grade, and themselves are a menace to adjacent fields which may be clean. Our Celery Uniform It has been a noticeable feature of the celery produced in these districts that it Is exceptionally uniform in height and growth This may be attributed to several factors, among which is that the plants are set out smaller than In other growing areas, which tends to a greater uniformity, and again. plants are selected for their unl formity and vigor when they are transplanted. The average crop receives about six to seven cultivations. There is also some necessary hand weed ing and hoeing, which are listed in cost items to be found below. As to Irrigation Irrigation of celery fields com prises three methods sub-Irrigation, over-head and ditch or fur row system. Land that Is situated low enough can be very nicely sub-irrigated, which is the most desirable form of applying the water. Open dltcheB which are four rods apart receive the water from springs and the water seeps through the soil sub-surface per meating the entire area. This method Is Ideal for keeping the leaves dry and the roots well sup plied with moisture. Overhead pipes are used for areas that are too high to properly sub-irrigate. The pipes are usually set up about four times during the season, the water running about twelve hours at each setting. ; The overhead system makes It imperative that a L. b. stnrsMooa Salem Wicker Furniture Manufacturing Co. W 811 Xttxsc Qasaiss XatUa Rm4 Quality FanUtua Btpalrlag, Xaflnlahlnf, TpMltrlng S81S Stat St., Salam, Oraga SILKS 2 PAINTS Any Shade or Kind Made to Order Without Extra Charge Full Line of House and Barn Paint Carried In Stock. Buy Direct Save $1.50 per Gallon; Salem's Own Paint Factory J. C. Silk 2640 Portland Road Tel. 2768 BRING IN YOUR NEW YHEAT And exchange ft fur hard wheat patent flour, or any of our long list of milling specialties. We do custom grinding. We sup ply what you need for what you have. CHERRY CITY BULUNQ CO. 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One by ten inch lumber is used for the early, shorter celery and for the later celery one by twelve inch lumber. Well blanched celery in the crate is very much more at tractive than that which is partial ly green, and the grade on the lat ter Is reduced accordingly by the government Inspectors. The Shipping Getting the celery out of the field and into the crate requires certain definite operations, firs:. the separating of the bunch from the roots Just below the ground or the base of the stalk; nex.. the rapid pulling off the suckers and undesirable stalks so as tr leave a trim and tightly fittin; bunch. Most cars of celery tha are shipped roll in crates rough or unwashed, with the root un trimmed, the washing and tyin, being done at destination by the wholesalers and retailers. Suck ers are very much worse on some .strains and varieties than others and where they are numerous they entail an added burden and cost in trimming and the number of grade one bunches is reduced. Celery that Is to be shipped is packed in the field directly follow ing cutting and trimming. The crate is laid on its side and celery Is packed tightly into the crater which Usually holds four and a half to five dozen bunches. These crates cost about 30c and weigh about 135 to 145 pounds when filled. Celery that is shipped by (Continued on paga 9.) W. W. ROSEBUAUGH COMPANY Manufactarers of Warm Air Furnaces. Fruit Drying Stoves, Smoke Stacks. Tanks, Steel and Foundry Work. Welding a Specialty. 17th and Oak Sta., Salem, Ore. Wlie- Ta-Lon A Superior Breakfast Food A trial Will Convince Ton Wlje - Ta - Lon Cereal Co. M. A. BUTLER, Manager Telephone 1090-W Chiropractic for Acute Cases It is a mistaken idea that the Chiropractor is of service only In those sicknesses where pain is In the spine. The great ma jority of human ailments have their -origin here even though they ate manifest in remote parts of the body. Nor is it a well founded belief that Chiro practors only care for those cases which are chronic in form and upon which all other meth ods have failed. He is equally efficient In eliminating the cause of acute conditions; and when one sees an acute fever disappear under the Chiroprac tor's care, it should be remem bered that there is nothing mysterious or unusual In this fact. It is merely the. expres sion of a normal, reasonable law of health upon which Chi ropractic is built. Remember the Neurocalometer locates nerve pressure, ' Chiropractic adjustments remove nerve pres sure. Neurocalometer readings by appointment only. . Dr. O. L. Scott, D.Cr 236 North High Street -" Phone 87 or 1471-J - f