and Can Get A
Should
Canneries
spairagUB
Asparagus Canneries Are
Tobe Had Here for Effort
Of Getting Ready for Them
We Can Produce the Raw Materials Here for a
High Quality Pack in Both the White
and Green Tipped Varieties
Salem needs an asparagus can
nery. And this will be an even
tuality in due course. It would
pay our - commercial bodies to
work on this line of development,
consummating the important ad
dition to our annual canning and
packing output at an early date.
A number of the growers of
celery, lettuce, mint, onions and
other intensified crops in the La
Dish district grow some aspara
gus each year, and market their
output locally and by express ship
ments up and down the coast.
They commenced eperimentlng
with asparagus eight or ten
years ago, and "have carried that
line to the noint of a rather large
. success, " though small in size as
com nared with the tonnages ol
their other branche of vegetable
crrowln. They produce a good
nnalitT of asDaraaus: large and
tender.
Mlrfit Greatly Expand
.Roy K. Fukuda, the pioneer la
the Labish district, has in all the
time be has been there, now near
ly 29 years, been experimenting
with various crops. Celery grow
ing was at first an experimental
rroo. And head lettuce: ana au
the rest.
Mr. Fukuda has long believed
that asparagus growing on
large commercial scale, for can-
nin. with the canneries iocatea
here, might be made a great In
dustry nere. The same aa in the
Sacramento Valley in California.
He believes that, for this purpose,
the sandv soils of the valley would
be preferable for the growing, of
asnaraeus. especially the wmte
kind, used almost exclusively for
canning. Mr. Fukuda has not yet
had a chance, with the right kind
of land, to make the experiments
he would like to see carried on
In this crop, with a view to large
scale production.
Have Ambitious Plans
Mr. Fukuda and the group of
farmers with whom he works,
principally men of the Japanese
race, are experimenting constant
ly with a number of crops.
They expect to try rice here.
Their people know how to grow
rice. They produce that crop in
Japan under conditions similar to
those found here. They produce
a great deal of it in California.
They expect t o try bamboo
hoots. They are trying out sev
eral new, Japanese vegetables, not
elsewhere grown In this coun
try. But they find it difficult to get
the seeds and plants through
from Japan to the unuea siaies.
Mrs. Fukuda and .one of their
daughters visited Japan two
years ago and while there Mrs.
Fukuda secured a varied supply
of seeds and slips and bulbs and
roots of plants successfully grown
for the domestic supplies and the j
markets of that country, with a
view to bringing them home for
experimental purposes here. The
customs officials did not allow
her to bring any of them home.
The laws are very strict with
regard to the bringing in of seeds
and plants and slips, etc from
foreign countries, through fear of
lmnorting plant diseases.
It would seem that the United
States department of Agriculture
might be appealed to successfully.
In order that experiments with
useful Japanese plants might be
brought here, under the proper
conditions, for experimental pur
poses. Some very valuable con
tributions might thus be made in
the Salem district, through the
efforts of the enterprising group
of Americanized Japanese people
and their children (who are Am
erican citizens) of the country
north of Salem. ...
Utah Went and Did It
The Slogan pages have for
years and years been calling- at
tention to the desirability otxse-
curiae asparagus, canneries lor
this- city. Thw Idea has been re
peatedly put forth ot developing
a district ere, in sandy soil, tor
the growing of the white variety.
like that need for canning in Cal
ifornia, supplying & great trade.
This can be done, as had been
proven here for instance In the
growing of the wonderful supply
near Aurora a dozen years or so
ago and In sufficient quantity
to fully supply the best Portland
trade.
And the slogan pages have re-
mm m beiteb
I MS HEEDED
a-ronr. soundly organized co
operative m&rketfnrassociatlon Is
the PCS inilX? lor" gciumri
t.nt a am all weak rroun- f ounded
mostly on hope and enthusiasm Is
a "snare and a delusion," imos
rMw n rsatlin. ntension spec
ialist fa cooperative marketing at
thj Oregon State Agricultural col
' im aftr a. thoronrh survey of
cooperative marketing conditions
in Oregon.
Mr. Gatlin found IS I organlxa
, tlons doing a cooperative business
In this state Most of them are
engaged In marketing, though
note are purchasing associations.
Oregon, he found, has some of the
strongest co-ops in the country,
organized along sound lines and
efficiently managed.. Many; small,
rather weak groups, noweverTe-
dnec the average.
- JL suggestion Is made that this
is' a good time for the state to
check up on cooperative market
ing; Inasmuch as the proposed
farm legislation trill give a de-
dded boost to organizations In a
-; position to receive the assistance
offered. -
peatedly said that a specialty
might be made of our wonderful
green' tipped asparagus, having a
tenderness and taste not more
than approximated by the white
kind.
That sounded to some like an
ambitious dream. Was it? Well.
Utah went and did It. The excel
lent truck gardeners of the Salt
Lake section also grow a fine
green "tipped asparagus. And they
have so educated their trade that
they prefer that kind.
And Even More
And more than this, they are
now canning their green tipped
asparagus, in all but unlimited
supply. Why not do it, or guaran
tee canners the doing of it?
Asparagus Is an especially tine
canning product. It Is the only
vegetable that Is actually Improv
ed in quality by canning, especial
ly when the stock Is woody or
tough.
And asparagus would-jbe our
first spring- canning crop; - it
would come before gooseberries;
some weeks before.
A couple of years ago. a can
nery expert made Investigations
along this -line. He was induced
to come to Salem by 81ogan mat-
yet, considering a canning .project
along this line. ,
Here is a chance to make this
great canning center a greater
canning. center. .There Is room
here for more and larger canner
ies; and even more and larger.
We can produce the raw materials
in commercial quantities, and that
is the prime consideration.
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Oregon dairymen running short
of winter feed and now eager to
get the cows out on early spring
pasture are in danger of greatly
reducing profits later In the year
for the sake of temporary sav
ings in feed costs, warns P. M.
Brandt, chief In dairying at the
experiment station! Prof. Brandt
recently discussed this question at
length over the college radio,
KOAC.
"We have Just finished a hard
winter and a lot of dairymen are
practically out of feed," said Prof.
Brandt. "In some places pasture
is already fairly adequate, but for
the most part continued cold has
even retarded grass growth. The
temptation Is to decide that feed
is too costly and turn the cows
out to make their way on the
early grass."
310k Flow Curtailed
The danger of this, says Prof.
Brandt, is that while the cows
may be able to get enough grass
to keep up their milk flow for the
present, the early grass Is so wat
ery that the cow draws on her
body for necessary food elements.
This loss In weight Is not regain
ed on pasture, and at the end of
the spring pasture period the cow
enters the dry summer season re
duced In flesh. She Is then sure
to fall off seriously In milk flom
-It Is my belief that the wise
dairyman will decide that after
all, the best thing is to feed his
cows grain it he does not have
any hay available, until such time
as the pasture Is sufficiently
strong to carry his cattle, even if
in so doing he barely gets his
money back for the present," Pro
fessor Brandt pointed out,
"As a matter of fact, even with
good pasture, It Is necessary to
feed some grain or other supple
ments because It Is Impossible for
the animals to eat enough grass.
If they are heavy producers, so
keep production up. ' .
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Dates of Slogans in Oregon SUteamanr
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(With a few possible changes)
Loganberries, October 7, 1228.
Prunes' October 14.
Dairying, October 21.
Flax, October 28.
Filberts, November 4.
Walnuts, November 11.
Strawberries, November 18.
Apples, Figs, ete Nov. II.
Raspberries, December 2.
Mint, December f.
Beans, etc December If.
Blackberries, December 22.
Cherries, December SO.
Pears, January f. 1828.
Gooseberries, January 12.
Corn. January 20.
Celery, January 27.
Spinach, etc., February 2.
Onions,- eta, . February. 10.
Potatoes, ate., February 17.
Bees, February 2.
Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar. S.
City Beautiful, etc, March 10.
Great Cows, March 17.
Pared Highways, March 14.
Head Lettuce, March tU
Silos, etc, April 7. .
Legumes, April 1 . -Asparagus,
etc, , April llv
mm CLOVER I
con goes did
Got First Good Start Here
Last Year. Big Business
for This Year
Landino clover, a new favorite
In the Willamette valley and
coast counties, was tried out in
the Salem district in 1127. got a
good start with 250 to 200 acres
increase last year, and Harley
White of D. A. White & Sons says
his firm alone has sold enough
seed the present season to add
several hundred acres more to the
fields this year.
It makes great pasture. It Is
good bee pasture crop. It la a
valuable .legume.
This is also known as the giant
white or Italian white clover; Is
a very large form of the ordinary
white clover so common on lawns
and In pastures developed In Its
giant form In Italy. The O. 8. C.
has a bulletin on It, by Prof. H. A.
Schloth, assistant agronomist.
Is Iong lived
Landino clover Is long lived;
good stands on suitable lands pro.
perly handled will last four to
eight years. It is not deep root
ed; of course good soil will pro
duce better crops than poor, how
ever. It is easily choked out by
weeds..
It requires Inoculation on land
that has not grown clover. It
may be planted from May 1 to
July X. of September 1 to 20 In
the fall.
It is grown for pasture, hay and
seed; lsjrimarlly pasture pbwU,
poultry with heavy per acre ton
nages of rich, succulent "feed. It
is good to rotate, using some
fields for pasture and others for
hay and seed. The pastured crop
may be used for seed by taking
off the stock about May 15. Yields
of seed go from 100 to 400 pounds
to the acre; more seed Is produced
as the plants grow older, with a
full stand maintained.
Land plaster helps Jp. giving a
large crop, and In the coast coun
ties Immense per acre yields are
produced. Lime is necessary on
sour lands, as with most if not all
other legumes. But the landino
kind will stand more sourness in
land than most clovers.
Irrigation may be used on dry
soils to produce bumper crops of
ladlno clover.
FRUITS FOR MAIN CROP
Apricots, peaches, early apples
and a few of the earliest plums
will bring on the season of abun
dance which, with the later varie
ties of these fruits, will last near
ly until winter. Winter apples
and pear. If placed in a cool fruit
room or cellar In the tall, will of
ten last until the commencement
of the new supply of strawberries.
To obtain this supply there
should be five or six apricot trees,
the same number of peach, trees,
ten or twenty of plum, ten or fif
teen of summer and autumn,
pears and as many more of winter
varieties, the same number of
summer and autumn apples, and
from ttreflty-five to fifty trees ot
wjnter 'apples. FoTty or fifty
well-managed grapevines will con
tribute materially to the variety
and excellence ot the supply of
fruit. One hundred grapevines.
In a well-cultivated vineyard, will
fresh grapes 'wanted by a large
family through the autumn and
winter months. A
Everything Inf.
HATERIA1LG
Cobb & Mitchell ii
.'' A. B. Kelsay, Manager
49 8. 12tb St. Phone 818
HeAeBjdcCto.
Berry Plants, Seed Potatoes
Berry Crates and HaHocks
Portland Road, Salem, Oregon
Grapes, etc., April 28. .,
Drug' Garden, May I.,
Sugar Industry, May 12.
Water Powerr, May ID.
Irrigation. May 2.
Mining, June 2.
Land. Irrigation, etc. June t.
Floriculture, Jane If.
Hops, Cabbage, etc., June 22.
Wholesaling. Jobbing, June St.
Cncnmbers, etc, Jnly 7.
Hogs, July. 14. .
Goats, July 11.
ScSools, July 18. v.r
Sheep, August 4.
Seeds, August 11
National Advertising, Aug. It,
Livestock, August 2 B.
Brain Grain Products, Sept, 1
Manufacturing, Sept. 8.
Woorworklng, etc, Cept. IS.
- Automotive Industries Sept. 22.
Paper Mills, Sept. 28.
(Back copies of the Sunday
edition ot The Dally Oregon
Statesman are en hand. They
are for sale at.lt'. cents each,
nailed t any address.
Current topics, f cents.'
College Expert Gives Rules
For Growing, Marketing
Good Quality of Asparagus
Interesting Experiments That Are Now Under
Way, Involving Sexof Plants; Washington
Variety Best; Market Product Promptly
John C Burtner of the depart
ment of industrial journalism.
Oregon Agricultural eolege, fur
nishes the following for this an
nual asparagus Slogan number of
The Statesman: .
The growing of asparagus pre
sen'tj) many interesting probems
ot.froductlon and marketing for
the farmer, says A. G. Bouquet,
professor ot vegetable gardening
at Oregon State Agricultural col
lege. The plants, for instance,
are of two different kinds as far
as sex Is concerned the male or
staminate plant and the female
or piltillate pant
In tests made by the California
experiment station. It was found
that the staminate plant pro
duces a larger number of aspara
gus, stalks, while the piltillate
plant, which later bears the red
berries, produces a greater- num
ber of large stalks; that Is, the
average weight of a single, stalk
is greater. A field will usually
contain about equal numbers ot
each sex. it was found, but the
staminate plants will produce
more food hralue and will last
longer than the pistillate plants.
Experiments are now under way
to determine the feasibility of
segregating ahe crowns, accordm-g
to their eer in -an attempt to in'
crease production.
Questions of Fertilisation
Fertilization of asparagus Is
one of the most debated questions
of the Industry. In view of the
large storage capacity of the
plants, it is generally conceded
that heavy soil fertilization .is
beneficial and economical. It
would seem, from experimental
evidence, that the application of
fertilizer during the current year
has a marked effect on the yield
the following year, says Profes
sor Bouquet.
The application of salt as a
fertilizer was found to increase
the yield of asparagus in experi
ments carried on in Arkansas. Its
use tends to keep down weeds as
well as Increase the moisture con
tent of the soil, it was found. In
some cases the actual yield has
been greater in salted than in
unsalted areas.
. The Bed Long lived
It pays to use selected crowns
when setting out asparagus, be
lieves Professor Bouquet, as they
are not only larger and make a
finer growth after being set out,
but also the stand of plants is
much better when selected crowns
are used. The general experience
Is that one-year-old crowns are
superior to older ones. The yield
of an asparagus bed ordinarily in
creases until the seventh year,
after which there Is a noticeable
decline, although it may continue
to produce profitably for 16 to
20 years.
Washington Variety Best
The Washington varieties are
largely replacing the older varie
ties of asparagus, because of
their larger crowns and greater
resistance to rust, finds Profes
sor Bouquet. They have also a
greater uniformity In size, shape
and color ot stalks. Previous to
the introduction ot the Washing
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ton varieties, very little breeding
was carried on with asparagus.
. Market Product Promptly
Changes in Its structural and
chemical composition after har
vest are also outstanding charac
teristics of asparagus. These
changes affect greatly the edible
quality of the vegetable, making
It essential that the product
reach the market as soon as pos
sible. The crude fiber content of
the plant begins to Increase soon
after cutting and Is especially
rapid during the first 24 hours.
Crude fiber la an indication of
the toughness of the stalk. The
loss In moisture and 'sugar con-.
tent is also pronounced daring the
first 24 hours after" catting. 'z
Because of the rapid deteriora
tion In the quality of the product
after . harvesting, Professor Bou
quet recommends that It be kept
in as cool a place as possible, and
placed on the market without de
lay. It Is also necessary that the
wholesaler or retailer keep, the
product at a low temperature, to
preserve Its quality.
MORE FRIZES SOUGHT
Any citizen or any business
firm.desiring toj offer's prize
! In .the! JCtty . Beapllf.nl. contest,-
Is welcome to do so and
should at once submit the
listing of the prize toT. A.
Doerfler. While Mr. Doerfler
has been seeing as many firms
as possible about town, it is
possible that he has over-
looked some that would be
glad to contribute.
SPRAYING
The days for dormant spraying
will soon be. over. All trees and
shrubs subject to attacks of San
Joes scale should be sprayed with
one of the soluble oil mixtures be
fore the buds swell. It takes 48
hours to smother these pests. Any
repairs for parts needed for the
tree-spraying outfit should be se
cured now. The time for mdre
spraying is close at hand.
Make a habit of heeling in your
nursery stock the instant it ar
rives. Stock that Is allowed to
be around In the wind and sun
is certain to show heavy losses.
Hardy stock may be moved and
transplanted as soon as the
ground has thawed out. Early
planting is desirable. A shallow
digging over the shrub bed to
bury the mulching may be done
at the earliest opportunity.
Gideon Stolz
Company
Manufacturers of
Vinegar, Soda Water,
Fountain Supplies
Salem Phone 20 Ore.
'MILLING CO.
Oregon
Phone 318
Pontiac
Pulp and
Company
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RS OF MEN TO
HAVE BIG WELCOME
. "Mothers Week-end" at Oregon
State Agricultural college this year
will Include mothers .of both men
and women students, ' instead ot
being confined to the latter as
formerly. May il and 12 Is the
date set. Better facilities, includ
ing the new Memorial Union
building, make entertainment of
the larger group possible.
To clean up land Infected with
strawberry root weeyll in Oregon,
the experiment station recom
mends planting to grain, the first
year, then to clorer one year fol
lowed by a cultivated crop. It is
then safe for strawberries again
if weevil-free plants are obtained.
Setting new planting close to in
fested areas Is dangerous, says
the O. A. C.
Consideration of the home gar
den is a real part of the farm en
terprise rather than a mere side
issue for the attention of the wo
men of the household in their
"spare time," will make a big dif
ference in the farm profits at the
end of the. season. Careful sur
reys- as well as common observa
tion show that the food supplied
the family by the farm is one of
the. largest factors .in the family
income, says the O. A. C.
Morris Hunt, formerly with the
Bonesteele Motor company, and
Lawrence Imlan, formerly wita
the Kirkwood Motor Co., have ac
cented positions on the sales staff
of the Valley Motor xbmpany. ' 1
FLOWERS AVAILABLE
A number of Mont Bretia plants
are available from Homer Smith
on 675- North Summer street
which he will give to anyone with
out any charge,
Modern Community Developers
208 N. High St.
.1313 Edge water St.
NOW DEVELOPING
BEN LOMOND PARK and
KINGWOOD HEIGHTS ESTATES
An Organization of Local Business men who Believe in Salem
The Personnel of Our Organization Extend You Greetings
JOHN WERNER, Pres.
LYDA WERNER, Secty.
C E, CONE, Treas.
FOSTER GONE, Attorney
H. H. Daniels, Office Mgr.
EARL JENSON, Asst. Of f ice Mgr.
Sales Staff City and Farm Dept.
Ov K. DeWITT, Farms and City
W. E. LYNCH, Farms and City
E. A. POSSEHL, Farms and City
J. C. BALDWIN, Farms and City
Sales Staff Subdivision
If
tT. B. KLINGENSMITH
A. COUCHMAN
GEORGE ELFORD
MRS. LDOAN
L. A. THOMAS
MRS., MABEL BATH
E. A. POSSEHL
Appraiser
CARLOS MARSTERS
R. A. VASCHING
G. STAFFORD
HARVEY PARKER
B. S. BURKE
D.M.WIESNER
Al COUCHMAN t i
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Place for Man of Vision
FTTHE annual asparagus Slogan issue of rThe Statesman for
A several years has been saying andCrepeating somethins:
ii&e mis: Jny man ox visum uuu dujjcj iui uigun...Lug auu
ity may head a movement here that will lead to the building
up of a gigantic asparagus industry in, the Salem district ;
akin to the operations in the delta districts of the Sacra
mento valley, California." .-. - 1 t -
The statement embracing the above suggestion or inti
mation was read, two years ago, by a man having or backed
by capital sufficient to build and operate a cannery. Ho
came and made an investigation That man, or some other
man like him, would find here facts now more fully warrant
ing "arrangements looking to the establishing of a cannery
plant devoted or mainly devoted to putting up an asparagus
pack. .
Since that time, Utah interests have developed the can
ning on a large scale of the green tipped asparagus grown in
abundant supply in that state, having-overcome the prefer
ence with a large section of the consuming public of the
United States in favor of the white canned article.
The same thing can be done here. We can grow a qual
ity product of both varieties here. No one anywhere ever
raised better white asparagus than was grown for a long
time on the Miramonte farm of Muecke Bros., near Aurora,
furnishing the first class hotel trade in Portland and other
cities. No one can grow a better green tipped asparagus
than is produced in the Labish district near Salem now.
, Asparagus would give our growers a crop bringing early
spring money, and provide our laborers jobs relieving an an
nual unemployment problem. A big asparagus pack would
fill a needed place in our great cannery 'expansion. We have
hundreds of thousands of acres available for growing an all
but unlimited tonnage.
The invitation is still good; it is even better. It is an
insistent urge now. Let us sound it forth. Industry comes
where it has a field and is wanted. We have the field and
we want this industry.
Mammoth French White has
been found the best variety of
P Jerusalem artichoke for Oregon
In trials made by the experiment
station. It is a good producer ot
reasonably smooth tubers that are
comparatively ciasy to harvest,
says the O. A. C.
quite large to provide sufficient
loose soil to give the roots a
J. C. BALDWIN . .
O. K. DeWITT
LYDA VINTON
R. W. FREESE
HOWARD ROBERTS
F.SYLVESTOR
5 A. THOMPSON
L. BRADLEY
Adv! sory Board
JUDGEJ. H. SCOTT
MAJOIVCA ROBERTSON r. .
CHAS. E. CONE
Financial Managers
R. A. FASCHING and G. G ELFORD'
. Builders -.r-r-.
T. B. KLINGENSMITH - DELMAR BOND
FRED ROBERTS
Sales Manager
R. A. FASCHING
Invitational Chairman
MS. MARIE BAKER
Transportation Committee
A. HANUSKA
L. A. THOMAS
HARRYTRACY
L. VINTON
R. F. REESE 4 '
MABEL BATH
Stenographers
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Classes ot Real tstate
chance. . The sod should be laid
to one side and if a forkful ot well
rotted' manure, some bone meal,,
and a handful of potash is thor
oughly mixed with the soil In the
hole dug for each plant, the plant
food requirements, not otherwise
satisfied, will be amply taken care
of for several years.
Phone 265 Salem
Phone 1643 Salem
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