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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1932)
PAGE FOUIt The OREGON STATESMAN, SaWm, Oregon, Friday Morning, Jana&ry lf 1832 y. I 1 :p h' - i Franchise Crops G u Farvnin Bisitinguhh Valley !ontribute To Growthof City, Country General Farming Gives way to Intensified Agriculture 7 (Continued from page 1) leach of tbe Dine points against pi more friends , and fewer enemies for tbe pear tree, than any other country or section. We have no pear blight, for one thing. When- yer market conditions come lght, and stay right, we will sup- y train loads of pears in the fresh , or cold pack state, as our canneries now supply train loads of cases of canned Bartletts and their type. . Peaches?- We grow excellent peaches, on our sandy soils. But other sections can grow good peaches. This is not a franchise crop with us, but it is a good and profitable one for our growers who know and follow the rules; of the game. , j' ' Nats? That is our first name. No. pun intended. We grow s a better walnut than' California can produce. -. Our first quality "graft ed" sells as much as five cents a pound above their first iiuality 9 'budded. reason? - Hot i ine weather Jbefe in harvest- time melts the oil and makes the nut meat dark; rancid. We have.no such weather here. Also, we grow our walnuts without irriga tion; the roots of our trees go deep and get their own nioistufe. We have cheaper land; less over head, in other ways. This is tie only, section of the country that does or can grow filberts on a commercial scale; and we produce the best in the world. Yes, in the whole world. We grow great chestnuts. In good time,' the greatest'nut groves fn the world will be in the Willamette valley reaching to the tops of the moun tains in such forest growths as our black walnut trees, .furnishing two crops nuts, and wood for furniture. Hops? Oregon is the leading hop growing state; aid- the acre age is nearly all within a radius of 20 miles from Salem. It 'has been, will be again, likely J a $4,000,000 -annual crop with Us; distributing money perhaps ; in more channels than any other crop. Bush fruits and "strawberries? The loganberry industry, Based on the "king of bush fruits," was started in Salem. No where else on earth can its quality be -ex celled. It has a great future with the coming of the cold pack or "frozen-fruit" process, origin ated in Salem, or at least brought to practical use here. ur black raspberry vines persist; live years and years longer than in other sections. This is true of our oth er bush fruits, like blackberries. In alt the standard bush fruits, plus loganberries and evergreen or Oregon blackberries, we bate franchise crops. The evergreen was originated here perhaps 'from seeds carried from Europe by birds. Flax? We produce a fiber equal to the best of the famous Courtrai district along the Lys river in iBelgium supposed to be the highest quality in the world. In fact, our fiber took tirst place at tbe Philadelphia centennial, on all competitors, including Bel gium. We also excel in quality and tonnage in hemp growing get a better and stronger fiber than the famed fields of Italy sejid to market. And we can put onto the markets flax fiber in competition with cotton, as to price and cost of production. When we get more mills to spin and weave it, and fully develop the growing and processing which will come this will be the permanent chief industry of the state; with Industries on the land and in the cities and towns We have now two linen mills, one making yarns and twines and threads, the other yarns and wo ven fabrics; We will get many, in time; specialty mills, too, for there are over 100 commercial ar ticles made principally from flax; many of them- using also hemp. About -a fourth of the canning and packing of fruits and vegeta bles in the three states of Ore gon, Washington and Idaho Ii done in the Salem district. The canned pack alone runs far be yond a million cases a year. Our cold pack processing will in time exceed in volume our canning Strawberries? Oregon is the leading state in this line, in send ing to market canned and "fro zen" berries. Our Salem district production has reached around 15,000,000 pounds a vear of strawberries; is headed to the 24,000,000 point, and on up. We excel in both the canning berry of the Etterburg type and the cold pack berry of the Marshall or Oregon type. Both were develop ed here, after many trials of var ious types. The above are only the high lights. a Many newspaper pages could be filled with facts, figures and illustrations, in the way of comparisons, to show the advant ages our section has in diversi fied and franchise crops. In poultry and swine breeding, sheep and goat farming, and on down through a list that would be next to endless. Merely telling the plain truth, without any varnish ing, is enough to more than justi fy the above sketchy hints SPECIALTY CROPS MAKE VALLEY PR03P&R6US y..v v -.7 , - -V l ,, . . . ' I i I " - U. ''- v.", '1. -v. ,'.;. "u J-- - ?JJ -s.. . --u-t . . - . ; --;.. --s- V ' ; ' ' - - ' ''! ;--t;r ..TCi .l ... ." .. .Sir.-- . ,4,".!; -fj?- tivrr-J . . -...-5 .--.'Jw- i. '.-A ..'r''---;' ?j;-r IIKEI BiHIDS TO BE F mm I Five Year Plan to Wind up This tear; Well Ahead of first Schedule ." - L 4 ig.A. ftai ?4iS- 1. Harvesting filberts. 9. Pulling flax, using flax-puller with tractor power. 8. Prunes yield heavily In Marion and Polk counties. 4. Strawberry field. Production of strawberries is increasing. 5. Celery of finest quality Is produced at Lake Liablsb, Marion county. Many Scenic Attractions M Accessible to Sale m Ocean, Mountains, Resorts, Hunting, Fishing Within Easy Reach ! Depending upoa i jth weather Salem Share of Population High More than 43 per cent ,of the people of Marion county live in Salem. The. city pays 37 per cent of the county taxes. Salem and preeincts adjoining the city pay half of the "county taxes. More than half of the people in the county lfve in Salem and imme diate vicinity. Spinach Will Be Tried Out In Woodburn MORE THAN ALASKA Marion county, Oregon, ha larger population than the entire territory of Alaska. Th 1930 census gives Marion county a population of 60.S41 while Alas ka has 69,278. WOODBURN, Dec. 31 Farm ers in this district are heing urg ed by offic'als of the Ray-Brown cannery here to make experimen tal plantings of spinach. It is the theory that spinach, a food that is being used more extensively each year, will grow well In this coun try. The plants are grown best on beaver dam land or even upland, if it is well manured. The cannery announces that it will be in tbe market in the spring for a limited amount of high grade spinach. If enough of the commodity is raised, a special receiving station will be put up here; otherwise the cannery will receive tne spinacn at Brooks, where a large amount of it is raised for the market. In order to have the spinach ready in the spring, it should be planted in February. The crop is harvested in May, leaving the land for a nossible late crop in the year. When spinach is received here it will be shipped to the Hillsbo- ro cannery, a sister-plant, where it will be packed In cartons and frozen by the famou- Birdseye nnlek-f rpeze method. THE importance of , Marion county m the agriculture of Any farmer who is interested Vvir iho fWt. that wfiilp It has 1ms in raising spinach is advised to t, -" vwv, K.v. cials and learn of the approved aevoted to various crops amounis 10 tne ioiiowmg as snown methods of planting, harvesting, by-the 1930 census : Marion Co's VV liile not primarily a hog-raising state, Oregon does have a con siderable number of these 'mortgage lifters." Fruit Total For Year is A Bit Lower Marion County Ranks High In ShareState Crops With Less than 2 of State Area has Large Proportion of Tbtal Area in Many Crops and caring for the crop. X Per. of Oregon Loganberries .......4 - -57 Celery J-- , , 54 Onions X, : 54 Hops 47 Peppermint ; 45 Prunes ..........r ..... -30 Strawberries '. : ..30 .....21 20 17 16 16 13.5 Corn Filberts ...... , Walnuts .... Oats Clover Vetch : : llaspberries Potatoes o South Falls Will Be Visible From New Park Route .. : 10 :. 6 In addition the census shows that Marion county pro duces 9 of the hogs, 8 of .the chickens, 7 of the goats; and 6 of the milch cows of the entire state . : , - It is this amazine diversity in'prbduction which gives Marion cpuntjf an economic stebiKtyiiheuled among the to see gcenery i. counties 01 .the west. -The list, indicates also the variety 01 '' crops which are grown in Marion county; These include sta- ;ple crops such as grain, hay, live stock; and specialty crops sucn as" Derries, tree iruits, nuts, 1 lax,-nops, peppermint oil, .. , x and produce such as onions, lettuce. celery; According to a proposed survey, when one travels to the Silver Falls State park from Salem, the new road win pass wnn a snori distance of the South Falls. And not only that, but from, the road these wonder falls nil b m iuu view. That alone is worth the trip. Winter Falls, one of the most beautiful of the ten In this won derful group of falls', now may be seen from below as trails have been constructed, not only around and' down around Winter Falls, but to ' connect with the other fall. . - : No use, going away? from home Try the -Silver Fall State park first Only miles from .Salem by way of Mac- eay and Shaw. . . :. About 180,000 cases of fruits and vegetables were canned dur ing the 1931 season by Paulus Brothers Packing Co., High and Trade streets, George Paulus re ported. This is a decrease of about one-quarter under the 1930 total, he said. The biggest decrease was made in pears and carrots, while the prune pack was Increased. The cherry and berry pack re mained about the same. An in crease was noted, however in the cold-pack of strawberries. About 1000 barrels were packed, which Is more than in .1930. About 600 barrels of maraschino cherries were packed. Paulus Brothers bought 1500 tons of dried prunes last year which they packed and shipped east. Shipments have been steady, Mr. Paulus reported. All of their packing, he said, is done against orders received, this eliminating any surplus. Practically the total output of the local plant is distributed east of the Mississippi river, Paulus said. Less than one per cent is sold in the west. The plant will being operations in May, canning vegetables. DEPRESS! CHS HEA TO LAND There is a trend back to land. Troubles In security markets have caused a swing which is no ticeable. Even bonds of long standing have suffered severely in the price decline. While real es tate has been affected by a slow market, the universal feeling rs that the land1 is something per manent. It is not a piece of pa per beautifully lithographed and stored in a safe deposit vault, whose value may fade overnight J as have bonds or railroads and industrial enterprises. The land is permanent; and its value will return. The fact that there is a back to the land movement right here in Marion county is attested by the last school census. The census taken in 1931 shows a gain for the county of 603. Of this gain only 74 was in the city of Salem, although tbe Salem population is approximately one-third of the to tal for the county. In other words the increase in school pop ulation in the country was much greater than in the city. That this is due to a movement back to the land is attested by many who are in touch with the schools and also with farming. Many who have lost positions in city industries have turned to the soil where they are secure and where they feel they can at least gain a livelihood and where their children will be reared in health ful surroundings. The yearj 1932 will see the com pletion of the market road plan In Marion' county, according to Roadmaster Frank O. Johnson. Three yeans ago a five-year plan was adopted. This year's work should teet the completion of the plan, in one" year less than origin ally planned, he Bald. During the past year the coun ty road program called for more work than -in 1930. It saw the laying of 10.46 miles of pavement, and the gradine Of 47.4 miles of market roafls. The work brought the grand total of miles in Marion county to 4;07.35. j Of this figure. ZZU.Z9 miles are graaed market 1 roads, while 187.0S miles of pave ment are enjoyed in this county. Market road No. 8 received the largest part of the year's paving; the Aral-Bressel corner section re ceiving 3.84 miles of pavement. A section of market road No. 46, be tween Silvferton, Skalfe's ranch and Drift cfreek, received the most grading. County workers im proped 6.7$ miles on this section. Of the 9'4 market road3 in the county, road No.; 51 has the most grading acd pavement; its total being 12.6$ miles for each. Road No. 26 is sfecond with 12.44 miles each of paying and grading. - 1J1 New Paving The foul county paving plants located in 5aev Silverton, Stay- ton and St. Paul will probably only be operated to furnish as phalt for patching, Johnson said, since there is little or new paving contemplated this year. With nee paving plans, more money will- be available to finish the roads! the roadmaster de clared. "Itlcost us about $10,000 a mile to Uiy the asphalt paving," he said. ; Several Urge bridges and small box-culverts, were Included on 1931's rda$ program. Total N'urftber , of Graded and Paved 3Eiles of Market Road in County. Market Graded to Pavo- Wlth many streams and lakes nearby, mountains and forests within a two hour's drive, the Salem district is a veritable hunt ers' and fishers' paradise. An Oregon resident may fish to his heart's desire, paying only $3 a year for the privilege. A hunt ing license costs the same, or both are offered for $5. A non resident hunter pays SIS and $3 for an angling license. All-year fishing is offered in the Salem district, since there are many spots along the coast where the season is open the year around. The game fish season in Marion county opens April 15. Such sporty fish as the Rainbow, Eastern Brook and Cutthroat are found in the Willamette, Santi- am. Ablqua. Roaring. Littte Luckiamute and Pudding rivers. Well-stocked creeks include Mill, Silver, La Creole, Butte, Thomas and Beaver, all located within an hour's ride from the heart of the city. The fishing limit is liberal, 30 fish or 20 pounds of fish any one day, or 60 fsh or 40 pounds in any one week. and' the conditions pt the foreeta for th exaci date, deer season opens in Oregon In September. Many deer a?e bagged in a one day trip from Salem but many hunted prefer to drive from 50 to 100 miles farther into the mountains. The season closes on October 20, with the bag limited to two black tall Ideer, pr one mule deer ind one : black tail deer during the season. On October 1, the duck, geese and snipe season opens. Some time before j the opening date ducks begin! to come into the Willamette river and the sloughs and lakes near Salem. : The sea son continues until January 15. The bag limit is 15 ducks or snipe in one day, or eight gee.se in one day. Chinese pheasant are plentiful in the fields near j Salem, while grouse and native- pheasants are found In Jhe woods and brnsh patches. The season is from Oc tober 15 to 31. The bag limit is four birds; in one day or eight in one week. , Road No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Standard Stiles 3.27 l;70 5 72 3.25 4i89 .40 S.'lf 3.24 ment Miles 2.36 2.2S 4.02 .30 .50 3.35 1.89 2.83 2.50 4.75 6.24 9.80 2.10 6.44 6.47 3.65 2.90 3.94 6.67 4.50 11.30 6.47 2.71 12.44 7.90 4.20 4.10 1.50 8.64 3.20 4.34 4.39 Four in Family Local Average If you have four in your family, you- are utue anead or tne aver age . f or Salem. - Official figures say the family average, in Salem is three and nine tenths. Families in Salem are growing smaller. The average la 1920 was four and three tenths. Apart ment houses are not conducive to large families.' I OREGON COWS WIN RECORDS I -- ! 1' . -W Rapid Growth oi Population Noted Between the years 1910 and 1920, Marlon county made a pop ulation growth of 18.6 per cent. Between the years 1920 and 1930, the gain In population was 28.3 per cent. The official census population in 1920 for the coun ty was 47.187 and for the 1930 census it was 60,541. RARE TREES SEEN In the statehouse grounds there are 134 different trees and shrubs. The Judas tree is there and so is the Cedar of Lebanon. Also the Golden Twigged - Dog wood and the Burning-Bush; ' i m- I mi M MM it i Oregon St. Olga, owne by 8. J. McKee, Iadependence " - FEW RENTED " FARMS Marion county cannot complain of absent landlords. Of the 4821 farms in the" county, as' reported I by the 1930 census, only 798 are operated by tenants. ; Can; corn be improved? Just look - at what farmer on Grand Isl and have done la 10 rears. Ont- ' side cars crown ta 19&0: tne center one on same land in 1930. Fall in River From Salem to Newberg Noted Engineers give the following figures showing rise of the Wil lamette river between points not so very far from Salem: From Newberg to Salem, 35 miles of river, a rise of 59 feet. That is. the river falls 59 feet between Sa lem and Newberg. Betwess Sa lem and Independence, IS miles, there is a rise of only 21 feet. Be tween Independence and Albany, 21 milea of river, the rise is 34 feet. Between Albany and Cor- vallis, 12 miles, the rise is only 18 feet: South of Corvallls the river starts up hill as between Corral lis and Eugene, 53 miles' of river, the rise is 213 feet. O . O Just Think of This o -o The U. S. census reports that on April 1, 1930, in" Salem there were 336- divorced males in Sa lem and 334 divorced females Question: Why two more males than females? They live long years In Marion county In the rural districts. Of ficial records report there are 416 people in the country more than 75 years of age, and 1189 people between the ages of 65 and 75 years. . These figures refer only to those living In the rural districts outside of cities and towns. - Marion county is getting to be aulte a sauash country. In 1929 the crop was alued at 810,157 with a planting of 145 acres. Cucumbers were of more value as a crop than squash. In 1929 the latest year for. government reports,-there' were 197 acres in cu cumbers in Marion county, which returned to the growers S16.224, 35 4.49 36 7.84 7.76 37 3.55 1.14 38 1.47 39 5.50 40 4.37 41 4.92 42 1.03 7.05 43 7.84 1.77 44 4.32 45 9.79 1.00 46 9.2S 47 '4.07 48 .5fi 49 3.76 50 1.04 51 12.67 52 . 6.47 53 6.91 54 9.24 55 ' 1.60 56 3.00 57 2.96 58 .74 59 1.87 60 1.25 61 2.16 62 .70 63 1.35 .66 Total MUes 2.36 2.28 7.29 .30 .50 3.35 3.59 8.55 2.50 4.75 3.25 4.89 6.24 9.80 2.10 6.44 6.47 3.65 2.90 3.94 6.67 4.90 11.30 9.59 5.95 12.44 7.90. 4.20 4.10 1.50 8.64 3.20 4.34 4.39 4.49 15.60 4.69 1.47 5.50 4.37 4.92 8.04 '.9.61 4.32 10.79 9.28 4.07 .56 3.76 1.04 12.67 6.47 6.91 9.24 1.60 3.00 2.96 .74 1.87 1.25 2.16 .70 2.00 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 76 76 77 78 79 81 82 S3 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 9 3 94 1.22 I.7S .13 2.00 3.00 3.36 4.12 4.23 6.90 1.41 2.30 3.47 1.81 3.71 4.38 6.98 2.84 2.14 2.93 2.51 6.39 2.46 5.78 1.87 1.33 1.79 1.73 2.23 .37 3.84 3.45 2.73 -.60 2.00 3.84 3.00 3.36 4.12 4.23 6.90 1.41 2.30 3.47 1.8 3.71 4.38 6.98 2.84 2.14 2.93 2.51 5.39 2.46 5.78 1.87 1.33 1.79 1.73 PROPERTY TAX NOW QUITE LOW New Laws Cause Shift From Tax oh Real Estate to Income Changes in tax lawsHn Oregon are peculiarly favorable to owners of real estate. Where up to this time the land owners hare had to carry nearly the ' whole load of - taxation, this now has been great ly shifted. I In 1932 .there will be no state property tax except a two-mill elementary, school tax which remains for distribution in the counties. The Marion county consolidated tax for 1932 for state and county win do approximately 12 mills as compared with 19.4 mills for 1931. In addition! to this will be the school district tax. which varies with the district, and in non-high school districts a special tax for high school tuition and transportation. Valuation in thi fr(r MfJfnn ltate are supposedito be one-half VVCi O Ifl IlHUll fn real vain. f t. The new state taxes are corpor ation.:: excise! taxes,) and taxes on general income arid on income from intangibles. I 220.29 Total Graded Miles 187.06 Total Pavement Miles 407.35 Grand Total Miles I Value of Pack Records of the 1931 fruit, ber ry and vegetable pack in Salem have not as yet been announced But for the year 1930, the value of the Salem pack was estimated at $5,250,000. The value of the salmon pack in Oregon for 1930 was $5,658,177. WEST SALEM PLANT LAND IS VERSATILE All field crops grown in the temperate zone are produced in the Willamette valley of Oregon and little fertilizer is used. TO PICK NEW LINE BIG FILBERT ACREAGE The total filbert acreage tn Oregon Is about 7,000, of which 4000 are in the Marion county district. V:::?-:.w:i;-.-.:.w' i. -. jj . i Sales have said. been Another packing line la the contemplated improvement of the Cleary and HlUnian Packing company In West Salem during the new year. Like the majority of the capital clty'a other fruit and vegetble canneries, the plant across the river showed a de crease in production during 1931. it win run. bet ween 20 and 25 per cent, Edward j. Cleary said. The berry pack as a whole was light, Cleary reported. Straw. berries and blackberries helned bring down the average, pince light packs were made in! each variety. The loganberry pick re mained the same, while- more prunes were canned in 1931 than the year before. ! Cold-packed strawberries were put up as the year before. About 12 carloads were shipped during the summer season. The plant will re-oDen about May 20, with strawberries and gooseberries as the first fruit on the list- steady, Cleary Rougher lands are ased extensive- ly for growing sheep. Here are some orvha-n Hampshire at dinner time. GRAINS DO WELL, The wheat farmer of the cen tral states will feel perfectly at home, in the Willamette valley. Wheat, oats and barley are most ly sown In the tall. PUT OUT LARGEST PACK EVER 2 8 t t - M l il.f Si ; & 1; Here's m center of tntcreat dorima; tbe aamnter and fall asonthe-tor Aondreda lof . Woodburn people: the larg RayBrown cannery located near the kighway there. The fan k 1931 aaw the largest pear; ." pack tn the history of the cannery. -; i - -- -:i -r'. - kii SIS .r :3 7 ! iff : i: h