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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1920)
I . .r An 1 ft On THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. PAGE SEVEN Courty's Fruit Vawles By 1929, $50,000,000 Its Maximum Probability! in Such Crops Might HMMttMltHMHMMMHHMMHHMMimMf Reach Great Yearly Total of $90,000,000 How Marion County Now Grows Fruit " Marlon !- HISTORY 'At the time The Phez Company, through its affiliated companies, start ed in business, back in 1915 when loganberries were a drug on the market, growers were lucky to get 2c a pound for theirberries and some, as a result, had already started to plow up their acreage. The present market for loganberries is 12c. The Phez Company to date has spent $600,000 in magazine space alone to make the loganberry kown to the na tional consuming public. It has spent a far greater amount in market devel opment through brokers, salesmen, demonstrating, store advertising, etc. The result is a demand for loganberries and loganberry product that is now making the loganberry the most profit able fruit in the Willamette Valley for the small as well as large farmer to hande. We give you these facts because it is a matter of pride, even though, on ac count of the high development cost, not s yet one of profit to The Phez Com Wny that it has been able to assist so krgely in furthering one of Salem's mosi profitable occupations. The Phez Co. TARI F TABLE 2 Lines Up the Principal Factors of this city's Manufacturing Development, nuiu xttvj iu iui.v vuiuuim ictuiu uavca wm ue 1V1KJ to 1VZV). ine Values lor are reduced One-Half to make them about correspond with those of 1909 and 1914 Fruits and Vegetables Gooseberries ........, Strawberries .... Loganberries ; , Cherries k Prunes Tons 3 Apples Boxes 100 Grapes j Tons 1 Raspberries Tons 2 Peaches Tons 3 Beans (dry) Tons Potatoes Tons Onions (dry) Sks. 200 Cabbage ., Tons. 10 Yields per Acre Average Tons 4 Tons 2 . Tons 3 Tons 1.5 .25 High 6 v; 4 5 4.5 : 8 300 3 4 10 : .5 7.5 300 12 Price to the Farmers Average . V High Ton $100 Ton 160 Ton " 160 Ton . 160 Ton 60 Boxes 1.00 Ton 60 Ton 240 Ton 25 Ton 100 Ton 40 Ton 50 Ton 25 $150 300 240 ' 200 120 1.50 100 360 50 120 100 75 . 30 Average Acre Value . $400 ... 320 480 240 ' 180 100 60 480 75 25 "200 100 250 Fruit Possibilities Are Amazing Were the 300,000 acres of land all in Loganberries, the Low Averasres miriit Dermit a countv crop of 900,000 tons worth $144,000,000 Great Scott! beats all the grape stories in Genesis, or somewnere, so tney iook exasperatingiy tames And THAT yearly money crop would allow an average of $4,000 to 36,000 families! would pro vide a good living for 216,000 people on the land, plus half as many more industrial and town folks, or an aggregate future expectation that will entirely be realized (after decades of organization, edu cation, specialization) of 324,000 citizens in Mar ion county (ad 108,000 in towns and cities, say 80,000 to 90,000 in Salem) THAT'S the kind of soil and Nature Soul that is ttossessed bv Marion cdtanty ! Eight Crops Average $3,187 Per Acre . And notice, the average practicable expectation from Marion county's soil, as shown bv the Table is as follows from EIGHT different products: Average Yield Average Per Acre Acre Price Gooeberries ....4 tons $160 Strawberries 2 tons 160 Loganberries.... ......3 tons 160 Cherries 1.5 tons 160 Raspberries 2 tons 240 Potatoes .... -.. 5 tons 60 . . Cabbage .... - , - 10 tons 40 Prunes...... 3 tons : 25 Yearly Acre - From 10 Average Acres $400 $4,000 . 320 3,200 480 ' " 4,800 240 2,400 480 4,800 180 1,800 200 2,000 250 " 2,500 $318 , $3187 ... ' Averages Here it will be seen that by the lowest lowest averages probable for years to come, ten acres of Marion county soil will provide a good living for sfx persons if planted to any of the kinds of rruit or two classes of vegetables. And this is on the basis of ordinary skill and methods. . Gradually, farmers will carefully adapt crops to soils. They will fertilize sufficiently, give the land ample plant food. They will cultivate under instruction of thoughtful experience. They will market to the best advantage. The result will be that the low average found in Table 4 will be constantly excelled, and when that day of wise methods is here it's coming with absolute certainty ! Marion county can and will, provide good liv provide good livings for 154,278 peoplcon the lands, for the 300,000 acres will then have an average production of $300 or more. :;-t .,.,.,.;, .f Maximum Possible Revenue '$90,000,000 And $300 times 300,000 is $90,000,000, or an average yearly living of $3,500 for 25,714 families of six persons each meaning a farm population of 154,284. And Salem then should have a census of at least 60,000, without depending upon its metropolitan business as a general Commercial-Indus trial center. Glance at Chart D. With addition of its state and educational institutions, its census may show 70,000 residents in 40 or 50 years, and eventually, it should be THE HUNDRED THOUSAND CITY ! Oregon's 1919 crops included 6,400,000 poundsof hops, all grown in Willamette Valley ; 5,200,000 bushels of apples some nice ones also grown at Hood River, and the Grande Ronde Valley ; and Regal River Valley; 13,000 tons of berries; 4,000 tons of cherries; 514,000 bushels of peaches; 875,000 bushels of pears. There are some other very sound reasons why Salem's fine future may now be predicted with confidence, that will be discussed in the next Public article. ' Phezland Farms There are still available in the Phezland Farms tract 400 acres of the finest river-bottom land in the Willa mette Valley. This tract is situated about eleven miles North of Salem in the South Bottom and Mission Bottom Districts. This land has been platted into twenty to thirty acre tracts, of which ten acres are Loganberries and five acres are Strawberries planted and growing. The balance of the acreage may be used for building purposes and for pasturage. This Ifind has not been thrown on the market gen erally because we are interested in selling only to home seekers on the crop payment plant. Four hundred of the original eight hundred acres have already been sold on this basis and from the live inquiries at hand it is ap parent that the four hundred acres available will-be dis posed of quickly. V If interested, We suggest that you get in touch promptly by letter or in person with the Phez Farms Co., Room 409, U. S. National Bank Building, Salem, Oregon. Hunt Bros PACKING COMPANY Canned Fruit and Vegetables Salem, Oregon WELCOME TO OUR CITY B. P. O. E. E (g. (Ho. At the "Pay as You Go" Store Quality Merchandise Popular Prices
