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Among the Orchards of the Northwest
A Page of Interesting Advice and Information About Fruits, Large and Small.
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in th e han d s o f some capable frien d or
S' some responsible com pany th a t ean give
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A y e a r o f larg e production like 1912
surrounds an incom petent or financially
BY E . F. S T E P H E N S .
w eak grow er w ith g rav e difficu lties.
H E com m ercial apple o reh ard ist is P erh ap s his c ap ital will not allow him
o ften asked by h ii-frie n d s , “ Do to store his fr u it in his own or some
you hope to fin d room to m ark et o th er w arehouse until th e m ark ets ask
all tho apples you are g ro w in g !" In fu r it. P erh ap s his fr u it is shipped b e­
m y own case I expect to produce in a fore th ere is a dem and, or too many
single season th ree hundred to four ra re are shipped to one point, or fo r
hundred car loads of upples from the some o th er reasons it does not render
orchards in my care.
him a su ita b le p ro fit, th en th e w eaker
W hat are th e conditions surrounding and less successful grow ers become dis
tho fu tu re m ark et of the comm ercial couraged an d neglect th e ir orchards.
a p p le t R ecently, in L incoln, N eb., 1 T hey th e n drop out o f th e race and are
found Ben D avis grow n in K an sas sell­ no longer com petitors w ith th e up-to-
in g a t w holesale fo r $6 a b arrel. Jo n a d ate com m ercial orchardists.
th a u s a t *6.50 a b arrel, ami o th er v a ­
P er Cent Produce.
rieties in barrels a t sim ilar prices.
P rofessor B ailey, a v ery noted and
W estern box apples, w holesale, are sell­ reliable w rite r on h o rticu ltu ral topics,
in g a t $2.25 to $2.75 a box. The Y akim a s ta te s th a t only 10 per cen t o f the
F r u it G row ers’ Union j s selling Wine- fr u it trees sold by n ursery men ever
saps f. o. b. Y akim a, Wash., a t $2.25 a become p ro d u ctiv e a n d b ear fru it for
box. These prices are ex trao rd in ary , a continuous period. T he others fall b y
and arise from th e fa c t th a t th e crop th e w ayside.
of apples fo r 1913 in th e U n ited S tates
The production of apples is less a t
w ith boxes com puted fn barrels, was th is tim e th a n ten y ears ago fo r th e rea
only 25,000,000 b arrels as a g a in st 45,- sons above suggested, w hile th e citru s
000,000 barrels fo r tho crop of 1912.
grow ers and th e b an an a tru s t have
P roduction on Increase.
tak en up some portio n of tho apple
Tho average production of tho U nited m ark et, y e t tho production of apples
S ta te s fo r th e la s t ten y ears has fallen has fallen o ff, and du rin g th e n ex t fiv e
to not f a r from 30,000,000 b a rre ls a n ­ y ears th e m ark et is n o t likely to be
nually. W henever the crop fails below overstocked w ith apples. T here seems
40,000,000 barrels the com m ercial g ro w ­ y e t to be room in th e expanding m a r­
er may be sure of good prices fo r his k ets of th e w orld for e x tra Taney and
apples, if proportly grow n, p acked and fan cy g rad es of fru it, grown and m ar
m arketed.
k eted by th e in tellig en t, up-to-date anil
On the streets, my frien d s tell me successful o reh ard ist. I t is believed
th a t oranges are as cheap as apples, th a t th e P an am a C anal will help to ex­
th a t while th e consum ption o f oranges p and tho m ark et fo r apples grown upon
is up to the lim it of production, the tho P acific C o a st Tho in h a b ita n ts of
orange does not ta k e th e place of tho tho island» o f th e P acific and tho
apple. The apple can be eaten fo r o rien tal races a r e ’'g rad u ally becom ing
m any m onths in th e y e a r and can bo consum ers of apples.
By th e use of g rad ers and by p ack ­
cooked in m any and v aried w ays. I t
will be d iffic u lt to develop an y oth er ing in th e most a ttra c tiv e and up-to-
f r u it w hich will really su p p lan t the d a te m anner, th e o reh ard ist can get his
apple in th e m ark ets o f the country.
pro d u ct before th e public in sush form
People tell us th a t by p e rsisten t a d ­ as to increase th e sale and broaden his
v ertisin g , wide d istrib u tio n and fo rc ­ m ark et. A y ear lik e 1912 should de­
in g the fr u it in to consum ption, o fttim es cidedly enconrage th e o reh ard ist who
by very low prices, th ey have been has su ffic ie n t cap ital to co n stru ct cold
ab le to increase th e consum ption of a ir sto rag e houses eith e r on his own
th o b an an a from 10,000 to 75,000 e a r­ lan d or a t his n earest railro ad sw itch.
loads annually. T heir e ffo rt is to m ake T hus equipped w ith sto rag e fa cilities
th e ban an a the f r u it of th e w orkm an u n d er his own control, th e o reh ard ist
w ill n o t co n trib u te to th e depressing
and th e child.
overstock a t any point by turow ing uu
Millions #of Trees Planted.
The apple o reh ard ist has th ese con­ solicited c ar loads on m arket» already
ditions to contend w ith. He m ust o r­ filled.
ganize a cam paign of ed ucation, c a ll­
in g a tte n tio n to th e m any and v aried
uses th a t can be m ade o f th e apple,
and m ust endeavor to in a u g u ra te d if ­
fe re n t system s of d istrib u tio n . U nder
previous m ethods, too m any carloads
o f apples w ere shipped to th e largo
cen ters. The sm aller tow ns, able to i l / ^ I E R B Y trees in thia region a re
han d le a c ar or one-half car, w ere o ften
in fested w ith tw o serious in ­
overlooked and neglected. The re ta ile r
sect pests, and my office re ­
usually asks fo r more p ro fit fo r bis ceive» a g re a t m any Inquiries concerning
w ork in d istrib u tin g apples th a n th e m ethods of co m b attin g th e m ,” said J .
gTower can hope to m ake on th e e n tire B. Shinn, county a g ric u ltu rist of Spo­
y e a r ’s w ork.
kane.
“ T he insects are th e black
To illu s tra te : In my home tow n I ch erry ap h is and th s cherry leaf sing.
supply th e local m erch an ts w ith ap­
“ S p ray in g w ith a com bination of th e
ples a t $1.59 a box, and th e y im m edi­ lim e sulphur, and th e tobseeo spray
a te ly dispose of them a t $2.25 a box, a know n as B lack L eaf 4 0 ,’ ju s t an th e
p ro f it of 50 per cen t on an artic le in ch erry buds are opening has resulted
his bands b u t a few days. Should these in p rev en tin g 90 to 100 p er cen t of
apples go on th e stan d o r .b e sold by ap his infectio n . The m ix tu re is made
th e grocer in sm all lots, th e selling by using one gallon of comm ercial lime
p rice is likely to be doubled. T his phase sulphur to 10 gallons of w ater, and add
o f d istrib u tio n w ill require earn est a t ­ ing one p a rt of th e ‘ B lack L eaf 4 0 ’ to
ten tio n .
8u0 p a rts o f th e d ilu te lime sulphur.
In th e m a tte r o f production, we know
“ The cherry sing is th e progency of
th a t m illions of apple trees have been a sm all fly which depoeits eggs on th e
p lan ted in M ontana, W ashington, O re­ low er su rface of th e leaves.
These
gon and Idaho. These s ta te s have the eggs h atch in to slime covered larv ae
clim ate, sod and w ater suited to larg e th a t do so much dam age by e atin g aw ay
production. W hat then will happen to th e green portion of th e leaves, leaving
th e m illion». of trees p lan ted in th e no th in g b u t a netw ork o f leaf veins.
Stale* and »old to nou resid en t inves Two rem edies b a re proven successful in
to rsi
th e n o rth w est in co m bating these slugs.
Incompetent Grower In Fix.
One is th e use o f a sp ray co n tain in g one
I f th e non resid en t in v esto rs fin d s pound of w hite hellebore to 50 gallons
h im self able to give up his presen t line o f w ater and th e o th er co n tain s one p a rt
o f work and to give personal a tte n tio n uf ‘ Black L eaf 4 0 ' to 800 p a rts of w ater.
to his fiv e or ten acres; or if he it These sp ray s are need as sooa ns tb e
■hie to place the care of his orchard slugs are discovered on th e fo lia g e .”
TBe big problem th e orchard-
1st faces these day», and it is a
problem for comm ercial pur-
poses, as p a rt o f his w ork, is the
disposal o f his crop. Mr. Steph-
ens has a fow id eas well w orth
considering on how to o b tain
th e m aximum cash y ield from
apple orchards.
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5 A c r e s fo r $ 2 5 0 .0 0
FARM ERS!
$ 1 0 .0 0 DOWN AND $5 .0 0 PE R MONTH.
BIG SAC R IFIC E!
Buys 5 acres of good level logged off land,
betw een Portland and Centralia, on the mam
lino of thine railroads, 1 l a m iles from a
tew n of 1,000 population, saw m ills and
other ind ustries.
We have 160 acres to
choose from, eotne of th ese tracts are abonl
‘•a cleared; also a fin e trout creek runs
through them. You can got any kind of la y ­
ing tract that you w ank Som e of th is laud
is bottom land.
180 acre dlverxified D airy and Ilog
ranch all fn cultivation except 10
acres in pasture.
FINE SPRING AND CREEK.
Good Seven Room House,
Fine Large Barn.
OTHER OUT BUILDINGS.
Following STOCK inclnded:
SEVENTEEN MILCH COW4
(M ostly
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Perfect Title and Warranty Deed.
CHARLES DELFF.L
J e rse y s)
212 R ailw ay E xch ange Rldg . betw een 8rd and
Fourth, on Stark St., Portland, Ore.
FOUR CALVES
ONE BULL
EIGHT HORSES
SIXTY HOGS AND
ABOUT $1000 WORTH MACHIN­
ERY, TOOLS. ETC.
THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY
A SNAP
A first class steam laundry. F u lly equipped.
Laundry bu ildin gs mud residence; w agon;
team s. Earning $ 7 0 0 per w eek.
Splendid
town. $ 4 ,0 0 0 ; easy terms.
W ELL WORTH
$ 1 5 ,0 0 0
E V E R Y T H IN G GOES, IF SOLD
T H IS W EEK. FOR
$1 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0
W IL L R EQ U IR E $ 4 ,500 CASIL
P E O P L E S R EA LTY CO.,
14 N. 6th St., Portland, Oregon.
WOULD YOU L IK E AN IN COM E OP
$3,500 A Y EA R ?
If so, and you have $ 1 ,0 0 0 to invest in a
The Harbolt Realty Company
INC.
good, le gitim ate bu sin ess that w ill aland the
strictest in vestigation , w rite to me
710 LEWIS BUILDING,
Fourth and Oak.
Marshall 4200.
A-7158
JOHN »SPRINGS, 312 H enry Bldg.
812 H e n r y Bldg., P o rtlan d , Oregon.
A B A R E O PPO R T U N IT Y FO R AN
A LA SK A N IN V E S T M E N T .
The stock and buml house of H erria
& Rhodes, Inc., S eattle, Wash., th e old­
est established firm in thia line in
Level Valley Land For Sale in Harney Val W ashington, has been authorized by the
loy, Harney County, Oregon, at Prices m anagem ent o f the Golden llill Con­
Ranging From $ 2 0 .0 0 to $ 3 0 .0 0 Per Acre.
Term s, ten per cent cash and the balance solidated M im a Com pany, situ a te d in
in nine equal annual paym ents, payable on the fam ous Willow Creek free gold
or before m aturity, w ith interest at six per q u artz d is tric t of A laska, to »ell 100,-
cent. D eep and productive soil, no rock, no
000 shures o f treasury- stock n t loe per
gravel. Y ields m agn ificent crops of wheat,
barley, rye, oata, flax, field peas, field roots, share. The rem arkable fe a tu re of th is
aUaJfs. meadow grasses, fru its and garden commission is tlm t wo are furnished
UTii k. E xcellen t and abundant w ater at from w ith a w ritten g u aran tee th a t the full
teu to fifteen feet.
purchase price of these shares is to be
An nn surpassed opportunity for those re tu rn e d to nil of the purchasers of
looking for a horn«.. Lack of railroad trans tins stock in d ividends before an y other
portation has up to the prennot tim e kept
p a rtic ip a te in the
thia great valley from being largely brought shareholders can
The gu aran tee provides th a t
under cu ltivation ; how ever, the Oregon A pro fits.
E astern R ailw ay Company ia now engaged the money is to bo used only fo r a
in constructing a hu e into the valley, and
»tam p mill, w hich is under construction
the road w ill be com pleted in the vary M ar
now, and is expected to bo in operation
future.
on Ju ly 15. T here is su ffic ie n t ore in
Far booklet containing farther inform ation,
sight to w a rra n t a su b sta n tia l p ro fit
addroaa
from th is se a s o n ’s run, and to reim ­
burse the purchasers of th is stock. By
O r e g o n & W e s te r n C o lo n i­ reason of tin s operation tho shares
should g reatly increase in face value.
z a tio n Co.
T his is a g re a t opp o rtu n ity fo r a good
968 Stark
Portland, Ore.
investm ent. M ail your check today. We
will gladly fu rn ish you fu rth e r in fo r­
m ation. R eference»— Any B eattie Bank,
i H errin & Rhodes, Inc., estab lish ed IK9fl,
M ining, Oil & B ank S tock B rokers, 119
From 10 to 500 acres, state how mm-h
Adv.
under cu ltivation and also what im prove­ C hesry lit., B euttle, W ashington.
5 0 ,0 0 0
ACRES
FARM S
W ANTED
m e n ts; full description and location terms,
etc. I ’ll do tho ru st, option required.
Redwood saw d u st is being used by vine-
yard ists in C alifornia for p u r lin g fresh la id ,
»rapes.
It tak es the place of the ground
cork used for im ported Spanish grapes.
C H A S. HIRSTEL
104 Sherlock Building, Portland, Oregon.
New Cherry Pests Are
Being Found
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