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G row in g o f B la ck b erries an d R asp b erries
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grow th and keep th e suckers and weeds consisting o f a single row o f posts four
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to fiv e fe e t high w ith a sin g le No. 19
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new m anagem ent — entire
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The follow ing in s tru ctiv e a rti- <?•
The perishable n atu re of b erries make w ire stapler! to th e top, and another «bangs in all departm ents— all rooms
cla on b erry grow ing, by W. S.
them one of th e most d iffic u lt fru it
♦ Thornber, H o rticu ltu rist, Wash- <£> crops to m ark et th a t is commonly grown. from eighteen to tw en ty fo u r inches redecorated and refurnished. P a rtic u
from th e top. The more common incth lar a tte n tio n is now t-v.ng pan! to
ington A gricultural E xperim ent <?> H owever, if th ey are picked ju s t as they
od, however, is to set a single line of prom pt, effic ie n t and courteous servi®».
w S tatio n , Pullm an, W ashington, j> are tu rn in g red, tak en a t once to the
posts fo u r o r fiv e feet high in the row,
was published sumo tim e ago, bu t *£> packing o r cooling shed and handled
nail an eighteen inch cross arm three
0 not generally circulated. The
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w iih reasonable care th ey will bo in feet from th e ground and a n o th e r a t the
♦ harm M agazine Section p rin ts it ♦ th e ir prim e in from tw elve to tw enty-
£2.00 Up With Private Rath
top o f th e posts, and to th e ends of
<5* by request.
£1.00 Up W ithout P rivate With
four hours. B erries picked in the m orn these arm s stap lo heavy w ires, thus
ing ship b e tte r th a n those picked in the form ing firm la te ra l supports fo r the
heat of th e day, and under no circum canes.
H E SO IL, tem p eratu re and general stances should fru it be picked when the
The Trellis Support.
conditions o f m any p a rts o f th e leaves o f the p la n ts are w et w ith dew or
The four w ire trellis, w ith th e ad d i
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S ta te of W ashington are adm irably rain.
tion of notched cross pieces to lay on
ad ap ted to th e eomm ereial grow ing of
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W here b erries are n o t grow n in s u ffi th e low er w ires, m akes an excellent Service the Best
p ra c tically all kinds o f sm all fru it. This cient q u a n titie s to w a rra n t th e use of support fo r th e “ v in y g ro w ers,” tho
is particu larly tru e o f raspberries, black re frig e ra to r cars, th e P ony re frig e ra to r purpose b ein g to suspend th e grow ing
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b erries and loganberries. Several lo cali should bo used. O verripe fr u it should be canes b y m eans o f sm all cloth strings
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tie s w est o f th e Cascade m ountains have consigned to th e cannery, and never be an easy system to w ork and keeps the
alread y become fam ous as b erry g ro w p erm itted to be s e a t to any d is ta n t mar- grow ing . i d fru itin g canes separate,
ing districts. P ro b ab ly nowhere in the kets.
th ereb y sim p lify in g th e picking
In sections w here th ere is d an g er of
How to Get Best Results.
The d ifferen ce in th e grow th of va w in ter in ju ry th e old fr u itin g can"»
W hen In Seattle
rieties m akes it necessary to use d iffe r should lie le ft u n til spring, w hile in
ent plans to g et th e best resu lts fo r all o th er sections th ey m ay be removed and
varieties.
under tho u p p er w ires fo r th e firs t year,
For th e convenience of th is discussion and a t p ru n in g tim e low er them to rest
I group all o f these fru its into two
classes, i. e.: “ U p rig h t g ro w ers,1’ or
such p lan ts as produce erect canes, and
“ viny g ro w ers,’’ or such p lan ts as the
Logan an d Phenom enal berries, and
E vergreen, H im alaya G iant and E arly
One W ay o f Handling Twelve Foot
M am moth b lackberries, which p roducj
Canes o f Red Raspberries.
long p ro strate vines or canes.
U nited S tates do these fru its grow to a
The tw o general p lan tin g plans:
LOCATION IS EIGHT
higher degree of perfection th a n in these “ h i l l ” and “ continuous ro w ” system s
d istricts. W ith th e opening up of large are ab o u t equally u sed ill the commer
Only 3 IU(Mika Prom Depots
tra c ts o f land fo r orchard purposes cial fields o f th e state. Eaeh has ad
and IIockB.
comes the dem and fo r an early yielding, v an tag e s as well as d isadvantages, and
highly p ro fitab le crop th a t can be grow n if not crowded cith er will give good
THE RATES ARE RIGHT
am ong the trees w ithout danger o f in results. The hill system affo rd s th e
ju rin g them , and so for th is reason large best o p p o rtu n ities fo r cu ltiv atio n , a ir
$1.00 Per Day and Up.
acreages of these p lan ts are annually be d rainage, su n lig h t on all sides of the
in g p lan ted in m any p a rts of the sta te . p lan ts and ease o f h arv estin g the crop,
THE FRYE IS THE RIGHT
Good Framework for Supporting Canez
Soils Preferred.
while th e continuous row systoin per
o f Red Ratipbcrrie»
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W hile rasp b erries and b lack b erries are m its th e p lan tin g of more p lan ts per
en th e notched pieces on the low er wires
m ore o r less cosm opolitan as to th e ir acre w ith o u t serious crow ding.
“IT L O O K S I-IK E A H O T E L "
fo r th e ir fru itin g jx-riod. T his m akes
lik es and dislikes of soil, y e t th ey p re fe r
T he “ u jiright g ro w ers” m ay be th e p lan t e.lcaned np im m ediately a fte r
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a deep, rich, m oist (b u t n o t w et), sandy
th ey are through fru itin g . The cu ttin g
loam , abu n d an tly ’supplied w ith hum us
back of the tops an d fin al th in n in g of
and nitrogen p la n t foods. However, th ey
th e canes should be done la te in the
can bo successfully grown on b asaltic
w in ter or early in th e spring, a fte r ail
and volcanic ashy soils a f te r humns has
d anger of w in ter in ju ry is past. The
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been added, provided th ere is su fficien t
“ u p rig h t g ro w e rs” should be cut back
m oisture durin g th e grow ing and f r u it
to sound wood from th ree to five fe e t in
in g season. Some o f th e soils o f the irri
height, w hile th e “ viny g ro w ers”
gated sections o f th e sta te are not a d a p t
should be c u t back to canes from six
ed to these fru its u n til one or more
to tw elve fe e t in length, depending
crops of green m anure have been plowed
upon th e ir condition and strength.
under.
The num ber of canes to be le f t per
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One o f th e essential featu res of a good Good Way to Support the Canes o f Smail
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p lan t m ust be determ ined largely by
b e rry soil is thorough drain ag e, not only
Fruits la Windy Localities.
th e v a rie ty and th e vigor of eaeh plant.
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d u ring the grow ing season, b u t also d u r
S tro n g u p rig h t p lan ts will support from
la the c o a le r • «
in g th e w in ter m onths. Soil th a t be p ro fita b ly planted according to eith e.
fo u r to seven canes, while weak ones
th mg» - th e . free a ral
comes sa tu ra te d w ith w a te r and so r e system , b u t “ vin y g ro w ers” m ust be
should not be expected to support more
aturea on both aide»
m ains fo r even a short tim e is n o t ad ap t grow n in hills or they become a dense
th a n tw o or three. F our canes per plant
Building ahaolutely
ed to b erry culture, and should not .be hedge, m aking sa tisfa c to ry h arv estin g
fi rv proci— coorrote.
is th e most sa tisfa c to ry num ber fo r the
used u n til a rtific ia l d rain ag e has been an im possibility.
etnei and marble.
“ viny g ro w ers.”
A Common F a u lt.
provided. Much tro u b le from root ro t
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and root fungus can be avoided by p ro
The one common fa u lt of p ra ctically
t l Fae Day Dp
v id in g good d rainage. The fa c to r of air ¡di am ateu r fr u it grow ers is th e o te r
d rain ag e should also be considered in the p lan tin g o f th eir land. The fe rtilit y of
Rooms £1.00 per day up
m aking of a b erry p lan tatio n . Good a ir th e soil, ann u al rain fall or irrig atio n ,
Rooms with P rivate bath £2.00 np
d rain ag e m inim izes th e d an g er of late and v a rie ty m aterially govern th e d is
tan ce a p a rt p lan ts should be planted.
On th e rich m oist soils of W estern
W ashington, w here heavy grow th is a
ce rta in ty , or d ry soils o f E astern Wash
Corner T w e lfth and M a rk Streets
ington, w here th e conservation o f the
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m oisture m ust be p racticed, th e “ up-
RATFH: »2.M per week ap. With prh
g ro w e rs” should be p lan ted not TYPICAL A N D E R S O N BUNGALOW vate bath. *4.50 ap.
closer th a n s ’x feet a p a rt each w ay , ^ r *
c i.it an o i r m n w booms
<"nnjin|f to Portland?
W h y not
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in th e hill system , o r th ree b y eight buy one o f my RUn < aln « i now? I w ill tell
in th e “ continuous ro w ” system. In it to you on easy itrm n , and rent it for you
irrig a te d sections, w here m oisture can for almost enouph to most your paymonte
be supplied at w ill, th e p lan ts may be u n til you era ready to occupy H.
I have four Ttonratown th a t M U S T be told
p lanted closer. H owever, it is not ad v is
100 ROOMS
your gain.
able, since w h at m ay be gained in addi regardJeea of cost. M y
207 J 20»| Fourth Street.
W r ite me fo r description and location.
tio n al num ber o f crates p er acre :s fre
One block from Court House.
q u en tly lost by th e grade o r q u ality of
Boctrio Lights, Hteam Heat, Hot an«
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th e fru it. On sim ilar noils th e ’ ‘ viny
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B est Form o f Support for W ine Pro
Cold Water.
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g ro w ers” should be p lan ted in rows
ducing Sort o f drapes.
Rates 75c, £1.00 and £1.50 per day.
eig h t fe e t rp a rt, and th e p lan ts from
Cheap W eekly Rates.
•pring frosts and materially lessens the sixteen to tw en ty -fo u r feet a p a rt in the
H E L P F U R N IS H E D F R E E
injuries caused by some of our plant row, using th e a lte rn a te system , and
W « furniah F a n . H elp, D airym an, Blaek
diseases.
th ereb y a ffo rd in g a g re a te r feeding smittia, C arp en ter» leiyxera, Foremen, Mill
help and akilled help ef any kind
Wo w ill
a re a fo r th e roots of each p lan t.
Thorough T illage N ecessary.
let your ro n tra ela or .ease your farm .
W ire or phone ruah ordera at our ex
N o th in g can ta k e th e place o f good,
Staking Vine»
East M o n iron and Sixth Street»
penae and we w ill ji v e you lha b a a fit el
thorough tillage in the b erry patch. A
T he “ u p rig h t g ro w ers,” w here p la n t our 14 yeara’ experienca
Modern In every d e ta il. Beat ef eervtea
h eav y mulch may keep down th e weeds ed in hills, can best be stak ed by a
Ratee by week from »3 up. by day SO cents
B killed H elp O ur Specialty.
and hold the m oisture, b u t it does not single atrong stak e, from fonr to six
Pioneer Em ploym ent Co., 14 8
8oce-t 8L and np. Bee the C liffo rd before going ala»
where.
lib e ra te p lant food lik e cu ltiv atio n . The fe e t in h eig h t, and th e canes loosely,
P o-tlan d, Oregon.
E D . r . R E E V E 8, Proprietor.
sp rin g cu ltiv atio n should s t a r t as soon b u t v ery securely, fasten ed to th e stake.
as the soil is dry enough to be worked, Some grow ers p refer to set tw o stak es
and should be deep enough to loosen np ab o u t fifte e n inches a p a rt a t each hill
th e soil, y e t not so deep as to in ju re th e of blackb.-rries w ith th e idea o f traio-
A ll K inds of Second Hand Sacks
feed in g roots of th e p la n t» The sum ing th e fru itin g canes on one and ’.he Wo G iro You B ette r Baekx for l.eaa Money
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m er tillag e should be shallow , b u t fre crow ing canes on th e other. W here th •
o r v i t U B A T R IA L .
S tr ic tlj Modern.
q uent, and continue reg u larly u n til th e “ u p rig h t g ro w e rs” are p lan ted in a
crop is safely harvested, and afterw ard s con tin nous row th ey may be train ed to P O R T L A N D B A G C O M P A N Y Bates.—SOe, 75c, £1. Private Bath £1JU
h m J llr.y-t; only two blocks from
S I3 31S Front St., Portland, Oregon
•a ly frequent enough to maintain and supported by a tw o w r o U iiln ,
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