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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1897)
5obd ii.ver Slacier. FRIDAY,. MARCH 10, 1S07. The Institute. The horticultural institute, held in Hoot Rfver under the auspices of the State Agricultural (,'ollege, was a sue- cess in every particular. The meetings were held in Middleton hall, and every session was well attended. The insti tute -opened Tuesday, at 1:30 p. ni. The college whs represented by its pres ident, H. B." Miller, and Professors Iledrick, Omlley and Fernot. Emile Schanno, horticultural commissioner for this district, Mr. Harveyj president of the Multnomah Fruit Growers' Union, and Mr. Waters of White Sal mon, were present and took part in the discussions. In the absence of Hon. T. It. Coon, president of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Union, Mr. G. R. I'astner, the vice president, presided. The institute opened by a violin and organ solo by Mr. H. A. York and Miss Anne Smith. Mr. Joseph A. Wilson delivered the address of wel come in u verry happy manner, and in . n talk of only a few minutes gave a very comprehensive outline of the wou ilerful resources of Hood Elver valley. Hon. H. B. Miller responded in quite a lengthy address, showing the objects and workings of the Agricultural Col lege and the Oregon Experiment Sta tion. A duet vh8 then rendered by Mrs. Cnnflctd and Mrs. Miller, with Miss Smith at the organ. Prof. Cord ley read quite a lengthy paper on spray ing, which was listened to with inter est by all present. A discussion fol lowed, and u good many questions were asked, which were promptly and satisfactorily answered. Mr. Frank Chandler read the following paper by .Hon. iiimne ncnanno: Some two or throe weeks ajo I was asked to prepare a paper, and to give my experience Id . fruitgrowing In my district for the last four yearn, during which time I have been a mem' ber of the 8 ate Board of Horticulture. I will xay this, that If I had planted an orchard three or five years ago, I would undoubtedly have made a great mistake; the same mistake that was made by a good many of the old settlers, 1 would have selected a piece of land unfit for an orchard. I would never plant an orchard on any land that nature has'not made timber grow on. My experience has taught me that there Is only a very small portion of the nat ural land suitable for fruit growing. You all know the first settlers took . up land that was the cuslest to clear, or convinent to a spring, or some stream of water; and such clear land Is generally not adapted to fruit growing. Kven hero In Hood River, you hear old set tlers teli about planting orchards as early as in ISM, and the planting has continued up to the present time; yet how few of those old or chards are alive today! There are but very few that are even twenty years old. . It Is sometimes a very dlsagreable duty for me when people ask me concerning what the matter with their trees. The trees are not doing well, and, after the owners have spent a good - deal of money and time, I have to toll tucin that their location is not fit for orchard lands. We all learn by experience, and I be lieve there Is not more than one out of three that makes a success of planting trees the first time the work is attempted. V cultural Society, President H. B. Miller of the Agricultural College gave his experience in planting orchards. He planted three prchards before he got the proper location.' This first failure seems general all over this state. A good many people are under, the lmpresson thut all they have to do is to buy a piece of land and plant a few trees, and that will be all that is necessary to enable them to make a good living; but how many of those people hare been disappointed, even in Hood Klver, Now, in the months of February and March is a good time to pick out the location for an orchard, provided the soil Is not too wet to judge of Us kind. I would always advise any one who wants to plant an orchard to go slow , and. look over the neighborhood, and find out on what kind of soli the trees do the best, would, prefer a northern slope, as more pro tected from the extreme heat of the summer sun. You will remember the northern hill' sides are always covered with timber, and that Is a very good s;gn that the soli is well adapted for fruit growing. A few years ago I wrote a letter to Colonel E. P. Babcock, of Walla Walla, one of the best authorities on fruit growing in the United States. I asked lils advise In regard to suitable locations and the best varieties, of fruit to grow. The an' swer x got was this: "There is no person living that could give advice without first knowing the location and the character ol the oil; as to the kind of fruit to raise, that Is an other serious quest Ion to answer, because there are no two quarter of sections of land alike, and one variety of fruit may do well on some luud and not do well on others. The best way to determine what to plant is, first, to find out what does the. best in your particular locality; and also what variety sells he best." One of the serious mistakes a fruit grower generally makes is in planting too many va rieties. I also find that they generally plant their trees too close together. Some of the growers plant cherries where they ought to plant an apple tree. In putting out an orchard, be careful to see that the land in well under-drained. As the country grows and gets older, people will learn by experience, and tbere will not be so many failures In fruit growing. In the old country, where I was born, tho govern ment regulates the planting of fruit trees, and every variety of fruit has ita own locality; so there Is no chance for anyone to make a mis take. The climate in the southern part of Germany is about. the same as we have here, only they have some showers through the summer months. They also raise the same varieties of fruit as they do here, with the ex ception of the French walnut. I think every fruit grower ought to plant a few French walnuts some place along the road, or In some fence corner, as the trees grow to a very lurge size. This is a nice fruit j to have In the winter time when you sit u uund your fire-place telling stories and p using away the io.ig hours of a winter eve ning. In conclusion, I state as my deliberate Judg ment, that the days of the careless of un scientific fruit grower are rapidly passing' away in Oregon, as well as elsewhere. As the yeango by, lnci earing a mpetltlon and lower market prices wl.l, even more than at present, compel the successml grower to study care fully the matters of location of orchard, selection and protection of trees, and the application of the best business methods In disposing of the products of his orchard. Kven then, the intelligent iuid: diligent fruit grower In this vicinity may safely expect larger returns for his time and labor than come to the average of other occupations. Mr. Schauno's paper called forth much discussion. President Miller gave his experience in planting or chards, having planted three, and the first two were failures. The failure of the first was caused by the ground be ing too wet in wititer and imperfect drainage. The second was planted on new land, from which he had grubbed oak and pine trees. He attributed the failure of this orchard to its being planted on new pine land. There was quite a discussion on this point, and Hood River orchardists had never found pine lands detrimental to fruit trees. Mr. W. A. Slingerland, one of the most successful orchardists in the valley, planted his trees on pine laud as soon as it was cleared. Mr. N. C. Evans bad had the same experience. Prof. Cordley thought the same condi tions in climate and soil in Hood River did not prevail In Rogue River valley, and that the. pines here are not the same as those in Southern Oregon. Tuesday evening's session opened with the horticultural song by the Hood River Glee Club. As sung by the glee club, this song Is immense, and the club responded to an enthu siastic encore. It was the intention of Prof. Pernot to illustrate Prof. Cord ley's lecture on the different insects and fungi which infest fruit by stere opticon views by means of electric light, but it was found that the dy namo of the box factory had not suffi cient power, and the professor had to resort to his coal-oil lamp, which did not give very good results, and the lec ture, though entertaining and instruct ive, was not so complete as it would have been with a stronger light. The evening session closed with a violin and organ solo by Mr. York and Miss Smith. Wednesday, at 10 o'clock, Mr. Frank Chandler read a paper on "Marketing Strawberries," which drew out a good many questions, and a lengthy discus sion followed, principally on the best way to pack strawberries. Mr. Chan dler stated that while in Montana last shipping season he found that the brand of some of our growers.sold their berries without further inquiry, while the crates of other growers were set aside to take t heir chances on the mar ket. Mr. E. Locke was asked at what size he considered a berry too small to pack for shipment. He replied by say' ing he could not answer that question without having berries before himbut he could say that the best crate of ber ries be ever shipped averaged 36 berries to the pound box. The general verdict was that strawberries should be packed from, the bottom of the box to the top, the berries placed stems down, and the box topped out with berries of uniform size. Mr. Harvey, president of the Multnomah Fruit Growers' Union, was called upon to give his experience in the marketing of fruit. He stated that his union did not ship strawberries, that the strawberries grown in Mult nomah county were mostly of the Tri umph and Wilson, varieties, not good shippers, and were grown ouly for the local market , ' The afternoon session opened Wed nesday with a song by Mr. S. J. La France, accompanied by Mr. York on the violin and Miss Smith on the or gan. Prof. Hedrlck read a paper on ''Pollenatlon, Pruning and Cultivation of Fruit Trees." The discussion on these points took a wide range and oc cupied the balance of the afternoon, A good many questions were naked about the fruit trees injured by the No vember freeze and how to treat them. Prof. Hedrick did not think there was much damage done to.fruit trees here, but advised heavy pruning and wrap ping the trunks of the injured trees with burlaps. Where trees under six years of age have been killed by the bark bursting, and are not injured un der the snow line, he advised cutting them off just below the dead part and keeping the best sprouts that are sure to start to form the trees. The subject of pruning started a spirited discussion. President Miller said be had been a tirm believer until recently of heavy pruning, believing that the shape of the tree could and should be governed by the expert and made to conform to his Ideas of an ideal tree. But he has since become convinced that we do too much pruning, that nature should be allowed to take its course in shaping the tree, and that too much pruning weakened the tree.made .it the easy prey of disease and the many pests and undoubtedly shortened its life. In his recent trip through Southern Ore gon he found the most productive or chards had been pruned the least, and he now believes it would be hundreds- of dollars in his pocket if the '"expert" bad never operated in his orchards. The concluding meeting of the insti tute was held Wednesday evening. President Miller read a carefully. pre pared paper upon schools, in which he strongly brought out the fact that more practical knowledge and training was needed in the schools of the land. Af terward, a number of stereopticon views of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, showing the buildings,' grounds and mminer of instruction and study, were given. - A vote of thanks was giyen President Miller and the pfofes-l sore of the "college for their instruct ive meetings for the benefit of the Hood River fruit growers, and to those who furnished the excellent music. ARMS OF INCORPORATION AI BY-LAWS OF Hood River Fruit ARTICLE I. The name of this corporation shall be The Hood River Fruit Growers' Union. , , , ARTICLE II. The object of this corporation shall be to se cure for the fruit growers of Hood River val ley, Oregon, and vicinity all possible advan tages in the marketing of their fruit, as well as to build up a standard of excellence, and to create a demand for the same. 1 ARTICLE III. ' The principal place of business of this cor poration shall be at Hood River, Wasco coun ty, state ef Oregon. ARTICLE IV. The capital stock of this corporation shall be fifteen hundred (1500) dollars, divided into three hundred shares. ARTICLE V. The value of each share of such capital stock shall be five (5) dollars. By-Laws, a Amended Feb. 15, 1897. ARTICLE I. The name, place of business, capital stock and purposes of this corporation are set forth In the Articles of Incorporation, which are referred to as a part of these by-laws. . ARTICLE II. The directors of this corporation shall be seven in number, who shall be elected an nually, and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall qualify as directors within five days after their elec tion, and within ten days thereafter they shall elect from their number a president, vice president and secretary. They shall also choose a treasurer, who shall be required to give bonds, with surety, in such sum as they may deem ample. They may choose a bank as treasurer without bonds. . ARTICLE III. . The directors shull have power to levy and collect assessments on the capital stock not to exceed 10 per centum of the stock subscribed at any one time and not oftener than every thirty days; the same to become delinquent In thirty days from date of notice of such assess ment In the local newspaper. The directors shall sell shares of stock to actual fruit grow ers only, and not to exceed two shares to any grower. ' .. ARTICLE IV; The directors shall employ such agents or other employes as are necessary to do the business of the corporation, and shall fix their remuneration; provided that the board of di rectors shall receive no pay for acting as dl N. C. EVANS, Secretary. BOARD OF DIRECTORS T. R. Coon, Sijt. Evans, H. J. Hibbard, W.J. Baker, J. J. Luckey The meeting closed with a song by Mr. IjaFrance, Miss Anne Smith and Mr. H A. York furnishing theoriran and violin accompaniment. Mr.LaFrance's sincimr. always " srood, seemed better than ever, and brought forth prolonged at plause. . We regret that our space and time will not permit the publishing of all the papers read at the institute. But the meetings were well advertised and the attendance was good throughout, so that the ones most Interested in the papers, and who will be most benefited by them, had the pleasure of hearing them read and the discussions that fol lowed. These gentlemen from the ag ricultural college are all very much in earnest in their work and seem emi: nentlv fitted for the duties of their several positions. Their visit to Hood River will prove of great benefit, and we hope they will come again. ' Doctors report that the epidemic of criD. which is airaiu upon us, covers a very wide area of territory, greater, in fact, than its predecessors have done, While it appears to be more general, attacking in many rase almost every member of a household, or even or a community, it does not seem to be so severe as it was upon its first appear ance years ago. It is uot only milder in its first attack, but recovery seems to be more rapid, while the after symp- tons are not regaraea as nearly so severe or dangerous. . Republican senators have decided not to press-the admission at the extra ses sion of the senators appointed by the governors of Oregon, Kentucky and Florida, as it has been found the silver members will oppose their admission This is right. It would be a bad prece dent to establish, allowing governors to appoint United States senators while it is the duty of the legislatures to elect, especially when it is known that eleven members of the Oregon state senate could tie up the legislature and pre vent the election of a senator. Prof. Craw, State entomologist of California, recommends spraying apri cot trees with whale-oil soap oue- fourtb of a pound of soap to 10 gallons of water, applied warm to prevent linnets from eating the buds in the sp'ring. The same experiment . with cherry trees might prevent these birds from destroying the buds. The Dalles land office has received j a circular from the Interior department stating that persons ' entitled to pur chase the forfeited railroad lands under the original act will be allowed until January 1, 1899, in which to perfect tiller- - - . It is a cold duy; for office seekers altout. Washington City.' . The new ad ministration hus been grinding for over j two weeks, and only one postmaster I appointed. . . , , . f THE Growers' Union. rectors. They shall have dally account sales rendered to the members of the Union each day, as received by them or their agent, giv ing a statement by whom sold, gross sales, commission, freight or express, and amount due members of the Union; also, giving con dition of fruit, if there be any complaint. ; ARTICLE V. The directors may refuse to receive for ship ment, under the brand of the Union, any package of fruit not considered prime from any cause. They shall refuse to receive for shipment fruit from any person not holding stock. ARTICLE VI. The duties of the secretary shall be to keep all books and accounts and records of the corporation, to keep the minutes of the pro ceedings of the stockholders and directors' meetings, and to carry on all correspondence, and to perform such other duties as may be required by the board of directors. ' ;. ARTICLE VII. ). The duties of the president and vice pres" ident shall be the same as are usually re quired of such officers. ARTICLE VIII. - It shall be the duty of tho treasurer to re ceive and pay out all funds of the company, and keep a correct account of the same. ' ARTICLE IX. The annual meeting for the election of of ficers and the transaction of other business of the corporation shall be held on the second Saturday in January of each year, in the town of Hood River, Oregon, at 10 o'clock A. M. , , , v ARTICLE X. The president shall instruct the secretory to call a meeting of the stockholders whenever in his Judgment the necessities of the Union require it, by giving one week's notice through the local newspaper and by posting notices in three conspicuous places. ARTICLE XI. - ,', A majority of the stock subscribed, upon which all legal calls or assessment have been paid In full, shall constitute a quorum at any stockholders meeting, and no vote shall be counted which is not represented by one share of the stock upon which all calls or as sessments have been paid. ARTICLE XII. ' , These by-laws may be amended by vote of the majority of the stock upon which all calls or assessments have been paid, at any regular or called meeting, provided that notice to amend the by-laws shall have been given in the call for the meeting. , T. R. COON, President. Castner (vice president and treasurer), N. C. and C. E.Markham. . , r , T. O. DALLAS, DEALER JIN STOVES AND T1MRE, Kitchen Furniture, PLUMBERS GOODS. 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