Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-06

would be necessary IN this cO7nec
ton to do anything like 'juslics -
our subject" aud the reader must
take very much for granted
The apple is tine king Of fruits,
and can be grown in Oregon to best
advantage as ~ size, flavor and
character. or course Oregon docs
not grow all vaTieiies alife. aud the
new conner when he has settled. can
readily learn from hi- ncighhors
what varieties thrive Dcst in their
locality. This Is true # other fruits,
for every location has its especial
adaptation; the soil must be studied
and we'll considered If we expect 10
profit by its favOrs.
The pear is another fruit that Ore
gon produces with remarkable sue
esss and certain.y Some persons
who have studied iTDrticul.nre we'll.
have come to our stat. al1 Asvc
planted out immeuse orchar'is .af
pears alone. There u n9 qb-s irA
that our region excels in G.is f-u8
and Gan s,EndarF5 InXiria-lllr 4ud
Of wonderful flavor. Josiah Lusil,
well known a. "A ci,:,ntr of fruits and
vegetables in California, visited Sd
lem three years ago and remarked
freely upon the value Of our products
for canning purposes. He asserted
10 the writer that whIlc all products
IN his own state turned to an acid
character, in Oregon they were sac
charine, a fact of the greatest i'm
portance, as would lie discovered
when the products Of Oregon can-
neries should become known TO the
trade of the world.
Peaches ant grapes inOur vicin-
ity aro not ~ certain to yield as
other fruits. Our cool summer
nights keep them back, and yet we
grow better fruits 10 perfection
most Of the time. As to grapes. we
refer to varieties suited to our lati.
tude, for our grape growers do not
attempt many of the varieties grown
In California, 1000 miles to the south
east Of Us.
The only fruit where California
comes in competition with Us Is
prune growing, but while Oregon
turns off many varieties California
beglus and almost ends with the
"French" prune, which is literally
the petite Prunc d'Agen" and
commands One-third more when
grown In Oregon over the California
grown. II Is conceded that the Ore /
gon prune stands at the head in
comparison with all such products /.
at home or abroad, aud our valley is
fast becoming IA prune orchard.
A few facts, gathered from the eX-
perience of fruit-grower cf our
own city, whose farm IS only mile
from the city limits, can be relied .
on. In 1888 an acre Of Petite Prune /.
trees turned OFF COCO pounds of cured 4
fruit hat sold for seven cents per
pound. or Si20. An acre of silver
Prunes turned oil $500 pounds of
cured prunes that sold for ten cents
or $3.50. Twelve acres of prune trees
produced 10000 pounds of cured
lTunes worth 1900, averaging about
800 an acre, II Is llnt too much To
claim tllat this pruue. crop netted
500 nn dcn', or nearly lhdt.
Many shipping varieties Of plums
are sent by the carload through the
interior finding II market iu Mon
tana and as far East as Chicago
They do not always reach there In
good 'ordar buR they 7pil,g fair a.
wal ds fof ePrly grown fruits.
The cllerrlss produced here ace the
greatest luxurimce aud havea la
vnr not TO be surpassed. The White
cherry Is preferred Tor canning, and
As yet few canneries are In Of oberation
because the fruit supply has not been
~ great rs To warrant IA sutiicieucy /
II desirable varieties to maintain a
iaclory OF sntiicIcnt sitv 60 pay a
profit That dihle,ity has been
overcome atl last, and several e,nuer
les arr starting into business the
present year
IL Is conceded by Caliiornlans
themselves That our wonderful soil
aud benetlcent climate, more equable
han h known elsewhere an the
lace OF the earth, Ia sure certainty
II production as well as de'iacy Of
.eNture and excellence of flavor for
Al products of the soil, Is not uften
" dalled and not 10 lac surpassed.