Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-24
OREGON sMai.u .prTTS.
The World Cannot Compare with
Willamette Valley i'm Their
Production.
CHERRIES.

. Nlll0melte valley one Nedl Win ail'
other. There are numerous vari-
eties, but only the standard and well
tested will be enumerated, and in
the order of their ripeniug, the facts
being obtained from II. w. Savage,
for many years the most successful
gardener in this part of the state.
The first is the Black Eagle, a
medium sized cherry which ripens
in May, is finely favored and a good
bearer.
The second is the May Duke, a
fair sized red cherry, a prolific bear
er aud very firm for an early fruit.
The next that ripens is the Black
Heart, a cherry whose color and
shape are fully indicated 10y the
name. They are sweet, well flavor
Ell, good size and bear well.
Fourth comes the Royal Ann,
the largest and most beautiful look
ing cherry growing. 1t is red
checked, white cherry, of delicious
taste and flavor aud the number of
/ fruit found on n small limb is
sometimes marvellous in fact state
ments made from actual count have
often brought smiles of incredulity
from the Eastern visitor, while those
of that class who have seen for
themselves were simply lost in
astonishment.
Next comes the champion of all
cherries, the world beater, the
Llewellyn, or Black Republican.
This cherry is good for any purpose,
for canning, for the table or to
sit on a tree limb oI step ladder
and gorge ones self from the hang
ing clusters. An indication of
their bearing power can be CLEANED
from Mr.. Savage's own statement.
He has one tree about 10 years old
near his house from which last year
he sold SIG worth of fruit ut five
cents a pound and this, too, at-
ter the family had used all they
wanted and after many n small
branch well loaded, had been cut OIL
and given to visitors or passers by.
This year is not so favorable for
cherries, but he will sell over SIC
worth from the same tree under
/ like circumstances. This cherry is
large, firm though juicy, and is per-
haps the best shipper of them all.
1t will stand the travel of a rea-
sonably quick trip to the Atlantic
coast,
Then there is the Kentish, n late
I cherry, somewhat sour and there
fore well adapted and much useC
for canning purposes.
The Governor Woods is anothe
very successful cherry, yellow, me
dunn size and of good flavor.
There are many Others now ol
trial and promising good results
such AS the Yellow Spanish, Blacl
Tartnrian, Elstan, Major Francis
etc.
Even this year which is no
nearly an average season for ch el
ries, Mr.. Savage picked two bushel
and peck this morning from on
side of a tree at one setting of th
ladder-something over 100 pound
or over s. worth.
STARTLING RESULTS.
A reporter of the JOURNAL inter
viewed w. S. Arnold, Professor
natural history in Willamette un
versity, as to the yield of cherrie
from the few trees in his yard, II
states that last year he sold -
worth of cherries from five trees, a
an average price Of about five cent
a pound. The results this year wi
be almost as good. He has one ire
of Royal AIMS which he estimate
, will yield 400 pounds of cherries tn
wear, which will net about $50. Th
tree is aboIt II inches IN diamet'
at the base and is about % feet hig
and is well branched, and stands o
the north side of the house about
e feet distant, on uncullivated groun
| 1t is safe to say IL these tre9s wgI
4 imam orchard that is well cultivate
r and cared for the yields would
: one-fourth better. The profess,
said the trees would produce muc
more fruit were they properly care
for, but they were there in his yai
AMI received little notice u
ill the fruit was ripe. Is
there is no mistake, b
that the fruit is large and Of
i excellent flavor. Many Of Il
y Royal Ann cherries measure Il
and "A half inches in diameter al
Of quality more easily tasted th
q described. The trees are from 10
n Is years old, aud all large M
A. apparently healthy. The aycra
n cherry orchard contains from $40
IN 100 treos 10 the acre. Should
Of ordinary orchard produce AS we'll
Prof Arnold's few trees the retuI
Of an acre or two would be quite
income. Cutting the yield down
SO on tree the gross proce'
would then reach $500 per &c