Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

you will find man who Is not very
successful in his business. mo
pains, no gains;p or, "Man's for
tunes are according to his pains"
1t would be better If the plants
could be set out on a cloudy day, or
towards night, or just before a rain
but where one buys plants from q
distance they must be set when
they come or soon after. If you set
them Just as / direct, aud they are
good plants, they will not wilt a
particle, be the day ever so bright
and hot. Do no watering Oh cover
ing. If the soil is very dry (but
fine soil, we'll firmed in the early
spring, will very seldom be sol, pack
it by stepping OH it next to the
plant, after it is all set out, and
serape a little loose soil over where
you stepped.
LARGE BERRIES AND CULTIVATION.
Whether you grow few rods fol
your own table, or an acre for some
large city market, remember the
market as we'll as the home demands
large berries, the former even at tht
expense of quality, and many grow
ers have yet to learn that such fruit
can be grown only with the highest
cultivation. When increased size
Is obtained as the result of high cul.
hvation, quality does not suffer; 1t Is
improved. In many respects the
soil aud climate of parts Of Ohio and
Indiana are similar to Oregon, so we
can go to them for information as to
varieties. The Indiana experiment
station recommends Bubach, Cum
berland, Warfield, Logan and Hav-
erland as best varieties.
The annual strawberry bulletin Of
the Ohio government experiment
station says this:
"rhere can be no doubt that the
production of pollen is an exhaustive
process, hence the varietios having
perfect flowers are at disadvantage.
No doubt some of the perfect-how-
cred sorts are very nearly equal to
any in fruitfulness, and under GER
tain circumstances may be fully
equal, but the chances are against
them when unfavorable conditions
! occur. In many respects 1t
may be desirable to have perfect
: flowers only, but it is probable that
future development will be along
the line of still greater specializa-
. ton. The highest development OF
fruit-bearing qualities in one class
and of pollen.bearing in the other
gives promise Of greater reward
2 than to combine the two functions
=. In one variety"
! The following summary Is taken
! from the bulletin.
Q) To meet the wants of straw
berry growers a variety ought tc
, have sufficient health and vigor tC
: adapt itself to widely varying con
dltlons and to possess one or more
marked characteristics. 1t is moi
? worth while to seek to find varieties
that are adapted to particular soils
, since varieties that have limitet
range are generally found to be varl
able and untrustworthy. The mos
: valuable varieties are the least varl
2 able aud easily suited as to soil ant
climate.
(2) The following varieties have
been thoroughly tested and arr
suited to the wants of those wh'
/ grow berries for market: Bubah
3 Eureka, Haverland, Crescent, War
I field.
: (3) Where large berries are desire'
u rather than quantity, the following
y can be recommended for home us
or for market; Cumberland, Craw
e ford, Candy, Louise, Ida, Miami
i Pearl.
e (4) The new varieties that seem b
e be the most promising are Enhance
}. Farnsworth, Ivanhoe, Middletleld
y Muskingum, Mlcheps EARLY, Parke
e Earle, Shuster's Gem, Waldron,
d (5) Those that have good points
b but are doubtful and need furthe
II testing, are Cloud, Lady RusE
} Stayman's No, !, Daisy.
o (6) The following will no doubt b
h dropped soon. Hoffman, Jessie, L'
e gan, Pineapple.
81 (7) The most productive varietie
Ie are those that have long season,
II o. give u comparatively large nun
=. ber Of pickings.
h (s) Very early aud extremely lat
r varieties are less fruitful than ii
ir medium early.
W (9) Perfeetly-ilowered,a las rule,al
n less productive than the pistillate {
le lmperfectly.tlowered varieties.
le OREGON VARIETIES.
,s- This state has many varieties
the wild strawberry, but 50 far nor
e. have been found that will fruit al
y. der cultivation. Seedlings from OF
Isl finest wild berries might produ
IN something valuable. Clark's see
ng ling has an excellent local reput
Il ton In parts OF Eastern Orego
en- Dr. Y. 5. Matteson, OF Marie
at county, has developed an oregS
", variety that has become aoelimat'