The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-02-09

been devoted to the prune, it
does not follow that it is the only
fruit that can be grown with
profit. Apples, pears. cherries
and most small fruits do equally
well, although perhaps not SO
re1nunerative as the prune, or, if
so, more time is required before
such fruits reach their full bear
ing capacity. The apple and
cherry are especially deserving of
mention, both for their excel
lence and profit.
Concerning our fruits DR..
Cardwell, in recent address be-
fore the board of horticulture,
said: "Our apples are large, of
fine flavor, high color and of
good keeping qualities. Of pears
we grow all varieties, so far as
tested, equally well, high col
ored, of the largest size and un-
surpassed quality. In cherries
and prunes, for size and quality,
we claim the worlds record. In
peaches, grapes and small fruits,
in favored localities, we will not
take second place. Our fruits
have attracted favorable atten-
ton wherever exhibited and at
two worlds fairs-Philadelphia
and New Orleans against fifty
states and nations, with fifty
thousand plates of fruit, Oregon
received the premium for the best
five plates of hill-grown apples;
also for the best five plates of
valley-grown apples and the
judges reported that we were en-
titled to the premium for the best
sweepstate apple, but for the
mistake of naming the plate
Winesap instead of Roman
Beauty, which it was. This
mistake threw us out ard we lost
the 1nerited premium"
Seventeen medals were carried
off by Oregon in the horticultural
department alone at the recent
worlds fair, which plainly dem
onstrates the excellence of Our
fruits. The awards were as fol-
lows:
Display of apples, crop of
1892.
Collective exhibit of apples,
pears, peaches, plu1ns, prunes
and grapes.
Collective exhibit Of nuts.
Collective exhibit of grapes.
Collective exhibit of plums.
Collective exhibit of prunes.
! Collective exhibit of apples.
Collective exhibit of cherries,
81 varieties.
Collective exhibit of pears, "a
varieties.
State horticultural society, col
lective exhibit of apples, peaches,
plums and grapes.
Eagle valley horticultural So
ciety, collective exhibit of ap-
pies, crop of 1892.
J. R. Cardwell, dried prunes.
c. E. Hoskins, dried German
prunes, and prunes and plu1ns.
Max Pracht, peaches. y.
Hood river fruit growers
union, strawberries.
STRAWBERRIES
While student and post-grad-
uate at the agricultural college,
Charles johnson took up special
work in the horticultural depart
ment, at which time experiments
were being made with nearly all
varieties of strawberries, and
gives the following as his exper-
ience with this most excellent
table fruit:
Strawberry culture is one that
is receiving considerable atten-
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the present time.
A few years ago this luscious
fruit was raised chiefly in the
family garden, and the few mar
ket gardeners who placed straw
berries on the market reaped
rich profit. Now things have
changed, probably due more to
the large number of orchards
now being planted than to any
other cause. When an orchard
is set out, the owner considers
what he can plant between the
rows that will bring him the
/ largest immediate income. The
! strawberry's many excellent
! qualities attract his attention,
and, quite often, this is the fruit
selected.
have experimental to a
small extent with some of the