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

| loI 1CtdllliilS HiOiotuiC AlOU CQotiCo
by the south. and, combined with
our cool nights and delightful sum
mers that know but few vicissi.
tudes of heat, and also with the
| heavy dews that result from vicin
lity to the ocean, and the gre It cur
| rents of the Pacific that strike this
northwest coast, give all fruits
| possibility to achieve perfect
growth and ripen in a most salts
factory manner. Thus, earth, all
and water combine to make oul
region fruitful, with perfection OF
beauty, flavor and quality nowhere
surpassed, and not possible where
these conditions are not present
| To tn extent, then, we excel 9th
er sections. Oar fruits being SO
/ tender, will not bear shipHent to
the east in a green state as well as
those of California, but that mat
ters not with the prune which is
/ cured for market.
4 "Whil4 the whole Pacific North
| west seems adapted to most varie-
ties Of the plu IL family, there is a
choice as to soil and location. AS
| a rule, fruit crows best on upland.
In California, all fruit grown in
the foothills has a preference fand
is marketed as mountain fruit.
High rolling prairie land, where
frost is not usual in late spring,
often proves successful, but it is
sometimes the case there are frosty
bbelts that are unsafe. while there
\ are also sheltered hooks where the
Rfrost seldom strikes at the critical
Etime, when the fruit is in full
Ebloom or when it is newly set and
young and tender. The theory is
Ethat as warm air naturally rises,
Eso cold naturally falls, being
heavier; so a hillside that is above
the lower frost region, and yet not
lso high in altitude as to be hurt by
she upper frost, is preferable as
safer from such vicissitudes. The
bills are being selected for the
planting of fruit, though many Or
shards are located, in river bot
Ioms.
GAS to what exposure is prefer
lbIe for fruit it depends something
ln the fruit grown and the time of
Us bloom. Apples and pears that
| Floom later, are safer to plant on
pw land and eastern exposures.
| Stone fruits are supposed to do
he best on southern or southwest
I'm exposures,or hillsides. Western
iopes have the advantage of not
keling the early morning sun, so
Re not so easily. injured by frost,
) the air may melt the frost be-
Are the sun reaches it. The rays
| 4 the sun melting the frost will
| said and blight young fruit or
doom, while if it molts before the
| Sn's warmth directly touches it
| tie frost may be harmless.
I''Sandy loan, and even rich
avelly soil, are preferred by
Any growers. River bottoms of
| It's soil, that are not too low or
sbject to overflow, are often warm
| iinature and have an advantage
| iibeing naturally drained. Soils
ae graduated, from heavy clays
| With hardpan subsoil, to sandy and
| ayelly bottoms, and wherever
dAinage is not naturally sufficient
tScarry off all surplus rainfall rap
| 10y, it is necessary to thoroughly
uderdrain the land. To secure
bst results this should be done at
th outset. The question of depth
J d soil and fertility must be con-
81 cred and thoroughly understood.
Qeap soils are very dear when
thy are not suitable for the use
irbnded.
fhe soils of the Willamette
vAey are classified under two
gaeral heads, those Of the foot
HIS and those of the bottom
Labs extending on each bank of
thriver. The prevailing soils are
ofbasaltic origin and are unsur-
p$ed in fertility, and>in general
Bston county soils resemble those
ofhe valley, particularly those OF
P& county, The prairie bottoms
cdist mostly of dark, rich
loSa. The red soils of the foot
his are easily worked and are ol
mf excellent quality for fruit
g1 ing.
rH INDUSTRY IN BENTON COUNTY
me prune industry in Oregon
! hd been making rapid strides dur
\ ins the past few years, particu
La throughout the Willamette
vey, and Benton county, witt
10 acres planted to this variety
of De plum family, does not oc
cuA second place either il
b ad liability of her soil and eli
\ ma or in quality or quantity o