Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01
The Prune Crop Of 1895

The rrune growers OF the Paclhc Northwest
can n6t commence too soon to arrange for
caring and disposine al their prune crop Of
1905. It is true that it is impossible to forsee
whether the yield will be large or small, but
il wonld be very foolish to postpone all con
sideralions and arrangements for caring and
dsposing Of the crop until The fruit is ready
to be gathered.
There are very few persons in the Pacific
Northwest even among the fruit growers
themselves, whorealze the possibilities OF the
prune crop for the coming year. The PTune
crop for 1893 was light in Oregon and the
present year the crop was considered almost a
failure excepting in few favored localities.
Notwithstanding this the output Of cured
prunes in Oregon this year has been over D.
ooo, 600 pounds while that Of Washington has
been about $50 900 pounds.
From the statistics collected for our prune
number we find that there are in Oregon a
little over 1000 acres Of prune orchards
which will next year be six years old and
oyer, about 3,Ioo acres which will be five
years old and about 3 600 acres which will be
four years old. Iflhere should be fair crop
the orchards which are SIX yerrs old and over
ought to yield on an average 1000 OF cured
prunes per acre; the orchards five years old,
900 pounds per acre, and the orchards four
years old or over, 900 pounds per acre. Even
at these moderate figures the aggregate output
Of cured punes in Oregon would reach a.
600, 600 pounds. This amount may be con
sderably reduced by the shipments Of fresh
prunes and still leave enough omake TO- 900,
600 pounds Of cured punes.
Washington 900 acres ofprune orchards
which will be siE years old and over; 500 acres
which will be five yean old, and I, 500 acres
that will be four yean old With the same
average yield figured for Oregon, the output OF
cured pmnes would be 44So,ooo pounds.
Idaho has 3S acres Of prune orchards which
will be ss yean old and over $50 acres
which will be i've yean old, and 900 acres
which will be four yean old With the same
yield as he other states pee acre, the output
ofcacd pflnes aould be- 0go.ooo.
Il iis possible ,hat ln both Washington and
Idaho larger proportion of lhe punrs Will
h. shipped hesb compared 20 those shipped
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