The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
STRAWBERRY GROWER
DISCUSSES SOME VARIETIES

Pacidc Homesiead
In beginning a series Of papers oB
strawberry culture 1 cannot fOregO tne
opportunity OF saying a word 40 fayOi
Of small fruit growing by residents
OF towns and cities, and "a favor OF
even those who follow farming OF any
description becoming enthusiasts along
some line. A person can hardly en-
JOY good health and be in a normal
CONDITION mentally without being in
possession Of az least one robust en-
tnusiasm that amount 10 almost
mania.
10 escape criticism, ! viii call my
sir cranky crank on the one braucn
0f horticulture known as the suaw.
berry industry. IL j. one Of the lars.
est und most profitable lines OF busi
ness lu this part OF the Willamette
valley. some OF the small farmers
near salem who have kept up with
the demands Of the times for new va
reties and tire wants Of tie consumer
nave year iu and year Out put moru
money IN the bank from suawOerries
ihau from all other fruits put togein-
eI The fact that We can grow this
lrult 10 perfectiOu and Ia unlimited
quantities without irrigation ought 10
convince anyone that tue amount Of
uouey 20 De made out Of IL is only
limited by enterprise in nudug the
varieties and the market With can
ncries ana refrigerating cars, this held
Is practically unlimited.
Before lcaying this feature Of the
subject let us cons der what it means
To grow this most perfect fruit with
out irrigation There Is not only saw.
al what water would cost, but FAR
more important, strawberries grown
without irrigation are higher Favored,
higher cOlOred and soldier than those
aiuhcially watercd III We get the
right kinds and put them up right for
supmcut, We can send them farther.
get better prices aud sell them mOre
readily than berries frOm any section
that depends ON irrigation. " hen IL
cone~ 10 putting up a strawberry FOR
commercial purposes iu Ctnnery we
can double discount any other part
of the world. n you don't believe It,
keep your eye GA the Development OF
the canning business at Salem FOR the
next few years.
What varieties should We seek tO
develop here ln Western OrrgOnt 1
would my 10 all amateurs ami fruit
farmers Zoe prOnL this IN a very i'm
pOrtant matter Go consider. We all
know that cut ot scures, of new Va.
rieties introduced each year, not one
on an average has any permanent val
ue of ensiurng merit out % perhaps
nfty varieties. All praised 10 the skies
ln the nureevy cItalog CUES, that / have
thuroughly teace1 olG oae hzlA proven
ot yalus Zoe seGerL planung tho
Tennessee. ald laat la. 4-tle or NO
mrri- far elnnilg have found
D4s ENs gi4luLsa eE aAg val
d. flr mnnlng sla lEIy fUr the
aom,- a1ie. l.l,t uae 6sli for COM
llerc ul rll-aug tg,f slss, lalhd la
llY Hig nsur a. lrs'sl- whether
meT vat snfturs Ia sslr riiulate, or
Nieelsr rIs .l.ei4 N seNld puolOng
ei a,ssa t'l.--us. li a q, s-~uou ycJ un-
asf.a.sfl
~ la. glal-sa Lisu s1alld We seek
Ia ala rlrss.ss ElaF E vii pay uol
gov Ha.as srtnt~r.es cau bel
g's0a "a tlT lll1 g s.al that has
ever t~rl errL o. uur variety
ala 1e grsvl 90 trEy Eauy Nuds 90
a. Nlra al...s'as aCl raat We havel
aatlF aafaafIss - ssll aA sli admit
Ha arre arr ar-r slrc ncatlous vel
sl1 Hafe.l trlH uarl ur are sslect |
40 saftslles ~ srraaesrFi-s from thel
larssrT H4a. .sgle uF A-t.u.ug To thel
- srsaaz. rr ag.alar-ls af are tne pgd |
,Arr As aFfe s ~ uuuble lu pro
llEg Arsr as~ u flr pacihcl
NQr1a rsr Htrr rearlF sI grow tool
llfse fgr lrlt ae utssi uoI ruu afIerl
sEe ~eirlt tarrlr, ut hIgh colorl
anl fhat uU ea.or an aFer aud all
far1ugn FuE canning rlry should
have a 80 1sgrte of aeiii-y aud frntI
naFur aul ur -1i.d Fer a sure crap 4
per We must 80 fhe Isff,-ct dowerngl
uV sfantlnatr fariViy Nl-h frui stems
saorter ihaa t1e falngc io make chem
fiNsl proof Euaagh for The present.
lhcse simple propositions ylss,rly un
csTrit-st aud can.fully adhered to will
lfTad fo srsat sucrse ~ upFER
Saleta tF Mas n leal.