The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-05-16

match in the garden, or by the acre
Put the plants In water. after trlnl.
ming OF an but two leaves, and al
tbe blossoms II any have formed.
stretch a line and put spade down
full length and spread the roots in the
ait made IN the fresh earth. Then
firm the earth solidly against the
ro1ts. II planted very late in the SEA
son shading q few days viii save them
All. l have known good beds 10 be
planfad as late as the middle OF July.
In for bin culture cut OF all runners.
M YOU have water 10 irIfgate the soil
81 IL becomes necessary, matted rows
win produce most fruit Matted rows
or be,ls are produced by keeping the
soil highly cultivated and letting all
tine runners st FOR new plants. III
kept free from weeds, and well culu-
waited. hills can be cropped four years
and the matted rows two or three
years.
The sex Of the strawberry IS a
~our-. Of great deal Of confusion.
Instead OF being perfect-howering, or
self.pollenlziug. as most fruit blossoms
are. there are varieties OF siraWDerlles
that are what is termed plstillate, the
blooms having no stamens and pro
ducing no pollen. These are called
Imperfect Towering. and are marked
Ina most catalOgs Imp" while the
stamlnate or Ui-sexual varieties are
marked Per- The pistillates are
generally larger producers, but to get
| "A perfect crop must have about every
fourth or fifth row planted Of some
| samuate variety that blooms about
| the same time as the pistillate, and
| thus they are pOllenized AS with
other plants. stra wberries are pollen.
| ized by bees and other insects
For the home garden you should So
| lect at least two varieties, a table
berry and one for canning. Most people
| ike the large berries for the home
| table. They are generally light
| cOlOrsd inside, not very sour aud libcr
al producers. 10 this class belong the
old Sharpless. though there are 81
many marked improvements over thai
10 Is not worth planting. II nevel
| cOlOrs all over, and often has a hare
| tip. The Tennessee is one OF tue
most prolific and palatable OF the tabl,
varieties. being Of a bright crimson
color. and very early.
For family canning the old Wilson
Is hard to beat, though il is generally
picked before 1t is fully ripe. 1t rip
ems slowly and continues 10 increas,
In size until dead ripe when II IS Tin,
| for the table or the can, but II is tO,
nearly IN season with the larger tabl,
/ kinds TO be really most desirable
Another trouble with the Wilson Il
that the last pickings run down II
/ size. would recommend for tn,
| family garden a later canning berr,
than the Wilson. Mr.. Lyons, on Tn,
! Garden road near Salem. has haS
great success with the Saunders 10
ten years. 1t Is preferred by mos
fastidious Salem housewives to an!
other for canning, comes early and ha
| a remarkable succession OF blooms, d
iine for the table, quite a long crOppe
| and holds up In size. Take this wild
the Candy and you will have berrie
! over six weeks, as the Candy Is yer.
/ late. IL is a pistillate variety AM
might not do very well II there wer
no staminate variety In bloom In IN
! vicinity about the same time. So yo
had better take two perfect fiowerin
varieties, an early and a late for In
/ home garden.
Strawberries for the home marke
should bee selected entirely for al
peannce to begin with. The show
brilliant red or dark red berrie
catch the eye Of buyers and that
| what tells. They may DE OF goo
flavor besides but color, and color a
over, and better stll color all through
they must have To command the MAJ
1 4 =
be- able 10 stand hauling one to hv
miles and be good for "a hours afte
they are picked, The nearby hOm
market trade, where thousands o
boxes are sold daily 90 city peOpl,
well-supplied with the new and i'm
proved varieties, Is the most prOhtabl,
Growers near cities net 81 TO $3.50
crate with the best varieties, and IN
grower who does not study the cata
logs and keep up with the procession
by reading the best literature he ca
purchase. might as well drop on
Pick only dead ripe fruit for the HON
market. II pays e. grade Il. The bel
rlcs should be OF medium size and eve
| quality. The more perfect, the great
or the consumption and the surer yo
will be TO hold your trade. The Ma
goOn, Clark's Seeding, Saunders. Tr
nessee, Barton's Eclipse. and Wils1
have been most popular OF late in IN
Salem and Portland market
have not had much experience wit
/ varieties for shipment by rail To dis
tant markets. This is a distinct branc
OF the industry Varieties that ripe
early that will stand exposure in IN
market, that viii bear picking befur
/ they are ripe and not wilt. but In fat
rlpen on the way To market, are neet
ed for expectation IA refrigeratC
cars. A tough skinned berry OF m,
dunn size and solid flesh must b
chosen. There Is a fine field In IN
Willamette valley for this industry
/ our Experiment Station should tax
up this inquiry, / have been testin
varieties % get perfect berry Ia
commercial canning and have the 10
lowing growing and coming into fruI
on my grounds; Ceryca, Downing
Bride, Marguerite, Miller Sampson
Double Cropper, Buhach No. o, RUBY
Beryerly, Mckinley, Joe. COY. Hoap
Sunshine. 1ennessee. sample, LLOYD
Kansas Ideal and Native Opgon.
b. HOFER
Salem, OR May 1901.