The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-29
Members of Berry
Craft Talk Over
Work OfSeaSOn
The Organization Scored a
Great Success In all
IFS Undertak-
ingS

day afternoon at the reunion OF th'
Salem Fruit Growers Union, at Ma
rion square. On account of the show
ers the picnic did not come off, al
though many of the individual grow
ers and their families brought in bas
ket dinners, and ate them anywhere
in the dry and between showers. Az
1880 p. m. there was quite a crowd OF
the berry growers at the square, but
as the music stand was locked up,
they got seats on the outside and went
through with a very Interesting pro
gram, consisting mostly or reports of
members as to their success in dis
posing OF their crop through the
Union. Below are printed the state
ments of some. and great many
more made similar statements uphold.
ing the work of the Union in every
particular. The contracts with the
Portland shipping firm and with the
cannery are being executed to the let
ter. and there was never 80 great a
result secured for so small an outlay.
Some Talks Made.
II. IS. Thielsen opened the program
with a talk on Straw" the first part
of the strawberry program. The last
straw 10 break the camel's back was,
in his opinion, those who got the ben.
eft OF the Union. but would not help
make II a success.
A much higher price would have
been secured had those outside the
Union not entered into violent compe.
tltion with each other TO break the
market.
The growers had all learned a great
deal about growing fruit and market
ing the same. Many members of the
Union had not taken the greatest
palms to prepare for the market.
There had not been enough pains
taken TO grade the fruit Even pota-
toes had to be graded to get the best
results. It always paid to do this.
J. NJ. Kyle talked about berries,
from the commission mans stand
point. The growers usually had the |
experience, and the commission man
the rest OF the proceeds.
Many families had not been able to
get their usual supply at SO TO 75c |
a crate for home canning He had
to go TO the country and pay Sl.25 a
crate for his.
There was a great demand for |
strawberries for preserving in New
York. For this purpose they were put |
up in glass. At Salem this kind of
berries would be put up in barrels and
sent by freight
Noah Welch stated that he was sat
isiied with the result of shipping and
at the cannery.
He used to take rs cents crate In
trade, and he had done considerably |
better this season.
Mr.. Hatch said all he sold through |
the Union netted SlO7 crate. The
cannery also had treated him well;
he having no canning berries to sell,
but got three cents for them.
Grove Hemsley said his crop Of VIII
sons was very short two acres of VII.
sons producing all told, 25 crates
only half acre being planted a year
ago. Used some Complete No. 2 fer.
tilizer.
,Mr. Jorgensen stated that he was
pleased with the Union. Regretted
that some OF his neighbors had not
helped The Union had almost doubled
the profit for all engaged in the berry
business. Potash, nitrogen and lime
were needed in this valley. Many
made the mistake of applying It
wrong On poor land this would pay.
VIM. lansing got "a crates on one
and half acres of Wilson's. Most OF
his plants were without blooms on
plants and as high as 12 or is plants
were without fruit in a row. A neigh.
bor took 500 crates on an acre and
quarter OF Wilson's.
Mr.. Dow who has the Huifstetter
place, said he got 40 crates on one,
fourth acres OF that variety. He
picked some too ripe. and lost them.
Set out an acre that produced some
fruit.
Mr. Gellott said on nine rows of Or.
egons, 200 plants TO the row. he got
40 or 80 crates. after setting out sew.
eral thousand plants Was well
pleased with the work OF the Union.
@. p. livingston said he had not
much experience. but had put out sew. |
eral acres. He favored the Union.
and hoped when the new charter went