Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-02
Strawberries, by E. Hofer, Salem.


Growing strawberries is one of the
many fruit industries of Oregon and
is well established in Marion county,
there being several hundred acres
about Salem. and thousands of crates
shipped and canned at the cannery
each yean AS a field crop they are
planted on well drained land that has
been thoroughly plowed in the fall and
again in the spring. dragged until
thoroughly pulverized, fine and smooth
and plants set out in May or as soon
as the ground can be worked up good
after the heavy spring rains are over.
Mark off the ground three feet each
way and set the plants with a dibble,
the crowns even with the surface
Planted this way all the work of cult.
walton can be done with two horses
and riding cultivator, and little hoe.
Ing about the plants once a year will
be all that is needed. Thorough cult.
walton until fall az need will result in
a fine stand and full crop the follow
ing spring Better results are OBJ.
tanned by removing all blossoms the
first year The runners are cut of
once after they get out long and be.
fore they root. New runners will be
formed before fall on the strongest
plants and enough new plants will
set TO NIL all empty hills. that may
need repanting. In field culture and
10 grow fruit only II does not pay to |
plant In fall, as only a partial crop Is |
secured the following spring If the
winter is mild as Is often the case. il J
viii cost more to clean on the weeds |
n the spring than the part crop will
ring. The object of spring planting
md high cultivation until late in fall
to keep the ground clean and get a
arge growth of plant roots and foli
ge that viii insure a strong growth
nd big crop the following spring.
''ants cost $3.50 to $500 per thousand /,
nd should be engaged the fall before.
are picked three to four
mes, not counting the first and last
ickings which yield no profit. They
re packed in "a box crates and sold
the local market or at the cannery
r shipped. Following are returns from }
We acre field ON lands OF A. Aufrance.
ie and one-half miles east of Salem:
rop of 1904, 500 crates, average re-
lrn Sh25 per crate. Net return. less
'st OF crates (l6 cents( and picking
- centSl, SO cents per crate. $3.50.
.a6 per acre TO grower Berries {
ere shipped to local trade or shipped
Portland. and grower can sell all 4
can produce. VIII have eight acres z
'Nt year BY making up his own {
ates aud boxes in winter cost can Z
reduced from 16 to Il cents per q
ate for package On these ave q
res 100 crates were no, picked as 9
c6ers could not be procured on ae
un' OF warm dry spring hastenins =
e ripenins OF the crop faster Than =
oal Crop Was light this year as q
ring was dry and there was no rain q
ring the upening season. when Q
overs are generally plentiful enough o
add materially TO the crop. which .
produced without irrigation. The -
iage the past season was larger and -
crop lighter than usual. The same q
"a for Mr. Aufranee would ordinar .
produce lOO0 crates, At 65 cents o
crate net il pays better to shin .
N 10 sell at the oaunery Mr. Au. .
nee farms 20 acres 20 fruit crow. .
apples pears. prunes. cherries
pes. raspberrles. blaekberrles cur
is, logan berries and vegetables. =
nure Of fertilizer adds to the yalue a
! strawberry crop but any oriinary q
will grow them without. As high .
$500 90 $500 per acre has No., q