The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-04-18
STRAWBERRY OUT.
LOOK FAVORABLE

The weather for the past month has
been such as to retai the growth of
the earlier fruits. The strawberry
crop In the South aud Middle West is
much earlieI than usual. In view OF
this fact, Hood RiSer should have a
clear market this year and & cd prices
sustained
We give the following from tkI Chi
eago Produce:
Beebe, Ark II. J. Camp reports
that the recent heavy frost had not
damaged his stra berry crop to any
sppreciable extent; that the blooms
are abundant and berries large enough
already to be ripe in a week or ten
days, which is nearly a month earlier
than last year.
Columbia, Tenn. Horace Rainey,
one of the most prominent fruit and
berry grover of the state, says that
the fruit and berry crop in this sec
ii IN il safe so far and unless there in
unfavoiabe weather there will be an
abundant crop.
Wardes, n. C.-The straw berry
acreage is two-thrds less. Ibe one
third is looking very we'll. If better
whole county is going out of the
business and raise something else tor
money crops; something we can han
die ourselves.
Oakfield, Tenn. This point is about
five no lies north of Lawrence station.
The post Office is Norwood. Straw
berries are the principal crop. Berry
sbiments commene about the middle
of April. This season is much earlier
than usual.
Independence, La.-There is no bet
ter stability to a community than the
condition of its banking institution.
When growers and shippers are max
ing money in strawberry culture the
bank deposits are large when the con-
trary, the showing is the opposite.
The person who is interested in know
ing something of the prosperity OF
lndepenence has but to have his at
tention called to the condition of the
Bank OF independence, capitalized at
800, 900. At this point they have 1000
acres in strawberries. The strawberry
season at this point is about six weeks
in advance of any previous season and
is remarkably dry. They need rain
badly to push the strawberry up and
give them size and color and sweet
ness. Last year there we're billed out
solid from this point 40l cars. This
year they will use In the neighbor-
hood of 400, ZOO crates. There are
many solicitors on the ground repre-
sent in commission merchants and the
proposition is tough one tor the
boys. The price Sl.40 crate OF "a
pints. The crop will average $50 crat es
to the acre. The culture OF strawher-
ries here is mostly by Italians, either
on share or on their own acreage.
The largest days picking last year
was q cars loaded and billed out.
They expect to do as much this year
and are going to try to break the rec
odd. The Illinois Central service is
satisfactory to all the growers. Land
within a mile of this town under cul-
tivstion is worth from 500 to $3.50 an
acre.
Durant, Miss. This point has a
rong association, with Prof. W. IL.
Smith president aud II. L. Morgan
secretary and treasurer. One hun
dred OF the leading growers ale mem
bres. They grow Strawberries, canta-
loupes, tomatoes, cabbage, beans,
okra and sweet potatoes. They are
planting this season 400 acres in
straw berries. They will have 50 pei
cent of last years straw berries. The
berries will be in % days earlier OIL
account of the advanced season.
The prospects are for better fri il
than last season. Last year they
shipped 10S cars nt berries. They OK.
pect to load rs to so cars this season.
Klondikes and Excelsiors are the
lerries grown here. Last year they
shipped train load OF % cars, one
days picking, and all billed to Chi
cago. The berries are sold f.. O. al
well as consigned.
About April l representives should
be on the ground, as berries ale ex
pected to move in Car lots by thai
time. Chicago is largely represented
also Cincinnti, Cleveland, Detroit
and st. Louis.