Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06

ccngrcrutc to enjoy tho spectacle Of tho |
roses in every form and formation. Prizes. /
open 90 competitors from all parts OF the
world. are freely distributed, and not only i
Portland and Oregon, but the whole north !
west enter the lists. the result being an
uncquaIed exhibition Of Natures most
beautiful flower
The beauty Of Oregon's floral display Is
not confined by any means TO roses nor TO |
one city or locality. for throughout the
northwest, from June to December, all
varieties Of Towering plants which bios
som in the temperate zone flourish with a
luxuiance equaled only i'm the tropics.
II would take several chapters 10 ade
quately describe the fruits OF oregon, and
even n a book Of many pages were written
IL rs safe TO predict that the average pro-
Queer OF the Beaver state would not be
satisfied, for more than any other one
thing the Oregonian Is puffed up over the
quality and quantity OF the fruit produced
within the borders Of this commonwealth.
Oregon may not up TO the present time
have been as widely advertised as some
other sections Of the country. but this can
not be said Of its fruit, for on the least
possible excuse this subject is brought to
the front.
FAme apples Easy 10 Ltnlses
1t is not SO very many years ago that
New York and other Atlantic seaboard
states supplied the markets with the best
grade Of apples, but conditions have so far
changed that Oregon apples find reader
sale at higher prices in the eastern cities
than fruit grown nearer those markets.
This is due largely to two important facts,
namely, that the climate and soil OF ore
/ gon are especially adapted to fruit culture
and that the orchardists of the northwest
take especial care in cultivatng their or
! chards and protecting them from pests,
while the matured product is most care
! fully selected and packed for shipment
| one never finds worm in an Oregon APP
pie, for II perchance one OF these pests
should be fortunate enough to survive until
fruit picking time his hiding place is sure
| TO DO discovered by the lynx-eyed packer
, and he is quickly relegated to the fiery
flames Of the furnace, so to speak.
Almost every variety Of apple is, or can
be produced in Oregon but the most pop
ular varieties are Spitzenberg, Yellow
Newton Pippin, Grayenstein, Northern
Spy, Ben Davis, Red-Cheeked Pippin, the
Jonathan and the Baldwin. Oregon ap-
pies have sold for years at from 81 to
s. per box T. o. b. shipping point TAX
gon climate a tree reaches the bearing
stage much earlier than in most other
sections of the country, II will be seen
that the industry is not only very profit
able now, but that IL promises, for all
time to come to be very remuueradve for
those who engage in it intelligently. AL
most every country in the world buys
; the apples OF Oregon and the foreign de-
mand is increasing as rapidly as the do
mestio.
Fabulous Prices for Pears.
Next to the Oregon apple in popularity
J and wide world renown is the pear the
Bartlett being the principal variety grown
although other varieties are successfully
raised. Many stories are told of the fab
ulous prices obtained for Oregon pears
one being that they sold in London In
1909 for SlO.O5 per box. These stories are
8 in the main authentic, showing that
= raising this fruit is most profitable
? At one time the much abused prune wai
9 very extensively raised in this section Of
d the country, but its popularity has to
a large extent waned owing to the fact tina
: there is more profit in other fruits. Fo
{ home use, however, the prune, picked
from ones own trees and preserved ii
n the many ways known to the thrift!
y housekeeper is hard to beat
> Oregon is famous for its cherries, tn
Is capital Of the state Salem, being know
d as the cherry city" while every part o
l. the state is well adapted to the raisln
IT Of his delicious fruit. Profits rangin
from S150 to $1,000 per acre have been re
= ported from various parts of the CON
- mOnwealth and It is generally admitted
IF good cherry orchard is a profitable ad
a junct to a fruit farm.
sr it Is not generally known, especiall
70 through the middle west and easter
10 states, that English walnuts can be su,
ff cessfulIy raised in Oregon. In fact at bu
70 q comparatively recent date has 1t bee
g. demonstrated that the climate and soil
e, many sections OF the state are especial
" adapted to the production Of these nut
~ which compare both in quality and quar-
o tity favOrably with those raised elsewhel
Id in the world. There Is always q read
he market for English walnuts at profitab
O. prices and 1t il certain that in the net
Is future Oregon viii be known as one OF Il
IN great supply places for this delectab
Or product.