Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-14
CHERRIES PROFITABLE
cola HILLS WE'LL ADAPTED TO
PRODUCE HIGHEST QUALITY.
Many Orchards Along Willamette
River Yield Big Returns to
Their Owners.

The growing of cherries in many of
the fruit districts in Oregon is one of
the most profitable lines of produc-
tion The white cherries: Royal Ann,
Elton, Waterhouse and others are
more in demand by the canneries and.
although prices are seldom advanced
beyond 5 cents a pound for Royal
AIMS, usually ranging from to s
cents for white cherries. according to
variety, size and quality, growers have
found the industry one of pleasurable
profit.
1t is an interesting study to see the
farmers and fruit growers lined up in
the street waiting to weigh the fruit
at an Oregon cannery, writes l.. M.
Gilbert to the Oregonian.
AT times this waiting line extends
away two blocks from the cannery,
showing every kind of conveyance and
as many different kinds of fruit boxes
and packages, all containing the fam
GUS Royal AIMS. There are orchard
lists with heavy teams and big loads on
two-ton bolster springs, one-horse
hacks with few bushels, the product
of the trees around the house, and
buggies with the same kind of fruit in
a wash boiler, tub or old box, all bent
on turning the unexcelled product of a
tree or an orchard into good money.
Productive Eola Orchard.
A cherry grower in the historic town
of Eola, on the Willamette, realizes an
nually about $500 from the product
of 160 trees, chiefly Royal AIMS, ON
less than one and one-half acres of
land. The writer saw trees loaded
down with 800 to 500 pounds of fine
fruit in this orchard last season. The
product from some of these trees was
worth from SIP to SIS tree, even at
cannery prices In an adjoining lot
were young trees six years old with 80
to 40 pounds of fruit, worth 81 a tree, |
The proud owner said he would not
take $40 gold piece-for each of those |
young trees. 1t is interesting to note
that 100 trees to the acre at $40 a tree
runs into four figures, and nothing said |
about the land. On the same basis the
Older trees, bearing annually $12 to
SIS worth of fruit, would be worth
$3.50 tree, and their value is not un-
derrated by the happy owner. Any
picker who pulls off fruit spurs wnlie
picking cherries for this man is advis-
ed to climb down and give his ladder
to a careful hand.
Another cherry grower near Salem,
having about five acres of bearing
trees, sold last season 25, 900 pounds of
cherries, one-half of which he packed
in 10 and 20-pound boxes and shipped
to various points in the Northwest,
realizing about 4 " cents a pound net.
The remainder were sold to the can
leries at cents a pound,
Big Valley Pack.
The pack of one of the willamette
Valley canneries last season amounted
% 10000 pounds of Royal AIMS, in
ins, and $4,000 pounds in barrels for
trade, and about 10000
pounds of other varieties of soft cher
les. These canneries at various points
- 'he - UT SlpWlll6 uluslTlCl pay out
large sums of money for
'herries, a good proportion of which
goes. to the owners of few trees,
'ather than into the hands of larger
During the past four or five years
he chief demand for nursery stock has
,een for other than the cannery vari-
ties of cherris. Growers see oppor- )
unities for great profit in shipping
herries. The Lambert and Bing
herries (both originated in the Will !
annette Valley are far superior as
ong-distance shippers, being dark in Q
olor and more solid in texture than I
he Royal Ann and other white cher [
Use. The Black Republican is also ;
good shipping cherry. Only last
eason the writer received an inquiry a
rom Chicago for Lamberts at 20 cents [
pound, and this variety is reported q
D have sold at 40 cents a pound in y
lew York. When with preceding u
ABILITIES, we shall be able properly to v
Tothing should be amiss-not a wrin- n
lie. not smudge-for the inspecting '
ficer has a 2-candle-power eye that a
an see through six inches of an ore
on wool blanket on a cloudy night, D
nd the scrutiny will be made with \
he exact precision and the precise e
that govern all similar cere- L
lonises Of the regular army. c
repare these fruits for transporta- h
on, we will reach Atlantic seaboard II
tiles with the fruit In as good condi- s.
on as when packed. q
Good Shippers In Demand.
Last season 227 cars OF cherries
ere shipped out OF California. Begin
ing in April. that state continued
lipments until in the latter part OF u
une. Oregon cherries begin to ripen
~ latter part Of June and continue
trough July. II should be the object
T all who would promote horticulture
Oregon to hasten the day when "
lese varieties Of shipping cherries q
ill De available in sufficient volume 81
,r car lot shipments. When 60 grow al
rs can pick and pack 40 1O-pOund q
1xes a day and deliver them carefully di
andled to the packing house or pre- "
loling station, that community can q
iip "a car daily. when 10 cars day
ir a period Of 20 days can be sent 81
asst from oregon, We shall then have ~
erely made beginning in the pro- -
lction and marketing Of cherries. n
here need Dc no fear Of Over-prOduc- -
on. The writer has during the past
X years. pursued the plan Of replac- NJ
q all dead or injured prune trees N
i'm Mazzard Seeding cherries. After tr
7o seasn's growth this tree is top lr
orked % the Lambert. and ] am de- y
ghted with the dnr growth of these ~
Jung trees. Many orchardists are On
antinE solid blocks % cherries. ] am 20
formed that a least 50 per cent % r.
10 demand for nursery stock is FOR ~
o-e varietIes that are good shippers
be- dav is not far distant when Ore Al
IN viii De- far famed for her cherries, ~
-ppiyinr the markets of the world. as y
.e Be- now far-famed Tor apples =
IdfaI Hurai Idfe-
Growers have waited anUiously for
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