Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-24

f ing, spring farm work was being
!, rushed forward, and farmers were
loath to drop the plow handles and
r come to town. Those who did attend
: however, were very glad that they had
done so, as they had the pleasure and
: satisfaction of listening to instructive
| and interesting talks on horticultural
} matters by the best informed men in
the Northwest and the little seed of
enthusiasm there sown will flourish
| and bring forth a harvest of energy
} and accomplishment that will make
, famous the fruit of the Blue Ribbon
!, County.
Noted HOrticulturist
Owing to the sickness and conse-
quent absence of Lloyd I. ReynoIus,
of Salem, who was expected to open
the morning meeting, the program
was changed from the order originally
published.
The meeting was called to order by
j. B. Num-, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements, who introduced
Professor c. 1. Lewis, head of the
!
Experiment Station, at Corvallis
Professor Lewis gave a general talk
on fruit growing and the great advan-
tages that the Willamette Valley had
as fruit producing region. Nature,
he said, had given us here one of the
greatest fruit sections that had ever
been produced The best Italian
nr1lnpS Wara easily orouo bara
for walnut growing it had no equal,
while there were many other branches
of horticulture that We're also highly
successful. There was no need to lose
sleep about the danger of over-pro-
duction-the worlds markets are
ours. Raise good fruit, pack it well,
and put plenty of honesty in the box,
and the market will take care of it.
self.
No Need of Competition.
According to Professor Lewis there
is no industry that will return the
profits to the farm that horticulture
will. 1t brings in people, it brings in
money. We have the worldwide rep
utation for fruit Let us take advan-
tage of it, We do not have to COM
pete with any locality. Let us develop
our own specialties.
A forty-acre fruit farm may be
called a one-man unit. The cost of
developing an orchard of that size is
not much more than one of 10 acres,
when the cost of implements, ETC., is
considered.
The country tributary to Dallas is
especially well adapted to the pro-
duction of prunes, said he, and in his
opinion the industry represented one
of the best investments of the day.
The demand for them was great. One
large grower could have sold twice
what he produced, and a London dis
tributor who would not handle them
a year or so ago, put in an order for
10000 pounds this year. The govern
ment was preparing to establish an
experimental plant at Salem for the ]
purpose of determining the best meth
DDS of shipping green fruit to the
Eastern markets, and the time would
soon come when that would be an i'm
portant part of the business.
Praises Loganberries. {
Professor Lewis is very enthusias- |
tic in regard to the great commercial {
future of the meek and lowly Logan {
berry, not alone for the berry, but for {
its juice. He says it will eventually {
become one of the important articles s
Of commerce, and will equal and even I
surpass the popularity of grape juice {
as beverage. He believes that it will
be produced here in large quantities,
and will be bottled and shipped to the
large cities of the country, and will
replace the artificial drinks that now
food the market. The method of pre-
pairing it is very simpie: Place the :
berries in vessel on the stove Cover
hem with water and allow them to
simmer, but not to boil. After they
nave cooked long enough to extract
he juice, place them in a cloth bag, {
which hang up and allow to drain. ]
Add to the juice one-third of its bulk Fl
If sugar, bottle it, and set it away for 6
Use. One tablespoonful added to a +
lass of water makes a most delicious !
'everage. Professor Lewis uses it in
lis own household, and says that he
annot begin to supply the demand. .
Professor A. G. Bouquet, who has
barge of the market gardening and :.
department of the Expert
1ent Station followed with a brief
ut valuable talk on the subject of D
aising vegetables in an effort to fur p
ish the home market, which now
raws its supplies largely from other N
Lates.
The program during the afternoon ii
nd evening was as follows: al
Afternoon. -
Choosing and Maintaining an Or -
hard d"-Professor c. /. Lewis.
Fruit Inspection and the Uphold =
g Of the Horticultural Laws'-E. c. =
fruit inspector of Marion
ounty. r
Apple Insects and Troubles Of u
oung Trees"-Professor II. F. Will
m. entomologist OF the State Exper-
lent Station.
Forcing Vegetables; Use Of Hot
eds. Cold Frames. etc."-Professor
@. Bouquet
Evening.
Insects Of Prune and Cherry. Bee
.eping Professor II. r. Wilson.
Illustrated lecture on Orchard
agement''-Professor A. I. Lewis.
illustrated lecture on vegetable