Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-28
FRIDAYS SESSION.

so far.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
A much larger attendance greeted
the speakers in the evening, and a
number of women We're present to en-
joy the stereopticon lectures. Profess
sor Lewis lectured briefly on the sub
ject Of orchard management, and the
points which he wished to emphasize
were shown by Photographic slides.
Methods of preparing and cultivating
the soil, the best tools used therefor,
and proper and improper systems of
pruning and shaping trees, were illus
trated. Pictures of fruit from sprayed
and unsprayed trees were shown in
comparison.
The morning meeting, Friday, was
opened with an address by President
W. K Newell, of the State Board of
Horticulture, on the subject of organ
ization. Mr.. Newell is a practical
fruit grower, and has had actual ex-
perience in growing apples, cherries,
prunes, grapes, and other fruits, and
is looked upon as one of the leading
west He is extensively engaged in
fruit production in Washington County
and is one of the stockholders in a
new and modern fruit union that is
now being organized there.
Organization Needed.
e
and marketing fruit, without organiza-
ton, said he in substance, is expensive,
inadequate and out of date, and large
sums have already been lost as a con-
sequence. There is absolute necessity
of having local organizations in every
community, and there must not only
be unity of action among growers, but
among organizations. Under the pres
ent lack of system, we have a maxi |
mum of expense, and receive a mini !
mum of prices. 1t is simply a matter
of self-preservation for us to have or
ganizations in the Northwest. We
have worked alone so long that it is
hard for us to get together. The time
to begin the formation of a union is
when we first begin planting the fruit,
in full working order by the time the
trees are in bearing.
Gain in Buying.
Organization is required not only
but for buying our supplies. Much is
to be gained by buying in wholesale
quantities. From 35 to SO per cent
can be saved in the price of trees in
that way. The same applies to spray
ng materials. We are now trying this
plan in Washington County. We have
already saved So per barrel on our
spraying material. In June or July
we will size up our prospective crop
and make arrangements for buying
our boxes We will need 10 or IL car
oads, and we expect to save from two
20 three cents on each box. We must
AXE advantage of these things if we
ire going to grow fruit"
He then read the constitution of the
County Fruit Growers
Association, which is modelled after a
similar and very successful or
yanization in Lane County. The
growers will later estab-
ish a packing school.
Talk on WaInuts.
Following him II. NJ. Williamson,
secretary of the State Board OF Horti-
culture. who is thoroughly versed on
m branches of fruit, gave an i'm
lromptu talk on walnuts. We are just
low learning about walnuts, he ex-
planned. and we will be many years
ret in learning. as we cannot learn Il
m at once The most Of what we do
,now came from California. and they
ire learning and constantly changing
heir methods there as they make new
discoveries. ,
The walnut can be grown at a
.reater distance from point Of ship
ling than any other fruit. Distance
rom shipping station is great disad-
'antage with fruits. but with walnuts
{ makes no difference. II is not nee
ssary 20 market them on any partic-
liar day. When il comes TO hauling
hem TO market. load Of walnuts q
las a much greater value than the !
anne amount Of fruit so that the cost
4 handling them is comparatively {
heaper. For that reason a grower
an make a success with walnuts In 4
many places where IL would not be {
.rontahle 20 raise fruit a
Use OF FTIIcrs.
A walnut tree will not be in It's
rhine until % is from 50 20 Is years =
ID. and as not more than 10 or IS I
houid be- planted to the acre. there
aust De filters until they come into
caring. What 10 use as nllers II a
uestion that Is answered largely by =
heory. The nIbert is the favorite In
ome localities Near a market. fruit :
nav D. grown. and of fruit cherries
re- perhaps as good as any. but they
surt not b. planted too closely. a. E
-ainuts need plenty of air. Speaking I
rom Theoretical standpoint Mr.
williamson thought dwarf fruits were :
articuiarIv adapted for use as hliers
u have great faith On the future of q
be- walnut Industry On the WHiamette 2
ALLEY continued Mr. wuliamson- u ,
rd the Unpqua Valley viii Ultimately
3 the walnut producing district q
b. United states~