Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-08


raspberries are grown extensively,
and vet the supply has never been
equal to the demand. The prices paid
for this delicious fruit net satisfac-
tory returns TO the producer The
steady increase in the demand for this
berry has more than warranted the
annual Increase Of acreage devoted
to its culture. The same conditions
exist regarding blackberries, goose
berries and currants, all Of which do
well and yield satisfactory returns
The Burbank Phenomenal Berry and
the LOganberry are two other varie-
ties which are also extensively grown.
The latter in particular has proven
its worth and bids fair to become one
of the leading products throughout
the valley and money-maker to the
growers. Strawberries may be said
to be at their best here This is the
statement made by growers and deal
ers This is the variety of small fruit
grown here longer and to better ad-
vantage than any other The berries
find a market all over the Pacific
Coast at good prices. Aside from
thousands of crates shipped annually,
hundreds Of tons are sold to the can
neries at satisfactory figures.
Walnut Growing.
English walnut culture has begun
to assume proportions of some mag
nitude in the valley. Trees set out
some years since as an experiment
have shown that soil and climate are
favorable to the production Of the
nuts. The Franquette, a French va
riety of superior size and quality,
which blooms late, and thus escapes
possible danger of frost, is favored.
Grated trees are planted and begin
to bear at four to six years. There
are now many groves of young trees
planted and orders placed for thou
sands of other trees with nurserymen.
The United States has imported over
s20,000OOO worth of the walnuts In
one year. Their commercial growth
in the Willamette Valley will add an
other valuable product to the already
famous region and also add largely TO
the income of the growers. Trees at
seven years of age yield 100 pounds
of nuts. and these meet with ready
sale at 10 to 20 cents per pound.
I picked ten bushels Of English
walnuts from one tree and sold them
for S5.4O per bushel-Frank Diem
Route s, Salem.
I harvested about nine tons of En-
glish walnuts last year from l5Oy
trees. nine years old. Some trees
yielded over 100 pounds each
Thomas Prince
The Hop Industry.
With Oregon as the greatest hoT
producing state in the United States
with Salem as the center of the in
dustry, marketing and controlling 81
per cent of the crop, it will be seer
that hop growing is a matter OF great
importance to the land owners in the
valley. The quality raised in the val
ley near aSlem has no superior II
the country, and many buyers regarC
II as the best The fact that the
product commands from two to three
cents more per pound than any othel
American hops is a testimonial tt
their value. Soil to properly produce
hops must be OF immense fertility
The fact that the country around Sa
lem produces such vast crops Of hop'
demonstrates the value of the land foI
all agricultural purposes. An acre o
hop land in the vicinity will product
from 1900 to 5000 pounds, according
to location The average price o
hops during a period of twenty-five
years has been from Is to 20 cent
a pound. During that period the pric
has scared to over one dollar, and a
times has held for years between 2
and 80 cents per pound. The grove
who makes it his business to use ear
in the cultivation, picking and dryinI
of his hops will seldom if ever fai
to realize a good price, even whei
there is an Oyer-prOductiOn. On al
over-stocked market only choice hop
can find favor For this reason tn
hons of the Willamette Valley seldOr
fall below a point of good profit Tn
industry gives employment to thou
sands of people, and puts into circu
lation a large amount of money Fror
10000 to 10000 pickers are annual
required to pick the hops raised O
the farms near Salem Salem as tn
central supply and shipping point il
therefore. largely benefited In on
year Salem marketed. over 2500O,00
pounds Of hops The san of thes
even at an average price of IA cent
per pound means the distribution c
a large sum of money where the PROD
uct is grown.
Dairying.