Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-18
LOganberry
Culture
Pleasant and Profitable
Occupation

The following extracts taken from
an address delivered by an authority
on Loganberry culture. Mr.. Britt AS.
pinwall, before the Oregon State Hor.
tlcultural Society in November, 1911
will give some idea as to raising and
caring for the Loganberry, which IA
now considered one of the very best
fruits on the market and meets with
great favor wherever introduced
9. will take up the raising Of
the Loganberry from the beginning
First, you should have good, deep.
rich, dark loan soil with preferably
clay sub-soil, as this will retain the
moisture better than grayelly or
sandy soil. Land that is slightly roll
ing is to be preferred, as drainage Is
very important. The ground should
be well prepared in the fall; then ear.
ly in the spring should be thoroughly
worked and put in good condition for
planting. In obtaining plants be sure
and get only first-class tip plants or
good one-year-old transplants, as the
growth Of the Loganberry for several
years will depend on the start It gets
We plant them eight feet apart each
way, This requires about $50 plants
to the acre. In setting them out we
mark the ground both ways and take
out good shovelful Of dirt for each
plant, packing back in around the
PLANTS by hand, to keep them from
drying out. After they are properly
set out they should be worked at least
once a week during the summer with
something to keep the surface stirred
and hold the moisture. We use mostly
a spring toothed harrow and clod-
masher, and work them both ways
during the first summer If planted in
March or April the plants will not
grow enough to interfere with the cul-
tivation till late in the summer when
they will begin to shoot out over the
ground, making vines several feet long
before winter. Early in the fall build
your trellises, using good cedar posts
seven feet long Set them in the
ground two feet and not over 80 feet
apart in the rows, anchoring the end
pests good. We use three No. 12 gal.
vanized wires, putting the bottom one
about 20 inches from the ground and
the top one on top of the posts. 1t Is
best to run the rows north and south,
SO as to give the sun more even
chance at the ripening fruit In train
ing the vines weave them around
through the wires, spreading them
over as much space as possible Where
the temperature goes below zero the
vines should be put on the ground and
covered with straw during the winter
to keep them from freezing. $50.
"As soon as the ground is ready to
plow in the fall, we plow 1t towards
the rows and leave it in this condition
till spring, so as to give the water
chance to run off between the rows.
In the spring we plow 1t away from
the rows, and after hoelng between
the hills, take disc harrow and
throw the dirt back to the rows, level
ing the ground From then on during
the summer we work with a spring.
tooth harrow and clod-masher about
once week. 1t is also good plan to
loosen up the dirt around the hills
with a spading fork. The new shoots
should be kept trained into the rows
so as not to break them off in working
Win JedlnS.
"As soon as we are through picking
we cut out the old vines and train up
the new ones. We throw the old ones
between the rows and cut them up
with sharp disc harrow so that they
can easily be plowed under and serve
40 q fartfli1ar
"The first crop should be from one
to three tons of fresh fruit to the acre
and after that a good average yield is
from four to five tons, or even more,
to the acre.
"The Loganberry is now used fresh,
canned and evaporated. We find the
evaporator the best means of handling
them in large quantities successfully.
For pies, jams, and jellies, 1t has no
equal and they also make good wine