Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-15
J rRrrr GROWERS Asso'
MON WILL BRING NOTED
,ourrR HERE TO TELL OF
MODERN CULTIVATION.
IrxLAFOLLETTE TO SPEAK
ID.,ch King of willamette Valley"
rel, Growers How to Do 1t; VIII
u.r strawberry Expert at Same
rme. Meeting Set For Saturday.
March sS'

r0llowing out their endeaVor 10 III
umt the farmers of Polk county IN
I. ,r,,ure the Dallas Fruit Grow
,.,Oclation announces that 1t mas
n,ls arrangements with Alexander
.v,,s,ta known far and wide as
~ peach King of the Willamette
Vaueyu to lecture to all Interested
,s,sOOs Il The Circuit court room In
the Polk county court house IN Dal-
,ss At | o'clock D. M, on Saturday
March ss on the proper cultivation
Of the peach.
strawberries, Too.
An effort is now being made bo
have Al EXPERT here at the same time
b talk on trawberry culture, but at
this time, his name cannot be an
bounced as complete arrangements
have not been made. The association
Win try to have some competent man
from the state agricultural college
Ii Corvallis. More complete details
d this, however, will be announced
later
It is also probable that some prac-
tial strawberry grower, one VINO mas
made success of the crop on a large
sCae, will address the meeting.
Peach Crop a Success.
Mr.. LaFollette has demonstrated
most clearly that peaches may be
EOwn very successfully in the VIII
annette valley" said promlneh'
fruit man yesterday. "A few miles
nOrth Of Salem, in Marion county
Be has a splendid peach orchard
which yearly produces large quaint
tes Of the luscious fruit, and 1t ma
been accomplished solely through
The employment of care in the cult
fatiOn Of the trees, in pruning ant
n proper spraying at the right time
Mr. LaFollette has long been recog
med as an authority on peache
zhd their culture and the announce
nent Of a public lecture by him WI
n sure to interest all who desire I
Increase the productiyeness and tn
'slue Of their farms.
Suitable Crop Here.
There are several small peach oi
eaards scattered throughout Pol
e'anty, although this branch Of tn
nut raising industry has not bee
akeh up so enthusiastically as SON
oher varieties. That the crop
suitable to this vicinity. however,
soFen by the Howe orchard a mi
more north of Dallas on the l.
eieole bottoms. Although the o
.aard is small. some of the fine
''R ever displayed has been rais'
y ne tract Even last year, whi'
'@ short season for all variet
7 nut peaches from this Orcha
1sE 80 large that As of them fill
ordinary packing box. and we
' sxceptionally fine flavor.
Only Care Is Needed.
Dfcnards in other narts OF
--l'y which for years yielded I
~ returns in quantity. and We
siof as to quality. have be
-snt 10 a high state Of produ
- by intelligent and mode
--'atlon and methods. until it
= satisfactorily proven that
II = necessary is knowledge
e nne peaches as can be fou
-zFWhsre
mes Of rs Who have given
- thought are enthusiastic o
Isszbilities of the Williams
-s a fruit section in which
- nay be grown in pay
1es and we believe that. v
- methods applied. the &
- Importance OF this res
- . lev years. be developed
-a eTaent that no other seci
si4is nay compare with
ssHiT q fruits Or n the wei
= aring 70 Erouerz-