Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-11-01
FARM AND ORCHARD
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Oregon SpedoAy Suitable Pacific Coast Conditions
LoeANsERRY BUSINESS GROWS
Prof. Lewis Gets Many Inquiries Re-
garding This Fruit.

Corvallis, Or. : Every mail brings
inquiries as to the proper methods of
growing loganberries, to Prof. c. l.
Lewis, horticulturist at the Oregon
Agricultural college, indicating the
great interest that has been aroused
as to this crop, and the rapid growth
of the industry.
"During the past two or three years
the loganberry has come to the front
very materially in Oregon" says
Prof. Lewis, discussing the matter.
"In former years it was thought that
the industry was overdone. The berry
did not ship well, and was very tart,
partly because it was picked too
early. 1t was also found that, in the
early days, it was impossible to can
the berry. With the introduction of
the lacquered can, however, it can
now be canned successfully.
"The berry can also be dried, and
there is now greater demand than
the supply can meet. 1t is doubtful
whether we can fill the demand for
this berry within the next ten years.
Some of the growers have contracted
their supply for the next eight years.
The price received is $50 ton, and
the average yield is four or five tons
to the acre. From such prices one
can net from 5000 to $3.50.
"We have not tried to enlarge our
markets to any extent. At the pres
ent time in the Middle West the logan.
berry is rapidly becoming the leading
pie berry. Not only is there great
demand for the canned and dried
berry, but there is also good demand
for the juice. am looking forward
to the time when we will send out
carloads of this juice to the East for
soda fountain use.
"The loganberry will grow on a
great variety of soils, from the heavi-
est adobe to the river bottom loans.
1t will also do well on the red hill
lands. The ground should be given
good preparation before planting,
since the loganberry is an exception
ally heavy feeder.
"There is such great demand for
plants that many growers are putting
out worthless ones. If possible one
should get good strong rooted tips or
else vigorous one-year-old plants. The
distance for planting loganberries is
Sx8 feet. 1t will be sometime before
it will be settled definitely what dis
tance and methods of training and
pruning are best for this plant. We
are conducting number of expert
!. ments here at the station and shall be
able to give some definite results in a
few years.
During the first year the plants
should be given good tillage. They
will not make much growth before the
fall months. so by the next spring
they will have to be trained. We
generally put down cedar posts. The
first wire is feet from the ground,
the second at or near the top of the
post. A very good wire for stringing
is the No. IL galvanized iron wire.
The rows are generally run north and
south so as to give good distribution
of sunlight and allow for maximum
yields.
"There are many methods used in
, training the vines on the wires. Some
growers practice the twining together
of two or three fruit canes, fastening
them in bundle to the wires. Others
start the canes out in fan shape. One
of the best systems that we have seen
winds the young canes in among the
wires so that the next year the fruit
ing canes cover almost the entire area
that the wires allow.
"About the only pruning is the cut.
ting out of the old canes. 1t is better
to cut these out as soon as the fruitine
season is over, thus minimizing any
danger from disease. l have not found
, anyone who has tried the different
, methods of training under the same
, conditions, 80 it is very hard to say
which system is the best. l believe
7 the best advice can give is to plant
I the bushes 6 or 8 feet apart and grow
them as trailers.
"The loganberry makes a splendid
proposition as filler, and goes very
nicely with the prune, as the work
for the two crops does not come at the
same time of the year. The logan.
berry can also be dried in the same
dryer with the prune, thus allowing g
greater interest on the investmen,
tied up in the evaporator. The logan.
berry is dried somewhat faster thar
the prune, taking from 16 to "a hours
"There seem to be very few trouble
some insects and only one disease
cane anthracnose, which attacks 9th
er than cane fruits. The present out
look is certainly very bright, ant
there seems to be indications that We
will have tremendous output befor,
very long"
Eoreseei Ali Trouble