The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-27
L0ganberry Growers Should
Organize, Says Professor


Loganberry Growers Should
Organize, Says Professor
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis-sTt is just as necessary for the
loganberry growers to organize as it
was for the apple and prune men,
says Professor c. I. Lewis, O. A. G..
horticulturist. 1t seems absolutely
necessary that certain period of or
ganization, Standardization, and CO.
operation shall be gone through with
before the products are handled in
satisfactory manner and with profit to
the producer.
For years the apple men had no
difficulty whatever in getting rid of
all the fruit they could grow, but in
1912 they encountered many and SER
ious difficulties. As result there
was cry of over. production, but it is
now known that over-production had
little to do with it. During the last
ten years we have grown 40 per cent
fewer apples than in the previous ten
years, while 125 per cent more apples
were consumed in New York during
the last ten years than in the previous
ten.
Something else was wrong. What
was it? Merely this, the growers did
not attend to the distribution of their
product. They did not advertise nor
educate the people to the possibilities
of the apple, to know the different
varieties and their best seasons for
use.
1.-THE prune men have gone through
the same period of association, and
cooperation and it is found upon look
ing into the history of the industry
that the low prices and apparent over
production were due simply to lack
of standardization, to lack of proper
advertising, to lack of cooperative
methods, lack Of the spirit Of work.
ing together.
The lnganberry men may profit by
the experience of the other fruit
growers who have learned the value Of
organization and Standardization. We
should start in right now to standard
ize the loganberry products. Not
single dried loganberry that is not fit
to eat should be sent out of the state.
Canned goods must come up to the
best standards. The same is true Of
jells and jams. And If we put a juice
on the market let US put on one that
we can stand behind.
Preliminary steps have already
been taken for the organization Of
loganberry growers. A committee Of
FIVE, headed by Mr.. Britt Aspinwall,
has been selected to prepare q tenta-
tive constitution and bylaws and rec
ommend districts of the state that are
entitled to representation, to make
recommendations for having q perma-
nent loganberry association in the
state.
"Many loganberry growers are apt
to ask themselves what is the use Of
an association Of this sort to me, and
is it merely a scheme to get few dol
lars out of me? There is in reality .
tremendous amount of work to it and
would like to urge upon every grower
in the state that he become interested
in the loganberry association. I"
Fruit men should come to the aid Of
C. E. whistler, who is representing
their interests in the proposed nation
al legislation t.Washington, by writ
ing him or their congressman in favor
of the standard box bill and against
including apples and pears in cold
storage measures. In order to be sue
cessful, Mr.. Whistler must be able to
make showing before the commit
tees in charge of the bills, says Pro-
lessor Lewis, O. A. C. horticultural.
The dairy demonstration train serv-
ice came to a most successful end.
Bv universal consent Of farmers and
the state press, the Agricultural col
Iepe and the railway company have
shown their interest in the most prac-
tical and helpful way that can be de-
vised.
The short course students at O. A.
C. have decided to present their appre-
citation fund to the committee on Stu
dent Loan fund.
No Music for Him.
William who has been persuaded to
contribute to our annual concert -