Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-04
LOCANBERR|ES RANK
SECOND IN ACREAGE
Acreage In Marion County Is
l,H9---Future Of Great
Industry Assured.

Next to pruIies, the largest acreage
of any single industry in Marion coun.
lty is that of loganberries. According
to the censrs recently taken in the
county BY .. H. Van Trump, county
fruit inspector, in Marion county there
are l349 acres in this especial William
ette valley industry.
The loganberry industry is the bust
ness of the small. fruit grower. OF tho
1876 tracts of loganberries visited in the
county by Mr.. Van Trump only 81 CON
tanned ten or more acres. II is the
small tracts of from two to five acres
that bring the total acreage up to lS40.
While acreages have not grown to-
any extent in other fruit industries in
the county, that of loganberries have
been gradually increasing. The report
shows that during the past year lT3
acres have been planted The acreage
of plants two years old is only 23 and
that of the three year old 80, indicating
that for year or so there was some
what of a depression in the loganberry
industry and that but few growers
were willing to add to their holdings
The largest tract in the county is
that of Theodore Rubens with S5 acres
not far from Gervais, on which are
planted $1,000 plants. Another large
tract is owned by L. HI. Roberts of Sa-
lem rural route 7. 1t contains so acres
and has $4,000 plants.
j. P. Aspinwall of Brooks has so
acre tract in bearing on which are 34..
900 plants. The Lands Products Co.
of Silverton owns a producing tract of
40 acres on which are 10000 plants.
Bruce Cunningham of Salem rural route
. is the owner Of As acre tract near
Salem on which are bearing 10000
plants.
Among other tracts in the county OF
10 acres or more are the following: (.
DR.. o. B. Miles, Salem route 8. l2
acres with 8160 plants. Walter L. Nc.
Dougal, Salem route 3. IL acres with
7,l50 plants; H. Fl. Mumford, route 8
Salem, 10 acres with $500 plants; I. o.
Curtis, Salem, route 4, with nine acres
two years old and four acres five years
old
- Albert Bates ON rural route 4, Salem
has five acres four years old and five
acres five years old, on which there
are 0,7s0 plants. A. Garnjobst of rural
route 4, Salem, has 10 acres one year
old. planted to $500 plants.
Senator Charles H. McNary is inter
ested in loganberries to the extent of
10 acres on which are 10000 plants.
Roy ". Omart has 10 acres, T.. L. Day.
idson 20 acres and Neff & Downing
10 acres a8% Gsor $50 4
"A. Lenz of rural route s put in 10I
acres about a year ago and now has
rs in all with 1900 plants w. L.
Mckinney owns 10 acres and Meredith
g. Staley, IL acres.
John Il. Woodroth Of route s, Salem
has a tract Of IA acres with 0,52OI
plants and |. d. Bennett Of rural route
Is has five year old tract Of 20 acres
with plants numbering 1900.
On route J. L. Hickman las lS acres
and at Marion r. e. Bongs owns a
IL acre tract five years old. The Far.
60 Orchard Co. of Fargo planted five
acres about year ago and II already
owned 20 acres.
s. Y Ramp of Brooks has a 90 acre
tract with $4,000 plants and Mangis
Bros. of Salem have at Brooks a 81
acre tract with 2l,6OO plants. L. S.
Murdick Of Brooks owns is acre tract
and A. Z. Harris also of Brooks a 10
acre tract.
Charlcs Snyder Of Gervais last year
planted five acres to loganberries and
he already had five acres. G. A. Beers
of Hubbard is the owner of 13 acres
ard w. II. Kcam also of Hubbard II
acres.
tilats Bros. Of Woodburn q year ago
ruu in ten acres to loganberrics while
John Savin Of Woodburn has io ac1e
tract four years old. Charles nhiyor-
sen of Woodburn owns 10 acre tract
one year old and J. G. Lobb ten
acre tract four years old.
| AT Woodburn Dr.Chapman is credited
with 27 acres, having planted seven
acres during the past year.
| With the number Of plants In Salem
using ioganberries and the fact that 10.
ganbeiry juice is becoming almost a
national beverage and the number Of
PLANTS evaporating the berries, there is
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