Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-26

ecent cold spell. ),
Declaring that the reports q ex-
nslve and rulnous damage 70 sne
.ohards we're based on nothing more
,hstantial than vague rumor g :
awia secretary OF the Oregon grow
Z association. says that his snvesu-
atlons show that the trees ana vWes
.fferea only In few widely sepa-
ataa aistrlcts. mostly In the low
,nas II Il No who predicts the great
Il prune crop In the history o. TINS
cotton. -
Mr.. Lewis reports the results o.
,erronal investigation made this week
,na saya. ~rhe harmful effects OF the
sacant cold weather have been the
.,,h,act ~ much rumor, without innoh
foundation on facts After vlSiunx
Many orchards In the Willamette val-
lev ana viewing sprigH ana sus''nsS
from, trees and vines of tho entire sve'
,ion Il can he safely stated ~ 'his
tsma that losses will be very nominal
Al have previously stated, trellise'
x,res m 4 few af the loganhcrry yaru
have been affected by the frost "
DAMAGE wlll he only found above "
snaw line and In nearly all Instance
even the ,relilsed yards VIII Sie'u
good crop,
! n advise growers not 10 cut Y
canes or TO destroy trees uhNi y
actual damage has been aseef'a'ne
- trees and vines u not moses'e
, ylil recover when tho vigorous spr''
srowth sets ~. IN,
srhe orchards Of the rolling eVu
=, s,,rrounding Dallas seem 70 DC
!. fine shape, None OF the large "
ards there appear TO have pvsn
sartea m the least In the folk eV'
~ Nils where the temperature
narhapa tho lowest of the vAiieS,
ssr,ous results are evident ~
orchards Iii the Red hislH nsAt y Y
ara very encouraging THURSDAY "
N Vline | went through q yonnk v
n archard OF 100 acres in TINS ~
y and round NOT single instanes
,nsnrv @ testing trccs closely
acre cherry trmit on the MeMas
rst farm WINS also without inaieasv, Y
,al injury, buds being ~ fine eVno' %
~. and he inner bark without a'So'
ne alton" ...t,..,a
yiii Peaches nos ahe.'s /,
". ..pa.chaa walnuts and other
s-,. aaattona are nppArl
ra- without injury II must pe re'nun " !,
,is- IA ) stated Professor Lewis, 'ns
ia nm NV cent Of the willamette
ara, erop e a produced on she upper
des sections , ,o,a
,ta- aAll things heing taken inlo
,elr ,aasat,on tha fruit Yield rhou
'ac- atout normal, IN fact. even y
, In arasent time am looking tofMa
49, laruemt prune crop W. y
not N ~ ~ Willamette valley.
an. ~ 1908 Frost Later
, 10 ..v,ae there il some eylaei
sroat killing In tho lower .@n"' NV,
rob- s',,,l no, be found 70 be eAsen"'
rew- a., ne frost could not nANe
Iohn wa ~ 4 more favorable siins'
'fn,t. M wv ana vines we're dcFmslle
ness. - ,ow temperature came Wn
sap WAS moving more ss'sss vas
n,ight have been fearee ,.s,a,
,s ~, oecurred in 1905 iolao'
III sew days OF warm weather y. = I I
III ~ =" NM year, and the Alarms
e. ,ntal crop i0as, yct
nataral spring recovery. =
u al Weld was mol more saAh 81 y
normal. ,,A,s,s,
~ Il Brown, Heerssary n
erowsrs association
ement eouimJ .sa.ve research Into the ~
arden agn effects, after earciul,s !
ies w. 80 -, AZ orchard arean - n's NJ y
Dhn e. sp,slaent ~ that no damRss ~
! state M" consideration 100 haA
I'd the nts,aA @ upon Polk county
effect i.tess llss.,',,. cannot heliese n.a1
M s,deu y nv '.'os,,d wantanly cireulsts
,rors % which have a'Elevs'ss,v, ..'s,,
tidsnce ,ass - N this section, ~ ! ~. 80
n posi- ,ngane making such In'rss
.s1er, wv 49,, Il certainly Rulty
,,-,,h ''VN ty lrfevasabls. y sisen
~ -. 49, nvAsn !, Il very fortunate
! lewis falge reports ean ne 'sse, s,s.n,
.tsrv II tine by the findings y sesn' ,,,..,
!, .,,,aya ,rnwers ail over ne N'.Nss W,
,sas sgurlng the dormant NV ~
~ iysY. 80 natnre pguns WV
p9l'es asssa1s ,.a s,seleen and tho assaas
10 y" , ,uslNa and Y
Srown inner hafk, seans ~,
,arsi .rant tl,neA. migit ~ wv
JNtM s ~ tree wAs ~ q 1s@'
NHlIv 4,,,on lg0weyeF, " Wy
e'onI's'd '.sssd energy % the tf'
Run !: :::: i: y I: !: !: !. :: y: W. ];
ss.ast.f 10 tree iife hss Z
si's' prnnee are tpnn
southern rhs i. H. EllloW pfs J.
ioAay ~ " f,silsa. ! i9G aefe Y
u D. Aaa, N~ysne. has pct ueeh VIZ
'tlana ahn N1,..t,tem exteat ! tSAi'A''.s
q ssis'SAt' M s.ssvkins 70 acre ofenas~ 49,.
cesar, s.ss,m and feaaa 90 n-
sed lfaitis ~ .s'ss~ ,.s,nflam, 81 aA1Fs AZ
rni& cities NV =. I. single lHFaaiaee'
q = ay-As , owns sg arfe aS.a ~
fsw ssoPs '','sya nj full beaFtps .iss, w
V stops 'fl e'.',s Ssmaws Mfter eoiapss'
,.on n faes sseny sfg@s' ,'',s I
.iers iaush ~ any 49,
I the Ma lsys,S. -s..' IA 49, ana arr cot
berries for tel.ssss - 's.,,s,v , Is 50 iato y
'siss as aiie