Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-28

z the price Of berries Eent Down TO
price that would give the grower nc
20 exceed two cents per pound for hi
berries delivered. Many growers wer
discouraged and a lot or berries plowe
up. and 1t became necessary to fin
some other use or method in order {
Iset other outlets for Loganberries S
5 the second use for the LoganberrB wa
: drying 1t ia the prune. dryers, and
was estimated at that time $3.50 tina
: IL cost about three cents per pound {
: dry Loganberries. In the Eastern mar
kets. such as Chicago. St Paul, Mime
lapolis and cities in North and Soutl
4 Dakota. II was possible for the paeke
TO sell these berries in boxes, 25 lbs
each, at Is cents per pound. II yo,
deduct one cent per pound for packing
three cents a pound for drying. yol
can readily see that the grower did no
come out even and lost money on ever,
pound of Loganberries produced.
In 1915, $4,000 pounds of driee
lberries were produced in Willamette
Valley. AT that time you win note thal
berries were being produced at a los.
to the grower. In 1916 dried berrie.
produced by the grower netted enough
money to just about bring him oui
even with neither loss or profit. In
1917 the grower began to realize A
profit. In 1918 the price of dried ber-
| ries still continued to advance and In
| 1919 dried berries brought the greatest
amount of profit over all other meth
DDS of handling. The reason for this
advance in the price of Loganberries
was brought about on account of the
two other processes of handling Io-
.ganberries coming into existence. viz.
the juice business andsthe cold process
|or berries put up in barrels The de-
mand for berries for both juice ana
cold process is growing very fast. We
had about half enough dried berries
this season to furnish the trade with
what they will require. We see no
reason to expect berries to be much
lower in price next season than in 1919.
Where Will be no more acreage in bear
ing until 1921. In 1919 twenty-five
hundred acres were bearing in Marion
county, and about 500 acres In all
other parts of the state On account
of the acreage of berries grown in the
Salem district, Salem has become the
center OF the Loganberry industry. I.o-8
gated at Salem at the present time as.
of Loganberries are Kings
Products Co., Phez Juice Co. II. A.
Baker Fruit Co., II. w. Powers q Son.
Salem Fruit Union, Oregon Packing
Co, Hunt Bros, III. S. Gile & Co,
Mangis Bros, and the Drager Fruit
Co. AT no time during the piclsins
senson were more berries delivered
than could be cared for on day Of de-
livery
You who are contemplating planting
Loganberries are anxious to know the
proper steps to pursue in order to grow
the best vineyard possible. First of
ull is the preparation of the ground
to be planted For the best success
the ground should he plowed in the
fall and again in the spring and thor
oughly worked up and put in the best
Of condition. DO not try to rush mat
ters and work the ground after the
plants are set out, but sget II In good |
shape first. The fall plowing should |
be from ten inches to foot deep and !
a the spring about six or eight inches
deep. After II is all prepared in good I
mark both ways with n !
making the rows eight feet
sach way and set out where they cross. |
fhis is the fastest way. as one man
aan dig holes with shovel for about /
'ive.to set out, setting out hi good con I
lltion about three acres a day. Some
ise wire for lining up the rows.
which Is good plan on small yard /
nut Is much slower.
In planting Loganberries always ex- I
end the rows North and south This
method Is used so that the sun will /
'hlne on both sides of the row and
'ipen the berries more evenly. In set
ing them out, take a good shovelful of
ilrt out and put the plant II, spreading
he roots out in good order and packing
he dirt in around them by hand. so as l.
keep them from drying out. After
he plants are set out they should be
'orked both ways during the first
{
'tnmer once each week with a disc
e',o" OF Sprihs-too'h' Followed by a l
Y" i'''Sner Wheh the weather is at all
~ II
- - pes' never TO try 10 raise any /,
''nh "vt"eeh me rows the tirst year, ]
2 - hiruer 10 cultivate during the, I
a'i'ner' ana IN harvesting the crop /
he vines are usually injured Ia con. ,
extent besides scarcely any j
Ne crops neea cultVating NJ exactly j
pc s''ine time' The vines VIII not {
'''Ne ''"eu " s'o"'h uh'ii ABOUT the {
'st o' AuguSe' when they VIII shoot /
~ oyer the ground making vines ,
lhtilles twenty 10 tnirty feet long be- 4