Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-04
Apple Industry In Willamette
Valley Threatened by Wiltul
Destruction Of Old Orchards

Silyerton, Ore, Dec. 3.-Indt
the cultivation of small fruits y
worm more 10 the individual homes
OF Oregon than the apple orchard,
seems to be the sentiment Of many
horticulturists in Eastern Marion
county, which was once Famous
for its apple production, ana IN
many or me orchards where dam
age vt.s done last winter by the
severe cold weather, work or
clearing out the dead and damaged
tres is in progress. In these lields
il is said, will be planted small
fruits. Few growers Of apples, It
Is said, If any, are making any
progress toward re-planting the
orchards.
Little Rcplanting
An apple grower near@ mere IN
auired a few days ago: where
Will we get our apples in future
yulrs if there is going 10 be no
re-planting of seeds or trees?
That question:" he continued.
may seem out of place at this
time. but after all, 1t is worth
considering. Unless more plant
ing is done the time will not be
far distant when this once great
apple country will be almost en-
tirely without apples. II we are
10 depend upon Hood River ana
other sections" he added, we
NAV las well be without apples
entirely, for the price will be al
most prohibitive 10 the average
consumer.
The children in this state,
said the horticulturist, were ut
one time waking up in the cultl-
vation of fruits of the apple family
wonderfully, and this, | belleve,
should be encouraged more right
now. | would say let the child
rem plant apple seed. If | were
setting out 1000 acres to apples IN
hard places l would plant the
root graft for success, and l would
have trees bearing and paying
quicker than If | planted trees SIX
or seven feet tall. The trans
planting always puts them BACK a
few years. Let the children plant
the apple seed apd learn how to
graft and get down to the foundd-
ton of success.
Much Money Wasted
1--WE have wasted hundreds, yes
thousands of dollars in this valley
for apple trees and we have COM
paratively little to show for u
today. For the encouragement OF
the children III sa.r, plant seed
and learn how to gi,tft and good
varieties can be grown IN hard
places. The advantage of graft
ing the Seeding without trans-
planting is to get the benefit OF
the whole root, and in no other
way can the tpll benefit be obtain
1T is true " a3id the apple man,
''that Oregon needs the small
fruits, and farmers should be en-
couraged in this industry, but we
must have apples and there are
plenty Of lands in this valley, II
properly planted to apples ana
properly cultivated, to supply the
entire union, Oregon's great fault
has always ben in lying the ap-
pie take care Of itself, believing
that the Oregon climate would dc
all that is required. And that is
one reason, claim, for Oregons
,reat loss last winter. II the or
chuds had been in condition they
would have withstood the cold
and been prosperous today.
Industry Success
"Silverton and the tributary
country, according to records avail
able. and the entire eastern par
OF Marion county, is conceded t'
he the best apple growing sectiot
Of the county. And many large
growing men have beei
known to be successful Ii, tormel
rears in silverton Salem, staytor
subllmity and shaw. In the coun
try tributary TO Silverton there
are thousands of acres pl9nteu :
apples and in the major portion
these orchards the trees nave peer
ruined or injured But IN iohly
few cnses have men made any AT
tempt TO restore the industry
Chief among the growers OF Sit
verton." he said. are G. II, ot
taway. John Goplerud, Jacob Eur
cher Herman kuenzi, Alfred hu
enzi 4 Jacobs, II. f.. King, J.
Nj. Miller, with his 100 acres >
ID. Darby, A. T. Savage, Matthe'
Gibson. the Peter Bostract farm
T. C. Riches, II. Lima son
These represent nearly looo acres
There are many other producer
and some quite extensive
Many Large Growers
among the large growers
Macleay are Alfred Meyer, Free
I.hmbeck. w. j. Stqmer, Bower'
brothers. The Doerfler Farms an'
others.
"The big apple growers OF Suo
Unity are Alfred Fox with lo'
acres In bearing, Adam Susbauer
Joseph zuber. John Robens' q
j.. Scott. John Peterson, Herper
A. Brown, j. l.. Cooley, John kinz
Tony Steinkemp, Adam LulaN (
Il. Heater. Frank Frazer and )
T. Halfner.
among the large growers ~
the. shaw district are: \. c, Bar
rows, A. W. King, b. +. Fresh
h,rm, Geo. \, schmidt, Ira u
Carter, and w. II. Downing
In the Stayton- -Sublimity dis
trict the following are represented
as large growers; Albert Arthur