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


: ]. trained upon the wires the latter pa
of March or during April. In trainir
e them up the first year a number T,
4 the shorter canes win have 60 be tie
to the wires to keep them up. but afts
0 the first year they can be trslined@yitl
0 out tying by wrapping them aroun
5 the wires. In training spread the vine
out covering as much space as poss
bile and avoid bunching them on III
} wires. as il will bother I'm picking tn
: berries il the vines are punched TIL
top wire will carry most Of the weigh
! and we run the vines out ON this wir
Hand the second one. turning the end
down just enough to hold them goot
unless more plants.afe wanted. whe
they will have to be trained with tn
tips down to the ground SO they ca
be covered in the fail.
To secure plants from the vines
cover the ends of the vine with soil alb
out the LIST Of October They will TAX
root in the fall and make good stronl
plants for setting out in March o
i April. They may be covered by piow
ing a furrow to them. if the tips ar,
inearly even, or with trowels
CULTIVATION.
After the vines are all trained up il
good order the land should be plOwed
throwing the dirt to the vines Plov
the first two rounds with one horse OF
a vineyard plow and the last one
should be plowed shallow so as not t.
injure the roots. but the dead furrou
in the center should be quite deep sc
4 as to afford good drainage during the
winter. Leave the ground in this con.
idition without narrowing until spring
In the spring of the year as soon as
the land is in good condition to WORK
pillow 1t, throwing the dirt to the cen.
ter of the row. The last furrow should
be shallow and close to the row so as
to save as much hoeing as possible
Follow the plow with harrow to keep
the ground from drying out, then hoe
out all the weeds in and between the
hills. This may be done either by hand
Hor with horse hoe. The horse hoe Is
more practicable in large yard, as il
saves considerable time and expense.
After hoeing follow up with a disc har-
row, throwing the dirt toward the
vines, leyeling ii down. After this
keep it worked during the summer
with a disc harrow and spring-tooth
harrow or something similar once each
week, followed each time with a clod
masher to Keep dust mulch on the
surface. They should be worked up
till about the middle OF July and the
last time should be gone through with
@ disc harrow to throw the dirt up 10
the rows and between the hills so as
TO keep them from drying out.
PICKING.
Picking season win start in about
the first of July, but II is sometimes
week or ten days earlier or much
later. 1t will last about six weeks If
the berries are to be shipped to the
market fresh they will have to be
picked very firm, but If they are to be
evaporated they must be left ON the
vines until fully ripe, as they will dry
heavier and make better fruit if full
ly ripe.
II requires about five good pekers
for each acre. Everything should be
in readiness before picking starts,
plenty of wood and water for the pick
ers. carriers for picking into, etc. A
good yard boss is also very important.
One who knows just how the berries
should be picked and can get along
with the pickers is the kind to have.
The rows should all be numbered so
the yard boss can keep a book of just
which row each picker is on and know
who Is responsible if any berries are
skipped. If they are to be shipped to
the cannery or to the market fresh, a
good packing shed should be provided
in the center of the yard so as to make
It convenient for the pickers to bring
in the berries.
The cost of picking is about $4,000
per ton for fresh fruit. Pickers are
paid cents box during the best part
of the picking time and this past sea
son We're paid a bonus of one-half cent
axtra If they stayed through the en-
ire season. The berries are a little
hinner at the first and last part Of
zach picking season and growers are
oreed to pay bonus of half cent per 4
'ound in order to keep their pickern /
through the entire season Each pick /
n is numbered and has ticket with
'lace for the plcker's number at the 4
op and figures running from one 10
n a.
he grower at the bottom. The check
men punch out the number OF boxes
licked, giving new check with only
me hole punched each time. Three
olors are used, one Of each price paid
or picking Each color is also marked
thether 2 cents or 2is cents per box.
he check man puts the pieker's num-
'er on each ticket with an indelibie
encil. We also number the carriers,
o we can at any time check against
he picker by keeping tab every few
ays when dirty berries are found.
In summing up the different phases
nd uses of the Loganherry II appears
. me that the juice business has the
rlghtest future for 1he Loganberry. 1t
aust be remembered that the Pnez
uice Co. is practically the onlyilarge
lanufaetnring>plan now in The juice
aisiness. Other large concerns will
ndoubtedly SO into this line OF busi-
ess in the fatare Armour. Swift and
wilson are studying this juice business
I the present time and already no
onbt have plans Tor getting into the
anne in the near future. and IL is pre-
icted that additional acreage win
ring additional plants into the North
est within very short time. Logan
erry juice has been pronounced by
Sperts wherever tried as superior 20
rape juice. II would seem therefore
lat q splendid opportunlty is present.