OS SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL KEPORT 



THE LOGANBERRY 



While tlie lojjaiiheiT.v will grow in a wide ränge of soils, we are beginning 

 to realize more and luore the necessity of feeding tliis plant. The average yield 

 is probably not far from two and a half tons, but we find patches which will 

 run five, six, and occasionally the unheard-of yield of seven tons. These heavy 

 yields are on good soils, are on locations where the grower is feeding the ground 

 artificially. Loganlierries must be put on well drained soll, must have thorough 

 drainage, and must have plenty of food, especially that nitrogenous in nature. 

 The crown borer is Iieginning to get bad in many portions of the State, and 

 growers should keep in touch with entomologists at the Oregon Agricultural Col- 

 lege and control this pest. Many of the new plants set out last spring died. This 

 was due to two reasons : first, the hard winter ; and second, too late tipping. Sep- 

 tember is seemingly the best month in the year to tip loganberries. Some growers 

 can tip the loganberry to advantage before they dry prunes. Plants tipped in late 

 November or Deeember do not have the opportunity to form as good a root system 

 and develop as vigorous a plant as those tipped earlier. 



In eonclusion. we want to urge upon the growers of the state to practice 

 diversity. Not diversity for mere diversity's sake, but diversity with a resolution 

 that everything we produce will be produced well. But let us not put all our eggs 

 in one basket. A ranch which has four or five kinds of fruit to seil is on a sounder 

 financial basis than one which has only one variety of fruit. While the man 

 growing one variety may produce a higher grade, this is not necessarily so. He 

 is, nevertheless, in a weak position, should a slump come in his line of fruit over 

 a period of several years. 



OREGON'S SWEET CHERRIES HAVE WON FAME 



By L. T. Reynolds 



While nearly all varieties of deciduous fruits are successfuUy grown in Oregon, 

 the sweet cherry is particularly a Pacific Coast fruit, and several of the most 

 valuable varieties were originated in this state. 



Though grown in all parts of the state. the commercial cherry orchards are 

 principally located in the Willamette Valley and in regions about The Dalles and 

 Cove, in Eastern Oregon. 



The commercial orchards are all of the large. sweet cherries, such as are not 

 grown very extensively outside the Pacific Coast states. 



The three varieties most grown are the Royal Anne, or Napoleon Bigarreau ; 

 the Bing and the Lambert. The Bing is a large, firm, black cherry of fine qual- 

 ity, especially valued east of the Cascades for its splendid shipping qualities, 

 and is chiefly grown for marketing in the fresh state. 



The Lambert, a beautiful, large, mahogany-colored cherry, is a great favorite 

 in the Willamette Valley, and is grown both for shipping fresh and for canning. 

 Both the Bing and the Lambert were originated in the Willamette Valley. They 

 are unusually large and firm, standing shipment to any part of the United States. 

 Their large size, beautiful color and unsurpassed flavor make them in demand 

 whenever they are in the market. 



The canned Laml)ert cherry is considered by many to be the best flavored 

 canned cherry, and were the canneries to advertise this variety with special 

 labeis, as is done with the Royal Anne, a special demand for this variety might 

 soon be created. 



The Royal Anne, a large, light colored cherry, is the best knowu cherry in 

 the canned cherry trade, and is more extensively grown for canning than any 

 other. It is not a very good shipper, as the least bruise soon shows a discolored 

 spot on accouut of its light color. 



