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lislied basis, and aiiy one who will plant a grove of the proper varieties in any 

 good soll, eitlier hill or valley, and give it as good care as is given to prunes, 

 applos. pears. etc., may feel perfectly sure of as good or better and quicker 

 result.s as can be obtained with any of tlie tree fruits, and with a great deal 

 less grief. 



Filberts are as nonperishable and as staple as wheat. and will cost not mnch 

 if any more to produce, pound for pound, than wheat, and more pounds per acre. 



But wliat the people of Oregon should be interested in are the varieties to 

 plant and the care necessary for good results. 



Varieties 



Barcelona — the Standard comniercial variety. The tree is a good thrifty 

 grower, a steady prolific producer, and should comprise about SO per cent of 

 any planting. 



DuChilly — ^a fine nut. The tree does not grow to the size that the Barcelona 

 does, is niuch less productive than the Barcelona, but 10 per cent of DuChilly 

 should be planted with the Barcelona, scattering through the grove, as pollenizers. 



Clackamas — If they can be obtained, a few should be planted neat the Du- 

 Chilly trees, and for the last five per cent, as many other varieties as can be 

 obtained. 



The filbert is a double bloomer, and pollenizing depends upon the wind, and 

 cross-polleniziug is the rule of this tree — hence, the different varieties should be 

 planted scatteringly through the grove. 



One last word. The greatest drawback to filbert growing is the stooling or 

 sprouting around tlie base of the tree. 



During the past five years I have spent days in a number of the older groves 

 of the State. I have failed to find one Single sprout growing from a root of a 

 filbert tree. I tried the experiment of planting some trees (Barcelona) well up 

 out of the ground — 'two to three inches shallower than they grew in the uursery. 

 None of them sprouted below the ground level. I could i'ub the sprouts off 

 with my fingers. 



There is much room for experimentation along this line. I am planting a 

 grove this winter, and I shall expect it to be sproutless. 



Plant filberts in ground in which the wild hazel grows. 



THE PRUNE 



By Robert C. Paulus 



The statistics compiled by the assessors for the year 1920 showed a considerably 

 larger acreage of l)oth bearing and uonbearing prunes than the statistics for the 

 year 1919. Below is a comparison of the statistics for the two years for the 

 dried prune producing counties of the State of Oregon. 



Bearing Nonbearing 



County 1919 1920 1919 - 1920 



Benton - 864 755 40 115 



Clackamas 682 853 310 ' 326 



Douglas 2,941 3,045 1,951 2,918 



Linn 312 784 66 226 



Marion 6,611 6,907 1,695 1,794 



Multnomah 76 78 12 



Polk 3,096 3,833 887 3,042 



Tillamook 212 212 



Washington 936 1,881 419 597 



Yamhill 2,217 3,963 1,410 3,241 



Laue No census 1,158 Nocensus 658 



Jackson No census 110 No census 2 



Total 17,947 23,579 6,790 12,919 



