106 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



Miiy bug, ifc- not known in Oregon. In a few districts of the State — 

 in the vicinity of Mount Tabor, in the Milton-Freewater district, and 

 in one or two other sections — a small white grub does much damage 

 by feeding on the roots. In obtaining plants for setting one should 

 avoid getting them from an infested district. If planting in a district 

 which is already infested plants should be obtained from an uninfested 

 district and set after the middle of June. The beetle which lays the 

 eggs does not appear to fly far, and the pest spi-eads slowly unless 

 taken on plants. 



raspberries. 



All varieties of raspberries find most congenial conditions in Western 

 Oregon. A native blackcap is common and is of good quality, bears 

 well and thrives under cultivation. Red raspberries yield so abundantly 

 that the berries are usually sold here at prices far below those which 

 pievail in the east. Until within a few years a variety known as the 

 Antwerp was the leader among the red raspberries grown for the local 

 markets in Oregon. It is not known whether or not it is the true Red 

 Antwerp. The berries are very large and the yield on good land 

 enormous, but the fruit is soft and unusually sour. This variety has 

 now been almost supplanted by the well known Cuthbert which does 

 well here and yields good, firm fruit liked both for consumption fresh 

 and for canning. Raspberries thrive in Western Oregon on any rieh, 

 deep, well drained soil, but soll which holds moisture well is best for 

 the blackcaps. 



While it is possible by the use of thorough methods to ship both 

 red raspberries and blackcaps as far east as the Mississippi River, it 

 has been the practice so far to grow them almost exclusively for home 

 consumption and the canneries. 



Blackcap raspberries are grown to some extent for drying, and it 

 appears possible to extend quite materially this branch of the industry, 

 as there is a demand for a large quantity of evaporated raspberries at 

 prices which make the production profitable. Rev. Joseph Hall of New- 

 berg, Oregon, took the lead in the development of the industry of pro- 

 ducing evaporated raspberries in this State. He has found by more 

 than ten years' experience in the Willamette Valley that while as a 

 safeguard it is necessary to have an evaporator, it is only on rare 

 occasions when the berries cannot be dried in the sun at lower cost 

 than in an evaporator. At the prices paid in recent years the crop has 

 been decidedly profitable, netting from $100 to $200 per acre per year. 

 The Gregg is the variety of blackcap most grown for market in Oregon. 

 It is thought that the Kansas is one of the best varieties for drying. 

 A variety introduced at Springbrook from Kentucky is the most populär 

 in the Newberg district. 



It is the common practice in Oregon to raise raspberries in rows 

 about six feet apart, with the plants about four feet apart in the rows. 

 Some growers use a single row of posts for each i'ow with three galvanized 

 wires to tie to. Others use a double row of posts about ten inches 

 apart with one or two wires on each set of posts, and keep the canes 

 between the wires. 



THE LOGANBERRY. 



This berry originated on the grounds of Judge J. H. Logan at Santa 

 Cruz, California, about 1880. It is supposed to be a cross between the 

 red raspberry and the Aughinbaugh dewberry. It was introduced at 

 Ashltind, Eugene, and other places in Oregon soon after 1890 and 

 found especially congenial conditions in the western portion of this 

 State. The plant is an evergreen and the tops are killed by zero 



