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With raspberries, also, canners find better results from Oregon fruit, 

 because it is firmer and higher in color. The fresh market seems to 

 yield a very profitable figure for all the raspberries grown, and for 

 that reason there is little inducement for the grower to speculate with 

 other varieties. The Cuthbert and Antwerp varieties are commonly 

 grown, the former being preferred. Growers probably receive 10 cents 

 per pound or better from their shipments to the market. Canners use 

 about 100 tons, but more would be used if prices were nearer the limits 

 acceptable to growers in Oregon and Washington. 



Gooseberries are used in a limited way for jams and jellies. Grow- 

 ers are paid from 3 cents to 5 cents per pound. If the large English 

 gooseberry grown in Oregon were produced here, canners would be 

 interested and could afford to pay a higher price. Formerly there was 

 a larger demand for the canned gooseberry and canned currant, but 

 there was considerable spoilage due to the fact that growers_ were 

 using dry sulphur to prevent mildew, and using it after the fruit had 

 fornied. ' This sulphur attacks the steel of the tin plate and soon 

 destroys the hermetic seal, creating a swell. Because of the high price, 

 currants are used commercially for jelly, but to no great extent for 

 canning or for jams; they bring from 4 cents to 6 cents per pound. 



OTHER FRUITS. 



Calimyrna and White Endish figs are used to some extent, and if 

 handled carefully the small size would bring from 4 cents to 5 cents 

 per pound from the canner and preserve manufacturer. It seems diffi- 

 cult to have them picked and delivered in proper condition. If they 

 are too green they are of little use, and if at all overripe they can 

 not be used for a high class preserve or canned article, but merely for 

 a cheaper grade of jam. Texas seems to be able to grow a small white 

 fig of good quality and this is canned to a considerable extent. There 

 would seem to be an opportunity for development in California. 



Damson plums are needed for preserves, jams and jellies. They 

 bring $35 and $40 per ton when the ordinary varieties, like the Gage 

 and Egg plums, are selling for $15. There are very few grown at the 

 present time. 



Concord grapes are also needed for jams and jellies ; the want is 

 partly filled by the Isabella variety. Jam makers can afford to pay a 

 premium for the Concord above the ordinary varieties obtainable. 



Quinces, which were for years a drug on the fall fruit market, are 

 now in better demand and command a reasonable price of $25 to $30 

 per ton. 



Crabapples are in short supply, commanding a price of 4i cents to 

 5 cents per pound. 



Sour cherries are also used in a limited way, but there is a small 

 encouragement for the grower to plant them, as he can get better prices 

 for the table and shipping varieties. The canner is limited in his price 

 by eastern competition. 



This is primarily a gathering of fruit growers and many would not 

 be interested in any discussion of vegetables used in canning; but it is 

 not too much to say that if a variety of tender sugar corn free from 

 worms could be grown, it would lead to a tremendous growth in the 

 canning industry, of importance to land owners, farmers, canners, 



