December, ipip 



Increasing Bush Fruits 



Continued from page 5. 

 true in canning and is equally not true 

 in the whole-fruit preserves in glass. 



In the black raspberry the Munger 

 variety appears to do the best in the 

 canneries of the Pacific Northwest, 

 therefore, the grower should produce 

 the black raspberry that the canner 

 desires to purchase. 



In the loganberries, it doesn't make 

 any difference to the manufacturer of 

 loganberry juice whether it is the 

 loganberry or the phenomenal berry, 

 but from a canning standpoint the 

 larger the berry the more satisfied the 

 consumer. Inasmuch as the phenom- 

 enal berry is very much larger than 

 the loganberry and of equally good 

 quality, it would be advisable to set 

 out a portion of the new plantings of 

 phenomenals and a portion of logan- 

 berries, in fact, the variety to plant 

 depends entirely upon the adaptability 

 of the berry to the particular soil that 



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you are using. The phenomenal berry 

 is a little more tender in some places 

 than in others, but it is not advisable 

 to undertake to plant too great an 

 acreage of phenomenals without hav- 

 ing some experience as to the adapta- 

 bility of this berry to your particular 

 community. 



In strawberries, of course, we all 

 appreciate that there is no strawberry 

 equal to the Clark Seedling, either for 

 fresh consumption, or for canning 

 purposes; but the Clark Seedling is 

 generally considered a shy bearer, 

 therefore, if you could produce a crop 

 of one hundred per cent more berries 

 of some other variety, the chances are 

 that the crop producing the big yield 

 will be the greatest price-getter for 

 you. Next to the Clark Seedling, from 

 a canning standpoint, is the Wilson, 

 which is an excellent canner and a 

 very fine berry for every purpose. In 

 the Puget Sound country the Marshall 

 comes third, as it is a good cropper 

 and an excellent cannery berry. The 

 Magoon berry appears to grow the 

 greatest yield per acre, but if berries 

 are plentiful it would be impossible 

 for the grower to sell any Magoons to 

 a canner just as long as he is able to 

 procure any other variety for his re- 

 quirements. 



Gooseberries are becoming a great 

 factor in the manufacturing of jams. 

 The old-fashioned Oregon Champion 

 appears to be the most desirable that 

 can be grown. Gooseberries should be 

 planted not closer than five feet apart 

 and should be sprayed very thoroughly 

 at least twice every year, so as to pro- 

 duce the best results. 



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Victoria red currants are good, 

 heavy croppers. The berry is of good 

 size, good texture, and of excellent 

 quality. The black currant is very 

 desirable for jam-making purposes 

 and can be marketed at a very satis- 

 factory price. 



Damson plums are in great demand 

 for jam-making purposes, as are also 

 quinces. Quinces and Damson plums 

 do about as well in this part of the 

 world as any other tree fruit that is 

 available; they are hard to secure for 

 the reason that there are so few places 

 that they can be used to advantage, 

 but the increased demand for jam 

 makes them a very desirable product. 



The apple grower needs a reasonable 

 amount of bush fruits on his farm so 

 as to give him early money. The 

 gooseberry is the first berry to ripen, 

 then comes the strawberry, red rasp- 

 berry, loganberry, currants, and finally 

 the blackberry. All of these crops are 

 matured and out of the way before the 

 apple crop is ready to harvest, and 

 there is no grower who should not 

 enter into all of these lines to a reason- 

 able extent. 



Growing Blackberries. 

 To get the best results from cultivated 

 blackberries they should be trellised, 

 and when pruned the bearing wood of 

 the past year should be cut entirely 

 away, leaving the new growth to bear 

 the coming season's crop. If the new 

 shoots are too close together they 

 should be pruned out so as not to leave 

 too many vines. The same rule applies 

 to all other berries that bear their fruit 

 on canes. 



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