290 Strawberry-Growing 



It is more profitable to grow what the market wants 

 than to attempt to create a demand for a new variety. 



The cultivation of strawberries primarily for the 

 canning factory is becoming an important industry in 

 some sections, notably in Maryland, Delaware, Ontario, 

 British Columbia and Oregon. The ideal variety for 

 canning, according to E. Hofer, of Oregon, must have 

 " tartness and high color, be red clear through, have solid 

 flesh, and hold color and form after being cooked in cans. 

 It must give an exceptionally heavy yield of medium 

 sized berries." ^ In addition, it should be self -stemming 

 or part readily from the shuck when picked. A new 

 type of varieties, to be grown solely for canning, is 

 likely to develop in the next few years. 



How many varieties to grow. 



As competition increases, the necessity for standardiza- 

 tion of varieties becomes more imperative. In recent 

 years, the number of varieties that are grown for the 

 general market at any one shipping point has been much 

 reduced. A car of a single variety commands the at- 

 tention of buyers more than a car of several varieties. 

 Many shipping districts now grow one variety almost 

 exclusively ; as the Aroma in the Ozark region, the Clark 

 in the Hood River Valley, and the Klondike in Florida 

 and the Gulf states. The very few varieties that are 

 grown commercially in the South are in striking contrast 

 to the large number grown in the North. This is because 

 the markets of southern growers are distant, while those 

 of northern growers are near. If each district grew 

 early, midseason and late varieties, the late sorts at 

 southern points would compete with the early sorts at 



1 Rept. Ore. State Bd. Hort., 1903, p. 241. 



