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_ FILBERTS 
| MAKE YOUR PRESENT LAND WORTH $1000 TO $2000 PER ACRE 
ollowing facts and suggestions are earnestly offered to pros iV i 
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succes aia to or a Portas eae prosp e planters of Filbert Trees, 
al soil and climatic conditions found in certain parts of Oregon, Washington, California and 
; Columbia have proven to be exceedingly well adapted to the culture. of Filberts. Many 
V in these areas planted in the last ten to thirty years have proven very profitable as com- 
rcial investments for their owners. Regular bearing habits and heavy yields make them favorable 
lant. They enjoy an amazingly strong market position, placing them at the top as a farm crop. 
oung groves at five years old produce a paying crop. Reported yields of 25 to 30 Ibs. on 8 vear 
3es, 30 to 40 lbs. on 10 year trees, 60 lbs. on 15 year, and as much as 100 lbs. and more on 25 year 
tr es, would positively indicate that they are paying profits far in excess of ordinary farm crops. 
ie filbert industry is young and future possibilities are immense. This growing horticultural 
erprise is past the stage of experimentation. Definite methods of planting, pruning, cultivation, 
vesting and marketing, have been successfully developed. Consumption of filberts in the United 
tes in the past few years has made rapid strides and today is consuming more than 30 million 
ds annually and which amount is mostly imported, showing a great field for expansion of the 
t industry on this coast. The metropolitan centers of the East and Middle West have tasted our 
ern grown nuts in the last few years and brokers from those sections flood our nut marketing 
izations with early orders to insure securing a highly flavored filbert for their trade. The 
lity of the Western grown filbert is far superior to the foreign filbert imported chiefly from 
y, England, France and Italy. European competitors are compelled to pay 5 cents to 10 cents 
ound tariff. Their new crop does not reach us in time to catch our holiday season and is often 
and rancid on arrival. Rapid growing co-operative nut selling organizations in Oregon and 
ington are ready to take care of your crop. 
Iberts are used by large manufacturing industries in cakes, cookies, candies, bread and ice 
1, as well as sold daily as a healthful food to an ever increasing appetite of the nut consuming 
‘ican. They are a healthy nut, rich in flavor, easy to crack, clean, readily digested and high in 
value. 
Ra Adaptability 
Every farmer, orchardist, berry grower, poultryman and smail home owner in the Northwest 
d have some filberts planted at least for his own use. The poultryman will find the filbert a 
convenient and non-perishable crop to have growing in his poultry yard. The farmer having 
d suited to their culture can well set aside a small acreage for their growing. They will prove to 
best investment. Coming into production at an early age and requiring only limited capital to 
= on to a point where they are productive and paying good dividends at four and five years and 
ig that production rapidly, they can well be considered a good investment for the thrifty 
, owning land, who is seeking a safe investment to take care of his needs in later years. 
, professional men and merchants find them a safe investment. Berry growers often use the 
s a follow-up crop when production slows down with their berry plants. Planting them at 
time as the berries, they find them in good production when the berries run out. This 
}a double investment for the grower. 
i Hardiness 
ts adapt themselves to weather conditions far better than any other farm crop. Untimely 
not affect their winter and early spring blooming habits, as often occurs with many fruits. 
s do not injure this hardy nut at harvest time. Crop failures are unknown where properly 
d. In Oregon and Washington filbert trees have withstood temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees 
ro and produced crops the following spring. To date we do not have any serious pests to 
ssive spraying. Filbert trees in England are still bearing at 150 years old. 
i Soils 
ilbert will, no doubt, adapt itself to a greater variety of soils than most trees grown for 
ial production. They, however, respond to good soil and extra cover cropping with vetch, 
good barnyard fertilizer, or commercial fertilizer. The ordinary heavy valley loams, rolling 
oam soils, and sandy river bottoms found in Western British Columbia, Washington, Oregon 
parts of California, will produce abundant crops. Many fine groves are found adjacent to the 
dian border at Lynden and Everson, Washington. Also at Everett, Bellingham, Sedro Woolley, 
orc oma, Chehalis and throughout Clark County, Washington, are found many fine produc- 
roves and trees. Throughout the Willamette Valley in Oregon are found many commercial 
S which are very profitable. California plantings up to San Francisco and in the mountainous 
tions near Nevada City, but filberts will thrive in many sections of California and bear heavy, 
able crops. 
lberts respond to cultivation and thrive best where water tables are low and should not be 
inted on sour, heavy soil. 4 

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