EBERHARDT BLUEBERRY NURSERIES 
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON 
A Profitable New Industry for the 
West Coast 
ALTITUDE 
The blueberry plants thrive and fruit abundantly from 
sea level to an altitude of several thousand feet. 
FERTILIZER 
For several seasons we have used a complete fer- 
tilizer 6-10-6, the base of which is tankage. This has 
given excellent results here. Barnyard fertilizer, too, 
has given us good results and is suitable as a top 
dressing applied during a time when plants are dor- 
mant. However, it should not be applied to young 
plants when first set out. 
HARVESTING 
Early varieties of the cultivaied blueberry generally 
ripen here the latter part of June and the picking 
season continues until late in August. The ripe berries 
hang on the bushes exceptionally well, so it is not 
necessary to pick over the same row more than once 
a week. The average price per 12 pint crate received 
on the wholesale market over a period of ten years 
was $4.00 per crate. We ship berries by mail or ex- 
press at harvest time to customers anywhere. 
YIELD 
Blueberry plants require from six to eight years to 
reach full maturity, at which time the plants should 
be from five to eight feet tall and under ideal condi- 
tions should produce 6 to 8 tons of berries per acre. 
Blueberries grow in clusters . 
Fruiting season lasts about six weeks... Can be fed 
to a wanting market... No competition. 
With proper care they will continue to bear record 
crops many years thereafter. Blueberry plants have 
been known to live and fruit fifty years and more. 
INSECT PESTS AND SPRAYING 
Insect pests have not been troublesome and at pres- 
ent no spraying is necessary. It is advisable not to 
plant blueberry plants near a field of diseased cane 
fruits. 
PRUNING 
Pruning the blueberry bushes is very important, as 
it not only increases the size of the fruit, but the vigor 
of the plant as well. Young wood produces the largest 
fruit and some of the older wood should be removed 
annually in order to force as much young wood as 
possible. 
ORNAMENTAL 
Blueberries are very showy shrubs and they should 
be used in every home garden. In the spring the bush 
is covered with waxy white flower bells; summer 
brings large clusters of beautiful blue berries, and in 
the fall the foliage turns to rich crimson and scarlet. 
Blueberry bushes also make an attractive hedge. 
We have been commercial growers of blueberries 
for a decade, having gained a large and valuable 
store of experience which we gladly pass on to our 
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