. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 6 BETTER FRUIT May, ipip. writer has shipped these berries as far cast as New York City by open express :!n(l liad them arrive in fine condition, 'i'lu' other Nortliwcst berries of this variety are also good shippers. The profit from an acre of strawber- ries depends, of course, upon the yield and also to some extent on the location and climatic conditions, as the early berries bring the best price. The earli- est berries in the Northwest are those raised at Kenncwick and the next earliest are those grown in the Hood I^iver Valley. These early berries fre- (
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 6 BETTER FRUIT May, ipip. writer has shipped these berries as far cast as New York City by open express :!n(l liad them arrive in fine condition, 'i'lu' other Nortliwcst berries of this variety are also good shippers. The profit from an acre of strawber- ries depends, of course, upon the yield and also to some extent on the location and climatic conditions, as the early berries bring the best price. The earli- est berries in the Northwest are those raised at Kenncwick and the next earliest are those grown in the Hood I^iver Valley. These early berries fre- (juently sell for f8 to ^\2 per crate, while the late berries average in the neighborhood of $2 to $ The yield runs from 100 to as high as 300 crates per acre, depending largely upon the condition the soil was in when it was set to plants, and also the care they received after planting. Probably a fair average yield would be 150 crates per acre. During the last two years the price has averaged high and the indi- cations this year are that they will bring a record-breaking price. The proper \ of slartiiiK to p:u-k a l)o\ ol iii-iiics. Sorting out flic culls. a good growth during the fall months and the following spring could be ex- pected to turn off a very nice yield— from 75 to 100 crates an acre. Profits in Berry Growing The soil of several sections of the Northwest is particularly adapted to the successful growing of strawberries, the most notable perhaps being that of the Hood River Valley in Oregon, and Kennewick. Washington, and some of the other districts in the latter state. The variety grown at Hood River is the Clark Seedling, and as a shipper this berry has no equal. The Clark Seed- ling has been grown in the Hood River Valley for over forty >ears, and the According to the Evaporator prunes and apricots thus far appear to be the only dried fruit for which the unusual European demand has arisen. Raisins and pears are practically dead letters in this burst
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