An Oregon strawberry field which yields ripe, red, luscious fruit that needs no further description to most Oregonians. The barreling of strawberries (cold pack) increased from 32,717 barrels in 1926 to 67,655 barrels in 1932. The packing of frozen strawberries in packages ranging from one pound to fifty pounds increased from 739,853 packages in 1928 to 1,921,802 packages in 1932.
Red clover and fire weed are also sources of deliciously flavored honey found in Oregon. To realize how honey production is growing in Oregon one should see the display made at our State Fair.
Western Oregon has one of the finest dairy sections of the world. Tillamook cheese and Coos County butter are almost as famous as Hood River Apples. The report of the State Dairy and food commissioner for 1935 shows that 29,408 patrons furnished cream or milk to creameries, cheese factories, milk condenseries and cottage cheese factories. The amount of butter fat used by creameries was over 31 million pounds. It is an interesting fact that while there has been a decided decrease in the number of dairy cows in Oregon since 1920 there has been a large increase in the amount of butter and cheese produced.