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The first fruit, trees planted in the Rogue River valley a few of which are stilt living and bearing prolif lcly, are now fully 58 ,years of age. These apple and pear' trees xrero planted by the ; early ploaeersand, altbougbUhey dlj not .receive the intelligent care and atteatioBglyen the Rogue, River val ley orcbardsof today, they fruited well and pointed, the way to the greatest industry In the valley at the. . pre6nt time. Not until 34 years af ter the first.-frult trees were brought Into the valley were the older com mercial orchards planted. These numbered but four or five plantings of pears and apples, followed two or three years' later by about as many more. Ot this time, for several rea sons, there was a sudden lull In the orchard "business, and no further plantings' of any considerable size' were made until nearly a decade af terward. Then suddenly, as If by magic, alfalfa and greet fields were changed, into .orcnards; wooded areas were cleared and, in nturn, planted to profit-producing fruits. Here the question' may Te asked, Why this sud den change from ' apathy of a . few years before .to the marvelous and wlde-awako interest In the fruit in dustry? ' The answer is easily given. A few of tho eastern and foreign markets had tasted of tho products from the first commercial orchards, and naturally inquired whence they came. Answers to these inquiries resulted in tho coming westward of the best citizens in the country, peo ple who believed in the future of a ley capable of producing fruit of un-equalcd'quallty.- T- v. " Among the pioneers of commercial orcharding In tho Rogue River val ley were men who knew of eastern varieties and eastern conditions, and naturally followed tho beaten trail. They knew littlo of the valley's soil conditions, and the adaptability of the various varieties of pears and ap ples to suit these conditions. How ever, they made fewer inistak'os than have been charged to them. They were working In the dark, mostly with unknown quantities, but out of it all came tho happy discoveries which rewarded them for their ef forts and left to tho future genera tions a heritage whose worth has be come millions, and whose ultimate value .lies beyond the limits ot thd most vivid imagination. If there over were any doubts as to the possibilities in the fruit grow ing Industry, they have disappeared. Seeing is believing. While It ran never be said that further improve ment along any line of horticulture is Impossible, It must ba admitted that the Rogue River valley has much less to learn than many horticultural districts that boast of years of prac tical experience. It is true that tho horticulturists of the Ruguu River valley, as a body, are made up of men who have mado a succors in var ious occupations as professional men, manufacturers, salesmen, bankora, and even mere pleasuroseekerBJ-but they have put into their new llfe'u work the same intelligence and vim which characterized them in their former occupations. Science and scientific methods have stepped in and taken the placo of haphazard guessing, so that anyone making a mistake as to proper soils for certain varieties, methods of cultivation and fertilization, Irrigation and treat ment of diseases, which, by tho way, are very few, would have- only him self to blame. Located In Med ford is a branch, office of the United States department of agriculturo, fit ted with a library laboratory, which is in charge of a pathologist whoso duty it Is to look after tho horticul tural Interests ot tho Roguo Rivet valley. All questions referred to till office are given the same prompt at tention which is characteristic of the main office of the department of ag riculture at Washington, D. C. At no other place in the United Stale is thoro an offlco of this kind. To tho man who has but one acre itn equal opportunity is given In the matter of gottlnit scientific nnd prac tical ailvlcti as to tho man who owns hundreds ot acres. The Newtown and tho Spitzen berg are the iirlnclpnl varieties of apples grovn In Rogue River val ley, yet all the other standard ap ples, such na the Jonathan., Vy'Inostip, GrhnlwiikGoldcuOtleHArkahHna Illack and Rome Reality, grow to perfection here. Rogtn River N'ow tewns have led in prlca ngnlnst all competitors In tho London and other Buropcan markets for tho past six years, and Roguo River Xowtonns took first prlzo at tho Nntloanl Apple 8how held In Denver In January. 1910. and carload of Roguo River Spitzenbcrg3 carried off tho grand prize at the National Applo Growers' Show held at Spokano in N'ovembor. 1900. A car of Nowtowna won firnt prlzo nt the International Applo Show at Vancouver In ID 10, and a car of Xowtona from Ashland won second prize at Spokane in 1910. Tho fruit Industry tributary to Medford is dovoloplns this section rapidly, and it Is snfe to sny that no other city of tho same bIzo In Amer ica has a more glowing future There Is probably no fruit district In tho United States where so great attention Is paid to tho matter of caring for tho orchards as in tho Rogue River valley; not only aro tho orchards well cultivated, hut exory WBsOKSS&mEF&&3lLlt ''A t''-r' ' ' - ALlHBHBDIBBfciflRiHH&?fi&KQ3HE 'l ' LBBHBlflvSSHVBnBMivf&iu ' ' mBBSJSoKSSSS BBBHBHHHEw9wSHBIBRBDSL'Sn& 'ilv ? 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J w' it - i - attention Is given to tho Hclentlflu treatment or orchard fruit dlnenneH, which, in so muny lowlltles. through careles effort, hnvu brdught about cumplote annihilation of tho Xrult In dustry. If there over wero any fears that Infectious or other dlnonsos would run tho orchards of thu Roguo River 'valley, "tlienoi fprtrw jio lunger oxlst, clnco It has been shown that up-to-dato method for tho treatment of diseases, properly ap plied, have proven effective beyond a doubt. In order to fight orchard fruit dis eases successfully there zntiHt bo at hand a perfect knowlcdgo of tho nlt uatlon so thnt there will bo no mis guided efforts, and where certain In fectious dlscascn are to bo comhat teil thcer must bo a united effort on tho part of (ivory grower, In ordor to carry on a successful campaign ngalnHt dlxonse, there must bo organiaztlou nnd Instruction. Iloth ot theso Important factors have boon carefully planned. A corps of Inspec tors, each with his own district, lakes chargii of tho inspection of every or chard and every fruit tree, no mat ter where It tuny be. Tho Inspection Is very rigid and in tho case of all pomaceoun fruits thnt nro nubject to pear blight, ovory trco( Is examined critically. This Is done, nn,t onco n year, but several times, if necessary. Furthermore, tho owners nro In structed ns to tho nature of the dis ease In question and nro given (Infi nite Instructions ns to liov to proceed In tho eradication and treatment of tho eatno. In ordor to provont tho Introduction of now dlnennoa, nil nur Kory stock Is given a most thorough and searching examination, and trcoH condemned by tho Inspectors aro or dered to bo destroyed at once. The Ideal Life Is That of the Rogue River Valley Fruitgrower Oregon Pears and Their Future By Reginald H. Parsons of Hillcrest x No life npi'i'iiU more In lln,for leiure, nludy iiinI rr-rrciitl'iii cilv-worn mail of (lie world, l ll'"'" IriillrulHlnir In lite idcil Ihc retired liu.iuin man tir in the . --wil r H mmi t cultiiru ., , ,. . ... , Mil' Ul'lltll'lllllll. youth it. Ih liuriiiii of lift., ilk. (( (K1U, lvur V(,y ,. to Hut lover of oiii-ot'-diMtrH tliiin , ditiuim aro ideal. Ileiieu w. liud linrticiiHiire. In (lod'i puru u'm- the liighe-t nitli) of inti'llieiii'c, iiiuv...U',' viiu-(iuio .int. yu ine. : me itwiutiuivtt iimtitt uaniuji in t!i..'i--:. ...I...V! .: u i!MAiSWSi:tSi.H'W.'!iAtr.aB'JSS.i IIH.i IIHIIlllUIIMirU' IIMMIMIIIM1K1IIII4 lll'l l!t111lllUl IIO and lend the life worth while. There in plivrdenl o.xereino a- 'illl(T ' M Ifllllll III tl!l,H .JI,.-r.i; tUIIITfll. IIIIJ 1 1 I'l lit I II n I n III IH' l1- the jaded mind mid venture fnd ley, mid in love witli their u- ! i i.i i i : i eet ! . ...i .. mir niwimi mill iiriiunviii k miilii t iini"Tu. No ltee In-the World does liliijl I'riiU t:rw-apple.. pent mid IH'ut'liL Hint enimtimtd tho high- ifWf ttmntiiu tti nil tint inn k-lriiliu f ntti 117 I '" r" ii iiiit twiiioni- i " ' i.r fit ti ii- lit! I I fl - 111 din) world. There in ample lime the world, ntt:rti that net as j j - -" - " hliiel: . eliiuiL'e and in eiuumeree men I'niiti nil xeeltoiiN of the gtol.e, niiioiiu' tlie (iiehnriliHtH ot the vnl- cietil to exereixe all the liieultie.j for tho siieeet.hful oreluitd'mt must mh.mh those (iiiilitien thnt make lor MiteeeHM In the eoiiimei ' hiiih ai , MIDI) an acre- to Hie urower, nnd f'tiu,tiiil'' hij;li " I lliutlett ii':ii lotve Yielded -"J.'0 mi nere nn tlie ,lleui' Cieeli oreh ' iird, Cemiee pirM frniii the Hill erexl orehiud iid nt HUIK n box ,iu i.tmilMi. MiJur .Nelih jteiii niavo nutted J.M a tree I'm n- (rreiorelinrd.-jNiWlti.Wlul.'iupiiNim lden nvenii thf grower from tji to f.'l ii hex nlfthe orehiud, utd nearly the enliip nrup pxw Jo KiihIiumI, mill !iilxeuheigx yield oven more and hire Hut fnvoiile I rid I of New Yirfc Hwelliloiu. Ilelunis lo lenl rrnilrowei kIiow Hint Siilrfnprpi linve nee led $1,100 mi miMV, Nnwliiwiw irll'JO mi noif, BarihutH $ltl80 nn nere, d'Aiijnu W'JOO nn uere, T venrodd IlowelU 7IH per nete, while eeu the ! j ( .., ( lnM t. vin Iiiih yielded $.100 mi uere. I'eiieheM yield $.100 mi uere mid oilier Units hi inoprntioit. Ah not over !I000 uere of the 0.1,0110 iii-irs phuiied nntuiid Meii ford, lire Su beiiriiic, .nudiiH Hdr fntelioiml heiiriilL'uetenke ih fu ntttiiy inMiineet imyhiK nil ex ,tiiiot for enrinu' for Hie ontiru planted iieieni.'e mid in udditioii uiiLltinu ntouev for the owner. Hie above fiurei oiler n Mim;elioii of Uiat Hie tnittitH to Ineitl fruit urou'erK will he within n few yearx, for fiuite.rWlit: U hlill ii. its infmiey in the Uouuu Hiver r.lley. There lire 120,000 nddi liniuil ueiex heiiiu pl'.mted, mill; mx thi the xrt'aU'Mt orchard din llit I in the wel. I'Vnit huvei-H all admit I he I there is an hierfiiMiii; demand for limey fruit at fnnev priee. and lint feeiimiR luodneinu' il arc hi limited , In niifin Hint there ih no diiruer of oviir-produeiioii. I)c tile Hut iuereiiM'd diehard urea of tile northwest, there in an mi nimi dceretixt' in the fruit output of the fiiitcdtitos and more o.' ehnrdN are yearly ahmidoncd in Hie east and central we I than are planted in the northwest, lVar din, lets are few mid Hie demni.d meat. LOOKING FOR A HOME? HERE IS IDEAL SPOT We have 1t jiml whal you are Iniiit ititf for. In Hie hiKt iwn or three .veiirn I here have lieeii him dredn of people coining I rout Hie huge citicH of tho ea.d limiting for a locution in Heine of the valleys ot the northwest, where the elimnte U dijninililct where tho vnllev is ultrao. live, whero Ihuy can liuvo gooi) ueighhorA Hiieh iih they huvo heeii iihi'iI to tit lioine, mid wliuio' IheiHu vcHlmoiilH can lie made profilahlu niieh, In tho Kogiiu Wivor valley we have i Hiexe cotidilioiiH comhiiied, which ift Ihoroiihly lU'iinitihlralitd liv Hut lnel of I he liiiiidrcdH- of HiitiHtied and enllniHiiiHlie people who huvo lo ealud with iih hi the IiihI three yearn, The majority of (bene people, hel'ore loeutiiigi have mado a lhoroii(;li in vpHtitrafion of thu different fruit- Krowjn valloyH'ot' Iho iiorlliwost, MomI of Ihoxy people lmvn Iruveled (he world over iilul, IiiivJiik hud Hie advanlUK" of eoiupuriHou, will uol loealo any place whore liviiii; condi tions are not of the IichI, 'The (lenir- ahilily of the Uogiio tivr vnlt)viiH a place to live in one of IIk imdhI ul- Rogue River Valley Pears for Years Have Bro't Highest Prices in All Markets of the World kBwsKi -juw rBEZ9r tt' ' ' t il ' l"TTU f ' b pa-Si, hi'- ..; -; '.';'-: -aa W t rft fciV wjJhrTlfl VWBBBBBBBJBtJ. 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The prospeel.ivo inventor is lonlaim tor mi orchard planted o (ioch of tho hest vailo lien and on Hoil henl mhtpled to fruit growing. llo.wantH mi orciiard in the'henriiiK Htage, or jiihI nhoiil to hear, not very far from town, wilh good nrtnlH mid whero he will bo Hiir- roiindeil hy Iho licwl of lieihhoi'rt. We nro ahht to Kiippl.V you wilh thunii vary HiiiigH. Wo can give you Ion, tweiifv' Ihlrlv. fnrlv or fifl.v ncri localeij wilhiii Iwo ,lo IhiW inileh of Medford oil hoiiui of the iiioh! ilewlr iihhi fruit land oil Iho Pacific coiiki, TIiIh In ml 1h nil HithilTigatcd mid on 8onie of il are orcliardH over 'JO yen r old Hint have produced liiiu ili'cllof ciuh of fruit 'Hint huvo lieon whipped to Hie principal iiutrkolH of tho world, dciiiehHlriiliuj: 1 hit noil' perfect mhiplahilily for fruit mixing. The vinietieH of npphm HieHu IrnclH offer are Iho Yellow New town mid Spit.enlici'K. mid in ndili linil, nil Iho host vurlollcH of pen in, Tint nye of Hie trees' t'tuiH from 7 lit 0 years old, and all are hearing. The IiiicIn are niirrouuded h,v boiiiii of the hi'Hl I'miillicH in Hii' Kngiin I liver vnl lev, wliui'ii heii'ililul hojueH hnve heon (iruetod itt.tl where uluoliiolly i vailnhle uiuiitiiii; Addilioiiul are a rum ervico inn ten minute you to (hi of 10, (lie n 1110 'il whei Mlv e mom eonnlry i cnnditioii or Jluhliny. iml eonldiiir. conveiiiuiuiOH free delivery leeilloiie. A drive hrmuH rt of n city ', 0110 III ive and h hIzii eoiiBt. Univm'- ImIhmI wilh uolf mid hoiiiK put In I thu pruHOitt mn "IBBK. lUKHH 'ivBBBBBBBr i'fABBBF1 Ixtl'NBBBr 11 llmn. For further infoiiiialioii write oi cull upon ilohii I), Ohyelli M.vhihil huililiiigi Medford, Or, WHAT GEO RGERAE SAYS. Mantigor (leoi'jjo Una, of Hue & llntfield.of New York Cl.v, the Iui'kchI linn dealliii; io wehtern fruit, su.v! "fheTincHt frail in Iho .United StntcH, vylhoiit e.Nceplioii, Ijjiprodm ed in the Hogiio I(lvci valley, , .Some yeni'K nuo I (IioiikIiI Unit vii!i the einiHlunl, plniitliijr of uw orelmvdi there would he an overproducliou ninl Hint Hie fruit could not he niai'r keled at ti profit. Kxperienee, how vei', proves Hint there is no nueli tiling iih nn ovcrprndttcljoii of hili quulily fruit huci iik a produced nhoiil Medford, With tho increase of 'the country in population nod weallh litis come nlo nn inereiiHu Ir. the deiiuiud for fancy fruit, and only a few plitecu giitw it, The d liiuild e.xcoeiln the Miipply. Tin) eird cunnot prodneo Hie onnlity of apples nit dpcnrs crowii'iu the Hokiui lllver ynlley. Wherever yoiiY fruitH nrc offered the hiejumt prices are paid, and il Is ulwn.VH in deinatid nt I'anuv princH," Ior over 50 yearn ItoKiie Hlver val ley Jinx been prodiiclnr. nenrx which now. for flavor. Hire nnd heeiilnt; imility, are known the world over. In fact, M) favorably hnown Ih HiIh liiKeloiiH fruit and ho much nought after Ih It thnt neonlc arc wllllm; toi any nlnuut any prlcu In order to have tho. oiHinrtt.hUy of parthkiiiK of ItH dollcloun flavor. Tho figure renched In HiIk repiril oXceed tliope of any" ottic- hind of tho declduoiiH vailotleH. Thrco times ono of our orcliardA ban reached tho world's rec ord prlcori, while otheru in HiIh valley have had their turn mi well. Tho maximum prlco beliiK $10. OS per box for the nvorugo of an entire car of 50 1 boxes. This year a;aln over $10,00 n box was reached for the car average, while soma boxes brought us high as $l2.00.pur box of 70 pears or 17 cents each. Wo can therefore well say tiat tho ItoK.no Ulver Valley grows the finest pear known to tho present world. Tho reiiHons for this success nro sev eral, chief of which, howevor. arn tho climatic and soil conditions which nro condiicivo to size, delicacy of flavor and a wonderful keeping quality. Home varieties, such ns thu Comlco, D'AiiJou and Winter N'ellls, not being finally consumed until In February, the time of picking being thu month of September preceding this, making povslhlo a consuming period of four months, n wonderful showing consid ering tho naturally perlshahln qual ity of this kind of fruit In the softer vmletles mid when grown under loss favorable conditions and surrouud nga. . Whllo tho pear has grown in this valley for so many years and treo specimens can be found hero mid (hero showing considerable age, tho industry of growing the pear for com mercial purposes Is comparatively new. It Is only during tho past 10 years that any showing has been made on these lines and during tho last five years that tho marvelous results have been obtained, Starting as It did experimentally, as It were, and In tho face of some opposition and scorn by tho old tlino settler, who rldlniilod tho Idea of growing anything but. grain, ultalfa. until stock tho Industry has now become Hut chief factor In tho growth and upbuilding of this promising mid Re ductive valley, rich lis it Ih In other agricultural crops, In mineral de posits and timber lauds; numbering, iih IL does now, Its shlnmontH to do fcBtlo and' foreign ports; In hundred!! of carload lots. A tow yoara will see tboKo hundreds change tn thousands owing to tho rapidity with whfcli tho bearing trees aro Increasing constant ly lho auntinl yield, tho coming Into hearing of troos nioro rocontly plant ed and tho grout Incrcnso of ncrongo In pear trees being planted oaeh year. Tho mnxlpium area suitable for planting Is fitf from luting reached as evinced by tho thousands of aeroii which Ho still uutoucliod, tl inust not bo supposed, however, thnt i pear trees will grow, flourish and product- tint hkhest grade of fruit in all kinds and depths of soils. Care must always bo oxurcisud in se lecting heavy, ecp, rich soil ami well drained, if tho best results arc demanded. Other sells will do bet tor for ono or moreif the many other kinds of fruit which do so well hero. Wilt to nature .iloi,-i,anu'icb for tho fruit grower in the Valley, man must use intelligence of tho highest order In properly supplement till that Is giv en him to rtnrt with. As few real Ire that tho growing of fruit com merclnlly lias for iis principles the samo thing's that a recognized manu facturing plant has; .namely, the cre ating of ns groat a quantity and as good a quality of product as can be, tho selling of it at tho best possible advantage, anO the producing of it nt least possible cost. Llko all manu facturing, the elimination of waste Is the Important thing. Waste of la bor, time, effort and tho great waste of competition. There is where tho fruit-grower has been so lamentably weak In the past and where ho Is now wakening to the actual nnd crying need for co-operation, an elimination of this competition in buying sup plies, and in harvesting and selling tho crop. While In growing the fruit thoro has beon a spirit of camaraderie and helpfulness, seldom, If over,' found In any other business, aid cheerfully and willingly given by tho owners among each other, tho spirit of rivalry, to a certain degree vqry helpful nnd beeiificinl, has been car ried to an extent whero each fruit grower la .not only injuring his neigh bor, but himself ns well. Thu fruit grower of the country and tho north west in particular has come to sec, through, much .btttor and unnecessary experience, thnt tho only hope of the Industry Is In combining, as nbov mentioned, to form an ' association whore the mutual help aad personal disinterestedness of each ono will help tc the end thnt the industry will be built up nnd established in such n manner that each member will obtain tho greatest value for bis time, effort ami money invested. In Individual enterprise nlono there is bound to bo great hardship. Our Individual, we will say, thinks he kuqws perhaps more than his neigh bor and wishes to be independent. Ho bays his land, plants his treosand cultlvntoj his orchard, but without the aid of his neighbors, ho cannot fight disease properly. If he neglects tho necessary care, dlscaso will show and if not eradicated will bo trans ferred to tho next orchard, often times sumo distance awny. Vice versa, if his neighbor falls lu mutual help, each will suffer by It, It Is the old adage over again, "United we stand, divided wo fall." It Is in tho marketing of the product ot our or chards that tho greatest waste oc curs, tho greatest waste duo to un necessary and foolish competition. Wo bavo for so long been seeding our fruit as individuals tot the middle man, who offers us the apparently best terms. Such a man either buys outright for a cash price' or asks for the consignment to be-shipped Cirect to him. If he buys outright, ho is speculating on tho opportunity tho transaction offers to him of making considerable profit by the probable advanco of tho markets. In this tho grower speculates likewise in the pos sibility of the market going down. Hut Is the grower In an equal posi tion with the buyer In this game of speculation? No, for tho buyer has. In tho very nature of his daily con tact with all tbe sources of supply and points of consumption, an insight into probable market conditions the grower can In uo way equal. There fore, thu grower Is naturally .the loser seven or eight times out of ton. Again if tbe fruit is shipped on con signment, the grower is without re course and Js In the hands of tho commission man. While many such commission mon aro honest and cap able, the mnjority have proven far from being so and tho consequent waste to the grower is very great In deed. It is an unnecessary risk ad ded to all ho has gone through with In bringing his fruit to maturity. Tho commission men are,, as a rulo, located at 'but one or two-points and any number of. growers consigning to i.im will. If shipping at about tho same tlino. experlenco a fall of. prices at point of arrival or sale. The supply at any one time may bo ho great ns tn form a glut on that particular -market'. wllh consequent extreme fall of prices nnd a sympa thetic lowering in a country town ad jacent to or tributary to tho place at which the fruit is sold. There Is no way to prevent this with evoryono shipping Independently and volun tarily placing their heads in the lion's mouth. The only solution Is to group the shipments Into ono chan nel, namely an organization having a-common head to serve a common purpose, nnd thajt tho assembling of tho fruit for shipment and sale. 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