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MONDAY, MAY 0, 1921
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Where Crop Returns Are. Three Fold.
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The Great MALHEUR COUNTY IRRIGATED Lands
Are Just Now Being' Settled
The Warmsprings Project, Watering 30,000 Acres of the Best Land with a Surplus of Water to
Sell, Is the Ideal Spot for Profitable Farming and Stock Raising
The Value of Irrigation. From (ho
Standpoint of Crop IVodojctlou.
M. G. Hope, a pioneer Qaruier and
business mait of M.illieier Valluy,
now secretary of tho Warmsprlugs
district, gives the follow!),- conserv--ative
observations and figures bused
on carefully compiled data.
1 am glad to state sonic of the
benefits which will come with tho
completion of tho Wurmsprljigs Ir
rigation Project now under con
struction. Under the present plans
this project will servo about UO.OOO
acres of highly productive lands, in
this valley, at present, thoo) aro
only about 12,000 acres actually in
cultivation and none of thin land
bas to exceed a , two-thirds water
right. Tho Warmsprings sfcsleriii
will give to this land the nccrssary
ono-third ,'or full water right anil
wil also reclaim tho remaining' 18,
000 acres In the district whith
now arid. There Is no beiurf" land
to. be. found In the iuter-monwitalu
country and none that. will produce
more abundantly than the hind of
the Warmsprings Irrigation Vrojcct.
t have compiled sonic flgurvcs to
show what we can reasonably ex
pect with the completion ' of tho
Warmsprings system. My calcula
tions are uHra-conscrvativfe and 1
believe will be .interesting., of tho
present 12,000 acres now under cul-.
v Ovation within this dlslr.'.ct which
we commonly designate "fl.'ct lands"
probably one-third or 4.1100 acres
are producing alfalfa. Vflt.li the full
water right these lauds can lie made
to ylold at least two toast per acre
more than is now harrvestd under
present water conditicais. Therefore
the present wet landa will at least
produce 8000 tons r alfaNa more
each year which climated at $10
per ton will enrich t.io present farm
, ers $80,000 annual J y. For the bal
, ance of lands nowi Irrigated let us
make wheat the bateiB of our calcula
tions as it Is easily figured and moro
' readily understood although, to bo
sure, there are cither crops that can
.,., -bo raised on thIA land that will yield
'. i i i larger returns. Now the remaining
8000 acres caiij be made to harvest
one third moj wheat .or, say, ten
', bushels per sere In excess of the
present ' ylelty. Estimating' this at
., v": M.26 per bifihcl there will be added
to the incodic of our present farm
. crsJlOO.OOff each year. These two
; II em arg largehi .tjienisclvos, but
l'heyffinstltute only a small portion
of the act tial benefits to he derjved
to the district as a whole as we
have tlir.s far- only considered the
' present wet lands. We have yot to
consider the remaining 18.000 acres
which are now totally nonproduc
tive. Let us assume that 10,000
acres, of the new lands will soon bo
No. It
'150 acres of raw land with tlio
. brush cleared off 80 acres of It. All
fenced and level and good soil. Kv
ery aero of this will raise a profit
able crop. Abundance of water for
irrigation. No buildings. iThls
'land 1st drained.. Tho drainage
ditch runs through- the place. Lo
cated 7 miles from Vale on state
highway, grsvuled. One mile,' to
school and 0110 mile to railroad sid
ing. R. F. D. Well located and can
be divided Into small tracts all fac
ing the slate highway -and It. (I.
Price. $00 per acre and a reasonable
cash payment down aid otir owu
terms on the remainder at 7',l.
No. 1 a
lr,u acres all fenced. 123 acres un
der the ditch. a-UiHri soil and, most,
'all level. The river runs through
the place. 40 acres In culfivatiwu.
Abundance of rnittr for Irrigation.
.The railroad runs acrifs 0110 cr
neP of the plme. Fine pasture en the
river and Joins good Spring and
Fall range. Has house of 3 ruums.
Consult these
' CI j..BLACIiL'.5 CO.
Vflcy Hot BuiWinf . ,
raising alfaVfa and Will produce
eight tons from each acre per year.
This menus 80,000 tons which if es
timated at $10 per ton shows an
annual hay crop of 800.000 for tlio
farmers of ,tho now lantj. Now let
us suppose tho balanco of 8000
acres will, yield forty bushels' of
wheat per acre or a total of 320,
000 bushuls, .which. If cstimatod at
$1.25 Per bushel produces $400,000
which will be placed In the pockets
of the farmers. Therefore from the
abovo observations we call draw tho
following conclusions:
Increased alfalfa crop, old
land t SO.OIIO.00
litrreased wheat crop, old
lands , 1on.ons.oa.
AHftlfa crop fnim new Isnd Sno.oon.OO
, Wheat crop fruin nuw land 400.000.00
Total I1.JSO.000.00
You will noje from tho above I
havo figured prices on a very con
servative basis and also have not'
e'en touched on the Increased pro
duction of horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs, fowls of all' kinds, etc., which,
of. course villi amount to a great
many thousands ot dollars each
year. Snfely therefore tho Income
to tho Tanners of tho Warmsprings
Irrigation District may be reckoned
at about $2,000,0110 annually, as
follows: v
Value present slfulrn erne $ 210.000.00
twill ncrcaxS tons, $10.
Value present wheat crop 500,000.00
Scmio acresxSO hu. ff Jl.aii
Villus of Inorensetl wheat
iinil alfnln crops 1.380,000.00-
Value, or other rami iiro-
iluce iitclmllmr poultry, , .
uairyiltir. live sleek, fruit
ami veaelahlrs averaged
at $10 per aero , 3on.ouo.on
Total '. $i.2so.ono.no
Note: .MfHlTii Is now sclliii;? nt from
112 i and wheat la worth $'J.OO
per liltsliel.
With tho project finished wo can
also look for tho early coming of
factories, mills and industries of nil
kinds nnd no doubt tho popylatious
of our cities and towns will incrcaso
many times.
4 1 5 . 1'.u. Wheat 0 Tons Alfalfa
If At) ncres will produce this
without summer water, what will
a full water right make possible.
Chamber of Commerce, Vale. Ore
gon. 1 havo 40 acres of land ad
joining the city llmUs of Vale. Ore
gon. 7 ocreB of which are taken
up Willi buildings, corrals, garden
etc, In the year of 1918 from- 11
acres I threshed 4 58 bushels of
wheat that 1 am now selling for
3 cents per lb. From thajmajn-,
f'ng 22 u.cres of" ground f cut 135
tons of alfalfa, 26 tons I kept to
' feed my cows and horses and the
other 10.9 tons I sold for $16.00 per
ton measured in the stack. I had
I had no water for Irrigation after
the 1st day of June except what I
pumped for tho garden of about 2
acres. L. J. HADLEY.
A Few Exceptional Bargains in Good
No other ' buildings. Located 10
miles from Vale on county road. It.
F. U. ' Close to school and railroad
siding. Price $x.f,oo, small cash
payment down and good terms on
remainder at 8'c.
No. '13.
40 acres of raw land with br41r.I1
cleaned off and fine soil. Abundance'
of water for Irrigation. No. Improve
ments. Located 2 k mites from Vsle
on county road, graveled. It Is In
the v corner of lb section. rtoad
on two sides of it. Price $100.00
per acre, $t.0(io. cash and $1,000
every two yearn until paid at 7'e.
No. 1
80 acres' all fenced and all hi cul
tivation. Has been seeded to grain.
Lcvl and lite 'best of sell 011 the
bench. Abundance of water tor Ir
rigation. This is good alfalfa and
grain anil corn and vegetable InmL
ICas small house (old) tif three
looms. No other buildings. locitcd
fi miles from Vale oi( county M.-id.
It. 'F. 1). and telephone line. Half
La Grande Real
. New IjioiI lVoduccs 1
The following letter la from tho
president of the Warmsprings' Irri
tation. District Hoard of Directors
and shows the productiveness of tho
now lands in the Malheur Valley.
Chamber of Commerce. Yale, Ore
gon, March 22, 1919: The past two
years on a 16 acre field of new
ground 5 miles eust of Va'io I havo
thrdahed an average of 75 bushels
of barley to the aero. On another
field the first crop after scraping
off the sago brush yielded 03 bush
els of blue stem wheat. This is
one of the greatest advantages of
farming nefl, land In this vulley,
for boro It Is not nocessary to turu
under a first grass crop to get tho
laud producing.
y REX MARtlUIS.
Alfalfa anil Clover
Commercial Club. Ontario, Ore
gon: I havo ten acres of alfalfa
1 14 miles west of Ontaitio, which
produced iu 1918 sevonty-lhroo and
sixty-nine hundredths tons of fino
alfalfa hay which sold at fifteen dol
lars a ton making a total of $1100.
55. Tho first cutting of hay on a
throe-acre piece of lovor brought
$105.00 and the seed crop made
$210.00 and tho threshed hay from
the seed made $00.00. The 'three
.acres muking n total of $370.00 for
une year bcBtdes pasturing ten head
of cattle one month in the fall.
I also raised nine ton of good
potatoes off one aero of ground
wlilch sold for $20.00 per ton.
C. E. SKCOY.
Sheep nnd Cuttle
v There aro at least 35,1)00 caltlu
in Malheur county, about 200.000
sheep, and something over 10.000
horses and mules. Malheur county
has been the banner sheep county of
the United States for many years
and one of tho leading cattle pro
ducing counties taking second plneo
only to its neighbor, Harney county.
Five million, acres government 'range
land In this and even a larger am
ount in Harney county make a vast
empire that God lu&ifo' especially Tor
the stockmen. These lands' nre na
turally adapted for pasture and for
grnRBes and will maintain even larg
er numbers of cattle, sheep slid olh r
livestock when It becomes necessary
USoProperly-eare" for them. .. The. cs-.
pedal value of thu range to the ir
rigation farmer is that It Is a per
petual guarantee of a ready market
for his hay and grain and a largo
factor for prosperity In the commun
ity at large.
ItelnMon of Livestock to Fai-liiln
In writing of tlio possibilities of
Malheur county I will start with the
mile to school. Good neighborhood.
Price $0.0(10 and $2,000 cash will
handle it and terms to suit oil ru
uuilder at 7 '( .
No. 13
40 ncres all fenced and level ex
cept small aiough runs through the
place and the river cuts thru .nno
"Corner of It There aro 33 acres
under the dilrb. Abundance of wat
er for Irrigation. There aro 10 acres .
in rtlth alien, balance easy to pu).
in shape. Good sandy loam, fine,
for alfalfa and grain, corn, vege
tables, mi'lons nnd small fruits. It
Is good sluff can't be beat. Has
good bouse of 3 rooms, cellar, stor
age house, good well of water at
back door, cement floor shed stable
for S head of stork. Located 4 '4
mill from Vale on coiinly road. It.
F. D. Price fox the 33 seres under
the ditch (wilt throw in the Italic. )
,$2,000 and $ I.OUII rash will handle
It and terms to suit oil remainder at
Interest.
" :. 10
80 acres all fenced, good soli, riv
Estate Dealers
SECURITY LAND & SAVINGS CO.-
' ' La Grande National BaJik Bid-. .
uiullBputuble statement that the most
prosperous counties on the facu of
the earth are those combining agri
cultural and live stock productions.
Wo huve seen fads nnd fashions
change until the high tide of pro
gress has loft Us shores strewn with
the wreckage of outgrown and dis
carded industry, while, primary pro
ducing sections liuvo wcuthorud the
ages.
After all tho lands of Malheur
county mo reclaimed that Is possible
under any Irrigation project, there
will remain fivo million acres of
pasturi( lands. From theso vast
areus thousands of cattio and
sheep nro annually proudced, which
has In tho past ropresonted tho larg
er portion of our earning cupaclty.
We havo been short on agricul
tural products nnd top heavy with
livestock, thereforo, our annual tn
i reuse has gone from its in nil Im
mature condition to bo finished V
other stiiles, that were, top heavy hi
agricultural products.
We 'arc constructing tho Warm
spriugs project to raise the ngrlcul
urnl production until tho two como
lU'aror to a balance.
Will the wntelng of an empire of
new land Hint In productiveness
scorns to be unlimited; surrounded
with a pasture that for years has
produced the livestock to consume
the surplus nnd make wealthy sev
eral of the western states; with a
climate Ideal for feeding; the future
of MHlheur county la safely pssured.
( CKO. W. McKNlUlIT, President
Malheur County Woolgroners
Malheur county's standing as com
. pared '"with other counties! of"llie
hlato gives us first In corn, alfalfa,
sheep, wool, honey; second In- area,
cattle, roruge; high In fruit, grain
uud all stiiplo products.
Soil nnd l.ny of the IjiiiiI
Tho soils of the district are sedi
mentary ill character. The prevail
ing texture Is a fino sandy lonin,
consisting of volcanic ash and silt
with basalt and granite content
which is very rirji'with pnud mois
ture retaining power. Diiiluagc -nllt'
i6 necessary In-some parts of the
valley for the production of Iho best
crops but for the most part the riv
er meandering tli'u the center of
the district furnlslieB a most pro
. dilutive.-and natural drainugo chair"
nel.
Tho land Is generally level with a
good slope toward the river. Cenlly
sloping bench lands adjoin the val
ley except for the. Vale and Malheur
liuttcs. The Warmsprings district
Includes praetically all of tho valley
proper which extends nbotit twenty
eight miles from tlio bead of tho
er bottom land. Thu very best of
soli. It Is being leveled and put In
crop now. There are 79.80 acres of
farm land In the place. There Is
una .ditch In the place, balance of
the place ran all be cropped. Aiitiu
dnneo of water for Irrigation. Has
good well-bulltJi-room houso part
ly finished, fitJI concrete bsncnmnt
partitioned off for living roomn.
Good well water In basement, elcr
tri pump pl'eisiiro tank. Water
raSf bet piped n all rooms and Is In
the yard. A small lay out of rash
will' finish the building utl Inclosed
ready for the lalh and plaster. Lo
cated Just 011 the outside of tiie city
lilnlla pf Vale, county seat. four
hlockn from high school and graded
school. This Is the finest located
plain in tlio country, wjll produce
alfnirn f to 9 tons per sere, corn
CO Id 90 bu:hels; vegialiles and
nichm". - (,'np'l be beat, A ready
market In Vain for everything grown
ml the place at hlchrst market
price. Hay brings $3 to $t more
for further information regarding these lands
valley twelve miles west of Vale to
Ontario and varies fruin two to fivo
miles la width.
Alfnlfit
Malheur county ranks first In al
falfa production In Oregon; it lias
been tho principal crop in tho Mal
heur and Snake valleys for ' many
years. Alfalfa loads all other forage
plants for feeding purposes, grows
coutlnually from March to Novem
ber and produces from eight to ten
tons per acre with full Irrigation, It
does a double, duty as It also per
meates tho soil with nitrogen, thus
Increasing tho fertility. A plowed
under field of alfalfa In Malheur
county will produce a fifty bushel
wheat crop or a hundred bushel corn
J'lclJ '
(iraln
Malheur county produces moro
corn than any other county In the
mate and ranks high as a successful
producer of all tho small grains.
With proper crop rotation and Irri
gation, wheat will proiluro 40 bu
shels to tbu acre while corn with
proper care will average over 75
bushels. In the higher hill lands of
the county considerable grain is
-, raised by dry farming methods yield
1 115 about halt as much as the Irri
gated lands.
I'roll '
While we ropreseut the Warm
springs project us a hay and grain
producing region there is no disput
ing the fact of Us adoptability lo tlio
growing of fruits of all varlotlim
known in tlio temperate clliuati'S. A
few miles up the Willow Creek Val
ley from Vnlo Is the famous Itrogun
' section where there has been no
fruit falluro' since It was changed;
from a sagebrush flat. Kxtendlng
east from Ontario to Nrsa and on
up the Hnnkn river is 11110 of the
largest commercially producing fruit
sections of the Northwest, hun
dreds of carloads being shipped an
nually to all parts of the earth; Tlio
Malheur valley lauds ralso good
crops of watermelons, cantaloupes,
grapes, strawberries, ' raBpberrles,
etc. In the larger varieties, the ap
pUe, peach, and primes, vlo for su
pienlacy all yielding faithfully ex
cellent crops. Cherries, npi loots and.
pears also do. eMiiullywull. . ' '
'Vegetables
, Gardens for both domestic uud
iilnimfiri'lill 11 ttrJioses-'-n rrt exceed 1 11 g -
ly productive nnd profitable and the
Snake river valley of which the Mal
heur Is a part Is becoming known as
the world's greatest nrocliiulng Cen
ter. Potatoes, onions, pumpkins,
'sweet corn, spring vegetables suit
root varieties respond to but little
care and attention. One fanner
writes that ho produced sixteen tons
per ton being so close. Price 110.
000 and $2,500 will handle It and
early payments on remainder at
6 Interest.
So n
C2 acres all fenced and all in cul
tivation, ' practically all level. All in
cultivation. Fine river bolloiii soil.
Abundance of waler for Irrjpillmi.
This land prnduci! 90 bushels of
lorn, first crop lust sesson, lie
planted uu eighth of an acre to
turnips and sold $112 worth and fed
lmiO Hps, to his slock. Can yon
best "II? There Isn't any better
Isnd In the world. Man two small
houses with cellars, deep well of
soft watcr, other eut building. Lo
cated. 2 miles frmn Vole. ('lice,
$100 per sere and $3,000 cash Kill
handle It and balance in yearly pay
ments at T,l.
No lit)
320 acres all fenced and cron
fenced, finest soil ill the country.
GEORGE H. CURRENT.
" Next Dwr to City 'Bujldiiia , .
of onions 011 one acre while twelve
ton potato yields aro not uncommon,
mid beans are grown quite exten
sively and yield abundantly. '
Dairying ... ;'.
Dairying Is a rapidly Increasing
Industry of Malheur couuty and one
that Is proving exceedingly profit
able besides giving) tbcl farmer a
monthly pay check. The prolifio
yields of such crops as com, alfalfa
beets, carrots and grain assure an
bundaut supply and a splendid var
iety for bossy's feed. Good prices
aro paid by northwest creameries .
for butterfat and there Is always a
ready demand for homo made butter.
In the last few years rapid Im
provement of dairy stock has been
underway there being several regis- '
tcred herds of Holatclns and Jeree- '
dairy cowa In tho valley at present.
Tlces and Ronejr
Honey production is unusually
protllable In the Malhmin Valler on
account of the Ideal climate and the
prevalence of alfalfa, clovor , and
fruit blossoms. The bees thrlvo ex
ceptlonlly well, lucrease rapidly nd
have a long feeding Reason which
produces the clear, while honey. o
much sought after In eastern" and
foreign markets. lOnch colony will
average around ninety . pounds .of
honey annually;, some stands pro
diiclug as high as one hundred anil
fitly pounds. , .
Poiiluy and Hogs ! ;;: ' ,
Additional tisotul revenues can be
gathered by the fanner In Hie selling
of poultry nnd pork, products, Chick
ens, turkeys, ducks anil geese thrive
well and find ready markols, byjers
visiting this section from aoveral of ,
tho largo coast cities. A flock of
fowls and a hunch of hogs can be
kept on a Malheur Valley farm with
little or no direct expense, as waste,
alfalfa pasture nnd fruit droppings
will miilntiiiu them. However, a
number of people are specializing In
poultry or hog raising and are mak
ing an enviable financial success,
many carloads being shipped out
ouch year. On a well-mnuagcd farm
a few hogs will pny off the itatof v'
charges and the cows and chickens
ninkti , thd family llvlnit while th
grain uud alfalfa: should HnorejtN
tho hiitilt account or buy luxuries
und build improvements'. '
711 Acres. Unlse atl.tHKi In Alfalfa
Cliuniber of Commerce, Vnlo, Ors-
- gon : 1 beir to.stuta ihuLan JOXOHtjL,
ares of my ranch located about five
miles south of Vnle In Malheur Val
ley, I raised four hundred tons of
alfalfa with 0110 Irrigation, This
bay was sold by me for fifteen dol-.
lurs per ton. .
Yours very truly, ,
TKHNT JOHNHONV .
February 15, 1919.
Land
l, aeic.s In groin, balance hi ptslure
The entire place can be cropped.
Tills is dry farming and In any or
dinary season produces good crops,
Joining good wnislde range with
t,und grass and water. Has good
4 -room house, stahlo for 4 'head of
stock mid other out buildings. Good
well waler, windmill, good suft wal-.
er well only 8 feol deep. Block and
farming inai blii'iiy go with the place
consist lus of d head of work horses,
2 seis of harness, wagon, hack,
disc burrow, sulky plow, one disc -barrow,
one. steel harrow, one ten-
fool drill, oua McCormlck binder
two cows with, calves, two yearling
heifers, one yearling aleer. Price
for Ho- land Mini stork and farm
tools Is $20 per acre and half cadi
'and give good terms un remainder ,
t 0 per cent Interest. Tills is thu
le st buy In the country. ' Located
8 miles from Urogun, Orcyou, on
ntali: highway. .
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