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SaTL'KDaV. JJ."Tf IN -'i0 o o a e PAOEnvo 0 e I& GRANGE EENIN CARVER c R: . KJf"' o.. . , ....... . . ira GATED '.LAND Where Crop Returns Are Three Fold- FARM . i 5 J?, J. 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 n 11 i .i t i in . r n f. i i r- . 1 c l r . Thif Value of Irrlgllo iJfHlfoiut of i p l'roIoi.o. M, '). Hop, a pioneer farmer and hi'inei4 man of Malheur Valley, Low t- reiary of the War.mip.rlnr's tfiatrht, rives the following eon--rv-ttlve observations and f irnrra based on rareiully complied dtj. I am plad '- some of th benefits hb b will rome wliti f h rompb tion of Hi Warmsprlnps Ir fifuti'.n lro;rf now under ron Itrotllob. Lod.-r the pret pUns thin WW-' will fv about 20.400 acre of Mrhly x-r-xi;: tle lands. In this vJf r. p-eM, there are only stTu. 12.000 acres actually tu cultivation and none f this land La to eired a tro thirds water ripM. Th Vr'armapriur yaii w'il give to this land the necessary ou third or full wan r ripbl and will Hint reclaim the remaining 1 O'jO SCfMS ill the district Which in , row arid. There Is no better lV to l found in the infer mountain country and none, that wil produce morr. abaridau'tly than the la Ad of the V.' fcraitipHnrs Inipatlon Project, I bar compiled some figures to ihow what we ran ratwinaMy ex' pnj with ttm rYiiiijl;tion (f . tho Warrjj'prloa ayUrn. My calcula tion a ar ultra-fi-rvativ( aiid I . lli-.v will h Jni'Tf-tiilfiK- Of tint f rau'tt 12, 4 'JO ft:ra"now undr ctil livatlou wfililo tliia dffetrlrt whlrh commonly dffti?nufe "WH lamia" prohaMy cnr-thlrd or 4.000 acr- orf- protlmf.uK alfalfa. With tli full wafr rlf;ht Ih'-ft- land ran br made to ytid at la.t two tun (tr a r mo'? tlirtJi la pow harvcHl'-d iindtT prfr"jil wat.-r rondlilona, 'nirfi)rt th irs'fit wH an (In will fA lant prod ii hU'to tona of alfalfa morn earh yar wlitrb niAmiitfd ut SlO Ir ton will nrlrb the ifcti( farm -'ra J tjO.000- antitiully. For ihe- bol-kii'-'i of lands now Irriyatwt h-t im U.-.tUu wh. a( lUo liablfi of our ruii ula tlontj as It In rnatly ftK'irrd and morn readily. undrrtood R'Hhonrh, lo i tsui, tlx-rp art fiihfr riupK tlint run )e raliM'd on t bin laml I bat will yldil lari't-r r t irrm. Now I he r in a in Ink f.hiHi o r ('an ip madn rtharvHt oijh third nior- Wli-at or, hay, tn btiftbctn pr arr" tit Htci'Mt ut pr-A-nt yl'ld. Dntlmaliny tbia at H 2' ptr biieb'1! llHr will be added to tbr Incoinf of our pr;mni farm pri$ jno.OOO i-arh y-ar. 'Mit'Hft twit llcriiti ar liirr In ihfiiiK Ivra, but llu'V f uii; t it ut fiiijy a arnall porUiiri of the tt'tual bjnfttH tu be d'i(v'd to Hi dliitrbt uh a whnl an w hiiv t It u h far' only ronnldpred th pn-rtcnl Wftl lands. Wis havti yt't to ronnldr l In rimtlnliu' lH.ouit a'r'H wblih an now totally nonirodn'- live. , t( i H BHHillltt) lh.lt 10,0'HI orrfM of tint land will anon Ih A Few Exceptional Bargains in Good o. I 2vo acres all fenced and croud f em id, tic res under thu ditch, (iooil unit art in cultivation. A hun da me of liter fnr li riK.u lmi. Hn ded to ".rain and alfaUa, Itia I'l'leM. The T. m I m I .HI it II be furimd The t iv-r ' tnui thru Hie place. Vm pad hi e on the ri vjr. lias food 1 ro. mi boii. , o.il.ii, r'oi'il well water, s table, (,'i.inarV and blackttnlib shop, Hih l-n bonne mo) rthcr out biilltlint s l ine hade all n round t he honm- Oi b.ti d This 'is one of llie fluent mm. k ami d.uiv liinni In the v;iH.y IM. h,ml Mill produce f to 7 tfttirt nf ulfafla and fit, tu l.r MMielrt of hal per in lc. V ' t a bb.i ;i'n d hie Urns. I pot:, to land. i'mlii u ai.ll Mu-i yr.ti siy . hino i -it'i", t t. ated 4 tn'i- -t fi.,!M ti!e on Mtunty rn'iil It I'. IV and lelep.i ilie I'll-t J U pel aci- lllid li - d 1 i MiHHt.lt- i hill pUVlileiit down nod. "nod ! ruti n f e-,iisluder M 7. , , No. a liitl n' res ,af fvnred slid ct fi-s fi nc d 1 in aT3 t e.tdv tu crop .Consut these C; J.BLACIi 6 CO. "' ' ' '..U y -lldt,! !u,l'.l,eg oeu, is tne iaeai opot ror rromaoie rarmmg ana raifre alfalfa and w'.ll pt,ilw -lrht ton from arb arr- p-r Kir. 'It.th UifJhH HH.'ttHl toilM Hhi'b ff limatfrd at $10 v-r ion mUuah an annua) hay rrop of JiOO.Ooo for tb fariii-ra of tU nw Jaiida, Now b-t itn utipoow thtt baijfn- of Koon wrt-M will yl-Jd fori buMj. I:t of h-at tT a'T or a total of .';L'i. OoO iit,U', wbirh, If (ftfinia(d t birh .irlll b fifd in th po'ltt-la nf th farrn-ra. 'f h-n-fori from the ahoy obM-rvattoriH w tan drjw (ho follow liif; rori )jniriih; lrr-'d alfalfa rrau, "M li.d t In' r-MHl whftl rrop. old land Alfuf rrup ff(rn r-w lAiid V,uMi i I 'Hi frooi n-w (:ir,l fft f'lttf 0t Toll You il . ti.3M.(j y't will fioif froni I lif above I Lave fiKiird prlrea on a v-ry ron aervatlve banfa and aBo have not fcvi'ii lourhed on l be inT-a d pro dorllon of boma, rattle, she.-p, horn, fowls of all kinds, -tr , v. hi h, of course will amount to a y.t at many Ihoitsaitds of dollars e.v b year, Hafely therefotft the luvmu to the farmers of the Worm. prln s Irrigation- Dlslrfrt may b rrkoned at - about 2,"0M,00(j artnunlly, follows: Vrihif r-nl alfn'lfn rtujt I f O.fifjfj.GQ 4 ''( .r'C l.-n-. fit th. VHie prefi-ol Hhc'ii (uu ai r,-at0 tin 4 l.:''t Vain- "f liiT-iN-d wli-at a nd bi fi In 1 .30.000 00 Vrtlu" f ith-r fmni pro- du'-1 lix ludlitt; I'ImiIii y, d'llryiltir, llVf Mo-;. f f ml and w-ro-tHnl.-H nvf'raHr-rl fcl IU P-T a Pf flUO.!'!!) Total t.:,2 jii.imik art Vf.ft.; Atfiilffi ! now fl-tHin Nt fnin 1 1 'l to f I M ml Wh-al : Hull II ' n l-r bufhfl. With the projert finiHlu'd we run also look for t ho early roming ut factories, mills and indiiHtri-s of nil kinds and no doubt the populations of oitr rlth'K and town will lu fa mitiiy tlmcf. 41 H u. WUtni 0 Tons AlTalfs If 40 acres will prodtoi- ibis without Ktimuier water, wlcil will A full water rtfht mak' pored bl. Chamber of ('oiiiiiicni, Vale, or fron, I have 40 art ea of land ad JolnliiK the rlty Hiults of Vale. On--j on. 7 m res of which in tal.c i up with hiii!(lru)'s. rorrals, Kaidn etc. In the year of I fi I from II ucres 1 th replied 4 U bunb"ls of wheat Hint 1 nut miw sidliui: fr U 1 .it renin pr lb. From the remain In 1!2 acres (if e.rotiud I cut tons of alfulfii, ?0 tons I hepl to fee( toy cows and hoiH'-s and the olh'-r 10! tons I sold for flti uo p- r Ion measured In (tin stack. I bad I bad no water for li rlnt Ion uft r tlie .l day of J mi" v. h,it I pumped for Hit fanteii of about 2 arreH. I.. J HAIU.KY. All ev: and pood noli. 4 r. n res Irf alfalfa. Halancif seeded to piuin. Itellled (call fcjve pOHHeH.hlll t his lull). Abundance of water for iirl faliofi. Has tuitt 4 room houn and u 1 room bouse, rMiil ml) water in kitchen, stable, ifuuai y a ml ' ot Ict out'bulldiiirs. Ooml shade 1 1 itiiiml hoiiHes, orchard. Ian ,t I ! 7 in X m fiom Vale on rt o t highway, Kiail id (Mm in i In lo gtJiid Hcboiil, niie Htllti to R. R. siding There are wood und poslH that can be follm mil of 1 he larpe stainlli'p I lees to Ian I .'t v ars - 1'ibe I luu. tin per aoe an I a te.voualilc payinent down (iud yui terms on lemainder at 7,i inft resi. o. a li,0 acres nil fenced . nnd crois t- in - , (, n n cult I vat itiii,' 1 be ('Hi of mii i i nnd for 5 to.t toii tif al tlfa n-r aiie and f" to I. f( bushels ;l uii-.u. l ui.i coin land tint will pteilnt t tt hen y crop f i otu M to -JU n.oli pt r acre Fine tft .llie nO, melon nnd fruit land Abnn (luiite nf iiter,rol h i tr.,11 i"lt under the Will lllKpl lliri ploet . H fonilll 4ni'iie, filler till I tniiUhocH, yood well- La Grande Real . ' .N'evv Land rinluris The following letter Is frfrn t!in j.r-f.d nt 4t ihf tt iiiHprinr i Irri l at ion J'iM r; t Board of Ifire-tnn and photttt (be pro4ltirtivt-iMM.4 of the n-w land in rh- Malb'-ur Vallry. "bafj:l''-r iJ foiiimeri-e, Vul-, Ore gon, Mar h 22. lil': The pa-t two yata on a 1 :i r-- fi-ld of m w frouiid T titi"i Kt'M of Vae I have Ibrd'b'd an a-rur- "f 7& bnih 1m of barley to the aire. fin anolh'-r ft. I J th- fir; l rop aft.-r firruplu olf toe jfaf' brurfb ifld-d U: btihb Im of bl;i- tein .bi-ii, Tbiit is one of me freateal adv-mtap s t,t furminff io land In lbfa v.ilb-y, for bete it in not ii-rei.sary In turn under a firut Tass rrop to et.tbe laud proilu in?i. Alfalfa and Coier Comijierrial flub, Ontario, frf F.on: t have t-n arren of alfitlfn I Ulile.t Wst Of .(JMtafliO, h it'll prodine, in i',H seventy thre and Kity nine hundirdtliH ton of fine alfalfa hay v.hi h h'oid at fifieen do), lars a ton maltip a total of $ 1 10",.- Tin fir.;t ciii tin k nf h.iv on a Ibree ut tt- ph f-e of rloycr brou':t ll'iff.OO and Ihe r'd crop iintde 2ir..0M i.nd lb" Ibrvibed bay from the seei made f,o hO. The three nrrna making a lotal'or JliT'lOO for one V"ar Ij-.m! .i past itttiiK tVn head of ratilo on ( inoitih in tbt. fall. I alio raiii.-d niu- ton of pood I:nt:iloe off a re of ground whbb (,ld f.r 120. Hi per ton'. r. K. Hi;rov. Sbe4'p and t'niilt There are at U'unl ;:5,000 ra!ip In M.,lhenr county, about I'tiii.uMh J'beep, and joineihif over 1 0,000 hor.-H and mules. Malheur riunty I, a;-, been tin- banner sheep comity of the Iiiiied Wales for uianv years and on' of the feeding cattle pro (lucinr rouutien tnliiiK sunnd d:ie only to in Neighbor, Harney rounly. Flvo mllli.m ji'-res xut runieiit inn:. 'laud In (Ills mid even a larger am (mnt in Hano'V county make a va.-l eiiipiie that Cod made especially for the Stork men. The;:e lauds ai t 11.1- lurallv aili.pieii fi(r pastor, and for I'lSHHtu aifil will iraiiitaiti even larg er number or j-nttif, sin-cp and oth ir II m .dock when it b'-""iueh neciMnry to property i:,tll fi t belli. The s pei lal value ut the faili'e fo the lf- ilKailou fit r ni'-r ii tl.iii it in a per petiinl j-iiaiaiiie of it r-afv iu:nie tor hut h:.y and rr:in and a luri-e fi.i lor for pncmei'iiy in the couiiiiUn It v at arie. Itebi'ioii of Mvcstiiik li l auolui: In utiUiiM of l h p(-is!hilitii of Malht ur coiiniv I will fit art with lhi er locate,) 4 miles fn.m Vale siitte htrhw.iv, praveb-d. price ..on and f:.,'juo cash ll lun- it. '1. lui. hs lo suit on lein.iitiib r. n t. I lt'.M Ui'. t ace. I nnd cross I. All un- fenceo. flood Mill. fb-r irr ij .it ii.it. n nnsprfnits water, ion at-n-s in .ilf.tlfa haiancfiu p. rain i' ml e,,ri. ti. and bnl Id i up ; round;. A bund. Mice of w ;tl er. h jh food 4 n.om limre, stable and oilier out t.ilildl'ifH Coutl We'll U.itcr. . oca 1 1 I :', ttilleM Iroi.t Valtt nil cuulit y road If F l. I'ro e r...""" and J f uh V HI handle remainder. t ; -Mid terms mi , .1 f. in acres all 'I a nd rru-4 ( i!t iv .ttiolt. Malidv to.i.fi feu eO. 'j;0 acres nt IllOSt III) I' Vel' fllle H'Jlt. Hood a'f:slfa and i;iti'ii land Coin Abnn TbN farm, t ti small. Coo.t and all klndt of efcthb-s ' dance of, water fnr n r . . ,i io'n. let it pood sio It and 'dah v Joiuiii( KOoeV out nidc I itiipe. spi Iuk and l ull ijih.'i- . 1 'an btiiiti'; Ju.it f .ir bifld-ns. Estate Dealers SECURITY LAND ' la ?:i t..t.- Vi. wndiuput.ible statement thst th- most prosperous rounties on th face of the earth are tho? coinbiuins apri rult uial and live stork pr(eiu t!ins We havf r.eeri fads and fashions rhaue until the bieh tide or pro-(irr-Hs has left ii sbors trwii with t he w ret k a r,-. of on t ft ro w n and d is carded (nduf-try, while primary pro dol;t;', sections have Ai-atb r d the apes. After all the lands of MaMi'iir county are reclaimed that Is possible . under any irrigation project, there will remain fiTft inillion acres of pamurd lands. From the.-- vast "lireas tlirjusandn of cattle iud i beep fii f. annually proudced, whi h has In the past represented the larg er portion of our earning rapacity. We have been abort on acriiul tural product and top b-avy with llvesttH-k, therefore, our annual in ( rea.e ban ent- front us In .an Ini nature conditio to be finished v other Htalts. that were top heavy in' aerie ii 1 1 tir.il products. We ure const i uftinj? Hip Warm sprliits proje-i to raise the aerlcul oral production until the ti come nearer lo a bnlance. Wlb the wateln it an empire nf new land that in pr'tdiiciivenes;; ef ms to be unlimited; surrounded with a past ure that for years has produced the livestock to ronannu the surplus and make wealthy sev eral of the wetttern slate; with a climate. Ideal for feeding; the future f.f Milhetir county b safely a.ured. r.Fo. w. Mcknight, i-resident Malheur Tounty WooU'row rs Mnlbeiir county's standing as corn pa red 1 ii h ot her com nt les of t he , Main liUes im irst In corn,, alfalfa, t beep, wool, honey ; second In nica, cattle, forape; hljfh In Trtiit, prain and all staple products. Soil and I. ay of 'be I.nud The soils of the dbtrict are sedi mentary In character. T4he prevail ing lecture ht , n fine sandy loam, ronslstlitK "f volranic ash and Kilt wltb baalt Iind- pranile content which Im very rich with pood mois ture retaining power. Diainai-e may be necejisai y in nome parts oT I he valley-for the production of the best crops but fur the most part the riv er meandeiliiK thru the center of the disl rii-t f urit-Mieg a motf pro ductive and natural drainage ,-hait-liel. The Kind Is pener.illy level vitb a pood slop toward t he river fl ii) ly hloplnp ' bench Inndi adjoin tbe v.tl ley evcept for the Vale and Malheur luitteH. The- WaimspHtms district Includci practically all of the valley proper which extends about twenty eleht miles from lhP bejid of the watr. I.ncat.ed K mil-n from Vab on V'onnty road. II. F. II. Price fl?S.iiit per u re. This Is a pood bu v. A reasonable rush pay ment down and pmnl terms on the remainder at 7'J inteiest, 100 acres all fenced nnd cross fenced. 7o acres under the dilch. I'.alatO H on the hill , to HUalfa und pra In. Free water for inie.i tion Jus the upkeep tif tlu dtldi. Kaj h one keeps up bis ditch. He bat or o us a otie lifth lip crest in the "d.i. h. Thin Is a very rich (te.-k .1. old. tu soil. Has pood Well built f, -room home. 2 cellars, good v.HI water, sinl. I', blacksmith shop, and other nut bmhlinirs. pood fam ily' tilth id, ahsde a nrou.nd (lie hotisM All r.itm inii. biiiHty and louls ro-with the' place. I'rici' fs.r.uu: b Hf cn-h, puod tetnis oitt reu.:iinder til T'l itttcr-0. (..ora'ted IV miles from 'Vale op rounly ro.ol. tiimd pebool close. No. 7 liUI acrrs all fenced, nnd cimsb fenced. All level laud and ytotd soil. It h.a it h . b-tttom Is ml. I b. vet y for further information regarding these lands & SAVINGS CO. n.t.l!.n BWj. . , , otocK raising yalley twelve tnlles west of Vale to Ontario and varies from two to fife miles in width. Alfalfa Malheur county ranks first In al falfa production In Oregon; t has hfn the principal crop In the Mal heur and Snake valleys for many e.irs. Alfalfa leads all other forape plants for feeding purposes, grows, continually from March lo Novem ber and produces from eight to ten tons per dcre with full irrigation. It doe a double duty as it also per inea les the soil with nitropen, thus Increasing the fertility. A plowed under field of alfalfa In Malheur county will produce a fifty bushel v heat crop or a hundred bushel corn yield. (Jraln Malheur county produres more corn than any other county In the stale and ranks hiph bb a successful producer of all the small P rains. With proper mp rotation and irri patlon. wheat will produce 4 0 hu Hhes to the acru while corn with proper- rate will average orer 75 bushels. In the higher hill lands of the rounly considerable grain Is raised by dry farming methods yield inp about hnff as much as the Irri gated lauds. Fruit While we represent the Warm springs project as a hay and grain producing region there is no disput ing the fart of its adaptability to the prowlnp of " fruits of all varieties known In the temperate. climates. A few miles up the Willow Creek Val ley from Vale is the famous Brogan section where there has been no fruit failure since it was changed from a sagebrush flat. ' Kimnding east from Ontario to Xyssa and oa up the Ruake river Is one of the largest commercially producing fruit tactions of the Nurthwent,, hun dreds of carloads being shipped an nually to all parts of the earth. The Malheur valley lands raise good crops of watermelons, rautalnupeg, - rapes, st nn berries, raspberries,' etc. In the larger varietlps, the ap ple, peach, and prunes vie for bh- . piema y all yielding faithfully ex cellent crops, f'herries, apricots and pears a I no do equally well. Vegetables hardens for both domestic and coiiimerclal purposes are exceeding ly productive and profitable and the Rnnlcp river valley of which Hie Mal heur Is a part is becoming known 16 the world's greatest producing cen ter. I'oiatoes, onions, pumpkins, sweet corn, spring vegetables and root varieties respond to but little rare and attention. One farmer writes that he produced sixteen tons beat' hi the country. AH In rnltlva tion, being cropped to prain this season. Abundance of -water for lr ripation from the Warmsprings' Pro . jecl. This is fine alfulfa, grain, corn, blue prass, mi dan prafs, vefe table and melon land. Has small house und other out buildings. 'I.o t aled :: w. miles frbtti Vale on John Day hip h way. graveled. This can be rut up in 4u and SO acre traits, cIMo face the road. Price fJS.OQQ ami Sfi.oim cash' will abndle Terms to ah It on .remainder ut S'i inler- eel. No. n 1 fin acres all fenced and rross fenced, al) En cultivation etrept I il acren All level and- good loll, so m ien in atralf.1. balance in grain and 20 acres of blue prass pasture that rents for. JSimi each season. Ah undance of water; fnr Irrigation. Has small dwelling bouse, stable, pran nry and other out buildings. The main dwetliti". burned down. Deep well of Mift water, shade and ,i few li u.1 trees. I.orulMre.le rnpaTHTH Vap and six miles from Ontario. Ore., on rntnity road. R. , GEORGE Hi CURRE.Y o Nel n.wr0 to Cits BuilJing' of anions on one acre while twelve ton potato yields are not unco mm on and beans are grown quite exten sively and yield abundantly. Dairying Dairying Is a rapidly Increasing Industry of Malheur county and one that fa proving exceedingly profit able betides giving Ihet farmer a monthly pay check. The prolific yields of such crops as corn, alfalfa beets, carrots and grain assure an bundant supply and a splendid var iety for bossy b feed . Good p rices are paid by northwest creameries for butterfat and there is always a ready demand for home made butter. In the last few years a rapid Im provement of dairy stock has been underway there It-Hug several repis tered herds of Molsteins and Jersey dairy cows in the valley at present. I lees anil Honey Honey production is unusually profitable in the Malheur Valley on account of the ideal climate und the prevalence of alfalfa, clover and fruit blossoms. The bees thrive ex-. eeptionlly well, Increase rapidly and have a long feeding season which produces the clear, white honey so fnuch Bought after In eastern and foreign markets. Each colony will average around ninety pounds of honey annually; some stands pro ducing as high as one bundled and fifty pound. ' Poultry and Hogs Additional useful revenues can be gathered by the farmer in the selling of poultry and pork products. Chick ens, turkeys, ducks and geese thrive well and find ready markets, buyeis Visiting this section from several of the large coast cities. A flock or fowls and a bunch of bops ran be kept on a Malheur Valley farm with little or no direct expense, as waste, alfalfa pasture and fruit droppings will maintain them. However, a number of people are speclaliin;; in poultry or ho? raising and are mak ing an enviable financial success, many carloads being shipped out each year. On a well-managed farm a few hops will pty off the water charges and the cows nnd . chickens make the family living while tb rralo ami alfalfa should increase the bank account or buy luxuries and hufld Improvements. 71 Aries Raise $0,no in Alfnirn Chamber of Commerce, Vale. Ore gon: 1 beg to state that on seventy ares of my ranch located about fiv miles south of Vale In Malheur il ley. I raised four hundred ions of alfalfa with one Irrigation. This kay was sold by me for fifteen dol lars per ton. Yours very truly. THK.VT JOIf.viox. - February 15, 1!U!1. Land P. D. One nnd one half mile to Hiool. Prire fi 2ft. oft pre an and will give good terms on part of it. N o. 0 lfiO acres most nil fenced. inn ncrea tinder ditch. p(,ie soil, snndv Inaiu. 30 aires in cuttivaii.m. Abun dance of water for Irrigation. t-. malnder of the laud Is on th, hill Fine pasture. This Is pood corn and potato land. Vese.labe8 fiMl ,m.nnA Mosl of this Is bench land. "Locat ed 4 mllei from Vale on county road. H. F. I). Has small bouse; tUt oth er improvements in 'the, ttj buIldfiiKS. Price Jti.huo and $2. ami will handle it nnd terms to shit on lemainder at .7 No 1V K0 acres ol fenced. -Itaw land' with Hie briiah on it. All level and good soil. Cre-k runs tbroiith th'o place. Abundance of water for irri gation. Part of this hind bits been cleared of the hnu. Has small shack, no other buildings. Located a mile and a half form Vale, price U2. fill per acre and a reasonable caih payment down and bn time on the remainder at 7;. . I t