THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORISON, THURSDAY, OCTOHKR 7. 1)00.
Medeord Daily Tribune :
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NATURE OF CROPS
West and East May Reverse Their
Places In Regard to Growing
of Products.
1 V APL'F Olf TWO OF PEAKS.
it would bo more accurate to call it
. , ... i readjustment of crops, anil it would
A. pood illustration 111 what young pear oivliards will ,lllt ,K, niTtrisinv if w Io pC ,ho
11 1 1 .1 i? . -.1. 1 1 - C. ... .
VlCia W11C11 propcriv eaiCU lot is snow n o mi rcuu ns notti i .micu oiates. umn n lew years.
the Ilillerest ore-hard.
(William E. Curtis.)
j MKDFOKD, Or., Sept. 20.-An ex
! iruordinary evolution Is going on in
the business of farming; or. perhaps, ; grocery wlienevor lie wants eggs, or
vail in the 'cotton belt of the gull'
stales, in the Mignr and rice dis.
triets of Louisiana, and to a certain
decree in tho corn belt of Illinois juiiI
Iowa, mid for similar reasons.
A innn who is making $(111(1 or $7(1(1
an acre by growing fruit is nut in
clined to puller around a chicken
coop. It is too much trouble and he
explains that he docs not keep chick
ens and cows because if he did hu
would have to raise food for them,
and hire n man to take care of Ihcin,
and keep up his place during the
whole year; whereas be can pi to the
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
i. . . i i . . .
miner or poultry, condensed cream
that comes in tins is just as good as
that which is skimmed from the milk
can: in the dairy; there is no bother
about chicken diseases or sick cows.
KOU S A I, K Cheap, solid black will
nut bureau ami commode; walnut
lealhci vei'ed selleii and chair;
walnut wardrobe; walnut upholster
ed chairs; oak dining chnirx and
rockers; kitchen cabinet; table, re
frigerator; tubs, boiler, irons, (Irn-
nilo cookimr ulensile, ct ks ami
gallon jars, bowls and pitchers, iron
bed, mattress and Npriugx. 'Jill S.
Central avenue. 177
FOIl SAl.K Last chance for lot at
I'. & K. junction. See Kn-liiuui to
day.
173
r'OU SAIii- Some good young work
mules, I u ui to at l'eoplc's uiciil mar
led. I'', S. .Miller. 177
l-'OH KAI.K--I,'iill blood Scotch coolie,
mule, Inn color, full white collar,.
I'eel ami front. 'JKI K, Cculral avo
tiun. 17
Foil SA hK Simplex shopping bugH,
duplex shoppiiiK lings, Triplex chop
ping bags. Sub-agents wanted. 'Jill
S. Central live, 177
VANTi:i) -i men for trip to Lake
view by team; fare each, going, $2(1,
round trip $7. I'aul Do Ann, cor
ner Cculral ave. and Main 177
tie are unprofitable. They cost more
than they come to. ami that is o
doubt the principal reason for tho
advance in the price of beef. Tho
irrent ranches, are being out up into
small farms nnd sowed to grain, vcg.
etnbles and alfalfa. The so-called
ihnndoiied farms of Xew Hampshire
and other parts of New Kughind and
New York state, however, are capa
ble of raising plenty of the best kind
of stock ai:d will produce, plenty of
hay. alfalfa and com, which are the
best forage, both for dairy nnd beef
This is not tho only explanation
of the reason for refusing In do di
versified fa ruling, but it illustrates
the independence of the "one crop"
farmer. Nearly all the large or
chard men remain on their places
only during the fruit season. They
come in the spring and they go in
t lie fall and they simply camp out in
the meantime.
That is not n good thing for the
count ry, but I do not see how you
a io going to help it .
If you knew ns much about the
Cadillac ns i.4 known by those who
cattle. These farms will also produce w" tIl0,n- il wo"1'1 ,,u "A C"'''"'"'
beep both for mutton nnd wool at a
less cost than most of the ranches in
the far west, and the convenience of
city markets gives them a great ad
vantage, although, so far as markets
nre concerned, the demand for all
kinds of farm produce is quite ns
'reat nnd the prices for vegetables,
ecirs, poultry, butter nnd other stn
t!es nre higher out bore than they nre
in Xew Fnglnnd.
That seems strange. hut ns
: vou know, it has always
' been the rule for ranch
j men with "lOOd cattle to use con
densed milk, and the planter of 10.
; -'100 acres of corn to buy his eornn-
meal and bacon. That rule Mill ap
; plies throughout the We-t pretty gen
! crally. The owners of the magical
orchards I have been writing about
173
u.-, ,uic -Pi-niu-in. upon mo larmors. j and wnen me iruit is picked and the
of Xew Knglund. New York anil other : orchards are hm-rowed. the riii-m,.i-
111 Bai'tlettS, 440 7-Year-old trees, covering 5.8t) acres, I eastern states for thetr beef, niut-cau shut up his house and go cost
i ICO ,m. 3 hovee wv fvnn or 'Kft V li.wns "m mm iwiinry. and upon the tann- tor the winter,
.."- Vl ' " -v '..or of the west for their fruits l,r.....U
per acre, which netted an average per box ot !rl.9o u-a net .stuffs and pork-, i.amt is becoming
vnfnvn nf iUOft -to lior jinve. All expenses did not exceed ! so vnlimhle out west Hint range cat-
I. I ll-l. U V . -k ' V- v ' i
$50 an acre, leaving a profit of $140 per acre.
In Howells, 342 7-year-old trees, covering 4.56 acres,
yielded 1393 boxes, 4.07 boxes to the tree, 305.4S boxes
to the acre. The average net returns were $2.35 per box,
or $3273.55, at the rate of $717.SS per acre. The cost per
acre is estimated by the owner at $50, making the net profit
$667.88 per acre.
v "What an old pear orchard will do is shown by the yield
of the Buckeye orchard, near Talent, owned by W. G. Es
tep. From eight acres of Bartletts, Mr. Estep grossed in
New York and Chicago, $40,750, or $7000 net, a profit
of $850 an acre.
Fred Hopkins' Snowy Butte orchard at Central Point
is also an example of what pears will do in the Rogue River
valley. From' 16 1-2 acres, $2000 worth of Bartletts and
fall butter pears were marketed, and $15,000 worth of
' Winter Xelis pears sold, a total of $17,000 for 16 1-2 acres
or over $1000 an acre.
When complete, records, from the Burrell,- Bear Creek,
Gore and other orchards will be found to exceed even these
figures, each having pear orchards whose net yield ap
' proximates $1500 an acre.
As not over 2000 acres of the 50.000 acres planted
around Medford are in bearing, and as this fractional bear-
: iv,eon-.oc no vino- nil PYTiPTlSPS for
jug uciL-rtgc is in """"" L . ,lv 3r, nm1 40 eents a dozen for eggs.
caring f orthe entire planted acreage and m addition mak- .,
nnd "50 cents n pound for butter.
ing money for the owner, the above figures offer a sxipr-, 2. nn rnt-j,,.,,, f.,r -nu-ktif
gestion of what the profits to local fruitgrowers will he. wiXhone
within a few vears, but to realize the fullest returns, fruit- -.vouid think they would K,Ue them
men must co-operate in all the essential details of the bus- All fnn ,.wu in thi,
men muoi -- i'""l- " ,ln,l 0f )(p;il fnnnniL' command ns
iness. Unifomi pack and systematic marketing are as ; lliffh prip(s nt tl)C vinnt:e stors ns
tln'i,Mi. and ar,nl(i inrliistrv ns to the citl'US ns they bring nt tho fashionable
fruit industry of California. '
KLi
Some
markts in Xew York and Boston. I
have been solemnly nsMired that
regular shipments of cold storage
AD Mnrringos Aro Uov Marriaoca.
"Was It n love marriage, do vou
tliliikV'
"I'ertalnly. All marriages nre love
mnrrlaues."
"Isn't that rather n sweeping ntn:c
inent V
"Not at nil. There I n love nf n.I
venture, you know; love of luxury,
love of ntlvf-rtlsltiK and various othe:
kinds of 'ov.-., Tln re Is no m-eil of to
lag Into (!et:iil;( when e:ie v;:i:;!:s .f ;i
love iiiarr!::ge."-C!il'.-iigo I'o.-t.
Aa to Lu;';.
"I woiider if anyt'oi'y's im.-i !,j
a? I nm," crumliieil the C.r.i piviii-nl.-t.
"I never have any tiU'l: nl r.ll."
"Huh!" snorted ihe oilier. "Vou're
lucky. It'a hitter to i:ever lnie miy
luck nt nil thin to he :tlv.iys having
bad luck like n.e." 'Iillmlelphla l'rc--H
THa Average.
"Pa, whnt's au nvernge man;'"
"One who thinks Ui eiuloyer'n t.isi.
Iicsit would he rim a cu d deal hetter
If he coiiM have tiioro to my In the
mutter himself."
Nine hundred and ninety-nine outConro Fiero, T. E. Daniels, W. H. ( ps and poultry nnd butter a':.' made
of everv 1000 Cadillac users are sat- Brown and Best-Fuller Realty Co. ufjeverv winter fro-n K:u:-is c-d Xc-
isfied. The other one would not be Urants fass. 13
satisfied with anything. Those who j
have ordered 1910 Cadillacs are: A. READ THE TRIBUNE FOR NEWS
hraska to the farming communities
on the Pacific coast. This seems
absurd but similar conditions pre-
AhAy$ Piekirg.
An nmr.sinu atory Is told of the an
swer given liy u London waif to n Sal
vation Army captain. The zealous i.lll
cer had usk-d the boy what work lie
did to prorlde him with food, etc., and
the reply wan. "1 pick Htrnwherrlen In
tbe Rummer. I pick bops In the au
tumn. I pick pockets In the winter, mid
oakum for lue rest of tho year."
Here Are
Good Ones
520 acres of the best apple or pear laud, one mile
from railroad, beautifully located. The most of it
can be irrigated, fair luuiie and barn. $55 per acre;
also 180 acres not far from above tract, excellent fruit
land; will sell all or part of it at $55 per acre.
Close to Med ford,-the best land in the world for
apples, pears, peaches or any kind of vegetables, such
as potatoes, watermelons, etc. A wonderful propo
sition to plant to fruit trees; terms.
A fine 8-year-old orchard of 10 acres, Newtown
and Spitzenberg trees, house and barn, close to town,
('rice $1500. A genuine bargain.
We can sell you a fine home in Medford with a
small payment down, nicely located. Trice $2000,
KM) acres; 75 of it the very best Bear Creek bot
tom land ; under irrigation ; fine large house and barn.
12 acres of full bearing orchard; trees about .15
years old; Spitzenberg and Newtowns; loaded with
tine large apples. There is no orchard in the valley
which is more valuable than this: in fact the Spit
zenbergs generally bring 25 cents more per box than
other apples in the valley. This orchard is capable.
of yielding $1000 per acre yearly. $6000 payment:
will take this orchard. This is the cream orchard of
the valley; fine buildings; one mile from railroad and
town; place under irrigation. You should see this by
all means.
Cusick .fi Meyers
Main and Central Ave.
W Si
Small house and barn with 7 lots, very close in, only $1600
6-room house, modern, fine location, lot 70x108, furnished,
including $450 Packard piano, $6150
Uunf urnished S560O
6-room bungalow, modern, bath, pantry, city water, sew
er, electric lights, large screened porches, a bargain in
every sense of the word at $2650
These are only a few of the many real bargains we of
fer. Come in and see use if you arc looking for a home
either in town or the country.
Benson
Investment Gomp?y