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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1882)
THE WEST SHORE. toward the north. These hills arc cele- bratod M among th finest wheat-fields of the valley. They rear their oval cratt from the middle of the plain, and present a very picturesque appearance when seen Irom a distance, in places they are heavily timbered with fir and oak, which adds much to their attract- ivenesH. From the summit of the high est of these hills I had a grand and com prehensive view of the valley, and the mountains in the distance. To the west a most beautiful and highly cultivated basin is spread out like a magnificent painting, dotted here and there with farm-houses and villages, grass plats, meadows, fields and wooded plateaus. The course of numerous streams is easily traced by the timber which grows upon their banks. The line of the west side railroad is distinctly seen. The- coast range of mountains forms a dark back ground to the picture. Turning now to the east the view is more varied, but none the less interesting. At our feet rolls the ' Beautiful Willamette," made famous in history and song. On its eastern bank stands Salem in all its molest beiuty, and further on, other towns are seen more or less distinctly, ai t!iey are more or less distant. In that direction the valley is alternately wooded and prairie, nuking a picture of fine relief. In the background, rise the noble Cascades, with their mighty peaks all in view. To tlc southeast dimly marked in the distance, rise the "Three Sisters." Nearer is Mount Jefferson, more than 10,000 feet high. Next co.ue. Mount Hood, that grand old captain of the range, looking sublime and majestic in its clerical mantle of white, 11.n5fi.et high, his crest glitter- liiiv in tk.. . I ... 1 . ... .uusmne, a shining gem against the blue back-round of a cloud less sky. Turning further to the north .mountains St. Helen,, Adams and Ran er, all shining, ,0wy peaks, pjcrce the ky in the dun distance, the ast one one hundred and fifty mile. the 7 fliM: " Picture to gUJden the heart, ad ispire lhe lover, of .ture. There i, life in SUch views as these. C B. Watson. A MODEL STOCK FARM IN EASTERN OREGON OR WASHINGTON. Return, made by the Surveyor Gen eral. office hjwth,t during ,he 1 1 ro'4r4.no3,acre.0fUd hTv been surveyjd in this ,te Th. . W,ttic.a, machish ever " wmyeJ i0 .ny previous" V BIV. C. H. ATKINSON. ITS AftKA. An Iowa gentleman wrote, asking: where he could best buy a stock farm, or land for one east of the Cascades? He aimed to buy land for fields and pastures, and to put the whole within fences. His plan was to raise food for stock. On inquiry for such land in Wasco county, a sheep owner, said "we have no stock farms here. They are eaten out. The natural grasses are gone from large sections." He meant to say, there are no stock ranges left in northern Wasco. When reminded that the proposed buyer wished to make a stock farm, like those in Illinois and Iowa, he saw that such farm3 or lands could be found and probably purchased in mat locality. They can be of anv size, according to a man's ability to pay ursi cost ana cultivate and stock them, They will be limited probably to a quar icr section, or half section, whole sec on, or two or three section tk MK, smaller and most thoroughly tilled and cu.icnea will prove the most profitable SPECIAL RESOURCES OF THAT SECTION. natural grasses are signs. The h..n grass excels tame grasses in nutrient 4. it fattens stock most rapidly, -...M,ID,e value, when cured n the pasture. Were it. .L.. . own gauiereu rV'lHlike other : ' miM fie,d growth ''.uKunant and s crop the best r wmtenng stock. Cultivated fields of it wou (1 ,1, ; t neius maice the finest pastures, if guarded ai net "' o .ti lucmnnr WILD RYE GRASS This plant grows rank in tk eol.mM.bJ.. .'h ."".H" when sown like other ck' vated fields. stot thT " CUUi' srouud. ; " et0Uth:ck'c?vsthe blade, : Tr and me tender "le, sheet, and W 6;"L8?Uht "vated w 1,1 .... . cm. ..... .,c in tne . aKimaco.int.. , ; i : ny last were gnerandmor k; yUSt t. These : .' u,nn wheat or llat have been ,L 'TPT8 the oast " tle'h0rsMad hav.".'de that region " yCa?,and raises an,ke- n the Pse of OUGHT TO BE PRKSp. Native grasses of kno, ' are to be preferred above exotic,. QUESTION OP THEIR Rkpro " 8er ,n tne Ochece vallJ said two years ago: "OurimatJ? a permanent grass. The man wk, J find one to restore our nu. will deserve a rich reward." The ply was: "Why not restore ,h J! grass, which your vast herds have eattt off?" This grass is perennial by ro and seed propagation. It Vet thrives under the saere brush nH .k.. out of the reach of hunirrv t.i. 1, enclosed with fences, it will reprodua itself, and cover the eround with..! - . 11 mil- tious food as in former years. A stock farm in the bunch grass countrv hi.. great advantage of preserving or restor es and perpetuatine that like manner rye grass seed can be sown on cultivated land and made to product more and batter fodder than in it nat ural state. Probably one acre of alt vated native grasses will eive four timet the product of the same acre untitled. TAME GRASSES CORN AND ROOTS. In fields far from transDortalioD. wheat, rye and oats are made into har, Their rank growth makes cheap and rich fodder. Timothy is seen less fre quently in the Upper Columbia basin. Aitaita proves a success in the bottom lands along the streams: it will prob ably grow on the high plains, where wheat and oats never fail. Clover, iti next of kin, finds here all the needed elements of growth. Peas and beans supply a large per cent, of food for stock, Corn planted for fodder has proved to be a good crop. Vegetables thrive on the high prairies. DOtatoes. turnips car- rots and beets can be easily raised 01 any part of the bunch-errass and MB brush land. Such crops planted before Or after wheat in rntarlnn. .ive the lo of the fallow year, its crop of weedi, and aid the decomposition of the soil, whilst they add a laree Der cent, to their productive fertility. They also furnish large harvests of fnnH to sunnlv thede- --rr v mand for winter and spring, and keep UD the Crmarth .n,l nf Animal 1 VII w igv W Their uses in England and Scotland have made the stock of those couhtrirt superior, and their farms model on or a centurv. rani iiskt ails It IS lrnnurn rkA ,.rM var thlt 101 uyers, must be enriched to the same extent