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About Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1921)
Tlll'ltMDAT, MAT a. llUl rue i CROOK COW NTT JOVKNIX 4 I Ochro Project Thli project comprise! about tl. 100 acres ot land, the greater por tion of wiioh U cleaned an$ in crops. Borne of this land has been under ir rigation for a number of years, be ing watered all or a portion ot the jear bv the natural flow ot the Oeh co. Crooked Biver and McKay creek. Since completion of the Ochoco Dam. all ot the laud Is irrigated uu eVr the one system. Climate The General Climate of the Ocho co Project is arid or semi-arid; the altitude varies from 1865 feet at Prineville to not more than 2900 feet at the highest point on the Irri tated lands. The section is subject to early frosts and has cool nights throughout the summer. The grow ing season is shorter than in some places in Central Oregon. Rainfall during the summer months is very regular and is not general through cut the valley. The Chinook winds that strike some sections of Eastern Oregon do not apparently strike this valley. The prevailing wester ly winds coming from the snow capped mountains a short distance to the west cause the evenings to cool rapidly. Soil The soil of the valley around Frineville is of a tine alluvial na ture, with enough sand mixed in to make it work up nicely. It ranges In depth from 6 to 30 feet, under laid with gravel. Several artesian wella, have been struck in different parts of the project and these fur nish a fine flow for stock purposes and in a few Instances sufficient for a limited amount of irrigation.' Crops Quite a wide variation in crops can be produced on the proect, but because the irrigation water has just become available, none but the common dry land crops have been grown o any extent. Alfalfa of ex cellent quality has been grown for several years. Clover has also been grown successfully. The project has a very promising future for the production of grass" seeds, such as clover, alfalfa, timo thy and also both field and garden peas. The greatest drawback to the project at the present time is the Size of the farms. The large farm ef 160 acres or more is too large for the average farmer. The rolling (round demands more levelling and smaller heads of water, than in some ef the flat plains. This rolling land is fine for the alfalfa and clover fields and when once get will last longer than in some of the more ; level lands, where the drainage U ' noi as gooa. Grain of all kinds does well on this Prfject; wheat yields from 20 to 40 bushels per acre and yields of 110 bushels of oats have been re ported. Barley and rye have been grown as pasture and hay crops be fore the irrigation water was avail able. Potatoes ire being grown as a commercial crop and the quality cannot be excelled. It is particular ly adapted for growing seed pota toes. The soil is just right and the ground is free from disease; also climatic conditions are very favor able for this industry. Livestock The project la well supplied with pure-bred herds of the beef breeds of cattle, and as it ia trihntarv one of the best cattle ranges in the West, this phase of livestock work j will continue to be one of the beat Industries. The irrigated section can produce an abundance of hay to finish the cattle that are grazed on the Forest Reserve and outside ranges during the Bummer months. Dairying is just starting and prom ises to become one of the most prof itable lines of industry. The crops necessary for this work can b grown to good advantage; alfalfa and clo ver hay, sunflowers and corn for si latge, barley, oats, soy beans, peas and wheat for the grain rations. The climate is ideal for producing , : a high quality cream and is not se-; vere enough to demand expensive , housing. It lias boon demonstrated' what the dairy herd will do in three different breeds. Mr. Join Kernm-i '5Sg has pur-br, (1 Jersey li nl. Mr. j Henry McCull a Pure-bred llolslein ' Herd, and Mr. Friemid has a Pure-' bred Brown Swiss herd Kaen. of; these herds have been producing In i a par with the herds of like breed : in any of the dairy sections. After mnre rtnlrv cows are secured it will be easy to secure local manufactur-' v-utcr of a pure quality and in suf lng plants to handle all of the dairy ficieut quantity the best and most products. At the present timo Port-1 satisfactory way is to have a well land prices are being paid for cream , drilled. received in Prineville by the Ocho-i One of the advantages of living CO Creamery. There are about eight ' under the Ochoco project la that gilos on the Project at the present good water can be had from drilled time and they bate proven their worth without a doubt. The swine Industry Is one that! will be developed with the Increase ' In dairy work. Several dairymen have stated that an equal amount ot money was made from feeding hogs In connection with their dairy work as was made from their cows. Thia would have been a total waste if the hogs had been omitted. At present : there are no breeders of Purebred hogs on the Proect and there Is i good field for this work. Increased , returns can be set' u red by having sufficient number ot hogs to utilise j the skimmed milk and to cleau oft the grain fields after harvest. j Field peas can be growu in abun-j dance, and when hogged-off will re-j turn a handsome profit. I Poultry is one phase of the live-, stock work that ts receiving a great deal of attention at the present timet on the Project. There are several I pure-bred flocks and excellent lay ing strains have beeu developed. The industry is proving popular, as well aa profitable one. Very tew poultry diseases have been reported and it is thought they are more har dy than In some of the more humid sections. Outlook The Ochoco Project is on the verge of a new era. It is one ot the most promising projects in the West. The land is cheap in comparison with similar projects and the soil ts , superior to many sections where the land ts selling for three or four times the amount. It is an oppor-1 tunity tor a man to start In it I small initial cost. The land is near-j ly all cleared and fenced. Good roads are already passing through all parts of the project Dairying, beet-feeding and crop rotation go hand in hand, and have started. In creased yields can be expected as long as these systems are followed. Livestock associations, as well as j marketing associations, are being j organized. So the pioneering has ! been accomplished. The develop ment of the project from this time ! forward is bound ot be rapid and I profitable. W. B.. TICKER, I County Agent. WELL DRILLING ON (By E. Wagoner) Water means both health and wealth, and that is what we want good health, and some wealth to en joy life. With good water to drink ; and use one is pretty apt to be heal ! thy, and with water for irrigation comes the wealth. So we need wa- ter and good water. I Water for household use, for live- k s or the ,rr'eatlon we now ha WSter 8nd p,enty of SlnCe the completion of the Ochoco dam, and with the irrigation of the land under the Ochoco project, comes the wealth. Tlien one needs the water for the household use and for the watering of vour livestock. To secure BUC.h t (If: i -vr"'l 'J, hi,- If ' i -m j - s Y ... -.? welts at a depth ot from 40 to 300 feet, the depth to water depending on the location ot the land. I have drilled a good many wells in and around Prineville, including several artesian wells. The artesian wells being . found so tar on the bottom lands in Prine ville and to the northwest thereof. Drilling through Buy about ten feet ot soil, then gravel and volcanic sand to a sedimentary foundation where the artesian water Is found, at depths ranging front 160 to 360 feet. The flow from those wells vary, the best estimated to run 250 gallons per minute, with sufficient pressure to be piped and used auy where on the farm. t There has not been much pros pecting tor artesian wells on the higher landa, aa In nearly all cases a good supply ot water Is found at a reasonable depth. Some ot the wells being shallow enough to be pumped by hand, others having windmills or small engines attached. JAPAN' ESK ASPIRATIONS They Are Confidently Hoping to Piwaraa the I'nited 8lats The following editorial, translat ed from the Japanese, appeared In the New World, a Japanese newspa per published In San Francisco: "We should advance and not re cede. To stop is to retreat. Wheth er in war or business this holds true. While we push forward boldly the enemy has no chance to form plans. We have a saying that the gods nev er curse a successful man. A deter mined spirit will crush a rock, we also say. These maxims are suita ble tor the present situation. "We who are here in America, where bo many anti-Japanese par ties exist, must have this sort ot de termination. What can Phelan do? What can Inman do? Both are but ordinary men. Their ability is noth ing unusual. Their Influence it only that of a crowd. "When we of the Yamoto race rise with a mighty resolve, their op position will be as futile as an at tempt to sweep the sea with a broom. "It is only because there is so much fear and anxiety on the part ot us Japanese that they think they can undertake such big things. "Even it photograph marriages should be prohibited, we cannot be stopped from leaving our descend ants on this American continent. Even It it is not possible to prevent the seed ot our great Yamoto race from being sown on the American continent by marriages with Ameri cans, with French, with Indiana and with negroes; especially since there are already 100,000 Japanese here and 5000 children are born an nually. "Phelan and Inman cannot stop this great force. What stupidity! What ignorance of a mighty force! "Again let us consider the land law. Supposing that the ideas ot Phelan and Inman were carried out, and we Japanese were prohibited from owning or cultivating land. We could find some way to continue farming and make a good living as producers. If we cannot convenient ly do bo in California we shall go to other states and devise some plan. Even the laws of California are not forever unchangable. Polar Bear Can Swim. The Polar bear is as tine a swim mer as a seal, and behaves. In tht Ice-cold eas of the north, with m much unconcern as though It had beei born In that element, writes Dr. R W, Sliufeldt In the American Forestrj Magazine. It has been known to drift for miles upon a floating Iceberg, anc this evidently for pleasure and con vetdence. rather than from necessity as a number of Arctic explorers hav reported having fceen Polar bears, halt and hearty, swimming in the opec ocean all the way from 40 te 80 mllef from land. Trees for Korea. Reforestation In Korea started wttb a handful of seeds planted by a Meth odist missionary at Ctietiulpo, some 20 years ago, snys the American For estry Magazine. The work of provid ing shade trees for their stations was taken up by other missionaries, and In a few years the oppressive barrenness of the Korean hills was broken here and there by clumps of hoxebler trees about the American mission stations. Machine Scrapes Off Paint In tbe rer ovation of an automobile the greatest labor W in removing the ib) paint which was formerly done j? hand- at a considerable expense of time and labor. This Is now per 'orined by a nxichlue which does the frork In e very effective .uunner and 7tr quickly. How Lampreys Lay Eggs, lampreys are eel-like residents In the ocean il'at run Into the ficsh er Hi the mouth of rivers in the spring and build the nest tn which their ecirs are deposited They pick jut the pebbles In the bottom of th -Iver using the miction powei ef their arge mouths to dislodge the atone, ind deposit eggs In the upoi (elected. f nilWlWMftl"'!'! RACTICALLY all the cuts that are used in this Special Development Edition of the Journal were made in the Engraving de partment of The Portland Telegram From Sword to Plowshare Newspaper advertising rallied the men a nd women of North America for war, Today it is rallying them for peace. It is picking up the broken threads of 'commerce and weaving the fabric of endur ing prosperity. It is moving the goods from the store to the home and sending the echo of reviving business back to the factory and the farm. It is putting men to work. It is stabiliz ing industry. It is restoring good cheer. Read the' advertising i nthis newspaper and patronize the merchants and manufac turers who advertise. V li- 1.