vijbiijjLMummmmmmm VHP- TWPTO ft J' im HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION planted roccniii.Tr"-"". Many Inducements to Homeseekers In Polk County, Or, zssssm&m . w,.'54'' ": ? v ' t ' . - . . J ' t iScF .. JW(lWil,ff t J.&&.W4 - .'&. A iv- .s$tsA V ' WeOi. " 'L,;''' i;.'2. Hi '--T .v , .. - " -,"--..;.-;.- - cs-..,, -";? .. saiinaj-4xi! : mmmi I' ' J3tt-flfiBft:fiKSSS Orcftsrc?. iiimw ' "" 1 ' $ t ISI El rBV sections of the United States of fer moro inducement to tlio homo builder than does tlio County of Polk, Oregon, possessing us It docs n woudor ful coniblniitloii of ellmulo mid noil. As many as three crops on tlio sumo land In n single season nro not unusual; two of votcht'H uud Brain, followed by corn and matured uulflelently for excellent feed, eighteen and ulght-toulhs (ohh of best (tuallty forage crops for tho dairy cow liavo been measured und weighed per acre. There aro thousands of acres of pruritic tlro soil us jot undeveloped In Polk County, and there lies an opportunity for 'many a man of molcrato nieuiis. l'ollc County Is tho leader In Mohair produc tion and ranks M-conri among tho 34 coun ties of the stale In tho production of hops. It Is fifth hi plums, prunes and cherries; sixth In pears: seventh In strnwherrles and raspberries, In area It ranks 20th. Thero is room In Polls County for agri culturist, stock raiser, machinist, olec trhiau, dalonmn, investor or business man. l'ollc County presents ulluvlal mill, mild Winters, cheap transporlalou facili ties, pure mountain water, low-priced fuel and healthful surroundings, l'ollc County li on tho cast slopo ot the Cyatt Iluuge TyyO'c-ejZbJr County Orc&ar-cZ. Mountains. It northern lioutwliu-v holm- CO miles south ot Portland. H has n land area or 709 square miles or 153,700 ncies, an estimated population of 15,000, of which 0000 nro In cities and towns of over 300 Inhabitants. The population Is 90 per cent American boru. ll,t71 Acre-. 0mmi. Of the aggregate area ll.r.20 acres are In forest u-serves and 151 acres In pub lic lands, mukliig 11,971 acres not deeded or patented. About 111,789 acres aro In private ownership. Fully 200,308 acies ure Improved. 1 37,102 acres cultivated. 120,205 uncultivated and 17S,Ct2 acres unimproved. Thero aro 2SS0 acros In incorporated cities and towns. Polk County toutulns 1557 farms with an nvoroso of 1C7.2 acres per farm, with an average value of J51.08 per acre. The value of farm properly has lucre-ised near ly 100 per cent In 10 yeais. Anything giown In n temperate zone should bo produced in Polk County nt a profit without Irrigation. If diversified and intensified farming Is followed 10 to 20 acres aro sufficient for the general farmor, nnd for general funning from 10 to 80 ncres and upward nro required Tho aveago rainfall is 12 Indies, In tho es. troiuu western portion of tho county tlio rainfall is 53 Inchos. Tho amount of snowfall Is light and rare on tho slopes and the valleys. The average number of rainy days per year Is 133. Tho average maximum temperature in July Is SO de grees und the average mlultnum is 5 1 de grees. The uveruges for January nro 45 and 31 degrees. Prune, Apples am Cherries. Conditions prevailing In Polk County make It exceptionally profitable for tho !)ir.V.(,".cUo,l ot I"-"110"- I'ollt County ranks ilith In this Industry among Oregon coun ties, huvlng an nverugo yield ot 6,000,000 pounds of greon or 2,200,000 pounds of dried fruit, per year. Within tho boun dary of Polk Couuty there aro 1200 acroB of prunes full-bearing, nnd 600 acres in young orchards. Young trees may be had for about ?10 per 100. . i?J.t. '' '"U'ortanco in commercial fruit In Polk County is tho apple, of -which tliere Is an over-Increasing acreage being brought into bearing. Tlio same culture and climatic conditions that favor tho prunes nro no detriment to the npple. Tho Polk County growers, whoso ideas aro tho highest, are proving that tho mod ern methods employed will bring profitH to hose Investigating in apple land In Polk Couuty., Many crops have ueeu Klll II flta 11. "Mil I rk . v growers '0 Jg' ItS H't mrkctiWW5e to iff' 55 ' iKi,' " "" 18 available "' h3 l'cat:.nmyal3ob;Pf0',r.'!! territory. un prof,, jj Tho .,,.,,8'nalIU. -......'""' iru ts .... Blrawhrn-rin. LProtl,?ble pmMu?? ic:;s canning or oraponSin!''' for u2? V "Us section . .3 rows in nu orchard ZV'W 2 berries and other im.M Hlw T ho expense of Siffifejft ., State of o.. 1 bottimio nr . re ln the flfk ? fromir,Vrcen,7nPrlcnZ of production beff cstttJ-ft Tho pickers' ;ySftSK5 County crop. Mo htW &$ b.u...D, nu,- ana root Tcseiiku.""" big opportunity to the d.lrT,"' i the best specimens ol th& fyt ica are round In Polk ConB , i,i " number of Guernsey. iw22.V N orccus. Prices fnr i. i7:.,M nearly 32 ront "',l ' ifni it.. . . l'ollc is the banner conm.M.1... Iu the mohair Industry. ThV., goats raised here have carrfed uJST est roward wherever cxhlblM ,!. . for tho high quality of bHtl'S excellent quality of the TohUr'u! of tho best Ancora Hark u?!' bands from l'ollc County to ," tlons of the United State B?? gont was Introduced Into PolkCouhu years ngo, from purrtd stiiL Asia Minor. Tho lndu.trhl, &?& I1 . .'i'i'L1 "ow tho annl"l dip linw at M25.000. Single joaU itumft from 2 to 5, whllo W&Sitt lirlnif lili'lint riiir D Ht8 ...u ...n..vi IIUIVJ, Tho famous Petaluma dlairiri i romla finds a rival In polk Couiir u hecauso ot Its sheltered mIUm h. heavy rains and chilling foaanJifa? ngo equal to that of PUhma.PoUc ty has very favorable couditloct forik raising ot poultry. Prlcej fortkepoite pruuuciti ure uuoui tile tana u Nti Tt ,1,1.1 llnulnn ,.-.,. l.ll, . , . '" cents nor dozen dnrlnr iv. tv. mouths. The demand it aln;i pife show each year, aided by tbeCoatrtr Club, at which high-quality blriiLiu hiblted. Polk Ctuuitr I.umhff. Of tho 152,720 acres otforWW ?7!(l fin In fnrpl rActrvjw mJltl.. mated that privately owned forest M win nu Ki.nnivnnn nnn fi hiii Sold at tho rate of MO per 1000, tbbi uriiiK 4iuv,uuu,vuu, jiajiag mr uwif proximately $75,000,000. ItvoiMn- quire five sawuillU, cutting I0O.IH tt nor ilnv mni'n llinti CD vpjrt la tnn tho comity's standing timber Into uiMm atiio product, approximately w.mr font nt Iniulipi' urn uhlnned innmllr. T timber forests nro tapped by tbr n rouus. Kdlinitluiial Paclllilrt. Tim sottlcrs 111 a coniMratlreli i country nro always Interested la tli m ucutlouul facilities, njurei luerut 1913 and 1911 shon' the follotiirt illllnnn Nmnlinr nf rural Bchooli. tli i: of city schools, 0; number olrtlMrHi school ago, census l'Jis-ii, m, i her or cliiuiren in primary " u .iitn fTPniini l!tX9! number ot (tO In grammar grade. 1376; nnmbtrofd dron lu high school, 531; Tfrat . f i...nl ... Ill VAMM Ot UB)H 111 BVIIUU1 )') " ,,,ui hor of days attendance la year, !i,K averago dully anenaance lot i 2971; per cent of attendance for j 90.3; enrollment In city echoo'x "1 enrollment in rural scow, . - lan.llAM ntlininfAll. ffiaie. Iff! lB uor ui ii.-iii.iii-ip -r' --.. .,u ber of teachers employed. t5IJ',2 teachers' salaries lor rar, , ji total oxpendlturesios to -; value of scnoouioubcs '"?; J131.000: va no oi k"7. grounus, ruiui, i'-; .7: null furniture and lPtM .i"s valuo of sclioot turn .u..r: r- rural, 18,47 ;5?1Si of teachers, male, JJ'.!W ly salary of teachers. femiMil number ot sianuuru "7;.y.toj Tho only educational 1mUW?K training of teacners iu iut - - , g?n Is located at mo,. BChOOl town, loiai" .""',," TkWii from Dallas, n. county KM v. cUncluSti tt m' '' aaxsaatsasma ttnamul