HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Product ivc Rogue River Valley
and Jackson County, Oregon
(OonHnucJ from I'jue 2.)
cation and surroundings, being west of
tho Cascades, a low altitude, the Valley
!'.a3 i1'0 Ea,np u,,Id cllmato found alone
the Coast, from Puget Souud to Southern
California, due to tho Influonco of the
warm Japan ocean currents. Tho Whi
ter months arc mild, with little snow,
which usually melts rapidly. Tho 2S
Inches of rain comes from October to
April, with occasional showers during the
Summer.
There Is an avorago of 270 days of sun
shlno and thcro Is always an evening
breeze. The humidity Is very low. Tho
hottest days In Summer the humidity Is
between li nnd 20. Tho nights aro cool.
Tho average minimum temperature dur
ing the Wlntor Is Just below freezing or
31 degrees.
Damaging winds are not experienced.
Water Resources.
Wilier available for Irrlcntlnn n.,,i
power is one of Jackson County's valua
ble resources. Hoguc Itlver and Its tribu
taries tlrnln tYin nnflrn nMn n.i.i MH..i
rllncf to thn Stnto Kntrlnnnr lino innnnn
Ei linrnnnownr. Willi n 1itnl minimi ...... ..rr
of 0.200,000 ncre-feot of water, bo Jack-
son uoumy uns an auunciancc of water for
j-uu iiuriiusua. mu large pianueu lrnga-
, nun piujuvw Hiuriuii uru yei uncompleted.
" II la nalltnnlKil Hint (ifinn noi.no nt in.i
j v . ............... v. .Ml w V V ..... 1.C1 Ul lllllll
r Is Irrlirnlod liv innnnn nf nlnrtrln mmn..
ring and alfalfa fields of 100 or more
utira uiu ii i iKuiuu. juiu to 8 1 OI pumping
tvnrfi"!. nrporiHtiir in tlm lift nml olin nr
I plant. The cost to ralso one acro-foot
riuw ii-ui uf i-ii'uincuy ih -.nv per year,
Mind tho cost of the plant, $5 to $10 per
Faciei
Wjlfun Plltini llit'lmilii.i..t
t; One of tho largo prospective uses for
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ti'iuuu i iriinui la tut uiuuwic ruuus. I lie
largest developed power plant Is lit Pros-
lii'vi, yvhuio iuuu uurot'iiuwcr is Rencr
ated. This Is capable of expcnslon to
in fifth Dim lllltw1fwl nnrl wnnt...N..A
Kami lle:i In tho Valloy cook with electric
Sty, SO per cent of tho total county popu
lation use electricity for lighting, as tho
service is exiunut'ii into an rural aisiricis.
Timber Ilesourcei.
Two-tliltils of the acreage of Jackson
aunty Is classified as timber land. 850.-
00 acrci Is privatoly owned, 427,000
:res in naturnl foiests. The estimate of
erchantablo timber has n total of 23.-
900,000,000 feet and contains somo of
he largest standing bodies of sugar pine
bund In tho United States. Compnra-
vely llttlo uso has been made of the tim
er resources u to this tlmo, as only
few small mills liavo operated.
.Minerals.
The in I n oral resources of Jackson Coun-
arc first among all tho counties of the
late, according to special Investigators
tno Oregon Iluieau of Mines and Qcol-
gy. Tho placer gold fields of Southern
Ircgou hnvo yielded $150,000,000 since
pclr discovery.
. Large coal deposits aro now being thor
uglily tested. Theso veins range from S
12 feet In thickness.
' Building stones offer an Inviting Hold
the dovelopor, which Include granite,
Imlstono and marblo from puro whlto to
ack, with grain rlvnllng Vormont quar-
es.
rfhe great need toward tho dovolopment
a road to tho coast, only 100 miles,
here It could bo loaded upon transports
tli wide market possibilities.
(Special opportunities might ho summar-
Bd and emphasized as: Lumber mills
Id bos; factories, nlfalfa meal mills, ad-
llonnl fruit and by-product plants,
eamerles and beet sugar factories.
Good ItoatR.
Beptcuiber, 1913, Jackson County voted
uu.uuu ror tuo construction or a mod-
first-class, hard-surfaced highway
i than CO miles In longth. through tho
gun River Valloy. A unit of tho Pa-
Illghway from British Columbia into
xlco Jnckson County was tho first
mty In tho stato to Improve this unit
tne Highway a leader In tho agitation
Good roads In Oregon. Wo liavo 17
!es of tho Highway completed and 13
les over tho Slskljou Mountains graded
l 111 bo hard-surfaced early this Sum-
Vor tlio Tourist.
Jackson County offers many varieties
mineral springs, mountain streams
unrivaled fishing, wildernesses with
r, bear nnd cougar, historic Table
k, Mill Creole Falls and Crntor Lake.
of tho bcoiiIc wonders of tho world,
i Med lord tho gateway, and just across
lino In Josouhlno County aro the
tble Caves, promising when fully cx
cd, to equal tho caves of Kentucky.
poguo Ulver offors royal sport in fly
ng ror Bteeihead (rainbow) trout,
suing from 3 to 10 pounds.
Mcdford.
jedford, with an estimated population
1.000. Is located irf tho center of tho
ley and tho most Important financial,
ry uuu snipping point, ana Is now a
flag city. No city tho size of Med-
uus a greater length of first-class
xireets, naving a total of 22 milos,
alles of sowers. 28 miles nf wnter
. 23 miles of cement walks, and a
-.. iiaviiy water Hvsrom. rostinir
Pianos of Highest Quality
Vlotilil on like o ko ( (lie
I'niinnin Uxiiiinlllun In Man I'rnn
rlwrii nl our ruirimrf v nrr
offorlnc frrp rln In ronnrrllon
nllh our 'T.00 1'inno Club." I.rt
riplnln lioir rnnjr 71111 rnn k.
('all, Mrllr or phone tudu. II
U to your Intrreat.
' "A poor piano can never be a good bargain, but a good piano may be a bad
bargain. ' There are two essential factors in the purchase of n piano QUAL
Hi AND I'KICK.
WE CAHItY THE LINE OF HIGHEST QUALITY.
Pianos that havo proven their worth by 50 to 92 years of satisfactory service.
Our line is headed by tho world-renowned Chickcring, tho piano that is oldest in
years and highest in honors.
How are you going to judgo tho qunllty of n piano? To be able to judge a
piano from a mechnnicnl ns well as an artistic standpoint requires years of
study and experience. You must know iUs construction from the raw material to
the finished product.
WE HAVE MADE IT OU BUSINESS TO KNOW.
How to judge a piano, and wo select pimos that represent tho very best values
nt their respective prices the world nffords.'
We will gladly give you the benefit of ojr knowledge, at any time.
Our policy is low prices; our practice economy in every department of our busi
ness. When you consider that tho "Eilers Music Houses" are the leading piano con
cems in nil tho prominent cities on tho Pacific Const, you get an idea of' the magni
tude of our business nnd judge yourself of our standing nnd ability to buy ut the
greatest factory discounts.
HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED OUK ".-.OO PIANO CLUH7"
"These arc the times for you to purchase to the great
est advantage" and this is really one money-saving op
portunity that you cannot afford to overlook.
Wo arc not going to be satisfied until every musiclcss home
in Portlnnd nnd vicinity has read of our great "500 Piano
Club" nnd considered It carefully. Have you read tho com
parison of prices nnd noted tho liberal discounts this "500
Piano Club" gives you? You should investigate this really
ono money-saving opportunity, if you feel that you would
like a piano in your home.
You simply nssociato yourself with 499 others nnd secure
n piano on a wholesale buying basis.
Iluylng and selling, as wo do, in largo quantities, on our
llttlo-piofit-per-plano basis, we have always made the lowest
possible retail prices. By taking ndvantago of tlio "500 Piano
Club" you secure n saving that you cannot possibly obtain
otherwiso in buying n new piano.
Write us today and lot us outllno to you the fairest, best
safest and most economical piano proposition over made.
Convenient terms can bo arranged.
Eilers IluilditiR
HUOADWAY
AT ALDER
PORTLAND, OREGON
$275,000. The city Is Biippllcd with gas,
electricity and power, and linn Boveral
four-story offlco buildings, a public park,
a $20,000 library, n $140,000 hospital,
a $75,000 nntatorlum, several fine hotels
one flvo-story, erected at a cost of
$125,000 four banks, n $50,000 opera
house, tho key stntlon of the United
States WcatluT Ilurcau, splendid stores,
n Federal building now being orectcd at
a cost of $110,000, flvo largo schools, an
academy, 11 churches, 20 lodges, a Col
lego Woman's Club, n Unlvcislty Club
representing 43 colleges, n Golf and Coun
try Club with 100 acres of ground, an
netlvo Woman's Civic Improvement Club
nnd Commercial Club. Two modory dally
newspapers and nn electric streetcar sys
tem. A Land of IMeiiiy.
If one wcro over Justified In lnudlug
tho possibilities of any land, ho Is cer
tainly Justified In giving this bcautful
Valloy and Its throbbing wide-awake
heart, tho progressive city of Modfoid, a
full measure of praise. The object of
this articlo Is to tell tho people from out
side, that they may know and enjoy, If
thov will, this garden spot of tho West.
Thoso who llvo there know of no other
placo so attractive none with such pos
sibilities: Tho writer has endeavored
rather to underestimate than to exaggor.
ate. knowing that so much can bo said In
favor of this favored Valley, that oven tho
plain, unvarnished truth would seem to
some os the limit of exaggeration.
Wool Clip in Wnshinston
in First-Class Condition
TUB wool clip In Washington this yoar
Is romlng from tho sheep In first
class condition. Tho growers In most
cases aro selling early and shearing Is
anywhero from 15 to 30 days ahead of
time. Coarso wools scorn to be selling
vory freely at what Is considered tho nmr
kot price.
Tho Hlbhard-Stowart Company, of Se
attle. Wash., purchased the Coffin clip
of wool at North Yakima and their vari
ous camps on a basis of 22 cants to 23
cents per pound, according to tho clean
ness. This clip consisted of about 250.
000 pounds of wool. Tho same firm also
bought tho Satus Stock Company's wool,
at Toppenlsu. Tho good coarso wools
from eastern points havo been mostly
cleaned up, but Mr. Hlbbard. of tho above
mentioned firm, today stated that they
were ncttvo In purchasing Pugct Sound
valloy wool and also any good, clean
clips of wool from coarso wool sheep.
As to tho value of wool In tho near
future, It will bo entirely determined as
to whether tho war In Europe will bo pro
longed or not. But tho advlco from peo
niS who know Is to tho effect that It Is
bettor to shear early and sell early this
year.
Refused to Leave.
Lawyer You say you told the servant
to get out of tho houBO tho nilnuto you
found it was on fire, and she refused
to go?
Mrs. Burns Yes, she said she must
have a month's notice before she'd leavo.
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The Stay Round Silo
If you have made the mistake of buying
a Silo that is not keeping itself straight,
we will put on our appliances and then
guarantee it to stay straight five years.
If you have not bought a silo, don't
make the above mistake, as remedies are
always expensive.
Get tho A. O. C. bulletin that tells you
how to take care of the silo and see how
much trouble it is, and then buy the
Oregon Stay Round Silo, and save your
self all this trouble.
Ask for catalogue of thcsilo, and also
of the Climax Ensilage Cutter, the lightest-running
cutter made,and the Raw-leigh-Schrycr
Gas Engine.
Oregon Silo Co.
208 Northwest Illdg., Portland, Or.
When you sec an engine
balanced like this you will
sec ono that will give the
greatest service with the
least wear. This is a pho
tograph of a Rawlcigh
Schryer Gas Engine run
ning at its regular speed
for 48 hours without even
shaking these barrels.
Oregon
Silo Co.
208 Northwest Uldg.
Portland, Or.
TT If there is any particular commodity in which you are
J interested, and you do not find it advertised in these
Jl columns, let us help you. Write advertising manager,
Oregon-Washington-Idaho Farmer, Oregonian Building, Port
land, Or.
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