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JAGE EIGHT ASHLAND TTDIXG8 Monday, July 7. '1 Classified Advertisements (Continued from Page Three.) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE Indian Runner ducks. Monrad Xyby. 296 Maple. 12-3t FOR SALE Household furniture, cheap. Inquire 5SS Beach St. It "FOR SALE Tents and camp furni ture for Chautauqua, by E. M. Stannard, 405 Liberty St., phone 419-L. 12-2t TO CHAUTAUQUA VISITORS Fur nished apartments, only one block to Chautauqua Park. Every mod ern convenience. Rent reasonable Mrs. Susie L. Allen. 12-2t OWNER wishes to trade -3 acres with attractive bungalow, near high school, for small residence property in town. Address L. (J B., care Tidings, and give particu lars. 12-1 mo." SAVE $750 below market value Nearly 6 acres young bearing trees and berries; finest view in Ash land; fenced and piped for. irriga tion; out of frost and fog; corner fronting two streets; 7-room house! electric lights, barn, packing house, etc. Owner retiring account age. $1,000 handles it. Address B. M. H., care Tidings. 12-lmo. ROGUE RIVER ill SOIL SURVEY PEPARTMEXT OF AGRICULTURE GIVES OUT REPORT. VARIOUS SOILS ARE REPORTED ON An Exhaustive Report by Experts Upon the Soils of the Rogue River Valley is Given to the Public . Large Area Covered. The Department of Agriculture has just issued the report of the soil survey of the Medford area, Oregon, made by the Bureau of Soils. The territory surveyed covers 544 square miles and lies in the central and west-central parts of Jackson coun ty. The area consists of two parts, the larger one embracing the long and generally narrow lowland belt locally known as the Rogue River Valley, and the lesser part includes a portion of the Applegate Valley lying south and west of the main part of the area. The climate of the area is de scribed as moderate. The summer days are warm but seldom hot and " the summer nights are always cool and'comfortable. The winter tem peratures are not severe, the lowest record in the valley being "about 3 degrees below zero and the average minimum temperature during the winter months is about 31 degrees above. The mean winter precipita tion is 8.3, spring 5.1, summer 2.2 and fall 4.G, and the annual mean is 20,2 inches. The report is accompanied by a soil map in colors showing the loca tion and extent of the different types of soil found during the survey, as well as the locations of churches, school houses, roads and streams in the area, and is illustrated by pho tographic scenes showing typical types of agriculture in the area. "That a thorough preparation of the soil is a necessary factor in the production of any crop seems gen erally to be too well known to call for comment," states the report, "but the fact remains that a large propor tion of the farmers in this section entirely, overlook this phase of the question. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that continued shallow and inefficient plowing and cultiva . tion invariably results in decreased yields, and that within certain limits deeper plowing and thorough culti vation will result in at least maln , taining the average yield, if not actu ally increasing it. "The continuous cropping of the Boil to grain returns practically noth ing to the soil and results in the gradual exhaustion of the organic matter originally present. Except in the immediate creek bottom soils the quantity of organic matter in the soil is low and the decline in crop yields has been fairly rapid. This may be remedied either by growing a green crop to be plowed under in the spring or by establishing a crop rotation with grain every third or fourth year." Fair crops of corn may be pro duced in the area, according to the report. The crop is largely grown between the trees in young orchards. Alfalfa ranks next to wheat in acre age and to the yield of hay in the area. Only a small proportion of the alfalfa grown in the valley is Irri gated, the fields lying in the creek bottoms where water is available from adjacent streams. On these soils the yield of alfalfa will run from two to five tons to the acre On the soils of the valley plains slm ilar yields may be expected. The report states that the oppor tunities to profitably produce truck crops and vegetables have been very .much .neglected, the larger part of these produces being shipped into the valley. There is absolutely no reason why the products imported should not be grown within the val ley, states the report. The principal development of the trucking indus try is associated with the lower soils adjacent to Bear creek:; Strawber ries do well on the heavier granite soils near Ashland, and upon the soils of the floor of th valley, except the adobes, and upon the lighter members of the soils of the agate series. The report deals extensively with the fruit industry of the area and says, in part: "The general climatic conditions of the area are indisputa bly favorable to the growing of fruit and failure of fruit adapted to a moderately temperate climate must be laid to other causes. Some dan ger of injury from frosts, where not protected by artifical means, how ever, exists." In referring to some of the 42 dif ferent types of soil found in the area and their crop adaptation the report says in brief: The rugged topography of the Sis kiyou coarse sandy loam renders a part of it unfit for agriculture and it Is valued only for the timber which it supports. The more level portions of the type, however, are excellently adapted to peaches and cherries, and many of the small fruits do fairly well. The Tolo loam, like the Siskiyou type, owing to the rugged topography of the country in which it is located, precludes to a large extent its devel opment for agriculture, but where sufficient depth is found and not too sloping this soil will be found adapt ed to the production of pears, apples and grapes. Some of the Sites sandy loam is devoted to grain farming and pasture and an occasional planting of fruit trees, but the larger part is yet un developed. Where of sufficient depth this type will prove adapted to peaches, apples, pears, cherries and small fruits. The Sites gravelly fine sandy loam is not largely under cultivation but is used for pastures. The natural conditions are unfavorable to irriga tion and only in places is the soil of sufficient depth to grow apples and pears. The Sites fine sandy loam Is widely distributed south of the Rogue river. The larger part of it is not under cultivation. It is adapted to peaches, cherries, grapes,- pears and small fruits when sufficient depth of soil is found. The Sites loam is only partially developed and is not well adapted to irrigation, but is adapted to the production of pears, apples, peaches, truck crops and small fruits where sufficient depth is found. The Olympic clay adobe is best adapted to pears. The Climax clay adobe, on account of the pronounced adobe structure of the soil which favors .the rapid loss of moisture, is used for grazing. The Barron coarse sand is partly under cultivation to apples, pears, peaches, cherries and small fruits, to which It is well adapted, as is also the Barron sandy loam which, when irrigated, would be suited to alfalfa and vegetables. When well drained the Clawson loam is a fair truck and pear soil and gives good results with alfalfa and the different grasses. A portion of the Phoenix clay adobe is planted to apples and pears, but it is preferably a soil for the latter fruit. A part of the Meyer sllty clay loam is planted to pears, while some areas are used only for grazinfl or for the production of dry-farmed grain. The Meyer clay adobe south of Medford is devoted largely to the production of pears and the thrifty appearance of the trees indicates that it is well adapted to this pur pose. The greater part of the type is not developed in other sections as farms and is used only for grazing. With proper care pears should do well. Portions of the Coleman gravelly loam have been cleared and devoted to the production of hay and fruit. With efficient cultivation the mois ture is retained very well and the type is adapted to small fruit, ap pies, peaches and pears. Practically all of the Medford grav elly fine sandy loam is devoted to the production of alfalfa, which yields from two to five tons per acre. This soil will also be found well adapted to apples, pears and small fruits. The Medford fine sandy loam is largely planted to grain and fruit. On account of excessive drainage it Is not well adapted to hay and al falfa, but it is well suited to peach es, cherries and apples. A large part of the Medford loam Is planted to alfalfa, to which it Is well adapted.' The crop is grown Wthoiit irrigation and gives very uniform yields from year to year. The Medford gravelly clay loam is devoted to the production of pears, apples, small fruit, grain and alfalfa. All of the Medford clay adobe Is CHERRY RAISING MADE TO PAY J. H. MORSE VERY SUCCESSFUL IX THIS INDUSTRY. SECRET IS IN EXPERT PACKING J. H. Morse, Ashcraft and Other Or cliaitlists Prove That Care, Not Luck, is Ruling Factor in Fruit Raising. ' " . That success in fruit raising is not due to accident or to good luck is amply demonstrated by the success of J. H. Morse of Cherry Crest or chard and P. L. Ashcraft, also of this city. Both of these tracts are small and Cherry Crest orchard is only about one and one-half acres in ex tent and is devoted entirely to cher ries. Mr. Morse makes a specialty of taking good care of his fruit and ground, not a spear, of grass or a weed being permitted to grow in the orchard. That it is also kept well fertilized is shown by the size of the fruit. But care in the raising of fruit is far from being the only element nec essary to the profitableness of the crop. Poorly cared for orchards will often furnish a small amount of fruit that will grade u"p well, but unless properly prepared for market the fruit will not bring what it should. It is in the proper picking, sorting and packing of fruit that Mr. Morse shines. His product reached Los An geles last season In such good shape that though shipped through the as sociation, the receiving clerk of the commission house wrote a personal letter to Mr. Morse expressing his appreciation of the splendid quality of the fruit and of the pack. This year a sample shipment to the same firm brought a quick request for the entire output of the orchard at a price considerably above the ruling market price. Mr. Morse and his family, who do the grading and packing themselves, are experts along this line, and when seen by a Tidings representative a few days ago were very busy prepar ing Royal Ann cherries for shipment. Mr. Morse states that he considers one of the reasons for his success in handling his cherries is that he does not try to harvest his crop at one picking, but goes over every tree three and often four times. He under cultivation to apples, pears and alfalfa. The Bellavista fine sandy loam is entirely-occupied by orchards of ap pies and pears, from which profitable returns are received. With good cul tural methods and favorable moisture conditions it would probably prove slltable for the production of peaches and various truck crops. Little of the Agate gravelly sandy loam is at present under cultivation, but the area cultivated is slowly in creasing with the development of 20 to 40 acre farms. This soil is defi cient in organic matter and one of the first requisites would be to sup ply this by sowing crops to be turned under as green manure. A large portion of the Antelope clay adobe is of sufficient depth to be suitalbe for the production of tree fruits and is probably best adapted to pears and small fruits. The Neal fine sandy loam is devot ed principally to wheat and alfalfa and is also adapted to the production of apples and pears. Alfalfa and wheat occupy the larg. er portion of th cleared area of the Neal silty clay loam, but mall fruits, truck crops and orchard fruits are also produced. The Salem gravelly sandy loam is not extensively utilized, hut in the western part of the area portions of the soil are under cultivation to grain and orchard fruits. The Salem fine sandy loam is largely occupied in the cleared sec tions by apple and pear orchards and a smaller part is devoted to the pro duction of alfalfa and to pasture. The type is well adapted to the fruits mentioned and should also give good results with the smaller fruits and truck crops, although at present the distance from markets precludes its development aa a trucking soil. The cleared sections of the Salem clay loam are used for the produc tion bf grain, alfalfa, pears and ap pies. - The Salem clay loam adobe when well drained is suitable for the pro duction of pears and alfalfa. The EVans fine sandy loam is well adapted to the production of alfalfa, peaches and truck crops. . The Sams loam is confined to that part of the area north of the Rogue river known, as Sams Valley and practically all of it is cleared and de voted to the production of hay., It is well adapted to the production of pears , and apples, -. " . states that he has been told by other shippers that he was picking his cher ries too green, but when they bring above the market price and stand up much better for shipment he Is yet unconvinced that his way is not the best. "... Mr. Morse in packing his cherries packs all the seconds, and by that way many he classes as seconds would be crated by many shippers as "extras" and "fancy,", in 20-poiind boxes without placing them in tiers. His fancy pack Is all put in 10-pound boxes, both top and bottom layers being faced out. -These are now sell ing on the Los Angeles market at $1.50 per crate of 10 pounds. The seconds net him about 5 cents per pound. The fancies net him abouk 12 cents. Mr. Morse does not pack any blem ished or cracked cherries in either his first or second packs, disposing of all defective fruit to local people for canning or feeding it to poultry. Mr. Morse will have about 5,000 pounds of fancy cherries this year and about 3,000 pounds of seconds. But for the recent heavy rains the output would have been probably 2,000 pounds heavier, this amount having been cracked and rendered unfit for shipping.' One tree in Mr. Morse's orchards last year bore 780 pounds of cher ries, which netted him 7 cents per pound, or over $50 to the tree. This year the same tree will have in the neighborhood of 500 pounds of cher ries. Mr. Morse's success with the cherry crop, while above the average, is not impossible to others having equally good location and using equal care in the raising "and packing of the fruit. A visit made the same day to the orchard of Mr. Ashcraft showed the same care being taken there in the grading and packing of the fruit as was' the case with Mr. Morse's or chard. It would be hard to choose between the orchards, either in the quality and amount of fruit grown or In the care in handling. Mr. Ash craft showed tree after tree that the whole tree, not the limbs alone, had to be tied to supports to keep them from breaking. He has tons of cher ries this year, but the writer did not get figures in detail. One box was shipped to his son near Los Angeles and the son was absent and the box had been on the way a week when received. Mr. Ashcraft received word that just one cherry in the box was unfit to eat when received . This speaks worlds for the care taken. Mr. Ashcraft has a greasy pippin apple tree which has not in nine years failed to be loaded wifh ap ples. This is something unusual in apple trees as a large majority only bear heavily once in two years. The success of these men and others like them who have profitable crops year after year goes far to show that with suitable land, intelligent care with a disposition to work and leave noth ing to chance that can be protected against by care, fruitgrowing can be profitably followed, and they equally certainly demonstrate that the so- called ill luck of many comes from inadaptability to the work and con sequent inefficiency. Baggage Company is Wiped Out By Fire. Portland, Ore., July 5. Fire start ing from an unknown source early today destroyed the plant of the Multnomah Trunk and Baggage Com pany near Kenton, north of the city limits, entailing a loss estimated at $125,000. Several million feet of lumber was burned in addition to the building and machinery. For a time the plant of the Mon arch Lumber Company, located 1,000 feet south, was threatened, but hard work on the part of the fire depart ment prevented the flames from spreading. Even Exchange. Eggs, and produce taken in ex change for dry goods, shoes,' gro ceries, etc., at the Ashland Trading Company. 71-tf The consumption of peanuts in Oregon, per capita, is greatest of any state in the Union. n Wt Hare HI' The Best Medicine Made tat Kdney and BladderTronblea" FOLEY. KIDNEY PILLS t0r Backache, Kidneys 4 fmn z ma ma"h 111 I J. J. McXair, East Side Pharmacy. J P. DODGE . r, ' v -ww o uouse r urmsners X Deputy Coanty Coroner A Successful Method. Diogenes, at length convinced of the uselessness of his lantern, went on his search without it. He re turned triumphatntly. "Eureka!" he shouted. "I have found honest men by the 6Core!" "How?" questioned his cynic com panions. "By direct inquiry," answered the great philosopher. Judge. The congress of Uruguay is plan ning to make the manufacture of al cohol a government monopoly. Nalatorium ! Baths Are Open Night and Day At the Natatorinm Mrs. J. R.. Burnett will give private swimming les sons afternoon and evening, 50 cents each. mm I WE ARE GOING TO HAVE .A Clean-Up Sate on Garden Hose We have held two special sales already this season, but you perhaps were not needing any hose at that time. ' Special prices will prevail and you cannot afford to let this opportunity pass with out taking advantage of it. 1600 votes with each $4.00 length 1800 votes with each $4.50 length 2000 votes with each $5.00 length 2400 votes with each $6.00 length 3000 votes with each , $7.50 length Get votes and make some young friend happy who is trying for the $200 Grafonola. On Saturday, July 12th special prices on every lawnmower in the house. We have already" sold about sixty this season. We want to make It seventy-five. Why not discard the old mower, which has served its time, and get one that runs smoothly, cutr. easily and evenly, and makes your work a real pleasure? No such opportunity has ever been offered in Ashland to secure a high grade mower at such a price. 1000 votes with a $2.50 mower 1200 votes with a $3.00 mower 2000 votes with a $5.00 mower Why are Coldwell Lawn Mowers used in all the government parks and the parks of all the large cities in the country? Because they are the BEST that money can buy. LADIES' WEEK During the entire week we will make special prices on'"BROWN DAISY" MOPS, FURNITURE, and WALL BRUSHES, also FLOOR BRUSHES. Every piece of enamel ware will be priced lower for the entire wek. y 111 votes .for every 25c purchase The Low Priced Phone 146 ' " & SONS n AND y Undertakers Lady Assistant X SUNSET MAGAZINE and Ashland Tidings one year $2.75 to old or new subscribers. Regular price of Sunset lagazine is $1.50 per year. THE EAGLE HAS A RIGHT TO SCREAM on the nation's birthday. It's achieve ments entitle it to that privilege. Among others is the production of the best flour in the world. No other country equals us in that Te-, spect. And HIGH FLIGHT flour is one of the best in America. That shows how good it must be. Try a sack and giye it a test. You will sooner or later, so why not now? Morton & Son DISTRIBUTERS PHONE 49 Hardware Man 375 East Main