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ICLE." The Dalles, Oregon.
THURSDAY -
MAY, 16 1895
OLD WASCO COUNTY.
A. riW BBIEF XA.CT& COSCKKKISO
ITS BSSOUBCXS.
Trait, Flab, Vtnn and Foreiti 8h.
Baa Thtm All, and Unlimited
Water Power.
THS FRUIT BELT.
Aa we have shown, the wool and sal
mon industries yield annually from
$750,000 to (1,000,000. The stock ship
ments, which include, of course, the
country south of us and not in this
county, will amount to $300,000 more,
and our wheat will swell this to a grand
total ot $1,250,000. Yet notwithstanding
the vast total, the fact is plain that iu a
. few tears one other industry, at present
in its infancy, but a growing giant, will
yield a revenue greater than all that
from all other sources combined. To at
is the fruit industry." Wasco county,
although only a few years ago not
ranked as a fruit producer, stands today
confesdly the best fruit county in the
state. The climate and rain full are per
fect for the (trowing of winter apples,
and this fruit will eventually place her
in the front rank financially.
The western boundary of the county
being, as we have stated, the - summit of
the Cascade mountains, it is also the
limit of the excessive rainfall of Oregon,
which commences to decrease at that
point, and by the time the agricultural
portion of the county is reached it ie
just right. Commencing at the- Hood
River valley, which opens to the Col
umbia, 22 miles west of The Dalles, and
which is one of the best known fruit
sections of the state, the fruit belt. ex
tends to the east along the Columbia
river, and as the mountains give place
to the prairies, follows around the foot
hills to the south, and extends across
the county to the Deechntes river. Ap
ple trees generally bear in from four to
six years, according to variety, and the
kitchen orchards, about alt that were
planted until a few years ago, hae
never been known to fail of a crop in
the thirty years ' since the first were
planted. . The crop is sure, and the
market in the United States for this
kind of apples has never yet been over
supplied. ' Orchard lands are cheap in
the wiid . state, the principal cost being
I in preparing them for cultivation. They
will run in value from $2.50 per acre to
$50, according to amount of improve
ments, location, distance from market,
etc. The trees are generally set about
108 to the acre, and are carefully culti
vated, potatoes and other crops being
raised between the rows.
While it takes time and work to grow
an orchard K yet it is eafe to say that the
first crop will pay for the land, the
planting of the orchard and the cultiva
tion. We call to mind a case in Hood
river valley of one farmer, Mr. John
Sweeny, who planted two acres of orch
ard on a hillside, not suitable tor other
crops. " It yiebled a few apples the
fonrth year, and the fifth year produced
its first crop. The trees were the White
Winter Pear main yariety, and the
apples were sold to a dealer in the trees
for 70 cents a box. The crop netted Mr.
Sweeny $184 an acre. The land was
taken up by him, bat could have been
bought in its wild state for $10 an acre ;
its clearing cost about $30 more an acre,
and its care and cultivation for five
years, at a generous estimate, $50, or
a total of $90. This left him as the net
. profit on his venture, $94 for five years,
or almost $20 an acre a year, and all for
the first crop. The second crop was
grown on the same land last year, and
although we bave not the figure at
hand, we are told by his neighbors that
it far exceeded the crop of the first year.
This is but one of countless cases that
could be quoted.
" It is only within the past five or six
years .that orchards were begun to be
planted for other purposes than to sup
ply the home demand. Then some
small orchards were set with a view to
making fruit-growing a business instead
of a side issue. It was begun at first on
a small scale, a few acres being planted
at a time, but the Idea has gained
ground, as a few of theee smaller orch
ards began to bring in such handsome
returns, unt:l now young orchards of
twenty, thirty and forty acres are not
uncommon. As these begin to bear,
the quantity Wasco county will ship
will be surprising. We have no doubt
but that the winter apple will within
five years yield a return of $300,000, and
within ten years double or triple that
amount. While we speak thus of win
ter apples, do not for a moment imagine
that the only fruit that can be, or is,
grown here. We - have mentioned the
winter apple because that is a fruit that
can be harvested at leisure and sold
when the owner gets ready to sell ; but
all varieties of apples . do .well. The
Gravenstein, the king of all summer
apples, grows to perfection, as do all
varieties, and in '93 a carload shipped
to Omaha was sold on sight at $1.50 per
box, or bushel, netting the shipper 80
cents. -Pear are a certain crop, yielding
abundantly, and the Bartletts are super
ior in color and flavorto any' California
ever produced. Prunes will also soon
prove an important crop, many young
orchards now growing being planted
after experiments . bad demonstrated
that they yielded well and were finely
flavored. Plums and cherries are both
certain crops, and the trees bear enor
mously. Peaches grow finely, but are
not a certain crop, many years being a
total failure;' but when they do bear,
the trees seem to try to make up for de
ficiencies by producing a phenomenal
crop. . .
All smrll fruits do well here, and the
strawberry , is quite an important one,
not lees than $50,0000 worth being sold
annually. Hood River and Mosier are
as yet the principal points at which
they are raised, both being on the line
of the railroad, a necessary condition to
the shipment of this tender fruit. The
variety grown for shipment, and which'
is the most perfect berry in the world is
the Clark's Seedling. It is a deep red,
highly epauletted, solid to the core, and
a phenomenal shipper, this latter qual
ity giving it its principal value. These
berries fiod their market in the mining
towns of Montana, Denver and in Kan
sas City and other far eastern points.
At the Columbian exposition at Chicago
the Clarkea Seedling took the preaiium
over all other berries, even though they
had been four days in an exprees car
and had traveled 2,000 miles. They
bring good prices, too, and in '93 many
of the patches yielded $400 to $500 an
acre net. In this connection it might
be proper to add that we refer to the
year 1893, because in 1894 the unprece
dented high water of the Columbia
washed away. miles of the railroad along
its banks, which was not rebuilt nntil
fall, so that for berries and other fruits
the market was cut off.
When one . realizes the area here that
is peculiarly adapted to the growing of
fruit, which in" this county at a low es
timate is 100,000 acres, and also the
amount of money produced per acre, it
is easily seen that as' the bills are set to
orchards a vast amount of money will
bi returned. Acre for acre the winter
apple orchard is more valuable than the
orange or lemon orchards of California,
and besides there is not the same diffi
culty in handling them. The orange
and the lemon must be ' soldat once ;
the winter apple is a friend that will
wait for you in the cellar, and will not
go back on you because you leave him a
few days on the tree. Santa .Clara
county, California, with 36,000 acres of
orchards, last year sold $6,200,000 worth
of fruit. There is no reason in the world
why Wasco county in a few years should
not produce at least as much.
- v Continued. ":','-.
JrTeMfeM and ifettrHalgrta cared by Or.
HILE6' PAIN FlLL&One cent a!"
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
for
Burns,
Caked & Inflamed Udders.
Piles,
Rheumatic Pains,
Bruises and Strains.
Running Sores,
Inflammations,
Stiff joints,
Harness &. Saddle Sores,
Sciatica,
Lumbago, .
Scalds,
Blisters,
Insect Bites,
All Cattle Ailments,
All Horse Ailments,
All Sheep Ailments,
Penetrates Muscle,
Membrane and Tissue
r Quickly to the Very
Seat of Pain and
Ousts it in a Jiffy.
Rub in Vigorously.
' Mustang; Liniment conquers
Pain,
Makes nan or Beast well
again.
THE DALLES
state
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The above' association is
prepared to take a list of all
and any kind of Real Estate
for sale or exchange, whereby
the seller will have the undi
vided assistance of the follow
ing Real Estate Agents, or
ganized as an association for
the purpose of inducing im
migration to Wasco and Sher
man : Counties, and generally
stimulating the 6ale of , property:-
C. E. Bayard, T. A. Hud
son, J. G. Koontz & Co., J. M.
Huntington & Co., Dufur &
Hill, N. Whealdon, Gibons &
Marden, G. W. Rowland.
Address any of the above
well known firms, or
J. M. Huntington, Sec.
The Dalles, Oregon.
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Everything for the Garden
we can furnish Floral "Designs and
Bouquets second to none in Eastern Ore
gon at very reasonable prices.
See our assortment of Plants, Button
hole Bouquets, and display in M. Z.
Donnell's Drugstore and Keller's Bak
ery. Orders can be left at either of the
above places.
The Hyacinths are now in full bloom.
' All are cordially invited to come and
see our assortment of Flowers and
Greenhouse Plants. -
ipes-Kinersly Drug Co.
Drugs,
Paints,
Wall Paper,
Window Glass.
129 Second St., ,
THE DALLES, - - OR.
BEFORE
I could get relief 25
from a most horri-
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had soent hundreds
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and physicians, none of which did me j
I any good. My finger nails came off. !
and my hair came out, leaving me
penecuy Daia. . 1 men went to
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Hoping to be cured by this celebrated
treatment, but very' soon became
disgusted, and decided -to TRY
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commenced to re-i
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Our Book on the Disease and It. Treatment
mailed free u any addreaa.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
E. JACOBSEN BOOK and Ml'SIC CO.,
THS UiSlIl IX -
Pianos and Organs, Books,
NOTIONS, STATIONERY.
Call and ret tbelr price. 8ell PIANOS on
easy monthly raTmeiits, and ia prepared to meet
ail j iuarauuua
162 Secona St.. THE DALLES, OR.
Garden and 15
Grass Seeds
in Bulk, at
J. H. Cross'
Feed & Gro
cery Store
SEE 13. St.
Don't Forget
THAT THS
Grow Photo Co.,
(Formerly Crow A Loiai.r, of Portland)
Will mob kaT th.fr N.w rfcatoBTapfc
fiallary at The TJallea flniak.4
.. matal ra4y for amala.aa
: Walt mntil 70a m aamplaa of work and prfaca
Mora aarlEf sietarM takaa. apr
So
Bring m Your Family.
Come in Yourself, .
And see how cheaply we can dress all of you.
Men's Suits, Boys' Suits, Silks, Satins,
LACES, WOOLENS, COTTONS, LINENS,
Everything from Hat to Shoes, for everyone. All new stock.
C. F STEPHENS,
Closing Out Sale
of DRY GOODS
CLOTHING. FURNISHING GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Past or present values cut no figure, as goods
MUST be SOLD LESS than COST.
The C. P. and P. D., French Woven, Hand-Made, Dr.
Warner's Health, Coraline, French Model-and other makes
of Corsets will be closed out at extremely low prices. Call
and be convinced. You will be surprised at our low prices. '
J. P.
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Largest Assortment in the
ROBERT E
Blue Front Store,
p9e
Tillir;ery.
ALSO A FUXI LINE OF
MRS. M. E. BRIGGS,
RUPERT & GAB EL,
Wholesale and retail manufacturers and dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
: ; TENTS and WAGON COVERS,
And all Articles Kept In a First Class Harness Shop.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DOVE.
McINERNY.
Men's Straw Hats,
Boys' Straw Hats,
Misses' Straw JSats,
Ladies' Straw Hats.
City. "
"WILLIAMS,
Opposite Diamond Mills.'
Having secured the services of
a first-class trimmer from the city,
I can assure my patrons perfect sat
isfaction, as to style and finish.
. Call and see the large variety
of Hats on display in window.
Successor to Anns Peter A Co.,
112 Second Street.
Adjoining E. J. Collins & Co.'a Store,
I, oaZ30r02r. :