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THE OnKGOX 6TATES1U N : RATVmvA Y, .FEIIR C ART 88, 4 MO
THE CALL BACK TO THE LAND IS AN
APPEALING ONE IN WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Broad Acres Are Not Necessary in This Section, With Intensive Cultivation A Few
Acres Well Tilled Will Give Independence and Health and Wealth to the Farmer and
the Generations to Follow Him
"My plan is to buy a farm
settle down."
How often do we hear this thought
expressed by people of all classes liv
ing In towns and cities.
and ; The ideal farm home is. of coarse.
located on a hard-surfaced road. Dis
tance to the city is not so important.
The auto will cover the intervening
t space without the loss of very much
So many have grown weary of the tIme
straggle and daily routine of busi
Bess cares that, even if financially
successful, they find themselves long
ing for the quiet retreat and Inde
pendence of a home on the farm.
A great many of these prospective
farmers are wage earners. They have
the desire to go onto the land and
the physical strength to work it. But
many have neither money nor experi
ence. Farming is a highly skilled pro
fession. There are multitudes of de
tails' which must be worked out in
the dally round of farm labor in
order that affairs may be kept mov
ing in the right direction.
The business of farming may be
mastered at almost anj stage in life,
even by the inexperienced. If he Is
only willing to observe the methods
practiced by successful farmers and
is of a receptive. Inquiring mind.
,The assumption on the part of a
beginner that his theory of the kind
Of crops to grow and the manner In1
growing them. If differing materially
.from the practices In his locality, is
the right course to pursue, is almost!
certain to lead t6 failure. j
. i Caution and common sense play
ery Important parts in the game of
successful farming. '
; (Caution should - be exercised
against over investment in land and
farm equipments. There are oc
casional crop failures; but the annual
interest payment on a mortgage Is
certain to mature and must be paid.
. Buy good soil even if the initial
price may seem a little higtf: Better
buy less acreage of good quality of
soil than larger tract of poor tex
ture. Inferior land, though . cheap,
maybe dear at any price. Land, ex.
hausted in fertility, may be restored
by the usual practices of fertilisation.
Jf the surface and subsoil re of the
right kind of soil formation it may
ttlll be classed as good land even if
It Is not as fertile as may toe desired,
i i Location of a farm on a leading
highway has very much in its favor.
If possible a farm home should be
located on a ruraLmail route, near a
school and -on an -electric light and
telephone line. These are necessities
, on the. farm of today it convenience
and, cheerfulness are considered.
Good roads, whether made of
gravel or asphalt, and the auto have
annihilated space and brought dis
tant localities in the rural districts
comparatively near to our towns.
Marion county embodies many of
the essential features necessary for
the establishment of an ideal , farm
home. Here are pure air, fertile soil
and clear, sparkling water in abund
ance. -Here good roads, telephone,
electric light and rural mail lines are
in operation and extensions made as
needs arise.
Here nature favors the home build
er. The immense forests supply lum-1
ber for buildings and fuel for fire.
Here Mature keeps the wide spread
ing lawn a rich, perennial green.
Of ornamental shrubbery there is a
great variety. Roses of all delicate
shades bloom In glorious profusion.
Flowers of every form and hue burst
forth. in all their artistic splendor
to. gladden the heart and add their
charm to mae the home, indeed, an
abiding place for peace, happiness
and contentment.
Broad acres are not necessary here
for the establishment of a remunera
tive farm and an ideal home. Few
places there are where Intensive
farming may be carried on with so
great a degree of success. ,4
Ten acres, well managedvtaa. be
made to support a family in comfort.
A farm of 15 acres is better. Twenty
acres under intensive I cropping of
fruit and vegetables will , give em
ployment to quite a number and, na
iler present market conditions in
Salem, will pay all expenses as well
as handsome returns on the invest
ment. In planning farm operations on a
Marion county fruit farm, a succes
sion of fruits should be planted. Two
acres of gooseberries, three acres .of
strawberries, three acres of logan
berries, and about three acres of
blackberries would form a good suc
cession. The picking season could
then be extended over a greater
period of time, enabling the family
to do most of the marketing.
. Should more land be available, It
may be set to a variety of trees bear
ing fruits of commercial Tarieties.
Or the ground may be given over to
growing potatoes, sweet corn, or oth
er vegetables for dehydration or for
the city market.
A small flock of chickens could be
run-without much Inconvenience and
the Jersey cow out In the lot would
supply an abundance of fresh milk
and butter.
The ideal farm would be a horse
less farm. A one-horse tractor
would do all of the cultivation. The
auto truck would do all of the haul
ing. Any necessary plowing could be
done by employing some one with a
tractor.
The tendency' in all farm opera
tions is toward more Intensive farm
ing. New markets are making this
possible.
Here in Marion county we can now
move forward under the slogan.
"More acres and more to the acre."
with assurance that success is prac
tically assured to the builder of an
idesl home on the farm if reasonable
caution is at all times observed.
omraended by experienced growers.
Fertility and plenty of It must be
added for best results. The land can
not oe maae ioo vu -hu -
balanced fertiliser, bernea can m - made to i, better-.
Yields of from two to three tons even four to five tons at t& ct.
on an acre is an average crop ander berls or Antwerte have ba t
fairly good management. Red rasp-1 from the eaaes oo a slagW atia.
Part of the Willard Chain
BLACK RASPBERRIES SHOULD
BE MADEAjPECIALTY HERE
The Willamette Valley Will Have What Will Amount to a
Monopoly on the Munger Variety, and Red Raspberries
Also Do Well in This Territory
Not every fruit section is sdapted
to growing raspberries in paying
crops. Both the red raspberry and
black variety are rather exacting in
conditions under which they will
grow. Just why these berries will
produce well year after year in one
locality and. under apparently like
conditions In another section, will
prove a failure, has never been dis
covered. Experience has taught that this
furit reaches its highest success in
only limited territories.
The famous Puyallup valley In
Washington can grow the red rasp
berry in record yields; but the black
raspberries have not proven profits
ble there. W. H. Paulhamua, who
has had extensive experience In the
canning industry as president of the
largest cannery, in the Northwest, has
urged fruitgrowers In. the Wlllam
ette valley to plant more black rasp
berries. "If it is true that the growers of
Washington are unable to produce a
crop of black raspberries, and if it is
true that the Willamette valley
grower can produce a crop of black
raspberries, it should be entirely
clear to the farmer In the latter val
ley who has a few Idle acres that
the black raspberry crop is the right
one to grow. I have visited the black
raspberry district near Newberg. Or
egon, where the berry appears to pro
duce a fine crop year after year."
Mr. Paulbamus states further that
the eanhers of the Pacific Northwest
could use every black raspberry that
can be produced on several thousand
acres of Willamette valley land and
pay the grower a price that would
net Mm at least $200 an acre.
Growing the black raspberry as
well as the red raspberry has long
since passed the experimental stage
in Marion and adjoining counties. We
know that, generally speaking, they
are a commercial success. The thing
to be most carefully observed by in
tending planters of these fruits is
the selection of just the right kind
of soil. . A location suitable for grow
ing these berries must not be over
looked. River bottom loam, fertile and wall
drained, or first bench, land, is rec-
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Why
Threaded
Rubber?
Next
Time
You're
in Ask!
No matter where you go always that aUtiod
where to keep batteries doing tbeir beat is the
first thought.
Salem took to the idea like a rloek to water, o
we have to prow aorae. more but until we da
you 11 find Willard Serrice at
DEGGE &B0RRELL
238 North Eh
Only Oub Object la life
To maintain Willard Serrice,
RIARION COUNTY AN ET.1PIRE
Nearly as Large a$ Rhode Island, with a Vast Expanse of
Territory Undeveloped or Only Partially Developed;
Room for Men of Brains and Brawn
, Did it ever occur to you that Mar
lon county is almost as large as
'Rhode Island?
We have an area of 1194 square
miles. This is just about one-half
; the size of Delaware.
This county is not generally classed
as one of Oregon's heavily timbered
sections, yet a little more than one
fouth, about 200.000 acres, is includ
ed in the National Forest.
Another 200,000 acres is privately
owned but now covered with light
timber and brush. This is classed as
land capable of being tilled after the
timber and brush shall have: been
cleared away.
There are now about 160,60 acres
in the couaty under cultivation. It
is therefore clearly apparent that
Marion county is a small empire in
redeveloped possibilities. Rich in
natural, resources awaitlnr th
strength and ingenuity of man to
turn them to human use.
GILBERT GROWING ON
AN ENDURING FOUNDATION
If the Grower Will Set Out the Barcelona and DuChilley Va
rieties on the Right Kind of Soil He Will Have Sure Re
turns That Will Make Him Rich, with Never a Failure
of Crop
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Western Oregon is about to launch
on an entirely new industry. That
is, growing filberts.
It has been known for years that
this variety of the nut family will
thrive in the region west of the Cas
cades. It is only within the past
several years that success in this line
haa been demonstrated by those who
have filbert trees now at the bearing
stage. .
Some mistakes- were made in
planting the first filbert orchards.
The absence of reliable information
as to varieties best suited to our
natural conditions has been a source
of some discouragement. The ques
tion of proper pollenisers was also
troublesome. i
' Experience seems to have removed
these difficulties. Prospective plant
ers may now start into growing fil
berts with a full assurance of success
If due caution be exercised in setting
out their tracts.
, What are the normal returns to
growers of filberts? The answer
would be as variable as the degree of
success attained by the individuals
engaged in the business.
It msy be stated generally that the
profits in mataring a crop of filberts
should be $200 or over on an acre of
orchard. ; Some growers report dou
ble this amount.
A. Kruse. who has an acre of fil
bert trees 14 years old, realised $500
for his crop last fall. The trees are
set on rich bottom land along the
Willamette river 12 miles north of
Salem.
Investigations will show that the
market for filberts is far from being
supplied. The annual importations
mount up into millions of pounds.
One importer stated recently that'hls
firm alone could handle 25,000.000
pounds each yeir. He advises Ore
gon planters to set out filbert or
chards extensively with the assurance
that the increasing demand in the
markets of the world will absorb the
entire annual yield af prices highly
remunerative to growers.
The best Insurance policy in ?the
world is the insurance or a sure mar
ket in Salem, at good prices, for all
that can possibly be grown In "the
surrounding country.
MILLS at Salem, Newberg
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YA III at Woodbwrn. McMlanvtlle.
Independence
CAMPS IUack Hock, 1 ramp; Phil
omath, t ramp; Lockiamate River
(Ilokin,- Ore.), 3 camp.
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An Unusual Opportunity In the
Lumber Business Today
The Luraberinz Industry of the Northwest hai onnnrtrmlHr for mn n: i .
iim; iui cut uuuui uujr VfaJ
Few great bdustries enjoy the splendid conditions now prevailing in the plants which we control
Figures covering the wages indicate the following to hold in this district:
Wage increase since 1914. on basis of common 31
labor. 122 per cent.j
Increase in cost of living since 1914 (this dis- !
trict) 78 per cent
Actual wage increase in five years 44 per cent
On top of this is a reduction to eight hours per day,
a decrease of 20 per cent in the working day,
which makes the actual
time put :; 66 per cent
There is no healthier business in the world than lumberine. All our mHI. a i a ,
of workers. Logging camps are of the highest type.
Ghas. IL Spauldin
Logging
Co.
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