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Prune. Orchards J4ay Be Had in the, Willamette Valley at
. $150 an Acre Against $1500 an Acre in California,
and Pear Orchards Here at $150, Against $800 in
Neighboring State General Comparisons
S. H. Van Trump, fruit inspec- i pear orchards will disclose the
tor of Marion county, in an inter
view last , night, said that if it
y were possible to secure a close
comparative estimate of land val
ues all over the Pacific coast, in
his estimation, Oregon, and par
ticularly the Willamette valley,
would rank higher than any of its
neighboring states.
He pointed out that to make an
accurate estimate of comparative
land values, one must take into
consideration not only A current
prices, but also fertility of soil, la
bor, conditions, cost of production,
extent- of investment, marketing
conditions, and" resale value of
property.
Basing an estimate on these
things it can readily be seen how
well the Willamette valley ranks
by comparison; for example:
Some Comparisons
A prune .orchard in , the Will
amette valley that is in good con
dition and bearing well, can be
purchased for $150 an acre, while
an orchard in as good a location
in California can not be purchased
for-less than $1500 an acre. The
cost of production of the crpp and
its subsequent marketing is also
higher in California, due to ex
cessive' irrigation taxes In certain
parts of the state and the use of
expensive. machinery and methods
of handling in others. The mar
keting conditions are as good in
Oregon as they are in California,
'end the price for prunes is just as
ihigh. :
1 An Investigation of the Bartlett
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ViGflSHGROPSWltLPAYTEN
PER CEOTfTEIST ON 1200 10
51000 PRICED PER ACRE LAND HERE
Loganberries at 5 Cents a Pound Can Be Made to Produce
Enough to Justify $1000 Land With Alfalfa and
Sweet Clover and Root Crops, Number of Sheep Can
Be Increased Ten r Fold on Land Here A Number of
Other Concrete Figures by Mr. Doerfler, Farm Ad
viser of First National Bank
Editor Statesman:
It is our belief that land values
in the agricultural district of Sa
lem are by no means exorbitant.
It is true that many farms are not
bringing . interest on the invest
ment, or even producing enough
to pay the taxes. Js this the fault
of the land or the operator?
Those Days, bone
In our pioneer days when land
had a low value, one could make
a farm pay by using it for graz
ing purposes or by raising grain.
Those days in the Salem commun
ity are practically gone.
A farm well rotated with two
years out of three in legume crops
and fed back to live stock and the
manure well cared for and applied
back, on the fields, can be sowed
ta grain which should pay well,
ttK where wheat -is sowed it
should produce from 30 to 50
bushels, to the acre. and. oats from
&,0- to 80 bushels; otherwise, after
one figures all costs of putting in
grain, taxes. Interest and depre
ciation on the farm, horses, ma
chinery, very little can be made
raising grain on land valued over
$70.per acre."
tJKot Grain Country
Clover seed is one of our best
cash crops. This is a crop where
one can build his soil while at the
same time be reaping a real har
vest. Clover straw, after the seed
has- been taken out, should be ap
plied .back on the fields. This
straw contains 40 pounds of nitro
gen to the ton.
Our opinion is that the Salem
community is not a grain country.
We-; have too many better crops
that can-b.e.'grown. On Jtny farms
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same relative condition between
the two, states. A Bartlett pear or
chard, can be purchased for $150
in the Willamette valley as against
$800 for an acre of equally good
pear land in California. The reason
for the high price of orchard land
in California can be traced direct
ly to an artificial condition
brought about by the entry of rich
interests that have purchased or
chards not as a practical business
venture but for the mere pleasure
of . possession. It is this capital
that maintains the agricultural
condition of the state in its pres
ent status, and, though it is not
a sound economical condition, if
those interests were to be with
drawn the result to California
would be disastrous.
, General Comparisons
All over the United States Mr.
Van Trump goes on to say, the
agricultural situation is alarming.
Farmers are indebted and bonded
to their utmost for Irrigation proj
ects: taxes are excessive; market
ing conditions are not competent;
and the consumption of raw food
stuffs does not equal the produc
tion. Perhaps in no other state, how
ever, is this condition so little felt
as n Oregon. Here in the Will
amette valley, irrigation is not
necessary, and though taxes are
high they are not excessively so,
and the canneries and processing
and packing houses take care of
all of the fruit grown, thus alle
viating the distress from over pro
duction felt in other sections.
of 400 acres, we have raised prac
tically no grain in the past six
years.
Too Valuable for Grain
The land in this community
with the mild climate, where we
raise most any crop imaginable, is
too valuable to fool with grain
crops that bring from $5 to $25
per acre, after figuring off all
expenses in producing.
Alfalfa and Sweet Clover
In the past few years we have
discovered that we can grow sweet
clover and alfalfa. For years
many of us claimed these crops
could not be grown here, but
with the proper liming and inoc
ulation, where needed, we are able
to grow them as well as most any
where. We have fields of this
crop within three to 10 miles of
Salem.
Ten Fold Value
In our wild pasture such as the
mesquite and mixed grasses, we
run probably five sheep to 10
acres. I think I am safe to say
that 50 sheep of five to the acre,
can be handled on 10 acres, where
the fields are divided in the fol
lowing crops:
One acre in roots for winter
use two fields each of three acres
of sweet clover; three acres in al
falfa or red clover for hay Ihe
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dry season or winter months.
- This Is being ! done . in England,
where they have a similar climate
to ours, so why -can't we do the
same?
Loganberry Growing
iWe know of .many loganberry
growers getting live tons to the
ace at 5c per pound or $100 to
the ton. Of course they don't all
produce five tons to the acre, but
jf one can do this more-can. Also
Jie $500 per acre is not all pro
fit. But suppose, we take out
pie nty for cost, say four-fifths,
leaving. $100 profit to the acre,
this; would be 10 per cent interest
on -a $1000 per acre investment.
Strawberries and Nuts
Take strawberries, and if you
only clear $50 per acre, this
would be 10 per cent interest on
$500 per acre. About 20 years
ago several California men came
up to Oregon and planted walnuts.
We then thought it was too cold
lor growing , walnuts in Oregon.
These groves are now worth front
$1,000 to $2,000 per acre. One
of these men was offered $1,000
per acre for bus grove, they being
only seedlings at that. He replied,
"No, I can't take that when I am
getting 10 per cent interest on
$1,500 per acre. This party was
selling his nuts for 15c per pound.
The market for Franquettes is 3ftc
and filberts pay equally as well.
Peppermint Industry
We think peppermint can be
grown at a nice profit, where ir
rigation can be had., even though
at the low price of $2.50 per
pound. Where one can raise 40
pounds to the acre on good river
bottom land valued at $200 one
should clear enough to pay 10 per
cent. We think, though, in the
next five years, the average price
should be ; above $3 per pound,
which shoupd clear 10 per cent In
terest on $J300 or even $400 land.
Other Crops)
Figs ha vie been quite successful
ly grown in the past few years,
also sweet potatoes. Cherries and
peaches have made good profi to
the growers. Dairying, hog and
poultry raising on diversified
farms well managed are making
the owner good interest,
I will say, though, that if one
handles too much land and does
not make every acre produce to its
utmost, he can not expect 6 to 10
per cent interest on high, valued
land. Anyone having access to
winter should irrigate so as to.
double his crops.
y. A. DOERFLER.
Farm Advisor. First National
Bank, Salem, Ore., June 7,
1927.
Patrick Dahlin to Make
Trip to YMCA Conference
Leaving Saturday morning for
a four-week trip, Patrick Dahlin,
pastor of the Mill Street Metho
dist church and Willamette uni
versity student, will attend the
student YMCA conference at Sea
beck, and an Epworth League con
vention at Cedar Home, Wash. He
will return to Salem on July 6.
During his absence his pulpit
will be occupied by William
Wright, local university student.
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So Declares Ivan Stewart, Who Examined the Conditions
in Agricultural Districts of These States, in Service of
United States Government, Before Coming to Salem
Let Any One Who Wishes to Know Real Land Values
Consult With List of Successful Men on the Land
Whom Mr. Stewart Names '
What is land worth in the Sa
lem district?
Your inquiry regarding the val
ue of land, per acre in the Salem
district has been received. Due to
the wide variation in soil types, it
i3 impossible to make a rule of
thumb estimate, and to say that
land, in general, is worth $50 or
$100 or $200 or $250 per acre. Be
fore coming to Salem I had an op
portunity to travel extensively
over the agricultural districts of
five of our western states. By way
of comparison, I will state with
out reservation that there is NO
SECTION IN ANY OF THESE
FIVE STATES which has a great
er potential value of land per acre,
based on soil, climate, and rain
fall,' variety of crops which can be
successfully grown.
. Many Factors of Value
, Granting that, we do have as
productive land as there is in the
west, then in trying' to place a
value on this land we jmust con
sider density of population, which
creates local marketing outlets for
farm produce, and of equal im
portance is the type of farmer wfco
is
on the land. The value of ourKrothers over in Folk county and
land must be measured in terms of
production, because a farmer gets
his pay for what he produces, and
for what he is able to sell at an
advantage.
Population Makes Value
Why is land in the San Fernan
do valley, adjacent to Los Angeles,
so valuable? Because of the
smoke-stacks which makes Los
Angeles a great industrial and
manufacturing city, and create a
tremendous market for milk and
butter, meat, eggs, vegetables and
fruit. So in turn land in the Sa
lem district will increase In worth
in direct proportion to the increase
in smoke-stacks in Salem, because
they are the basic foundation for
city growth.
The Man on the Land
Now let us consider the farmer
who is on the land. Hoard's
Dairyman reports that our dairy
cows in this county average to
produce yearly about 160 pounds
of butterfat. Darling's Jolly Las
sie, down at Pickard's farm pro
duced 1141 pounds fat as a junior
4-year-old. So we see that it is
the farmer and the land which
together determine what land is
worth.
The other day a farmer went on
to tell me that there was no mon
ey in growing clover, yet I smiled
to myself 'because I happen to
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know that Alderman and Son,
about 20 miles down the river
from Salem, received a check for
$206.5 last year from 14 acres of
clover seed.
More Specific Cases
Some say that Waldo hill land
irn't worth much, compared to
some other sections. I wonder if
those people who said that, have
ever been out to the farms of C.
T. Gilbervt and Sons, and RIeck
Brothers of Shaw, to see how dairy
cows and lime are making that red
soil consistently yield 60 and 70
bushels of oats and 3 5 and 40
bushels of wheat?
The other day P. F. Stolzheise,
ho lives three miles south of Sa
lem on the highway, told me that
during the year of 1925, he kept
an average of 653 White Leghorn
hens and that they brought him a
return of 2.56 per hen, after pay
ing for all feed. In other words,
silling price of eggs, less feed cost,
gave" a return of ?2.56 per hen
per year.
Time did not permit me to get
all the figures regarding hojr pro
duction that I wanted from Hogg
tf-ora Cass Nichols, out six miles
tales
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on Mission- Bottom, Ed. Hall and
son at Keizer school, Fred Auer
and Pence Brothers at Rickreall,
R. W. Hoggard and Sons three
miles west of Salem.
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of water is used. And our own
much lauded Lake La-bish, with
js million dcllar crops, is not due
entirely to the composition of the
soil, so much as it is to the sub
i: ligation furnished by the under
lying springs, and, as farmers,
much of our hard work and ex
pense is due to the buying and
applying of fertilizer, whose chief
end is to conserve moisture, as
well as stimulate growth.
Having spent ray- childhood iu
a country where ditches were
taken out high, above the farms,
with every, man owning his own
ditch, and having to help kill a few
men every morningbefore break
fast because they would Vtap" our
ditch, just as we got the water to
running good, it . has since occur
red to me that the only way to
avoid that trouble, a'rd to save the
natural wastage of water as it
would travel through a country
perforated with animal "runs,,"
would bo to have the stream piped,
and under a central body of con
trol. . .
Since Salem " and other valley
towns will presently be getting
water from the mountains for
crinking' purposes why coiuldn't
the farmers "pass the hat", and so
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