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Thursday November 1*,, ISIS
ASHLAND DAILY TIDINGS
PACT
a te
Ashland Has Advantages for Poultry
Business Men Trying
to Interest Farmers
in Poultry R aisin g
That the Ashtand district is one of the few iwiturai
poultry raising districts in the country, is the opinion
which has befn expressed scores of times, by poultry
experts who have visited this section.
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Blessed with a moderate climate, with just the right
amount of rainfall to keep green feed the year round for
the flocks, the upper end of the Rogue River Valley is
ideally located for the protection of poutry.
With none of the hot, sultry summer days possessed
by many sections, now making a success of poultry rais­
ing, Ashland has summers of even, cool temperatures,
while the winters are of the finest, having none of the
beloyr zero weather, so destructive to the egg producing
propensities of a poultry flock.
De composed granite, and gravelly soil, all furnish­
ing excellent drainage, giving the district another ex­
cellent advantage of poultry production.
Every natural advantage possessed by the Petaluma,
California and Linden, Washington sections, recognized
as the two leading poultry producing districts on the
Pacific coast, are possessed by the Ashland district. In
fact, in climate conditions, this section very closely re­
sembles those two famous districts. The soil conditions
here are even better than in the Petaluma district, and
are the equal of those in the Linden territory.
Several of the leading poultry
experts of the Pacific Coast, have
visited the Ashland district, and
after a careful survey, have de­
clared It to be ideally acclimated
for poultry production.
One of these men, A. L. Lloyd,
of Petaluma, California, was so
greatly
Interested
In
the
possibilities of this section that
he remained in Ashland for al­
most two weeks, Interviewing
those Interested In poultry pro­
duction, and In going over the
ground, surveying the posjsiblll
ties. He left, enthusiastic over
the poslbillties, and before leav­
ing, attempted to Impress up­
on the business men., of Ashland
the fact that they should en­
deavor to interest the farmers
of this section in poultry pro­
duction.
Lloyd advocated the securing
of young poultry raisers, either
from the sections now interest­
ed in poultry production, or
from one of the technical schools
and in giving them special ad­
vantages in order to locate them
in this district. He explained
that la the Petaluma district,
there are scores of young men,
thoroughly versed du poultry
production, who are at pre­
sent unable to get into the busi­
ness for themselves, simply for
the reason 'th at they cannot pur­
chase land. Land in the Petalu­
ma district is on the market for
from >100 to >1600 •'per acre,
and these young men cannot af­
ford th a t price. However, here,
w ith land selling much cheaper
than that, they could, it given
some— en c ou r agement, get i n t o
the business, and carry on their
work to success.
Another suggestion has been
made by several of^the leading
business men of the city that
may tend to bring about the
establishment of a poultry pro­
ducing colony here. These men
suggest that the business men of
the community form a company
to 'promote a model
poultry
farm . W ith this farm in oper­
ation, the farmers of this dis
tric t could be shown the con­
crete advantage e f poultry pro­
duction, and thus be induced to
enter the field.
Several poultry experts have
advocated the securing of sev­
eral graduates of the Oregon
A gricultural College,
offering
locate here and engage in the
poultry production. They point
out that these young men are
thoroughly *vfersed in the con­
ditions under which poultry pro­
duction can be made to pay in
Oregon, and especially South
ern Oregon, and are therefore
more likely to succeed than the
untrained' man, no m atter how
hard working and th rifty the
latter may be. These men have
a technical, and practical edu­
cation in poultry culture, and
are therefore furth er fitted for
the Job.
I t has been pointed out that
Ashland is so fa r from the egg
m arkets o f the coast that poul­
try production here would not
be profitable. However, at the
present time, not enough eggs
are being produced In the Ash­
land district to furnish this city.
of
wholesalers, declare.
C arl
J. poultry man, la now working Smith said: “ The strain
Brommer, manager of the Ash­ with a small flock, building it up Leghorns which we have en­
land F ru it and Produce associa­ into a high egg producing flock. deavored to build up during the
Smith operates a nine acre six years that we have been
tion states that on several occa­
sions he has been forced to go farm, near the city lim its of breeding Leghorns, is getting to
out of town, to wholesalers In this city. His place is an ideal be to w ell known in Jackson
and
according county to need much boosting
other cities, in order to procure chicken farm,
to
his
own
statements,
he has here. Three years ago we paid
eggs to fill Ashland orders.
Experts have declared that the had even more success than he the enormously high price of
Portland m arket would be the anticipated \ n thlfc line. He at­ >100 for one of the Hollywood
high
record
the poultry F arm ’s
ideal m arket for Ashland eggs. tributes this success to
males.
Up
to
that
tim
e
this
was
natural
advantages
this
section
There in one egg producing cen­
the highest priced u tility bird
ter nearer P o rtla n d . than. Ash­ has for egg production.
I(e has a poultry farm, from ever to be shipped into the
land, and they say th a t eggs
co ul d be Bhipped tnto Portland wh ich ha s come I KUft h of the high' country. All of the cockerels
in which we w ill use in our breed­
from Ashland and sold cheaper -egg producing stock now
than they are now being sold Jackson county and Southern ing pens this year are grand sons
Oregon.
of this bird, and there is not
in that city.
The Smith Quality Poultry one o f them out of a hen that
Both the Petaluma and Llndeu
districts were forced to fig h t Farm is located on Oak street, laid less than 220 aggs in her
for some tim e to secure favor­ near the city lim its on a nine first year of laying. W e be­
able frieght rates on th e ir eggs, acre tract of well drained gravel­ lieve that the high flock aver­
but once their right to be call­ ly soil. The whole of the nine ages made in the past are due
ed egg producing centers was acres is fenced and crossed fenc­ to the prepotency of this H olly­
established,
they were
ealsly ed for chickens, there being wood male.”
The hens used in the breeding
successful in securing the re­ nearly two miles of poultry
duced rates. Petalum a was the fencing on the place. The large pens on the Smith place are all
most successful’ in this line, sine double ¡yard- system Is used yearlings or over. N early half
a water line connects that city wtiiich insures for the breeding of them are trapped, and the
w ith the bay districts, her la r stoek, as nearly a free range balance are out of trap nested
condition as is possible on a hens and are very carefully
gest market.
culled.
However, Petalum a eggs are specialty poultry farm.
No male bird w ill be used this
The 2500 hens on the place
shipped East, and sold on the
markets there In competition are housed in large open front year less than 220 egg pedigree
w ith eggs produced in the East, houses of an approved design and the most of them are bet
and Petluma shippers have been Both in housing and yarding the ter than that, a vigorous, peppy
very successful in this venture, health and vitality of the foprls bunch, raised on free range.
Incubation eggs recieved the
receives first consideration. The
they assert.
In a small way, the poultry hens are never confined to the most careful attention on the
producing idea has been carried house, but have access to the Smith poultry farm . Mrs. Smith
says: “ By exercising extreme
on in Ashland for some time. yards at all times.
Hatching equipment has here- care each year In the selection
There are two men who have
been successful in this line, but J tofore consisted of a small hot of the hatching eggs as to color
their entire e ffo rt has not been , water, oil heated machines. Five and size, we have practically
centered upon egg production : years ago, M r. Smith bad one eliminated the tinted egg. and
next the hen that lays the small egg
for the general m arket, but up­ J 120 egg machine. The
on the production of breeding year he Jumped to a machine of is rare indeed. An egg must be
stock of the highest type. Of 3,000 egg capacity and the last well shaped, pure white, and
course, egg production la one two seasons he has had machines weigh at least 23 ounces to the
of the main qualities In their of 6,000 egg capacity. Due to dozen before it is a f it egg to
w ork, for it Is to produce high the great amount of labor en­ incubate.”
production birds that they are tailed and the inadequate ca­
laboring. However,
most
of pacity of the machines used in
St. Helens— work begins on
their eggs are used fo r incuba­ the past, M r. Smith Is this year
tion, in the production of addi­ installing a Buckeye Mammoth I Gray-Veazio Building, ■ to cost
tional stock, ¿Adware not placed machine of 12,000 egg capacity. t > ib , ooo .---------- ;------------
This incubator Is recognixed all
on the open m a rk e t
Marshfield — Cedar veneer
Of these tw o men,
E.
O. over the country as the last work
and battery-Beparator factories
Smith
is the larger operator. in artificial Incubation.
In speaking of his flock, Mr. running double shifts.
E. Bert Fresman, the second
HISTORY OF TIDINGS
STORY OF THIS CITY
(Continued from page one)
visit the island in the lake.
The advantages of a townsite
the Tidings. They were W illiam
H . Leeds and Corliee M erritt.
M e rritt did not “stick” and Leede
became sole owner a fter a few
months. • The la tte r continued
as the directing head and editor
o f the paper fo r many years. A
man of elean personal character
and a forceful and polished w rit­
er, he, It la generally admitted
made a deep impress upon the
business, educational and politi­
cal life of Southern Oregon dur­
ing a period notable for a m ark-
at Ashland Were extolled and
the proper booster spirit shown
by the Tidings from its birth. A
summary of the local resources
of the community in which it was
published was full, of optimism,
and concluded with the folloW­
ed expansion in poputatton and—
ing Interesting paragraph:
"There is one peculiarity in wealth in this region. M r. Leeds
which Ashland differs from most was elected state printer for Ore­
towns. I t has neither church nor gon in 1894 and reelected in
1898, changing his residence to
saloon; however, whiskey is sold
Salem to carry on his official
by the bottle and preaching done
Later he removed to
in the schoolhouse; therefore the duties.
San Diego, C alif., and died in
people are generally happy.”
Notwithstanding the early suc­ 1921.
In 1894, F. D. Wagner, who
cess o f the Tidings along literary
had grown up in the Tidings office,
lines, the business end of it was
having qualified as “roller boy,”
evidently not going very strong.
first in 1881, was taken in as
On top of this Mr. Sutton's health
partner, and became active man­
failed and he had to give up the
ager.
He later bought out the
paper which was taken over tem­
Leeds interest and continued as
porarily by J. M. McCall A Co.,
publisher and editor un til March,
local merchants, until other ar­
1911, when he sold out to the
rangements to continue the paper
Bennett Brothers, two bright
could be made. In a few months
young easterners who came here
the name of O. C. Applegate A
from newspaper work at Port­
Co., publishers, appeared at the
land. In less than a year B e rtR .
masthead of the paper. Mr.
Oreer, member of a well "known
Applegate was not a practical
fam ily of newspaper men and
printer but was a pleasing w riter
women from Kansas and Okie-’
and well equipped to conduct the
homa, blew into townk became en­
editorial end. During the time of
amoured of Ashland and offered
his management a large amount
the Bennets a good premium on
of hlstorlal matter, particularly
the bargain they had secured in
with reference to the early In ­
the Tidings plant and good w ill.
dian wars of the Rogug River
The history of the Tidings since
Valley and Southern Oregon, was
that time is fam iliar history to
printed in the Tiding. Captain
most of its present day readers.
Applegate, hale and hearty, but
The old Washington handpreas
not quite so young as he used to
on which the Tidings was firs t
be. now lives at Klamath Falls,
printed was discarded about 1886
where he fs still active in public
after the railroad came to Ash­
affairs and widely recognized as
land and to the valley, from the
an authority on Oregon pioneer
north, and a Prouty cylinder
history.
press was installed. This proved
I t was In 1879 that two young not quite satisfactory for a grow­
men, who had for their capital ing business so in 1887 a Cottrell
some experience as printers, and cylinder, a wonderful press for
plenty of ambition to work and a country office at that time, was
grow up w ith the country, came
, here fromr the north and bought
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