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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1903)
INDKI'ENDENCK ENTHIU'KISK, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON I i i 6 Wees Wo havo a few uainplo wIicoIh loft and will cJoho out tlio cntiro stock at the following jrk'u: ... j. t . i i - L to I or. t..- miui i i tii,,- Kit ;.rt iitin s'.i ihi .sinna. untTvcin umno - . . . v- Mil" IIHMU IVBt'YUir, i nra .-.."I- -i , ' . ,, , , .tfMHJ l.resoeni wcyoie n.irt nt mi.-,, - On Una a.r (M) Knell Bicycle. 27.75 One 37..V) Hnll Jliryrle,. 24.75 :iooo ,j;uiw mien im-yiic - , i r !u r. One -10 00 Hm ll Bicycle, with coaster o7." t'ne ixi uu t,;iyeianu cusnion "-' Our stock in rulucvil to thu aWe narnploH only, and when theno aro gone no more can l liad at thi'J pnccB. TIh-m? aro all high-gralo bieydeB. We have a few bargains left in second-band ttlbeels. R. M. WADE & GO. A. J: GOODMAN, Manager. POLK COUNTY. An article on Polk County riurce, to U ulilllift In Installment. TIIK 1UIKV INIU-HTKV. The state of Oregon is centrally oca ted iu the dairying region of the Pacific coast, ami no part ot the American continent ia better adapt I'd for the raining of stock. 'J'he climate, and the crops raised in Polk county aro as good ua there are in the West and thin. together with the fact that the fertility of tlia aoil ia kept in excelleut condi tion indefinitely by thu raising of these liif of grasses necessary to raise stock, proves ii ia one of the coming industries of I 'oik county. The ready market for the butler in Alaska and the Orient, na well aa the continued local demand, makes the dairy jndustry very profitable. Oregon haa no blizzards nor cy clonea, but little freezing weather and less anow, ao it ia not neces sary to feed extensively. Another advantage with the dairy industry ia that it brings in a ;air income at abort and frequent intervals. It givea the fanner something ct which to employ himself the ypar round. During the last few years the price ot butter and cheestt has been high enough to make.tho ex porting business in this1 line very profitable, and the averago price per year . haH been 25 conta per pound. Our butler grades much higher than the eastern butter by teet, and we have no opposition with the eastern market, and our market price is the eastern price plus their 'transportation rates lor butter from their state to this, and we sell in the foreign markets at a corresponding high rate in compari son with their rate. 59 cows in this county yielded $-125.50 in one month, or over $7.20 per had per month, or over $8(5 per head per year. 1 he expense oi Keeping a head. And yet there ia a further produced 2.500 hoxea of apples profit from the milk skimmed and An even temperature, and soil, . i . .,,,, nhrh ! rich in mineral plant fool, ere ele- .... -.client food for the hoRsi WPnta which, when combined, form when mixed with the other pro-1 the most, valuable conditions that .1 ..!,,. ImrRised. constitute a greal iniil growing Independence has an up-to-date i.r iimt. him a eanaciiv ui .r , section. Polk county possesses all of these conditions. The selecting . i . t ... l 1 one of the best establishrnents ol the kind in the state today. Kldridge is its manager. K. C. The llOK'ncll.TCUK. Horticulture industry of its It no Polk Couuty ia one that ia in insipiency. It i yet to gw lu l-on demonstrated that county in Oregon can aise more to the acre, or a better grade of fruit, than can Polk County. Veaia ngJ, and when this state was first set tled it was noted for its excellent apples, but these orchards were not j is a very essential oint for success in fruit culture. It should be loca ted on ground where the hardpan is not too near the surface, on clay soil there should be at least three or four feet before hardpan ia reaclv ed. Pollc county'a soil ia rich deep, and thus able to support the best of orchards. A person coming into Polk coun ty will not realize that it is a nut ural fruit country, until he has been taken to the leading growers of fruits, and shown by them, thei orchards and their facts and figures kept up and the later methods of regarding the fruit here. Many of soraying and pruning not known, bo they became poor in quality, but at the present time Polk county is redeeming itself and we have Pome ot the finest fimall orchards found in the west. The climatic condi tions are, such in thia state, the temperature being free from the extremes Of heat and cold, yet be ing sufficiently variable aa to af ford nature the elements whieh pro duce both siasa and flavor, as to make the culture of fruit a profit able industry. On account of these conditions aiid the fact that , we have practically no killing frosts, the annual crop of fruit can be de pended on with an almost absolute certainty. ,The apple is the lead ing fruit cultivated, but large crops of cherries, prunes, pears, pliuns and berries can he raised, and there aro some small orchards of each. Hood varieties of winter ap ples are always in demand. The mark-Ma for the same, owing to our superior shipping facilities, and noarness to the sea board, is not cow, counting 10 per .cent for acre- excelled and the , fruit can always ge rent and the necessary feed for be sold at a good price. 45 boxes one year, is not over $25 per year, of apples have been produced to thus the profit accruing is about the tree from Baldwin apples, $G1 in this line of industry to the From 3 1-2 acres there has been I. L. SMITH, Wholesale Beer and Cigar Dealer. ; HavlDg taken out wholesale license, I cap now sell all Beer and Cigars a wholesale rates. BEST BRANDS WINES ANJ WJIISKE YS. f C Street, - - Independence, Oregon. our orchards have been painfully neglected, but men with industry and thrift would soon, eradicate that, and those are the men we want. We suggest that in order to make a success of this industry to select only one or two varieties of any fruit and strive for excellence. Ira prove the grade and plant but one or two varieties, do not mix your fruits, and spray, and prune thetn properly, lour product, we be lieye, becomes more marketable, as it -becomes better known and to make it thus known you must se cure a name for it and to d" that you must make a variety a special ty, not all varieties. Thus when you ship you send to the market one kind of fruit, and one variety of that kind, and thus that variety becomes known. We recommend in apples the Spitzenburg, Baldwin, Pippin. King and Jonathon, the covernnient recommend in addition to these, the Yellow Newtown, and some other hieh grade apples. We copy h"re a part of a report of the Board of Horticulture in Oregon, as follows:- Early last month a party came to Oregon and to my orchsrd. He wanted 10 car loads J of Yellow Newtown pippins for 'shipment to France, hvery one must be perfect and carefully wrap ped and for such fruit he was will iinf to pay $2.00 per box, F. O B." Now this proves the assertion that it is quality, not varieties, that you want. Raise for foreign markets Specialize. Plait all in one kind of fruit and you have a market as soon aa your fruit is matured, lor you can have enough of one kind to make a shipment, and when these are seen, they become known md ar wanted. Peara grow to excellent size and produce excellent crops. Passing through orchards, you find that careful pruning inubt be carried on to keep tho truil. from becoming too extensive for the tree to sup port. It often happens in poorly kept orchards, that many of the Us are so heavily laden as to break the largest limbs, and I Lave !! ,the tree split down the center from two large branches becoming ao full a not to be abie to support the weight. Cherries do well and we mention more especially the Royal Ann. This cherry is known over the whole state, and we would advise parties going into this line of in dustry to again confine tbeir efloru tn nnn line of cherry only. The Royal Ann, Waterhouse. Black Re publican are well known and the government recommends besides these the Bing, Lambert, Luelling and Hoskins, which have their or igin in Oregon. These grade high er in color, size and quality. Cher ries vield moro than 150 bushels to the acre. Prunes and plums produce ex cellent crops. The Italian prune is extensively raised and will yield about 200 bushels to the acre. There are a number of exclusive prune orchards in the county. These are mostly found in the land thai is hillv or rolling and can I bought cheaper than bottom land- Polk county's pruneB find a ready market, and are excellent in flavor and large in size. Peaches. In order to raise i good crop of peaches you must se lect your locality. We do not rec ommend the extensive planting of peaches in Polk county, and we believe we are justified in stating this, for the fruit is often bitten by thu frost while in bloom. Those planting peach orchards select fa vored locations. The price is al ways good and there are parties in Polk county making a success of this industn-, but we can not rec ommend it generally Strawberries. This is a crop that will mature as nice in size, flavor and color in Polk county as in any section of the West.. We believe our berry, if possible, belter flavor ed and richer in hue than the Hood River berry. This crop never fails. The cost ol planting and raising is not high and the market is ample Our soil we can not too highly rec ommend for the strawberry indus try. The Clark's Seedling, Wil son, Ideal, Bedder Wood and Ma goon have been tried and prove excellent. We recommend the ing on the farms of some of our beat farmers: Wallace Bros., Kola, Bartlett pears; I). L. Hedges, Independence, peach's; John I. Coopr, Independence, peaches; Mr. Tultle, Independence, apples; Peter Kurre, Independence, apples; O. I). Bannister, Independence, apples; Geo. McLaughlin, Buna Vista, apples; A, Nelson, Indepen dence, apples; D. Hodge, Indepen dence, prunes; and S. D. Bannis ter, Independence, atraar berries. Land suitable for the fruit in dustry, and which will yield con tinuous crops, can be secured at from $20 to $45 per acre, and in a fair state of cultivation. A nursery would prove a good investment in Polk county for there are but few nurserys in the state, and fruit trees imported lrom for eign states, raised iu a different climate, and subject to different conditions, will not do as well here as fruit raised in our own soil. Further, many diseased trees have been imperted into this state from foreign nurseries and the class of trees does not equal our own. Soil suitable for the nursery business can be had at from $30 to $50 per acre. Cholera Infantum. This haa loug been regarded as one of the mot dangerous aud fatal dis eases to which infants are subject, it can be cured, however, when properly treated. Ail that Is neeetwary is lo give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemedy and "asior oil, as directed with each bottle, and a cure is certain. For sale by Kirk land Drui? Co. OREGON SHOJrLlNE AND UNION PACIFIC planting of an early berry, also a late berry. But we do not recom mend many varieties." Strawber ries produce from 4500 to 5000 pounds to the acre. , The Raspberry, Blackberry, Gooseberry and Currant produce large crops and grow in abundance. We have no extensive or exclusive farms of any of these, but it would prove very profitable. . The grape has not been tried for marketing purposes and yet while we believe it is a good , industry and would yield good returns in Polk county, we are unable to demonstrate it to a certainty, for we have no vineyards yet matured. We giye you below the names, addresses, and kind of fruit grow- 3 TRAINS FROM PORTLAND DAILY . Through Pullman standard and tour ist sleeping cars daily to pmaha. Chi cago, Spokane; tourist sleeping-car daily to Kansas City ; through Pullman tour ist sleeping cars (persoualiy conducted) weeklv to Chicago and Kansas City; reciiniug ehair cars seats free) to the East daily. . dkpabt TJME SCHEDULE abrivb FOR FROM PORTLAND FROM Chicago 8alt Lake, Denver, Portland Ft Worth, Omaha, Special Kansas City, St. 4 .30 p m 9 :20 a m via Louis, Chicago and Hunting- East. ton. Atlantic Salt Lake, Denver, Express Ft Worth.Omaha, 8 : 15 p in via Kansas City, St 10:30 a in Hunting- Louis, Chicago ton. and East. St Paul Walla Walla.Lewis FastMaiU ton.Spokane.Wal- 6 am via lace, P u 1 1 m a n, 7:35 am Spokane. Minneapolis, St raul, Duluth,Mil- waukee, Chicago and East. 70 hours. Portland to Chicago. No change of cara. Tickets East via all rail or via boat and rail via Portland. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE FROM PORTLAND. 8pm All sailing dates ' . subject to change. For San Francisco 4pm Sail everv 5 davs. Daily except COLUMBIA BIVBR Sunday 8 pm . To Astoria and way 4pm Saturday landings. ' Sx. San. 10 p m XL HERREN, Aft., Iadpedenc.