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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1920)
MATT HI»! Y. 4M Tt MIER y. P j Iirjn FARMERS IN APPLEGATE PEAN 10 SIORE WAFER The period ot dry year« whi<ii baa hit aouthara Oregon ot late haa ••aliened the taruiera to the need of eonaervatlon ot water, particularly • hen they eee the hundreda ot creeka tumbHni full of water In the aprime ami drying up whan needed moat. The great auceeaa which baa met the introduction of etorage reaervotre In other parta of the country baa called forth ao«eral auch poaalbllltlea here. The Munger creek project, eepeclally, haa been propoeed and a govern meat preliminary examination haa been made The report la favorable, and by conetructlng a comparatively omall dam. It la determined, enough water can bo atored to render fertile and productiva many hundreda of aerea now Idle boeatiae ot lack of wa ter In tome placea, aa on the Hart ley farm, private alorage ayatema are 1 being developed to tide over the hot montha of July and Auguat MURPHY POST OFFICE I HAS VARIED HISTORY The hletorlcat fortunae of Murphy pootolflce are about aa varied aa thoae of Granta Paaa. and aaw the •'*.’*«rpbjr" poet mark change Ila lo cation oven more often than did that of Granta Paaa. The "old aottlora," who remember it all. aay that Murphy originated when the two Murphy brolhera took up a homoetead which became known aa the old Murphy donation and homeatead property, located on the creek now bearing the name of the fl rat eel tier* on It. and known today aa Murphy creek. Three brotbere lived on the knoll where the old two •tory bouae on the Madrona tracta now atanda. and thia being on the direct Jnckaonvllle-Creecent City atage road, waa the logical locatlou for a poatofflce for that locality. Murphy poatofflce remained there until a later date when old Judge Day. a pioneer politician of aouthern Oregon, obtained the appointment aa poatmaater and moved the poatofflce io hla farm, which la now the Swee ney place, a mile or no above the original Murphy Still later the poalofflre oame Into the handa of it. A. (Heck) Gilmore, •nd found a permanent home at the location now recognlxed by the publlr aa being "Murphy." In the Gilmore •tore. About the preeent alle of the city have arlaan the grange hall, a popular gathering place tor the en tire country aldo and a conolderable Mtblemeut of Murphy-ilea with email tracta Murphy haa apparently ceaaed Ita wandering«, and future poatmaatrra will have to come to the poatofflce, Ina lead of taking It home with them. Murphy wandered far from the eight of Ita old home for a time, but now looka directly acroea the valley on Ita former alle, on Murphy creek, and aome day, when the atralght at retch of roada between the Mur phy ot today and the Murphy of yee- terday la dotted with the homea of Murphy-Ilea, the two will again join and the poatmark of Murphy will In clude them both. BEEF-DAIRY BATTLE IS ON IN APPLEGATE Throughout the length of the Ap plegate vklley there wages a quiet battle between the beef and dairy In- duatriea. It la not an open conflict, becauae each aide real lied the ad vantage ot the other, but la a mat ter of judgment with the Individual. Ono thing la evident after a cloae acrutlny of the entire valley, The older generation favorw the dairy buaineea. becanae of the ateady, aure- flre Income, while the younger gen eration haa high regard for the beef game, aa it avoida the detailed rou tine of the dairy herd la "Cleaner" to handle, and afforda a more open, out- of-doors aort ot exiatence. The beef game la played here much the name aa In any country, exrept that moot of the farrna are a conalderable dis tance from the range, which Itartf la not very exteneive or rich al the beet. There 1» range for a limited number of cattle, hut the opportunity la lim ited to thoae "on the inside." The dairy Induetry la universally reeog- nlxed aa the real baaic Induetry of that oountry. The men who make the money through the Applegate during the next two decadee are the •nea who plunge Into the dairy bua- Ineaa and turn their alfalfa and en- allage Into butterfat. DAILY PAGI While looking for a cow to purchase, Mra. Banks jestingly remarked to a local realtor that he might find a whole farm for them rather than a cow, and they would trade He took I Continued from Page Ten) her at her word and within a week returned with a farm listed to trade with a herd of 25 head of pure bred for the hotel. The exchange was Berkshlree, all registered stock. Many a thrilling tale haa l>een told made and everybody la happy, appar- ' Equipment on the place is strictly by the pioneera of the Applegate of ently. modern, Mr. Neill having probably early day bletory, of Indian aklr- a better end more complete equip mtabes and dealing with outlawa. ment than on any other farm in the Charley Stephens, who settled on the county, with one possible exception. farm where be now resides at the This starts with the dairy barn, con bead of WIIHama creek, arrived there crete floors and atanchions for 40 In 1876 and retells many of the head, horse barn attached, capacity stories with which the old-timers re 0 head, various rooms in connection, galed the newcomers In hla day, and and equipped for milking machine. tells of adventures that befell him The bay loft has capacity of 80 tons and hla brothers after that time, ills The grape Industry Is one with an- I There are also two Moline tractors story of breaking a trail from their cabin to Jacksonville through four told possibilities In southern Oregon, for general farm work, a grader tor feet of snow in the terrible winter of and hardly started aa yet. The Ap leveling and road work, full equip 1H90 In order to get the doctor for plegate valley may claim tae credit ment In the way of side delivery of showing what the future bolda in ' rake, manure spreader and so on, and Iris mdhiter, who was dangerously III, la ohllllngly real, but be dleclalma store In chia line, the Flame Tokay two 180 ton eiloe. The helpers* house any credit of being a pioneer. He having been developed on the A. H. has 8 rooms, with hot and cold wa aaya to go to "Mother John," down Canon estate. At the time Mr. Car- ter and bath, and the home place haa near the poatofflce, "she waa here be son pioneered the culture of this, 12 rooms, 3 Imths, hardwood floors, fore I was born, back In Missouri, grape, port land merchants scouted ' is wired for electric lights, and is and remembers how Old Man Wil the idea that Tokays could be grown finished throughout In most modern This building liams whose name Is borne by the anywhere but In California, and and beautiful style. creek, was aasasainated by Scar Face would give no encouragement to Is really a mansion and occupies an Charley, chief ot the ’Pitt River In shipments from southern Oregon eminence overlooking the Apolegate dians." "Mother John's" stories will Mr. Canon, however, waa undaunted valley, and is surrounded by great some day be ciasalca of Oregon his and aMpped into the markets where oaks, pines and shrubs. Mr. Neill the California product was on sale, has been under a very material han tory. both in the north and in the east, dicap In the development of his place and from the superior shlpplg quali through the period of years he spent ties of the gnpe he produced, outsold In the English forces during the re the southern product against the dis cent war, having left for Europe favor of the merchants, and since shortly after he made his home on that time the southern Oregon Tokay the Applegate. Clearing and level has commanded a higher price than ing is now progressing rapidly, how the California gnpe wherever ship ever. and the broad river bottom ped. Besides standing up better in fields will shortly be In tip top cul One of the strangest moves which shipping, this gnpe haa a better tivation. Fate haa made on the checker-board flame color, the red soil of the Car- Across the road from the NeiU of southern Oregon waa the double son ranch seeming to Impart some property is the 89 acre farm of Carl move which resulted In Bert Banka thing of its color to the gnpe. There Tdvesly, who has but recently arriv and J. A. Gotcher -xebanging places are 20 acres of Flame Tokays on the ed here. There are 60 acres cleared Thia would not- have apjteared so Carson place, and the 1919 crop re and cultivated on this farm, with strange bad they merely traded turned a total of 12000. this year 35 acres In alfalfa, yielding farms, hut the trade they made took about three tons per acre. 8 acres of the one from the hotel business he WATER DOES DOVRI.E IMTY grain and 5 acres of corn, and some OS THOMPSON CREEK FARMS potatoes. His plan Is in the direc had built up over a long period of years and placed him on the farm tion of bogs and alfalfa, and expects On Thompson creek there are to create a 20 acre orchard on the the other had homesteaded, but now left for the other's hotel business about 15 farms ranging In size from bench land. Below this la Merle Bert Banks conceived the Idea of the 35 acres to 5 acres and aggregating Nichols on the Batman place, with Granta Paaa hotel, built It, and oper C$5 acres, with ample Irrigation from some 40 acres producing. 20 in apple ated It until a short time ago. J. the stream which has a flow of only and pear orchard, and the balance In A. Gotcher developed hla ranch and 300 Inches. Ordinarily this flow alfalfa. He has a half dozen pure buHl It Into one of the finest proper would be less than half enough, as bred Jerseys for dairy operations. ties In WIIHama creek. Then each the 085 acres require 685 Inches of The Meadow« undoubtedly thinking what a snap water. The valley floor, however, so The Meadows Is a tract of 125 the other had. the trade was made drains the water used that the meas acres owned by Judge Twohy, and At this point It is well to demonstrate ured flow cf 300 inches does the duty until recently operated by C. N. Ouly. the dire posalbllltlee of a facetion re of 685, each inch of flow being used It Is now under direction of J. mark addressed to a real estate man. over twice. O’Brien, who has been with the APPLEGATJ VALLEY E9RMS APPLEGATE PIONEERS IELL Of MT HATS FLAME TOKAY BROUGHT OUT ON CARSON PLACE FROM HOFEI TO FARM IN OVERNIGHT TRADE Twohy company for many years an< who has recently arrived In thia country Of the total acreage, all but 5 acres is on the riverbottom, and this 5 making an excellent build ing site on the knoll. A ditch from the Applegate supplies the lower land, but the higher land will b9 watered from the Granta Pass Irri gation district's project. There arc 56 acres in alfalfa, 15 in corn and ten in pasture, with the other 49 uncleared. This unfinished work will be cleared up this fall and win ter and the home site beautified. There are now 35 head of thorough bred Jerseys making up the dairy herd and a half dozen pu reblooded Berkshire hogz. Mr. O’Brien plans to pay dividends on this property by the alfalfa and hog route, developing the place as rapidly as possible. «"haa. godth Bolow the Meadows is the farm ot Chas. Smith, who haa 120 aeres. with 35 cultivated and under the Red Bluff Ditch. Mr. Smith is president of the Granta Paas Irrigation dis trict and will Irrigate more of hla land under that project. He haa 10 acres of alfalfa that yielded him 5 tons to the acre on 4 cuttings, also has 7 aeres of corn, 2 of grain hay and 5 In pasture, with 4 milk costs and 6 hogs. The road down the right bank ot the river now leads to the farm own ed by J. T. Middleton, and the last farm on the Applegate. Thia Is a 50 acre tract adjoining the River Banka properties on the west and north, IS acres of it riverbottom. Mr. Mid dleton haa 12 acres In alfalfa and 2 In corn, grain and garden, and irri gates trom the Red Bluff ditch. He has Just finished a new home which has an excellent site overlooking the river. Ski Jumping in Summer. Blnce the first cave men slid down a glacier, skiing baa been considered a cold-weather »port. Among the enowclad bills of the cold north coun tries skiing baa developed until It is the national sport of Norway. But now comes an expert ski jumper who established his own precedent, in good American fashion, by skiing oo the hottest summer day. Of odds and ends he has built a slide, approxi mately 100 feet long and terminating at a gap of 25 feet, beyond which is a landing Incline of heavier, broader construction and surfaced with can vas. This is kept slippery by applying soap and lard.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. 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