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SOMS EVIDENCES OF WHAT
THE SOIL WILL DO.
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IBy Chas. W. Sherman, Talent.]
The proposition of pumping water
from wells for irrigation purposes si
fast gaining tavor in this locality,
We are closing out our entire stock of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes
there being four pumps in operation
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and certain lines of Ladies’ and hildren’s at a fraction of their
already.
Ed Robison's and N. O.
Powers
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pumps
are run by gasoline, I
real value. This without doubt, is the greatest bargain oppor
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and John Robison’s and James Gib
tunity of the season. Here you have choice of new styles in
son’s are centrifugal pumps run by j
electricity. John Robison has a re
Tan and Blacks at almost one-half price.
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markable supply in his well, aud will
keep
his pump of 200 gallons per min
Ladies’ $4 00 pat shoes .................. $2.25
Men’s $4.00 pat leather
$2.50
ute capacity busy for threehours a
Ladies’ $4 UO pat oxfords................ 2.25
Men’s $4.00 velure calf
2.50
day. He states he can easily irri
Ladies’ $3.50 pat leather shoes...... 2.00
Men’s $3.50 dress shoes
2.25
gate his eight acre tract with it.
Ladies’ $2.50 dress shoes................ 1.75
2.00
Men’s $3.00 calf shoes ..
The pumping system is proving a
great economiser of water, With sev
All Children’s shoes at same reduction
All Boys’ shoes at the same reduction
eral wells on the same slope, the I
same water can be used more than ■
once because the seapage water form I
one irrigation will naturally refill the I
lower well.
That there is a handsome profit aI
all kinds of farming the following
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figures will show. These figures are
not padded, but are given by respon
Mr. Lambkin Buys Another Place. sible citizens of Talent and are ac
curate. We quote the amount and
jrica of different farm products to I
Hon. C. B. Lambkin who came to
show the profits of each class. A. |
Ashland from Iowa last fall, and pur
Weider on unirrigated land has an ;
chased a place on the Boulevard up
average of four tons of alfalfa to
on which he has just completed a
handsome residence, which is a cred the acre, Fred Rapp on irrigated land ,
five tons to the acre. Hay for sever-.
it to the c‘*y, has made another in
al years has averaged $12 per ton,
vestment near the state normal school
Always the freshest staple and fancy
groceries on hand.
VAUPEL’S
Ashland Trading Co. l53’59,!asL"ain st
LOTS IN
PRACHT’S ORCHARD
This tract has a gentle slope to the East. Every
lot contains from fifteen to twentv-two of the
great peach trees that helped make Ashland
famous.
Smallest lets 50x135
Prices, $300 and up
For particulars see
JAMES M. POTTER
Office with Valley Record
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Take a look into our
DRY GOODS
DEPARTMENT
for the best values that
money can buy.
SHOES AND
FURNISHING GOODS
We Sell 6 Pairs Guaranteed Sox, SI.25
Nims & Cappellar
Corner Main & Helman Streets
Phone No. 57
A Complete Stock of All the Best
Brands of Staple and Fancy Groceries
Mr. Lambkin purchased from A. H.
Connor and wife five acres of red or
chard land, partly planted in apples
for $1950.
In December 1908 Mr. Connor pur
chased his 16 acre tract, known as
the Bissell place, for $2150, and it is
from this tract that the five acres
were sold Mr. Lambkin. Mr. Connor
still holds he remaining eleven acres
together with the dwelling house and
buildings.
Miss Helen Hughes, of Coquelle,
Miss Elda Farlow and Hermann An-
derson visited Mount Ashland sun-
day.
and Mrs. James Martin and
Dr. and Mrs. Barham of Yreka spent
a few days in Ashland last week.
They made the trip in Mr. Martin's
auto.
F. W. Moore and wife have gone
to their land holdings near the coast.
They will continue on to Crescent
City for a summer outing before re
turning to Ashland.
Residence of Hon. C. B. Lambkin.
William Abbott and wife left Mon
Miss Helen Provost left Saturday;
day for Pierre, Minn., on a visit. for Portland. She will stay a montn
visiting her sister Clara, and friends.
Ladies' dress skirts to be closed
out at one-<third Co one-half less. Bee
Mrs. George Myers, of Los Ange
be & Kinney.
les is visiting her brother-in-law. L.
R. Ulen, of Ashland. Ore.
H. C. Emery is again at his post
in the United States National bank
Mrs. Claudine Mellinger and little
after an outing at Newport with his daughter Margorie are enjoying an
family.
outing in Klamath Falls.
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Mrs. Lucien Henderson, who re-
cently moved to Hilts with her two
children, where her husband is con-
n<.s tt-d with the Northern California
L<imb( r Co., visited Ashland friends
this week. She was formerly Miss
Belle Ross.
G. H. Chrisman, of San Jose, Cal
ifornia, who solicited the busines.
men of Ashland for advertisements,
and write-ups and otherwise great
ly aided the special edition leaves
for California tomorrow. Mr. Chris
man is an energetic and optimistic
booster.
All waists one-third less at Beebe
& Kinney.
hence unirrigated land has yielded
$48 per acre, while irrigated land I
yielded $60 per acre The cost of ,
harvesting a crop being $2 per acre,
unirrigated land nets a profit of $40
per acre of alfalfa and irrigated land
College Preparatory
$50 per acre.
On the farm of E. K. Anderson, ont »’ild Business School
of the best farms in Rogue River High Sshool and University Prepara-
valley, a good crop of wheat is 60 tory courses ¡n connexion with the
bushels to the acre, and the yield of best systems in Commercial and Sten
oats has been 110 bushels. This ographic lines makes this one of Or
shows what can be done on good land egon’s best schools.
in this section.
W. T. Van Scoy, A. B. Pres.
The most, uotud orchard in this vi- A. C. Crews. See'y.
-**' 'he Pellet orchfon, now'
Ashland, Ore.
owned by the Talent Mountain View Miracle Block
Orchard company.
In 1908 from the 33 acres of old -ingle failure, and the average yield
or Lard were shipped eleven car ‘ for tile sixteen years has netted the
io ids of marketable apples, 600 boxes owner $609 per acre.
In 1908 Mr.
ti the car. These 6600 boxes were Foss realized $860 per acre.
The
sold for $1.65 per box, making a to- logan berries on this place for the
tai return of $10,890 for the 33 acres present season have yielded at the
yield, or $330 per acre,
For the rate of $1000 per acre.
present year Mr. Quackenbush, the
On the farm owned by W. D. Hol-
Below market prices
supei intendent, estimates the yield at dridge is a young orchard five or six
12,000 boxes, as there is an enormous years old. It is a mixed orchard, ap
now lowest at
crop.
ples and peaches alternating.
This
On the eight acre orchard of Fred orchard has borne fruit since it was
Rapp in 1908 the crop was sold for three years old.
In 1908 from 15
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000,
or over $600 per acre The acreg were
aa
$2000 worth of fruit,
average crop on this orchard for or $133 to the acre.
In the present
three years in succession has yield year there have already been sold
ed $500 to the acre. Elmer Oatman 1600 boxes, and the indications are
and Fred Rapp have handled this or- that the present crop is more than
••hai'd in partnership for this time twice the crop of last year.
and have kept an accurate account
In truck farming and berries there
•f Lie expenses. In 1908 the total ere good profits also, but we have
exp« use for plowing, pruning, thin not the data to give an extended list
ning, picking, packing and marketing of figures. On the farm of Frank
■ ne iruit was $1800, which leaves a Reed east of Talent two acres in to
lear profit of $3,200 or $400 per matoes in 1907 yielded 38 tons.
383 East Main
acre. This orchard is 27 years old
An orchard in bearing order is
and is a good example of what a ma generally considered more profitable
ture orchard with good care will vat. than any other line of farming, but
Full line of jewelry and silverware,
E. E. Foss has a peach orchard when the income of those engaged in
20 years oid, which has borne a I raising garden truck, the question cut-class, and imported china, com
crop
sixteen years without a .rises which is the more profitable. plete assortment. All new and up-
The prosperous appearance of the to-date good s
truck farms of North Talent speaks
We ask you to kindly give us a call
well for that business.
On the farm of J. E. Roberts, in and get acquainted when you need
In 1907 from 15 acres in all kinds of
sold 500 sacks at one cent per pound, anything in our line, we will apprec-
brought in the same year $1000. Mr i iate to have you give us a trial. You
Roberts raised also a variety of veg
will be satisfied with goods and
etables, corn, beans, cabbage, mel
ons, potatoes, onions ali d tomatoes prices.
I. 1907 from 15 acres in all kinds of
vegetables were sold $2500 worth ol
truck, an average of $166.67 per
acre. The average yield on the same
land for several years has been $2,-
000 , or $133 per acre. It should be
MANZANITA HALL
i remembered that the garden yields
Palo Alto, California.
the same year it is planted, hence
one need not wait several years for A home school for boys desirous of
a thorough preparation for college in
the first crop.
a minimum of time.
Location adja-
The experience of Sylvester Stev cent to Stanford permits unusual ad
en® will show what a young man can vantages. Ample facilities for all ath-
do in the garden business,
Some letic sports. Seventeenth year opens
Aug. 30. Send for Illustrated catalogue.
years ago Mr. Stevens bought ten
W. A. SHEDD, Head Master.
acres of land for $200 per acre,
It
v as all purchased on time, not one Wm. W. Wilson, the up-to-date black-
cent heing paid at date of purchase. -mith and horseshoer; shop corner C
In three years Mr. Stevens had en- street and First avenue; none but first-
class workmen employed, -.11 work guar
tirely paid for the ten acres, deriv- inteed. Special attention given to horse
ing his revenue from the truck raised shoeing.
on the land.
Since then he has
Try a
cleared $2000 per year from his ten out the pair of those swell shoes with-
hurt and look pleasant. Co-
acres.
burn sells them.
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