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THK llUNf IHJM.HTIN, ItHNP, WKONKHIlAY, .fA.Vl'AltV t, 10111 - - - -"-- - - - ' 2 . , ' rAdw h. rrr ffr" T'"" ----- 44 "! THE POSSIBILITIES OF PRODUCTION IN OREGON (lly I'llOl'. TIIOH, HIIAW). Oiokoii Iiiii a IiiiiiI Miiifiicn Hint cov ,,rH 0 1.000,(100 ncrnH, It tuny seem Imirodlhm, nnviirllmliiMi It In trim, tlutt of I In' iiiuro (linn nineteen mil IIomm of iieri'it of arable Intnl. lint lit On muni limn (our iiillllun nere liiivn been put unilcr tlio plow, Tim men west of t lit C'liHriiiln iiiniintiiliin wiih urlitliinlly mostly finest Intnl. mill nt nf Hid mini". uinliilntliiK Inml vlilcli produced wiKohrush mnl raugo ItriiNM'. Tim clliuntu of Hut forunir In initial iiml tint noil In Kiiotl. Tim rllitintit or tint Intdtr In dry mnl Iih tolcnnlr nli noli In powmniteil of ur imsslng richness. for vnrlet) of iiKrluiilliinil produc tion, Oregon In without n pcitr or nvuii Vn t'(iuil niiiiiiiK tint mnlt'H of tint t'lilon, Tlm on urn inn) hit ttnlil of Itn V0lhlo undeveloped resuitm. It Iihh n nllinnln Unit Ih uiiiucuIIimI. nit thing uonsldered, In tlm UtlltOll tl Htnte. It linn iidtiplntloii fur tint liriiiluctlon of livestock Hint limy null iroviil(n tliu envy of tint farmer In tint lew iiroiluctlvo ent a ml south. Ami It Iihn more valuable timber ly Mr than nuy nllmr state In tint t'uliiii. Tint viirli'ty of tint production In OtuKnit tltnl Ciiiiit'M front lint noil In mnttlfest In tint grains, grasses, cjnv .rit. fodders, fruit, UHmr, vegeta ble, hop nml grove nml frl tree Hint It produces or nm product-, In ttliiRiilnrly line form. In oiio ir tint other of Un nren, It mIII Km In splendid form Ixith linn! nml filt winter mnl NprltiK wheat, winter 111111 spring rye, winter mnl tiprlm; onl. winter mnl spring em tmr, winter nml spring M-tch. flnx for tlio kih'iI nml fibre, the (Innnda Hint tint ww ii'M. tint eomiiinii nml tint myn bean. Tint )leld urn In tunny i limtmirt'N phenomenally high Win ter wheal hit been ImrvixlKil which threshed more ttuui 00 bushel to 1 the acre. (ii it Wry Smt'ful, ' Tlm cultivated xraiwes Hint mny be mtrcmMfiilly grown Iticliiili! timothy, red top, bronm gr, tnll ont gran, meadow fescue, western rvo, Italian r. nml t perennial r)e Hevernl i crop of tint two Inst named mny in obtained each season nn In (IriMit llrltuln. iimlcr unliable rmnlltloiiN. Kentucky liliit'Krnwi no Justly famed for lt grating qualities, grown lii ldly with Irrigation east of tint Cns- cades, nml without Irrigation west of tint nhiiik No belter ptuco emi ho found on tlif rontlnrnt for rtnli!'au. Inir nilied ixnnnnciH pHturt' uliul lar In chnrnrtor to tlmim which hnvo provoil ho viilunhlo to iiKrluulturc In (In-lit llrltuln, Tint cloven which mny lm xrown In Ori'tton, In Hoiini pliici'H with, n::d In otlmrN without IrrlKiitlon, Inclintn tlio coiiiiiioii rml, imiiiiiiiotli, AUIko, mmill whltit, crltiiNon, Iturii'viu or ICKypt lau olovitr mill nwivi rlovcr Tim oiovnr Iiml uniiiud will probnlily ho crown In tlio not illMmil futiiro ovor in ii rli of tliu rocky HUKohrtiHh linnU of tint Mate, iIiiin Iticri'UNliiK tlio produc tion of thum In a inarki'd di'Krctt, Tlio Hlato In n vnrltnlilo fnlrylund for KrowliiK nlfnlfu, which iiroducon from unit to two toim por ncm In tint aroiiH wlmru tint rnlufnll In Hiultud, nod throu to (on toim on tint Irrigated laud, vnryltiK lth tint condltloim Hint pertain to noil, clliimto nml noa noil In tint production of alfalfa need, hoth In tint dry ami IrrlKnted ureitH, OroKou In without ii pcr. In tint Hint or fodder, It will pro diiro moNt cxcfilh'tit cnipri of corn, corn rodder, HiirKliuin. Knflr corn, uillo iiiulie, rnpo mnl knlo. Tim pro iliictloii or rorn for tint Krnlu mnl of MorKhuiii nml Knflr corn tuny lm con- lined to tho loMi-r vnlleyh oniit of tint ChniwiiIu tnoiiiitnliiH, hut foinlur corn nml proluility tullo tiinltv enn ho Kriiwn nl un olevntluu nut uxcuodltiK 100(1 toot. I'rillt In OliKon. Tho iidnptntlou or tlio noIIn nml of tint climatic condition of Oregon for tint production of fruit In into or Un 1 critwulnic itlorlen, viewed from tho iNtniiitK)litt ot nKrlciilturit. Tint I ant -lor frulta Incliido tliu npplo, pcur, nprU rot, plum, quince, pouch, pruno nml I cherry. Tim tnnnltor frultN Includn 'tint NtrnH hurry, rnNphorry rod and tilnck. round nml long, loKmihorr, IcurrantN nml Kooichcrrlei or iim'iiy kluilH Who linn not hoard of tlm rn iiioiin poarN or Anhlnml, or tlio penr I ItHHi HpltlfiihitrK apiili'N of Medford, Inml or tint fninoiiN ArkniiNiin lllack of ()ntrlo? Who doott not know nhotit I'm )lelil of the apple crop In On tario and other place wliero In miino iliiNtnuriHt morn thnn 1000 Imtoa of ' flrnt clan npploN luivit I icon taken from a hIiikIo acre, which hnvit netted nut le than $1 n ImixT Who iIooh not know nlKittt tlm wonderful Hood lllver ntrnwliorrliHi nml tlm prum flint ant crown In nlinoat ovcry vnl lc) ? Who hna not hHn Informed re , KuritliiR iiinKiilflcoul cherry treiH, unit of which will nhuiiilaully nupply ' fmnlly for tho icnaonT In bodio I part of tlm ntntit tint KiirIUIi wnlniil, tlm fllliert nml vnrloui other klnda of nuln mny ho groWU tuccoimfully ni In California mnl tlm itniiio In trim or Krapen, Willi moro tlmn iuu.uuu iicron already In orchnnl, and with plantliiK kuIiik on nparo, what will not tho iiroductloii or fruit ho In thin rIhIu ii row yearn hciiru It will tux tho ItilinhltnntB to pick It ami tho rnllromlH to nhlp It out, Tuliei to tlm front, OroROU Ih no lett to tho foro with Itn tuhcra, Tho potntoca which It Krown on tlm dry Inudit uro iiimxccl lud In iinillty nml on tlm Irrlxnted luml In ylohlN. Artlrhokca mny ho Itrown with no other limit thnn tlm tondlnic front Vnlo to I'rlnovlllo ftnd llond u dlttancu of practically 300 inllej, without a railroad. Hut tho rnllroad will con.o, Tho dlncua. alon linn conildnrcd only tho kjn alhlo rcaourcca from tho noil, Thoao from tho forcNta, tlm initio and tho tun aro alio rolatlvoly very xreat, Clluintit Im (Irrnt Atet. Tho cllmnto of Oregon la without a poor In tlm United Htntea, On tlm wholo It la eiitinhlo, and alnRtilarly frco rroin violent oxtreiiiua. Tho Niiiiiinor hunt la aoldom opjirtimlvu In any purt, nml tliu winter cold la not tnxliiff, Tlm nlehta nro at all tltnc-s iiooiIh or tlm nwlinr which feed upuii;cool and hrnclriR. Thero Ih nlinoat Milch rood hy hnrvimtliiK It for thorn. entire freedom from tornadoes nnd aolviia, Tho lowor vnlloya run Krow cyclones nro unknown, Hnnt of tho Mweot potntoca, rlvnllltiK Hiono of , Cnncadca tho npraKo rainfall runa tlm Cnrollmia, nml puntiuta oiulllnB from 12 to 1& Inchca. Thla roglon Hioko ot VlrKlnln, Tliu Mat of voko-1 1 characterized by brlffht aiinahino tithlca liiclmlua virtually overy npuclca durliiK tho InrKer portion of tlm year, that can ho Krown In tempurntu ell Went of tlm Cnacndes tlm winter nro inateN and of Hiiporli quality, jcharnctorltod hy many ralnn, hut Tint hop or OruKou huvo Ioiik heen theao rail Kently. The nverKo annual fniiuiUN, In no atnlo enn hopa of het'ipreclpltntloit for tho wholo atato la tor quality ho Krown and In nono can ! t'J.K Incliex. In nil of OroKmi tlm equally lurco ylulda ho ohtnlnod, un-, hnrvent aonaon Ih dry, n cotialdcrntloii lotiK It ho In WnahliiKtou. '1'lioho two, of luculrulnlilo economic value, Tlm atntuN alouo could ho mndo to pro-1 generally equnlilo character of tho diico what would Ko far to nupply tho cllmnto nlll ho apparent when It la uinrkota of tlm world. Htated that even on elevated Inndn Tho HiiiIkt trei-N Include mirh In proximity to ntiow covered nioun Npccli'H iih tint yellow pluo, white pine, ' tnlua and where summer froxta annoy fir, aprucu mid cedar. Tlm Krovett more or Iobm, potntooa are aomo tlmen Incliido the lilack locum mid catalpa, ' plnutod In tho niituinn, and atrawher. no vnluuhlo In furulNhltiK 1'onta for Hen tliounh uncovered aru tinlinrmed thy fanner. The time will prolmlily py the wlntor'a oold. In aome place never come when Ori'Kou will he un- roNoa nro In hloom In tho garden In nhle to nupply Ita own need in till N'otomhor. In hucIi a climate live line, tock muy feed upon tho hill until .Much ItiMiin I'or Meti'lopuieiit. Doceinhei, utid the farmer may allow Tlm oppurtunltli'8 for diivelopmeiil tiicin to run out nil winter In aonio uro Hliuply without parallel. At tlm Prt of Oregon, prenetit tlmn. hut 1,008,101 ncrca oft Hlock HnMiix u ImiIIiik Imlimtry. tlllnlilu Inml hnvo heen rultlvntod, I The llvcitock Induitry In OreKon Mhlle tho retnaliiltiK 111,011', 129 acres Is In a hoiibo nelf-contalned that I, or tlllnhlo land "nto never heen It l virtually Independent of tho ncc touchud hy tho plow. Thla menu I eaalty for replenishing It from tho that the present production mny Ii0outlde. On the million of acres of multiplied hy five when thla land rugged nnd rocky lands within tho cotnett to ho tilled, ctcn though tlm re atate. hunch and other grasses will Hhoiild I io no ndvntico ovor present contlnim to grow freely nmld the methods of tillage. Of thla area, not angehruBli that la round on these, pro lean thnn prohahly 10,000,000 ncrea vidlng they nro not over-pastured. will ho fnrmed on tho dry farming, On these grasses which oxcol In nil- plan, One half of this area thus farmed and demoted to wheat would mid CO to CO million bushels to tho present production or that cereal. One milieu acres devoted to grow ing alfalfa seed would produce many times more of this valuable product thnn la now produced In all tlm Htntea. One half or tho 3,000.000 sere of land that will soino day he Irrigated could ho mndo to produce 0,000,000 ton of liny lit one son. aoii, nnd otory Ronsttn for an Indofl trltlou, sheep and cattto will he sum mered ns In the past until they run up Into the millions, and they will not he shipped Kaat na they hnvc been In former year to ho finished In corn holt nrcHs. They will bo wintered on alfalfa grown largely on tho Irrigated lands and when of aufllclunt age will ho fattened on alfalfa from tho Irri gated lauds, nlonn with eoarxo grains grown on these and also on tho dry lamia. Thus Orogon will furnish Its own atockcra and they will ho finish. nlto period. Tlm full ikwMIiIo do- ed within tho state. Tho markets eopmeiit of the npplc Industry would of tho rapidly growing cities of the BEND FUEL CO. All kinds of fuel deliv ered promptly at lowest market prices. PHONE YOUR ORDERS. cnll for the building of tw-o miles of rnllroad for every one that Is now In tliu atate, to get the fruit to market. Vnst arena In tlm ntnto are et with out railroads'. In tho. 'absence of these, settlements come slowly, Kven now there la a atrip of country ox- const will soon absorb these, henco tho expense of transportation will bo greatly reduced. Tho opportunity for building up a magnificent da'ry Industry, especially on the Irrigated lands east of tho Cascade and on those west of tho Cascades whore rain la abundant, are simply superb. On tho lattor, pasture grasses may bo grown, virtually perennial In their greenness, and on the former enor mous crops of alfalfa may lm grown. In tho Snako river valley near Onta rio seven tons to the acre per annum Is the average yield. Thla means that dairy product may ho produced at less than half the cost of tho same In Now England, and that good cows well managed will give a gross re turn of 1100 per year with prices at present prevailing, one holf of which should bo clear profit. In such arena awlno may bo abundantly grown at a cost not to exceed three cents a pound live weight, which Is cheaper than they can bo grown In the corn helt. Tho day Is certainty coming when transportation of dairy products and pork from the Missis sippi basin will ccaac, nnd when tho current of trado in these will flow from cast rather tnnn west. Tlmlter Koourcet Wonderful. The timber of Oregon Is In a sense fabulous In extent. Tho Cascade rango atone, which runs from tho north to tho south of the statoH through Ita entire length, a d'stanco of nearly 300 miles, la covered with unbroken forests. Tho width of this vaBt treo bearing region varies I from IT, to 3G miles. The trees j which grow within it are as a rule of gigantic site. They grow so quickly In many places that It seems I marvelous how each gets Its supply Ul IUUU. A IIVJ mnui UH"fllua tv- ward tho sky and will yield enor mously in lumlter. The government land In forest reserve is about 15,- 000,000 acres. It may he expected therefore, to furnish a mipply of lum her through coming centuries. Theso statements are In no senso the language of extravagance. Should they bo disputed, they may easily Im defended on any platform. Enough has been said, however, to sustain tho statement made at tho outset, that for variety of agricultural pro duction, Oregon Is without a peer or even an equal among the states of tho Union. IIK1 HVllVniHi: TO MANY' IN IIHNl) Local pcopio aro surprised at the QUICK results received from simple buckthorn hark, glycerine, etc., as mixed In Adler-l-kn, the Cerraan ap pendicitis remedy. Tho Patterson Drug Co. states that this simple rem edy antlsopticlzes the digestive sys tem and draws off the Impurities so thoroughly that A BINGLK DOSE re lieves sour stomach, gas on tho stomach and constipation IN STANTLY. (Advertisement) N. P. WEIDER PAINTER AND PAPERHANGER. Estimates on Wall Paper at application Portland Prices Cheapest and Best Wall Paper Samples in the county. Get My Prices. 6hop on Ortfoo &trtt, Ktrof Dochutc Bonk BOX J? BKKU, UKliGOtf m J4 ,.i) . :, i v,.n? yvM --: tv ' v H 'Ac. v . -. 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