lAGte FOUR MTCDFORT) MAIL TIN HT1NTC, ftriWFOTm, OlMjd 5 v H M )' i ! !l ;i More Than Seventy-five Thousand Acres of Choicest G l ,." . yr Ay (it .i . i , s . "SjiT. s '' Ml f v pMuii;r jy.;. -n .f 1 . r v- , v i , ii ii ittmn ii ii n it Mmwnm -a"owiv : ... "' .'v-a " irv. hi mi i ir in i c n i m r - .- -r --. MlSKsiiPk. - fc?'A.iltisSbi. rtt ifiiftMrr" -t r--r r1 if"fig rKjaapR jjHbw r wtrap'EH- ISSBBBSPii-iAr -lAJ Jpsa tt Jf- ,3, sr,. j w- w JBr ' --).. "Ti , SBiaaak2BBBaBuBidBarirJLUSK..uBV: Jf . W&. . ;s ?afcai.. ... ac5&t JfjtfM wwKfttAJEiH 1. YJi . ..? SS7d5 . NHnHT -iiafiaK- .i1K5-.v f !iT JtfeJ!iQi3W'-- jE?SiKSJi MalsasusmB& .JMBft- 'Ji.tXSiBfir Miigi ' i iiimiim . mvmKmr ummi--m i KiBHH- AISJWHKU J&JOMfttTiS ' 4KXJ ftaauMHHufik'vo; : ,-er"ga-, .B3aBB-HiBKi .- i ' ' c- -, rr2Avseu mm.m-w ...... ..... ."-. JNwi .. , " C5 v w ' ri. t vwk m 1.. HMIill I 1 . ftS f JH. s.. TiJ.1.' A '""iaBhS-W .t 7 ' " .' Jfc-.. .. UijkX..Mi "" k "hAI tin JFvS S fe; .Tv;M,"'- fafr..iii!ftr' - ..jaSs'SM utffr .tT 2Ty. -i.4AWSK a --. LSBT nJUt Saw .4t-' -' :1'' IwSMhMi jAUtfjJ aaism r A 1 !Hr sTk. ar 'F. &x -w - 'HV ' in 'U ' ..l;- . " . "fi fflkt a 'irM;i a. '( re&i. hsit . f-TJi1 -,,?1 ...4 . v !' Ki ;i . ' (? ;.!!'' ... , , '-.fata"' ' uw m t" "a - jvrri i 'i.Tan v i n' -at v .lawiu auur 'rav- i n m ar i tj . :. - j ' -V WiiftXr.V-:.' -. -:.;Sf- .u . -p. Horticulture in Rogue River Valley (By P. J. O'QAUA.) Sixty years ago a fow bardy pio neers, braving tbo dangers and hard ships of a transcontinental journey by slow wagon trains, brought into tho Rogue river valley seeds and cions of tho fruits with which they were familiar In their eastern homes. They were not horticulturists or fruit growers as the terra is applied today; thoy grew apples, pears, peachos and other fruits more for tho pleasure of growing them than for any profit that might have been made from them. They were too busy getting tho absoluto necessities of lifo to think of commercial fruit-growing. For tho most part tho varieties of fruits which they grew wcro without name, that is to say, they wero ucod llngs; and today many of tho sturdy old trees that sprang from the seeds which these men planted In tho fer tile soils of tho Roguo river valley are without a horticultural name. Nevertheless, many of these old fruit treeB have borne proliticly in all the years that havo passed since they came into bearing. Tho ploneors who settled tho valley not only had good fruit, but plenty of it, Tho Pioneer. Among tho pioneers of commorclal orcharding In the Roguo river valley wore men who knew of oastom varie ties and eastern conditions and natur ally followed tho beaton trail. Thoy knew littlo of tho valloy'a soil con ditions, excepting that thoy were good, and tho adaptability of the various var'Ictlos or fruits to suit theso conditions. Howover, thoy anado fower mistakes than havo been charged to them. They wero In a now country, working in tho dark, mostly with unknown quantities, but out of it all camo tho happy results which rowardod them for tholr ef forts. Thoy constructed for future generations tho foundations of an industry that cannot bo surpassed tho world over, Whilo tho real beginning of fruit growing dates hack to tho early no's, tho commercial sldo of tho Industry dates back only 25 years. However, let us say that whilo commercial fruit-growing began a quarter of a century ago. It was only a beginning. About that time tho Stewart. Goro, Olwoll, Weeks, and a few othor woll known orchards wero planted, and only a short time thereafter did such men as Stewart, Olwoll and "Wcoks establish markets for our fruits, not only In the east but also In the mar kets of Europe. Those of us who are. living in tho valley today should have a profound respect for these men who staked their all in an onterpriso which at that time was merely one of chance, but of wonderful importance as it has since provon. Even now, the valley is only beginning to come to its own. In a, short time it will be producing tens of thousands of carloads of tho various orchards' fruits, especially apples and pears. It already has planted an acreago lrge enough to produce an output of 30.000 curs por ynr; alt that Is re quired will be tho propr attention necessary to the growing of tho trees Into bearing. Tho soil ami climate are perfect, nil that. wo need is time and well directed labor. Orchard- Healthy. There is probably no fruit district in tho United States whero so great attention Is paid to tho matter of the health of the orchards as In the Rogue rlvor valloy. Not only aro the orchards well cultivated, but every attention is given to tlTb treatment of orchard fruit diseases. This valley is tho first in the United States to have a pathologist and entomologist of its own. The offico'of tho patho logist has In chargo the inspection of all orchards, nursery stock and plants, either growing In the vallev or to bo sont out of it. Tho office publishos bulletins and papers on such matters as wlft ho of direct help and Interest to farmers and frult- mismmmmaaiemmmmetmmmmtMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwim mil ,Bwimiwi'riKiniiiw,jM,nHiinwrainwi'iHiiii.ii low of fmiMHiM Iturrrll orvluuil In (In- hi-.iii ( .- j 1 'l '.! t l GROWERS' NET PR10V. F Tho nope Hlvcr Fruit ami Produce asuocUt'cn hijnllli valley, dives (he followlriu as tl:c avtmuo ret prim imIi; through tlm associatien: nartlatt pars, (, tier fancy, $1.12: r tier fancy. S.785 Clalrtjcau pears, 4 tier fancy, $1,245; 5 tlr t,nu , $1, Howoll ncar3, tier fancy, $2.25; 5 tier fancy, $2207: Anjou pears, 4 tier fancy, S224: 5 tltr (:; $2 :M: Bote pears, 0 tier fancy, $2W5: 5 ttrr lane y A Winter Nells pears, 4 tltr Uiicy, $2.12; b tit r fanrj, $2 Jonathan apples, fancy, $1 8; to $1.40; ct ice. $1 3) b : N Niwtown apple, fancy, $1.99 to $1.53: rholcr. $o. Returns on Cornice pears lift complete. Have stlil it $i iimtimtMLL'tiuMiimiLUjamataamiaMmmimfimimftnm iwitMrnimfriYinwimMmmiMtmianrminBm mi mi mi l nil l nil iwmiMri iimm iter " " J l-,4 . if V ' TMirwri-j. .Matt . '' . "' t,. . .j . saBGawg.wwiiFiiiMi wwm mi i 11 ii ii nia8awcMMww - tmmmmiMmmmM Pears and Pear Culture C3asaz9aiewHBUKntxLIjj.MwMMWiMaMMaBuaUb autttm-MM-'ii' '-.- a -.i. t-ja nrfnriw n mmi mi n iiwMiiwwniPTHiij Rarest--.- 4ZZ2XZ 2Z. ZIWXZ Z l 'J!MMtSUS growers. It wib tin - first office In the Pacific norHiwst to tiko up Mflentlflcally lx ), oiectlon of or chards from frot lv orchard liout Jrifj. The work lur. (toon of such Iniportanco thut otb r dlatrlcls, whore this work has nevar ) an uiulertalton, havo sunt representiitivOs for tho pur pose of ohtalnliiK data, not only along this lino hut others. It will ho of lutorest to nolo that during tho past year representative,! froin Canada, tho onsteru states, Voi way, Sweden, Don niHik, Kngland and Knuth Africa luivo vlsltod the Hokuo rli r valloy for the pui-pOHO of studying Hip inethodi of holdltiK hi check plant dlSMisett, as well as the horticultural prottllcoH of our frult-grovvors. Aianyof those men camo direct fromir homo to lhls valley, and after vjultlng It wr-ro so thoroughly sudsMed with cxiiUliiK condltlunH (hat thoy returned without visiting any oiligr section mi tho Pacific coast. Not Only did thoy fomo to learn our nmthodB, but In sonif" rases tiny initially purchased (I'f.iitiiniiil ,. J'jifjc 8.; iy HtKliiuld Parsaiis.) For over 50 years Hokmo river vI-I-y has been producing pours wbkh now. for flavor, slso and keplnn quality, kro known tho world over. In fact, so fnvornhly known is this IiiKclous fruit, and so miiuh aoiight '.ifcr Is It, that people am willing to im almut miy prlra in onlur to have i'if opportunity of prlaklK of I to delicious flavor. The flRiires roachod in this rexaril exceed tliiwe of nay other kind of the deciduous varlntle. 1 tin c times one of our orchards Iim i-Miilieil the- world'- racord prices, wlillo others in this valley have had tliclr turu us well. Tho iimximuiu pi lco being; 10. OS per box rfr the nveraice of ait entlro our of no I Imges. This year aHln over $10 a box was reached for Uih car average, whllu Honid boxes liroiiuht as high as ?I2 per box of 70 poors, or 17 cents oauli. (row I'lncwl. I'diirM. Vocji thoroforo well say that tho Rogue river valloy grows llio flnosl pear known to tho present world. The reanons for thls'succoss aro sev oral, chief of wliluh; howevor, nru tho climatic and soil cnudltloim which aro condueivo to slzo, delicacy of flavor and a wniidorful liuoplug qnallty. Home varieties, such as tho Oomlcu, D'AnJoii and Winter uIIk, pot being finally consuiiiod until In Fubrunry, tho tlmo of picklni; holng tho month of Hoptombor pre:edlng lhls, making possible a coiiHiunliiK period of fnii iiiouths, a wonderful hIiowIiik copsld orliiK tho naturally poiiNhable qiialUy of this kind of fruit in tho Mortur varieties and when grown midoi toss fnvorablo condltlotiH and Hiirroiiiid' lugs. While the pear has grown In this valley for so many years and tree specimen can bo found horo and Oiero showing nonsldorahlo ago, tho Industry of growing tho pour for commorclal purposes '" comparatively new. It Is only during tho past ton years that any showing has lm.ni i made on these linos and durliiK the last flvo years that l ho marvelous rcmiliH have bini obtatnctl. Starting j ss It did experimentally, as It were, ami hi the fam of so mo npposllloii am! scorn by the old-tltno settler, who ridiculed Hie Idee or growing anything hut grain, alfalfa ami stock, the Industry has now heeonio the chlvf factor to the growth and upbuilding of this promising Mild se ductive valley, rich as It Is in other agricultural orops, In mineral do- I posits slid Umber lands; niiiiiburiug, jns It does now, 'its shipment to do j m(stlo nd foreign ports In hundred I of carload lots. A few years will see these hundreds cliaugu (o thousands lowing to (tie rapidity with whloli the j fearing trees aro Increasing constant ly the auntial yield, the coming Into .bearing of tree more recently plant ed and lint great Increase of nareago In pear trees being plaututl oaeh your. The maximum area suitable for plant ing Is far from being ruaulied,' as evidenced by the thousands of acres which Ho still untouched, Koll Hi'leclloii, , It must not be supposed, however, that pear treos will grow, flouihli and produce tho highest grade of fruit In nil kinds and depths of soils. Care m list always lio exorcised In Holuctlng1 Jioavy, doop, rich soil and well drain ed, If tho bust rosults aro demanded. Other polls will do hotter for ono or inure of tho many oilier kinds of fruit wliluh do so well horo. While nature does so .much for tho fnill growar In tho valloy, man must uho Intelllgunoe of the highest order to properly supplement all that is given him to start with. As fow. realize that tho growing of fruit commercial ly has for Its principles tho sumo things that n rer.ognlxod mnuufiiclur lug plant has; namely, Ihu urontlug of us groat u (inutility and as good a quality of product as can bo, tlm selling of It nt Ilia host possible ad vantage, and the 'producing of It nt lonst possible cost, JAko nil mamr iiirturliiK, tho elimination of waste Is the Important thing. Waslo of labor, Hun. effort and llio great waslo of ruiiip('tion. r - "' ' in i ii mmmm n , m 11 i . , - n . ; ! S ' i '"' -..". v.:' -. fe- I. j wt iA Fit rli 'j C J jTWaj - 4. i IIP :Pr'':':W Bowg ry r -r - - - -rt-t niprx "rr