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That t!o Roguo rher valley should '
bo tho first groat section In the Pa-j
clflc northwost to protect orchards
from frost Injury by scientific meth
ods of orchard heating Is quite In '
keeping with the spirit, Intelligence
and progrefialveness of tho orchard
ists who own the broad acres of thl3
fertile valleV. Tho advance made
along this line of scientific horticul
ture Is no less than that made In
other lines. The first definite lufor-
maiion cs to what could be done to
protect the apple and pear orchards
from Trost Injury was not only ob
tained la tho Rogue river valley, but
tho forts were promptly published
to tho world. At this time no less
than two bulletins and porhaps a
dozen papers have been published by
P, J. O'Gara, pathologist and special
meteorological observer, U. S. weath
er bureau, who has been detailed to I
study weather conditions in the '
Roguo river valley. As early as j
190S, when It was announced that '
frost could bo accurately forecasted
aud that frost prevention was net
only possible but practical, there
were protests heard from all sides.
Even those who should have been
Interested In the matter from the
scientific point of view declared It !
to be an Impossible thing. It was
only after frost fighting had been
thoroughly demonstrated as a sue- I
cess that they decided to . mako a
preliminary study. A3 a matter of
fact, this district was the only one
In tho northwost where even a pre- ,
Uminary study was possible, because
no other district was equipped for
tho work.
Hulletlns Issued.
The local weather bureau office
has published Bulletin .o. 5 on the
general practice of orctiard heating,
nnd this Is being followod by Bulle
tin No. C, which is devoted to a
study of the fuol oils and appliances
used In orchard boating In the north
west. A complete study of local weather
has been . made for the past four
years, and, at this time, there is no
section In tho United States where
tbero Is a better knowledge of ther
mal conditions during tho part of
tho year whon frostu may be ex
pected. It is co perfect that not a
single orror lias been made In fore
casting. We are told that tho meth
ods are tho most perfoct known, al
though there are a few, who know
little about weather, who suggest
that they may bo lmprovod. In go
ing over tho rosults of the past yoar'a
work, the failure to forecast tempera,
tures accurately is ropresontod by a
total of less than one-tenth of ono
degree Fahrenheit.
Orthardlxts Confident.
To show that tho orchardlsts have
confidence In tho work, It may bo
said that thousands of dollars have
been expended In orchard heaters,
and other apparatus, and largo stor
ugo tanka for tho fuol oils. One of
the lurgest storngo tanks In tho
United States built for orchard heat
ing purposes was constructed by Mr.
Dairying
Uy KARL C. GADIHS.
In presontlnc tho conditions and
opportunities that, exist, relative to
dairying In Bouthorn Oregon, It Is
not tho Intention of tho writer to
"paint with rosy hue'" tho rosults
which have boeu attained In that lino,
but rather to present tho possibilities
of Jhls Important lino of business to
those who might, bo Interested, and
at tho Bamo time glvo n fow facts
nnd figures ns to tho Income per cow
that has' been rocolvod by dairymen
of tho Rogito rlvor valley.
Tho conditions existing at the pres
ent tlmo as to tho procuring of land
Bttltablo for clnlry purposes nro such
that It would ho necessary for tho
prospective dairyman to seek a loca
tion, not In oIoho. proximity to Mod
ford, hut rather In the outlying boo
lloiib within n 5 to 25 mllo radius
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Honoro Paimer on hi- orcra'-.l
known as The Kin math. Just fou hi
of Jfodford. Thl iarjjf c i.t 't '
reservtJlr will hold 4r.,ijoo gallons of,
oil. Whon fuel oils were fln-t used
somo three years ago, they were not (
Kalisfactnry; hut. us a result of h"'
work of the local wenher bur. an I
office, not only has It been r-usHtM.-to
secure oils of bottor quality, but i
nruch 'cheaper In price. Oil that
would have cost nine cents f. o. li. I
any point In tho Kokuo liver valley ,
may now be secured for four cents
per gullon. Not only have tho oil
companies worked to produce a bet
ter fuel oil, but tho Southern Pacific
Railroad company has soon fit to
reduce tho frolght ratos on oil. Co
operation has been secured on all
sides.
Conditions
of our city; at tho same time being
sure to locate noar one of the main
county highways, so tho question of
getting their product to market
would not bo difficult to solvo, ns
our roads aro easy to travel fully
eight months out of tho 12, and tho
tlmo is fast' approaching whon thoy
will bo excellent roads tho year
round.
Orchards Close In.
Wbllo tho land In the Immediate
vicinity of Medfdrd Is vory fertile,
and thoroforo would he woll adopted
to dairying, thoso lands uro being
utilized for the apple und pear orch
ards, for which tho Roguo rlvor val
ley Is famoiis;. consequently the value
of suojt lands hnvo gotten far atove
tho prloo that Mould nmlio thorn
profitable for the purpose of dairying.
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hut evon In those cases the majority
of such lands bus gottoji far above
cows on a cheap ti-aajt Of land nnd'
buy their hay and grain for feeding
purposes, rather than havo sovoral
hundred dollars per nore tied up In
a ranch for the purpose of raising
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There nro two large herds of m'lleh
eows and numeroue small horda that
furnish the dully milk and flionin
supply for the city of Medford, and
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up of n good dulry huslnqus from
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suctions that we must deyoto our
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business of southern Oregon.
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assuring thu owuorn of large crops
of oxcellout feed for the cow.
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It will lui Intorostlng to tlio dnlry
ineu of ttio, oast and mldillo vet to
know that tho lauds of thuxo valloy
produce those varlctlwi of feud," for
thoy lonllze tho valuo of alfulfa us
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Another recommendation for thoso
valloja from tho dairyman's stand
point Is tho closeness In n groat ninny
Instances, of outside ruugo whluli
could bo utlilzud for ourly spring pas.
turo nt Just tho tlmo whon tho cow
would nood building up after hor
long wlutor'H work.
Thore Ih a llmltod amount of dairy
ing being carried on In thoso Hoctlons
at tho prosenl tlmo, but only on a
small Hoalo, ns In a majority of oases
tho dalrlos do not oxcood 10 or 1-'
cows, to the farm, whon thoy could
easily hiiudlo throo lo flvo times that
number.
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Thero In n growing demand In this
socilou for tlio practical dairyman
owing to tlio dairy biiHlnosH bolug
prnpllcally now to n largo majority
of thoso ongagad In It nt tho proHfint
tlmo, nnd nu tho population of our
valloy has doulilod up so rapidly, as
iigulilst a loss It) tho amount of dairy
ing carried on, It has brought about
a very strong ilomand for all kinds
of dulry products nnd hau put tho
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t' Mt liitlutt'iiif nt to the diilrymtm
who U ii-l-dU.
Wlu-rc the price of tiii(fr-fiM has
rangnti from price of 20 to .10 contH
per poiiml In past yoarx, during the
pronunt ytMr It linn ranged from SI
to 10 cent per pound, nnd nu iilinont
milltnltwl ilOHiuinl for ll at that prlco.
That hrlitKK iik thou to tho ques ques
teon: What will it good oo w onrn
per moiuli for her owner, In tho
Itnxuo rlvr valley?
In anewer to thin question a tho
pructlcnl dairyman l;niwn--IL do
potiiU larHly on tho goiionil conill
t'ona under which alio la kept ami
ho method of fowling nnd curing
for her, but there nru xoiiio dulrtoii
hero that the cowx are pnying their
owiiura fmin 910 to $15 por
mouth, per IiikwI, for tho buttor-fnt
nlonu, whlnli llioy sell (o thu oreiun
ory; (hero nre eomo who claim to
reultzo from $10 to $20 poVhcnd por
mouth, nnd thorn wlio ronllxq"frl(un
$r. to $10, nnd it might bu ttal'd that
tho Income ranges from $5 to $20
per cow. , '"
HomricuLTunE in the
R0QUE RIVER VALLEY
(Contlnuod from jmgns I nnd C.)
hero such tooln und Implomonts nu
wo 1180,
The I'utiiro,
Tho futuro of hortlmilluro In tho
Roguo rlvor vHlloy has boon prntla
nlly settlod by tho past. Tho fact
that our fruits havo shipping, storing
and keeping qualities fur above' tho
nvorngo, Is n factor which vory fow
other district-! can boast on . Our
export njiplus and ponrs havo tho
reputation of ataudlng up without
undue loss from storage rots nnd
othur Irouhluu Incident to fruits of
many other diatrlotH, Tho pear Iiiih
been called, by thoso who only know
It In tholr particular district, a pur
Ishahlo fruit; hut wo hnvo uhow'n that
such varlotloH as Anjou, l)oso, Comlcu,
Nells imd oHiors may bo hold until
tho spring of tho followjng your.
With tin practically all tho pears hold
up aa woll nu tho red npples, r'o
district In tho world commi'iids bot
tor prices on tho wholo than doqu
tjihi district. In milking (hlii ntato
mout It In to bo undurstood tlmt -.
sluglo senuon's conditions urn not
taken Into account, but miliar tho
average of a term of years, Tlio
futuro of upplo and poar growing de
pondM entirely on hooping up tho
standard of oxcollonoy for which this
district Ih uolud. It dupoudu upon
keeping tho orchards In a Htato of
vigorous health, and UiIh can ho dono
by continuing and oiicournglng that
dogma of Biilontlflo caro for which
tho orchardlHlH of tho vulfoy nro
oiipoolally noted.
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