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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
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Among the foremost developers ot the Iloguc Kiver alley is tho Pal mer Investment company of Chicago, ( comprising tho heirs of rotter l'nl mcr, tho famous Chicagoan. Two) large orchards, one, the Klamath or chard of ninety acres, near Medford, , and tho other the Modoc orchard, i comprising 1300 acres on both hide ot ltogno river, which will not on! be tho largest pear orchard in the world, but one of the beauty spots of the northwest. Mrs. Potter Palmer declares the Iloguo Itivcr valley one of the most , attractive rcgious fche has ever seen, i and with her sons, Honore nnd Pot ter, Jr., has been carrying out an extensive program of development. Improvement and benutificntion of the Modoc orchard began with ith purchase several jean, ago under the direction of V. A. Sumner, manager of the Palmer Investment company. Drives and boulevards have been laid out, the foundation laid for u costly villa whieh Honore Palmer will make his summer home, und the picturesquo features taken full ad vantngo of. There will bo winding roads, flower gardens, bits of forest, extensive lawns as well as miles of fruit trees. To insure the safety of the acre ago set to fruit, a huge levee was built this year to intercept the over How of tho Rogue at flood times. Tho dyko is 1550 feet long, C feet high and has a width of 125 feet. A large ditch has also been necessi tated. It is 1350 feet long, 25 feet in width at tho bottom and 50 feet across at the top, with an nvorago depth of fli feet. Tho Rogue, one of the most beautiful of streams bisects the tract, with stretchi. of natural forost bordering the river. Through thete will wind the boule vard. There is nt proeont 105 nnres of peai'a plnntnd, and another 105 acres has been cleared and will he planted in the immediate future to pears. There mo seven varieties planted Winter Kelts.. Haillott, An jou, Cornice, Jlouc, Howell and P. Harry. Tligy nrQ t-tt i" blocks of four rows each, for polinirutiun pur posus. The number of tice set out total 15,721. An ideal location on tho lulUido Overlooking the entire valley hutj been leserved for building of a Mib- btnutial rusideiiep at bmno future dote. In tho nienntiino n hiitto con crete wall has been eiceted to ic tniu dirt for lawn purpart,. In connection with tho beautifying of a .hilKIdo a rceivoir hiih been rniihtruoted in bolid rook at a point 150 yards above the lesideiice. A pump house at tho foot of the hill, fully equipped, supplies water fioin tho irrigation canal for lawn nnd ir- ligation purpos.es, pumping water 200 feet higher. Tho water for the jesidonce is sectued from n well. The oi chard headqunitcrs aro located on n natural bank oveilooking tho en- lira tract. Hero am grouped the collages; of employes, blacksmith and innohino shops, Mnbles mid barns. Jb addition to orchard, 150 acres have been sown to vetth, oats and vlfeat, and an additional 100 acres U ready for prints eowiug for gralu rioKixc. sci:.ni: iv iMiirns mmt.i oitcn.iti This Young Orchard of 00 Acres Near .Medford Is Owned by the Palmer Investment Co, of Chicago. Commercial Crop Was Harvested From 2253 Trees In 1913 a.id Yielded G000 Iloxes. Tho First and hay. Pastures havo loeii laid out and forago crops p'antod on another ISO acres. ltogUtcrcd lied Polled cattle havo been Imported as well as Duroc Jor.oy hogi, so that dairying and livestock will be carried on extensively In addition to fruit grow Ins. Poultry Raising .Much has been written and sMd concerning the excellent-) of tho ell inuto of till valley, it pure. Invig orating air, Its doubtful tompera lure: Its puro, sparkling, hualth-Klv-Ing water; Its wonderful scuuir) and Its choice productions as food for mankind. Hut after ull has beou said and written, It in n ml Iio lived In to be appreciated. To me tho strong ot ovidonce of the groat advantages of tho Iloguo Itlvor vallcj as a dwell ing place for man Is the healthful news of the people who have made this their home, which Is especially notlteablo In tho children and )oung pcoplo who havo been roared hero from Infancy. Surely this Is an Ideal spot for tho human raco to develop and prosper to Its greatest capacity. And If that effect on human life, there Is u llko effect on all animal life. And poultry U no exception to tho rulo. As u Ilfetluio breeder ot puro blood poultry In the middle west, I havo never teen a bcctlou whoro all (llmutk- conditions were so favorablo for poultry as In tho Iioguo HIver vallny. Tho Invlgoiut Ing climate gives the highest degrco of vigor. Tho mild winters glvo green feed ull tho car and mako oxpenslvo housing uiiiictossury. Feed of all kinds can bo produced as cheaply as In any suction, and j cheaper than In most places. Mar- ket conditions hero have a moro promising outlook than any otuor purt of tho count!)', and whether aj man Is seeking an Ideal location for poultry, as a fancier or as a utility breeder, I know of no spot that of fars tho Inducements that this valley offers. Authorities toll us that our na tional bird, tho turkey, Is fast be coming extinct, and it has been freely predicted that In a few years tho turkey will he a thing of the past. Especially Is that condition trim throughout the com ult of tho middle wott. Hut ho who prodlcu tho extinction of tho turkey has not reckoned with the groat state of Or egon. Ilore tho turkey inn ho rais ed to perfection and will regain what he hits lost In tho rest of the country. Conditions for poultry growing nre Flniply Ideal, and big profits await tho turkuy breeder In tho Itogue Itlvor alloy. In all m years of breeding pr7o wlunors and market fowls of Whlto I'l mouth Hocks and turkoys, I havo nevor seen any sotllon whoro they con bo produced with such quality and prof Its as here. I can heartily recom mend this valley to anyone noeklng an Ideal location for poultry. Pleasant View iamb, .Medford Orchard Records The Klversldo orchards nt Gold Hill owned by J. F. Merrill and Spraglvo KelRol shipped 10 car3 from 23 acres of bearing orchard. Thoy wcro sold as follows f. o. b. Gold Hill: 2 cars 12.10 per box Now towns. 1 tar ll.S.'i per box Now town a. f cars $1,70 per box SplUonberg. 1 far f 1.05 per box Spltzenherg. 1 car 1.10 per box Hen Davis. ii wivi:ht h i:i: iv vorxn .si'it.csiidiki oitni.um owvnn nv ,. c. ni:no, From 2 ncrcs of old orchard, I harvested In 1UI.1, I, SCO boxes ot ittveral vttrlitkH which averaged iim HMO a box. From 18 acres of young orchard, 9 and 10 years old, thn first commercial crop, I marketed Mf0 boxes of Spltzonborg. As far as icturns havo been received, I havo netted over 11. -10 n box, and expect to not this amount for tho entire crop. ' . wO 1, '& ? U c&Aa- Prom the .SuncreBt oichnid, near Talent, conftisliiig of 115 acres of Newtown apples, 20 acres of Jona than and 20 ncro. of Kpiteubeig 1 1 ('(, nil poling, I imckrd as the lust c. iiiuion inl i'iii in IDI.'I, 800 boxes of Newtown, 1800 bitxcs ot Jonathan and 1500 boxes of Spit. I shipped lliiiiIi til1 Fruit k Prod uce assot'intioii, and have fccound good piicei, us fur as realized, ill tliolipli pools have no' been closed, In addition, I fold the pioduct of thirty-two lliiitlett tiirs to the can nery nt .$15 n ton, mi avejugo of .f(5 per tiee. 1 ' i& ;.r8ffj;L. Cummings, Tee 8c McKissick F.Xttl.WX'ltK AND CONTHACTOItS 12 Kpnrlu Hldg. FHKD N. CUMMINGS Irrlb'atlon, Uralnago, Orchard und Land Doelopmcnt Modfonl, Ore. A. 8. TI3I3 Municipal Engineering, Esti mates, Plans, Concrota Cuiistruetlou STIJAItT .M'KISHIOIC Land Survey, Roads and It. It, Location and Construction I ct us Plan and Cairy out Your Improvements "V '., v V..L. tit - t r rt -v. jl . t 4t . k. m ' mmwam r v i r t zui t4'A1tr"-4mm'WmW&MmWmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm fmw&mmLn?$mmmWB3tLmB BET I t ! - '' ' '!'n'WMWamuwti ) 4 ' &t'i jii :xt" rVr'-feJr nt J-V (& m$&Atoi UNION STABLES Now in cDiirso of construction, RAY GAUNYAW, Prop,, will ho oponctl fop ' business .January If), lf)M. This is tho largest BOARD and F.EED STABLE in Southern Oregon. si ( J