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Photos by Gcrkln
View of Mtxloc Orclmrtl, 1300 Acre
Showing 105 Aero Young l'rar
Orchard, Co((ngM and liaised Site
for Costly A'llln to He Krccted for
I'Almcr Family.
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. '
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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.
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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.
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