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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
MRITKORD MATL TRTBtTN.E, MEDFORI). OREGON, TITURRIUY, JANUARY 1. 10M. PAGT? THREE IlnrtloliH, IIS J4 boxen ot An Jour' nml Tlio rift wtuniu (or tho penra In !!.'!,- hoxoa of Winter N'ellls. In 1U1S thoro woro Hi bon of llartlotta, 200 boxoa of Anjfius, (5 boxos of C'omlao nml Hfl'J box o( Winter NellM. Ilflld tho peara, thiro aro about nn aero and n half of boarlng Tokaj K rapes. Tltoao paid not In 1013 $113.21, nml In 1013 tho net ro turns wore $130.01, 101.1, no shown by tno books ot tho C'o-operatlvo Fruit Orowor'u associa tion, which handled tho crop, After deducting all chnrgoo ot ovory kind, warn $11 13. til, Adding tho money reeclvfil (or Hrnpoa, tho nit receipts thla year wore 11279.22. Rogue River Orchards Healthiest in the World . m ' f T tW VZ.-, t iBr Ably t i j fphi' it ! wy liif Ktiitf JhttiHi Hrnic Co oporalUii TruH .HorlM(lon9 Rogue River Valley Greatest of Commercial Fruit Belts (Continued from I'ngo 1) n tortnln t'Ui'iit, dependent upon (In various typos. TIih mountain and foot Itltl soils nro largely rmtliltml, lull liicliiilo sniiiit lolliMlnl material. They vary In texture (rum (Ih amly Ionia to it ilny minim, tho nviirn texture being n clay lemm. Many of ilu'mi areas are nmott tka rlcheat soils i din ilimrlct. Thu mills (tf tlio vnllity (lour nr mostly nllurlnl, and their tott ur.t range from Mtm aamiy liming to ilny ailobos, lh nvorage tw in t: it huvy lonm. UmiaruU), tbt heavy adobe mill arc very rich In Minn. Su AIUM Tilt' most careful siuvey u( the on tint ngrlrultural nrm of Jackaun o ti nty has not alitn tho ptoRr u( alkali Wr hat haard much o( tlin tiilnuili! ali ia ami thatr rtcit noHtij however, mu uli soil nlwaya have u inuro or Una daufeoroua iilknll son tent whlnh, souiur or l.ttor, gtva trouble to tint farmer, tfurh Mill limit lie Irrigated, and uiiImm Irrlua tlon Ik carefully frcClctl, lit alkali commit ultlmaluly daatroya tktt mil rtiltiirnl v it I no of th land. Til (art Hint alkali l Hnknowu In thu lingua ilvnr valley In iuu o( Hih moat Im portant (uctorii Htvt'rntUK tht agri cultural pimtllitlltlns o( the illatrtet. Tint oru o( Irrigation already bare, mill tlio (net tlmi tlio Irrigator will not liiivn to contend with alkali should Iio eonnldomd most Important, .Mniiy n ilUtrlrt In tlio urlil and somi nrld sagebrush roiinlry Itwt coin to grlo( because ot alkali. Soil Di-nlimgo (looil noil ilraliumo, napwInMy whore Irrigation to ho priictlriMl, l n (nctor which ciinnot lm ovtir looKt'il. Tlio Hokuo rlvtT vllir by 1U topiiKrniiliy U iinttirnlly woll ilrRlnoil. Tlio Jni'lmoii roimty nnit iJopM goii orally to tlio north uml uoaiwnnl, tlio liVontKO Kliulk'llt ImIiik nhotit HO (out to tlio nillo. Am oviruno known it dill of no (Vot por nillo nffonU am plo ilrnlnlni; muter nit iinulilliniH of !oll toxtnro. Willi I'.onornl Irrita tion, inuro or leitit ilrnlnlm: will ho iiHi-oMutry, hut mIiiio (hern lit n i:ooil nnturnl ilrnlnnniv nrtlflrlul ilrulnnKu will not Kmra!l ho roijulroil. Mniiy aii otltorlo oxrellont nroo of conn tiy l romloteil iimIom hocniuo of no inoil arittnuRii outh't; tlio ontlro IIokuk rlror NriM ilrnln nnturnlly Into l(fRiK rlvtr which uulrkly ctirrlo nwuy Nil Rurplnt t:ilr. (Iliiuiilc (.'ollllltlolIM Tho olovatlon nUovo tout lovol U IHrh that Jitcknon county In noltnur too hlh nor Iihj low. I'nilt xrnw Ibk. or otmi Nnnil nirrlrtiltiiro, In iot lit mrrlotl on fit too high nn lovnitiiH or in im lovol. Uriitur tbti itromo routllthiHa tho rllinnlti lm mil ul (Htomblc ami tho fnr inur la alwaya working nl it illimil vuutagv Th erwK oloatlon of Uik nfrtoulturnl nrmi of Jnkon oouiujr la about 1B0 (wit itml It a at mull olovniloHM thnt tho htwt poara anil nplHH nro proiluol. Cltinntk' I coiiilltloim am naturally a((ot'tml hy rtevutlon, ami th ollmai of .tack mi a county la mich na to Ph moat (nv orahla (or (lull nwla. Tht rll njfctlo romltlhoia (luring the tatmhirr or Rrewliia: taoM ar aarh that tho diffltulUoa ntiHiiilunl to fruit nrw InK In humid or rainy halta aro mi Imttwu to tbo llogu rlvor (rult nrow or. In JnckaoH county the (rult grower la rminlreit to apoinl iniio'; loan tlnirt nuil inonoy (or uprnylmc Hum In any othur illatrlct In tltt I'nlteil anitoa, ami yot luivo tho litrn oat prrntBitM of porfoct (rult. Of the S? Iiichiti niinmit ralufnll, iiliout 10 per rout fit I la during tho Htiinuior inniitha. Kor thla roaaon, ami othom, thu HtmoHiihrilc huuilillty during tho auminor iiiontha la very low, ami auch iliaooaoa na thu varloiia loaf Htmta, hit tor rot. lirnwu rot. etc.. nro unknown. I'.'voii upplo Mcati la ccnri'i'ly Known In tho Itoguo rlvor vol ley, Kuiry Mtnto In tho union li.it ltd oyoa on Oroaou; ovory county In tlio atnto of OroKon hna lu ccu on .luck- nun county bixaiiM) Jackaou county Im "iloliu; thliiKx' (hercforo to Jack noil county IwlonRH thu credit (or many lunovatlona crodltoil to tho vtato of UroKou aa a whole. Whllo Jnckaoit county la (Irat In tho build Iiik of paruianont public hlchwaya. It la nlho (Irat In provldlni; (or tho care ful iiiNpiKtlon ami scientific aupurvl nlou ot Ita orrlinrda anil Runvral agrl I'tilturo. JnckBon county la thu only county within tho atnto of OrcKon having In lta employ nn agricultural oxpurt wlinto duty It la to InvoitlKato all horticultural ami acrlcultural prohloiua whcilirr thoy In? In plant pathology. ontonioloKy. solU, cropa, etc. Hlnco I DOT, Jnckyon county has had na lta expert l'roiosaor 1. J. O'Otiru, who uIvom hla entlro tlino to tho vnrloiiH agricultural probloms. lie linn had lu clutrKO tho lmotln Hon anil control of pear blight, bet ter inth(Hls of apraylng, orcharJ hooting, varietal Detection ami plant ing, froat ford-anting and varloua other lulportitnl mnttera pertnlnlng to tho earo of tho orchards. It la well known that pear growing In prartlratiy every iear dlatrlct In tho railed Slattw U on tho decrease, but ilirongli tho ofloleul worlc dono by tbu itatliologlat'a office, pear nlilp munU lutvo Incrcnifod during tho pant few ywiro In gooniofrlc ratio. In 1U11, tho pour ahlpineiita totaled 120 rurs; In 11U1. 250 earn, whllo lu 1913 tho iiutuber o( enra shipped waa about -ISO. These figures alono allow that pear blight In tho Itoguo rlvor valley la under control, nml thnt tho futuro of pear growing la assured. That JaekHon county hna nn enviable reputation g ovlnred by tho (act that many districts, Jealoua ot what wo have, ami what wo havo done, havo reported that blight "Ih wlde-Hprcad. ahumlnnt nml beyond control." How ever, Jackson county's Inspection force finds thnt tho contrary Is true. An Inspect lou of IIO. 000 trees mostly lu oiio largo holding showed but three canes of blight; other orchards Prccooling Plant Costing $20,000 Erected in 1913 it I- tiSpsM llouuo Hlvcr Fruit ami IVoduio Absoclatlon Aro Unahlwl by this l'lant to Hold Fruit for Weeks to Await Favorable .Marketa, lawHHBiMBHHflBiBE m CMicratlvo I'nilt Atocla Hon racking Houo. of from 100 acres to 300 ncren havo shown hut from ono to three cases; any number of orchards, upon Inspec tion, havo not uhown a single enso of living Infection. All of which goes to show that Jackson county's or chards aro In excellent condition, and vthat tho hearsay reports aro without (oundutton or (act. Tho personnel of Jackson county's orchardlsta as a wholu Is auch that tho fruit Industry will continue to grow. Thnro Is no "inosshacklsm" In tho rarikit ot thoso who own and control tho magnificent fruit farms of tho richest agricultural spot In tho entlro stato of Oregon. Them) 'men seo tho possibilities of tbo (uturo, nnd their knowledgo ot tho favorable soil, climatic anil regional (actom Is tho firm basis upon which thoy stand. In tho next flvo years tho Increase In production wilt bo Ip tho sanio geo metric ratio nB tho pant flvo years; nothing Is more certain. ItlX'Oltl) OF A VOt,VO OltCIIAHl) Following In tho record ot tho ylold (or (our years from a small block of young pear trees In which I am intcrostcd. Tho tract consists of ton acres, located In tho foothills on tho west aldo of tho valley, Thero aro about C50 trees, from (Ivo to nlno years of ago, tho principal varieties being Anjoun and Winter Nellls, of which thero aro about 225 each. Thero aro a (ow llartlet'ts ami Cornice, and about CO young Dose In 1910 thero woro 21 boxes of Hartlotts, 23 boxes of Anjous ami i CC boxes of WIntor Nollls. In 1911 thero wcro 25 boxes of nartlotts, 40 boxes of Anjous and 95 boxes of Winter N'ellls. . In 1913 thero wcro 02 boxes of J. W. WAKEFIELD REAL ESTATE LOANS and INSURANCE RANCH AND ORCHARD LANDS 10, 20 AND 40-ACRE TRACTS ;f ' ON THE INSTALMENT PLAN, 107 East Main Street, Medford, Ore. (Formerly rc,sid(!l. in M.inneplii), . ., -.,.,. -n.ltlfilt - I-J Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank V.' AT THE SIGN OF THE PEAR Located in the Center of Population of MEDFORD, OREGON Oyer One Million Dollars Represented in the Net Financial Worth of its Stockholders No Overdrafts $?, No Loans to Our Officers No Loans to Our Directors Large Percentage of Assets Over Liabilities '. ' 'it You Are Invited To open an account and become one of our many worthy customers V WHO DO NOT OVERDRAW -a,. '; ? Mm, 1 ' , W' S,!' 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