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
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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
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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
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