Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 01, 1914, NEW YEAR'S EDITION, ORCHARD SECTION, Image 26

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ETGIIT arEDFOKD MATL TKTDUXE, MEDFORTX OttEClOX, THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1)K . -. 65,000 Acres Commercial Orchard in Rogue River Valley I ,j r -V W , . i IU X " V fS . . i , --.... -C . nOU iv . ''.'. NJ-, . ili. Offla JL.i.t wevj.v. '. . 4 . ' i m mmMMh -wij- Hiki WMl ' ' SWJBK. .5VASWR: SPtffWt'J ) VJMMOTAWBWJ . ' N . ' 4 ' Sttm-fttittfcYfRiflri Sl? 'fffe- ' Vv?t 'lll w Cm Ureloml in III....,,., til,,,.. SfM i V U ,.. i.,. i M .I, . . n ,. . i i . n- - i ILTikr y .ML9 J X . f I I f X X illi TfKlfnnii nHLKriKlf rr w . . v W vJ 'J11 , MitnlT'ilfW ft WlBHHBBRf htahhhmihh v.v.iiu ui a uanitLL i cur vrciiara H I HHIHH vt r " Record of the Orchards Here nro come 1013 results from the old Oak Lawn orchard, 2C year old trees: Ono nnd throc-quarter acres, Ilart JcltB, 124b boxes, netted $1738. Ono and a half ncrcs D'AnJous,' 4G9 boxes, netted MISS, (This wan nn "off ear" for D'Anjus. UUs tract usually doing much hotter. In 1909 tho 1V& acres netted fully 2,500J i Two and h half acres Winter Nells, 1430 boxes. The pool Is not yet closed on these, bul conservatively estimated tho 2 V4 acres will net fully 900 per acre for this season's crop. 3M J(AAiitL Mcdford, Oregon, Dec. 1, 1913. I marketed this season through tho Producers' Fruit company of Medford, from CO acrea of 10-enr old Ncwtowns 13,000 boxes, urhlcl netted me f 1.60 per box f. o. b. Med ford. 1 also marketed through Pro ducers' Fruit company 2,400 boxer of Dartlott peara from the Kdcn Val ley orchard, which netted mo f l.SC per box f. o. b. Medford. Medford,' Ore., Nor. IS, 1913. From three acres of Darttett pear trees 15 yoara of ago, raised on my ranch In tho Orchard Home tract one and one-fourth miles southwest of Medford, I shipped 1.450 boxe through tho Producers' Fruit com pany, for which 1 received f. o. b. Medford $2,175, making an average of 725 por aero for tho year of 1913. &&LjL) Ontral Point, Ore., Dec. 24, 1913. In reply to your Inquiry as to tht year'a crop of apples from ,my orch ard of 12 H acres, would state that I find that I havo shipped 2.97C boxes, of this number S4S were New. towns and the product of 4 J4 acres, and the remainder 2,128 were Spltx enburgs and wero grown on eight acres; he age of this tract is 11 and 12 years. I am unablo to glvo anything at to returns at this data but as far as reported tho prlco received is quite satisfactory. 9JL Talent, Ore., Dec. 24, 1913. Dear Sir Aa per your request wo Bead you a statement of our pear orchard for tho current year. On rickltiK Nceiip In "401" orcliHnl' conslMlnu of !$ ncn. UI,.V)0 tree., one of the cleanest orcliant. lit the ! m.rld. 100 nrnA jut ctwiUnc lut.) bearing )leldnl 10,000 Imch in tt)lit. Talent $3,600. To tnls should be added $100 for culls from the can nery nnd local sales, or a total of $3,700, or $570 per acre. Medford Commercial Club, Medford. Oregon, Dec. 19, 1913. From my young pear orchard I marketed through the Producers' Fruit company my entire crop of Bartlett, Howell and nose rears, re ceiving net f. o. b. Medford $1.61 for nartletts, $1,76 4 for Howell and $2.2GVi for Dose. fLr Medford, Dbc 21, 1913 From 375 young Ncwtowns eight years of age, located at Talent, Ore., wo sold In 1913 our crop for $1,469.85 f. o. b. Medford. Cora petciit judges estimato that ono ad ditional irrigating of these treef would havo added $500 In value to tho crop. M. V. Hanley In 1913 from 100 7-year-old Dose pear trees sold 60 boxes at $2.10 per box f. o. I). Mod- 6 acres of 20-year-old Bartletts, ford. Tho land Is cleared off timber wo picked 2,400 boxes of merchant- land In tho north fork of Utile nutto able fruit. THeso netted f. o. b.' creek. I haii twelm (crcn of llurtlt-tt punm. anil till m,r, crop was 4S78 boxea of comnmrclal pack, ami m-tteil nio $7,891 CC. I alo had 213 boxes of Hocouili, Hold for $213 M m.,.- price p.,r box for commer cial pnek was $1 60. M) crop nori,Kil $C"5 .,.r aero and was sold by tho Producers' Fruit company. fc?4. Pruning wenn In Pitt View orch nnl, a 10 ncro tract, n mile from Control Point, ouihhI ! (iiiy V. Chaf fee palate, T. S. HutrliliiN anil O. It. Cliaffe?. I lrt crop In IIMil, .'WOO Imixi. Medford, Ore. Dec. 20. From 30 acres of bearing orchard I harvested 13 cars of apples. Re turns are not all In, but ihoee re ceived run from $1.50 to $2.2.' por box f. o. b. orchard. 8NOWV IIUTTE OltCHAflD. I purchased the Snowy Duttc orchard at Central Point In Novemter, 1904. I was warned after pur chaso by tho former owners, Olwoll and Sons, that pears wero 'net tl o thing." but that npples muni bo dopo,nded upon aa the bourro or tho orchard revenue. F. H. Page, of P go & Son, Portland, commlFslon mrn, also told me tliat thero was no market for Winter Nells peara except In Chicago and Cincinnati. Mr. Iny of Srfobel & Day advised me nover to ship to New York an thero nas no sale for "gum crushers," aa ho at) lad thorn. I havo less than 10 acres of Winter Nolls pears. In 1905 tho pear crop was caught by frost, only ono car being marketed. These brought $2 a box. In 190C W. N. Whlto. the Now York fruit broker, contracted for five cars at $2 a box f. o. b. orchard. As ho was not In the city when tho draft arrived to pay for tho caw. they wero turned over on consign ment to Ilao & Hatfield, who realized mo $1.90 a box at tho orchard. Tho crop totaled 12 cara. The bal nnco was sold In New York and London and averaged mo about tho san $1.90 net. In 1907 Itao & Hatfield purchatcd the entire crop, 7.300 boxes, at$2-0 net f. o. b. orchnrd. In 1908 the crop wan light on account of front. In 1909 I marketed 7,000 boxes at $2.25 a box net f. o. b. orchard. In 1910 tho crop of 6,000 boxes sold for $1.87 Vi f. o. 1. orchard. In 1911 1 marketed 1,287 boxes at $2.12 & f. o. b. orchard. Jn 1912 tho crop of 7.487 boxes of pearb nutted $14,385, tho Mil.'"1" Nc"s wiling at $1.8714. In 1913 I sold 7500 boxea of five and slx-tler Winter Nells, tho for- J . , mor at $2.25 a box f. o. b. orchard, and 500 boxes of second grade.' SiJJi Iksl In addition to tho peara I havo annually turned off hogs, barley and ft uv frv! other crops to a considerable value. ) " From 30 ncrcs of orchard I har vested In 1913 7173 boxos of (tears, which I sold for $12,000, an aver ago yield of $400 per acre. The trees were 11 jaara of ago. Tim Winter NoIIh brought $2.10, the Mo v ells $1.50, tho llartlctta $1.10 f. o, b. Mudfprd. SzG6 07'4&44? From my orchard In tho Orchard Home tract I harvested thin year from three acros and a half, 153C boxM of Ilartlctt pears, which l market."! through Producers Fruit company, receiving for same $2325.95, not f. o. i b. Medford. being an average of $1,5114 por box. From I acrfis of Ilurtlntt peara I i linrvotitod 1 1 1 boxes which I nolil for $1.35 por box, net, f. o, b. Medford, an avurago yield of 35 Ijoxoh pur ncro, I realizing mn $50.00 per ncro. Tho trecH wero 5 years of ago. Firm crop. g2Lr-rv--P-d'5'' How an Orchard Paid for Itself , , Medford, Oro , Dec. 20, 1913, I rom ono and one-half acres of 30-var.old pear tre I plckod and pacltuil I20o bdxm tliU year whlc', waH an au-rago crop for tho past 10 yenrs. My bent yl.-ld was In 1907 wlnti tho grosi union wore $2276.00 per acre. Tho lowest average was In 1911 when my not was $8 10.00 per acre. Awnr.o for 10 years $1016 00 per acre, l hao hiid-to thin overy year for 1 1 )i)ars. This block couslhtH of 26 llartletts. 20 Winter Nellh, 21 Howell on nu area or I la acres. For 14 years I have not had to smudge for lato frosts. I will pay $ 1000.00 per ncro for n block of 5 acres aa good aa tho above, location nnd noil the samo. Tho orrhard now known ns tho Thompson orchard I bought July .1, I90ii for $5655 83. Threo months Inter I hnrvested from tho 10 acres of 11-jeir-old trees 1500 boxes H a iirorit prim of $3786.00, netting $3270 1907 crop $4076 gross, or not $3576, 1908 crop $3687.75, not $3187.75; 1909 . rop $3756.85, not $3266 85 1910 crop $2796, not $2296; 1911 crop $2915.35, net $2415.35. Tho 1910 and 1911 cropH worn a fair aver ago, but prices on Comlro pears wero lower which cut down my groH prlre. The vxpenroa havo been prnc tlcally tho samo for 6 jeara ($50 per acre.) In June, 1911. l old 5 acres llosc and 5 acros C'nmlrn puaia to N. A. Thompson for $15,000.00, reserving the crop at $5000 00 no payment on tho 10 iicmh. Mr. Thompson mulni: tun IIO.lioo In rail,, i.. ion , .,.m n car of Comlnfponrn In Now York City containing 992 hair boxes ror $3 120 00 and received Hgobel & Day's check for $2920.00, tho net proceeds. ' Tho nbove Is tho history of tho 1 0 ncro block, according to my mo ord hooka. Medford, Ore, Dec. 17, 1913. From 6 ncrca of Now towns and .InnnthniiH I harvested 1191 boxes which I sold for $150.12 por box, an nv.trngo yield of about 187 boxes per aero, realizing mo $281 pur ncro Tho trcca wero 8 jcara of ago. Successful Year .?-$W &y-cn Snowy Butte Orchard, Central Point, Showing Record Block Winter Nelis Pears Typical Ranch Home iisssssssssssss8BsslssssslF!iiSMr!?iBSfSMlaBWIisfc??', ,fT NViB! saiiiiiBsiiiisBf9sRHHPliiVNllriiaiiiiiiVHIHRPspliM SjlJlJlMBHHHimBgjBrffTriBMi r TfcUTnJJ iHi"JWBMMi T, ... tIiIHHHm VmW . llJHIBjl9,RSKilBfJBj?wAnft', 1SlHHS,KrBllw'7iBlllB7eriBjlJlJlJlJlJlJlJlJB sMHrWMVnsnMVMw,7nKgfWiBMkiK KKBZaHBtMdlMlMisak. w SiJF&r"iJUIBKlLsy'"2r?L saiiiiiiiiiiiiil w.iiL'.'i .' v. aWffnsMmsMsMsy''xyi yi ' I "JWHisfil IKKMmSSBI&SEmKKEb&iJW 1IKEK&MimKZZiB ssssssssssssiWslssssssWsfflfsWsi iV'! 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Tho charges for half-box aluff worn 20 conta for packing, 1 ent for loading nnd 5 centa for handling, Tho f. o. I), pi ho rocolViul forMOOn half boxcH and 183 full boxea of Hoi-o peara Hhlppml by William Frlg eger wan $1177.0(1. For 236 half lioxo or Comlro ami 51 full Iioxch tho prlco wan $107,68. Tho full boxoi. ropnti.ciit tho xoconil grade poai'M. For 1032 Iioxch llartlotts, liicliul Ing both flrnt and tinrond quality Uoorgo FlHk ro(olod groiia $ 183 92 For 101 half boxea Comho ami K full boxes tho prlco wim $ 16.07. William lludgo had 1306 boxea ol Ilartletta of all gra.bu, which Hold for $1029.95. For 3978 boxea ol Nowtons, Including oxtru fancy, fane) and cull gradon run of tho orchard tho grown prlco wax $6601 19, an avoraho atralght through or $1 (18 a box, Tho IlartlottH from tho j, (l. floio and Peppor & Taylor orcharda wore handlod as crop. k'ero 2898 boxea of 'No 1 and 1(5 boxea of "y, OJ&j-inA) No. 2 penm, n total of 3313 boxes, which nold ror $5792.03, For 5234 boxea of Nnwlownu, which Included 705 boxea of tho "C" grailo, Mr, Ooro received $8106.27. A car of HowoIIh fiiim tho Pepper & floro orchard brougiit $2 a box f, o. , Srliuntin UroH., for their crop of mountain lliirtlollii, raised on tho dlvdu ),ntwoun Coleman nnd Andur Hon creolH---569 boxea received $978.22. Tho iiHiioclnllon sold four cara of Jonathan apples at tho uniform prlco or $1.10 ror tho extra rnncy nnd $1 .10 for tho fancy giadoii. T. J, WllllaiiiHou Iiiih rerelvod ro turiiH ror 1(171 boxea or Nowtownn, luitudliig all grndcH, Ilia groia ro ri'lplH ho far hao boon $2760,85, 'an average of $l,i!5, For 108 hair Iioxch and IT'S full boxen or Aiijou pears tho grovs re tiiniH to A, i, I.ooinlrt wero $558,80. For 211 hoxott flvo-tlor Wlntor Nolh ami 158 boxea or Hlx-tlor tho roturuH wore $625.57, T H. Scantllu or Talent ahlppod 1027 boxea or NowtowuH and 313 boxoH or Wlnouapu through tho aa iioclntloii, Tho NowtowuH brought $1688.20 and tho Wlnosapu $180.9,0. lletuniH havo boon rocolvod for 680 boxoa of SpltzonborgH, Hold for Charltm Darby. Tho htohh returns oro $1040,44, Tho not roturna to Mr, Dnrhy, who did liU own pack liitf. woto $002.24, A