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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.
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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 $2,175, making an average
of 725 por aero for tho year of
1913.
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Ontral Point, Ore., Dec. 24, 1913.
In reply to your Inquiry as to tht
year'a crop of apples from ,my orch
ard of 12 H acres, would state that
I find that I havo shipped 2.97C
boxes, of this number S4S were New.
towns and the product of 4 J4 acres,
and the remainder 2,128 were Spltx
enburgs and wero grown on eight
acres; he age of this tract is 11 and
12 years.
I am unablo to glvo anything at
to returns at this data but as far as
reported tho prlco received is quite
satisfactory.
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Talent, Ore., Dec. 24, 1913.
Dear Sir Aa per your request wo
Bead you a statement of our pear
orchard for tho current year. On
rickltiK Nceiip In "401" orcliHnl'
conslMlnu of !$ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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charge for applea wmh 30 (onta n box
and 1,4 contH for a flat clmrgo of 10
conta u box for IiiuhIIIiik wiih iimiiu
for both upplus nnd pours. 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,
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