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Long continued agitation for Irri
gation for tho entire valley has cul
minated In tlio appointment of a com
mittee at a recent mass meeting of(
farmers and fruit growers authorized
to talco Initial steps for tho creation
of an Irrigation district under tho
Carey law. Tho county court 1U
bo petitioned for tho creation of this
district, tho formation of tho district,
to bo followed by an cxhaustlvo In
quiry Into tho several sources of
water supply and tho cost of tho
same. Preliminary steps will bo
taken soon after tho first of tho year.
Whllo Irrigation Is not a necessity
In tho raising of fruit and other
crops Jn tho rtoguo river valley, Its
Yaluo Is recognized a crop Insur
ance and as an essential In diversi
fied lntcnslvo farming, towards which
tho valley Is rapidly trending.
Wherever Irrigation has heon prac
ticed Jn connection with fruit grow
ing, tho results have amply Justified
tho expense, not only In tho quality
and.quantlty of tho fruit, but also In
tho health and vigor of tho trees.
Tho greatest need of Irrigation In tho
Roguo river valley Is found In tho
moro shallow soils, nnd for tho pro
duction of other crops than largo
fruits. For Intensified cultivation
tho greater part of tho land of tho
valloy requires Irrigation to reach Its
best productivity. Much of tho moro
shallow land demands Irrigation be-
foro any crops of Impqrtanco may be
assured.
With a few minor exceptions, tho
sloping hlllstdo lands are naturally
supplied with sufficient moisture by
eeopago from higher lands to maturo
tho tree fruits and to insuro In many
places fair yields of tho cereals and
small fruits. Tlio soils of tho valloy
floor as a rulo retain moisture read
ily, especially if cultivated, and those
along tho streams are abundantly sup
plied with moisture by tho drainage
of tho country. With theso natural
advantages, the need of a supply of
irrigation water has not been press
ing, though tho tlmo has arrived
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when the value of water Is thoroughly dltlon to selling water, tho company
appreciated, particularly In a dry
season llko that Just past.
A largo portion of tho valloy Is al
ready under tho Irrigation system of
tho Hoguo River Canal company, a
corporation owned by Patrick Welsh,
J. D. Twohy and It. IC .Veil, Spokane
capitalists, who have Invested $750,
000 In tho enterprise Water Is
taken from I.lttlo Hutto creek, sup
plemented by dams at rish I.ako and
Four Mile I.ako." Plans aro under
way for tho extension of this system
to cover 00,000 acrcH of cultivated
land at a total cost of $2,500,000, in
cluding mountain reservoirs halng n
combined storago capacity of 35,000
aero feet of water, a trunk canal 1C
miles in length, threo main distrib
uting canals aggregating 100 miles In
length and 400 miles of laterals.
The first effort to provide a water
supply was Inaugurated nlno years
ago by I. h. Hamilton, who formed
tho Fish I.ako Wator company, and
constructed tho main canal. Four
cars ago Fred N. Cummlngs organ
ized the Roguo River Canal company,
Interesting tho present owners In tho
project. Upon his retirement tM
years ago, J. T. Sullivan, a former
contractor, becamo manager. In ad-
Is developing several hundred acres
of orchard under tho namo of
'Roguelands."
In addition to this project, con
struction work is underway on tho
l.cadwaters of Bear creek by tho Foot
hills Irrigation company. Dams and
conduits aro being built that will
water 7500 acres of land In tho south
end of tho valley at a cost of $250,
000. Tho project was promoted by
T. W. Osgood and financed by Jacob-son-Dado
company, tho well known
contractors.
In addition to this project the California-Oregon
Power company has en
couraged tho Installation of Individ
ual pumping plants for tho purposo
of furnishing wator for Irrigation
and 4000 acres aro now irrigated in
this manner in tho valloy.
Soil Survey
.Four hundred thousand acres of
tlllablo land uro found In tho val
ley of Roguo river and In tho val
leys along tho tributaries to this
stream. In tho territory directly
adjacent to Medford there aro
about 100,000 acres. Attention Is
called to tho productive capacity,
per aero, of thin region, whether In
fruit, grains or vgi'tnble crops. It
Is much greater than In localities
Intensively farmed In tho east, tho
south, tho mlddlo west.
It Is an undonlahlo fact tlint In
lato years attention has been given
to fruit production to tho exclusion
of other crops. It Is equally trim
that on Roguo River valloy lauds
bounteous yields of corenl and hay
products and all kinds of vcgotnbles
may bo obtained. Wheat, oats,
corn and barley yield largo crops.
Flvo to eight tons of alfalfa in
thrco cuttings aro had. Potatoes
will avcrago moro than flvo tons to
tho aero, onloiiH will givo greater
returns and tomatoes will run as
high as fifteen to twenty tons nnd
over. Cabbago, turnips, parsnips,
beans, peas, carrots, boots, squash,
melons, cucumbors, cauliflower, cel
ery, asparagiiB everything, Jn fact,
will grow,
Tho Roguo River valley Is not n
one-crop section. It will produce
anything grown In tho tomperato
zono and will pay bettor returiiH for
less labor than any other locality of
which wo know.
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Tho United Btaton government hns
Issiiud a pamphlnt entitled "Roll .Sur
vey of tho Medford Area," ilcsorlliliig
the soils of tho Roguo River valley,
which can ho had on application to
tlio department of agriculture, Wash
ington, 1), C.
Oregon was tho first of tlio stntos
to apply fur monoy under tho tonus
of tho llourno bill, whorohy tho fed
eral government appropriated $10,
O00 to $20,000 put up hy Jadtsou
county for Improvement of rural de
livery postal roads.
Work wiih finished last August un
der Major W. A. CrosslnndH, senior
engineer of the biiioau of highways,
dopaituiout of ngrlctilturn. Fifty
miles of postal road woro lmproied
about flvo miles of permanent coti
structlou being accomplished.
tremes of temperature, a moderate This mill nils over 300,000 foot of
rainfall, a llttlo snow and abundant) lumber per day for nlno mouths out
huiihIiIiio. What moro do joii want! of tlio ionr.
Poultry Openings
Hog Raiding and Dallying Aiol early lin.iv.wjny ut iiuxuiiauio Jn tlio nuuo imtr VulicyT
.ladtson c oituty has already gained
considerable notlco ns a jiokhIIiIo
poultry producing section. Said Pio
fessoi' James Dryden, director of
poultry nnd husbandry at tlin Oregon
Agrlcultuial cellege: "I know of no
section in tho United Hlnfes thut Is
moro favored Jn a climatic way for
tho raising of poultry thnn tho Roguo
River valley. You havo jio ox-.
In tho way of rllnmto? You have all
tlio natural advauluges or both noli
and climate," The production of
poultry may woll liecouio a profllalilo
side Industry with tlio caro of an or
chard, and tliero aro trailH of land
nultablo for poultry loloullng which
aro of llttlo valuo for other use. The
clliualo Is lilghly unliable, with tho
almost rniitlnuniiH huiihIiIiio during
nlno montlili of the year, and with
tho mild winters. Tho best of food
Is near at hand, considering tho pro
duction of wheat, corn, alfalfa and
other pioducts. AIho, the market.
Up to 200 carloads of oggs and n
considerable quantity of poultry. aro
annually shipped Into Oregon, and a
still larger quantity Into tho Pugct
sound market coutois.
Electrical Progress
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working plant using over 2000
horeopowor of electric: power to op
erato, this company having proved hy
a scrlcin of tests that It was cheaper
(o purchaso oleclrlo power from tho
California-Oregon Power company
tlmu to operato a slcam power plant. tiiUutlng syutoiuH,
The ICIiunnth Manufacturing com
pany, Klamalli I'iiIIh, also uses 1K5
horsopower In cdectrlc power to oper
ato tholr woodworking plant, and tho
lllg IIiihIii I.umlmr compiiuw uses
7ri-liorsepowor.
.Mlhrcllancoiih iVes of lllechlo Vunvv
Rleetrlc! motors aro being used for
Inuumerublo power purposes, In
cluding tho opeiatlug of quart?, mills,
quarries and brickyards, planing
mlllH, box factories and, ko plants
and stteet nillwajH.
Tho California-Oregon Powor com
pany duilug tho seasQii or 1011 has
built over t went j -flvo miles or cIIm
ti Uniting lines along tho county
roads of tho Rogue River valloy, imp
plying electric cm rent to ranches, or
cliaidH and country homes, tlui own
ers of which aro quick to rcallo
Hint eledilu em rent is no longer a
luxuiy, but it necessity, hud (hat mi
labor Is uuceilalu and high priced,
every labor-saving dovlio In tho
homo and on tlio ranch, Instead of
being an oxuoiiho, Is a Into economy.
Tho lino oxtiiiiHliuis built by tho
company In tho Roguo River valloy
In 101 1 cost over $10,000. In tiddl
Hon, about $30,000 has heon spout
In building now milw.lullojiH and for
now tinuBrormors and scruiulaiy dlu
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