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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1915)
. t "ssjt ji t-wtv-wuw-erq-r wwrwnwnrw V A MTTOTORP MATL TKHUTNra, MRDFOftn, OREOON, FRTDAY, JAtfUAT?Y 1, 1015 PAGE. FIVE 65,000 Acres Commercial Orchards in Rogue River Valley P'.' ?M n tew 'fPfr T ' . ''-'.a ' ..,- - ., . ... . i Y mm:i'-m ' ? i Kit M & :w. SWM, V5 IMF' ' " ' S.'t&;ri .ki &., i&f ' rA i. ' T- ,' : -" " 'H W i1frM& v. ?4yiiV;fei ( ) a v ;ik-s f, r:-f T IRiaiia9mfiasniito V . W . i rxirzr'tn 2P" ,OMn'lH' i.vtJI'rf MkMlkMllBI & -4 HwLjl i&L r,V V'i . . Si&VSSi I'irkitiK IVult Frost Protection A pliiun of tho wink r llm county piillmlonlftt In front iirotoctlon OlirlnK tho iarly nprhiR iluyn if rr tain yoarn. Thin froitt protection In In ttin nntino or fruit crop iiHurnu i On ttui Hiopi-H ami llio i-IiIkch u.iil tho hllloldi'ii nroiiml tl'u litwor PhcIh of thti valloy, uIhth tho nlr clrnilntlou In kooiI, ktllliiK frontH am practically unknown. In itomn partH of tho vnl loy rffloor on'hanl "hratlni;," or "hiiiuiIhIiik." Ihih hrm found an or flcicnt mill coiuparntlvoly clti-ap form offrult protection ai;almt tho pohhI MIHIch of u Into MllluK froMt iIuiIiik tlio hlooinliiK porloil. A HHtum of front warnlnr.a Iiiih been worked out und brchardN In Ki'ial aru iMjulpved 'with uniform appnratim for tho lumty IIkIiUiik of fin-it when tho daiiKer porlod iippiouuluiH, It liriH hcou found PohhIIiIo to ralho tho tumpuraturo of an, orchard aroa from ' to 10 do ktciih, which Iiiih afforded amplo pro tocton In tho paid., Tho woathor hu. roan department of tho office of tho county patholoKlKt Iiiih hrou alilo to proplii'Hy tho approach of every kill Inn front dm Inn tho part flvo yarn kIvIiik KrnwuiH nuilo tlmo In pre jmro for orcliard IiouIIiik. CMipenitlo MniKetliiK An oHtlmatod thrcu-fourtliH or more of tho total fruit product of tho CnfPlEKSSy valley h inarKutod through thieo dif ferent co-oporatlvo hoI'Iiik ukoiicIoh, two of thoHe iiKoncliiH havlitK hoad (iinrterH In Medfoid and the third l.i Auhland, Not only do Iheao ukoiuIjh nociir tho liKlheHt market price for fruit, dlvlilliiK the icturim pio rata uinoiiK the i;roueiH after tho haro cost of Holllnn Iiiih hieu deducted, lint they alno afford other udviintaceH, TUoy biivo thousandH of dollara by Hiipplylut: at coiil nil mvhaid enulp luftnt needed by tho uiemherH, Inclnd Ii'KySPraylliU matin lal, ladderH for plkhitfl'linxeo ami paper for piicldui; if ) i .yo"V- ! INUBD NtHE iniawi im)ixtnv i,y and HiipplloH for orehaid heating. They uIho aid In tho picking of tho fruit, and in the unlfoim packing. Training hcIiio's for puckcm aro con ducted each year, and pickers and paekoi'H aro aligned to the dlfl'eient orchardn of tho alloy tin needed. Aho, packing Iioiifch are provided for tho paaklug of n coustdoruhlo propor tion of the fruit at varloua convent out Hhlpplng poiutn In tho vit lo, Storage wurehoiiHes tnko care "f tho HiirpliiH fruit when there is conges tion In uhipplug, Addllluunl waiehoiiFCH aie lie lug coiiHtructed, a combined pro-cooling und dry Htorago plant with a ca pticlty of 100 earn having rocoutly SfCaW??K,;!ft5&:i.ViKSV,. " Me mwgm8mE?ms JIBHBBMMiMMBBliilliiHMBBitaMMiWSC .-"' wrfti rang 8 . fe. SOQI rn .;S t. - Tpluil Winter NVIIs llloik hi lllooin been comphtrd at .Medford. Uegularl spiling agouto aro emplojod by tin eo'oporutlu) unions, and afflllatioiu are hai with polling ornantzutloni malutalnlug agents in many parta e: tho world. Siininiin, of OitIiiikI 1'ioflts Onhaid pioritH aro vulahle, tlurc being a wide rango between the high ct nvciago prices per acre ouniec liy the bejt orchards and the earning of t'omo of tho pooroHt orolinrds. Also tHicl depeiulH upon tie management, TJho general rule Is that an orehaid ileninmU an contlnuoin? and as watch fuf peiBonul euro an doea any other agricultural entcrpilne, In order to liifltiro average or oxcentlotml puq- BW . t - KB "P ...TTlTi'' - rp. vj HUH r -8 t i Atd . 3fr i? : w'.vV L? VX; vk v.i! ti '& y '- ?' V9SS l3r wWt- ,rc frf, 'S&&? V 'i,. fflacl Vi' n rrv '; in. v.-"-'Sgl la . .vW 9 t .Jm& Xf t IV -v v UA tV dmmiihM vh. AUo it hlsh degree of special isation In ucccfioary- though there aio a number of eourcoa cf old that ovory orchnidlst may draw upon without cost to liluiEcir. Market con ditions for fruit vary from joar to year; also (lm average jleld. Occts lonally bumpei1 crops are harvested and iccord prlcoj aro inccivod. Tu dor theso exceptional conditions al most unbettcablo prorits can bu srown by some orchards but theee nre not average, and an a ru o such i exYoptloually managed and matured orehaid tiaets aio not for hale, It is dlfllcult to urrhe at aveiages, hence the summary glvou In tho "Soil Sur vey" bopklet of tho department of hasss MlSNVy- &-?! nans rexrav t.liuirrKK'i Ws.'-r'asi.T r . -1 JT.'' 7 . 53T iJT ' w : w Mv V ' sssa&ii'fe'-aito -AjJi-MVvy.'i iV.-i wT'.H yw . "ts;" ,-jw t?U.v ". &?;,. .-.- '..,..'. tJi.'uiTn'fi'n TrrTyii'argLeairx -'- II AjnHBHMBHMClW r 'KijH-A Ilonr Orevk Orchard In Itlooiu i agriculture may suffice It Is re i ported hero, pago SO; "Insofar as this alley Is concerned, a well plant ed and cared for orchard will not yields on an average of from JtifiO to ItiOO an acre." Of course, high rec ord earnings coit'd bo quoted, and j figures could bo shown from orch ards that hno a erased a return qt 1000 an ncro for sovoral jears thoao flguros proving possibilities un der exceptional market and crop con ditions, and under exceptional orch ard maungomottt. rnllinlteil I'rult t'osbibilllles Tho fruit possibility of Jackson county and tho Hasuo Ulver valley are u'lnott unlimited. Practically every variety of fruit common to the temperato -.ono will do especially well If care Is taken in tho selection of varieties nud soils The special ization In jienis, apples and peaches has been due entirely to markot con ditions. Hence tho time mav come when other varlotloa of fruit will W4d jxfe&T J' B6 ml ,.& JBIRI - also become specialties. Tho 1010 census guvo Jackson county first rank among all tho counties of tho state In the production of nectarines und apricots, third In tho pioductlon of grapes and fourth In blackberries and dowborrles. Yot thoro has beau llttlo bpcclnlizntlon In theso products, no attempt to produce them on a largo sculo. It is known that tho Hoguo IMver section could excol in certain varieties of grapes, world au thorities having pronouueed some of theso varieties of moro oxcollont quality than those of certain sections of tho old world that havo special ized In wine grapes for several hun dreds, of years. Uoguo Klver valley grapes havo high rank In tho mar kets of tho north. vost, of ton com manding fancy prices for holiday and special trade. Tho section also pro duces high-grade cherries, tho favor ite varieties being Illng, Lnmbort and ltonl Ann. Ono of tho Impottnut olds toward "M Tf T--V .. ip. f - . " r -?- 'i ', l.- " lifrTil .Hrsre,t!i wbJ; ,y, 'K " t .'v2 y Typical Young Orrluin!, Showing Circat Area I'lantciJ Iturrell Orchnrtlv tho location or a now orchard tract or Intensified farm In the Roguo Klvor and tributary valley of Jack son county Is tho report of tho re--cent toll survey made by the bureau of holls, Unl tod 'States department ot agriculture, and published under tho tlte, "8oU Survey or tho Mcdford Area, Oregon." In the total forty three distinct types of soil are rccog nlxed in tho map published by tbla survey. Tho Rogue Ulver valley area Is very "spotted," to use a popular term. Hence, WTat "oneeection may do fn the way of production may bo absolutely no criterion of tho agri cultural worth of a strip of land a quarter of a mile away. Any given quarter tcctlcn of land may havo halt a dozen different typen of soil, each separate typo perhaps beet fitted to tho production is barren of trees and brush, whereas almost all tbo re maining areas of agricultural lands of tho county wcro originally covered with brush and treo growth, tho greater part of which has been cleared. Stock Raising Stock raising has always been an Industry of considerable relatlvo im portance in Jackson county. Condi tions for stock raising are. especially favorable. Tho climate is mild. Thoro is llttlo snowfall during tho winter months, honco tho reeding per iod is short. Green feed may be had on tho hills during a largo part ot tho cntlro year. And tho adjacent mouutaln areas afford summer pas ture. Thoro are yet a number ot largo stock ranchoa In tho smaller vallcs of the county, and In tho out lying districts adjacont to tho better rango. Also, other districts with grcator range areas, such as eastern Oregon, havo long looked to Jackson county and southern Oregon tor their supply of young cattlo to stock ther ranges and big ranches and to sup ply winter feeders. Tho adjacent national forests will always afford a tlxod amount ot summer rango tor Jackson county cattlo, and thoro Is a large area of tho roungher timbered and mineral bearing land that wilt always bo available tor grazing pur poses. Tho open grazing lands of Jackson county aro generally stocked to their capacity, however, and the greatest extension of stock rntslng will bo on the smaller farms and In connection with general farming activities. Thousands of acres of new land In th Hoguo river valley may yet ba irri gated, and tho natural use for many or these new small farms will be fr diversified and, IntenslfM, farming, devoting a part of thejJnd to stock raising, oven though fruit, berrta r gnrden truck maylfo the chief ant' put. Large ylolds of hay mav Iu ' eaMly grown, and this can b Mi" ' profitably fed at home, even tkusk tho local PriWHipf, hay wayi jJ, I! ' lt3 t
