HI HOOD RIVBB OLAOEEH, THURSDAY. AUGUST 6, 1D08.
Five
TELLS OF ORCHARDS
AT HOOD RIVER
A bulletin just issued by the ex
periment station at Ibe Oregon Agri
cultural College on orcharding in
Wmoo county and compiled by C 1.
Lewis and K. W. Allen gives tome
interes'iug Information in regard to
truit giowing at hood River. Ibe
data la largely aupplled by K. W. Al
len, who spent several month bore
last summer making an orchard aur
vey of the valley. In describing tbe
work and telling of its results tbe bul
letin 8as;
li. W. Allen, field assistant of tbe
department of boitioulture, was de
tailed to make tbe survey, tbe woik
extending from tbe first ot July to tbe
ttrst of October. Every plaoe having
at least iour acres devoted to' fruit
growing was vlnited and tbe survey
thus inoluded practioally every com
mercial orchard in tbe oounty. With
blank book and soil auger a syntemat
ic orchard to orobard survey was
made. All surb points as elevation,
location, kinds of fruit, distance ot
planting, peats, etc., wet carefully
noted and recorded. Ibeae blanks
are Died away in this office for future
ieference.
It has indeed been interesting to
work iu this oounty. lakiug Hood
Kiver as an example, we find an agri
cultural community where tbe average
oiohard is only sixteen acies in area
and where tbe returns have reached a
mark as bigb as 81800 per aoie, wbiie
tbe average net returns through tbe
entire valley was not tar from 1501) per
acre for bearing orchards. Here we
find many tneu located ten year ago,
witb a few bundred dollars, who now
bave young orchards that ore selling
as high as 81000 per acre and who
count their wealth from forty to sixty
thousands dollars. Auy community
that will support a family on sixteen
acres is indeed interesting. What
will its future be? That is an inter
esting study for the sociologist, tor
this region promises to develop Into
an ideal agricultural oommunity.
Wasco oounty comprises three
fruit growing districts, namely, Hood
Kiver, Moeier and Tbe Dalles Ibese
are separated by natural barriers and
ditfer oouBidersblyJiooertain respects.
In order to (present tbe material of
this survey in 'the clearest manner it
is tberefore thought beet to treat
these districts individually.
Hood Kiver District.
History. (July a few years ago tbe
Hood Kivei Valley was a heavily tim
beied traot of land, lying between two
ranges of bigb bills or mountains,
aud having only one open side, that
being on tbe noitb, where tbe Colum
bia mark its boundary. To tbe south
it becomes rough and narrow and fin
ally is lost among tbe brauobea of tbe
Hood Kiver, which all find their
source in tbe gluciera of Mt. Hood.
The first clearings were made in tbe
northern part ot the valley near the
Columbia, where small borne orobards
aud berry putobes were set out by tbe
homesteaders. They were found to
do very well, aud tbe strawberry,
through its adaptability to the climate
and soil, came to be a very popular
aud profitable orop. As tbe demand
for tbe products inoreased, other peo
ple oanie and from that time clearing
was steadily done, and fiuit set out.
This growth has been kept np for
many years and as tbe adaptability of
different fruits became known they
were set out. With tbe organization
of associations and tbe realization of
muob higher prioes, a great Impetus
baa been given to the development ot
this region tbe past tew yers.
Hood Kiver has three natural divis
ionsthe West Side, or that part ly
ing between tbe Hood river and west
to tbe mountains; the East Side, or
the portiou lying eaat of tbe river and
extending southward to a distance of
about ten miles from the Columbia;
and, south of this, extending for a
distance of ten or twelve miles, tbe
Upper Valley. Ibis is a narrow and
much blgbei valley wbi h tor some
distance ia cut oft from tbe river but
at tbe upper part widens out and cov
ers a great deal of more or less moun
tainous land wbicb extends to tbe
base of Mt. Hood. While tbe two first
named division" bave but a small per
centage ot land left uncleared, tbe last
named part bas only a very small per
centage of cleared land, tbe greater
part being covered by willow and
bazel briiBti or II r timber.
Tbo sandy soil of tbe West Side was
for mauy years thought to be the only
part of tbe valley profitable for fruit
growing, but Dually it was found tbat
tbe East Side was also el adapted to
this industry, liy this time quite a
large population had gathered ou the
West Side, and its development was
many years in advance ot tbat of tbe
rest ot tbe valley. New comers saw
tbe possibilities ot the otber regions,
bought tbem up, and begsu clearing
and setting out apple orchards, wbicb
were by tbis time commanding con
siderable attention. Although its
period of development bas beeu much
shorter than tbat of tbe West Side,
tbe East Side now bas considerable
mote orchard than the first settled
portion.
In the Mt. Hood district, or Upper
Valley, there are several old borne
stead places, but rapid development
did not begin there until a oompaia
tively recent date. The few bea'ing
orobards there were principally h11 lor
borne use, but now many orchards
and berry patches are to be found
there. In a manner the development
of tbis valley bas been much tbe same
as thai: ot any other place, tbe clear
ing aud settling beginning near tbe
entiauce aud working - back to tbe
more remotn districts, liy noting tbe
increased plauling ol tien aud Lerriis
within the past live or ix jtai- n
sbonu by tables 1 and 6, it cuii ce
seen bow rspid tbe devlopn.iul has
been.
Elevation Acooidiug to the figure
on the O. Li, Hi N. depot at Hood Kiv
er, the elevation is 101 feet, rroiu
this point tbe rife is quite abrupt for
some distance, aud w uuie tbe first ur
chards are looutud the elevation is
about 175 to 20U feet. Ibe slope of
tbe orobard land is generally to tbe
east and west, or t ward tbe river.
Tbe water drains off in tbis way, but
the whole valley tises quitejnoticeahly
from tbe Columbia river southward,
or along tbe Hood river I'be nverHg
altitude of tbe orchards uf tbe uiaio
valley is 601 feet. The Willow lint
district averages approximately 1-10
feet and tba Middlu ValiVy an 1 Mt.
Hood districts laugu from 135U to
2000, with an average uf 1520 feet iu
elevation. The bignest orchard, wbicb
is at an elevation ot 2000 teet, is the
one farthest south, and is located well
upon one of the. ridges runniiig di
rectly to Mt. Hood The one on tbe
lowest land Is owned by Mr. Lock at
Menominee. It is near tiie O. K. &
N. railroad, wbiob is at this point
about 100 feet above sea lev. It
can be safely said tbat tbe lange in
' elevation ot tbe orchards of tbe Hood
Rlrei district is fiom 100 to 3K"0
feet, tbe average elevation being 78
feet.
Aspect. Taking tbe wboln valley
Into consideiation, tbe greater part
has an east or west slope, liy far the
greater number of tbe places bate
slope enough for good drainage, and
are located witb a good exposure as to
light anil airdrainsge.
Kinds of Fruit. -Ibe leading kind
of fiuit grown to tbis dlstriot Is ap
plet, of which tbe Yellow Newtown
and Eopua Spitzeoberg are tbe lead
ing varieties. For a detailed account
of tbe numbers and varieties see table
No. 1. Peaches, peaia and cherries
are beoomiug quite popular, but are
grown lo very small quantities as
compared witb tbe acreage of straw
berries and apples. Apples bold first
plaoe in point of area and strawber
ries come second, while tbe otber
kinds are giowu in considerably less
areas.
From ten to twelve years ago a great
many varieties of applet were planted
in Hood Kiver, in some oases as many
as fifty varieties in single orobard,
but it was found to be unprofitable to
plant an orobard of so many varieties,
aud a large precentage of the plant
ings tbe past few years ia of Newtown
and Spitzeuberga. At tbe same time
there is an indication tbat tbe market
is swinging back to a certain degree,
and tbe Union tbe past two seasons
baa had a call for more varieties. It
does not mean tbat mixed orobards
will ever again be resorted to, (or tbe
average orobard will contain only two
to four varieties, as is tbe esse today;
but it does mean tbat more varieties,
otber than Newtown and Spitzenberg,
when well grown, can command a
good price, and tbat tbe orcbardist
will grow those commercial varieties
tbat succeed best in bis soil. Thus,
in the Upper Valley, we find the Bald
win coming to be recognized as tbe
leading variety in tbat region, la ta
ble 1 It can be seen tbat tbe probable
order ot popularity of varieties will
ohange somewhat. The Newtown will
undoubtedly keep tbe lead for some
time to oome;tbe Spitzenberg second;
while Hen Davis will undoubtedly tall
from tbird plaoe well down tbe line,
giving plaoe to tbe Ortley or tbe Ar
kansas Black. Both these varieties
are oonsideied to be good pollenizers.
Botb are vrry handsome apples. 'The
former Is a splendid cooking apple,
while tbe latter is tbe last good "show
stand" apple in tbe spring. Jonathan
still bas a good following aud will
probably bold fifth place for a time at
least. Baldwin, because of its popu
larity in tbe Upper Valley, will still
find a plaoe. Unless tbe remaining
varieties are inoreased somewhat tbo
next few years, tbey will be relatively
unimportant. Tbe Winter Banana,
which bas caused such a flurry, will
probably be planted in limited quan
tities. Although very attractive, it
lacks in intrinsic quality and shows
Indications of being a poor shipper
and keeper. It takes lrom five to
seven yeara for a variety to exert an
influence in tbe market. A glance at
table 1 will show that the past two sea
sons in Hood Kiver bave indicated a
strong tendency to plant more varie
ties. Several varieties tbat were plant
ed from eix to eight years ago again
found a place, their appearauce being
acooonted for, in some cases, by tbe
fact tbat tbe growers believe tbem to
be good pollenizers. There ate still a
good many trees planted in mixed or
chards, although tbe percentage of
such is on tbe decrease.
Total number of apple trees in Hood
Kiver;
Vellow Newtown 6 - i 174084
Spitzenberg - - - 150616
Ben Davte -- 9102
Jonathan . - - 8356
Ortley D104
Baldwin .... 5120
Arkansas Black - - 4764
Mammoth Blaok Twig 3684
King of Tompkins County - 1785
Hydes King of tbe West 924
Stark 889
Gano - - - 877
Wineeap .... 830
Oravenatein .... 812
Winter Banana - - 686
Salome 608
Red Cheeked Pippin - - 532
Yakima 441
Wagner 467
Northern Spy - - - 353
Mixed Apple Orchard - 25016
Totals .... 394435
Number of peai trees in Hood Kiver:
Beurre d'Anjou - 3415
Bartlett .... 2535
Comioe .... 1856
Winter Nelis - - 1043
Berrue Bose - 125
Beurre Easter .... 59
Mixed Varieties 219
Total 9152
Number of cherry trees in Hood
Kiver:
L-ambert - - 1176
Bing .... 1120
Royal Anne , - . - 903
Black Republican 4(H)
Kentish .... 127
Mixed Varietlti - - - 732
Total 5274
Number of wuluut trees at Hood,
River:
Franqnette ... 489
Mayette .... 325
Proepurturlen - - - 100
Mixed Varieties 119
Total 1031
Number of peaob trees at Hood
River:
Elbert - 2201
Early Crawford - - - 1853
Late Crawford - - 1724
Fostsr 149
Salway 149
Mixed Varieties 1113
Total 7180
71.6 per cent ot these frees sre grow
ing as fillers in apple orchards.
(Conti tied on P. geS ) '
bull, A. O. Adams, J. W. Leniarr,
ieo. Cowell, Frank Williams, Perry
Harvey, H. U. Clouse, V. Elliott,
Frank (Jreen, Aug. Peterson, Wm.
Anders. N. D.Sanford, II. Clay Levy,
Hob Wrlgbt. W. M. Ash. A. Syrlog,
11. M. Mackimso , James Labey, Jess
Cites, Cash. I. Wiokland, Wni. Labey,
N. O. Olson, John Hull, Erik Haggle
lam, J. F. iloiob, C P. Malloy, Wm.
Loyzell, Joe Brh id, Jr., Joseph
Sobmid, Br., Michael Nealy, C. 1L
Simpson, Will I). Daooklee, Ben
Johnson, A. V. Peetee, K. N. Elliott,
Geo. W. Stokoe, Glen Uorton, Cbss.
Cay, C. Fitzpatrick, J. L. Dummoud,
T. J. Mouvoy, a W. Cross, J. Uos
ton, John N. Elden, Frank Conlon,
A. Brodbaok, P. Kchmlt, Sam Wooxl
waid, Jaoob Snyder. A. F. Nelson,
W. T. King, Abi Resbsugb, B. lw
Wilder, A. L. Mattom, H. Collls, J.
F. Us niblick, A. A. Syiing, Chat
N. Bemdet, E. A. Alwlok, Otto
Schmld, W. D. Hayes, Otis McKin
non, D. V. Dickson, Fred Mastersou,
Bob Robeits, C. E, Swansou, Cbss.
Mally.
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Mr. A. Robinson, of Drumquin, On
tario, has been troubled for years with
indigestion, and recommends Chamber
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"best medicine I ever used." If trou
bled witb indigestion or constipation
give them a trial. Tbey are certain to
prove beneficial. Tbey re easy to take
and pleasant in effect. Price. 25 cents.
Samples free at Keir & Cass' drug store.
Oregoi Cherries for Seattle Fair.
R. U. Weber, of The Dalles, wbo
was in tbe city during tbe cbeny fair
In charge ot the Wasoo county ex
hibit, suggested to aeveial local cherry
men tbat an exhibit ot cherries be
made at Alaska-Yukon exposition at
Seattle next year. It was bia plan to
make an exhibit of Eastern Oregon
c berries and keep them on display as
long aa tbey remained in good condi
tion and to replace tbem witb ober
ries from the Willamette valley. Tbe
Dalles Optimist bas taken up tbe mat
ter and is pushing it. No doubt Sa
lem oberry growers, who live in tbe
beart of tbe greatest oberry produa
ing region in tbe world, will take tbe
matter up and make an exhibit at
Seattle. Statesman. ,
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Backache is kidney danger.
Dean's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
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- Plenty of evidence to prove this.
Mrs. C. Hoctor, 1006 Bluff street, Tbe
Dal lee. Ore., says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills have been used in our family
many times, and the results have al
ways been satisfactory. A few months
ago our little girl began to complain of
pain in her back. Tbe aching kept
getting more annoying until I got a box
of Doan's Kidney Pills. Less than one
box entirely rid her of the trouble, and
she has not complained of it since."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States. Re
member the name Doan's and take
no other.
Pickled pigs' feet at McGuire's.
notice for publication. ;
Department or the Interior,
U. B. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon.
July, 1U0H. '
VVt 1 " " ;;ui n, miner,
of Moaler, Oregon, who, on November 1, 1900,
made homestead entry No. IKWS, for NWW
.Sw-tlon 15. Township I N., Range HE, Will.'
tn malrA Ann I nktniniilui inn iwrf n
claim Iu the lind above described, before the
Register and Receiver, at The Dalles. Orennn
on the lstli dsyof August, im.
Claimant names as witnesses: T. C. Oodber.
son, W. It. Stokes, Benjamin Woods and N E
Stokes, nil of Mosler, Oregon.
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We handle drugs and everything in the drug line, except booie. We
want It distinctly understood that Nichol 's Pharmacy does not sell liquor
of any kind, and that we strictly adhere to this policy. We have been
bothered quite a little, since opening our drug store, with those who
wanted alcohol or gome other spiritous liquor, therefore we take this op-
fiortunity of notifying the people of Hood River and vicinity of our policy
n this respect. We are told we cannot sttcced if we stick to our inten
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We have a complete stock of paints, toys, patent medicines, brushes, per
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Ncrtlue is berely plren tbut the un
itui'sttMied, T W. tixdder, will present
the sli'ive Hini f.rut,roiutf petition to
(lie ii'iuoruble oounty court 01 Hood
River county, state of Oregon, eiklnu
tor it license to sell npiiitoud, malt
aud vinous liquors ami fernunted ol
der, couiuiouly called hard cider, iu
Kulls precinct, Hood River county,
sUte of Oregon, for a period of cue
vnr. mid tlist HHiil i.etitlou will be
presented aud npplicatiou mrfdeli'ir;
siiah lict-e on the tlrrt tiav of the
leuulnr October term ol the county
court uf llnod River cinuty, Oiegi ri:
to. wit on Muudav, tbe bib da) of Oo
tuber, l!KJ8:
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Big Stock of New and Second-hand
Furniture, Carpets. Art Squares, Rugs
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Find Out for Yourself
That Hood River
has one of the best
banks in Oregon.
That this bank
performs with intel
ligence and discre
tion any legitimate
banking service it
can properly under
take is proven by
the volume of its
business, as reflect
ed by the annexed
statement which
you are urgently re
quested to examine
carefully.
Report of the Condition of
Butler Banking Company
at Hood River, In the Hlat of Oregon, at the
eloHo of tmniuetri July 15, HMD.
KEHOl'BCKS.
liOHim and discount fW7,001.M
i vrdi aft, wwu red nd unneoured... ll.4Wt.90
lloiidH, neourlUex, eui 25,000.04
HimkliiK uoiiiut, furniture and flit'i 3,170.00
Due from bun It a (not reserve banka) S9,9A3,1
Due from approved reserve banka,,.. !2,ftH.lt)
exchange for clearing bouse 607.S7
Ciisli on baud 17,450.l
Total 144 5,34.71
MABIMTIK8.
Capital stock paid Id , t 60,0(10.00
Surplus fund 15.0UO.0O
Undivided profits, lew xpenaes and
taxes paid 6,4M.0
Due lo banks and bankers- ,HfiM
Individual deposits subject to check 2OT,4.2
Demand certificates of deposit.. 20,208.96
Time eertltloates of deposit 64,827.00
Cashier's cbeoks outstanding , 28.00
, Total .4445,321.71
Slate of Oregon, County of Hood River sk
I, Truman Butler, cashier of the above
named bsnk, do solemnly swear that tba
above statement Is true to the best of aiy
knowledge and belief. Tbumam Buti.kb,
Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
24th day of July, 1908. A. A. Jayne,
Notary Public
Correot-Attest: Leslie Butler, E.H. French,
Directors.
The Butler Banking
Company
Hood River, Oregon
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