I Kir I lin sHAY WW 23 1912
INCREASED IRRIGATION
SHOWN IN THE STATE
The census bureau, K Dana Durm.d.
director, litis just completed the tol
lowing bulletin of the statistics uf irri
gation for Oregon :
The Cascade mountain range, which
parallels the coant line and extends
across the state about 125 miles inland,
divides Oregon into two parts, which
differ widely in climatic characteris
tics. The western third of the state,
lying between these mountains and the
coast is, except in the extreme south
ern part, generally humid, with an
average annual precipitation which is
ample in most sections for the matur
ing of crops without irrigation. The
regions east of the mountains, how
ever, are arid or semiarid, and it is in
this section of the state that irrigation
is most widely practiced. Irrigation
was reported in 11I9 from all counties
in the state except two, but of the
total acreage supplied with water in
that year about itfi per cent lies cast of
the mountains.
In lS'.i'J the proportion of irrigated
farms was 12.9 per cent, while in lKh!)
the proportion was 12.3 per cent. It
is evident that between lH'.l and 180'.)
the number of irrigated farms in the
state increased at about the same rate
as the number of unirrigiited Jarmi.
During the Inter decade, however, the
rate of increase in the number of irri
gated farms was almost twice as great
as the number of unirrigated furnis.
Of the ;M counties in the Htate, only
four report more than half the farms
as irrigaterj ; in four the proportion is
between 40 and 50 per cent and in two
it is between HO and 40 per cent. In
only six out of the remaining 21 coun
ties are as many as 10 per cent of the
comprising Baker, aid tnicn counfiel t contair.td irrigated ureas of between i wmle all red applet admitted must
stowej sn inerea cf 2Vri firms i cU ia0 hi J Ml.Ouo tcrci I show 25 per cent color."
Trie irriyatti fititse is uttn fio'i. ! Th county in wh:c. irrighitd lar.d ; In the grading cf ptavhet it is pro
special schedule t.lel cut by :.ger.t , t jtrr.cj toe i.fi.v?t percoT.tage of tne , tided that r.one less than 'I inches in
fiom information cbtaii.eJ from owners ' total area was I'aker, where 6.6 per idiameter shall be packed for shipment
or officials of irrigation Enterprises 1 cei.t of the laud area was irrigated. In and 1 inches is the minmum fixed for
arid, in some instates, from public
records. The acreage thus obtained iSiKiver, Union aid W allows wai the
considerably larger than the irrigated! proportion,; as high as two per cert.
oi ly fnur other eouiit'es-Harney, Hood ! Elbertas. No over-ripe, under-sized.
immature, misshapen, disused, wormy
acreage reported on the supplemental
schedules filled out by the farm enum
erators. This dilierence is due in a
measure to the fact that the special
agents found enterprises which were
not reported on any schtduks returned
by the enumerators, indicatu g that the
acreage reported on the supplemental
schedules is to some extent under the
true figure. There is. however, a
natural tendency for the ollicials of
enterprises to report an irrigated the
entire area of farms of which only a
part was irrigated. Furthermore,
some farms are so situated as tu re
ceive water from more than one enter
prise, and may be reported as irriga
ted by each, which reuslts in duplica
tion. Owing to the to causes hist
enumerated. It is probable that the
acreage irrigated as slii.n in this bul
letin is somewhat excessive, but the
extent of this excess cannot be deter
mined. It is beileveri, however, to be
less than 10 per cent tor the (state of
Oregon.
In ere has been little utilization of
underground water for irrigation up to
this time. The data shows 51 flowing
wells, w hich irrigated 655 acres, and W2
pumped welis, which irrigated H)5
a-Tts. All hut six of the flowing wells
are in Harney and Klamath counties,
while more than two-thirds of the
pumped wells are in Jackson, Jose
phine, Umatilla and Union counties.
or otherwise defective fruit shall be
THE HUMAN FOOT
It la Said to Bt Changing and In Tim
May Bacom Taslasa.
A London physician. Dr. R. Clement
Lucas, sajs that If man keeps on wear
lug shoes and living under the present
packed, except that over-ripe and un-1 condition he may eventually develop
der-eized'inay Le packed lor special
purposes provided the boxes are plain
ly so marked.
Each box of Rartlett, Winter IsVllia,
Cornice and like varieties of pears
shall weigh not less than 52 pounds
gross, while Flemish lliauty, d'Anjou,
Heurre Clairgeau, Fall Butter and
similar varieties shall weigh not less
Klamath county has the largest acre-1 than 48 pounds gross. The first grade
age irrigated by (lowing wells 500 shall consist of pears not less than 21
acres--while Umatilla has the largest j inches in diameter (except Winter Ncl-
lis, which shall not be less than 1
inches), shall be free from worms,
scale, all bruises and defects, limb
rubs or missapen. No pears without
stems will be accepted in this grade.
River Will Probably Rtaih Record Mark
The Columbia onfy lacks a foot or
two of being as high as it was last
summer The stream came up more
than a foot night Defoe last and was
rising rapidly last muht. The wharf
boat of the Open River '1 ransportation
company moved to the slough north
acreage supplied from pumped wells
2'JH aens. Pumping from wells, lakes
or streams is but little practiced as
yet, the total acreage supplied with
pumped water being .only 5,211 acres
in IWJ.
YAKIMA CHANGES
GRADING RULES
One feature of the rules for grade
The total acreage as reported irri
gaie'i in 1:10.1 was uw.i a acres, as i nil pats, aiiepieii ny me committee ox 1 0f the O.-W. K. & N. passenger sta
agaiiiHt 388,310 acces in 1H'J9 and and the V'akuna Valley Fruit Growers' as-1 (mn peverai days ago and the Regula
177,941 acres in 1W. The per rentage , MH-iation this year, is a practical re- tor Line boat moved to the alouifh last
of increase from lxWi to 1WJ was 1 Ih. 2 j versal of the practice heretofore in ' ninht. Because ot ti nearness to the
and that from lhW to 1 !!, 70.7. The vogue in this valley as to the size of ; dty pi gsage to and fro from the boat
absolute increase during the later de-, apples that may he pacKeil in the oil-1 jandinija during the high water period
i til iu wan, lioweei, .M,ni.r ui rcr, wmic li iem ivuec.
In the past the rule has been that
the lower the grade the smaller the
apples admitted. Hereafter the asso
ciation will permit smaller apples in
the extra fancy than in the fancy, and
smaller in the fancy than in choice.
j No count greater than 163 will be per-
that during the eariler decade was only
2 1 f . ."J aorta.
The per centnge'of increase between
lHItll and l'.HK) in the acreage irringted
was considerably higher than the per
centage of increase in the number of
ftirmu irri!4trrirl Iliiri i ml iff. i u thjil
farms irrigated. In 16 counties less there vas an increase in the acreage I mitted in the latter. In fancy grade
than 10 per cent of the farms are irri-j irrigated per farm, the average bung I no greater pack than 175 will be per
gated, while from two no irrigation at : 102. lJ acres in I'.ioti, as compared with I mitted , excepting in the case of Wine
ail is reported. The 18 counties last , M.H acres in 1H!I9. As a decrease from j. saps or Missouri 1'ippins, which shall
mentioned are all in the western part 2x1 acres to 250.8 acres in the average ( be accepted up to and including 200;
of the state, wheicas the counties ' size of the farms of the state was re-1 v bile 225 Winesaps or Missouri I'ippina
which have a large proportion of the ' ported for the same period, it is prob- can be packed for extra fancy, sizes
farms irrigated are in the eastern part. ! able that farmers are irrigating larger i of other varieties smaller than 200 to
is made verv convenient.
Because of the heavy snows melting
in the Snake river hesdwaters the Co
lumbia is expected by local river men
to reach a record high water mark this
summer.
In Baker county the irrigated farms
form hO.fi per cent of the whole number
of farms, and in Malheur hi id Hood
River counties, W.7 and 62.4 per cent,
respectively.
From IK'.i'.l to MOD the increase in the
number of farms irrigated was 43.9 per
cent for the state as a whole. This
per cenlago was exceeded in seven
counties in which no chane of boundar
ies took place during the decade, and
in the territory which comprised Wasco
county in 1899 and Wacso and Hood
River conuties in 1909. 'I his high rate
of increase was confined almost entirely
to the counties east of the mountains,
which together show an increase of
40.1 percent. Although tho counties
west of the Cascades together show an
increase of 32.8 per cent, the exten
sion of irrigation in this section was
confined almost entirely to Douglas,
Jackson and Josephine counties.
The greatest absulute increase for
a single county was reported for Uma
tilla county, 356 farms. The territory
iarts of their holdings than formerly.
It is not possible, however, to deter-j
mine how far this is actually the case,
as the higher average size shown lor
the box to he excluded.
1 he "C" grade shall be made up of
all merchantable apples not included
in io. and iNo. I grades, these Hp
1900 was due to a considerable extent pies niust'be free from all insect pests,
wormholes and scale, but will include
mishiippcn apples or apples having a
limb rub or other defects. Apples of
this grade may also contain two worm
stingH, perfectly healed over without
indentation and not exceeding 1-16 inch
in diameter, or may show slight
bruises. Kacli apple must be wrapped.
The extra fancy grade is to consist
to the inclusion of the entire acreage
of an Indian reservation in Crook
county that was not included in the re- j
turns for 1910. The percentage which i
the irriguted area represented of the ;
total improved farm-acreage was 11.7 I
per cent inl899, whilejin 1909 it was1
161.1 per cent. j
The percentage of the total land area j
of the state irriagted in 1909 was 1.1, of well formed apples only, free from
compared with 0.6 per cent in 1899 and j all defects ; all red varieties must have
0.3 per cent in IHK'J. 75 per cent of color : Ben Davis, Rome
The county for which the largest i Beauty, Baldwin, Wagner, and other
area of irrigated land was reported in j varieties of similar color must show a
1909 was Baker, twith an irrigated red color of 50 per cent: Red Cheek
Tennis Dance Proes Successful
One of the most gucccssful dances of
the season was that given at the Ileil
bronner hall last I ri.lay evening by
the West Side Tennis club. A large
and happy crowd wa present and the
series of dances bids fair to prove one
of the most popular ever participated
in in Hood River. 'I he next tennis
party will be held on the evening of
rnday, May 31.
Those who have charge of the dances
are Claude C. Thompson, Frank P. Lu
cas, John W. Weaver and Crawford C.
l.ernmon.
Building for Sale
The Hood River Apple Growers' Un
ion offers for sale the frame building
now occupied by A. Whitehead, situ
ated to the east of the Union ware
house, to be removed at once to make
room for the new warehouse.
acreage or 129,6.l. Harney county,
which in 1899 ranked first in area of ir
rigated land, was second in 1909, with
129, 135 acres. In three other counties
the area of irrigated land in 1909 ex
ceeded 50,000 acres, Jwhile five counties
I'ippins and Winter Banunas must
show a red cheek.
The only deviation from the above
as to fancy grade is that silght limb
rub or like defects not exceeding -inch
in diameter will be ; permitted,
Henry Ferris, IFidar, Nebr., is the
is the father of ten children and for the
past 2d years has used Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound with the best of re
sults. He tells us: "I think Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound is the best
cough medicine in the world for I have
used it for the pust twenty years and
can recommend it to anyone needing a
cough medicine." C. A. Pluth.
Prepare
for Fly
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Largest Assortment
of Adjustable Fly
Screens Ever Shown
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Time Now
Blast Metal and
Wooden Frames; 8
Different Sizes
30c to 75c
Flies are disease breeders guard against them at a very small expense
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Screen Doors made in v
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$1.10 to $3.25
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Special Front Doors
with solid bottom pan
els and re-enforced
with galvanized wire
screen.
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Our Prices, Quality Goods and Service Should Make You Our Customer for AH Time
White
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Ice Cream
Freezers
t 'CFe4M t .i .1
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to 12 Quart 'iL'lf'y
Both Are
Standard
Snow
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Ice Cream
Freezers
Meat Safes, Ice Tongs, Ice Picks, Ice Shavers
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Refrigerators
is larger this
year than ever.
We have one
for every pur
pose and space
$7.25 to $45 1
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phone 1 E. A. FRANZ CO. pKt
luto one toed animal, or, more prop
erly speaking, toelesg one.
A Dumber of years ago Dr. Lnras
pointed out that tbe gradual disappear
ance of the little toe was getting ahead
of tbe textbook, for while It bad al
ready lost one of its extensor tendons
In quite an appreciable percentage of
cases, one of Its flexor tendons was
absent also. On the other hand, the
great toe bad undergone extraordi
nary developments because the Inner
side of the foot was the flint to catch
the center of gravity In transferring
the weight of the body from one foot
to the other In walking.
The horse, which was once a five
toed animal, now moves about solely
tu the unll of Its big toe or consolidat
ed toes. There Is no doubt that man's
internal organism has been much mod
ified since he left off living with na
ture and began living on It. Intestines
have changed noticeably. The foot It.
self has also changed. It Is more com
pactly built now, for the toes of the
savage races are widely separated and
stuck out on different angles, the big
toe especially being thrown far out
and resembling the great toes of a
bu boon. Exchange.
CULTIVATE SIDE VISION.
It Will Enabl You to 8e In Several
Directions at Ones.
One of the most useful plfts one can
have is a good side vision. By side
vision is meant literally ability to
see In several directions at once and
to know what is going on In other di
rections besides that upon which the
gnze may be fixed at the moment
Just try the next time you are read
ing your paper in the train, for In
stance, and you will understand clear
ly what is meant
You can with little effort and while
still reading follow the movements of
those sitting opposite you and even
those at your side.
With a little practice the range of
your side vision can be extended be
hind you in each direction to an angle
of forty-five degrees, and you can see
clearly every movement that takes
pluce on both sides simultaneously.
Now, just think what this means.
The man in possession of a good side
vision is not an easy one to take by
surprise. In business he finds it a
valuable asset, especially when talking
with more than one person at a time.
He can guurd against dangers from
unexpected sources, mid when crossing
a roadway he can clearly see the traf
fic coming from either direction while
still looking straight ahead. London
Answers.
Magdalen Islands.
In the center of the gulf of St. Law
rence the small group of Magdalen is
lunds are populated by 3,000 or 4,000
11 lieu 1 descendants of the Aciullnns un
der Chtttnplnlu and De Monts, who
were driven out of New France, Novn
Scotia, by the English. Since the first
settlement In 1703 generations of the
same families have raised scanty crops
lu the valleys nud fed sheep and cat
tle on the hlyh conical hills which con
stitute n prominent feature of an ln
sular landscape. Year after year men
have gone out on the waters of the
gulf in search of the cod, mackerel and
lobsters on which a livelihood depends.
They are simple, primitive people,
these natives of the Mngdnlens, labor
ing all the while under circumstances
that are most discouraging. The arch
ipelago contains twelve or thirteen dis
tinct islands. Including several grim
rocks which are not Inhabited and nev
er will be.
Odd Tramway Literature.
The Liverpool tramway authorities
have furnished two quaint additions
to tho literature of notices. Some years
ago this notice was posted in the Liv
erpool cars: "I'ussmigers mo request
ed to pay no more pennies than the
conductor lu their presence punches
holes In their tickets for." This was
criticised, and another effort was made
and posted: 'Tussengeif are request
ed to pay uo more pennies than for
which the conductor In their presence
punches holes lu thein. tickets." This,
too, was pronounced a failure, and the
olllclals concluded that language had
not yet been invented which would
express what they felt P.ut don't you
know exactly what the otlklal uotke
meant? Loudon Standard.
Candor by Accident.
The hostess was so weary after an
inordinately long call from a bore that
when he at last rose to go she was al
most incapable of coherent speech, and
her verbs In consequence changed
places in her final effort at hospitality.
It ran as follows: "Oh, Mr. I'eters,
must you stay? Can't you go?" Lou
loa Opinion.
A Fool's Paradise.
A world in which there were no la
bors to be accomplished, no burdens to
be borne, no storms to be endured,
would be a world without true Joy,
honest pleasure or noble aspiration.
It would be a fools' paradise.
The Egoist.
Young Hostess igivlng her first dance,
to her slstersi Girls, I'm so anxious.
Do you think 1 shall enjoy myself? I
io hope I shall. -London I'unch.
A Misanthrope.
There Is no use wasting sympathy
on a man who cau't be happy with
good health, good meals and good
weather. Chicago Record Herald,
M. E. Church Services.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. V reaching
services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
IThemees: morning, "Light at Even
tide;" evening, "The Democracy of
Religion." or "General
Conference
I impressions." Junior League at 3 p
, m. Epworth League at 7 p. m. Pray
er meetin? on Thnraiinv OVOninr m Q
I o'clock. All are cordi'allv invitprf
attend these services. Strangers will
be made welcome. W. B. Young, pas
tor. Triangle Arsenate of Lead on a basis
of7J cents per 100 pounds while the
supply lasts. Hood River Spray Mana
facturing Co.
MICEiELIN
Red Inner Tubes
Their superiority x
is rccugnizeu an
over the World
IN STOCK BY
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Sixth and Columbia Streets.
iSherwin-Williams
Arsenate of Lead
$7.00 Per Hundred Pounds
In 250 Lb. Keg, $6.50 Per lOO Lbs.
d. Mcdonald
GLACIER STAMP WORKS
111 J
MAKES A SPECIALTY OF
Perfect Printing Mercantile
- Rubber Stamps
The cut shown herewith is our
Hand Band Dating Stamp
To be used with Ink Tad. The date are
complete for eight years, arc inside the
frame on three separate bands Onu band
lias the months, one the day of the mouth
-i and the year, and any (Into within that
" period may be brought into pu-irwi to
print, by simply turning the buttons from
tlieoutsiile. It is to be seen to be appreciated
SPECIMEN DIES FOR OUR MODEL DATERS
P A I
NOV 28 1911
GLACIER STAMP WORKS
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
RECEIVED
MAY 21 1912
ANSWERED
Kke rtaMMrWJUWatB
Our New Implement
Building is Complete
We are daily adding to our stock
of Orchard and Farm Imple
ments Wagons and
Buggies.
We have on hand, Planet Junior
Cultivators and Seeders, Spike
Tooth Harrows, Spring
Tooth Harrows and
Disc Harrows.
OliverChilleTlPIoSpray Pumps
and Spray Material.
Look our stock over and be
convinced that we have every
thing needed for the successful
orchardist.
rTIcTsaac & CO.
Parkdale, Oregon