Some I iitrrtainiiKi and Instructive Drive*. I Prof. Cordley was placing the beetles on
Last Friday mx>n Professor A. II. Cord- i the tree Prof. Lake took a photograph of
ley and Professor E. R. Lake, of the 1 the scene for it may Ix-come a notable
State Agricultural College ut Corvallis, event should tin- Ix-etle bugs multiply
urrivi <1 in Ja< ksonville to take |««rt in the and eradicate tile scale from Southern
Tuesday Mr. Britt
fruitgrowers convention tluit was held Oregon orchards.
Saturday hi this place. During the first again visited the tree and found X of the
part of the afternoon the Professors wen- Jx-etles upon it. The others had either
shown bv K. K. Knbli the historic points riled, migrated to other trees, for they
of interest alxmt town and the fine col can fly readily, or had Ixcn eaten bv the
lection of Indian relic« anti curios hi the birds.
Returning to Jacksonville the jxirty
Table Ruck saloon that is one of the lx-»t
collection on the Pac ific Coast and wliic h drove to Griffin creek where a stop was
was collected by the late A. He lms and made at the home of Mr, and Mrs. S. W.
added to bv Ills sons Edward mid Harry. Boyd. A chicken dinner was had such as
The professors were then taken to the only a gixxl cook like Mrs. Boy«) can
Britt home by Emil Britt where they prepare and to which full justice was
spent some time in enjoy ing the beautic s done, the professor* proving themselves
of the handsome park about the house-, quite the equal of the traditional preach
the rare collection of trees, shrubs ami er as chicken eaters. A brief examina
flow« rs Ix-mg very interesting to them. tion was mad«- of Mr. Boyd's orchard,
Mr. F. Britt showed tli< m his collec tion which consists of III acres«/ old trees and
of photographs mid dagurrrotv jm - s that 52 acre* of trees planted last winter.
without doubt contains more- rare pic Both orchards were in the best of condi
tures than any other gallery in Oregon, tion and the old tries were bending,
for there are elsguerrotyjies taken by Mr. though thinned twice, under a load of
Britt in St. Loui*. some as early as lK|ti, fruit that will average 05 percent jx-rfect.
also the first pictures taken hi Southern i for Mr. Boys is a thorough orchardist, as
Oregon, being dieguerroty|*e« taken by 1 he is a fanner, for lie has the young or- j
Mr. Britt soon after his arrival in Jack chard in corn and the entire 52 acres will
sonville in (f> tolx-r, («52. There c an also yield alxive Jo bushels of big firm ears
I m - m - cii the first photograph ever taken that would do credit to Illinois. Mr.
in Southe rn Ore gon which was made bv Boyd is a new settler, having Ix-en here
Mr. Britt in |X57. He has the first phot less than two years, but he lias found that
Last week he
ograph ever taken of Crater Lake, which there is money in fruit.
he took in August, |M”4. As both of the tucked 225 boxes from 23 King of Tomp
professors are amateur photographers kins County trees which he sold for HO
they were greatly intercsteel in Mr. Britt's cents a box. making /¡ISO from less than
ollection of lenses w b1« h number 2lt ami a halt acre of ground, with 40 boxes yet
include tile little daguerroty pr lente* on th«- trees. Had the trees Jx-cn New-
with which lie learneel the art in 1 K|fi to rns or Spitzenburgs the returns would
and a fine big photographic lense that have Ix-en over |375 for the half acre.
From Mr. Boyd's place the party drove
cost him #’_’'»ii in New York. The profes
sor* also visited Judge JI. K. Halina's by the Voorheis, Lewis, Whitman, De
home win re a pie a ant time was s|x-nt in Hart and other orchards, the Professors
lexiking over the fine collection of tree* noticing the fine condition of each, and
ami plant* that Judge ami Mrs. Hanna | arriving at the home of S. L. Bennett,
have. Prof. Lake, who had his camera two miles north of Medford, a stop was
with him, texek a picture of a giant al nnwle. Mr. Bennett is president of the
mond tier, a f<x>t ami a half in diameter, Rogue River Fruit growers Union and
and of a lx.«ring olive- tree that stand in one of the most thorough orenardist* in
the Judge's yard.
The professor* also the county. His orchard, like all the
got some fine vlews in Mr Britt's yard. other commercial orchards of the Valley,
Saturday morning Professor* Cordley was found to lx- in the very liest of con
¡iml Luke visited the- new sch«x>l houss, dition, the trees free from pests anil the
fruit so jerfect and bright that some of
shown through it by Director P. Apple
gate. They paid Jacksonville the compli the apples looked as though made of
ment of having one of *he liest school wax Mr. Bennett is testing a new apple,
houses in the -late as to jx-rfect arrange which he has named Bennett* Seedling,
ment, convenience mid ap|>esrancr. The that promises io lx- a leading apple for
handsome knoll u|x.n which it is situated Rogue River, for it is a thrifty tree, pro
they | roinaim rd a iiiexlel location and if lific ami yearly bearer and the fruit em
planted, ell but the playground, to trees, bodies all that is disirable in a shipper
shrubs ami flowers would make a yard for they are round, handsome colored, of
for la .ititv hardly equalcel on the Pacific red mottled with a golden yellow, tine
Coast. On the ram of the morning flavored and a splendid kee|>er, and
ceasing the Pre .lessors were shown over stand the hard usage of transporting
the town by Prof. E. E. Washburn and equal to the Ixrst Newtown. These apples
Charles Meserve. Prof. Lake used his; ' keep easily to the first of July, that Ix-ing
« .«mem frequently and got views of the the average date that Mr. Bennett has
new schctol house, of the first school ; ln«l them for family- use. Both Prof.
building erected in Jacksonville, the I ! Cordley »nd Prof Lake were greatly in
largest elder tree in Oregon, it Ix-ing 37 terested in the trees of this new variety,
uh Il- s in diameter.
He also texek sever- I for Mr. Bennett now has several that are
al views in the cemctary, which both he 1 Ix-aring beside his first tree, an«l they
and Professor Cordley pronounced the thought that it might Ix-come one of the
handsomest in it* natural Ix-auty of any I noted apples of the country.
Mr. Bennett is also a farmer anil has a
that thev have seen in all their travel*. 1
The- natural beauty of the hills about cornfield that would excite the admira
Jacksonville in their tree verdure of oak, ; tion of an Iowan and his melon patch
madroiia,
pine, mountain mahogany, ! would do credit to Georgia. The melons
manzanita an-' oth« r trees and shrubs were generously sampled by the jxsrtv
was freely commented upon by the Pro- ' ami Mr. Bennett presented the professors
lessors and they selected Gov. Beekman's with a 40 pound specimen to take home i
hill as an ideal site for a ptrk of UH) i with them to Corvalli^ As to protit in
{ apples Mr. Bennett i*t year sold ftmo
acres and the lo ation for a grand hotel ’
that would attract patrons from the fog, I worth of Newtown apples from an acre i
rain delugeel sections of the coast districts ' and a half of ground. While that would !
of Oregon and Washington and the lx- impossible with an eastern orchard it !
windswept districts of the East.
Their is frequently equalled by other Rogue I
opinion was that such a park and hotel I River orchards.
Returning to Medford the train was I
would lie as profitable as are those at the .
California resorts and lie a big factor to | found to lx- an hour late so a short drive j
the ix-nnanent prosperity of Jacksonville. , was taken to the hill east of Medford, 1
The Professors desiring to see more of where the Professors were given another
the valley and not having the time at view of the Valley , which they declare«! !
their command to remain over Monday more resembled the famous Santa Clara
were taken Sunday by Emil Britt and valley of California than any other valley |
Charles Meserve if a carriage and driven of this coast in its beautv, fertility and I
through the fruit districts. They were progressiveness. Both Prof. Lake and |
first taken to the Britt vinyard, where Prof. Cordley were most favorably itti- j
they examined the many different variet- , pressed with what they saw of the Rogue '
ies of grapes that are being tested by Mr. | River Valley and did not hesitate to say
Britt. They had visited Mr. Britt’s wine i that its climate, productiveness ami pro-1
vault the previous day and they- pro- ■ gressive people could and would make of
nounced the grapes and the wine as fine it one of our national garden spots,
as is produced in the United States and ' and their visit here will lx- sure to lx- of
predicted that in time to come the ! advantage to the Valley for in their ex-'
Rogue River hills would lx- elotted with tensive travels they meet many tx-ople :
who are seeking a new home and who!
vinyard* and that the valley would gain
a reputation for grapes and for wine will ask questions relative to various
localities that the Professors are familiar |
equal to that of the Rhine.
with, ami that the Professors will always |
From the vinyard the party went up
the hillside to an old abandoned orchard speak a g«xxl word for the Rogue River
in Mr. Britt's pasture where the 30 Asia Valley is not to lx? doubted for a mo-
tic lady-bird beetle* received by Prof. liient.
Cordley from Dr. Howard, entomologist
40 inch mount vernon draper duck,
for the Department of Agriculture at
Washington, were placed upon a small wagon cover duck. 50 inch black enamel
pear tree in a thicket of pear sprouts that carriage duck for side at Nunan-Taylor
were all infested with the San Jose scale. Co., Jacksonville.
Wedding stationery, the latest out, at
Within five minutes several of the lx-e-
tles began feeding upon the scale. While the Sentinel office.
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