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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1926)
THE KLAMATH NEWS Paoro Eight Klamath ... County Development News Columns Saturday, August 23, 1020 .t Completion of Cascades Line Opens Avenue for Shipments of Alfalfa to California Points; Industry Thrives Willi-.dairy farmer In th val ley Mill alalia- Ihc coast directinc their attention lo Klamath county alfalfa hay. row tlmt frcifht rer vUe over the new Cascade Hue I to brine tho new empire's broad field rioter lo their caltle turns. It scorns pertinent lu urime jmivT t one of the eminent agricultural crops of this region. Production of alfalfa in the coun ty ha hetn extensive for a number of year, and until thia year acre age van steadily increasing. In 2i the county yield on about 1, oort acre' wa approximately CO. 000 tons. The following year farmers produced n.or0 ton on 17,500 acre, mid' last year S5.000 ton on 19,000 acres. Slight lhvtvasc Reported TliU'season the acreage dropped oft aoinewhat. and is estimated by A. C. Heuderson. county agricul tural agent, to be nearly 13.500. Vntler farming methods which grow constantly better with experiment, acre -yield Is apparently Increasing, as the 192C crop, it Is believed, will aggregate S5.000 tons. This hay is grown chiefly on irri gated land by farmer interested in diversified agriculture, and in many cases, in dairying. In the past the majority of the hay haa been shock ed and fed in that state, either to the grower's own cattle, or to stock which he has contracted to feed during the winter. Under the latter plan a .stockman buys the hay from the farmer with the stipulation that the farmer feed It. The stockman's beet -or sheep are then brought in from the range in the fall, and are kept .jn the feed lots for the winter. Laiirl) Valley Prosperous A' .recent exhibit of alfalfa hay from tile Langell valley illustrates very well, .in. the opinion of Mr. Henderson, -crhat can be done with the -phxiBet : iu Klamath county. The display. comprised three cuttings from one field In the valley named. r.oth-Uia first and second cuttings were extremely heavy, and well leaved, while the third in Itself would have passed for a good first cutting 'in xhany hay producing sec tions of fht west. The number, of cuttings possible Per year In ths county varies from two to three, with the season, and farmer.. Two each season are as sured throughout the county, and when this is the case excellent pas turage 'Is found on the fields the balance of the season. Three cut tings are often possible., and many farmers get this many virtually ev ery year. The past season is said to have been most favorable to al falfa, with the result that a max imum crop will be taken from the hay fields, with sufficient time left for the growth of good pasture. Crimm Variety I New With the introduction of the flrimm, variety of alfalfa, which is' rapidly displacing the common brand! because of the former variety's hardihood, the frost hazard, never of vast proportions in Klamath county, has' been reduced to a min imum. . Grimm in particularly frost-: resistant, and during the freeze In S the winter of 1924, proved its su- jpcriority on this point, according to t'nanty Agent Henderson. On one ranch two fields, one of, common" and the other of Grimm alfalfa, lay Immediately adjacent to each 'other. The freeze in question killed out the' common and left the I Grimm uninjured, the result belug plainly visible by a definite line of frost damage between the two fields. In addition the Grimm alfalfa. It; haa been found here, produces a much heavier yield aud the sulks are considerably more leafy than those of the common, thus Insuring greater food value. Kcetlcnt for Stock A new practice in the feeding of alfalfa to dairy cow, beef caltle, sheep and lambs, haa been intro duced here and is growing rapidly In popularity. This consist of chop-j ping the hay for feeding, thereby avoiding waste of the heavier stalks. This has made for a great saving, and It has been found that the stock consumes more of the hay. giving another advantage In point of heavi er milk production. Alfalfa production In the county has not reached Ha peak by any means. The principal reason why acreage haa not increased more rap idly than it haa in the past few year, is that little effort ha been made to market the hay outside the production area. A great deal of stock is raised in the county, so that j home consumption is great. Con sequently hay producers have not reached out for foreign markets, even those lying within this state. ' Consumption at Home) A few carloads are shipped out each year, it Is true, but only a few. The hay is chiefly fed on the ranches and In logging camps or other phases of industry where horses are in use. Hence the pres ent supply meets local demand, and there has been no great call for ad ditional alfalfa acreage. Nov a new outlet haa been pro vided for Klamath county's excel lent hay, as high in quality as any of that grown in the west, and prob ably better than most, and dairy men to the north and west are look ing toward Klamath for winter feed. Heretofore, . freight rates have pro hibited the tarmors of this county from shipping' fo the Ylch dairy re gions in other parts' of the slate. With the new railway opened,' these have been materially reduced, and letters from Jobbers asking about bay prices and rates have begun to pour in. Diversified Agriculture With the discovery that almost any crop can be grown with out standing success on this high pla teau in the southern Oregon basin which Is Klamath county, many farmers are devoting fields former ly planted in hay to diversified ag riculture. This, too, ha tended to! reduce alfalfa production, or, at any rate, to curtail heavy increases fts production. j Hut of the rich land which la ringing this county Into promt-! nrnce as an outstanding agricul tural region, there 1 a great plenty! at aurprislngly low prices, so thai even with diversified farming rap-. Idly widening lis scope here, there dill remain plenty of land for the production of quality alfalfn when the markets have fully opened. Ik'uiaad I tii-owlnc The market In the heavy dairying sectiou on the coast Is of vast pro portions, as alfalfa, the leading food for dairy rattle, cannot be pro duced to advantage there. In the past, these dairymen have been buying Iheir hay from the Colum bia river basin to the north. No one can say yet how- big the; roast market, from a Klamath coun ty standpoint, will be wheu freight operation begins In full oevr the new Cascade Hue. Only future de- Peppermint Oil Would Be Great Industry Here Experiment Have Shown That Peppermint Can b' Profit ably Crown , in Klamath County' if Properly Seeded Authorities on peppermint grow ing have f hunted that If the Indi cation ot a short crop lu the east grow to reality, no less thnu SI, 000.000 will Ik brought Into the Northwest from the 1J crop of peppermint oil. Kxperlcnred west- eru grower, skilled in market Juilg I lug. predict that the western oil may sell for ISO a pound. In 1985 mint grower of Oregon received $1.30 per pound for their oil. and made good money. Crow em generally throughout the north- mand. now in evidence, can tell thai Dut it can be readily seen that lhew', "' from , 00 scope of the Klamath alfalfa mar- pr '"f their crop, ket will widen to an extern! hither-' "ere Is another possibility which to not known, and blessed la thtma.v D considered tor Klamath farmer whose foresight prompts him eounly. as It waa proved several to probe a little more deeply into years ago that peppermint can be the possibilities suggested here, be- successfully grown here. The one froe letting his attention stray too j experiment here was not as profit far afield. And smart, too. la that !' as the Industry can readily be man outaide the county, who, search- made, due to unfortunate dlfflrul ing for opportunities. Investigate "'" 'n marketing and management. an "empire awakening." Quality Waa Kcrllent j The yield on the few acrea planl i ed In this county waa. however, ex I rellenl, and the quulity ot the oil j aa tine aa any in the west. Very fine peppermint In quantities which would make the planter good re turns on hi Investment, enn be I raised in many parts of Klamath begin In 30 day., a new two-story - county trick building I. to be erected ,t 7- 't that the product re- I ra varl nnnr .- Hum .ill New Building at Ninth and Klamath Will JBe Erected With construction scheduled to a cost of $65,000 on the corner of Ninth and Klamath. It was an nounced Thursday afternoon by W W. McNeally, local realtor. Mrs. Mary A. Farrell. Portland, purchased the property through .Mc Neally from the Ross estate. - The first floor of the. building will comprise two stores and a super-station, while a dance hall and auditorium will he on the second floor. Plana (or the new build ing are now being completed by a Portland architect. Jl'KT OXK 1'Klt.MIT The only building permit to be Issued yesterday from the office of the city clerk. Lem I, (iaghagen was for the construction of a SCO house by H. M. Melcalf on Addi son street. cetved a poor start here will not hold it down very long. Is Iho gen . ; eral belief, and before many seasons I have rolled by it is expected that I cultivation of peppermint will com mence-again. --- O. II. Todd. Eugene, who Intro duced . the . peppermint Industry in Oregon In 1910. estimates that there will be between 2000 and !500 a,cres of peppermint grown In the Pacific Northwest this year. In 18 year the. Industry ha be I come Malillued. and brought a rev I enue ot more than $200,000 to the j northwest 'In' 1925. The average I yield of peppermint oil I around 20 and 35 pounds of oil to the acre. In some part ot this state the yield la much higher, and Klam ath county i one district In the latter category. t It requires 20 sacks of pepper- Congoluem ruga, large size, only $12.00, ivory dressers only $25.00.' Terms If desired. Klamath Home1 Supply Co. 103S Main St. tf What you no longer have nse for may be just the thing another Is seeking. News Claasitled Ads bring buyers and sellers together. Let Ua Paper Your Home F. R. OLDS Wall Paper and Paint Phone 192-W mini roots to plant one. acre of ground. field planted ill April produce a crop early In the full. The product thrive vwpectully on sandy loam und heaver iluni soil, which may he found throughout various section of tho county, and Irrigation I desirable during the dry season. The distillation of peppermint oil la an Interesting feature of the Rame, and la' a commercial proposi tion which haa helped bring agri cultural prosperity- lo more than one section of this state. When the peppermint hay Is ready for distillation, It is placed In big vats with false bottoms. Slats hear up the hay while steam la turned upon It. Treatment M'IIhhU The steam, oil laden after II per mcatiou of the hay, is conveyed lo the condenser, where tho oiled va por Is condensed with cold water. From here It poKse Into the worm of the slill for filial romliusatlon. The mixture of oil and water ilrulns Into another vat, and the oil, com! lug to the lop. Is dipped from the' separator, ready for Hie market. In these lines may he found a suggestion for gaining additional revenue by farmers with a few spare acre of goiMl laud and the desire to pioneer nnothcr excellent , agricultural possibility In Klamath county. Future development of the industry here will very likely take place on a small scale, which may grow Into vast proportions. The Klamath County Fair Hoard calls for sealed hid covering la bor and material for a poultry and pet stock pavilion, 0txt.H feet., the same dimensions and construction aa the present hog and sheep build-, Ing on the Fair grounds, except . footings of posts are to he set on concrete blocks 6 In, hea thick by 12 Inches square (lielng a mixture' of 1-2-31. and hid lo lie submit ted on 36-gauge corrugated Iron , and heavy composition roof. Found ation of building will be leveled hy Fair Hoard. The Fair Hoard will also- consider bids for lalmr ; only, iho Fuir Hoard to furnish the muterlat. Illds received until 12 o'clock nnon. Saturday. August IMh. l the office of the Klamath County Fair Hoard. Koom I). Court-1 house, Klamalh Falls. Work to he completed on the building on or I before September 11th. 192. The Hoard reserves the right to ! reject any and all hid. j LEUA K. I'ARKKR. I Secretary Klamuth County Fair hoard. ; A24.25.28.27.2g.29 ' Holiday Dairy Is Owner of Master Ilolstein Bull With I he purchase this week of a flint registered llolstelll bull, b the Holiday ln!ry. Iho movement on fool tor higher grude dairy rat tle III Klnmatli county received an other boost. Tlw thoroughbred bull. Iiiiperiul Pontine lUirkc, No. :li:m. was purchased from Hubert S. and Kvea Adams, breeder of registered llol steins at Merrill. The bull la said to have been sired by some of the henl lines of llolstelll blood III the world, unci has as well, a show record of no small Import. Imperial Pont lac Hurke In 1921. won the Junior championship distinction at the Klamath County fair, lie was owned and exhibited at Ihnl lime by llrad hy ami Htovi'tiwii. U:W 1. 1 villi IIAII.M NTl.l t:i ON IIKlllW.tY White guard rail over an ag- j aregaie uisiu" ui v, it'i.i, uuw , protect the motorist on curve at '. hntai lou point on Ilia Aalilaud I Kbi in. i Hi Fall highway between ! Keno and Hie Jackson county linn, Work on the highway fences ha i just been completed, according to , C. C. fieelry, resident engineer of the state highway. For results us New Class Ada. L Reliable Painter! F. R. OLDS 902 Klamath. Phone 192-W r - .. V IS IMaKiixruNS KuAKANTtED J MAIf-kMAf I! Our plumbing means home, health and comfort. Ready-mixed CONCRETE and BRICK MORTAR from our Central Plant Proportioned Right Mixed Right Delivered Right Priced Right A Time Saver and a Money Saver. Klamath Concrete Pipe Co. 80S Market St . 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