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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1907)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT CRANBERRIES GROW IN TILLAMOOK. 1,000 Bushels of Berries to the Acre-Proflta- ble Industry. But few counties in Oregon can la' u.tiih to raising cranberries, but of th. few, Tillamook»? t h nds pre-eminently as the leading county of Oregon fitted t< monopolize that industry, and as one which affords ample opportunities fol those who desire to enter upon the profi table occupation of raising cranberries. Conditions in Tillamook Countv are such that the cranberry industry is bound to ♦ A 9 grow to large proportions, and become a gteat factor in the development and FISHING SCENE ON THE TRASK RIVER. industrial prosperity of the countv, w hether it is developed by local enter, “In the East the vines ate often in projection,- is d< ep, and consequently in former years were Messrs. A. Comp prise or by those seeking homes in the tested with insect pests, and if the clear of obstruction near the wall of ton. Jasper Smith. Krebs Bros., A. U. Northwest, where they can make com growers have not control of the water I rock, furnishing a safe and quiet Gist, ai d others who owned a dozen or fortable and independent livelihoods. the whole crop is in danger. 1 under shelter from north and northwest w rinds. more stands. About 13 years ago Krebs A few years ago cranberry raisirg in stand that the pests have been imported The scenery, viewed from the north I Bros, erected a l»ee hive factory near Tillamook County was only in its exper here at different times in shipping plants, and northwest of the bay, is splendid, . Three rivers, where they manufactured imental stage. Today it is a demon but they soon disappear as they cannot taking in the mouth of Sand Lake*, the well known Simplicity bee hive, as strated fact that those who first exoeri. live in this climate. Cape Ki wanda, Sand Cape, Nestucca well as sections, frames, etc., for the mented in cranberry raising are now “There are many acres of cranberry Bay and shores, Salmon Cape and Cape i same. They also had a inachii.e for possessors of valuable cranberry bogs land in this county situated at different Foul weather. rolling the wax into foundation, or It has surpassed al! their expectations. places. The land in its wild state is The country surrounding it is the , more commonly called “ starter.” Their To give a correct and concise idea of this worthless, but properly treated, and developed—and far greater undevel- business grew for a number of years, industry in Tillamook County, we may planted to the standard varieties of the oped—portions of Sand Lake cran- i until the people, engaging in other and state that it is only in its infancy. of ' That busy little worker, the honey more lucrative pursuits, became neglect tame cranberry, it can be transformed to berry district, with its thousands of! What Mr. W. C. King has accomplish the most paying basis. cedar timbers and telegraph poles, sur- bee, finds in the Nestucca valleys and ful of their lives. ed in this respect, every industrious per “According to the best authority, the rounded bv stately fir piling. j hillsides endless quantities of luscious When facilities for the lees p’acing son can do. Like every other industry, chief requisites for a successful cranberry Its already established cattle ranches, lionty drew , so palatable to lhe taste of the honey in sections, and new hives, it requires labor and a certain amount bog are, a good peat bed, entirely free with dairies and creameries springing mankind, could be had, the honey could lie put of capital to develop, and with these train clay or loam ; good drainage, to a up in all parts of the country adjacent | When our oldest settlers took up □ ¡»on the market in merchantable con combined, success aw*aits those who debth of at least 15 inches ; plenty of to it, furnishing X to the outside world their abode in this land of evergreen dition. V\ hen this was done, a demand turn their attention and energy to cran water supply ; and a coating of three the finest productions of their kind, 1 vegetation and pure mountain wateix I was immediately created in the cities berry culture in Tillamook Countv. Mr. to six inches of clean beach sand over the demand a landing or shipping point of | where the hillsides were covered with for Nestucca honey, and it gained a King says : entire surface. their own. A town of six acres has flowers of many species, and the fra reputation which stands champion today “I commenced the culture of cranber “There is money in the cranberry busi been laid out and recorded and a few giant vine maple blossoms were to be over all its competitors. Extracted ries in the spring of 1893. I find that ness and the many bogs of Tillamook lots sold to adjoining the bay at the bane seen in innumerable quantities in eailj honey, with the Nestucca insignia at the vines are well adapted to thisclimate. County are waiting for men of means of the cape. From the town to within ' spring, their instinct taught them that tached, will sell where oilier brands will They grow' vigorously, and where the and energy to develop them,’’ 100 feet of a ¡»lace for a trapeze landing, * this was the natural home of the honey not, as in this form it may be of a manti. bogs are properly prepared, they are enormously ptoductive. While picking my crop one year I measured off some ground and picked them carefully, and found that they- produced at the rate ol one thousand bushels to the acre. Allow, irg $1 per bushel as a net profit, I do not know’ of an agricultural product that will compare with it, and placing figures at a minimum. “It cost from two to four hundred dollars to prepare the ground and plant the vines, including the cost of plants The land which has timber standing on it is the most expensive to prepare, although none the less adapted to the raining of cranberries, so long as the land is made up of vegetable muck or peat. “The bog must be so situated that it can lie drained off by means of ditches to the debth of at least 15 inches, and one must also have control of plenty ol wattr fur irrigation and flooding pur poses. Although I have seen some marshes that were a success without any water supply, I do not consider it safe, in view of a large outlay. “A bog once set in the proper shape will last indefinitely. The first cost, although quite large, cuts little figure in the long run. SCENE AT A HUNTER’S CABIN IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY. “1 find that the cranberries grown here are of a darker color than those grown ! along the shores, a good road has l»een l»ee, and at lhe first <>¡»¡><»11unity, encli factored article. Nestucca honey, in in the East ; those here are much super CAPE LOOKOUT COUNTRY j built. But realizing that they were in settlor ¡»urchssed a few «tands of bees pound section, sells at 15 cents per ior in flavor, and also weigh more to advance of a demand for itscompl«- and platted a lot, thus establishing a section, while extracted honey, I n cause the bushel. The size of the berry is Plenty of Fertile Lands and , tion. the parties await the coining de miniature apiary. Thi*’, for the time the question arises, why bee men go to about the same. Abundance of Timber. mand. being, was a great help to the settler lhe expense of purchasing an vxtiactor “According to my experience, the Me I One-quarter of a mile south, over who w as strtigghrig to twcure a livelih<»<»<i. and labor to take the honey from the The most inaccessible, and often the Failand cranberry is the best variety lor important localities in a new < open land from the town site, is a As time pas.sed the apiary was enlarged, comb and sell it for 10 cents per pound, the Pacific Coast. It is the largest and most large stream called Crogstad creek, until finally a surplus of honey yielded when the unextracted sells at 15 cents country «re the last to be developed. most prolific, a splendid keeper, and by Cape Lookout, although extending furnishing an admirable mill site, ad a nice profit. per pound. This leaves the impression all odds the best seller. In the East this two and a half miles into the ocean, jacent to which is a body of thousands of The honey industry ¡»ays exceedinly in the minds of many that the extracted sort is considered a poor keeper, but it is joined by the fertile Ian Is of one ocres of Tillamook County limber, on well. Th« Nestucca valleys cannot l»e honey is adulterated, but sucli is not the appears to be better adapted to this cli of the most productive counties of the land well calculated for logging, and excelled in the advantages offered for case. The reason is, that al»oiK two mate, and grows to perfection here. free from rocks to render it untillable lhe pr<»ducing of honey—California and thirds of the time of the honey-making * I have had good success with the Northwest, but has, by reason of its inaccessibility, except as a refuge for or unfit for grazing land. (he Southern states not excepted While is taken up in making the comb, and Cherry and Bell variety. They yield well The grades to ths bay are laid on clover is claimed by the most scientific when extracted, the pure honey is taken storm tossed mariners, been left for and sell well and are of good color. 'I heil grade of leas than 10 ¡»er cent, even over and the blank cells are replaced in the future development. It is 800 feet the Cape. A coupty road from the apiariests to produce the liest honey, fl ivor is excelled by none, and they are high, forms a solid, ¡»erpendicular ba I »each at the mill site, connecting with and this seems to be a natural production hive and refilled, thus giving the bees of good size, though not as large as the saltic rock, and has a government res the state r<»ad from Woods to Til la-* of the Neatucca river bottom toil. White a chance to gather much more honey in McFarland berry. ervation for a lighthouse. According mook City, is graded west of the Sand clover, however, is not the only source a season. “The picking season is usually one of to ('apt. Cleveland Rockwell's coast Lake district. j from w hich honey in produced, but Nestucca honey has been on exlii. pleasure, for several reasons, to both The climate and range are such that there are endless varieties of wild plants bition at several state fairs, and at the survey, it is midway between Yaouina picker and proprietor. The weather is for 12 y^ars there has been no time sum. lighthouse and the lighthouse on Tilla nier or winter, when we had any diflieul. which bloom in succeMion until late in Mechanics Fair at Portland, and lias generally fine—September and October mook Rock. It stands fur future use ty in finding good mutton and l»eef in the fall. taken the prize each time for sweetness —when men, women and children come and improvement. our flocks and herds, and we have never Among those who were the most and flavor. for an outing in the cranberry fields. The t»ay formed on the toulh by its fed or cared fur them by sheltering. extensively engaged in the bee industry Owing to a succession of very late They come with a camping outfit, pre PRIZE WINNER. turn and lr- ÍMIf I pared to enjoy the pleasure of out oi- door life, the health-giving ocean breezes, and a rest from the city and home toils. “In picking, lines are stretched across a plot of ground three leet apart, and each picker works between the lines, the vines making a carpet upon which tn work. They hang on uprights about six inches high, nnd are truly beautiful to look upon. The berries, a bright red color, and. in many cases three and (our deep and touching each other, com pletely hiile the vines and ground lie Death. “The pickers are giving a Fix quart measure, and are required to pick the berries clean as they go. When the measure is full it is emptied into a bushel ■ box. and when the box is full they are given a check which is good for 75 cents. I Yard men are in attendance to oversee the pickers and carry away the boxes [ M v best pickers picked about three busb- Aels per day. TILLAMOOK BAY t- rains in the early spring the past few years, it is with regret that we note our people have not given the atten- tion to bee culture ihat they have in the past. Yet neaily every farmer has several stands, from which, if properly cared fur and the season is favorable, he may realize from 50 to 150 pounds of the best honey, which, if placed on tl e market, would y ield a handsome return to each stand. The bee business of this section is not overdone, its the outlying range offers ample opportunity for the liMiw wotkers to sap the succulent weed of its sweetness, as they will travel for miles, and return heavily laden ; and, if necessary, stop to rest while carry ing their burden. Tillamook Jottings lillamook is a stock raising countv. Tillamook hay sells from £6 00 to $15 00 a ton. Tillamook County is a land of milk and honey. Tillamook County has no disastrous floods. Tillamook Countv is a world beater for grasses. Tillamook County grows immense crops of potatoes. Tillamook County had only 24 deaths during 1906. Tillamook cows keep in fine condition the year round. Tillamook dairymen are happy, indus trious and thrifty. Tillamook County is not pestered with tramps and hobos. Tilla njook rivers and streams have plenty of trout and salmon. Tillamook County for profitable and successful dairying. Tillamook dairy farms are not covered with mortgage plasters. Tillamook County dairymen have bank accounts and loan money. Tillamook County is being cleared up fast for dairying purposes. Tillamook Countv contains soil that is especially adapted to onions. Tillamook County is not troubled with cheap Chinese or Japanese labor. Tillamook County grows garden truck which no other section can surpass. Tillamook County has some magnificent landscape and rugged coast scenery. Tillamook honey issupurh, and (or flavor and clearness nothing can surpass it. Tillamook County has large bands of Angora goats and is a profitable busi ness. Tillamook County affords splendid en joyment to campers ami summer nut ings. Tillamook County is free from insect pests, for thè salt sea breezes soon kill them. Tillamook dairymen are paid once and sometimes twice a month for their milk. Tillamook County is an inviting field for all classes who are possessed of some means. Tillamook County bus a reputation for pure, cold spring water,which is found everywhere. Tillumook Countv will become the great manufacturing center for lumber in the near future. Tillamook County produces splendid strawlierries, Logan berries and other small fruits. Tillamook County had 108 inches of rain fall in 1906, which kept the grass green the tear round. Tillamook dairymen are making money and enjoying life, being an independent class of farmers. Tillamook County has been settled for 50 years and no one in all that time has lost a single crop. Tillamook meadows are green and afford abundance of green pasture during the hottest summer months. Tillamook County is the most healthy part of Oregon, with a mean tempera ture of 51 degs. last year. Tillamook County is the sportsman’s paradise, with deer and I »ear hunting, combined with splendid fishing. Tillamook County has no saloons, the people having voted on two occasions that they were opposed to them. Tillamook County will soon have two railroads and one or more electric road which will all be completed next year, Tillamook County never had a crop fail ure and the various kinds of hay, oats, barley and edible roots yield in profu sion. Tillamook farmers Are wide awake, well informed, hard workers, industrious and adapting themselves to all the new devices. Tillamook County isa place where peo ple can make an easy living if they have enough means to enable them to own a small farm. Tillamook County raises oats, the yield being as high as 100 bushels per acre on the prairie lands and even better on the iich bottom lands. Tillamook Countv produces many wild berries during the summer end autumn, such as salmon lierries, thimble berries, two fainos h nek le I terries and saltai berries are most common. Tillamook County contains whole forests of big trees, many of them being 40ft. in circumference and over 300 ft. in height. Most of the forest trees mea sure from 15ft. to 2O(t. in girth and are often free from limbs for the first 150ft. Tillamook Countv has numerous cheese (act or tea. and as a same of what they are doing, one factory received during 1906, 3,745,480 pounds oí milk, made 387,180 pounds of cheese, received for same $45,484 20, and gave $66.78 per cow fur 681 cows