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
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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-
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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.
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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