SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
CRANBERRIES GROW
IN TILLAMOOK.
to the Aere-Pronta-
ble Industry.
But few counties in Oregon can lai
claim to raising cranberries, but of th»
few, Tillamook stands pre-eminently as
the leading county of Oregon fitted to
monopolize that industry, and as one
which affords ample opportunities for
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 great factor in the development and
FISHING SCENE ON THE TRASK RIVER.
industrial prosperity of the countv,
whether it is developed by local enter,
“In the East the vines are often in projection, is d< ep, and consequently
in former years were Messrs. A. Comp
prise or by those seeking homes in the fested with insect pests, and if the clear of obstruction near the wall of'
ton. Jasper Smith. Krebs Bros., A. C.
Northwest, where they can make ^com «rowers have not control ol the water rock, furnishing a safe and quiet .
i 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 winds. I
more stands. About 12 years ago Krelm
A few years ago cranberry raising in stand that the pests have been imported
The scenery, viewed from the north I
| Bros, erected a bee hive factory near
Tillamook County was only in its exper here at different times in shipping plants, and northwest of the bay, is splendid,
I Three rivers, where they manufactured
imental stage. Today it is a demon bqt they soon disappear as they cannot taking in the mouth of Sand Lake,
fthe well known Simplicity beehive, as
strated fact that those who first exoeri. live in this climate.
Cape Kiwanda, Sand Cape, Nestucca!
w’ell 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 '
1 same. They also had a machine for
possessors of valuable cranberry bogs land in this county situated at different Foul weather.
j rolling the wax into foundation, or
It has surpassed all 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 Burn tier of years,
industry in Tillamook County, we may planted to the standard varieties of the oped—portions of Sand Lake cran
until the people, engaging in other and
stale that it is only in its infancy.
tame cranberry, it can be transformed to berry district, with its thousands of
That busy little worker, the honey more lucrative ¡.ursuits, became neglect
What Mr. W. C. King has accomplish tl|e most paying basis.
cedar timbers and telegraph poles, sur. bee, flnds in the Nestucca valleys and ful of their bees.
ed in this respect, every industrious per MAccording to the best authority, the rounded bv stately fir piling.
hillsides endless quantities of luscious
When facilities for the lee« placing
son can do. Like every other industry, chief requisites for a successful cranberry
Its already established cattle ranches, honey drew, so palatable to I he taste of the honey in sections, and new hives,
kit 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 l>e put
[ofcapital to develop, and with these from clay *or loam ; good drainage, to a up in all putts of the country adjacent | When our oldest settlers took up upon the market in merchantable con
[combined, success awaits those who debth of at least 15 inches ; plenty of to it, furnishing to (he outside world their abode in this land of evergreen
dition. VX lien 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, vegetation and pure mountain water, whs immediately created in the cities
berry culture in Tillamook County. 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 gamed a
King says :
entire surface.
their own. A town of six acres has flowers at many species, and the fra reputation which stands champion today
| “I commenced the culture of cranber
“There is money in the cranberry busi been hud 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 early honey, with the Nestucca insignia at
the vines are well adapted to thisclimate. County are w*aiting lor men of means <>f the cape. From the town to within I spring, their instinct taught them that tached, will sell where other brands will
They grow vigorously, and where the and energy to develop them,’’
1(H) feet of a place for a trapeze landing. I this was the natural home of the honey not, as in this form it may be of a manu.
bogs are properly prepared, they are
enormously ptoductiye. While picking
my crop one year I measured off some
' ground and picked them carefully, and
found that thev produced at the rate ol
I. One thousand bushels to the acre. Allow-
irg M per bushel as a net profit, I do
ygbot know of an agricultural product
fellwt will compare with it, and placing
figures nt a minimum.
g “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
peat.
- ^•‘Thc bog must be so situated that
caa be drained off by means of ditches
the debth of at least 15 inches, and one
must also have control ol plenty of
water fur irrigation and flooding pur-
Although I hnve seen some
«"•«lies that were a success without
water supply, I do not consider it
in view o( a large outlay.
bog once set in the proper shape
last indefinitely. The first cost,
ougli quite large, cuts little figure in
ng run.
SCENE AT A HUNTER’S CABIN IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY.
■ find that the cranberries grown here
f a darker color than those grown.
along the shores, a good road has been her, and at the first oppoi t unity, each | factored article, Nestucca honey, in
East ; those here are much super. CAPE LOOKOUT COUNTRY built. But realizing that they were in
settler purchssed a few «lands of bees i pound section, sells at 15 cents |ier
n flavor, and also weigh more to
advance of a demand for its comple and platted a lot, thus establishing al section, while extracted honey, lecause
Plenty
of
Fertile
Lands
and
ushel. The size of the berry is
tion. the parties await the coming de miniature apiary. Thi-, for the time the question arises, w hy bee men go to
t the same.
Abundance of Timber.
mand.
being, was a great help to the settler' the expense of purchasing an extractor
cotding to my experience, the Me-
One-quarter of a mile south, over who w as struggling to secure a livelihood. and lalior to take the honey from the
The most inaccessible, and often the
land cranberry is the best variety lor
most Important localities in a new o|»ert land from the town Hite, is a As time passed the apiary was enlarged, conib and sell it for 10 cents pur pound,
acific Coast. It i« the largest and
large stream called Crogstad creek, until finally a surplus of honey yielded when the unextracted sells at 15 cents
Country are the last to be developed.
prolific, a splendid keeper, and by
per pound. This leaves the impression
Cape Lookout, although extending furnishing an admirable mil) site, ad a nice profit.
ds the best seller. In the East this
two and a half mllea into the ocean, jacent to which is a body of thousands of
The honey industry pays exceadinly in the minds of many that the extracted
s considered a poor keeper, but it
is joined by the fertile Ian Is of one acres of Tillamook County timber, on well. The Nestucca valleys cannot be j honey is adulterated, bui such is not the
rs to be better adapted to this ch-
of the most productive counties of the land well calculated for figging, and excelled in the advantages offered for case. The reason is, that alioui two*
and grows to perfection here,
Northwest, but has, by reason of its free from rocks to render it untillable the producing of honey—California and thirds of the time of the honey-making
lave had good success with the
inaccessibility, except as a refuge for or unfit for grazing land.
the Southern states not excepted. White is taken up in making the comb, and
y 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
:ll well and are of good color, lheii
future development. It is 800 feet grade of less than 10 per cent, even over apiariests to produce the beat honey. and tlie blank cells are replaced in the
the Cape. A county road from thei
is excelled by none, and they are
high, forms a solid, perpendicular ba I »each nt the mill site, connecting with au<^ ^is seems to be a natural production hive and refilled, thus giving the bees
^Bod size, though not as large as the
saltic reck, and has a government res the state r<»ad from Woods to Tilla- of
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*• White
* a chance to gather much more honey in
the ~ Nestucca
bottom soil.
HBarland berry.
ervalion 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.
from which honey is produced, but
Nestucca honey has been on exlii.
pleasure, for several reasons, to both
The climate and range are such -that there are endless tarieties of wild plants I bition at several state fairs, and at the
survey, it is midway between Yaqtiinn
picker and proprietor. The weather is
for
12
years
there
lias
been
no
time
sum.
lighthouse and the lighthouse on Tilla mer or winter, when we had any difficul which bloom in succession until late in Mechanics Fair at Portland, and lias
■Mrally fine—September and October
nlook Rock. It stands for future use ty in finding good mutton and be*4 in the fall.
taken the prize each tune for sweetness
M^Ueii men, women and children come
i <>ur flocks and herds, and we have never
and improvement.
Among those who were the most and flavor.
for an ouinig ill the cranberry fields
The bay formed on the toulh by its fed or cared for them by sheltering.
extensively engaged in the bee industry
Owing to a succession of very late
They come with a camping outfit,.pre
pared to enjoy the pleasure of out of-
ttoorlilr ill' bt'.-ilih-giviiig ocean •breezes,
and a rest from the city and home toils.
“Il picking, lines are stretched across
a plot of ground three leet apart, and
licker works between the lines, the
making a carpet upon which to
They hang on uprights about six
high, and are truly beautiful to
Upon. The berries, a bright red
and, in many cases three and
p and touching each other, com
hide the vines and ground be
NESTUCCA HONEY A
PRIZE WINNER.
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pickers are giving a nix-quart
re, and are required to pick the
clean as they go. When the
re is full it is emptied into a bushel
nd when the box is full they are
a check which » good for 75 cents,
en are in attendance to oversee
kers and carry away the boxes
t pickers puked about three boab-
TILLAMOOK
BAY
rams in the early spring the past few
years, it is with regret that we note
our people have not given the alien*
lion to l>ee culture that they have in
the past. Y«»t nearly every farmer has
several stands, from which, if properly
cared for and the season is favorable,
he may realize from 50 to 150 pounds of
the best honey, which, if placet! on tl e
market, would } ield a handsome return
to each stand.
The bee business of this section is
not overdone, as the outlying range
offers ample opportunity for the li’lls
woikers 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.
I illamook is a stock raising county.
Tillamook hay sells from $6 00 lo $15 00
a ton.
Tillamook County is a land of milk and
honey.
Tillamook County has no disastrous
floods.
Tillamook County is a world beater for
grasses.
Tillamook County grows immenre 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.
Tillamook 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 County 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 lor flavor
and dearness nothing can surpass it.
Tillamook County hns large bands of
Angora goats and is a profitable busi
ness.
Tillamook County affords splendid en-
joyment to cam|iers and summer out
ings.
Tillamook County is free from insect
pests, for the salt sea breezes sooti kill
them.
Tillamook dairymen nre 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 has a reputation for
pure, cold spring water,which is found
everywhere.
Tillamook County will become the great
manufacturing center for lumber in the
near future.
Tillamook County produces splendid
straw berries, Logan berries and other
small fruits.
Tillamook County had 108 inches of rain
fall in 1906, which kept the grass green
the jeer round.
Tillamook dairymen nre making money
and enjoying life, being an independent
class of fai tners.
Tillamook County has been settled for
60 years and no one in all that time
has lost n 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-
tare of 51 degs. last year.
Tillamook County is the sportsman's
paradise, with deer and liear 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
rnilroads and or.e 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 is a 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 rich bottom lands.
Tillamook Countv produces many wild
berries during the summer cud autumn,
such as salmon lierriee, thimble berries,
two kinds hnckle lierries anj sallal
lierries 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-
sute from 15ft. to 20ft. in girth and nre
often free from limtis for the first 150ft.
Tillamook County has numerous cheese
factories, and as a same of what they
are doing, one factory received during
1906. 3,745.460 poun Js of milk, made
3M7,180 pounds of cheese, received for
same $45,464 20, and gave $66.78 per
cow fur 681 cows.