SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT.
CRANBERRIES GROW
IN TILLAMOOK.
1,000 Bushels of Berries
to the Acre-Proiita
ble Industry.
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But few counties in Oregon can la)
claim to raising trailberries, but of th«
few, Tillamook stands prc-eminentlv a?
the leading county of Oregon fitted t<>
monopolize that industry, and as oik
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 gieat factor in the development and
FISHING SCENE. ON THE TRASK RIVER.
industiial prosj>erity of the county,
whether it is developed by local enter,
“In the East the vines ate often in projection, is di ep, and consequently I
in former years were Messrs. A. Comp
prise or by those seeking homes in the
tested with insect pests, and il the clear of obstruction near the wall of I
ton. Jasper Smith, Krebs Bros., A. C.
Northwest, where they can make com growers have not control of the water
rock, furnishing a safe and quiet
■ Gist, and others who owned a dozen or
fortable and independent livelihoods.
the whole crop is in danger. I under shelter from north and northwest winds. |
more stands. About 12 years ago Krebs
A lew 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
I Three livers, where they manufactured
imental stage. Today it is a demon but they soon disappear as they cannot taking in (be mouth of Sand Lake, I
the well known Simplicity bee hive, as
strated fact that those who first exDcri- live in this climate.
Cape Kiw'anda. Sami Cape, Nestucca!
well as sections, frames, etc., for the
men ted in cranberry raising are now
“There are many acres of clanberry Bay and shores, Salmon Cape and Cape
same. They also had a machine for
possessors of valuable cranberry bogs land in this county situated at d.ffeient Foul weather.
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
business grew for a number of years,
undevel-
industry i:i Tillamook County, we may planted to the standard varieties of the oped—portions of Sand Lake cran-
until the people, engaging in oilier and
state that it is only in its infancy.
tame cranberry, it can be transformed to berry district, with its thousands of
That busy lilt'e worker, the honey more lucrative pursuits, became n?glect-
What Mr. W. C. King has accomplish the most paying basis.
cedar timbers and telegraph pules, sur. bee, rinds in the Nestucca valleys and ful of their bees.
ed in this respect, every industrious per “According to the best authority, the rounded bv stately fir piling.
hillsides endless quantities of lusidous
When facilities for the I ee< placing
son can do Like every other industry, chief requisites for a successful cranberry
Its already established cattle ranches, homy drew, so palatable to the 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.
I could be had, the honey could be put
of capital to develop, and with these from clay or loam ; good drainage, to a up in all paits of the country adjacent I
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 the outside world their abode in this hind of evergreen
dition. When this was done, a demand
turn their attention and energy to cran water suppl) ; and a coating of three the finest productions of their kind, vegetation and pure mountain water,
was 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 w here I he
hillsides «ere 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 grant vine maple blossoms were to be over all its competitors.
Extracted
ries in the spring of 1.893. I find that ness ami the many bogs of Tillamook lots sold to adjoining the bay at the bare seen in innumerable quantities in early
honey, with the Nestucca insignia at
the vines are well adapted to thisclimate. County are waiting lor men of means of the cape. From the town to within spring, their instinct taught them (Ind tached, will sell where other brands will
They grow vigorously, and where the and energy to develop them,’’
100 feet of a place for a trapeze landing, this w as the natural home of the honey not, hs in thia form it may be of a manu.
bogs are properly prepared, they are
enormously pioductive. While picking
my crop one year I measured off some
ground and picked them carefully, and
found that they produced at the rate oi
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 i^ss adapted to the
raising of cranberries, so long as the
land is made up of vegetable muck
pea t.
“The bog must be so situated that
can be drained off by means of ditches
the debth of at least 15 inches, and one
must also have control of plenty ol
water fur irrigation and flooding pur
poses.
Although 1 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
TILLAMOOK COUNTY.
“1 find that the cranberries grown here
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are of a darker color than those grown
along the shores, a good road has been her, ami at the first oppoi (unity, each I factured article. Nestucca honey, in
in the East ; those here are much super CAFE LOOKOUT COUNTRY 1 built. But realizing that they were in settler purchased a few stands of bees
pound section, sells at 15 cents |>er
ior in flavor, and also weigh more to
advance of a demand for its comple and platted a lot, thus establishing a section, while extracted honey, tiecause
Plenty
of
Fertile
Lands
and
the bushel. The size of the berry is
tion. tlie parlies aw ail the coming de miniature apiary. Thie, for (he time | the question arises, why bee men go to
about the same.
Abundance of Timber,
maud.
being, whs a great help to the settler I the expense of purchasing an extractor
' According to my experience, the Mc-
One-quarter of a mile south, over w ho w as struggling to secure a livelihood. and labor to take the honey from the
The most inaccessible, ami often the
Failand cranberry is the best variety for
most Important localities in a new o|>en land from the town site, is a As time passed the apiary was enlarged, comb and sell it for 10 cents per pound,
the Pacific Coast. It is the largest and
large stieam called Crogslad creek, ( until finally a surplus of honey yielded when the unextracted sells at 15 cents
country
are the last to lie developed.
must prolific, a splendid keeper, and by
j>er pound. This leaves the impression
Cape Lookout, although extending furnishing an admirable mill site, ad a nice profit.
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 pays exceed inly in the minds of many that the extracted
sort is considered a poor keeper, but it
is joined by the fertile lan Is of one acres of Tillamook County limiter, on well. The Nestucca valleys cannot be honey is adulterated, bui such is not the
appears to be better adapted to this cli
of the most productive counties of the land well calculated for lagging, and excelled in ‘lie advantages offered for case. The reason is, that a I nhh two-
mate, 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
‘ 1 have had good success with the
inaccessibility, except as a refuge fur or unfit for grazing land.
the Southern states not excepted. White is taken up in making the comb, and
Cherry and Bell variety. They yield well
The grades to tlie bay are laid on clover is claimed by (he most scientific, when extracted, the pure honey is taken
storm-tossed mariners, been left for
and sell well and are of good color. Iheii
of less than 10 per cent, even over
ami the blank cells are replaced in the
future development. It is 800 feet grade
the Cape. A county road from the apiaiiests to produce the heat honey,
flavor is excelled by none, and they are
high, forms a solid, peqiendicular ba beach at the mill site, connecting with ( and this seems to lie a natural production hive and refilled, thus giving the bees
of good size, though uot as large as the
saltic rock, and has a government res the state r<»ad from Woods to Tilla of the Nestucca liver bottom soil. White a chance to gather much more honey in
McFarland berry.
ervation for a 1 ghthouse. According mook City, is graded west of the Sand clover, however, is not (he only source a season.
“The picking season is usually one of
from which honey is produced, but
to (’apt. Cleveland Rockwell's coast Lake district.
Nestucca honey has been on exlii.
pleasure, for several reasons, to both
1'he climate and range are such that there are endless varieties of wild plants hition at several nt ate fairs, and at the
survey, it is midway between Yauuinn
pickc-r and proprietor. The weather is
12 years there has been no time sum.
lighthouse and tlie lighthouse on Tilla fur
nier or winter, when we had any difficul which bloom in succession until late in Mechanics Fair at Portland, ami has
generally fine—September and (ktober
mook Rock. Ir stauds for future u*e ty in finding good mutton and beef in the fall.
taken the prize each lime for sweetness
—when men, women and children come
lour flocks and herds, and we have never
Among those who were the moat and flavor.
and improvement.
for an outing iu the cranberry fields.
extensively engaged in the bee industry
Owing to a succession of very late
The bay formed on
They come with a camping outfit, pre-f
pared to enjoy the pleasure of out-of.
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 feet apart, and
each picker works between the lines, the
vines making a carpet upon which to
work. They hang on upriglrts about six
indies high, and are truly beautiful to
look upon. The berries, a bright red
color, and, in many cases three and
four deep and touching each other, com
pleteiy hi<le the vinesand ground be
neaili.
“Die pickers are giving a six-quart
measure, and are required to pick the
Iterries 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.
Yard men are in attendance to oversee
the pickers and carry away the boxes
My best pickers picked about three bush
TILLAMOOK
els p:r day.
NESTUCCA HONEY A
PRIZE WINNER.
rains in the early spring the past few
years, it is with regret that we note
our people have not given the alien-
tion to bee culture that they have in
the pa»t. Yet 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, w liicli, if placed on tl e
market, would yield a handsome return
to each stand.
The bee business of thia section is
not overdone, as the outlying range
oilers ample opportunity for the li'tie
win kera to sap the succulent weed of
its sweet ess, as they will travel for
miles, and return heavily laden ; and,
if necessary, atop to rest while carry
ing their burden.
Tillamook Jottings.
Tillamook is a stock raising county.
Tillamook hay sells from *6 OO to $15 00
a tou.
Tiiimriooii County is a land ot mils and
honey.
Tillamook County has no disastrous
floods.
Tillamook Conntv 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, indue,
trious and thrifty.
Tillamook County is not pestered with
tramps and hollos.
Tillumook riversnnd streams have plenty
of trout and salmon.
Tillamook County for profitable and
successful dairy ing.
Tillamook dairy farms are uot covered
with mortgage plasters.
Tillamook County dairymen have bank
accounts and loan money.
Tillamook Comity is being cleared up
last lor 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 clearness nothing can surpass it.
Tillamook County has large bands of
Angora goats and is n profitable busi
ness.
Tillamook County affords splendid en.
joyment to campers and summer out-
ings.
Tillamook County is free from itiMrt
pests, for the salt sea breezes soon kill
them.
Tillnmook 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 has a reputation for
pure, cold spring water,which is found
everywhere.
Tillamook County will liecome the great
manufacturing center for lumber in the
near future.
Tillamook County produces splendid
strawberries, Logan berries and other
small fruits.
Tillamook County had 108 inches of rain
fall in 1906, which kept the gruss green
the year round.
Tillamook dairymen are making money
and enjoying life, being an independent
class of fai mers.
Tillamook County has lieen 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.
Tillnmook County is the s- nrlsman's
paradise, with deer and bear 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,
Tillnmook County never had a crop fail
ure and the various kinds of hay, oats,
barley and edible roots yield in profu
sion.
Tillnmook farmers are wide awake, well
informed, hard workers, indus'rious
and adnpting themselvesto all thenew
devices.
Tillamook Connty 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 County produces many wild
hr-rriesduring the summer «.ndantumn,
such ns salmon herries, thimble berries,
two kinds hncklc lieeries and sallul
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 2Oft.in girth and are
often free from limlm for the first 150(1.
Tillamook County has numerous cheese
factories, and an a same of what they
are doing, one factory received during
1906. 3.745.480 pounds of milk, made
387,180 pounds of cheese, received for
same *45.484 20, and gave *66.78 per
cqj* for 681 cows.