SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT.
^CRANBERRIES GROW
[ IN TILLAMOOK.
¡1,000 Bushels oí Berries
I to the Acre-Profita
ble Industry.
r But few counties in Oregon ran la}
|cl<«itn to raising cranberries, hut of tin
ft w, Tillamook stands pre-eminently as
I the leading county of Oregon fitted 1«
I inono|x»hze that industry, and as out
I which affords ample opportunities for
| those who desire to enter upon the profi
I table occupation of raising cranberries,
I Conditions in Tillamook Countv are such
Í that the cranberry industry is bound to
«
a
Igrow to large proportions, and become
t a gieat factor in the development and
FISHING SCENE ON THE TRASK RIVER.
; industrial prosperity of the countv,
F whether it is developed by local enter,
“In the East the vines are often in projection, is dtep, and consequently
in former years were Messrs. A. Comp
f prise or by those seeking homes in the fested with insect |»esls. and if the clear of olistruction near the wall of
ton. Jasjier Smith, Krebs Bros., A. C.
I 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 worth and northwest winds.
more stands. About 13 years ago Krebs
A few years ago cranberry raising in stand that the pests have been imported
The scenery, viewed from the north
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,
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I Three rivers, where they manufactured
I imental stage. Today it is a demon but they soon disappear as they cannot taking in the mouth of Sand Like,
the well known Simplicity bee hive, as
strated fact that those who first expert, live in this climate.
Cape Kiwanda, 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 machine 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
until the people, engaging in other and
state 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 (.ursuita, became neglect
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 bees.
ed in this respect, every industrious per “According to the best authority, the rounded by stately fir piling.
hillsides endless quantities of luscious
When facilities for the lees placing
son can do. Like every other industry, chief requisites for a successful cranberry
Its already established cattle ranches, honey drew, so ped a table to the taste of the honey ill 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 be put
of capital to develop, and w ith these from clay or loam ; good drainage, to a up in all paits 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. When 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,
was immediately created in the cities
berry culture iu Tillamook County. Mr. to six inches of clean beach sand over the demand a landing or shipping point of w here 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 grant vine maple blossoms were to t>e over all its competitors.
Extracted
ries in the spring of 1893. I find that ness aiid the many bogs of Tillamook lots sold to adjoining the bay at the bare seen in innumerable quantities in early honey, w ith the Nestucca insignia at
the vines are well adapted to thiscliinate. County are waiting for men of means of the cape. From the town to w ithin spring, their instinct taught them that tached, w ill sell where other brands w ill
They grow' vigorously, and where the and energy to develop tl.em,*’
100 feet of a place for a trapeze landing, this was the natural home of the honey not, as in this form it may be of a rnanu.
bogs are properly prepared, they are
enormously pioductive. W hile picking
my crop one year I measured off some
ground and picked them carefully, and
found that they produced at the rate of
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 nt 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
raising of cranberries, so long as the
land is made up of vegetable muck or
peat.
“The bog must be so situated that it
can be drained off by means of ditches to
the debth of at least 15 inches, and one
must also have control of plenty of
water 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 teen her, and at the first oppothinity, each factored article, Nestucca honey, in
in the East ; those here are much super- CAPE LOOKOUT COUNTRY built. But realizing that they were in settler purchased a few stands of bees
pound section, sells at 15 cents per
lor 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, because
Plenty
of
Fertile
Lands
and
the bushel. The size of the berry is
tion, the parties await the coming de miniature apiary. Tins, for the time the question arises, w hy bee men go to
Abundance of Timber.
about the same.
maud.
being, was a great help to the settler the expense of purchasing an extractor
“ According to my experience, the Me-
One-quarter of a mile south, over who was struggling to secure a livelihood. and labor to take the honey from the
The most inacceeeible, and often the
Fa* land cranberry is the best yarietv lor
most important localities in a new open land from the town Bite, is a As time passed the apiary « as enlarged, comb and sell it for 10 cents per pound,
the Pacific Coast. It is 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.
must prolific, a rplendid keeper, and by
per 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 milea into the ocean, jacent lo which is a body of thousands of
The honey industry pays exceedinly 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 timber, on ’ well. The Nestucca valleys cannot lie honey is adulterated, but such is not the
appears to be better adapted to this cli
of the most productive counties of the land well calculated for kgging, and excelled in the advantages offered for case. The reason is, that aliout two-
mate, and grows to perfection heie.
Northwest, but lias, by reason of its free from rocks to render it untillable | the producing of honey—California and ' thirds of the lime of the honey-making
‘ I have had good success with the
I he Southern states not excepted While , is taken up in making the comb, and
inaccessibility, except as a refuge for or unfit for grazing land.
Cherry and Bell variety. They yield well
The grades to the bay are laid on clover is claimed hy the most scientific , when extracted, the pure honey is taken
storm-tossed mariners, been left for
and sell well and are of good color. Their
of less than 10 per cent, even over
and the blank cells are replaced in the
future development. It is 800 feet grade
the Cape. A county road from the apiariests to produce the best honey, [
flavor is excelled by none, and they are
high, forms a solid, perpendicular ba beach at the mill site-, connecting with aud this seems ti, lie 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 road from Woods to Tilla of the Nestucca river bottom soil. White j a chance to gather much more honey in
McFarland berry.
ervalion for a lighthouse. According mook City, is graded went of the Sand | clover, however, is not the only source | a season.
“The picking season is usually one of
.
; from which hon»y is produced, hut | Nestucca honey has lieen on exlii.
to (’apt. Cleveland Rockwell's coast Lake district.
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 Yauuina
picker and proprietor. The weather is lighthouse and the lighthouse on Tilla for 12 years there has tieen no time num. which bloom in succession until late in
Mechanics Fair at Portland, ami has
generally fine—September and October 11look Rock. It stands for future use mer or winter, when we had any difficul the fall.
taken the prize each tune for sweetness
ty in finding good mutton and beef in
— when men, women and children come
our flocks and herds, and we have never
Among those who were the most and flavor.
and improvement.
for an outing in the cranberry fields.
I extensively engaged in the bee industry
The bay formed on the touth by its fed or cared for them by sheltering.
Owing io a succession of very late
They come with a camping outfit, pre
pared to enjoy the pleasure of out of-
doorlife, 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
yii.es making a carpet upon which to
work. They hang on uprights about six
inches 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
pletely hide the vines and ground be
neath.
“The pickers are giving a six-quart
measure, and are required to pick the
lierrics clean as they go. \\ hen 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 BAY.
els per day.
NESTUCCA HONEY A
PRIZEWINNER. !
Cannot be Surpassed for
Flavor, Color,Sweetness.
rains in the early spring the past few
years, it is with regret that we i.ote
our people have nut given the atten
tion to l>ee culture that they have in
the past. Y»‘t neatly every farmer has
several 8ta nd a, from which, if properly
cared fur and the season is favorable,
he may realize from 50 to 150 pounds of
the best honey, uhich, if placed on ti e
market, would yield a handsome return
to each rtand.
Tlte bee business of this section ia
not overdone, as the outlying range
offers ample opportunity for the little
workers to sap the succulent weed of
its sweetness, as they will travel for
miles, and return heavily laden , and,
if necessary, atop to ret»t while carry
ing their burden.
Tillamook Jottings.
| Tillamook is a stock raising countv.
Tillamook hay sells from $t> 00to $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 coudition
the year round.
Tillamook dairymen are happy, indus
trious and thrifty.
Tillamook County is not pestered with
tramps and hohos.
Tillamook riversand streanishave plenty
of trout and salmon.
Tillamook County for profitable and
successful dairying.
Tillamook dairy farms are uot 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 issupurli, and for flavor
and clearness nothing can surpass it.
Tillamook County has large hands of
Angora goats and is a profitable busi
ness.
Tillamook County affords splendid en
joyment to campers anil summer out
ings.
I Tillamook County is free from insect
pests, for the suit sen brtezes soon kill
them.
Tillamook dairymen aie paid once find
sometimes twice u month lor their
milk.
Tillamook County is an inviting field for
nil 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
st raw terries, Logan berries and other
small fruits.
Tillamook County had 108 inches of rain
fall in 1906, which kept the grass green
the year round.
Tillamook dairymen are making money
and enjoying life, being an independent
class of faimers.
Tillamook County has lieen settled for
50 years and rio 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-
tare of SI degs. last year.
Tillnmook Countv 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
railroads and one or more electric road
which will all be completed next year.
Tillamook County never had n crop fail
ure anil the various kinds of hay, oats,
barley and edible roots yield in profu
sion.
Tillamook farmers are wide awake, well
informed, hard workers, indus’rious
and adapting themselves to 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 1OO bushels per acre
on the prairie lands and even better on
the >ich bottom lands.
Tillamook County produces many wild
berries during the summer indautumn,
such ns salmon berries, thimble terrfey.
two kincis hnckle terries and sallal
terries 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 20lt.in girth and are
often free from limbs for the first 150ft.
Tillamook Countv has numerous cheese
factories, and as a same of what they
are doing, one factory received during
1906. 3.745,480 poun Js of milk, made
387,180 pounds of cheese, received for
same $45,484 20, and gave $66 78 per
cow for 681 cows.