The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-12
LINN COUNTY VARIOUS ENFOR
NATION.

NATION.
Linn county. lying on the east
bank of the Willamette river, In the
heart of the Willamette valley. when
compared with other localities of the
same extent of territory. for fertility
of soil and capacity of agricultural and
manufacturing resources, is not
eq,,alled by any other county in the
State of Oregon. or even OH the Pacific
coast. Bounded OH the north by
Marion county, east by the Cascade
mountains, south by Lane county and
West by the Willamette river. Linn
county covers All area OF 1.764. .4e0
acres, almost every foot of which is
rich arabic land which, when cniti-
waited, produces in immense quantities
not only the finest wheat in the world.
but oats, barley. flax, fruit of all
kinds. and. in fact. almost all the ag-
Ticultural productions of industry and
wealth.. About 200, 600 acres of land
are in cultivation, producing of wheat
alone, last season, II crop variously
estimated ut from 1.0O0. 600 to 1,200. 900
bushels. From 7S to S5 bushels OF
oats per acre of ten acres, weighing
from Al to 43 pounds to the busheI.
have been realized in Linn county.
while 4s bushels per acre of wheat
have been yields of frequent ocear-
renee. But. owing TO the eaEeless
manner in which land is generally
cultivated in Oregon, the average
yield of wheat per acre is put at a
lower figure than in some of the older
States. and will hardly exceed Is to 20
bushels. With better farming the
average will be from five to ten bushels
greater.
.'The general geological features OF
Linn county, give indications OF a Sed-
imentary formation, with but little OF
a mineral character till you approach
the Cascade range of mountains. The
composed of sand, vegetable matter.
and various decomposed earth. and
may be considered strictly alluvial,
being washed by the current from
above. The soil is very fertile. pro-
dueing all the cereals, corn. tobacco,
and the variols kinds Of vegetables
aud roots. of the most llxuriant
growth. The prairie lands. which
compose large portion.of this county,
are dark. calcareous loan and vege-
table mold. OF exceeding fine quality.
specially adapted TO the production OF
all kinds of cereals, although roots.
vegetables, fruit. and the various tame.
grasses flourish correspondingly well
with grain. The sol! is easily worked.
very mellow. and but little affected
with dIouth. The general character
of the soil of the hill lands is reddish
clay loam, of good quality. producing
vegetables, fruit and grain, when cul-
tivattd, but generally is better adapted
to grazing and stock raising than
other farming purposes. Gold. silver,
and other metals, are to be had in the
Cascade range, but SO tar. at least, the
agricultural wealth of the county praeti-
cilly exceeds the mineral resources.
and the people hnve wisely turned
their attention to the cultivation OF
the soii.''
The Oregon & California Railroad
runs the entire length of the county,
near forty miles, affortling. in addition
to the Willamette river on its western
boundary, splendid transportation ia
cilities.
The Albany 6 Santiam Canal. con-
Lebanon with the waters Of the Will
lamette ut Albany, a distance of about
fourteen miles. and passing through
the rich and productive soil of Albany
Prairie, affords facilities for the trans
portation of lumber from the noan-
tains and the products of the soil along
It's banks, that have proved largely
beneficial during the past season, and
will prove more and more advan.
tageons in the coming years. ,rhe
Canal also affords an almost inexhaus
tible water power, which is destined
we believe, to build up a vast manu-
featuring interest in this city at n,
distant day.
The Calipooia river. which emptie
into the Willamette river at the cit,