Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-01
LANDS And AGruLTURE
somet'ling About the Staple
Crops in Oregon.

80 open EsF entry, besides, 10 many
asrntin.. railroad land, which may y
ros.hssed at rsesonabIs prices pr acre.
rmurovsd land may he bought rom
ur.ssps hoIdsrs as prices rAosing RON
sen % Que handre6 dosiaFs pss acre,
acessdiog 10 the I0cssiOn snd amoont
ana quality q imDsogsmepts. Ins
eeheoi lasd belongs 70 the state, Ano y
nyld a. one dolIar aDd twenty-five
eeuts psr acre. IL u proper 70 say tnAs
~. ke.t government and scbooi laoo
I. afrsady taken, especially that which
q witbIn easy reach u railroads :"
estee transportation facilities. There
d vsss quantity u governmsns i~oo'
"a evusiliernhie school land, 1noccu'
vted IN the poFtbeastsro, eastern, sDo
soatbeassesD paris Of Oregon. which y
Of excellent quality for agriculture soo
ryazsg. The greater part Of these sec
nons Is far removed from railroads AND
nayIgabIs streams, which accounts Itt
their being uaOccupieJ, though neariS
ali q lt is used 10 common % herds o.
horsen, cattIs and sheep. The state
hes ,bles shOw The surveyed and On
survey 1 vacant public land in Oregon
bv Isnd districts. II must Be borne 10
mind that large portion u al this j.
Fooxh, billy, % moantalboGsyand much
a Il valueIsss for soytbIng except fof
the mineral deposit which it may con
tains
This part Of Oregon s10fds vast
area of farming Iaods, the best cond'-
tions 70 warrant the prodsction Of
hsavy crops, and 4 climate above al
Others, enabling the hosbandmsn to
work out of doors ~ something every
nnoath In tho year. In iis proportion
Of productive 70 waste lands, IL viii
compare well With the average coun'
tsiss .of similar extent Ia coil, OF
climate, or in any other condition ~
sscting the growth Of crops, the coin
parIson would be vastly 10 favor ol
Oregon. The fact is. there - but littl'
land In thls vast region that IL not good
for somethips. being adapted 70 eithei
wheat, tsFtsy. oats. hay, hops. pasture
vegetables, fruits, timber, OF mining
In many sections the grass is green th'
year round. The farmer can seed al
the fall until Christmas, or sIl thu
spring from February 10 May. HAT
vest n continued Just % long A. th'
gFain will stand.
Not only IL our soil, climate sn'
water especially well fitted foF modem
dslTyIng, bat We undoubtedly lave tn
best home market for fine dairy pro
ducts in the United states. Sixty
seventy, and frequently eighty csnt
par roll 1.-TWO ponndsi for fine butter
are common prices during the winte
moDihs In Salem, and twelve 10 III
teen cents for choice cheese.
In the great wlllAmetts Valley ever!
product known TO the temperate ron
can be produced. successfully too. tn
valley h principally an agriculture
stoFehouse Of wealth Fruits grow h
perfection, especially prunes. pears, ,ans
apples, while root crops and vegetable
are unsxcellsd 10 quantity - we'll q
the quality. Stock, including horses
sheep, and swine, - we'll ~ cattle
have In the Willamette Valley q sec
tlon especially suited 10 them. TIT
wool, foe Instance, is noted for IL
cleanliness. i,s length Of staple, anC
strength of fibsr, ~ we'll ~ FOE IL
weight per nsece.
The garden vegetables produced en-
brace all the ordinary varieties know
10 the tAbls. and their growth ~ vel
~ their flavor cannot b. exoslIed. II
has long slnos been demonstrated lha
Oregon is one Of the besl II not the bes
ffultgrowlng state of the Union, anS
the beauty and nAyof OF her orchard
products have never been surpassed.
Wheat ls the staple agricultural pro
duet Of Oregon. Ita superior quality
has made Il famous in the grain mar
kets Of tbs world, aud secures for II th'
highest price. The yield averages. a
statistics show, twenty -four bushels -
acre The berry 10 full aud heavy, Of
ten exceeding BY i've 10 niue poundl
the standard weight
Oats aiso yield hsAvliy--fom fort,
10 ssvenly.tive bushels per sore. TIT
standard weight II . bushel IL thirty
ala pounds. bat the weight Of forty AnS
fofty-nve pounds 10 the bushsl is no
infrequenI Rye aud barley Ase like.
wise pfofiinbly raised.
Hops are sn lmpoEtaet product,
They are grown on the iveg bottom
lands, aud with proper oultlvAllon .
lasEs yisld u superior quality is oh
tained. Ths yield runs from Que thou.
aaud 10 lhrpa lhCs.nAnG pounds pee aero.
TIE principal yards are al present In
the Willamette Valley. bat the acreage
might b. pgonlAhly lno'sAsad ten iOld,
a. the cop readily sslla Al pnoes rang.
ia1 fom nf,een 20 tweasy cents Per
posnd. aud someslnes from ans cents
% Que collar some of The sdvAntAgsl
81 ihls Industry are the csftalaiy u =