The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-24
TO DEVELOP THE
LOWER COLUMBIA
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Progressive Association EntcrtainS
Mr. K, {, ludson
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q, r. u y. INDUSTRIAL AGENT
rliuS icr Future Progress aad torichmcat
ot Oar Farmers Agricultural
Conventions.
q, X. An. INDUSTRIAL AGENT
For the lower Columbia.

For the lower Columbia
Proposition TO develop one OF the great.
est resources ~ the states of oregon and
Washington.
The Astoria Progressive Commercial
Association leads In Internal Improve.
ments.
AZ the invitation ~ the Progressive As
sociauon Mr. r. 6. Judson. industrial
agent ot the O. r. \ y Company. spent
yesterday In Astoria and lts vicinity Mr.
Judson came here with q view NJ aidiug
In the development 90 the natural re-
sources of this community Through hts
efforts many enterprises have been start.
ed all along the line ~ the road In east.
ern oregon. New methods have been DO.
stitu,cd ~ Increasing the growth ot
grain and grasses utilization ~ tho mini
erals ot that country. and the adaptation
81 grasses peculiarly nttrd 60 climate and
soil, Mr., Judson has opened the way yor
scientific encouragement ~ the greatest
sources ot wealth In this state His ,N-
perience has boon long and varied and
always success has attended his EFFORTS
Yesterday, the guest ot the Association,
with a few ~ lts members and % repre-
sentative ~ the AstorIan. hc first made %
trip over Cllsop Plains examined the
soil and lay or the land. \ careful study
of climatic conditions and pcculnri,lvs ot
the Lewis and Clarke. Nnung's River 1nd
Nehalem valleys from reports soon gave
him the clew To the situation. A. au in'
formal meeting In the Association rooms
In the afternoon Mr. Judson suggested
that cooperative creamery and dairy
ing association. augmented by the IN
crease In the natural prnjucilycncsS OF
the milk by the use og forage grasses
adapted 10 this peculiar climate. would
enrich every farmer and make good pro-
hts Tor every merchant IN this entire Joe
cality. Twenty-Five per cent can De-
added to the butter fats by the use of
proper grasses and as much more by the
use NJ individual scparators on every
farm 20 the value ~ milk rs ordinarily [
handled Mr.. Judson was delighted with
the outlook In this locality and predicts
great things on these lines tor Cl1tsop
county where climate and soil are so pro- ,
pitous The Progressive Association has F.
requested Mr. II. e. Campbell. tramr f.
manager OF the O. r. 4 y. 90 allow Mr /
Iudson TO take up active work with them .
in the development OF this county ana .
vicinity.
In outlining what could be accomplished T.
Mr. Judson stated that be- had some no /
different grasses suited 90 different soils .
and climates. Some will grow In dry .
mate. An experimental crop will De-
raised In eastern oregon and several .
OF the Association have al.
ready applied for seeds 20 hr planted /
here \ series ot agricultural cpuvcn-
tions will be- held during the season ana |
q cooperative creamery plant put un .
foot. II will take but short time t1 f.l .
what grasses flourish the bes, here 1ud .
produce the greatest amount of butter
fat. During the conventions or mrc-nr' .
the details NJ the plans will he unfollyl /
and there can be- no doubt that they VIII .
operate as successfully her, ls they have
In Minnesota whore the main business OF
tho state has been changed through thes"
same plans from q whea'-rlIs.ug % q
Mr. Judson suggested that there were
a number ~ other minor agricultural
matters that could be- made 10 pay the
farmers large returns II properly looked
after and encouraged. Mushroom raising
from German or French spawn a bull.
frog ranch for the furnishing NJ hams 10
city eplcures; besides the development OF
leep-sea fishing and the shipping NJ
fresh fish In refrigerator cars open an
other wide field Clatsop cannot grow
grain but It can produce grass on the
owlands and uplands, and modern cream
.ry butter never lacks for market
to the creamery enterprise
IS that OF fattenlng of hogs on the ofral
which makes another 10 or ~ per cent In
earnings for the farmer In union there
$ strength, and the cooperative cream.
cry will solve one of the most difficult
problems In this portion Of the state. and
Will In addition force the building OF good
'Oads and bridges