The record-union., 1899-07-24
Agriculture
and
Hortic

cultural news will be found of interest
10 all who care to know what is golng
on IN the growing areas of the Pacihc
Coast States:
A GREAT CATTLE YEAR.
J. 4. Simpson of Idaho, in Portland
Telegram: The prices paid for cattle
last year have stimulated the business.
Many men have put their money into
the cattle business and the prospects
Tor good prices are going to make
things hum" all along the line. Ore
gon is fast becoming known as the
place to buy yearlings and two-year-
olds. It is doubtful if there is State
IN the West where young cattle do SO
Well as they do here. A cattleman OF
Idaho or Montana can come to oregon
ana buy his young cattle much cheap
er than he can raise them In fact'
II is almost out of the question to raise
young cattle in the cold climate ol
tnose States. Besides cattle raised else
where until 1, 2 and 3 years old appear
TO do better when removed to the graz
ing lands of Montana, Idaho and wy
oming than the cattle raised there
When it comes to fattening and get
ting them ready for market the three
States just named can beat the Worlo.
BUTTES ORANGE INDUSTRY.
Oroyille Register: Many illustrations
could be given Of the profits In grow
ing oranges here, but one or Two eA-
amples will give our readers an ldea
of what profits can be realized Z. u
Dunn picked seventy-five boxes ana
then had five boxes of culls from elev-
en- trees. If we estimate the price at
81 80 a box, it gives us S112oO for the
eleven trees. This is a trifle over SiO
to the tree.
Judge Lott from an acre of large
seeding trees realized S3, 1000.
One gentleman sold from single
tree selling the oranges in limited
quantities to different persons-S2"3
worth of oranges. Seven trees in the
yard of Mrs. Rowell brought the owner
one season $780, This was during the
lifetime of Mr.. Rowell and the fruit
was sold for exhibition purposes at the
Citrus Fair.
AS TO GRAPES.
Petaluma Argus: Henry j. Crocker is
sending out circular letter to the
grape growers of California, in which
he offers paying prices for wine grapes,
providing he can get control OF the
product of this State. He is imam
cially able to handle all the grapes on
this coast, and if he makes contracts
for seven years the wine industry Will
be greatly advanced and the grape
growers will make some money In the
meantime He says: =
Il firmly believe that the course OF
the California WinemakerS' Corpora
tion was the right one to pursue, but
without a control of the product they
cannot succeed, and it is generally con-
ceded that they will not combine to-
gether again for mutual protection.
Under the circumstances l have re-
signed the Presidency of the corpora
tion, and, following my original idea
of benefiting the industry, of which
the grape grower is the foundation, l
propose to make an attempt to assure
to the grape grower a fixed price an
nually for his product, and thus re-
move him from the uncertainties of
fiutuating market.
''The average price Of grapes for the
past ten years has been $1,000 per ton
With absolute control I feel such con-
fidence in my ability to increase this
value that I will pay you cash on de-
livery S14 per ton for all the standard
varieties and S12 per ton for Missions
and Malvoises.
Contracts will be made separately
with each individual grape-grower for
seven years, and should I secure
enough contracts to make the project
feasible I feel assured that the capital
which was interested in the success
rIn6 lU
forward in the grape growers interest,
and the result will be benefit to the
various branches of the industry If
I fail to secure the contracts I will be
compelled to drop the project
THE YEARS HOPS.
Gervais, Or, correspondent OF Port
land Oregonian: Cloudy weather rules,
and reports of lice are abroad in the
land of hops. The section south or
Salem appears to be the most affected
Contrary to usual custom, the lice IN
habit the tops of poles and wires, and
are on the arms now forming and
reaching out. About Gervais one hears
of few, but this present cloudy wealth
er is boding no good to the hop plant.
Hops, in keeping with the backward
ness of all other crops, will probably
be gathered later lHdI usual lLiS yedi,
if present signs do not fail.
Recently published estimates are that
the Pacific Coast will probably produce
the coming crop season, as follows:
Oregon. 10000 bales; California, Co.
600 bales; Washington, 43,OOO bales; or
a total of 10000 bales. Against this
there is a known yield last year Of no.
600 bales on the coast. While the hop
crop is coming on nicely and promises
to be excellent as to quality, however,
it will not be overly large. Statistics
published in the New Years edition or
1.-The Oregonian'' in 1898, which are
accepted as trustworthy, showed that
Oregon, under the acreage 1t then had,
could grow and harvest from 10O,OO0
to 10000 bales of hops. Since then
there has been considerable decrease
in the acreage, and it is yet to be dem
onstrated that more hops can be or are
being raised to the acre. The fact is
that not to exceed 600 pounds to the
acre can be counted upon as general
average, and this season will be no ex-
ception to the rule. In fact, 1t is not
thought that the yield this year will
exceed 500 pounds per acre on the aver
age. and, with the present acreage, will
produce not to exceed l2,OUO,O0J
pounds. or about 10000 bales, of $50
mounds each. There win be no more
hons saved this year in Oregon than
last year, viz: 6S,O00 bales, and a crop
of that size depends entirely on har-
vestinr conditions. This is the stat
istical future Of the coming crop.
The crop, from present indications,
will be of good quality and high in