The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-09-12
3Food River GLACIER
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER l2, 1902.
$4,000 Hood River Farm Sold.


w, a, Slingerland made sale of 9(
acres Of bis home place Wednesday
lhe sale was made through the EN-
lerprising real estate firm of Friday
Il Barnes. The fortunate one who
bought this valuable piece of real es
late is Louis Plog of Mapleton, Iowa
The 30 acres include all of the i'm
proved land upon the place, and all
The land east of the road. The price
paid was $4,000 Mr.. Slingerland re-
served the fruit crop, and the apples
alone will net him $500. Possession
of the farm will be given in De
cpmber.
The Slingerland ranch has been
known for years as one Of the most
productive in Hood River valley. Mr.
and Mrs Slingerland came to Hood
River 10 years ago and located upon
their place then a wilderness. Since
then they have improved and beau
titled II till it is an ideal country
home. This farm is 81 miles from
town OH the Mount Hood road-iust
an easy hours drive with farm
team Oh a comparatively good road.
IL ~ SltudISu III tue btSJ palb VI ltle
valley for apple orchards. Hon. E. l..
Smiths celebrated Beulah Land farm
adjoius the Slingerland place. The
great success Of Mr.. Slingerland in
growing apples decided Mr.. Smith to
purchase Beulah Land for the plant
ing Of orchards. The Slingerland farm
has 25 acres in orchard, mostly stand
ard winter apples Here is the nat
ural home of the Yellow Newtown.
This variety predominates in the
Slingerland orchards, and the trees at
this time of year are sight well
worth seeing. All varieties are bear
ing full, the limbs of the trees bend
ing with their loads of fruit. 1t will
pay some of our own people who
have never visited the Slingerland or
chards to see them now with their
wealth of fruit. The trees are young
in large part of the orchard, many
of them just coming into bearing. but
Il conservative estimate places the
yield this year at 2000 boxes. All
kinds Of fruit grown in Hood River
thrives as well on the Slingerland
place as do the apples. The Bartlett
pear crop, which has just been gath.
cred and sold, was quite full and Of
good quality. The Winter Nellis pears
and the Italian prunes are bearing
full. Backberries and other small
fruits do well. For garden truck the
soil is of the best. The clover fields,
after taking off two crops, are pas
tured, aud it is grand sight to the
eye of farmer to see the fat cattle
grazing in the green fields upon the
third crop of clover. A free water
right goes with the place.
1t was Mr.. Slingerland's intention
TO build handsome and up-tOdate
dwelling house, and he had good
location selected, from which there is
grand view of the snow-capped
mountains Of Hood and Adams, and
from which the house could he seen
from the stage road O mile or two
distant towards town. But the good
farmer always builds a good barn be-
fore he builds o good house, and Mr.
Slingerland probably has the best
barn in Hood River valley. 1t is up
to date and complete in every respect,
and full Of hay Its dimensions are
'DNADU lCGlt WIN u lOl SlAChs
In the kitchen Of his dwelling house
is an elegant range, with a heater
and hot water tank. Water is forced
up from the spring by water wheel
in the creek that is geared to pump.
The milk house is first class, and the
outside cellar is not the least of the
Improvements on the place. The ap.
pie house is frost proof and built to
hold 5000 boxes of apples. A tram
way carries the boxes of apples from
the wagon under shed on the out
side to the farthest end of the apple
house, The tramway makes the work
of handling the boxes of apples com
pratively easy. In an adjoining
room the apples are packed for ship
ment.
Mr. Slingerland parted with his
place for a handsome sum, yet, every
thing considered, he sold it cheap
enough. 1t is money-making place,
and will improve for years to come.
1t is on the main road, and being well
known for its fruits, the amount of pro-
duce sold at his home brought him
considerable revenue. His market has
been right at his door. The man who
is farthest from market is the man
who has nothing to sell.
Mr. Slingerland will build upon and
improve his 30 acres across the road
from the part he sold. He has other
valuable real estate in the valley, but
he knows the value Of the soil in this
locality and that there is none better
for the use he will put 1t to. He will
no doubt build an ideal home, where
he and his estimabe wife can take life
easy and and at the same time CON
tinue to make themselves useful to the
community.
Mr.. Pl0g is a man of family, having
wife and 5 children. He is to be
congratulated upon his good judgment
in coming to Hood River aud picking
out the place he did.
Millinery opening next Saturday.
The Peoples Store.
Mrs. NJ. r. Noble and children are
combining business with pleasure in
the hop fields of Marion county,
Frankton school begins next Monday,
September Is. Professor Cromwell,
principal, Misses Edna and Stella Brown,
assistants.
Next Sunday evening Rev. H. C.
Shaffer will preach the third sermon in
series Of five, from Philippians AS.
Subject, Justice