The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-27
SOME EAST
SIDE FARMS

mas nne young orchard started, com.
posed mostly of Spitzenbergs and New.
towns. He has also several acres in
bearing orchard, in all 16 acres set out
to apples. A fine residence and farm
buildings make this one of the best
homes in that section.
f. Eggert owns l20 acres and has
named the place "Eggermont." 1t is
in charge of j. H. Eggert, and the
Avery brothers, who are making exten.
slve improvements. Two modern resi-
dences have just been completed, being
fitted up with all modern conveniences
of the city home, and large amount of
clearing is being done. Water from the
Bone ditch just reached the farm this
year, and the effects of irrigation will
be very noticeable another season
T. A. Cox has 20 acres in the same
neighborhOod, acres being set to ap-
pies and the balance in hay.
Z. Dethman is one of the successful
East Side farmers, and he now has 40
acres in orchard. His residence and
farm buildings are of commodious and
substantial character, the green lawns,
shade trees and well kept grounds max
ing it an ideal home. About six acres
of his orchard are among the Oldest in
that section, and comprise many vari-
eties, but the young trees are nearly all
of the two best varieties.
Dr. Watts 80 acres in bearing orch
ard is one of the valuable commercial
orchards in the valley. This year the
effect of irrigation is very noticeable,
increasing the size of the fruit, and CON
sequently the money value of the crop.
1t is now leased to Porter & Sears, and
Under their competent management
improvement is noticed in the entire
orchard This years crop is estimated
at between 1000 and 1000 boxes.
Near the forks of the road leading to
the Odell district is the l00-acre farm
of Sim Copple. His bearing orchard
comprises eight acres, and he has also
a young l0.acre orchard. A little over
half of the farm is under cultivation, 20
acres being in hay. His son Claude
also has Is acres in orchard adjoining.
Across the road to the north of Dr.
Watts orchard is the famous Beulah
Land farm, formerly the property of
r. l.. Smith, but the major portion of
which belongs to Oscar Vanderbilt,
formerly railroad man of Niles, Mich
igan. Mr.. Smith, ten years ago, bought
100 acres of this land from Chris Deth-
man, paying 81 600 for the same. Mr.
Smith set 80 acres OF the land to apple
trees, and Mr.. Dethman was to take
care of the orchard for four years and
receive half the orchard for his work.
This month, 10000 boxes of apples will
be gathered from this Beulah Land
orchard. Mr.. Smith bought so acres
from Marion 10y, and eight years ago
sold 50 acres TO F. Eggert for SIS an
acre. In the spring of the present year,
Mr. Smith sold 1l5 acres of the Beulah
Land farm to Oscar Vanderbilt for
$l4,375. This sale included the resi-
dence on the farm, but not the apple
house Mr.. Smith built last fall, and
about 20 acres of young orchard. Pro-
fessor Lake of the Oregon Agricultural
college, who visited Beulah Land last
fall, says this apple house surpasses any
thing OF its kind in Oregon. The apple
house was built at cost of 81 100. The
frost proof ware room is 24x50 with a
second story the same size for use as a
box factory. There is an annex l6xl6.
The house has a capacity of 5000 boxes
of apples. .-..
When Mr.. Vanderbilt purchased the
Beulah Land farm this spring, he
Immediately expended $1,000 in i'm
provements to the house and barns. He
has now a residence supplied with all
the conveniences OF city home, with a
water supply of purest spring water
piped to all parts of the house. His
barn affords ample room for storing
tons of hay, while the ground floor is
filled with comfortable stalls for his
thoroughbred cattle. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
1l5 acres include 40 acres of trees, 30
acres of which are in bearing. a family
orchard supplies every known fruit
grown in Oregon. Among his small
fruits are found currants, one-half
acre; six varieties of grapes, one-half
acre; blackberries, one-half acre; dew
berries, one-fOurth acre. Six acres OF
the farm are planted to alfalfa and four
to clover. Mr.. Vanderbilt will plant
10 acres more orchard this fall, includ-
ing one acre of cherries. His orchards
are well cultivated, but Mr.. Vanderbilt
does not irrigate his trees. Early in
the summer, Mr.. Vanderbilt found sale
for nearly $500 worth of small fruits
that formerly little attention was paid
to, and in addition to this he says there
was sufficient fruit that went to waste
to supplv q on0d-siZad hotel
L. A. Herman has a fine place situat-
ed along Hood River, half mile on the
road going west from the East side road,
and about four miles from town. lie
has put up nice residence and barn,
has nine acres in apples, and is taking
the best of care of them. Several nice
springs on the place help out the supply
OF water. This has the making OF an
ideal home,
Rev. Hershner adjoins the Herman
place, with about seven acres cleared on
the forty, six of which is planted to
Aug. Paasch is one of the progressive
farmers of the east side, and although
he disposed of couple of tracts OF fine
land to the Van Horn interests, he has
still about 100 acres left. Only six acres
are in bearing trees, but the new orch
ard comprises 80 acres. Twenty acres
are also in hay. He expects to take
25O0 boxes of apples off his six acres
this year.
NIL. Thorn and E. H. Thorn have
20 acres each, which they are improving
as fast as possible and setting out orch
ard. They have also about acres In
strawberries. =,
NJ. NJ. Hill has made remarkable
showing for one of the new farmers In
the valley. He has now 30 acres OF
apples on his 50-acre farm, and all OF his
land will be under cultivation next year;
His bearing orchard of ten acres Will
produce about 1000 boxes this year
His young two-year-old orchard oil ~
acres will probably rank higher IN
points than any in the valley OF the
same age. The trees are very uniform,
have made a maximum growth, are
vigorous and healthy, and certainly
show great prospects.
C. II. Sproat has all but fiye acres
planted to orchard on his 5O-acre farm,
and in a few years will be getting from
Is, 900 to 10000 boxes of apples annu-
ally. chat 10