Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-10-13


due to the fact that many new Or
chards have come into bearing and
growers, by thinning out their fruit
and better cultivating and spraying,
have grown higher grade of fruit
that commands better prices in the
markets.
For the years 1908 and 1904, the sew
eral counties of the district produced
the following amount of fruit as tabu-
lated above
Jackson.
Apples. 500, 600 boxes,
Pears, 100, 600 boxes.
Prunes, 1000, 900 pounds, cured.
Peaches, 100, 600 boxes.
Small Fruits, so, 600 crates.
Douglas.
Apples. 1875, 600 boxes.
Pears, $4,000 boxes.
Prunes, s, 700, 600 pounds. cured.
Peaches, 1870, 600 boxes,
Small Fruits, 90, 600 crates.
Josephine.
Apples, "a, 600 boxes.
Pears, 30, 600 boxes.
Prunes, $50, 900 pounds.
Peaches, 30, 600 boxes.
Small Fruits, %, 600 crates.
The above estimates are made from
careful data gathered through the
years 1904 for the three counties
above tabulated that are engaged in
commercial fruit growing.
From the best data am able to OBJ
tain, Coos, Curry, Lake and klamath
counties, produce more than enough
apples, prunes and small fruits, such
as strawberries, blackberries, etc, for
domestic use, and Coos and Curry ex-
port to California markets about 5000
boxes of apples annually, From the
foregoing estimates il will be observ-
ed that the horticultural industry Of
the Third District is in healthy con-
dition and rapidly expanding.
During 1908 and 1904, were planted
in Jackson county, about 1000 acres to
apples and pears. During the same
period, Douglas county planted 1900
acres in apples and pears and Jose
phine county about 200 acres in apples,
making a total of 700 acres of new
orchards for the two years.
From present horticultural produc-
tion and only 10 per cent Of tho land
adapted to fruit raising planted in the
district, the magnitude of the industry
in few years will be large.
The great profits derived from ap.
pie and pear growing is from year tc
year stimulating the planting of new
orchards
| estimate that jackson county will
plant 5000 acres to apples and pear
next winter. Douglas county 200 acres
and Josephine 800 acres.
Irrigation is becoming factor In
successful apple growing in this dis
trict. In all cases where pumping
plants have been put in and apple and
pear orchards irrigated, the profits
from the orchard have doubled.
Gasoline is found to be a cheap and
effective power, and will be largely
used in one or two years more.
Where water for pumping cannot
be had from running streams or lakes
wells are dug and with tunnels t.
create reservoirs, an abundance o.
water can be developed on any l0-acr'
tract to irrigate it, At the present
the future OF fruit growing in th'
Third District is bright, and promise
to become one Of the greatest indus
tries Of Southern Oregon. Climate
and soil being congenial to the apple
and pear and the markets Of the Mid
die West and Atlantic States, togethe
with the European demand for ou
Yellow Newtowns and the Orionta
trade that can be had, stimulates mel
Of capital to plant out large orchard
as an investment.
Our present production OF fruits b,
comparison will look very small t,
what it will be 10 years hence.
A. II. CARSON.
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