Mower County transcript., 1904-08-31
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rhe Bright Side otE1te '.lz in The The Far
North~est-pG Gsss,b'l'ties 81 Of |
Diversified Agriculture. !


Diversified Agriculture.
Of all the western states Oregon
ranks first in the supply Of soil and
climate forEall kinds of industries: By
this, do not mean. that farmers, stock
raisers, millers, miners and horticul-
turists may all settle in one section Of
the state, for that would not be doing
justice to all of Oregon. '.-,>...s>-'
The Willamette valley is the home
for the farmer, although there are some
| fine farms IN other sections of the state
This valley ranks first in the production
of grain and hay. Through the center
of the valley flows the Willamette
river on which ocean steamers sail to
Portland, the metropolis, making one
of the finest markets in the United
States. From this city all the products
of the state can be shipped to foreign
countries.
Salem, the capital, beautiful city is
situated in the very heart of this valley.
Well might the happy farmers be
proud of their homes when they are
| situated on the banks of this river or
on the banks of one of it's tributaries,
| With their fields full of waving grain
and fine hay.
Stock raisers will find that the east
| ern part of the state is best adapted to
this occupation, as pasture lands are
plentiful and although hay has to be
provided for the stock during the
winter, this is very simple matter as
wild grass grows in abundance. This
section of the state has long been
| thought unfit for cultivation, but rails
Ing of wheat has now been extended
to parts Of eastern Oregon with great
success and under the government
irrigation system thousands of acres Of
this land will be brought under cultiva-
ton making homes for hundreds of
people. -
The fruit grower may listen to the
praise that has long been given to
California, but should he happen to
| live for a short time in that much
praised state, he would soon hear it's
residents cry out for Oregon apples,
peaches, pears, plums and other fruits
so free from all insects, for it is the
pride of the fruit growers of Oregon to
have their fruit free from all disease.
In southern Oregon and in the Hood
river valley will be found large tracts
Of land which have lately been made
into orchards, In these two sections
we find the most productive orchards
of the state and for large red apples
Oregon cannot be excelled.
All the hills and mountains Of Ore
gon are rich in mineral wealth. Gold
and silver are abundant in the Blue
and Siskiyou mountains. Among the
| other important mineral. products are
copper, nickel, platinum. Manganese,
quicksilver, lead, coal and iron. These
mineral products yield five to ten mil
lion dollars year.
About one fourth of the area of Ore
gon is forest and of this more than one
half is heavily timbered. This state is
famous for large trees, for the many
species and their dense growth. Fir
trees twelve and fourteen feet in
diameter are sometimes found and Ore
gon pine, which is the most abundant,
yields as much as two hundred thous-
and feet of merchantable lumber to the
acre. - "..
The school system in Oregon is one
of the very best, there being colleges
and normals in each section of the
state beside the State University at
Eugene and all the fine grammar
schools, which are being graded with
care and where only the best educators
are employed.
Home seekers will do we'll to visit
the Lewis and Clark Exposition dur
ing nineteen hundred and five, for
while there they will be able to see the
products Of Oregon all displayed and
they will be able to visit this exposi
tion with less expense than to travel
over the state. T., ...'
AS Oregon becomes better known it.
will be called the state where the weak
grow strong AND the poor obtain a. riches }
.~,:- ;n3: u MARGARET PORTER,
:: Table Rock, Jackson Co., Oregon
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FOR SALE