Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-10-06
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J.T. Layton was at Grant, Pass Fri

]. L. Layton was at Grant, Pass Fri
day.
NJ. John, of Williams, was at Pro.
volt Sunday on business.
Fred Knox, the Murphy stock man,
was at Provolt Tuesday on business.
II. RehFopf is hauling hay to
Grants Pass. The hay market is dull.
Chas. Lewman. who has been here
making relatives a visit, left Wednes-
day for Chico. Cal.
Mrs. John Bailey, of Williams, was
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
T. Layton, Monday.
Ned Dunlap made trip to Ruch
Friday to attend dance at that place.
He reports an enjoyable time.
A party of l2 left Thursday for Port
land to take a look at the sights at the
fair and to see the exhibits Of Jose
phine ana jackson counties.
l.. ". Smith, the Provolt merchant,
was at Grants Pass Monday to get a
load of groceries for his store and sup.
plies for his blacksmith shop.
Miss Amanda Coffey, who has been
spending the sumer at Sissons, Cal, q,
returned home Wednesday. after a
visit at the Lewis and Clark fair in
Portland.
j. Pernoll, the Applegate post.
master, passed through Provolt We'd
nesday en- route to Grants Pass, re-.
turning Thursday with a load of
freight for his store.
Hops are the present feature in view
with many There will be three new
yards set out in the Spring, the land
for which is now sown to grass, which
will make larger shortage of hay.
John Berry, of this place, left Mon.
day for the lower Rogue River Valley
whore he will take up some work.
Mr. Berry is an Applegate farmer and
his potatoes and onion crop, which are
average will soon be ready to put on
the market.
There are some farmers here who
have devoted their attention to berry
raising. One of the IN st succ cssful of
our berry growers is L. N. Provolt,
who Friday gathered 3iS rows Of
strawberries and got one crate full of
l2 boxes Mr. Provolt has nearly en-
acre to strawberries and has marketed
berries in Grants Pass every week
since in Nav and hls vines are yet full
Of blossoms and berries and will con.
tirue to bear until the Novemer frosts
cut them down. This valley is one OF
the best berry districts in Oregon for
the climate and soil are especially fav.
orable and the time is not distant
when Applegate will be as famous as
Hood River is for its fine fruits.
W. NJ Sonson and wife are on the
sick list They are mending slowly,
Swinden & Paine are at Provolt this
week with their hay baler They are
at present at the farm of II. f. Lew.
man Their baler is Of the very latest
make aud puts out the ueatest baler
ever baled in the Applegate Valley.
They bale from ~ to is tons Ter day.
Hay in the Valley is at low price
and farmers are rushing their hay to
Grants Pass aud other market points
Prices range from g. 90 for Loose to
~. 90 per ton for baled hay Some
farmers are holding, among them be.
ing John Lewman 4 Son, s. Provolt,
W. NJ. Sunson and c. NJ Rcxford, who
will supply the Spring demaud for
hay, which will be much better
price than at the present figure We
were told of late that there Was sur
plus Of hay this season. This is not
80 IN the Applegate vicinity. Those
who who depended on hay markets
alone some few years ago are now in
the cattle business which will cut hay
short The Williams Valley is largely
settled by cattlemen. The surplus Of
hay for this season will exceed 400 tons
in the Applegate and Williams Val.
leys. and il the winter is harn Que
II will mostly be reqnired for local