Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-03-18
To Bring the People to Western
Oregon
Marion County Industries Get a Good
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in Marion County, paying 10000 fof
the same. In 1904 / harvested 10000
pounds Of hops and at 8 cents a
pound for production, my profit on the
crop was 81 800. The average yield
per acre is 1000 pounds. From a 10
acre tract ! gathered 2,34s boxes Of
hops, approximating 10 pounds to the
box, making the yield from this par
ticular tract average over $500 pounds
TO the acre. In this vicinity il costs
$50 per acre TO cultivate the hop yard
with an additional $40 for twine,
spraying material, and spraying. In
cluding wear and tear and other in.
cidentals, / can put hops in the bale
at cost of ~ cents. Hops sold in
Oregon in 1902 for % cents 10 81 cents
per pound, and in 1904 as high as 81
cents per pound was received. At the
present price, the profit from an acre
Of this land is easily $3.50. Hop land
rents for one-fourth the crop, so the
income to the owner per acre at l2h
cents is S62.5O.
over $500 From Five Acres.
w. II. II. Dodge Salem, Oregon
live 2la miles east of Salem. The fol.
lowing was produced from my 5.acre
tract in 1908: Rhubarb, AZ acres, 81,
3l6 pounds, which sold for $497 "a; as.
paragus, y acre, 452 dozen lunches,
$l76.53; celery, y acre, l,472 dozen
punches, $77l.O9; lettuce, pa heads
(grown in greenhouse), 1910; total,
sl.542.s0. also used u acre of this
tract for pasture. Tho house, barn and
greenhouse are on the Gve-acre lot,
which, of course, cut of some of the
land. am pleased with my success in
this section of Oregon. The new set
tiers. who have come into this valley,
are meeting with splendid success and
are loud in their praise of the state,
You could not induce them to 90 back
east TO live The climate here is ideal
In every Particular wonderful con
trast to the frigid and torrid East.
Twenty-Five Cents for Hops.
Catliu s Linn, Salem Oregon In
1908 our s.acre hop yard near JeAer.
son produced l6,oi6 pounds Of hops,
which sold at s5i,a caAts per pound,
bringing s4,o9l73. The cost Of pro.
/ ducing the hops was as follows; New
poles for trellis, s3.s5; twine, $679;
cultivation, Soe,5o; material for spray,
$o.45; twiue, s6.72; cultivation, $99.5o;
material for spray $94S; spray, $l5;
repairs on hop house and tools, $3.50;
sewing twine, burlap, sulphur and
wood, s76,A2; picking, $6eAs5; labor,
dryer and yard help, $ld9s7; insur
ance and interest on picking money,
sda,66i board for labor during picking,
$9T, labor, baling hops, $50; total
al, ,Oo2,4s, leaving net profit Of
a., ,s99Sl.
$4,000 Prom l65 Acres.
J, d. Barber, Marion, Oregon From
July 4 TO July 10, my check from the
creamery was sSS,6l; from July 10 70
August /. $lss.Sa. have l65 acres OF
land ON the Santiam creek. of which
90 acres are cleared. milk IS COWS
az present When my pasture is dry
and short, l feed hay once a day. som,
green feed, aud one bushel per COW
each day of last years ensilage. My
COWS average over $500 per month from
cream also sell number Of hogs and
beef cattle each year. Ia 1902 I sold
~ SSS worth Of hogs My place pays
ga 900 a year,
Willamette Valley Flax.
Eugcne Rossc. Salem, Oregon Il hav,
grown lax and have dealt In 6ber fol
90 years in Belgium where the bcsl
aud most valuable hber is produced
came 10 Oregon Ia 1902, have raise,
three crops OF aaN, amounting in an 1,
about 1000 acres. ! aud that the eli
mate OF the Willamette Valley, th,
growing season from March TO the mid
die of Jane, aud tho average amount
Of rainfall during that period show nS
difference between this sestion aud Bel
gium. With the same preparation oi
lana, ! harvest here tho same quality
and quantity pf hax straw, the yield
being from y 20 5 tons per acre l ear
lPFodaee the same grade Of hber her,
cheaper shan IN some Of tho beat aaA
countries Of EeFOPe Yields Of from !
10 IS bushels Of seed per acre are OBJ
,ained, and IN majority q eases frOu