Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-01
PROVES GRANITE LAND
WILL PRODUCE CROPS
Jump off-Joe Former is Making
Money by Modern lnten-
sified Farming.

The idea has been dominant in Rogue
River Valley since its first settlement
that only the rich, bottom lands were
fit for agricultural purposes and this
belief was given some foundation by
the failures of many farmers who at
tempted to grow crops and fruit on
the less favored lands of the Valley.
What is known as the Flanagan ranch
in Jump-off-Joe Valley, seven miles
from Grants Pass, has been fair
illustration of SO many Josephine
county ranches for heretofore 1t has
been losing venture to all who have
handled it. Last year this tract Of
land. which consists Of 720 acres, was
purchased by P. H. Jewell, who came
here from Columbia county in this
state. Mr.. Jewell is q farmer who
uses his brains quite as much as his
muscle and is an alert student in
modern agricultural methods.
The land he purchased is largely of
the much detested granite soil yet Mr..
Jewell saw that il could be made to
produce crops as has been demon.
strated by other progressive farmers in
this county. BY deep plowing, early
planting and by shallow and fire.
quent cultivation to conserve the
moisture Mr.. Jewell was confident
that he could make the land profit
able investment. And this he IL
demonstrating in most satisfactory
manner for he has 30 acres of fine
grain and an acre each of sugar beets,
carrots and beans that give promise
Of good yield. He has fine pr Oh
of corn and an acre of potatoes.
That the potatoes will yield good
crop is now an assured fact for Tues.
day he brought the first to Grants
Pass, leaving q mess of as fine Early
Rose az cook would wish to serve.
AS his potatoes are the first on the
market, Mr.. Jewell has more orders
than he can fill at three cents pound
rs against cent a pound later In the
season. Mr.. Jewell is only growing Q
small acreage this season while test
ing his land and the demands of the
ket, but he expects to next year in
crease his crop area.
Mr.. Jewell is also taking up dairy
ing and hog and poultry raising so a,
to diversity his industry and also tC
enrich the fertility OF his soil. He
is now milking eight cows and ne ex
poets to milk 20 during the Winter
months when the price of cream i,
highest. He ships his cream to che
Medford creamery. as there is nc
creamery in Grants Pass, or in Jose
phine except near Kerbv in the Iii
nois Valley. Mr.. Jewell has about q
hundred hogs and he Is convinced tina,
there is profit in them that he will
keep large number on his farm.
Tuesday he brought a wagon load Of
liys, fat hogs to the Grants Pass mar
ket and he plans to have hogs to sci
from time to time during the year
which with the monthly receipts from
cream will give him a steady income
Mr.. Jewell sowed field Of vetct
this Spring bot the crop will be ligh
as the seeding was too late. Here
after he will SOW early in the Fall.
Mr.. Jewell will also engage in fruit
raising and he has 10 acres Of bearin,
trees. half to apples and half Il
peaches. The trees are we'll loade'
and the quality Of the fruit promise
to be very fine. Mr.. Jewell viii
study the soil conditions Of his lan'
and il he finds that he has a favorabl
locstion will plant large orchard.