Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-09
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
On Willamette Valley Ranchers
by Diversi fed Farming.

be accomplished by combining
swine and fruit raising on Will
lamette Valley soil, a story is
taken from the Salem Statesman
and given here, as it is full OF
Interesting information for farm
ers generally:
The Wallace fruit farm, four
miles from Salem, on the Polk
county side, midway between the
picturesque Polk county hills and
the broad waters of the "Beauti-
full Willamette" is one of the
ideal and delightful spots in all
Oregon. The farm consists OF
several hundred acres of some oi
the best lard in the world and a
large percentage of it is in fruit
trees. The only fruits grown for
commercial purposes are apples
and pears. Ofcourse there ale
the usual by-products on this
farm, the chief of which is hogs
AS has been said this farm is
one of the most beautiful spots
in the state. About half OF 1t IS
the richest of river bottom land
and will produce anything that
will grow in the temperate zone,
There is no finer garden land In
the world. In fact, most of the
land that is set to fruit trees is
too valuable even for fruit. The
other half of the farm consists OF
undulating hills and is ideal fruit
land. On the hill land, the
dwelling, pretty bungalow, is
situated. Just below the dwell
ing, and in the direction Of the
river, is beautiful natural lake
and there are patches of timber
scattered about in different parts
OF the farm.
Most of the pears grown are OF
the Bartlett variety. Tnis is the
staple crop. The other and later
varieties are the Buerre Claigau,
the Buerre Bose, the Duchess,
the Comice aud the Fall Butter.
Three hundred tons of Bartletts
have already been saved this
year. The average price per ton
this year was $16, but it is gen
orally understood that about SEC
was paid tor the product OF this
farm.
The later varieties of pears are
already nearly picked, too. but
most OF the Comice crop is or
the trees yet. The later varitie:
are not sold by the ton, as they
do not go to the cannery, but bJ
the box. The late varieties on
the farm will yield about 3ooo
orchard boxes.
Only two varieties of apple'
are grown on the Wallace farm
the Spitzenburg and the Bald
win. There are a few red cheek
ed pippius grown for pollenizins
purposes.
The apple picking has not be
gun yet, but it is estimated tina
there will be from IL, 900 to IS,
ooo boxes in the crop and thes
will bring in the market consid
erably more than a dollar box
Although it has been general
lv considered that the barns am
packing houses on this place wei
ample, it was ascertained thi
year that the crop could be mo1
ed with more facility if there we
more room in the packing house:
and the management is havin
the packing house capacity moi
than doubled. These addition
will be completed before tt
work of picking and packing al
piles begins.
Since the unfortunate death
the late Professor McElfresl
there has been no foreman on tt
farm, but the management h'
been vested in the hands OF tt
administrator of the Wallace e:
tate. However, the active wol
of managing the picking ar
packing the fruit is being abl
looked after by Mr.. E. c. Arm
strong.
AS has been before aentione'
one of the chief by-products
swine. No one on the far
knows how many hogs a
on the place, but the WOO
are full Of them. The place
literally alive with hogs. The
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