East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-21


number of enterprlsing citizens. gives
the following comprehensive review
of the fruit industry in that district.
Tho East Oregonlan is interested in
the development of that section Of the
county and takes pleasure in reprint
ing the list of young orchards in that
vicinity as follows:
Twelve acres, with every square
foot in greenery, is what you see at
the Bancroft ranch Mr.. Bancroft
has two acres of Tokay grapes, two
acres Of strawberries, six acres Of
early and late potatoes, and two acres
Of melons, peanuts, cucumbers, sweet
corn, Kaffir corn, Sunflowers, onions,
lettuce, cabbage, turnips. etc, etc,
all in fine growing state where last
February he cleared the sage brush.
He has grapevines with a 3O-lnch
growth, potatoes IA TO the hill, 30
day corn four feet high, and an en-
tire garden as we'll developed as one
sees In older localities. Mr.. Ban
croft has done wen, but he has only
done what any man of energy and
good judgment may accomplish un-
der the Umatlla project.
Fred A. Yates. on his 3O-acre ranch
within a mile OF town, has five acres
OF wardens and Black Hamburg
grapes, 500 pear trees, 500 cherries,
and family orchard that has done
well during the spring and summer
seasons, especially the grapes and
pears. He expects to plant more
grapes next spring
Mr.. Yates has cultivated and irri-
gated his orchard carefully and the
time is not far distant when he will
be taking off the $500 to 500 an
acre and listening to the man who
failed to investigate the reasons why
he ventured to plant in the beginning
OF, things
Mr.. Erickson's five acres Of apples
and peaches attract the attention Of
everyone. Set in perfect order. the
ground clear OF every spear Of grass
or grain. and almost every tree full
headed and strong, is an agreeable
change from tangled sagebrush in a
short period OF five months. Mr..
Erickson is a Chicago engineer and is
doing things" we'll
Or. Kern's seven acres Of Euro
pean varieties Of grapes, though
planted in May. are coming out better
than the doctor expected. Delayed
shipments gave his vineyard a bad
start. but when here from Pendleton
n few days ago his face beamed with
gladness over recent developments
through cultivation and irrigation.
at looks good to~mc and Tn going to
plant more newt spring" he remark
ed
Ed and Pat Sullivan, those two
Iowa Americans, are each contented
with his 1O-acre lot and the growth
their peaches ard other fruit trees
has made. They landed here last
March with large families from the
rich farm regions OF Iowa, but have
no longing for the old oak trees and
tho green pastures of their Iowa
homes.
Glen b. Williams five acre peach |
orchard will bear next year. 1t was
planted last year, aES Mr.. Williams
says that owing to the growth OF the
trees no thinks he win allow them TO
bear some fruit next season
The Furnas orchard will also bear
a good many cherries next season. His
apricots and apples are putting out
strong growth. some of the new ap-
ricot branches being six fect long.
II. G. Newport's almond trees have
five. six and seven-foot growth of new
branches this year. the third 81 their
planting. He irrigated them two
years from his private water system,
He is also sitting under the shade of
poplaH and locusts,
which to protect the colonel from the
sun must be "Tafty."
II. G. Newport will get a good stand
Of 100 acres of alfalfa this year. A
number OF Others have planted
small tracts.
or T.. p Dodd's 500 grape plants
set out last spring 4SO are growing
He has apple, peach and pear trees
set the middle of last April with new
branches two and a half feet long.
A carload of late seed potatoes was
received July II by j, e. Fritz and
others, and since that date all have
been planted.
r. f. Thom's old orchard adjoin-
Ing the project three miles south OF
Hermiston Is heavily loaded with
fruit and he Is selling fruit in the
here that twill do" 1t only