CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-09-02
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returning in the Ohio with a lot Of
stock and laborers for his railroad.
In Oregon.
If man wants variety of climate
in any one state he can certainly nnd
1t in Oregon. Especially is this true of
the rainfall. Oregon has points where
+, the rainfall is 1872 inches in year
and there are other sections where 1t
does not exceed six inches. In Port
land the rainfall is about 81 inches
and up the Willamette valley 1t runs
from 40 to so inches. The Western
half Of Oregon is wet-about rs wet
as Illinois. while the Eastern half is
dry-so dry that Irrigation is neces-
sary.
The two sections are very jealous
of each other. In the rain belt they
will assure you that their fruit has a
much better flavor and better keep
ing qualities than any fruit grown in
an irrigated country. While Of course.
anybody from an irrigated section
knows better than that.
spent day at Dallas. which 10
about 60 miles south OF Portland. 1t is
a typical Missouri county seat town
which is nothing to its discredit OF
course. 1t is the county seat Of an old
agricultural county. All kinds Of
farming is done here. but the prin-
cipal crop seems to be hops. I fancy
the town il none too progressive.
Judging from the number of old gray
whiskered citizens I noticed holding
down the dry goods boxes in front OF
the stores.
The hop business is an interesting
one. The price OF the crop varies
greatly. Last year hops got down to
8 cents per pound. when the growers
lost money. This year the price Is mp
to 25 cents and everybody ought TO
make a good thing Some told me the
crop is a profitable one while others
assured me that when taken on the
average there is nothing in it-except
for the community. A good deal is
paid out for labor.
: The hop once planted Is supposed
to live forever, 1t grows up each year
from the root. A field 10 covered with
poles and wires and the hop vine
Orowa un owd rnvpnlntalv roy~.S ehn
field like a grape arbor Hops yield
from 500 to 1000 pounds per acre in
good seasons. The picking season 10 Q
great time in the hop districts. People
are brought in from all sections OF the
state to pick hops and all classes Of
people turn out to earn little easy
money. The pay 10 81 per hundred
pounds and experts earn from ~ to
&S day. The general average would
probably be about - per day.
There II near Dallas 1900 acres of
hop fields all connected. At an average
Of 1000 pounds per acre this would re-
quire 1000 people twelve days to gath
er the crop. picking on an average Of
200 pounds per day each. The most OF
these people camp out in . grove near
the hop fields and make . general
holiday season out Of II. II 10 . sort
Of tent city. like that on Coronado
beach-merry-go rounds. picture
shows, dances and all forms OF
amusement that attract the nickie.
After they are gathered the hops
are dried and baled and most Of them
are shipped to England.
sss
Near Dallas I saw a 20-acre prune
orchard that IL owned and operated
by three girls. Everything done on the
place Is done by these girls who are
in ages about 10. q and -. II Ger
tainly was the best cultivated and
best kept place l saw in that section
and I was assured that It was the
most profitable orchard in the coun-
ty. ! was told that the girls were just
as good housekeepers - they were
agriculturists.
: At Dallas the leading hotel 10 run
BY Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson. who are
the parents OF Mrs. Geo. Fl. wilkes Of
Florence. They run q mighty good
hotel, the best table found in any
American plan hotel out west. was
Interested to hnd ont that Mr. Thomp-
son is . radical third party Prohi-
bitionist. You know the rule In Colo
rado among hotel men is 70 favor =