Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
HARD WORK WINS IN OREGON
Country Invites Young Men Who Will
Conquer Nature.
RETURN FOR EFFORT BOUNTIFUL
No broad ENpnnsr OF Prairie Land
Waste on settlement, hut Fertile
H. Eager 20 ne Properly
utilised.

PORTLAND. Ore, oct. l5.-(special)-In
ne middle west are many young men look
ing for new locations. where they may
build for themselves homes and esta blsh
positions more or less piFminent as their
fathers have done before them Il is no
more than fair to those among them who
are readers OF The Bee and are contem-
plating coming 70 the northwest for the
purpose Of earning a livelihood by filling
the soil that they should be admonished
that they will not find existing conditions
here the same as those in the Missouri
valley. They will not find miles and miles
Of broad acres such as exist in good old
Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas. upon
which there 10 neither a stick nor a stone
and where the pillow runs from one end OF
the field to the other without a bobbie. as
smooth as a knife cuts through fresh
cream cheese.
Here are a few prairies patches Of land
that have never in latter times known a
tree, but there are no vast stretches, lin
tied only by the horizon, of grass land
such as were once 10 be found In the mid
die west. Those open spaces are very fer
tile, but where located close to a railroad
are thickly settled and the ranches as
farmers designate their holdings in this
country, are held at high figures.
once "COntinuOus Wood"
II must be remembered that when this
region was first discovered by white men
It was practically speaking a vast forest
OF gigantic timber and 1t IS only within
a few years that the agricultural and hor-
tlcultural value OF the land has been taken
largely into consideration. The lumber in
terests have been and are today rapidly
sweeping away the forests, but the stumps
remain on the logged-off tracts and these
must be removed before the land can be
properly cultivated. To remove In the or
binary way the stumps, brush and second
growth timber from an acre Of ground Is
no child's play and compared to breaking
sod on the rolling prairie is like doing a
weeks washing with tubs and dashboard
or sending 1t to laundry.
Talk about the sweat Of your brow
young man. Just go out with your brush
hook, ak and grub AK, in July or August,
which is the best time for doing this work
into a thickly covered piece OF rich ground
and It will not be long before Russian
bath would blush for shame at its inability
to produce anywhere near the same amount
Of perspiration.
Therefore should you see in one Of the
many newspapers you doubtless read an
advertisement similar TO the following, re-
member It Is not all gold that glitters
FOR SALE-At a bargain, splendid
tract OF the richest land, near i've
CITY of 900 people. Soil the best; run
ming water. Price SO per acre; terms
II is true, there are just such parcels OF
land to be had at as low, or nearly So a
price, and that the land when cleared and
properly prepared for cultivation will bring
from 31oO TO $3.50 per acre, but It takes
work. blame hard labor TO put the land in
proper shape for the pillow.
Another thing that must be taken into
consideration Is that men cannot be hired
for $40 per month in oregon. The average
pay for a common laborer is S1.B, while
skilled labor asks and receives as high
as 81 to $40 per day.
Land that IL worth while,
After a person has q piece OF this land
properly prepared he has something worth
while, for It is astonishingly fertile, will
grow in great profuslon anything suitable
20 this climate and one Is always certain
Of a good market (Portland) for anything
produced. II one IS ambitious TO indulge In
the dairy industry, Oregon offers greater
attractions than any other state, unless II
be washington. in the union. The climate
Is simply ideal, being never very hot or
severely cold, with no bad storms or bliz-
Eard weather. The water is pure, and there
IS an abundance Of It in every part of the
state, the country being literally covered
with living springs, babbling brooks and
clear rivers.
The most important feature IS the profuse |
growth OF grasses which make hay crops |
that a Nebraska man would not imagine
even in his widest dreams. Timothy and !
clover find here conditions exactly suited !
10 their growth, there never being any !
danger Of freezing out in winter or being
stunted by drouth In summer. -Four tons
20 the acre sounds like a big lot OF hay |
20 raise at once on so small piece OF
ground, yet this is no unusual yield
one % the most profitable undertakings
for the Oregon rancher is the raising OF
poultry, to which this country is partieu-
larly well adapted. Hens and chickens
thrive with very little care, bring an ex-
celIent price and there Is always ready
demand at good figures for eggs.
swine an Attractive Branch.
one branch OF the live stock industry
seems TO be neglected, although there is
apparently no good reason why such |
should be the case. This is the breeding .
and raising Of swine. which thrive in Ore
gon as we'll as In any other state. This |
Is not generally speaking, corn country,
although in some parts Of the state ex-
eellent crops are raised, but a field pea
Is grown which It Is said for feeding and
fattening hogs Is superior to corn. Prices
for pork are always higher than in the
middle west and there are positively no
drawbacks to success in this branch II
proper attention Is given to Il.
Besides the divisions mentioned money
is 20 be made in horses, sheep and goats,
there being a constant demand and ready
market for all these animals There is an
unusual scarcity OF good breeding horses,
both male and female, and a splendid op-
portunity for men who understand this |
branch OF industry 20 engage In it.
In this a very brief outline has been
given OF the agricultural advantages OF the
Beaver state, nothing being said about
horticulture, for that 10 a chapter by itself,
although Il may be mentioned In passing
that Oregon produces some Of the finest
fruit especially apples, In the world.
Good Place for Workers.
To the young man who expects to make
his way in the world by the sweat OF his
brow Oregon offers the most splendid Op-
portuEites. Little success Is to be had In
this busy world OF ours without some hard Il