The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
MAKING OF THE VALLEY
iHE BEGINNING OF 4 SYSTEM OF
FARMING THAT WILL CHANGE. !.
THE FACE OF THE VALLEY
ITS IN THE SOIL AND CLIMATE
what May BE Expected in Few Years
When All the ReclaimabIe
Land Is Under Water.

Ihe trcst is on The pumpkin and
the folders in the shock" and so ia !.
as further production is concerned
growing tire "ar be said to be over
harvest about completed and Ieople
can take stock Of the seasons results.
Ilmes may have been dull from inc
business point o. view, money tight.
transfers SLOW and ger reral iinUrove-
ment tagging, hut old mother earth is
not regulated i'll her giving OF her
bounties or keeping Them bacs: bv con-
ditions of trade and finance among
men, ior properly agitate the surface
with piow and wisely Apply nour-
ishment IN the shape OF moisture she
responds promptly and literally of
those things thu make Tor wealth and
prosperity. II - & resource that never
fails when rightly handled and cared
for. Reference is nore partic tlarly
made 20 this valley. whore irrigation
features farming The land and tract
owner never fails to get liberal 20
sponse from the sol, when applying
the proper means 10 obtain results
So in striking a balance for The past
summer. with the harvest on, II can
be 2sid at this tiis,e sisat tire ee,ftf. ifss
been prodigal in responding to the
efforts of man. The experience and
success that has cone to those who
have gone in for small tract lining
Is an incentive tor others 10 secure
holdings. This season marks tie be-
ginning - the small farm that will
all the larger ranches in the valley
that can be pay under wafer. which
will moan the providing OF homes for
many families. and i1surcs the inaug-
urstioH o: Il system u cultivation tnat
will bring land up 10 the highest stage
of res 3onSiyeneSs.
In 40 part Q: the Okanoga7 valley
and there is Lot richer vale from
its northern beginning 20 its southern
enuing und.r The sLn--has the fact
been ;D thoroughly demonstrated that
it is marvellous in prOductiseness "a
Immediately around Oroville. That
under he stimulating influence o. wa
ter the soil win produce any;ninz' ma
tive 10 inc ten perate zone has Deen
known "a long as the valley mas been
within tho knowledge OF the white
man. ont II has been left 10 this late
date f0r industrious ard 9nterprising
eyDerimentors 20 give Visible AMI tan
aible proofs OF its wonderful capacity
and capatility Land that a year ago
had every appearance OF dismal
desert that lav dormant as it had
since the Noice said. Let there De
light. ard there was light that from
ell appearance was barren OF fccund-
jtv and worthless to the uses OF man.
mas been laafe to pr rduce marvellous
Is. Not ali of the land that can De
cultivated. lat = small fraction Ot the
whole has become smiling and Ver-
dan, 1ssisa> in hs midst Of surround
incs wholly devoid OF vegetation. But
what has ben sc om9lishet Ipon that
small fraction -an b. duplicated rPon
the balance when the hand o. nan is
turned 10 ;ts -sclamatiOn- The great
results from the smaller -racrs show
vbat greater results nav he expected
from the larger under the san.e meth
ods of treatment. And the object les
son resultant from the pas year :
work will hasten the time when every
available acre ih3t can b. reached 0y
water will be responding just as lib
rally 10 the eVArtions cf men. Iuds-
ing from v!.at the slil has Welded on
the small tracts put 10 test this year
,f.. a,.oua1 thay can BE- grown on the
lands around Orovil'e under s'mi.ar
treatment = simply beyoud calcula-
tim Only bv .esing the land in bear
inc can o..ooIe be made 10 be.ieSe the
ex,enr OF lis caEaci'y- Ii j. simply
vagerariou run riot, and reproduction
from The seed many, uah- fold Inc