Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16

vast Importance to the future growth
of the city and vicinity that 1t has at
tempted TO get fair and honest opin-
ion relative to the matter, and thus
settle the question once and for all.
To this end a representative of the
paper called up several old establish
ed real estate concerns and opinions
from those sources are printed here
with:
e. T. McKinstry.
To The Courier:
Having been asked to make state
ment relative to the productiveness
of red soil, and not being able In a
brief article, to even give an outline
of its real quality, will say that the
horticultural department Of the Uni
versity at Corvallis pronounces the
deep, free sub-irrigated red soil ideal
for fruit and with irrigation, alto
gether desirable for gardening and
general farming. Personally, can
show any reasonable man the best
fruit trees for age, the best stands
of alfalfa and as good garden pro-
ducing tracts, as we'll as the best
grain hay producing red lands that
can be found in the Rogue River val
ley E. T. MINISTRY.
w. B. Sherman.
To The Courier:
We have three different soils in
our district, each of which is espec-
tally adapted to the growth of diff
ferent products, and each is very
productive, but as for the red soil,
no part of the United States is more
valuable for Tokay grapes, red APP
pies, pears, all kinds of berries and
vegetables of all kinds, excepting po-
tatoes.
With irrigation and a proper mar
ket our red soil, planted to any of
the above, will pay from 500 to
$500 per acre annually.
/ would refer you, among the many
places where Tokay grapes have thor
oughly demonstrated their produc-
tiveness on red soil, to A. H. Car
sons vineyard of something over SO
acres, where he is making from 5000
to $500 per year from Tokays and to
William Scoville, who is getting big
returns out of pears raised on his
red soil.
would refer you to the orchard In
the red soil on the Bruno tract, north
west of town, which probably pro-
duces the highest colored Spitzen-
berg in the United States, which Is
excelled by none in other qualities OF
in quantity.
can show you numerous places
where small fruits and vegetables
on red land, where small and mex
pensive pumping plants are being op-
Grated, are paying attractive returns
to the producer
have failed to find any red soil
in this district which has been han
died scientifically that has not given
a wonderful account OF itself.
w. B. SHERMAN.
r.. l.. Churchill.
To The Courier;
In compliance with your request
for my opinion of the red" soil Of
the Rogue River valley, I wish to say
that have always insisted that the
red soil was the best fruit soil We
have, from the fact that the red soil
aside from it's quality is found OF
the benches and slopes and are there
fore we'll drained.
One need only point to the Carson
vineyard, the Robinson orchard, the
Hamilton orchard, the Scoville or
chard, the Ahern orchard and mum
erous other orchards and to the many
alfalfa fields, particularly on the Ap
plegate river, to prove the value o.
the soil.
We have as rich river bottom landI
as are to be found anywhere, lane
that for fertility and productivity are
unsurpassed. Yet Notwithstanding
this fact we have farmers who hav'
tried both classes OF soil who tell III
that the red lands are as productive
in every way as the river bottom
lands
e. L. CHURCHILL.
The weight Of the opinions seem
|, to be in favor Of the red lands. Thl
brings up the question as to who 4
Whistler and what is his motive?
Whistler IS the self-same indivId
ual, who, in his capacity as ciyl