Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-12

= a private telephone system which ha
) already been built and installed. Thi
= connects all parts OF the two rancho
, with the managers office and vii
soon connect with the Grants PAS
d line. Everything on these two places
is done In a practical way and the
management is as rigid as that OF a
military organization.
It is the purpose OF the company
to next year raise crops which prove
best adapted to the land The whole
property as far as cleared of timber
Is under irrigation The Heath ranch
comes under the Red Bluff ditch sys-
tenn. which takes It's water from the
Applegate several miles above, and
the balance Is under the new system
which has been installed by the Leon
ard Orchard company, the water for
which is pumped from Rogue river
and stored In part In a large reser-
voir, located on the highest point,
which has a capacity OF approximate
ly 100000 gallons. From this II Is
Dlped to the land at such times and
! places as may be desired This irri-
cation plant is put in In a practical
way and is doing tho very best kind
Of service and furnlshin- an abun-
dance OF water.
The Leonard Orchard company has
in view the installation Of. a canning
factory on tho Moses ranch, which
VIII can peas, beans tomatoes, pump
klns, strawberries, raspberries, black
berries, lOganberres and various 9th
er vegetables and fruits. They also
expect to do a considerable business
In raising onions from the seed and
from sets, beets, carrots and potatoes
These will be shipped in carload lots
TO the best paying market available
II IS believed that by practical and
careful management a paying bust
ness along these lines can be built up.
The Penn-Oregon ranch will be de-
voted largely to the dalrylng business
and II Is the intention to furnish It
with $50 cows Of the best dairy
breeds and to build a creamery on
the place This ranch is noted for its
rich soil and abundant crops At the
present time there are 225 acres Of
wheat which the best judges claim
will average so bushels to the acre
There are 1925 acres already in alfalfa
which Is producing heavy crops There
are 30 acres In hay meadow and a
considerable acreage in red clover.
There Is a 5j-acre apple and pear o.
chard, 3 s acres of which are 10 fun
bearing. the crop for this year is es-
timated at $1,000 boxes Of merchant
able apples and pears. This ranch is
all under irrigation and It has the
reputation Of being one Of the most
valuable in the Rogue river VALLEY.
Raising Horses and Mules.
II is the purpose Of the company to /
raise horses and mules Of the best
blood and they have already pur-
'hased a jack from the well-known
mule raising state Of Missouri the
animal being selected from the cholc-
'st stock that could be found there.
He is eer'ainly a fine specimen and
'ost the round sum OF $4,000 Ii is
he purpose TO secure large number
IF well bred mares and these will be
,ept on the place as breeding stock
\ Hog Raising Venture.
The company has determined to go
nto the business Of raising hogs on
liberal scale and has chosen the
Berkshire type as the most promising
They have started In with boar
which has many blue ribbons credited
o him during the past season Five
rood sows have also been purchased
md those like the boar. belong to
me of the best Berkshire families.
IN a farm where alfalfa Is one Of the
principal products the hog business
,artakes OF nothing in the order Of
IN experiment and success is assured
rom the very start.
Experiments With Potatoes.
Manager Hill is making an expert
nent with potatoes this year with a
'lew to determine the best time TO
)lsnt the tuhers. He commenced
,arly in the season and has planted
very two weeks, keeping a careful
-ecord Of the time II was done. When
hey are dug It will be determined
not only the best time to plant. but
he soil best adapted to the potato.
He IS also making experiments
with cabbage and kale and these will
be carried on with q view to keep
them growing all winter He is also
a test with sweet potatoes and