Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-07

ley, states the report. The principal
development of the trucking indus
try is associated with the lower soils
adjacent to Bear creek Strawber-
ries do we'll on the heavier granite
soils near Ashland, and upon the
soils of the floor of tn valley, except
the adobes, and upon the lighter
members of the soils of the agate
series.
The report deals extensively with
the fruit industry of the area and
says, in part: The general climatic
conditions of the area are indisputa-
bly, favorable to the growing of fruit
and failure of fruit adapted to a
moderately temperate climate must
be laid to other causes. Some dan
ger of injury from frosts, where not
protected by artificial means, how
ever, exists"
In referring to some of the AZ diff
ferent types of soil found in the area
and their crop adaptation the report
says in brief:
The rugged topography of the Sis
kiyou coarse sandy loan renders a
part of it unfit for agriculture and
it is valued only for the timber which
it supports. The more level portions
of the type, however, are eXcellently
adapted to peaches and cherries, and
many of the small fruits do fairly
well.
The Tolo loan, like the Siskiyou
type, owing to the rugged topography
of the country in which it is located,
precludes to large extent it's devel-
opment for agriculture, but where
sufficient depth is found and not too
sloping this soil will be found adapt
ed to the production of pears, apples
and grapes.
Some of the Sites sandy loan is
devoted to grain farming and pasture
and an occasional planting of fruit
trees, but the larger part is yet un-
developed Where of sufficient depth
this type will prove adapted to
peaches, apples, pears, cherries and
small fruits.
The Sites gravelly fine sandy loan
is not largely under cultivation but
is used for pastures. The natural
conditions are unfavorable to irriga-
tion and only in places is the soil
of sufficient depth to grow apples
and pears.
The Sites fine sandy loan is widely
distributed south of the Rogue river.
The larger part OF it is not under
cultivation, 1t is adapted to peaches,
cherries, grapes pears and small
fruits when sufficient depth of soil
is found
The Sites loan is only partially
developed and is not we'll adapted
to irrigation, but is adapted to the
production of pears, apples, peaches,
truck crops and small fruits where
sufficient depth is found.
The Olympic clay adobe Is best
adapted to pears.
The Climax clay adobe, on account
of the pronounced adobe structure
of the soil which favors the rapid
loss of moisture, is used for grazing.
The Barron coarse sand is partly
under cultivation to apples, pears,
peaches, cherries and small fruits, to
which it is well adapted, as is also
the Barron sandy loan which, when
irrigated, would be suited to alfalfa
and vegetables.
When well drained the Clawson
loan is fair truck and pear soil and
gives good results with alfalfa and
the different grasses.
A portion of the Phoenix clay
adobe is planted to apples and pears,
but it is preferably a soil for the
latter fruit
A part of the Meyer silty clay
loan is planted to pears, while some
areas are used only for grazinfi or
for the production of dry-farmed
grain.
The Meyer clay adobe south of
Medford is devoted largely to the
production of pears and the thrifty
appearance of the trees indicates
that it is we'll adapted to this pur-
pose. The greater part of the type
is not developed in other sections as
farms and is used only for grazing.
With proper care pears should dc
well.
Portions of the Coleman gravelly
loan have been cleared and devoted
to the production of hay and fruit
With efficient cultivation the mois
ture is retained very we'll and the
type is adapted to small fruit, ap
pies, peaches and pears.
Practically all of the Medford grav
ely fine sandy loan is devoted to the
: production of alfalfa, which yield
from two to five tons per acre. Thi
soil will also be found well adapted