The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-10-24
ROOM FOR EXPANSION

In spite of the fact that the area of
raw cultivahle land is reduced To n
minimum In the United States, Ameri-
cans are just awakening to the realt-
cation that the development of the
agricultural industry in this country
is Yet in its infancy Up To very re
cent years the great abundance of
raw agricultural lands in the west
lead to careless and uniutensiVe farm
ing. but since the area of updevelop-
cd lands has been reduced to an UNI
important factor realization of the
wasteful methods of farming COM
mon to this country began TO disturb
the thoughtful not only in the agri-
I cultural industry. but all who had NJ
heart the permanent welfare OF the
country The steadily rising cost of
living has directed more AMI more at
teution To this evil. until comparisons
between the results from American
methods and those followed i'll other
countries were made. greatly 10 the
disadvantage and even shame Of the
American agriculturist.
These Investigations have lead 10
nation wide agitation in favor Of bet
ter and more scientific methods in
crop production and farm manage
ment, Ii has also developed the fact
that there is Il greater future for the
AGRICULTURAL industry through proper
cultivation and utilization ot avail
Sble cultiVahle areas even than ap-
reared 10 be the case when the vast
tracts ot virgin land west VI the Mis-
SiSsippi We're still awaiting the pillow.
Farm and FireSide remarks that, II
American farmers can make any mon
~ with an average wheat yield OF only
thirteen bushels ~ the acre 1.-THE aver
2gc in the entire country. what
might they not make with twenty
six" \ yield Of twenty six ot wheat
has for years been secured in several
European countries, Europe also has
better Yields vi oats, Here the aver
3SC ~ oats per acre is twsutN-uinS
bushels, in Germany il is over fifty:
IN France, sis, In barley We make \
better comparison, although some
countries are ahead ot us The Amer
IcAn WELD is sS,> bushels. the German
49,, ami that ~ GreAi Britain -, o.
No,SyoeS We have the smallest WELD
reported from any country. Some II
car irrigation states report averages
Il ilA bushels III potatoes Il The acre.
HUt the general average Is only 81 Ii
N@NS>N. sa'NN s-sN "a ss.S "a s-assN'.-
states were ~ prevail throughout the
,,oUutvy, We should still fall behind
Germany. which hiss \ WELD II SV0.
Austria one NJ Isl. France enc II lES.
srsSI Britain AMI Ireland. l4$. Eysu
Russia has An average ~ ltN
In this particular district the Weld
Z all these pyNiUcgS viii show CON
SiGeraN,y shove the average for this
country. eTESUSs this is 8 tNoluv&-&t-
NSN new GsS,vic. and the fertility has
oet AS&U cropped o,g ~ the 81, ~
>0G'loOt<,$ hSvNsStS~ EU, ,hS same
cnt;.tiNaS tA&I have follow II hEs>i-
49, methods IN The older cO.,.,,.,,gi-
- Wi.l follow rtrS u ..-,e N 'eS$
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1<>s-.S ',S>'S>>&-V. r&e fertility ct
4 So >sr X retained AG,G S..z-,,t-.:-
3 IN t@t &GCotao1 - 0-,>S methods
sC>,sa c-,-lHSt,cr Su& -\>:arSoz ~
1928 &r& rs raising =: >. .c&S-
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- u',, Certain t-orS- $50 -
St&c S~& TIE o<Se- tS-s1S planted
,1-1-s- ,-S,v -s,e - -, ~ Is tsr-s.-
r &15 p7n3Gc1avs c&r&S5,r. w1,ss
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~ So = t-NVt-. &--S,-z G-E -Nc
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To- -, ~ means q Ss2<5--s -
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