The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-09-18
UPPER VALLEY
PLANS CLUB
ORCHARDISTS WILL BUY COWS
DR.. WithycOmbe Pays Tribute to the
Guernsey and Outlines Plans Of Co.
Operative Association

Oh, what picture ii would make,
if these valleys of yours, where I have
seen clover that has done my heart
good, only had grazing in them some
beautiful Guernsey cows said DIR.
James WithycOmbe last Friday after
noon, when addressing the ranchers
and orehardists of the Upper Valley
and telling them the opportunities
they had before them by the purchase
OF cows and the production of butter
fat. at is natural that fruit growing
is going to be your predominant indus
try, But you do not know what you
are missing when you fail to have
cows. am farmer from the top of
my head to the sole of my feet, and
how dearly love COW, especially
Guernsey COW. Those dOcile creatures,
that like to look back at themselves
and admire themselves-how they will
lit into your environments, and bring
you profitable returns.
On the close of DR.. Withycombe's
address the growers of the district
took action toward forming a COW club.
lhirty-five cows were signed for, if
the club materializes, and the growers
of the district are looking forward to
the importation of two carloads of
thoroughbred animals. 1t is estimated
that the cost of securing the two car
loads of registered Guernseys will be
$500. DR.. Witty combe thinks that
good animals may be secured in Wis.
consin or other middle western points
for the sum of $3.50 per head. The
freight will be approximately $500 per
car, and good male animal will cost
from $3.50 to $500.
DR.. Withycombe's address was one
of the most interesting ever heard in
the valley. He had been inspired by
his journey up through the East Side
orchards and over the Neal creek road,
the journey from this city having been
made in the automobile of Truman
Butler, Mr.. Butler at the wheel. DR..
Withycombe and Mr.. Butler were ac-
compared by G. N. Ravlin, secretary
of the Commercial club, who made the
visit to the Upper Valley to become
better acquainted with the enthusiastic
Hood River boosters of that district.
The party left here shortly after 10
o'clock. They arrived at Mount Hood
Lodge, the new summer resort of
Homer A. Rogers, for lunch, and
feasted their eyes on the glorious pam
Drama of mountain, river gorge and
forest scenery from the eyrie outlook
at the top of the Lodge. From here
the visitor can scan the surface of the
Oregon portion of the earth's surface
for many miles. He can look at the
wild expanse of grandeur until he feels
himself an infinitesimal atom, even
though he may cut quite a swath
among the capers of men creatures.
1T may be horticultural sacrilege
to talk of cows here" said DIR. Witty
combe, in beginning his address, "but
waste is Americas greatest sin. We
have simply been mining our soil of
our great ana fertile continent. DO
you know, gentlemen, that two-fifths
of the banking capital Of the world is
on deposit in American banks? Do you
know that last year we marketed
products of agriculture to the extent
of nine billions of dollars. Those are
amazing figures, but we have been
mining our soils, as have said.
Now, of course, you people here
have got to capitalize your reputation
for fruit. for your soils are adapted to
this form of agriculture. However,
you people here in the Upper Valley
have an opportunity, those of you who
do not want to go into'the dairy busi-
ness exclusively, to benefit your orch
ards by growing eyer crops on your
soil and adding to itSthe refuse matter
from your stables.
"Your railroad company, if you go
into this work in earnest, will soon be
making you special rates. Down in the
willamette valley the 5. Z. line, when
it found out the profit to be derived
from an increased dairy business, made
those people rate on shipments of
cream and butter that surprised them.
Portland will take all of your surplus
cream, and you can ship il twice a
week. Portland is the greaest cream
market in the nation, paying a higher
average price than any other city. 1t
conumes the cream from points as far
away as northern California.
"You have decidedly healthy eli
mate here. tuberculosis is unknown,
among humans, nor will it affect your
cows.
DR.. Withycombe was told that the
county last year expended the sum of
$50, 900 for the purchase of imported
butter. "Since have heard that, he
said, 81 do not know why, if you can
secure as many as 300 cows, you cannot
successfully operate creamery and
supply your OWL needs right here at
home"
After the close of the meeting DR..
Withycombe visited the herd of Jerseys
owned by James Wishart in the Upper
Valley just north of Parkdale. Mr..
Wishart secured his cows from the
willamette valley last spring. He has
found the dairy business profitable
Investment and has signed up for a
Guernsey COW. MIR. Wishart furnished
the Chautauqua with milk and cream.
MIR. and Mrs. w. E. King, Mrs. Raw
lin and Miss Wastie, the latter's sister,
motored to the Upper Valley on the
day of DR.. Withycombe's address.