The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-19
UPPER VALLEY
FARM DATA.
MUCH ORCHARD DEVELOPMENT SEEN
RaRcherS Take Interest in Diversified
Farming and Many Herds 6 Cows
TO be Found

The proposed operation of a cooper
atlve dairy is now demanding the at
tention of the Hood River apple grow
ers and ranchers, and Saturday the
manufacturing committee of the Com
mercial club will hold q meeting to
discuss the plan. While many cows will
be kept to advantage by the orcharists
Of the Lower Valley, the larger num-
ber of herds of dairy cows, because of
the adapability of certain portions Of
that region, will be owned by Upper.
Valley rancheTs. New herds have been
brought into the Upper Valley and the
new industry is finding favor.
: The upper community, however, has
many orchard tracts, some in bearing,
and certain varieties, such as Craven
stems, grow far more eXcellently there
than in the Lower Valley. The Upper
Valley Strawberries also bring a profit
to the growers. They come to matur-
ity at time when the Lower Valley
fruit is off the market and supply the
demand at a time when they have q
practical monopoly. The Upper Valley
berries have a firmness that the house,
wife never forgets, and local ladies
wait for crates of the big luscious
Clark Seedlings that are shipped down
over the line of the Mount Hood Rail-
road Co., before they begin their sea-
sons canning. More development has
been carried on in the Upper Valley
in the past two years than in any other
portion of the apple district, and more
new settlers have made their homes
there.
The dairy and creamery industry has
taken deep hold there, especially in
the Mount Hood district, and already
cream shipments have begun. The
Mount Hood Railroad Co. has made a
tariff on for the growers on cream, and
the cans are returned to them free OF
charge.
The following is the data on Upper
Valley farms: Total number of acres
owned by rsnchers, 6,529; number of
acres of one year old trees, 447; acres
in two yare tress, 1858; acres in three
year old trees, $50; acres in four.year
old trees, no; acres IN five year old
trees, 1853; acres in six year old trees,
II acres in seven year old trees, II
acres in eight year old trees, and older,
"a; acres in other crops, sos; acres in
meadow, 1870.
individuals and companies who are
developing and caring for Upper Val
ley tracts are as, follows:
s. J. Ricketts,, G. N. Cannon, j, X.
Lennon, A..W. Stone, Ii. II. Tomlin.
son, l.. W. Tomlinson, l.. Nj. Beal, l.
and z. l.. Beal, A. c. Jordan, Geo
Wishart, j. b. Doggett, s. HI. Helmer
Y | L. w1 ~.
,, Gribble, J. E. Van Nuys, W. L. Val
! Nuys, Paul l.. Aubert, Mary Mooney
l.. M. Baldwin, Sarah A. Gordon, w
f. Clark, T.G.Williams, Belle Schmidt
j. b. Dimmick, Mamie Dimmick, Zibi
Dimmick, Julia McCoombs, Geo. Platt
CA. Rawson, Albert Mckinney estate
NJ. L. II. Allen, Raplh Nelden, McGuf
! frey & Pond, Jas. Wishart, II. F
Goodlander, Ii. S. Burpee, II. l.. Son
erville, v. Sami, G. ID. Woodworth
! Hood River Apple Co., o. M. Bailey
j. V. N. Suydam, H. II. Ham. C. A
: Puddy, Paul Neden, d. K. Miller, r
! J.. Mclsaac, Maurice Walton, G. G
= Walton, Frank A. Moore, W. M
Cooper, E. F. Sharp, Woodwork an,
!, Loomis, F. l.. Heating, Jno. P.Cooper
p | "a II. iIiiSlot VI ~. opShNsAt es
Thompson, Geo. E. Pineo, Miller Nun
dock, H. II. Meyers, II. Watanuke
W. H. Rodenheiser, F. G. Harsey
Robinson & Barroll. Minnie Miller. /
F. Gray, Henry Reis, G. e. Craver
r Columbia Co., l.. j. Bronaugh. W. {
| Smullin, W. +. Tucker. II. H. Grampl
Oregon Realty Co.. Thos. Bilyeu.A. |
Coulter, A. W. Reickman, Uptegroy
e Cornell & Mason. L. V. Rose. +. N.
L. Arthur Putnam. Edwin Culbertsoi
d Babson Bros, Albert Hutson. Harve
r, G. Hutson, W. H. Tobey. Chas.
TO Moody, c. p. Johansen, I. A. Mil
1t quist, Hugh Dixon, W. ]. Tobey. J.
As Pieronnet, DuVal & Wertgen. Cha
Or Steinhauser, W. H. Steinhauser. \
m 0. Boe, Gordon Bros, l.. c. Cowlishoy
" Afford Millard, J. f. Candee, G. I
in Monroe, Frank Powers, e. c. Euwe
c. London q Powers, Edward Sallenbael
le Mary C. & W. Allen, Robt. Brown.
n W. Blodgett, Upper Valley Apple Go
IN n. A. Rogers, H. Saika. Anna
of Baker, Mrs. J. o. Hannum, j. W. Sir
N mons, Mark Weygandt, Jno. Goldsbur