Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-07-11


! This farming section cares very lit
tie for fruit trees. OF the total of 25,-
ll2 acres around ChampOeg and st.
Paul, only l25 are in apples, three
fourths Of one acre is in cherries, 10
acres Of peaches, no pears, two acres
of prunes with 20 acres Recently plant
ed, and only three acres Of walnuts.
| Loganberries are hard to find in this
section Of the county. The report Of
Mr.. Gooding gives total of only II
acres. There is only one half an acre
of strawberries in the whole section.
The largest landowner ia this section
is N. Ia Mckay of Donald with 70i
acres. He has 55 acres in winter
wheat, 1870 acres oats, 10 Of corn, and
20 acres in hay crops A. Reamey of
st. Paul has 623 acres, with 100 in win.
ter wheat, S5 in oats, l2 ins rye, so in
corn. 35 in clover and 35 acres in 9th
er hay crops.
Henry Zorn Of Aurora has 636 acres
planted, 80 in spring wheat, 80 oats,
go corn and "a in hay crop. j. 4. Smith
Of st. Paul is assessed with GA acres
and his crops this year are 80 winter
wheat, so spring wheat, oats, 3s corn
and 25 acres of other hay crops.
b. G. Belieu Of Newberg has $50
acres and he has in crop As acres of
winter wheat, 30 acres spring wheat,
30 acres oats and 90 acres barley.
The largest winter wheat crop in this
section was put in by Frank Kirsh Of
1T. Paul who rents 426 acres. He has
lld acres winter wheat and IS in cats.
Other large land owners in this section
are Theo. Boutin of 81. Paul, 1923 acres;
). Managre Of st. Paul, 345 acres; Jo
hanna Knapp of Aurora, $50 acres;
John Brcntano, 81. Paul, 3l6 acres; J.
\. Schneider st. Paul, 426 acres; P. c.
Smith, st. Paul, 3lT acres; heirs Of II.
B. Gearin, Aurora, 467 acres and j. &.
Murphy Of Newberg 400 acres.
Just east of this ChampoegSt. Paul
district is the Butteyille. Aurora. Hub.
bard assessment district, assessed by
NJ. B. Kronling. In this district there
IS ls,9l7 acres, all in township south
of range l west.
Oats is the big crop this year in this
north end of the county, as the assess.
ment records turned in to assessor Ben
+ West shows that out Of the 1917
acres in the district, 2i3O acres are in
oats or about l3 per cent. The winter
wheat acreage in this district is 2l3l,
or little more than II per cent Of the
total acreage.
Other acreage in this district is as
follows; Spring wheat 52i, barley 10,
rye SO, corn 1SS, clover $40 and other
hay crops S27 acres.
Some attention is being given to po.
tatoes as the assessment shows 46o
acres now growing, with 60 acres in
field beans.
Fruit trees are being given more at
tention around Aurora and Hubbard |
than in the Champoeg-St. Paul district.
For around Butteville-Aurora and Hub I
bard there is now growing l07 acres Of
bearing apples with l79 acres not yet |
bearing There is 80 acres in bearing
cherries, and only | acre in peaches.
Prunes are rather a side line in this |
oats and wheat country, as out Of the (
1897 acres assessed, only 25i5 arees /
are in bearing prunes. with IL acres
non-bearing Logauberries are coming
10 receive some attention as 7s acres
are bearing with g acres nen-bearing. /
There is 9 acres in blaekberries and S5 /
acres in strawberries.
The largest landowner in this section /
i G. b. Hovenden Of Hubbard, route I. +
lie has 1919 acres, planted so in winter |
wheat, 70 in oats, 20 in corn, in hay
crops, $ in potatoes and 60 in other
crops.
The next largest land owner in this
district is John Murray OF Aurora,
route 3. He has Si4 acres, planted %
IN winter wheat, l2 in oats, in bar. /
ley, 6 In corn, 10 in clover and in
potatoes Feller 4 Barkman Of Hubbard
route |, have 450 acre tract rented.
planted 30 in. winter wheat. IS spring /
wheat, ll6 cats, , in corn, 2s in elov-
ef l2 In other hay crops. 2 in pota- h
toes and 30 acres in field peas
q. A. Cone Of Donald owns 262 acres
and has rented 80. lie has 30 acres
winter wheat, 30 acres in spring wheat
and 2 acres in oats. Jas. P. Feller Of
Donald owns s2d acres planted 20 in
wlnter wheat, : in spring wheat. e. in
oats, ; in rye. % in corn. in hav
sfops, ! acre Of potatoes. % in other
'rops and 2 acres Of non-beaFing apple
irees.
The acreage put in by the various
afuf land nunrr. 1nas n,s sRa-. -.