Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-05
FARMS IN THE GREAT
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
The Garden Spot of the North.
west Where Crop Failure
Is Unknown

This great Willamette Valley, west of
the Cascade Mountains in Western Ore
gon, over 100 miles long n from S to
SO miles wide, undoubtedly offers the
greatest bargains in farm land of any
place in the United States. Farms with
deep, rich. black soil. fertile as the best
Iowa land. from $4,000 to $4,000 per
acre. Can you equal it? There are good
roads. schools, electric railroads, steam
railroads, telephones n r. F. Z. This
great fertile Willamette Valley lies al
most level with a fall of from 10 to 81
feet per mile. Sufficient for good drain
age. No overflow. They raise wheat,
corn, oats, clover, vegetables and fruits.
Great commercial fruit orchards, berry
ranches and vineyards abound. Climatic
conditions far surpass that Of the Middle
States. Tempered by the ocean currents.
they have nc extreme winter cold or ex-
cessive summer heat Now, If you can
live in q delightful climate, get rich, fer
tile lands where crop failure Is unknown,
close to the best Pacific Coast markets
and transportation, where the land boom
has not yet struck and land prices are
still low, are you interested? These
conditions and prices will not last long.
They can't! Such land is worth double;
the price. Here are q few Of our bar
gains:
No. 1. GOO acres s miles east of Har-
risburg and 3 miles from Rowland, a
shipping station. This 600 acres is
heavy black bottom land. all fenced and
cross fenced. mostly o wire. $40
acres under cultivation n is now or
soon will be in crops. go acres excellent
pasture with running water, Large
sealed house, 2 large barns, one new.
New silo. Windmill and tanks. Hog
house, wood house. Rented until Octo-
! Der LIST, 1920, rent share goes with the
place. Price $4,000 per acre for quick
turn. $40. 100000 cash, balance long time
at SO; or will divide into three 200-acre
farms. Certainly q bargain.
No. 2. 30s acres. all rich soil. 4 miles
north Harrisburg. 3 from steam railroad.
electric railroad runs through the farm.
Station h-mile. This is one Of the finest
farms in the Willamette Valley, first
class land. all fenced and cross fenced,
26O acres under cultivation. As acres in
pasture. Excellent new 8 roomed house.
both hot and cold water, fireplace. front
and back porches. This fine house
would cost IS, 100000 to build today.
Two barns. one new, 76'x84'. stanchions
on one side for 40 cows. equipped with
making machine. room for IA horses on
the other side, g~ranaries. feed rooms
and hay lofts. Also hay and stock barn
40'x4S', two large new silos, large gran
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machinery shed. new hog house. 3 wells,
windmill, tanks, and gas engine. This
is a fine farm, excellent soil. good build
ings. handy to good transportation
Price $125.00 per acre. One-third cash
Balance 5 years at SO. Possession
October list. 1920.
No. !. 435 acres, half a mile from the
town of Harrisburg. Both electric and
steam railroads. Electric lights. county
road on the south and north: and
the Pacific highway, now being paved
by the state, runs through the farm
from north to south. This excellent
farm is choice land, all fenced and cross
fenced, about an equal amount on each
side of the highway, now being paved
1856 acres under cultivation. so acres In
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first set one-half mile from town con
sists Of a S roomed house. old. a new
barn, silo, chicken house and other out
buildings, orchard and small fruits. The
second set Of buildings about one mile
from town consists of a new 5 roomed
house, barns, silo.t windmill. granary
machine shed, hog house. orchard and
small fruits. Price $4,000 per acre
Terms. Possession October 1st. 1920
You will like this farm. first class black
soil; adjoining the town. giving city
conveniences. State road being paved
through the entire length of the place
without cost to the owner.
No. 4. $50 acres, 5 miles north OF
Harrisburg, a quarter of a mile from
electric railroad station. Has r. F. D.
telephone and milk route. All fenced
and cross fenced. choice black soil. 230
acres under cultivation. so acres pasture