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OREGON FARMER 



INDEX. 



Page 

 Adobe Soils Composition and description 



of 46-49 



Agricultural Opportunities in Oregon 13 



Agriculture- 

 Agricultural Statistics- 

 Average Farm Acreage, Price, Yield and Value 

 each of Chief Crops in Different Regions 

 of Oregon as Grown on Representative 



Farms 1911 57-60 



Climate, Soil, Topography, Transportation 

 Facilities, Market Conditions, Price of Land, 



in Relation to 33 



Counties Leading in Production Field Crops. . 56 

 Farming Conditions in Oregon(Miscellaneous 



Data) 44-45 



Farm Crops of Oregon 52-54 



Oregon and Other States 53-54 



Oregon Crop Production by Regions 55 



Oregon Yields and Prices Compared with 



Leading States 53-54 



Farming in Oregon Types of 33 



Field Crops Adopted to Different Districts: 



For Cash Field Crops 62 



For Dairy Cows 61 



For Hogs, Sheep and Poultry 62 



Field Crops not Grown in Oregon 62 



Hay and Forage, by Divisions. 1909 55 



Hop Production Oregon Compared with 



Other States 54 



Irrigation Statistics 44 



Miscellaneous Crops. Grown Only In Certain 



Regions (Table) 61 



Opportunities of in Oregon (Article) 13-14 



Present Occupation of Lands 43-44 



Production and Acreage of Chief Field Crops, 



by Divisions, for 1909 55 



Products in Oregon in 1912 



Rotation and Cropping Systems of Oregon . . 62-P.3 



Selecting a Farm in Oregon 35 



Soils of Oregon 46-47 



Chief Soil Types 46 



Composition Silt Loams 46-47 



Composition Sandy Loams 46-48 



Composition Marsh Soils 46-49 



Composition Adobe Soils 46-49 



Composition Granitic Soils 46-50 



Composition Pumice Soils 46-51 



Composition Alkali Soils 46-51 



Survey of Representative Farms Tabulated 44 

 Typical Successful Farms A Summary.. .124-131 



Wealth of in Oregon, Derived from 33 



Examining the Prospective purchase 30-42 



Alkali Boils Composition and Description of .46-51 



Alfalfa (See Farm Crops) 52-63 



Apiaries (See Bee Culture) 97-99 



Apricots Industry in Oregon 71-73 



Associations for Social Conditions 120 



Average Size of Farms 13-14 



Blackberries Industry in Oregon (See Fruits 



and Vegetables) 71-85 



Barley (See Farm Crops) 52-63 



Blacksmiths Opportunities for Work 13 



Bee Culture (Article On) 97-99 



Colonies, Number and Value of in State, U. S. 



Census, 1910 97 



Distribution of Bees in State (Map) 98 



Honey, Principal Producing Centers of in 



State 97 



Industry Described by Divisions 98-99 



Statistics on by Divisions- 

 Number of Reports; Number of Stands; Bee 

 Keeping Successful; Colonies Profitable; 



Average Price of Honey ; Total Sales 99 



Distribution of (Map) 1 



Cost to Start in Business 16 



Effects of Feeding Alfalfa, Grains, Etc 16-17 



Feeding Kind and Amounts of Food 16-17 



Grazing Ranee and Winter 16 



Industry how Divided 15 



Land Necessary? or i<j 



Markets for 17 



Number in State .' 15 



Pure Bred Industry 16 



Statistics On 15 



Bureau of Statistics- 

 Composed of 5 



Duties of 5-fl 



Cattle Article on 



Beef 15 



Dairy 25 



Carpenters Opportunities for Work 13 



Cheese- 

 Products for 22 factories for year 1912 

 Pounds of Milk Received; Pounds of Milk 

 Sold; Amount Received for Cheese Sold. Av- 

 verage Price per Pound of Cheese, and 

 Pounds of Cheese per 100 Pounds Milk. ... 28 



Tillamook County as Producing Center 28 



Cherries Industry in Oregon 72 



By-Products of 73 



State Averace in Production of 71 



Chief Types of Soil Composition and De- 

 scription of 46-52 



Classification of Lands in State Diagram) . 1 12 



Clearing Land Average Cost of 39 



Climate Article on 65-70 



As an Attraction Ill 



Conditions in Relation to Poultry Industry 



by Divisions 89 



In Relation to Farming, Generally by Di- 

 visions 78-84 



Considerations and Changes in Relation to 



Soils and Farm Crops 36 



Rainfall Maps 64 



Summary of Normal Climatological Data for 



Oregon by Divisions 66 



Temperature and Rainfall Diagram 69 



Clover ( Se*> F;>rm Crops) 52-63 



Communication and Transportation 117 



Postal Service and Telephone 119 



Railroads and Navigable Streams (Map) 118 



Contents Table of 2 



Corn Total Production and Acreage by Di- 

 visions, 1909 55 



See Farm Crops 52-63 



Country Life in Oregon Article on Ill 



Moral Tone of People 114 



Land Classification Diagram 112 



Oregon Conditions in as Compared to Other 



Countries 111-112 



Social Statistics- 

 Educational Facilities 120 



Postal Service and Telephone 119 



Rural Organizations 123 



Cranberries Industry in Oregon 71-73 



Dairy Cattle (See Dairy Industry) 25 



Dairy Industry (Article on) 25 



Annual Imports of Dairy Products 23 



Average Income per Head in State 27-28 



Comparison of Average Income by Coun- 

 ties 28-29 



Some Examples 28 



Breeds of Dairy Cattle in State 30 



Butterfat Prices Paid in Oregon for Years 



1909 to 1912, inclusive, by months 32 



Cheese Industry in Tillamook County 



Statistics, etc 28 



Cost of Milk Production 29 



Labor and Wages by Sections 29 



Systems of Labor Employment 29 



Crop Production by Divisions 52-58 



Diversified Dairy Farming by Divisions. . . 34 

 Diversified Livestock Farming Truck and 



Small Fruits 34 



Farms Reporting Income from Cowa 27 



Feeding Kinda and Cost of Foods 29-32 



Climate and Relation to Low Food Cost 3 



Concentrated Feed Stuffs va. Forage Crops. 3 Z 



