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INDEX Continued. 



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Kale Its Value as a Winter Food 32 



Long Growing Season and Abundance of 



Feed Throughout the Winter 32 



Prices of Feed Stuffs in Oregon as Compared 



to Middle West States 32 



Markets for Products of 31 



Prices of Butterfat in Portland, Compared 



to Eastern Cities 31 



Compared to San Francisco 31 



Number of Cows and Distribution of by 



Counties 25 



In Comparison with Population. Area, Etc. . 25 



In Comparison with Other States 26 



Number and Value of Cows and Heifers 26-27 



Comparison of Values by Sections 26-27 



Market for Surplus Stock 32 



Number and Kinds of Cream Separators in 



Use in the State 31 



Importance of to Dairy Industry 31 



Over- Production no Danger of 26 



Pounds of Milk Received; Pounds of Cheese 

 made: Amount Received for Cheese sold; 

 Average Price per Pound: Pounds of Cheese 



per 100 Pounds Milk 28 



Size of Herds and Average Value per Cow- 

 by Sections 27 



Typical Successful Farms a Summary 124-131 



Dewberries See Fruits and Vegetables.. ..71-85 

 Diversified Farming 

 Diversified Crop and Livestock, by Divisions; 

 Diversified Dairy Farming, by Divisions; 

 Diversified Field Crop Farming, by Divi- 

 sions: Diversified Livestock Farming, by 



Divisions 36-37 



Editing Committee Composed of 6 



Farm Labor Good Demand for 131 



Farms and Farming 



Agricultural Opportunities 13-14 



Agricultural Products in Oregon. 1912 33 



A verage Waees With and Without Board 45 



Climate Article on 65 



Climate As an Attraction 113 



Compnrison With Other States 53-54 



Farm Crops of Oregon 52-54 



Financing a Farm 08-107 



Average Capital Invested 104 



Average Family Expenses 105 



Average Family Income 105- 106 



Average Gross Income 103-104 



Average Rate of Profit 106-107 



Average Value of Dwellings 102 



Average Value of Livestock 102-103 



Average Value Implements and Machinery 103 



Fruit and Vegetable Farming 71-83 



HOP Production 54 



Land Statistics, Total Area, etc 43 



Miscellaneous Data ^Statistical); Average 

 Rental; Clearing Cost; Depth of Wells; 

 Average Number Work Horses; Average 

 Acres Irrigated; Average Percent Using 

 Irrigation; Average Percent Using Ro- 

 tation; Average Amount Manure Used; 



Average Crop Sales per Acre 44 



Selecting a Faro? in Oregon the Type and 



Region 35 



Best Size of Farm, Cropping Area, Statistics, 



etc ; 37 



Climatic Considerations Changes in 36 



Examining Prospective Purchase 38-42 



Getting Started Right 37 



Miscellaneous Data on Farming 44-45 



Occupation of Lands 43 



Soils of Oregon 46 



Chief Types of 46 



Composition of 46-52 



Statistics on Business Methods 108 



Different Types of Farms Percentage of 



Examined in the Survey 11-98 



General Farm Statistics 13-14-44 



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Value of Farms and Farm Property 109 



Total Production and Acreage of Chief Field 



Crops by Divisions 58 



Typical Successful Farms 124-131 



Survey Agricultural Cost of 6 



Accuracy of Information 9 



Appropriation for 5 



Authority for 5 



Classification of Reports 9 



Different Types of Farms Examined 9 



Preparation for 6 



Purpose and Scope of 5 



Questions to Farmers 10 



Tabulation of Data 6-8 



Farm Statistics- 

 Average Acreage Operated; Average Depth of 

 Wells; Average Years on Farm; Number of 

 Rural Phones; Opportunities for Work; Re- 

 quired to Operate, Men, Horses; Years Ex- 

 perience as Farmers 15 



Field Agents List of. 11 



Assignments of Territory to 11 



Expenses and Reports of 10 



Instructions to 9 



Number of 10 



Fruit By-Products 73 



Fruit Growing by Divisions 36-37 



Fruit Pests 76-77 



Fruits and Vegetables Article on 71-83 



Fruit, State Average 1910-1911 Table 71 



Apples, Pears, Prunes, Cherries 72 



By-Products of Cherries 73 



Cranberry Culture 77 



District Reports on 77-83 



Fruit by Divisions Statistical and des- 

 criptive 78-83 



Industry Combined with Other Crops 76 



Land Prices in Oregon 75 



Loganberries, Peaches and Other Fruits 73 



Nursery Business 75 



Pests and How Combated 76-77 



Thinning, Grading, Packing and Shipping.. 77 



Varieties to Plant 76 



Vegetables Statistical and Descriptive 71-83 



Typical Successful Farms 124-131 



Vegetables (See Fruit and Vegetables) 71-83 



Central Oregon Division 83 



Coast Division 77 



Columbia Basin Division 81 



Blue Mountain Division 82 



Southern Oregon Division 78 



Willamette Valley Division 79 



Geographical Divisions of State 8 



Goats- 

 Land Value Increased by Pasturing; Income 

 from Fleece; Rank of Oregon in Quality; 

 Valuable as Land Clearers; Willamette Val- 

 ley Ideal for 24 



Gooseberries (See Fruits and Vegetables) . . 71-85 

 Grains, Eays. Etc 



Average Acreage, Price, Yield and Value of 

 Each of Chief Field Crops by Sections. .57-60 



Counties Leading in Total Production 5(5 



Crop Production by Region 52 



Oregon Yields and Prices of Field Crops Com- 

 pared with other States 53-54 



Total Production and Acreage of Chief Field 



Crops by Divisions (1909) 55 



Granitic Soils Composition and Description 



of 46-50 



Grapes (See Fruits and Vegetables) 71-85 



Greenhouse Business in Oregon 74 



Hay and Forage Total Production and Acre- 

 ageby Divisions 1909 55 



Rank of Counties in Production of 58 



See Farm Crops 52-63 



Honey (See Bee Culture) 97-99 



Average Pric of 99 



