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INDEX Continued. 



Page 

 Hogs (Swine) 



Average Number of Pigs per Litter 17-18 



Breeding of Pure Bred Hogs; Growth of; Will- 

 amette Valley Excels in 19 



Climate and its Effect on Hog Diseases 19 



Distribution of in State (Map) 17 



Forage as a Food Product 18 



Gains in Flesh on Various Foods 18 



Grains Used as Foods 18 



Number of in State 17 



Proportion of Hogs Consumed in Oregon Pro- 

 duced in States 18 



Results of Food Tests by Oregon Experiment 



Station 18 



Scope of Industry (1910-1912) 18 



Skim Milk as a Food 18 



Statistics on 17 



Wheat and Barley vs. Corn 18 



Hones- 

 Average Number of per Farmby Divisions.. 44 



Colts aa Source of Income 20 



Cost of Production Range vs. Feeding 20 



Distribution of in State 19 



Draft Horses, most Popular Breeds 20-21 



Mules (See Mules in I^dex) 



Number and Value of in State 19 



Number Required to Operate Farms 13 



Percent of Pure Bred Stallions in Oregon and 



United States 21 



Percent of Pure Bred Draft Stallions in the 



State 21 



Production of Horses in State 20 



Production of Draft Horses in State Growth 



of Industry 20 



Pure Bred Horses in State 21 



Growth of Popularity of Same 21 



Statistics on 19 



Work Horses Average Number of per Farm 



by Divisions 44 



Immigration Agent, State. .(Inside Back Cover) 

 Immigration Commission Personnel of 



(Inside Back Cover) 



Introduction Object and Scope of Survey. . 5 

 Investments in Farms and Improvements . 14 

 Irrigation 



Average Acres Irrigated 44 



Average Percent Using Irrigation 44 



Kale Ita Value as a Forage, Crop 

 Districts Where Grown; Average Acreage per 

 Farm; Price, Yield, and Value per Acre, 



Etc 61-63 



Labor and Wages- 

 Average on Farms, with and Without Board . . 45 



Clearing Cost Average by Divisions 44 



Farm Labor Demand for 131 



In Dairy Industry 29 



Manure Average Amount Used 44 



Men Average Number Required to Operate 



Farms 13 



Rental Average General Farms 44 



Rotation of Crops Average Percent Using 



by Divisions 44 



Wells Average Depth of by Divisions 44 



Work Horses Average Number of per Farm- 

 by Divisions 44 



Number Required to Operate Farms 13 



Lands- 

 Area of-Claified 112 



Soils, Types and Composition of 46-52 



Average Acreage per Farm; Average Income 

 in Value, 1900-1911 ; Average Value Land per 

 per Acre; Cultivated Land; Irrigable Acre- 

 age; Land Occupation Data; Land Occu- 

 pation Statistics; Now Irrigated; Number 

 of Farms; Tillable Land Uncultivated; 

 Tillable Public Land Open to Entry; Total 

 Land Area 43-44 



Page 



Letters Circular to Citizens 9 



Of Instructions to Agents 9 



Livestock Industry 



BeefCattle 15 



Alfalfa as a Fattening Product 18 



Classification of 15 



Cost of Starting Industry 16 



Grain and Hay Feeding 16 



Map Showing Distribution of 15 



Ranging in Eastern Oregon 16 



Statistics on Cattle; Percent Increase; 



Acres per Head ; Value per Acre 15 



Dairy Cattle (See Dairying Industry) 30 



Breeds of Dairying Cattle. 

 Goats- 

 Mohair Weight and Value of Fleece 24 



Rank of State in Number and Quality 24 



Valuation as Land Clearers 24 



Western Oregon Conditions Ideal for 24 



Hogs- 

 Breeding of Pure Bred Hogs 19 



Diseases of in Oregon 19 



Distribution of in State (Map) 17 



Foods and Results; Skim Milk, Grains and 



Forage Crops 18 



Markets forPortion of State Consumption 



Supplied by Home Products 18 



Number of in State 18 



Statistics on; Average Litters; Percent of 



Two Litters; Percent of One Litter by 



Divisions 17-18 



Horses- 

 Breeding of Growing Popularity of Draft 



Horses 20 



Comparison of Conditions and Prices Be- 

 tween Eastern and Western Oregon 20 



Distribution of in State (Map) 19 



Methods of Feeding by Districts 20 



Number and Value of in State 20 



Profits in Colt Raising 20 



Rate of Increase 19 



Stallions Percentage of Pure Bred in 



Oregon 21 



Statistics on Price Necessary to Make 



Profit on a 4-year-old Horse 19 



Mules- 

 Good Market for Surplus Stock 21 



Most Popular in Eastern and Central 



Oregon 21 



Sheep 



Cost of Feeding Small 24 



Distribution of in State (Map) 22 



Industry Classified by Divisions 22 



Oregon Famous as a Breeding Ground 24 



Pure Bred Sheep Industry 24 



Ranging in Eastern Oregon on Govern- 

 ment Reserves 22-23 



Spring Lamb Industry in Western Oregon . . 23 



Marketing of Spring Lambs 23 



Statistics on Percent Increase; Loss from 

 Wild Animals; Average Wool Clip; Cost 

 of Wintering; Pasture per Head; Value of 

 Land per Acre; Age Ewes are Sold by 



Divisions 21 



Wool Average Clip per Head and Cost of 



Production 22 



Oregon as Compared to United States 22 



Loganberries Growing of in Oregon 72 



State Average in Production, 1910-1911 71 



Maps, Charts, Diagrams, Etc (Index) 2 



Marsh Soils Composition and Description of .46-49 



Masons Opportunities for Work IS 



Miscellaneous Data (Statistical) 41-45 



Mules- 



Not Popular in Western Oregon 21 



Production in the State. 21 



Production of in Central Oregon 21 



Production of in Blue Mountain Section 21 



Surplus and Exportation of 21 



