OREGON FARMER 



135 



INDEX Continued. 



Page 



Navigable Streams and Railroads 117 



Map of 118 



Occupation of Lands 43 



Land Statistics Total Area; Cultivated 

 Land; Tillable Land Uncultivated; Tillable 

 Public Land Open to Entry; Total Irrigable 

 Acreage; Acreage now Irrigated; Total Num- 

 ber of Farms; Average Acres per Farm; Aver- 

 age Value Land per Acre; Average Increased 



Value 1900-1911 43 



Oats (See Farm Crops) 52-63 



Occupancy of Farms Average 13 



Miscellaneous Data Statistical 44 



People of Oregon 114-117 



Earliest Settlers 115 



Rural Population Distribution of 116 



Their Heritage Ill 



Peaches (See Fruits and Vegetables) 71-85 



Pears (See Fruits and Vegetables) 71-85 



Peas (Field)-Oregon Yield and Prices (1909) 



Compared with Other States 54 



Population- 

 Need for Denser 117 



Rural Distribution of 116 



The People of Oregon 111-117 



Potatoes Yield in Bushels, 10 Year Average 

 and for 1912, as compared with Other States . 53 



Poultry Industry Article on 87 



Different Types of Poultry Keeping 87 



Poultry and Fruit 94 



Seven Oregon Farms Receipts, Expenses 



and Capital Invested 87-88-91 



Climatic Conditions 90 



Description of 89-90 



General Information and Analysis of Stat- 

 istics 90-93 



Typical Successful Farms 124-131 



Value Poultry Products (Map) 96 



Poultry Farming by Divisions 36-37 



Prunes (See Fruits and Vegetables) 71-85 



Publications List of Issued by the Oregon 



State Immigration Commission 



(Inside Front Cover) 



Pumice Soil Composition and Description 



of 46-51 



Raspberries (See Fruits and Vegetables) 71-85 



Rural Homes of Oregon Article on 125-127 



Cost of Dwellings 103-125 



Railroads and Navigable Streams (Map) 118 



Transportation and Communication 117-119 



Reports from Farmers- 

 Number of From Each County 11 



Sandy Loam Soil Composition and Descrip- 

 tion of 46-48 



Selecting the Farm and Getting a Start. ... 76 



Selecting a Farm in Oregon 35 



Best Size of Farm Cropping Area 37 



Examining Prospective Purchase 38 



Fences, Family Orchards, Etc 42 



Healthfulness, Marketing Conditions, La- 

 bor Supply, Water, Community Condi- 

 tions 41 



Physical Character, Climatic Conditions, 



Etc 40 



Proportion, Topography, Elevation 38 



Soils, Natural Vegetation, Etc 40-48 



Valuations, Homestead Lands, Etc 43 



The Type, Region, Climate, Size, Etc 35-41 



Sheep- 

 Average Cost of Wintering^ 23 



Average Size of Band per Employee 23 



Cost of Starting into Business 23 



Distribution of in State 22 



Industry Classified . 22 



Lambs What to Feed . . . 



When Marketed '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 23 



Number of in Oregon 21-22 



Pasturage in Mountains and Valleys 23 



Principal Breeds in State . 24 



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Principal GrowingCenters 22 



Product in Great Demand 24 



Range on National Forest Reserves 23 



Scope of Range Sheep Industry; Average 

 Wool Clip per Head; Cost of Production; 



Percent of Increase 2 



Spring Lambing in Western Oregon 23 



Statistics on 21 



Willamette Valley a Famous Breeding Section. 24 

 Silt Loams Composition and Description of .46-47 



Size of Farms 75 



Social Statistics- 

 Churches and their Influence 122 



Educational Facilities 120 



Educational Institutions, Location of (Map). . 121 



Postal Service and Telephone 119 



Railroads and Navigable Streams (Map) 118 



Rural Organizations 123 



Summary 123 



Soils of Oregon 46-52 



Chief Types of 46 



Chemical and Physical Analyses of 40-46 



Climate and Relation to 41-42 



Judging Fertility of 39-40 



Examining for Fertility 40 



Relation of to Farm Value 39-41 



Composition and Description of "Adobe", 

 "Alkali", "Granitic", "Pumice", "Marsh", 

 "Sandy" and "Silt" soils and loams 46-52 



State Immigration Office Address of 



(Inside Back Cover) 



Statistics 



Of Book Based on Averages 12 



On Dairy Products, Etc 31 



Statistical Data- 

 Acreage, Average of Farms Reporting 99 



Alfalfa, Average Acreage, Price, Yield, Value, 



Etc. by Divisions 59 



Agricultural Products in Oregon, year 1912.. 33 



Agriculture Taught in Schools 118 



Associations for Social Conditions 120 



Average Acres Irrigated 44 



Average Amount Manure Used 44 



Average Cost of Clearing Land 44 



Average Crop Sales per Acre 44 



Average Depth of Wells 44 



Average Number of Work Horses per farm. ... 44 



Average Percent Using Irrigation 44 



Average Percent Using Rotation 44 



Average Rental for General Farms 44 



Average Wagea Farm Labor 45 



Bank Accounts 109 



Barley Average Acreage, Price, Yield, Value, 



Etc. by Divisions 57 



Bee Culture 97 



Best Size of Farm Cropping Area, for Differ- 

 ent Types 87 



Business Methods Reports Showing Bank 



Accounts; Records Kept, Etc 106 



Butter Making, by Women at Home 116 



Capital Invested, Average 102 



Cattle by Divisions 15 



Breeds of by Divisions 80 



Churches, Influence of Increasing 117 



Classificatipn of Reports 9 



Climatological Data, Summary of for a Period 



of Years 8 



Elevation, Precipitation, Evaporation, Hu- 

 midity, Frost (Average Date of), Grow- 

 ing Seasons, Temperatures, Wind Velo- 

 city, Etc 68 



Clover, Average Acreage, Price, Yield, Value, 



Etc. by Divisions 69 



Crops Counties Leading in Production of 



Field Crops 56 



Crops Miscellaneous, Grown Only in Cer- 

 tain Regions 61 



Crops Oregon Yields and Prices Compared"* 

 with Other State* . . . . 53-54 



