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NORTH AMERICAN STATES 



condition is fouiul at certain points alons tho Columbia, 

 the Mission bottoms of the Willamette near Salem, 

 anil certain parts of tlie Uogue River ViUley, especially 

 at Merlin ami Ashland. 



In western Oregon, the iirinciixd developed horti- 

 cultnrsil regions are the Uogue River, the I lupqua, 

 and the Willamette valleys. The Rogue Ki^■er is 

 rapidly becoming the pear center of the state. Large 

 acreages of such varieties as Hartlott, Bosc, Winter 

 Nells, and Coniice have been planted. In addition to 

 the iH>ar. extensive areas of apples, apricots and jieaches 

 are being grown, (irapes, esiiecially of the vinifeia 

 t>lH^, such as the Tokay, Malaga and Muscat are 

 receiving considerable attention. 



The Umpqua N'alley is rapidly developing into an 

 apple district. Si)itzenberg and Yellow Ne\vto\m are 

 the leaders. Large areas of this valley, however, are 

 devoted to the culture of French prunes, a few Italian 



2533. Oregon, with the main 

 horticultural parts. 



SCALE OF tv/IILES 



f)runes, and a scattered planting of almonds and Eng- 

 ish walnuts. The region is extremely early .and some 

 attention is being given to the production of early 

 fruits and vegetables. 



The Willamette Valley, wliich is the largest horti- 

 cultural valley in the state, is the center of the Italian 

 prune, s^veet cherrj' and the Engli.sh walnut industry. 

 In addition to these crops, large areas have been planted 

 to both apples and pears. .Vt the present time there is a 

 revival of interest in the pear and a large acreage 

 devoted to this fruit is being established. The logan- 

 berrj- output at the present time is largely centered in 

 the Willamette Valley. The valley is so large and has 

 so many varied conditions that its horticulture is 

 becoming greatly diversified. 



.Mong the coast, small-fniits grow to the highest 

 degrcfr of perfection and this is csiiecially tnie of the 

 brambles. The coa-st districts are also producing apples 

 commercially, .such varieties as the (iravenstein and 

 King of Tompkins County growing particularly well. 

 Coos Bay, from a horticultural point of view, is the 

 leading section. 



Along the Columbia River, in the heart of the Coast 

 Range Mountains, is the Hood River Valley. This 

 valley is un.'mr7<a.s.sed in the grade of .Spitzenbcrg and 

 Yellow Newtown apples which it produces. There are 



other varieties which are being grown comnierciallj' 

 and, of late, considerable attention has been given to 

 pears, such varieties as. the Anjou, Cornice, and Bart- 

 lett all doing well. This .section is also famous for its 

 strawbcrry-prt)duction, the strawberry being the prin- 

 pal crop grown among the young trees. A few miles 

 ciust of llooil River is a small section known as the 

 Mosicr Valley which has conditions similar to those 

 found in Hooil River. 



The Ualles district which is along the Columbia 

 River, 2'J miles east of Hood River, is becoming famous 

 for its stone-fruits, and vinifera grajies. Royal Anne 

 cherries, apricots, peaches, i)lunis and prunes, Tokay, 

 Malaga and Muscat grapes grow to a wonderful degree 

 of perfection. This section is also producing large quan- 

 tities of vegetables, csi)ecially tomatoes for table use. 



The Freewater-Milton district, which is a part of the 

 Walla Walla Valley, is characterized by the diversity 

 of crops which it produces. This 

 region is very early and is 

 attracting jjarticular attention 

 because of its ability to put early 

 fruits and vegetables into our 

 leading city markets. Nearly all 

 the fruit from this district is 

 shipped fresh. 



The Grand Ronde Valley in 

 eastern Oregon, in Union County, 

 has one of the largest areas 

 plantctl to apples to be found in 

 the state. Such varieties as York 

 Imiierial, Rome Beauty, Gano 

 and Jonathan are being planted 

 very extensively. At Cove, in 

 this same valley, prunes and 

 cherries predominate. The Bing 

 cherries from this district are 

 famous because of their splendid 

 shipping qualities. 



There are many other valleys 

 in the state which are producing 

 fruit, but as yet only in small 

 quantities. Some of these dis- 

 tricts, such as the Pine Valley, 

 Eagle Valley, John Day Valley, 

 and a few regions in the vicinity 

 of Ontario and certain select 

 jjarts in proximity to Summer 

 and Goose lakes, will undoubtedly develop their horti- 

 cultural possibilities very extensively in the near 

 future. 



Oregon is developing a very large nursery business. 

 In fact, one of the largest nurseries in the United States, 

 namely the Oregon Nursery Company, is located at 

 Orenco. This nursery has 1,000 acres planted to nursery 

 stock at Orenco besides plantings in other parts of 

 Oregon. There are also a number of smaller nurseries 

 located throughout the state. Most of these, however, 

 are in western Oregon in close proximity to Portland. 

 Among the unusual crops which are being grown in 

 the state should be mentioned the English holly. A 

 large number of persons are planting out this tree com- 

 meririally. The tree thrives especially well in the roll- 

 ing foothill country of western Oregon. 



The cranberry is produced in this state very suc- 

 cessfully and in all the coast counties limited areas of 

 cranberry land can be obtained. Up to the present 

 time, all bogs established have proved themselves very 

 productive and have shown great promise for the future. 

 The loganberry is rapidly becoming one of the leading 

 horticultural crops .an<l the indications are that within 

 the next ten years it may surpass in output all the other 

 horticultural crops in the state. We.st of the Cascade 

 Mountains there an^ large areas adapted to this fruit. 

 It is very jiroductive and, having so many uses, is 

 meeting with a brisk demand. It is canned for sauces 



