OREGON WALNUT AREA BY COUNTIES
Note: The price of land varies according to location; the cheaper land is not all cleared.
| County. | Groves now planted. | Bearing trees. | Available land. | Price per acre. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Many young ones. | A number bear full crops. | Thousands of acres. | $25 to $200. |
| Multnomah | Several young groves. | Many scattered. | Several thousands. | $50 to $200. |
| Yamhill | 3,000 acres. | 5,000 trees. | 40,000 acres; every quarter section has suitable land. | $50 to $200. |
| Clackamas | 100 acres. | Many scattered; one grove. | Several thousand. | $20 to $500. |
| Polk | Several hundred acres. | 100 trees. | Many thousand. | $25 to $100. |
| Marion | A few. | A number in in bearing. | Hundreds of acres. | $20 to $500. |
| Benton | No record. | No record. | Many acres. | $20 to $100. |
| Linn | Several young groves. | Several scattered. | Many hundred acres. | $20 to $500. |
| Lane | 300 acres. | A few scattered; bear heavily. | 10,000. | $60 to $125. |
| Douglas | None. | Many; loaded with nuts. | Thousands of acres. | $25 to $100. |
| Josephine | No record. | A number; scattered. | Hundreds of acres. | No record. |
| Jackson | 30 or 40 acres. | Hundreds scattered through valley loaded with nuts. | Several thousand. | $25 to $225. |
| Baker (Eastern Ore.) | A few groves. | Many producing trees. | Thousands of acres. | $25 to $150? |
GOLD MEDAL WALNUT EXHIBIT (See cut on following page)
Last year the Walnut club of McMinnville made an exhibit of home grown walnuts at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition and was awarded a gold medal. They have a very attractive and artistic way of putting up an exhibit, classifying and arranging the different varieties in glass cases in such a manner as to attract universal attention and call forth the heartiest exclamations of admiration. The accompanying cut shows one of their exhibits in position. It is nine feet high and nearly five feet wide and is faced alike on both sides.
This club was organized for the purpose of studying the walnut industry in all its details. They employ scientists and experts to tell how and to demonstrate the various methods of walnut culture. There are scores of 5 and 10-acre tracts planted to walnuts in the vicinity, as well as experimental trees on the lots in town and along the streets. They call McMinnville "The Walnut City."
