. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 6 BULLETIN 518, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. River being located at its mouth. (See fig. 2.) The valley is nar- row, varying from 2 to 8 miles in width, and the cultivated area extends from the town of Hood River to Parkdale in the upper valley, a distance of about 24 miles. It is divided into what are known locally as the lower, middle, and upper vallej'^s. The lower valley contains the most bearing fruit and the greatest percentage of tillable land. The middle valley is considerably less intensive in. Fic. 2.—A t
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 6 BULLETIN 518, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. River being located at its mouth. (See fig. 2.) The valley is nar- row, varying from 2 to 8 miles in width, and the cultivated area extends from the town of Hood River to Parkdale in the upper valley, a distance of about 24 miles. It is divided into what are known locally as the lower, middle, and upper vallej'^s. The lower valley contains the most bearing fruit and the greatest percentage of tillable land. The middle valley is considerably less intensive in. Fic. 2.—A topo{?rnphifal skotch of Hood RiviT Valley, looking south from the north bank of the Columbia River. its agriculture, being -to some extent devoted to general farming, while the upper valley is as yet little cleared, the small settlements being scattered and separated by areas heavily wooded with pine. The Hood River divides the valley into what is known as the east side and the west side. The east side is the more developed and inten- sive. It is of a less rocky nature and seems better adapted to fruit. The best bearing apple orchards are now found on the east side, which is much narrower than the west side, but the cultivated area. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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