. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. 6 BULLETIN 518, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Eiver 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 21 miles. It is divided into what are known locally as the lower, middle, and upper valleys. The lower vgflley contains the most bearing fruit and the greatest percentage of tillable land. The middle valley is considerably less intensive
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. 6 BULLETIN 518, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Eiver 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 21 miles. It is divided into what are known locally as the lower, middle, and upper valleys. The lower vgflley contains the most bearing fruit and the greatest percentage of tillable land. The middle valley is considerably less intensive in. Fig. -A topographical sketch of Hood River Valley, looking south from the uorth 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. , Govt. Print. Off.
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