What is "jory"

Jory is a 1973 American western film featuring Robby Benson. It was based upon a novel by Milton R. Bass, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

The Jory series consists of very deep, well-drained soils that formed in colluvium derived from basic igneous rock. These soils are in the foothills surrounding the Willamette Valley of the United States. They have been mapped on more than in western Oregon. They are named after Jory Hill, Marion County, Oregon, which itself is named for the Jory family, who settled in the area in 1852, after traveling along the Oregon Trail.

• Surface layer: organic material
• Subsurface layer: dark reddish brown silty clay loam
• Subsoil - upper: dark reddish brown clay
• Subsoil - lower: red clay

Jory soils generally support forest vegetation, dominantly Douglas fir and Oregon white oak. They are very productive forest soils. Many areas have been cleared and are used for agricultural crops. The Jory soils and the climate of the Willamette Valley provide an ideal setting for the production of many crops, including Christmas trees, various berries, filberts (hazelnuts), sweet corn, wheat, and many varieties of grass seed. The soils are suitable for the grapes used in the expanding Oregon wine industry.

Growing urbanization of the Willamette Valley is resulting in a great deal of pressure for development in areas of the Jory soils.

Jory is a surname borne by:

• Jon Jory, theatrical director
• Percy Jory (1888-?), Australian rules footballer and umpire
• Rex Jory, Australian journalist
• Rodney Jory (born 1938), Australian physicist
• Sarah Jory (born 1969), English musician and vocalist
• Victor Jory (1902–1982), Canadian-born American actor