The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-09
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The Yield East OF the Mountalns ProbhhIe
Rise In Price Drought In the
East. Efe.

Tho Walla Walla Journal says that
sfour hundred tons of wheat are now
carried daily from Walla Walla t, The
Dalles. This is the present capacity of
the rolling stock of the o. r. and \.
Co. But a month ago an officer in the
freight department laughed At the sng-
gestion that there might be blockade
there this fall. As in another week
there will be delivered at the depot Mt
least bushel and half Co one hushel
now, there is pretty fair prospect of
something of an accumulation IA block
.ade that might last month. 1t is es-
timated by business men in our city,
with whom we have taxed, that from
10000 to 100000 tons of wheat viii
reach The Dalles, from the farming
country tributary 10 that point this
season. We have taken the lower es
innate as basis and made some figures
which will, perhaps, he found interest
ing to our readers.
Seventy five thousand tons of wheat
are equal to 2,So0,000 bushels We
use the long ton measure, or 2,2l0 lbs
This wheat at % cents per bnshel will
distributeksl, ,54o, 900 among the farm
ers of our country.
The last number Ct Hdr7ers Weekly
gives TIE average yield of wheat in the
Red River Valley as % bushels In
Manitoba, % bushels, Illinois, II To-
wa 10, Kansas, 10. Texas, 81. Ii this
country average % bushels to the acre
which we consider rather too low an
estimate-75,0 900 tons would indicate
that that there had been III, ,739 acres
in wheat this season. The railroad
company viii receive as freight o. this
wheat about S6T2, ,001-delivered at
Portland To carry off this crop
train 81 miles long would he required
this estimate does not include the
space that would he occupied hy loco
motive and fuel ea:s necessary Ia such
= train. It viii take l,292. .3oS bags
to hold this wheat. They will cost at
ten cents each, Sl2s,73s.s0. These
bags when filed. if placed lengthwise.
one touching the other, wonld reach
GIL miles. 1t will take 10000 two
horse wagon loads Figuring J tons to
load) to deliver it at the depot. max
ing wagon train of 1897 miles, pro-
viieI the loads and teams he kept so
closely together as to touch. Ii this
wagon train was.going 10 Lewiston and
back, wagon number one would have
been there and returned tn Walla Wal
Ia when the last loai was first given
an opportunity to move.
4 word as to price The farmers in
the neighborhood Of Walls Walla will
at b cents PER bushel. receive l5 cents
more than last season at DAYTON 80
cents more at Waissburg. D cents.
In Walla Walla the increase in ln-ic., is
partly owing To the increased price in
Europe cents of it owing TO letter
quality of wheat; cents of it arises
from reduction Of 6 cents bnshel on
freight since last season. ALI these
factors likewise affect the prica in the
upper country except that freigl,is from
Dayton are 5ett.r this season tLan last
by , cents and by l6 cents from
Waitsbnrs. The increase in the price
Of wheat will stimulate farmers to
putting in greatly increased acreage
the next season. II the railroad com
pany would assure our farmers thai
fun ther reduction of or 6 cents Il
bslshel would be- made to them on
freight next fall, We doubt not there
would be an inc.eased acreage of fully
two thirds.