, 1883-03-24
JOYFUL AND JUgILANT.
An Honest Old Farmer SDesks-S;s Crops
ard Prosperous Ttnss--A few Hints
worth Remembering
IrRox orE KrGrLaE coRsEssoSpES

IRON 0CR EEGTLAs CORRESPONDENT
CoTroSwooD PEEcINCT, Umat.ila Co.
March Is, 1883
Ed STATESMAN As yoar correspondent
m this seetiu, propose 10 keep You fully
posted WITH wHAt Is gong ON this Is sn iin-
pOrtaHt factor 10 tie Waiia Na..a valley,
aai 81 tains some Of Irs hest farms, and
mole ga,ii pope tan localities twice lis
sx'.
SPyIlg < opens Igb.!aAtly snl the bI,ny
h,seZes o: the merry sprIns time have been
tGruI lie IrcnEei check oi the crkers
Tor ths I've past weeks Spring 'p' are
be,ag planted and ali AZ very busy 10 king
after the many tiatic- a iatmeI h.e entails.
k.ery cne apPea JaUIlsnt over the coming
harvest, snd must say that, after exarliu-
lng tie tall sD~ei gfsia IN 4 ffcrent loclh-
usual aLi se:y promising indeed. ami bar
rins IS yra recently Ob,eIycdi souIe mioI-
CN~e e~NtA4rfNNs - a. ~ iNhNtlph " NAs
Pisa,;, or ,arns uuksawn p que strikes this
beautiful valley, tins >, a,nn vii lar excel N
quantity aud qaa.Ity, any previous yesr
a.ay- t. :,r-: s,:.!'-...l- o.: -he coaat:y, lal
with tie prospe-: ai god pr,es. t3o iayrn-
er's hesrs Laps Ni,h ~ a: the good times
before teen. vegtGre % Predict that both
Eastern Oregon and Washington vii TINS
yeIE hav- booai NEieh w;li give ouTicoun-
try such Start tr4t 81 pr,se4t can ONLY b.
imagined.
have beea Ia tbs valley n.W /. ,,ass.
ani IL ssI-e Of tne Sery cold Sui iIsagree-
a ie winter se n.ve JUS passed. worse thai.
aay 0: ..rcvioss y'sf, SaY TO yod that II
has ben a pleasant w;ater compsryi to Whit
the Eastern States have passed Though. We
hav- hai no bi 2zasis. 30 psoy!e iro1 - 10
aea5a, ami instead VI paJt.hs in OuI time
AMI millions oi doll4Is repairing damages
eiesr,. lay disastrous Il ,ois. We csn follow
yearly our H,a.i ayacatio;.s WITH 10 OtG,r
trouble than a Little Snx.rty ~ 80 wh-;her
oar Eeids Will produce 80 or ~ bushels OF
wheat II thc arrr. IIIiy Wr have reason to
Il->s the rGiei Ui The universe fOr IN: il-Ss.
~ she hath bestowed upon us
r.,i.rr Is thing that wouii impress
ui,on NV. ,oa.e.- o. in..ailn5 immigrants,
and that l., rhat wheat, !all -osr. IN the
s,Nyfcst = snt. r, never freezes oCt as L haS
done "a Western Oregon the past winter
Ias reason, )" tar IS my experience goes, l.
yeg.,it,c cur soil IS ! sandy loan, "h.eh n->
cr Eu. -, vp With frost and IN consequence,
.'.a yoI & uhe-t t.lau.s aTe lot thrown ou.
As Is to- case 10 a ciayov sod.
NJ. E,:Jor. III lo"SIns at the reasons as
above st-;-,!, II mast re Acknowledged that
IhIs :, or- ct TIE best wheat srowiDg r. ions
uad,c ;lie >gr, aad :. prorin., take one year
with the o-he.. 10 lie the best.
] c,n eel a.iv.,- aJr E..irIn hrrthsrn t.
cc.aa over h.re ab"u- the mi,ir:ie u July and |
iI,s- Tor themselves Fur hunirei hush
{ fosatsss have known 10 h. raisei from
ai,r rcre Il ,unl Ia has valley, oD the
-ame .oI .rcu, winch We yrow Whea..
j;as! ,a-.as commend good HSure ard
,1I-s O; !I:.d have ho.n iaaai- 'eccatty at
ir,a 80 10 $I00 pr acre. oceoriins 10 To-
.l:.n, quality ola, sD.g-"vrn,rI.ts
Tra, The .-o.a'sy really ~ d "a" must
ia.. "a = l4iIDsi - t,lrwat-r "n Puget
>oIn. J, vim trsr i e at tie f-r.ners will
r,cr.,- . i,as: > GEMS mere pr hU,hei for
i. i ~ \ md 10y "rr good a. the sane
-. e. G-a! -. Nnea tie 'arnsrs awake
10 ,!t, i,isa as..i rat ,ae.r own shouIiers to
.l- ~h-r' .u,t.sE o. NaI''ns i"r oilers TO
To 40 lt ih.v Nil b. GA 10 think th't there
j. = ...4nj laru e. a. s,,Ee ilr ;:'ea".
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