Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
FOR THE DOUBTER
EIGHTY-TWO BUSHELS AND 11fbs
OF RED CHAFF WHEAT,
THE PRODUCT OF ONE ACRE. THE 1ARa-
YIELD YET REPORTED FROM
THE STATE.

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race for the prize offered by the Spokane
exposition for the largest yield of wheat
from one acre, but as7so,ne of our friends,
the newspapers, have seen flt to doubt
the statement we append afidavits OF
Mr.. Savage, who raised the wheat, and
of responsible men who saw it measured
and threshed. The nearest approach to
this record is one Of 73 bushels from
Palouse City. ssa
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
County of Whitman. DC
Thomas W. Savage, being duly sworn,
says that he resides two miles west of
Pullman, Whitman county, Washington.
That he is the owner of the land on which
the acre is situated, measured by Messrs.
Hattrup and Hunt, to wit: on the south
east quarter of section 2, township IA,
range A.
That no artifce or fraud was used by
afiant, or anyone in his behalf, to increase
the apparent yield of said acre. That
the wheat grown on said acre was kept
separate and apart, and was fairly and
honestly measured. cut, threshed and
weighed, and that the actual yield of
said acre was eighty-two bushels and
eleven pounds by weight. The wheat is
Of the "red chaff variety, sown one
bushel and gallon to the acre on summer
fallow. THos. W. SAVAGE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of August 1890. SEAL
ISAAC NEWTON, Notary Public,
Pullman, Wash.
STATE OF WAsHANGToN,
County of Whitman.
Barney Hattrup and N. S. Hunt, OF
Pullman, Washington. being duly sworn,
depose and say that they measured
one acre of ground at the request OF
Thomas W. Savage, on his farm two
miles west of Pullman, before the wheat
was cut, thereon, that they used great
care in the measurement thereof, and
marked out an exact acre of ground, and
saw the same cut afound, and that they
beliesss that said acre was cut and
.sstoekssd separi.tr- .zsrln= 1t the yield
- zs, ,c.f -sshed So So :: -,
gl1,so ..ne,o ,55r fraud va used to in
crease the yield thereof. N. S. HUNT.
BARNEY FL. HArTRUP.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Both day of August, 1890. SEAL
ISAAC NEWTON, Notary Public,
Pullman, Washington.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, g
County of Whitman.
r. Lanning, marshal of the town of
Pullman, VIM. Vedder, member of the
Pullman committee to prepare an ex-
hibit at the exposition at Spokane Falls,
and Barney Hattrup, of Pullman, being
each for themselves duly sworn, depose
and say that they were present when
Thomas W. Savage threshed the acre of
wheat, which had been measured and
cut under the supervision of Barney
Hattrup and N. S. Hunt; and that they
marked the sacks as filled from said acre;
that they were present when said wheat
was weighed; that said wheat grown on
said acre yielded eighty-two bushels and
eleven pounds; that they firmly believe
that no artifce or fraud was used by
said Savage, or any one in his behalf, to
increase said yield, but that said eighty
two bushels and eleven pounds was the
product of one acre of land as aforesaid.
r. LANNING.
WIN. VEDDER.
BARNEY Ii. HATTRUP.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day Of August, 1890. SEAL
ISAAC NEWTON, Notary Public,
Pullman, Wash