East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21

The Oregon Daily Journal publish
es the following list of big farmers
of the Walla Walla wheat belt:
Some idea of the way immense for
tunes have been built up by farmers
of the Inland Empire. within a very
few years, may be gained when It is
known that in Walla Walla county
alone there are Is farmers who will
harvest and market this year nearly
100000 bushels of grain, valued at
the present market price at more
than 100000.
These Is men will harvest nearly 90
per cent of the total wheat crop
credited to Walla walla county,
which, according to conservative es-
Inmates, will reach 5000. 900 bushels.
Heading this list is George Drumhel-
ler, whose total wheat acreage this
year amounts to nearly 5000 acres.
The yield from this immense body of
land will amount to 240. 900 bushels.
Mr.. Drumheller is easily the biggest
farmer in Walla Walla county, al
though he is yet young man and his
operations have not extended over a
period of 10 years. Starting out in
1895 by renting several hundred acres
of his father, he has by hard work
rapidly added TO his holdings until
today he is farming nearly $4,000
acres of land. He owns several thou
sand acres and rents the balance.
Second on the list Of big farmers Of
the county are Grote brothers, who
will harvest this year about 104, 900
bushels of wheat off 1000 acres Of
land in Eureka flat. Grote brothers
are farming the Charles Pickard
lands, although they own several
thousand acres themselves. Their
holdings averaged something more
than 25 bushels to the acre.
eureka f1aJ fHrns.
William Jones, president of the
Jones-Scott company, will have near
" 100000 bushels of wheat for sale
this fall, the yield off 1850 acres of
land on Eureka flat. Mr.. Jones has
$500 acres in one body near Rulo sta
ton, which went 80 bushels to the
acre, and $50 acres near Pleasant
View that went a little better than 80
bushels. Associated with Mr.. Jones Is
]. C. Scott, secretary of the Jones'
Scott company, who harvested $4,000
bushels off 800 acres near Rulo sta
ton.
John Hoffman. another big Eureka
flat farmer, has 1000 acres that aver
aged 80 bushels. Mr.. Hoffman is
farming about 5000 acres all told, this
being his light year. He owns and
| operates one Of the biggest threshinl
outfits in the state, using a 1OO-horst
power traction engine. and one of the
largest sized combined harvesters.
Among other farmers who harvest
ed immense crops this year are Coun
| ty Commissioner George Struthers
who secured $4,000 bushels off 15O'
acres of land near Eureka Junction
Patrick Lyons and sons, 10000 bush
| IN hn
trict; r. ]. Tompkins, 10000 bushels
off 1000 acres on Eureka flat: Max
well brothers. $4,000 bushels off 1O0'
acres on Eureka flat; Maxwell broth
ers. 1000 bushels off 1000 acres II
the Touchet country; KirKman estate
24.5O0 bushels off 700 acres on DR.!
creek; Fred Stine, $4,000 bushels Of
500 acres south of Walla Walla; Min
nick brothers, $4,000 bushels off S0'
acres near Spring Valley: Charlie
Pearson. 10000 bushels off 100 acre
on upper Eureka flat; Jap Scott, 45,
900 bushels off 1900 acres on DIR!
creek, and w. C. Hall, $4,000 bushel
off 1880 acres on Eureka flat.
The rapidity with which several o
these farmers have accumulated for
tunes, even in this day when fortune
are made. so to speak, over night, l
amazing to eastern farmers who hav
visited this valley. Eight years ag
Mr.. Struthers was a foreman on tn
ranch of Judge C. B. Upton on Eure
ka flat. He saw the possibilities
farming on a large scale and, resign
ing his position, rented big body o
land. He made enough the first yea
to purchase section of land on tn
flat and his rise since then is but on
instance of what energy and goo
farming will do in the Walla Wall
valley. Mr.. struthers owns at pres
ent about 5000 acres Of land and
rated to be worth s26o.ooo.
Grote brothers two years ago wer
practically unknown, but they are nov
worth 100000, and another goo