East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-15
VOICES FROM
THE FARM
UNIATIILA COUNTY CITIZENS
TELL THEIR EXPERIENCES
Extracts From Pamphlet Issued by
the o. II. & n. Company-Actual
Interviews From Farmers Who
Have Made a Success in This Coun-
ty-other Interviews in the Book
VIII Be Used Later.


title of an excellent booklet issued by
the passenger department of the o.
R. & n. 1t comprises short talks from
actual farmers and gives direct tes-
timony on every phase of farming,
stock raising and other industries of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Following are a few extracts from
the booklet, being a portion of the
interviews from Umatilla county peo-
pie. Other Umatilla county inter-
views will be used in future. The
booklet is widely circulated and is
one of the most effective circulars
ever sent out:
I. j. Tweedy. ~
I was born and raised in Illinois,
moving to California, then to UNA
tilla county in 1880, where 1 have
since resided. 1 have been farming
for the past seven years, and have
made a success of raising grain. The
opportunities here are good for men
OF energy Wheat is the main staple
at present, but there is a great future
for diversified farming. For myself,
would not live in those states where
the winters are SO long and severe.
Have been in seven of the states west
of the Mississippi river, and, in my
judgment, Oregon and Eastern Wash
ington are far ahead of any of them.
t Puri Bowman.
1 came from Iowa AZ years ago
and have been here ever since. II
first went into the sheep business and
made a success at that for Is years.
For the past 1S years have been
farming and have been successful.
raise about $4,000 bushels of grain
every year, farming $500 acres of
land. The opportunities in Eastern
Oregon are indeed very good.
A. L. Swaggart.
Since 1889 1 have lived two miles
north of Athena, always farming or
raising stock. Have 26O acres and
1 feed about one-half of my grain to
hogs, which 1 sell at eight or nine
months old, and at cents per pound
can get 81 per bushel for all the
wheat fed. Hogs do not injure grow
ing grain as many suppose, but are a
positive advantage to it, keeping it
from going so much to straw and
making it better headed. I had 100
acres of wheat upon which I pas
tured 120 head of hogs all winter and
until the goth of April. This wheat
made so bushels to the acre, while
other wheat under the same condi-
tions, but not pastured, made more
straw and only about 40 bushels per
acre. l have never seen a case of
hog cholera in this country.
Good Money i'm Cattle.
B. Johnson, Pendleton, Oregon.-I
was born in Indiana; crossed the
plains in 1874. settling in Yamhill
county, Ore, the next year. Resided
in Yamhill county until 1864, when I
came to Umatilla county. I have
been engaged in cattle raising since
1880, and have made good money.
The opportunities for people with
small means in the Pacific Northwest
is good, both for farming and stock
raising, and in fact in every indus
try.
Grain Growing is Profitable.
H. j. Taylor, Pendleton, Ore.-I
came here from California in the fall
of 1879, buying a filing on 100 acres,
s miles northeast of Pendleton for
which I gave $500. After purchasing
a farming outfit, ! had no money.
The land was wild and had no i'm
provements In 1892 I bought 100
acres adjoining, paying $4,000, and in
1898 1 bought another 100 acres for
$4,000. In 1901 I again bought 100
acres. paying $500. I have paid for
all the land and am out of debt. I
have made it mostly by raising wheat
i have good Improvements and my
$40 acres now would bring $40, 900
or $4,000. Oregon is all right. I
have been over a good part of it, and
there are many splendid chances to
prosper. have lived here over "a
years on my present farm, and now
have 80 acres in wheat and barley.
r. NJ. O'Brien.
I was born in Case county, Mo, in
1S4s, and when 81 years of age 1
came to Oregon, reaching Umatilla
county September /, 1880. In 1881
engaged in the beef cattle industry,
having a capital Of $1,000. In 1888
began diversified farming, having
purchased 800 acres Of land. As 1
continued to farm l added to my land
until I secured s02 acres. The aver
age value of this land in 1893 was s11
per acre; in 1904, $3.50 per acre.
have raised 54 bushels Of wheat
per acre, which sold for SIS cents per
bushel. The poorest average yield Of
spring wheat was 30 bushels per
acre and the smallest yield was 20
bushels per acre. The best | have
been able TO do in the average yield
OF potatoes was 1-2 tons per acre,
selling the same for $40 per ton, or
$3.50 per acre. Ny experience in
dairying has been satisfactory, SELL
ing my butter from six cows for
$270.50 for one year, the average
milking season per COW being nine
months and the average price of but
ter being 25 cents per pound. Ny ex-
perience in hog raising has been
profitable, having sold as high as $55
worth of pigs from one brood SOW in
single season. l have ESQ apple
trees & wears old and that has been