Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-08-16
CROP FORECAST OF O. R. & n.
Company Reports Good Yield, AL
though Below Average.


territory contiguous to the .. II. " NJ
lines are that it will be slightly below
the average crop. However. there
seems to be little foundation for 90 dis
couragng reports as have been widely
circulated and taken in all the crop
prospects are very good. The reports
about the poor yield OF the staff OF life
have been exaggerated and the grain
men are taking very hopeful view OF
conditions, according to forecasts which
have been prepared by the Hartman
lines.
There will be enough wheat harvested
to pervent Portland from being DIS
placed as the greatest shipping port IN
the United States and the prosperity OF
The Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
,ngton farmers will be continued. Or
course there will not be as much wheat
harvested as in some years, but 1t VII
not be greatly below the average yield
r. B. Miller, general freight agent OF
tie O. r. & n. lines, receives daily tele-
graphic reports relative to the condition
of the wheat in all parts OF the territory
served by the road which he represents.
These reports are made as accurate as
possible because the transportation
company depends upon them i'll Its
plans TO move the crop,
Mr. Miller has received word that
there will be about an average crop IN
the great Paouse district. AS this is
one of the largest CT the wheat-prodnc
ing sections of the Northwest the Jie'd
here will do much to offset the Losses IN
other sections Of the grain belt Ihe
crop in the Palouse country Is not ex-
pected to fall below that Of last year.
There will be decrease in some sec
tions of that productive district but in
other places there will be large in
crease which leads experts to believe
the yield this year will be about as
large as last year. Indications OF the
weld in other perts of the No'thwett,
taken from the reports received by Mr..
Miller, are as follows
In the Grand Ronde Valley there will
be about % per cent increase over the
average crop. This is the only ma
teria increase noted in any one section
OF the wheat belt.
In Umatilla County the yield will be
about the same as last year.
Along the Condor branch OF the q. K.
& N. in the vicinity of Shutters, Rock
Geek and Mikkalo the yield will be
about 25 per cent. At Glenn, Gwendolin
and Condor there will be an increase
of IS per cent, 10 per cent and 100 per
respectively, due largely to inciersed
acreage.
Along the Heppner branch there will
be a shortage of about G5 per cent.
The Weld in Walla Wala county will
talI shot by about 10 pc cent
Around The Dalles tie qu lity will be
20 = and The vi, Id will be from 20 to p
per cent short.
Along the Columbia S0uN ern there
viii be decrease ot about - per cent.
In the Snake River country the yield
will be shout the same as last wear.
There will be a slight decrease in Whit
man county and Garfield county. bu,
this will be offset by the decided in
crease in As tin county.
Above estmate<is based upon the
conditions as they now appear bat they
may be changed somewhat by l''er de
+ ve'cpments. Ilau ing wheat vii. begin
in about ten days in certain localities
but not in al scctione.