East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-01

Doesn't that wheat look fine? That
fellow IS certainly farming a bunch"
of land. Is that fallow land his? You
say chat he has hau mis- land in sum
mer fallow What for? Oh. that's
So he may raise wheat on it next year
Then he is utilizing only part of his
available resources?
That is the exact situation among
our grain raisers in this county. An
absence Of stock, except for the hdr-
vesung of the crop, is the rule among
the farmers of Umaulla county. With
In the reach of every farmer are easy
means whereby he may increase the
earning capacity of every acre of land
he owns by utilizing the waste. In
reality there is but little that can be
placed n the category of waste. As
even the squeal Of the hog is con-
7 served ON the graphophone record, SO
may that same animal together with
the other livestock become a source
of value TO the grain grower in every
way.
Practically nothing is done to re-
plepSh the soil and restore It to its
2
/ rived partly from the air ana partly
from the soil S used by each crop.
and there must be of necessity a poor
er soil left But my yield has not
decreased I'M the last twenty-five
years" the uld-timer will say "Au
these new-fangled ideas of college
professors may be all right, but I am
getting along in good shape and that
suits me- "All the food restoration
1 need IS the fauowing." That self
+ satisfaction is the major premise of
mind that the Denaissance attempted
to dispel in a great measure.
To the man that investigates the
matter thoroughly there is no doubt
but thdt there is 4 great deal of waste
in the mana cement OF the farms. IN
douhtedly it is that very thing that
has kept the farmer more or less in
the rut The secret of all great indus
trial success lies JUST in the diversion
Of what might otherwise be waste in
t. a profitable channel. and we have
the example cf our great industrial
world. where the so-called wastes
have the example Of our great indus
trial world, where the socalled waste
have become the greatest source OF
profit. The whole philosophy of the
striking success Of the German in
the scientific utilization of the by
products of various furnaces Is simp-
ly that there s no waste, and hence
all products of the industries are utiI-
lied, contributing many valuable
things to the world.
a study Of the question of the ef-
feet Of fallow.ng. especially in east
yacht for each day of the week. Some
have a boat named after each mem
Der of the family ana. a special one
for the dog Our electric trust mer
should be there with the best Of then
and perhaps we should offer them IL
cents per kilowat instead of tn,
,measly II cents to be charged under
the new schedule.
As for the truthful telephone trust
local smart alecks should stop twit-
ting them about their record for yer.
ac'ty. What if they did swear befor,
Assessor strain they had only So.
600 invested here and what if they
did turn right around and tell join
committee that objected to increased
rates that they had not a cent les
than $4,000 invested in Pendleton
, That was not perjury, not for a min
ute. 1t was commercial diplomacy.
When he tried to assess the tele
phone trusts property at its true val
ue Mr.. strain was too fresh. Who
. ever heard of any trust being assess
ed on the same basis common dub
are assessed? And the joint commit
, tee that protested against the in
: creased telephone rates was com
posed of demagogues and buffers. TIL
, company merely wished to standard
f ize its rates, that was all.
E It is time for such attacks on capi
= tai to stop. They are driving ]. Pier
y pont Morgan to an early grave.
= local people wish the pretty pole
: taken off Main and Court streets the
they should raise money with whic
= to do that work. Let the ladies civi
r club give a popcorn social to provid
n the funds as soon as they hav
l. finished paying for the grass at tn
= Hartman systems new depot. Th
e ladies may do this and still be With
e their Sphere" but it is wrong an
ts unwomanly for them to ask the e
IT ectric trust or the telephone trust
J. spend any Of their hard earned casl
n