East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-12
4 MILLION BUSHELS
EXPECTED IN 1912
ON GILLIAN FIELDS
(By Hyman II. Cohen in Portland
Journal)

(By Hyman II. Cohen in Portland
Journal.)
Gillian county has started its rec
ord breaking harvest, and there IL
every indication that a yield of A.
100000 bushels will be gathered. This
will be 100000 bushels greater than
the record Of 1907, which, by the
way, was the talk OF the entire wheat
country OF oregon.
Condor station promises to regain
its reputation of being the greatest
primary shipping point of the United
States. This reputation was likewise
made in 1907, when 1,25O,OOO bushels
OF the cereal was sent from this sta
ton alone.
Careful canvassing of the situation
recently by leading interests OF this
city showed a total OF more than 8O,-
600 acres in wheat tributary to Con-
don. The crop OF the entire district
will this season come close to the
rs bushel average, therefore 1t is
quite easy to see where this city is
going to excel again as a wheat ship
ping center.
In the north end of Gillian county,
where there has been scarcely enough
wheat harvested during recent years
to call IL a real harvest, the likeli-
hood is that the yields will range close
to the 25 bushel mark. There will
naturally be places iu that section
that will not reach the average but
where there is one of this character
there will be a dozen that will go far
enough above it to make the average
good and full.
The northern end of the county
has always been the small producer
owing to the light character of the
soil, as well as the general deficiency
in the rainfall during normal years
All the way up the railroad, the
showing of the wheat this season is
by far the best known Not only will
the averabe be better than ever be-
fore, but there has been a like in
creace in the acreage.
Gillian county's acreage of wheat
this season is at least fourth greater
than ever before, and this, together
with the prospects for the greatest
yield per acre is sure to make the
grand total new high one for this
section. There SENS no doubt that
If Gillian county produced 100000
bushels with the smaller acreage and
somewhat less favorable prospects in
1907 this season should without fail
prove the banner one to date.
What is true of the northern end OF
the county is proven a like condition
in the south end, where fair crops are
generally the rule. In fact a crop
failure in the south end of the county
has never been heard of since first
tilling of the soil.
The crops in Gillian county are
uniformly good, and so little ground
shows poor strength this season that
II can scarcely be considered.
Tobey Bros, on Schettler's Flat
have $500 acres in wheat this season
that will reach 80 bushels quite cas-
lily.
kilburn Bros, in the same section,
have 5000 acres that will run about
the same. Both have we'll filled grain
that will weigh out heavier than ever
before known. w. W. Weatherforj,
in the same section, mas 1000 acres
that will go even better The pros
poets are estimated from 80 to 35
bushels, most interests figuring upon
the latter
The Grant Wade estate with 1000
acres of wheat near Clem station has
80 bushels without doubt.
]. A. Richmond, with $50 acres in
the Ferry Canyon section, has wheat
that the experts figure will go to the
40 bushel mark. This may be slight
ly overdrawn. on their part but the
average is not likely to fall far be-
low this. John Richmond, with $50
acres, is showing exactly the same
prospects.
Parman Bros, with 500 acres, have
some more of that 80 bushel wheat
which Is expected to make a record
for Condor this season.
In the Gooseberry country, Albert
Longreen has 500 acres that will in
all probability go to 25 bushels aver
age.
Harvest has started in earnest and
every acre cut more than confirms
the expectations of growers. Wealth
er conditions are ideal for the har-