The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-07-18
YIELD LESS THAN
THAT OF LAST YEAR
COHEN ESTIMATES COUNTY AT
/ 100000 BUSHELS.
Ten Per Cent. Less Around
Athena, and Increase on the
Lighter Soil Lands.


for the Portland Jouroal, has oomplet-
ed tour of inspection in this county
and places the wheat yield for this
crop at 100000 bushels. His de-
duotions give the Helix section the big
gest crop in its history. He places
the Athena yield 10 per cent lower
than last year. His report to the
Journal follows:
"The wheat crop Of Umatilla ooun-
ty will be approximately 5000, 900
bushels this season. The output was
only fractionally better year ago.
"The district that usually has the
best output will not this season, ow.
ing to weeds. While there will te
fields en- the Umatilla reservation that
will produce 40 bushels of wheat to
the acre, the average will run prob.
ally 80 bushels. Naturally this is
disappointment 10 the reservation
wheat men, but their i'll fortune is
but repetition of that of almost
every other good district of the Pa
oi6c northwest. The season was un-
usually productive of weeds and seem.
ingly there was no way to get lid of
them with regular treatment.
son the other hand. the country
north of Pendletop, around Helix. will
this year probably harvest the best
crop per acre in the county. Many
fields in that section will produce 40
bushels per acre; in fact, some farmers
have insured their crops for that
output. This ia better than a year
ago.
In the Pilot Rock section there is
very good indication for barley.
Almost all the fall sown barley was
frozen during the winter and reseed-
ing was necessary. The spring grain
responded better than had been expect
ed. In the Pilot Rock country. how
ever, there will be poorer wheat than
year ago. hut the output last season
was record breaker.
"Around Echo and in the Hold man
country the prospects for wheat are
not very favorable, but the west end
of the county Ia seldom counted upon
to swell Umatilla's total production
to any great extent. Barley and oats
are somewhat letter than wheat in
both districts.
"Up Athena way the outlook for
wheat at present is perhaps 10 per cent
poorer than year ago. with exoep-
tions.
"Taking all in all the grain crop
situation in the county is satisfactory.
Such Zig crop as was produced a
year ago could scarcely be expected.
The hay crop is remarkably good.
This applies to all varieties. There is
large acreage of alfalfa and the yield
promises better than average, first
and second cror considered.
"Much grain will be fed to livestock
in Umatilla this season. The extreme
prices that have ruled for stock of all
kinds have led producers not to over.
look this important money making
trancb. Everywhere porkers are to
be seen in great numbers and the in
dustry has Eeen given an exceedingly
good start.
more and better dairy COWS has
been the agitation in this section dur
ing the year and there is q noticeable
sign that the business is expanding at
very lively rate. This is especially
true in the alfalfa producing sections.
The greater number Of COWS, together
with the very heavy crop Of alfalfa
speaks prosperity for these sections.
This, with the exceedingly good ont
look for the wheat price, will prof.
ably make l913-l4 as prosperous as
the county has seen for many year.