East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-23
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
Pure Bred scrubs

Pure Bred Scribs-In the present !
enormous demand for pure bred stock |
there is said to be market for ev-
cry animal, good, bad and indifferent. |
that can show a pedigree. There are
evidently pure bred scrubs and IL |
one of them is placed at the head OF |
dairy herd production will grow
less rather than more. A herd cannot |
be graded up by an inferior sire. ac- |
cording to Professor Graves. head of
the agricultural college dairy depart |
ment. no matter how imposing his
pedigree. Pedigree and good confor-
nation are to be sought, but not at the |
expense of bred-for production quail !
tiles. A Reproductive ancestory is |
evidence that the sire will transmit
these qualities to his daughters; al
heavy milking progeny is proof that
he will. Buyers may well look at the
conformation, examine the pedigree,
but they should study the milk rec
ords of his kin before purchasing a
head for the herd.
Would Drain Lands-At La Grande
Saturday a meeting OF farmers was
held for the purpose of discussing
plans for the drainage of 10000 acres
!, of land that is now more or less dam
aged each year by overflow waters
from the Grand Ronde river and
Catherine creek. 1t is estimated the
land Is damaged to the extent of $40
per acre annually. 1t Is planned to
straighten and deepen the channel of
the Grande Ronde river near Elgin
and to put in a gate on the creek
above Union so as to guide away that
portion of the water the creek is un
able to carry in its regular course.
| The extra water will be carried in a
stream around the foothills and would
reenter the creek at lower cove.
| Grows Corn With Success-Samuel
Free. who resides near Snake river in
| Franklin county. will soon be known
as the corn king of this county, says
the Washtucna Enterprise. He re
Gently purchased 100 acres of land ad-
| joining his homestead and intends to
| plant 90 acres to corn this season.
Last year he grew about so acres
and was well pleased with his venture.
Where his crop was not injured bv
grasshoppers he estimates il yielded
better than 30 bushels to the acre.
He proposes to grow corn one season
and then seed the same land to wheat
the following season. and in this way
, secure "a crOD each year
For the past four years Mr. Free has
made a success of growing corn.
i
, No shortage of Water - Reports
heard from over the project thai
r there would be a shortage of water
the coming season. Such is far from
the case The report doubtless orig
mated from the small head the fee-
canal is now carrying. This is moi
from a shortage, but from the fac
that there is now in the reservoir g.
900 feet more than at this time las
year and the reduced head is from
lack of storage capacity y-Hermistor
Herald
tTlsncneu ny iuh"e"ec"-N W hip
c returning home from Helix Welnes
: day afternoon, the team Emil Mule
was driving became frightened at
: blowing tumbleweed and ran away
, breaking the tongue of the hack an
, throwing Mr.. Muller out of the We
. hicle, says the Helix Advocate. For
!" tunately he sustained no injuries. y
= furtbar da mape reSultaI
n
Helix Land Deal - Will Shanno
l.. has sold a quarter section of Ian
north Of Iali,c To AiriiSt EnnnrS