East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04
NEWS OF FARM AND RANCE

New State InspectOr-C. f. AlleI
Of Medford, has been appointed state
Horticultural inspector for the Third
District TO succeed A. H. Carson. re-
moved The appointment was made
by the state horticultural board up
on the recommendation Of T.. c. Rob-
erts, commissioner at large.
Mr. Carson held the position for 20
years, and although numerous fruit
growers signed a petition calling for
+ his removal, he declined to resign He
charged that the opposition to him
was the result OF his insistence that
parts Of trees having the blight should
I be burned.
Wheat Market HaIted.-High pric-
business at the Merchants Exchange
in Portland Thursday, notwithstand-
/ ing an all-around advance in bids.
One lot Of 5000 bushels Of prompt
club was sold at s1.14. a gain Of half
a cent over the preceding days price.
Offers for bluestem were also half
cent higher. while forty-fold bids
were up a full cent and for red fife
1-2 cent more was offered than on
Tuesday. In the country wheat bus
iness has practically come to a stop,
as farmers refuse to sell at current
prices
Some Good Egg Layers,-Ten eggs
from II pullets in one day is a pretty
good days work in the opinion Of
Armand Wynne Of Cottage Grove,
whose Buff orpingtons made that
record The pullets had only been
laying a short time previously. All
the eggs were large.
Mr. Wynne has had considerable
experience with chickens, but this is
the first time he has had pullets make
such a record so early in their career.
Inspecting Cavalry Horses.-Head-
ed by Lieutenant Jean de Chevigny
Of the French army a party Of five
agents OF the government Of France
are in this city to inspect and pur-
chase cavalry horses. They arrived
here Tuesday. Lieut. de Chevigny and
another direct from France and the
others. Messrs Robin, Vingut. E. A.
Turenne and E. w. LACEY and wife
from the east. This morning at
o'clock they will begin inspecting
horses at the fair grounds.-Walla
Walla Union
Taking No Chances.-Similar to
the precautions taken by Spokane
stock yards men, the Alfalfa Dairy
Products company has posted notices
on its Alfalfa ranch forbidding any
but employees TO enter the grounds.
These steps have been taken by al
most all the big stock yards and ran
chers Of the country in order to pre-
vent any possible danger of having
the dread foot and mouth" disease
brought into the premises.
The Alfalfa company has 20 head
Of fine Holsteins headed by a regist-
cred bull valued at $4,000.
Harrah Is Now Delegate-At yes
terday mornings session Of the Far
mers' Educational and Cooperative
union OF America, in state convention
at The Dalles the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
PRESIDENT. d. Brown Of Arling-
ton. elected TO succeed himself
Vice president-Frank Burkholder,
Coquille. ore.
Secretary-F. a. skies, Milton, ore,
elected TO succeed himself.
The terms Of three Of the executive
committee members, ]. T. Adkisson
Of Boyd, W. w. Harrah OF Pendleton
and W. o. Parks OF Elgin, expired
this year They were all elected to
succeed themselves.
w. W. Harrah was elected delegate
from the state organization to the
national convention. which, it is hop |
ed. will be held in Spokane next sum-
mer