East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-04
NEWS. OF FARM AND RANGE
LIGHT LAND COUNTRY
WILL HAVE GOOD CROP
LARGER AND PROS
PECTS BRIGHTER IN GILLIAN,
SHERMAN and MORROW.
Taking Up With Cow and Hog Ad-
vice With Profit to Their Families.


There will be a splendid wheat
crop through Sherman, Gillian and
Morrow counties this year and the
farmers Of that section are feeling fine
over the outlook before them" says
Travelling Freight Agent Oliver of the
O.-W. X. & N.fCo. who has been in
Pendleton today.
Not only is the situation favorable
for fine crop in the light land coun-
ties" says Mt. Oliver, but the acre
age this year is from Is to 20 per cent
greater than usual This is largely
due to the fact the weather conditions
have been favorable to getting in the
crop"
another feature about the situation
in Sherman and Gillian counties is the
fact cows and hogs are coming more
and more into evidence. Farmers aI\
slowly but surely taking up with di-
versified methods and il is paying
them to do so. Many are now keep
ing cows and selling cream to the
creameries The milk checks come
to them each month and help in meet
ing bills. Those who follow these
methods do not have to rely entirely
on the wheat crop and are more in
dependent than formerly"
Since he was here last Mr.. Oliver
has been placed in charge Of the o.
w. r. & n. territory in the Southern
Pacific territory as well as in this sec
ton.
LOganberry Growers to Meet-The
loganberry growers of Oregon will
hold a big meeting at Salem on Sat
urday. March IA. The meeting will
be called to order in the Commercial
club rooms at 1880 p. m. The com
mittee appointed few weeks ago to
draw up a tentative constitution and
recommend the bylaws and rules for
the transaction Of business will make
its report at that time and the perma-
nent organization will be perfected
1T is the idea to form a statewide
association" says Professor C. I.
Lewis. the 0. A. c. horticulturist who
| is working hand in hand with the
practical growers. The great func-
ton of the association will be to
standardize the products so that not
only the fresh fruit but every bit Of
dried fruit, berry juice, canned berries
and berry jams and jellies that are
shipped out of the state, will be Of so
high standard as to maintain and in
crease the present demand.
|
London Wool Salcs-The wool auc-
ton sales opened in London yester-
4 day with. large attendance. includ-
ing many Americans good selec-
ton was offered and the buying was
vigorous. The offerings number TO-
456 bales, Sales We're: New South
Wales. 1000 bales, secured, Is, Id Ia
Is 1-2d; greasy, Idols Id: Queens
land, 100. secured, Is Idols Is l-2d;
; Victoria, 600 secured, Is edo 1s9d;
: greasy. Sdd Is Al: South Australia
: 500, greasy, l-2ddls Id; West Aus
tralia, 500, greasy. 2 led: New Zea.
land, 5000, secured. 11d@ls 4 1-2d
and Natal, 400. secured, Is 10d@2.
sd: greasy, 1-2dGle Lad; Punts
!, Arenas. 1900, greasy, I 1-2d91s
Lad.
Carload Of Barley The A. T
Matthews company received carload
/ of $50 sacks of whole barley on las
nights freight and are unloading i
$ this morning. A few days ago the.
e received carload of poultry supplies
The barley from this latter shipmen
will all be ground within the next fey
0 days and dispo.ed Of to the farmer
for horse feed. Mr.. Matthews say
q that he has found business exception
e ally good this winter, and thinks tha
: the people Of Umatilla county as
rule are better off from financia
;, and business standpoint than the
have been at this season Of the yea
, for a long time.
New Warehouse Man-H. w. Col
Inns, local manager of the grain buy
ing office of the Balfour Guthrie com
pany says that Arthur Thayer, VIII
has been with the Farmers Mutua
4 Warehouse company of Helix, for
S number of years, will be with his com
h pany with the beginning of next sea
e son. He will be in the warehouse de
: partment and will be placed in charg
. Of some one of them. Mr.. Thayer ha
n established many friends in his busi
4 ness relations at Helix and will un
doubtedly be a valuable addition t
the Balfour- Guthrie force.
Grist Mill for Guidance. B. Tay
lor. a stockman and farmer of IN
Gurdane country, is preparing to staI
grist mill on his place. The mi
will be operated by steam and will b
used for the grinding of mill feed fo
stock. 1t is not the intention to mar
y ufacture flour.
Starting Spring Work That III
weather conditions are such spr.n
n work is now starting in his sec
B. ton is stated by ]. w. Ray {
y Gurdane who has been in Pendleto
y today. He says the winter has bee
y very favorable to farmers AMI stool
70 men throughout the southern part {
= the county.
- 500
Hauling Bafaoy = Two ten mu
% teams from the, ranch Of J. Mumr
r prominent wheat farmer about g
u miles north OF town, brought in II
sacks Of whole barley yesterday ar
: returned with 2:s sacks Of the rolls
z, product. Mr.. Mumm will use this
III feed his mules and horses during Il
o. summer.