East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-18

The high school garden which Is
located Immediately south OF the
school block has presented an indus
triOus view these past few weeks. The
warm weather has forced the vege-
tables along very rapidly and the
students have been kept busy harvest
ing their crops and keeping ahead of
the Russian thistle.
Some of the students are taking
the produce TO their homes others
are selling TO merchants. a few are
peddling while still others have regu-
lar customers whom they supply
daily. The young gardeners. how
ever. have more than they can dis
pose OF readily and would gladly re-
ceive orders from any persons desir-
ing to patrOnize them. orders can
be given by telephoning 106.
The garden tract consists OF two
acres. a little more than one half
OF which is devoted TO garden plots
and the balance has been planted to
ccrn Of the variety which took first
prize at the local December corn
show. The growing of gardens is not
1 United TO students in the department
OF agriculture. the only requirement
being that the student take proper
care OF his or her plot. All OF the
gardening has been done. under the
I supervision of Albert A. Ashbahr
professor OF agriculture in the high
school
No water has been used upon the
l garden Vet Most OF the crops will
come off before the close of school
and the rest will be watered until
Z ready for harvest
Hogs 20 POrtland-A l. Swaggart
Z shipped a carload of hogs TO Portland
/ Wednesday. Mr.. Swaggart accom-
panied the shipment and will spend
a few days in the metropolis He in
/. tends TO hereafter ship carload every
I, two months. and hencefOrth will be
/ in the market to purchase all hogs
7 offered for sale in this vicinity. We'd
/ Desday's shipment did not include any
| stock raised on the Swaggart farm.
but had been purchased for feeding
/ purposes The lot averaged 2lT
| pounds in weight.-Athena Press.
7 To Farm in WaIIOwa-O. c. Turn
er and family are arranging TO leave
soon for their new home ION the farm
in waIIoxa county. three miles from
Enterprise. where Mr.. Turner owns
about 200 acres OF productive land.
all under irrigation. IL has been un-
der lease. but he will now handle fl
himself and engage eventually in hog
raising and dairying-Weston Leader
Sale at P1Ot ROck-The next bic
event in local wool circles will occur
. al Pilot Rock Thursday when the
first regular sales day for eastern
Oregon this year viii be held There
IS considerable wool TO be sold al
. the time
Bought High Ciass .EweS-Dan P
smythe. representing smythe Bros
purchased last week a band Of two
year-oid breeding ewes from th'
baldwin sheep & Land co. Of Hal
Creek. The ewes are Delaines and
RambOUlets.
Sm,fIle Bro. Sold WOol-The Iarg
est single wool sale OF last week oc
Cured when Smythe Bros. sold thei
fine wool clip. 125,000 pounds. q
e Charles Angel. representing Halla
4 well Jones & Donald. al a price
e Il s-4 cents per pound. Smythe Bros
: had already sold their coarse WOO
e clip 10 a Portland buyer
A
Il Buys Wheat Iand-charles Cock
n iurn this week purchased 100 acre
d Of wheat land near WalIa walla fror
1s the Keefer estate for a considerable
le Of sI5.OOO.-AiltOn Eagle.
r.
q The Price Of sheep Pelts-Jaco
scheuerman says that the POrtlan