East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-25
COOPERATION PAYS
FRU|TGROWERS WELL
UNION AT MILTON DOES MITCH
N>R GROWTH OF INDUSTRY
IN EAST END.
Association Has 23S Members ard
Produce List is Varied-Berries and
Cherries Constitute Principal Crop.


ganized in 1901 when the valley hor-
ticulturally was in its infancy and has
heen the main cause in many ways
of the solid and substantial growth of
the fruit business. The organization
Is composed of producers and is on
non-profit plan. The valley is from
one-half to four miles wide and about
thirteen miles long A large part OF
the land is not adapted to the pro-
duction of fruit. A conservative esti-
mate by Manager Denny OF the union
Is that the money valuation of the
crop was considerably in excess of
half million dollars. The organ
ization now has 23S members and
during the year just past handled the
fruit produced by 325 parties The
partial list OF the output of the union
will probably give many surprises both
in the amount of some fruits shipped
and versatility of the valley In the
production of fruits and small stuffs
Strawberries, 9065 crates; cherries
13 SAB crates; Royal Annes. SO0,13S
pounds; blackberries, 1899 crates:
crates: black caps, 632 crates: peach
es. 1855 boxes; potatoes. $50 sacks:
pears. S949 boxes; apples. 60,332
boxes; prunes, 139.095 crates; toma-
toes, 1913 boxes; cantaloupes. SAC
crates: cucumbers. S34 boxes: ripe
cucumbers, 1889 pounds; crab apples,
S19 boxes: pears, 31,307 pounds:
beans, 1866 pounds: squash, 81
crates; apricots. 165 crates: cabbage,
2S.e3S pounds: corn. 1928 dozen
ears; carrots. 594S pounds spinach,
so boxes: lettuce, 32 boxes; radishes.
+3; asparagus, 7S0 boxes; beets. 2s
boxes: rhubarb, ~ boxes: parsley, 2
boxes; peppers, "a boxes; parsnips,
Il boxes; turnips. 81 boxes.
Astoria Flour Mill-This mornings
Portland Oregonian announces the
first shipment of grain for the AS
toria Milling & Grain Co. on its way
from The Dalles to Astoria on board
the steamer Annie Comings. Edgar
W. Smith. a former Pendleton boy is
manager of this company and the con-
trolling interest in the institution is
owned by him and his father, f. l.
Smith Of this city. +. l.. Smith said
this morning that he received card
from his son yesterday stating that
the mill would be finished, the ma
chinery installed and grinding COM
mence on the 18th of next month.
The mill has a capacity for turning
out 400 barrels OF flour per day and
is so arranged that when the demand
becomes sufficient the output can be
doubled. Mr.. Smith will purchase the
grain required by the plant from thi,
section and keep il stored here until
needed at the MILL on account OF this
advantageous climate. II is less than
year since f. L. Smith made the
proposition to Astoria business men
that IL they would donate a site for
the plant he would guarantee it's err
ection. The final agreements were
signed in the grandstand here during
the last Roundup and the mill will
be completed within the next twenty
days and will commence immediate
operations.
Sells Many Weeders-H. NJ. Sloan
the Alta street blacksmith and wagon
maker reports business this spring the
finest ne has ever seen. He says
there seems to be much more repair
work on plows than he has noticed
previous to this year and attributes 1t
to the number OF power pulling ma
chimes to a great extent. He was
compelled to add another blacksmith
to his force this morning to handle
the added work in this department.
Mr.. Sloan is the manufacturer of a
wedding machine that has proved very
successful In this country and reports
| the sale Of rs of them this year.
Says Market slow-H. w. Collins
| the local grain buyer returned thii
morning from u several days business
| visit In Portland. He says the graiI
market In rather slow In Portland
that most Of the grain left is in stronl
hands and ne does not expect an.
radical change In the price. Conditi
ons Of which he was informed whil
there lead him 10 believe that ther
would be a steady market for next sea
sons crop and no great change fron
the prices of this year
i5 Acres u Day Geo. Peringe
started plowing on his farm the firs
OF this week. He is pulling four thre
bottom gangs with his 10 horse pow
or steam engine The machine
turning about 4b acres per day an
Mr.. Peringer expects to have h
plowing finished In about 20 days.
few seasons back Mr.. Peringer pillow
cd 1850 acres In 80 1-2 days with h
outfit establishing something OF
record.
Mrs. Zcuskc Sold Whcat-c.
Rinehart. local agent for the Haust
Company purchased the grain Gro
Of Mrs. Zeuske. 5000 bushels yestel
day Mrs. Zeuske's farm Of ESQ acre
is six miles west Of Helix. Mr.. Rint
hart quotes club wheat at soc an
bluestem at eight or nine cents higf
er This crop was extra fine an
, brought a little better than soc.
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|, Working on SummerfallOw - WI
Wyrick. who Is extensively II
terested in wheat farming aroun
Cayuse station, has his summerfallo
work we'll under way. He was
town yesterday calling on the grail