Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-19
SPORT NEWS
POLK CROPS HARVESTED

Monmouth, Ore, Sept. l9.- Polk
eounty's crops of wheat oats, barley
and vetch, while not up TO the standard
for yield this year, have aggregated
large amounts which are now taken
care of in the various storehouses,
Early in the season the farmers were
enthusiastic concerning the outlook,
but the long dry spell of "A days de-
creased the yield. The acreage in the
county was large and the harvest was
successful, despite the decrease. A good
many new varieties of crops were tried
out.
New kinds Of oats made a record
growth, and small fields, recently
cleared away in the timber yielded
heavily. The Shadeland variety of
oats is growing popular among the
farmers in Polk county. Some Swedish
White oats also are proving their worth
as producer, and are now being ex-
tensively adopted.
The hot weather in July brought 3ut
the corn fast, and it has been brought
to the point of maturity soon enough
to insure its place in the silo early for
winter feeding. Year by year the de.
sire grows to increase the already large
cream checks, and beets, corn, pump
kins, besides large quantities of hay are
stored away. Hay, which was formerly
sold at low price in the field shortly
after curing time, now is placed in
the barns, and for the last two seasons
this has caused the price of hay to
90 to high figure. Buyers, who re-
Gently experienced no trouble in secur-
ing hay for livery barns, now pav
higher price for the winter 5 supp,,
The creameries book in Poly county
show the farmers to be increasing their
herds at substantial rate.
Early in the spring predictions were
made that the prune crop would be
only one half of the normal yield
Present reports show the yield to be
little larger than at first eyprcted
The fruit is fewer in number, but much
larger and of better quality. Many
new orchards now are coming into
bearing, and more new trees are being
set ont each spring. The driers are
busy caring for the crcp. Some al
ready have contracted at good price.
The hop season Is rapidly drawing
to close. The Yield is estimated to
be from 20 to 30 per cen: less than
last year. The hons were smaller in
many yards. Their soliI form, now
ever, insures q good quality when dried,
the growers say.
Glover harvesting now IS ended in |
most sections, although some fields in
the vicinity OF Monmouth are set un-
cared for. The yiel was the smallest |
in years, the expense in hullirr being
a large item. The oJrer, wCrNiug on
the root, and the clover midgc, working
on the blossom, the dry weather aud |
millions of -rasshorpcrs affected tie
yield materially The range If Weld |
was varied, NpWc fields from which |
one bushei al acre was Obtained hal
neiShbOring fields producing one fourth
that amount. Oue thiOrt from the
Luckiamute valley SAYS three bushels
an acre were se,urcl from the fields,
which is declared exceptional consid- |
erng the year. The largest acreage
Polk county has known was planted to |
clover this yeas, caused by the great |
success of the eroo last season. "Wherc |
we expected from Sl5 900 to 100000
worth of clover seed this wear, said a !
well known Monmouth grower, "N g
will get only small percentage of that,
which is certainty a disappointment"