The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20

JOSEPHINE COUNTY-Nominal
grain and hay crops are unchanged.
All fruits show an increase of 10
per cent. The lumber output, H.
000. 600 to $4,000, ,0O0. shows an in
crease of 10 to 25 per cent. Live
stock shipments will increase 20 per
cent. Conditions of farmers and
merchants slightly better. Deposits
and loans increased. One creamery;
four new sawmills established. More
attention given to stock and dairy
ing is improving matters here.
KLAMATH COUNTY = Grain
shows an increase. Farmers in bet
ter condition; merchants unchanged,
deposits and loans increased; no new
industries. Cold Spring retarded
crops, but late rains make prospects
good.
LAKE COUNTY-Wheat increas-
ed 10 per cent in acreage and so per
cent in yield; oats per cent and 20
per cent; barley 10 per cent and 20
per cent. Fruit yield is decreased
so to 60 per cent on account of frost.
Livestock shipments will increase Is
per cent. Farmers are in better f.
nancial condition, and merchants
about the same, with stocks un-
changed. There is a new sawmill
and creamery.
LANE COUNTY-Prunes are 70
per cent short, otherwise a slight in
crease in fruit. Lumber shipments
Will decrease about 40 per cent. Con-
dition of farmers is fully as good as
last year, but merchants not so we'll
off; their stocks were too heavy and
they are buying but little now. Crop
conditions good.
LINCOLN COUNTY-Oats, hay
and potatoes show increases; fruit
about the same as 1913. Lumber
output increased 25 per cent. Not
much change in condition of farmers
and merchants. Creameries have
been established at Toledo and Nash
vile; an ice, cold-storage and fish
ing plant at Newport. Merchants
do not find much increase in general
business.
LINN COUNTY-Not much change
in acreage and good average yield
of grain. Fruit is a fair crop, except
prunes, which are a one-third crop
only. Glover seed, very important
product, has good prospects. Lum-
Der is local product only. Beef and
butter show lower prices than one
year ago. Farmers are better of
than one year ago; merchants are
not doing so we'll. Deposits are
higher by 10 per cent and loans II
per cent lower. If the good croI
prospects are realized general bust
ness will be better.
MALHEUR COUNTY Wheat
slightly increased, also apples, peach
es, prunes and cherries practica
failure; livestock shipments will in
crease SO per cent. Farmers ant
merchants are somewhat better off
No new industries. The light croI
of peaches, prunes and cherries IL
owing to early frost.
MARION COUNTY A norma
acreage is grain, with good pros
poets. Apples, pears, cherries and
small fruits a normal crop. Prunes
25 per cent crop. Lumber shipments
will be normal; livestock will in
crease 25 per cent. Farmers on an
average are in better condition
merchants only fair. Hunt Brothers
of San Francisco, have established 9
large cannery here. Looks like. @
very good year; the only short croI
is prunes.
MORROW COUNTY-Wheat is
increased 20 per cent in acreage and
80 per cent in yield. Livestock and
wool shipments will decrease 20 pei
cent. Conditions are better than
they have been since 1912. A
creamery is being started in Hepp-
ner.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY-Farm-
ers are all in pretty good shape; bet
ter than last year. Merchants are
also in better condition. Bank de-
posits and loans are increased. A
cannery is being organized at Gresh-
am.
POLK COUNTY-Condition of
farmers and merchants unchanged
Prospects for mixed farming good
Fruit will be short; prunes one-half
to one-third crop. laundering in
very bad condition. Coed prices for
livestock, wool and mohair. No new
| industries.
SHERMAN COUNTY Wheat, an
increase of 25 per cent Farmers
and merchants in good condition.
Collections, however, are very slow.
Loans and deposits smaller. Pros
poets good.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY-During
1913 the county produced 4,101,962
pounds of cheese, valued at $627,-
1870. This shows an increase in
production over 1912, but decrease
of $4,000 in receipts, owing to low
er price being received. This in
dustry is growing and prospects are
good. Lumber output shows fair
increase, while it is expected good
run of salmon will be derived this
year. Farmers are in good condi-
tion, but are buying conservatively
and merchants find collections very
slow. Not much building is in pro-
gress. Loans and deposits about the