East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-03
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
WEATHER MAKES
FARMER BUSY MAN
IDEAL CLINE FAVORABLE TC
SPRING WORK AND GOOD
OUTLOOK.
Actual Rainfall During Winter less
Than Last Year But Fall Was Wet
ter-MOisturc Went Into Ground.

Actual Rainfall During Winter less
Than Last Year But Fall Was Wet
ter-Moisturc Went Into Ground.
The fact that Umatilla county has
experienced one of the mildest wint-
ers in the history of the country seems
to have no influence toward making
the spring a bad one as is simetimes
the case. All through the winter
there was no weather that one could
really call bad. The winds have not
been extremely high or at all destruc-
tive, the SHOWS have been very light
and as for rain it will be admitted the
county has Jared better than usual.
Just about enough to insure the re-
quired amount of moisture. Spring
opened the other day exactly like it
was supposed to. Two mild warm
work DAYS this week have already set
the farmers at their spring work and
the few it is possible to see on the
street are so busy preparing to get at
their work the last Of this week or
the first of next that it Is next to i'm
possible to get more than a word out
of them The flow of water in the
, Umatilla river has been light all win
ter. This Is one good proof that all
the precipitation has been absorbed
| in the soil. With the land in the shape
. it is in and the fine prospects for
continuation of the crop producing
weather the farmers of the county are
looking forward to a good crop this
summer
The rainfall during the actual win
fr;f lag
winter. though the precipitation last
fall was unusually heavy. The win
/, ter rainfall was as follows: December
6-1OO inches; January, l 51-10O
e inches; February, l 2-100 inches.
To Improve ROad-Mr. and Mrs
Leroy Penland were in Pendleton
Thursday on business. Mr.. Penland
, had an interview with the county
judge while there and was duly au-
thoriZed to open the new road to Ha-
vanna.-Helix Advocate.
Judge Maloney says the road re-
ferred to in the above reprint is the
regular road from Helix to Havana
Station. and that it has been open for
years The court has recently auth
orized Supervisor Penland to do some
necessary grading on this road in the
Helix district. The road is about ten
miles long but is not all in Supervisor
Penland district 1t is true that
when the road receives some grad.
ing that it stands badly in need of It
will be very benificial to the people
of that country.
Land Lawyer i'm Troubled. C.
Brichoux, of Vale, Ore, but formerly
proprietor of the Savoy Hotel in La
Grande, was tried Saturday before F.
C. Bramwell, register of the local land
office, on charge Of violating de-
partment rules. The object of the trial
was to disbar Brichoux from practic-
ing before the United States land
courts. The alleged violation of rules
was the publishing of REIMBURSEMENT
notices which an attorney, accord.
ing to rules of the land office, is pro.
hibited from doing. The case will be
decided in few days.
Gilbert Hunt Fails-After more
than 20 years service the manufac-
turing part of the Gilbert Hunt COM
pany plant in Walla Walla was closed
by order of the federal court and 80
men were laid off. John L. Sharp
stein, the received, states the place
Will be kept open for sale of repair
parts, three employees being retained.
The plant was shut because it was
stated to the court it would be op-
Grated at loss since the bankruptcy
matter was started. Mr.. Hunt first
became interested in the concern in
1SSs.
Slaughtered the Rabbits-speaking
of rabbit killing. squad of eight
fendletonians made havoc for time
with the rabbits in the vicinity of
Cold Springs dam Sunday Those in
the party were j. ]. Hamley, G. /.
Ladow' G. w. Coutts. Frank Adkins,
Earl Kirkpatrick. Ed Kirkpatrick. r.
r. Kirkpatrick and Dan Bowman.
I Armed with shotguns they proceeded
to NOV down the bunnies and killed
an average Of 80 each during the
day.
Bought New Tractor-Carl New.
qufst purchased yesterday from Nc
Cook & Bently the 25 horse power I.
II. c. tractor that has been standing
On Thompson street near Court for
several days. He took it to his farm
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Newouist
farms 1900 or 100 acres of land and
, Will plow about 700 with this ma
chine, which will take the place of
twelve head of horses. The machine
cost $4,000 90
Grazing Permits Granted--Applica-
tons for the grazing of 10000 head of
cattle and horses on Wenaha Forest
Reserve have been approved by For
est Supervisor Schmitz. It is expect
ed applications for the full number
VIII be granted. The applications for
grazing sheep do not close until
March Is.
Start Plowing-Elvin Craig and
Fred Stickler started plowin9 the
scventy-five acre piece of the Arm.
strong place adjoining town on the
south, Monday morning, They expect
to raise hay enough to keep their
horses through the winter.
bought % Ares-County Judge
Maioney has completed the purchase
OF the 8. 1-2 Of the N. e. Ia OF Sec
tion 80: N. 81, containing 80 acres
Just patented. This is part Of the land