East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-18
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
Drouth Endaneers Wheat-owino

Drouth Endangers Wbeat-Owinl
TO the poor condition OF winter whea
on December /. the department Of ag
I riculture's estimate based on condi
tion figures Of production next year
Is only $50 100000 bushels, although
the area sown this fall, 4i,263, ,OO(
acres. In the greatest planted in the
United States.
The poor condition Is due prlnci
pally 10 a dry fall, which caused the
growing crop TO get poor start, anC
to the Hessian fly, scattering reports
of which have been received from va.
rious localities from Maryland to ok
lahOma.
The bureau OF crop estimates, In
Interpreting the condition reports, is-
sued this statement:
"The condition Of the winter wheat
crop on December is estimated al
1873 per cent OF normal crop, which
compares with 972 per cent a year
ago. In the previous 10 years, the
condition on December 1 has averag
ed about 144 bushels per acre on
the planted area. In the same pro-
portion. the condition OF s8.3 per cent
would forecast a yield OF about 14.s
bushels, which. on the estimated acre.
age planted, amounts 10 $4,000, 900
bushels.
Blames the Magpie-Poor Mag, the
chatterbox OF the bird family. has
come I'm for another crime, and soon
she will be hiding her face in the
most abject misery, II she is at all
sensitive. Maggie Magple has been
accused and justly. OF stealing eggs,
diamond rings. broken pieces OF CHI
navarro. and OF gosslping about her
neighbors. Now she is accused by
the department Of agriculture,
through Assistant Agriculturist Lee
w. Fluharty. Of spreading hog ehol-
era.
Magpies are frequently seen about
hog enclosures, and are very friendly
with the porkers. hopping upon their
backs and scratching them while the
animal busily attends to its duty Of
getting outside OF as much feed as
possible In addition 10 this close
association. II Is well known that she
would as soon eat hog which had
died OF cholera. as one which had
died any other death. Therefore she
is known to be reeking with germ in
fection under right conditions.
xiii her!" is the heartless warn
ing OF the department.
Propose Grain Elcvator-A prop
osltion TO build a farmers grain ele-
vator on a cooperative basis was pre-
sented last Saturday to a small gath
ering at the school house in the
chapman district Alonzo Wardall,
secretary OF the Northwest Coopera-
tive union. with offices in Seattle was
present to explain the plan. He also
spoke at a meeting held last We'd
nesday evening in Haun's hall in Ev-
ans.
The discussion did not 60 beyond
the first stage at either gathering.
But II served to emphasize the waste
Of the present system OF handling
grain in sacks, and may lead to fur
ther action toward constructing ele-
vators.- Enterprise Record-Chieftain.
Sheep Company Wants Isolated
Tract-The Cunningham Sheep and
Land company. OF Umatilla county,
has filed application with the local
land office for an isolated tract In
that section. other applications filed
today were by Roy C. Clarke OF
Ukiah. and George E. Lotion Of Tres
tor. both for homestead entries La
Grande Observer.
Buys Hogs for Seattle.-C. E Rude
Wednesday purchased two carloads
Of hogs from Link Swaggart and
Claude Steen near Athena and ship
ped them TO Frye & Co. OF Seattle.
MIR. Rude left for Echo to purchase
some cattle.