East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-23
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE


Lewis. former prominent farmer OF
the Helix vicinity and who is now To-
Gated near st Anthony, Idaho, IL
visiting in Pendleton and trying 10
interest other Umatilla county ranch
ers in the Idaho country. He believes
that II will soon be a great wheat
country and thinks that few Una
tilla county farmers VIII do about as
much as anything 10 place II in that
state OF cultivation necessary 70 the
production OF big crops. Louis MIL
Ter, who owns about 26OO acres near
Helix, recently bought half section
near 81. Anthony.
Little Wheat MOvlng.-Though club
wheat will bring i1.30 or better in
Pendleton and bluestem three or four
cents higher. the buyers report very
little doing, the farmers still fortu-
nate enough TO have holdings. prefer
ring to see how near the price Will
come TO $500.
More Hogs shlpped-Five cars Of
hog were shipped this week from
Pilot Rock TO Portland. George
Johnstone and william Evans owned
a big part Of the shipment.
Cougar Raiding sheep Bands -
The cougar that has been causing so
much trouble about the Mccullough
ranch at the forks Of Willow creek,
is still getting in its work. On Fri
day night last another raid was made
on the sheep corrals and three head
were killed. The varmint was unable
to get In among the sheep but reach
ed them through the cracks in the
fence. To date twenty head have been
killed and Mr.. Mccullough thinks
about enough toll has been paid. Just
how to get hold OF Mr.. Cougar. how
ever. seems to be puzzling question
and one that yet remains to be solv-
ed.-Hepner Times-Gazette.
Study Fruimen's Problems - To
take up analytically the problems that
threaten the fruit industry OF the
northwest and TO work out, II possi-
Bile, some adequate method whereby
a better system Of distribution can be
used and larger profits accrue TO the
grower with a lessened cost TO the
consumer, are some Of the questions
that will occupy the attention OF a
northwest conference OF fruitgrowers
being held in Seattle today.
The Walla Walla valley Is repre-
sented by ten delegates. four Of whom
are from the Milton-Freewater sec
ton, two from Walla Walla. two
from the Dayton country and two
from La Grande.
Farmer Smith Gives Advice-Far-
mer Smith, Of the O.-W. r. & n. Co.
has made a careful survey Of farm
prospects for 1915 and he states that
all indications point toward a most
unusual demand this year for all
classes OF cereals. probably in excess
OF the supply He suggests that far
mers who have not already planted
as large an acreage as possible to win
ter wheat should be careful to retain
sufficient seed to make liberal SOW
ings in the spring. He especially
recommends that farmers plant as
much corn as possible as it will make
more stock feed than any other crop
and with properly selected seed can
be grown successfully in all parts of
the northwest.
Sell Wheat for S1.30-Phill Cohn
recently paid the highest price ever
raid in Heppner for wheat. Fred
Ashbaugh. r. E. Allstatt and Theo-
dore Anderson sold their wheat TO
Mr.. Cohn for $3.50 per bushel.-
Heppner Herald.
Looking for Mich Cows - Mark
Yates of Pendleton and Charles Tullis
of Mckay creek, were in town this
week in search of milk cows. At last
accounts they had not garnered any
amount that could be seen with the
naked eye. Milk cows are at a prem
ium all over this section and good
one cannot be purchased for less
than 500, and that amount will buy
a lot of milk.-Pilot Rock Record.
Wool Market Stronger-The Com
mercial Bulletin of Boston says:
The wool market is strong and fair
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