The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-09-11
|COUNTY AGENT MAKES
ANOTHER TRIP SOUTH
McDaniels Gives Excellent
Account of Crops and
People of County. !.
(By l.. E. McDaniels)

The county agent made swing
| around the circle, last week taking
IN the county from Burns to Catlow,
Fields. Dcnio. Wild Horse Valley.
Marrow and return.
He was accompanied on the trip by
| Chas Byrd. Editor OF the Harney
| County News. and either proceeded
or followed by half a secure OF Burns
and Catlow residents. mostly candi-
dates for county offites. but who for
cot politics long enough at each
| peeting to boost the organization
work Of the County Agent and dis
euss as citizens and business men the
needs of the various sections visited.
Needless to say they all made a
favorable Impression and their jour
ney vent far toward cementing the
feeling Of harmony and cooperation
that is beginning To show In the re-
lations between town and country.
At all places visited tbere was q
strong rcnument shown to- mix
pleasure with business thereby Civ
Ing themselves an opportunity TO re-
laI from the high tension OF the har-
rect season.
With tho exceptions OF isolated In.
yianoes ind In The case of second
ncps OF alfalfa he bay aud grain
,rops were practically IN ,he s'agk
Heavy yielding crops OF both hay
and grain are the rule through the
entire section visited while stock OF
all kinds are In splendid condition
The Larson. Montgomery and
schaifer crops on the Bitten river
are ample proof OF what-th soil Ia
that section will produce under pro
per handling.
The Catlow Valley grain crops
have been out OF the way for some
time past leaving only the chicken
crop to harvest.
Judging from the number disposed
Of at one sitting at the chicken feet
given by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Butler
by the Burns bunch aided by half I
score OF neighbors. Il should not TAX,
long TO clean up that crop. Th'
County Agent was off his feed ant
could not do justice TO himself. there
fore high honors went TO Mrs. Cook
Headed by Kelly OF the colder
smile. Catlow Valley r. coming TO th'
fair 100 per cent strong fully OK
pecting 10 walk away with every DIR!
land prize ofered--with a few other
for good measure.
OF course We tried TO explain q
inem that they were only part o
Harvey County but you simply can
tell that bunch--you will have 4
show them. and they are not al
hissOurians at that.
The next morning after the rest O
ihe bunch danced all night and ha'
eaten chas. Beckiey out OF house AM
home. We headed Teddy Roosevelt
out across the valley for Fields b
the way OF Long Hollow.
Speaking OF Long Hollow remind
US that the more We see OF that rout
the less we understand why the mort
and south market road deDes not ex
tend through this exceptional io'
pass.
Arriving at Fields In time for
good dinner al the Fields Hotel "
found Jack McCarty and his IA
assistant all "Het up" over the no.
arrival OF the piano ordered for Il.
occasion.
Contrary TO the reputation III
bunch found Fields a dry place whic
caused them to break up In search G
springs at the foot hill ranches
while the County Agent headed 10
Trout creek rancho where he foun
j. NJ. McDade, with a boil on h
neck and sore finger initiating 10
In every thing but meekness bu
never the less making great stride
toward getting bumper crop OF ha
and grain out OF the way. A search {
the cupboard brought he informatio
nom Mrs. Luckey that the pie suppl
was Inadequate TO even meet the d,
mands OF the flock OF hungry cand
dates therefore the County AgeI
oontented himself with playing wit
the real boss of the ranch. "Jimm
Dade," and the pup until supp'
time.
The next day was spent inspectin
on the Trout Creek, Bathrick an
hcKelvey ranches and assisting