East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-22
THIS IS YAKIMA CANUTT IN THE GENTLE
ACT OF BULLD0GGING A ROUNDUP STEER

give exceptionally good Opportunitie
for wintering.
The fine wool herds of Umatill;
County are famous throughout thl
west and their wool demands a prem
ium on the market. The county
boasts of the largest purebred Ram
boullct her in the world, as well as
other herds of sheep bred for a su
perior quality of wool. An early
spring following a mild winter and a
good com bination of plenty of feed
and winter range make early lambine
of crossbreds profitable. With slios
and sheds, a big lamb crop is secured
even in February.
While most of the herds are large,
farm flOcks are becoming more popu-
! lar, most farms being adapted to the
raising of u few sheep to clean up the
waste.
! Beef Cattle Raised
Most of the beef cattle are grass
! fattoncd, but some are fed out on the
| alfalfa farms. The young stock and
breeding cattle are wintercd cheaply
| on the waste of the wheat or alfalfa
farms to some extent, but chiefly on
the Camas Prairie ranches around
Ukiah, on upper Butter Creek or 9TH
er stock ranches located too far from
the railroad to make shipping of hay
profitable. Exceptionally well bred
bulls from the best bloodlines are
used by the cattlcmen. The few good
breeders of registered beef cattle in
the county cannot begin to supply the
demand of the range men.
Alfalfa farms, where good corn is
produced and early spring prevails.
makes ideal conditions for raising
hogs. and the wheat stubble fields
provide cheap fattcning. Hermiston
swine breeders won most of the prizes
on Durocs offered at the state Fair,
and raised and fattened the carload of
hogs winning the grand championship
at the Pacific international. Stan
field, Echo, Athena and Umnpinc are
also good hog raising sections.
AS the Northwest produces less
hogs than 1t consumes and exports, |
and the market price is usually higher
than in the Middle West, the Umatilla |
County irrigated farms possess great
future possibilities for swine produc- |
tion.
Dairying is carried ON uuIte eyten- |
sivcly at Stanficld, Hcrmiston, and |
Umnpinc. The county is establishing
a fine rcputation for rood purcbrcd
Jerseys. The oldest Jersey HulI Asso-
citation in thc Northwest has been
largely responsible for improying the
quality of the herds. Crcamcrics at
Pcndleton. StanfieId and Irmnnino
with good roads and railroad trans
portation. insure a profitphle market
for dairy products. If coast doirymen
can afford to. nav SIS. 90 ppr tom rreipht
and haiIing charges in addition to a
fair price for the hay on thc farm
UmatiIla Count dairymcu with the
best of chcap feed can rrrtoinIv uf-
ford to continue in the business In
addition to the abnye. nnmnd sactions
,ome dairying is cnrried on i'm all norts
If the county. many farmers kceninr
few extra cows and shipping some
,ream. pendleton. with IA wen eouip-
,Cd creamery and with railroads lend
ng into it from all directions, receives
rcam from Ukiah. Pilot Rock, Athc- ,
u and other points, as well as from y
he strictly dairy sections.
There are great possibilities for the !,
evelopmcnt of the dairy industry i'm J.
he county, not only in the irrigutcd I,
istricts. but also along the tributaries =,
the Umatilla and ON the noun :.
lin farms