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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1913)
trexon TTis'orcial Society 207 .Second St jijy s 1 ii'iiami VOL. 30. NO. JO. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1913 SUBSCRIPTION, fl.r.O PER YEAR. SHOWN E BUT RAINS HELP Hyman H. Cohen Gives Report on Crop Outlook In Morrow County. In a crop story in the Portland Journal of July 14th, Hyman H. Cohen special corresnondent writing from Ileppner, gives a very fair report on conditions as they exist in this county at this time. Mr. Cohen was here the latter part of the week and made a very careful eHtimate of crop condi tions. He also looked into other mat ters of development going on here, and we consider his article well worth printing in these columns. Mr. Cohen says : After voting practically every section of Gilliam and Morrow counties and a portion of another countv during the last few days one finds conditions helped by the recent rains. Everywhere there is the same de creased acreage from a year 'ago. Morrow county is no exception. The county this year has a decrease of fully 40 per ceut in its acreage of wheat, still will produce 50 per cent of the crop of a year ago. This is a good Rhowing. It speaks well for the educating influences which have been brought to bear upon producers dar ing recent years. While there is still J considerable very poor farming In Morrow county there is more cultiva tion that ranks with any In the Pacific northwest, not even Umatilla or Walla Walla counties excepted. There are a nnmber of fields in some of the best sections that will produce from 25 to 35 bushels per acre, but naturally the average will fall considerably below these figures, owing to the greater number of far mers who are in reality , not farmers at all. They pay as little attention to cultivation as possible, therefore except in an abnormal season receive nothing but an indifferent crnp. Between Condou and Ileppner, "squaw" farming is the term applied to those who neglect their fields and then express themselves in loud terms because thev receive little money for their pains. "Squaw" farming con sists of plowing rather shallow one year and then discing or spring tooth ing for two years, thereby making one plowing do for three crops. Naturally under such conditions the seed is unable to do its best. Ihe farmers who have the best crops are, as usual, those that have attended to business. Thev never have a total failure. Their prospects sre always the best in their respective sections. The ones who have exceedingly poor crops this season ate the ones who have shown a like condition during practic ally every recent year. In such a season as the present, when there were exceedingly poor prospects at the Btart owing 10 the cool weatherr and the almost general Jack of moisture, a very good test was given the respec tive methods of farming in the light land section of the state. What is true of Morrow county is equally true of Gil'iam, Sherman and Crook. All have somewhat similar :ondi Hons and each has its showing of poor and in different farmers, although it should be stated that there are less of them in Sherman countfy than in either of the other three counties. Harvest is from three to four weeks late. The crop is now getting the growth it should have received nearly a month ago. Spring grain is most backward and most of the fiels that will not pay for harvesting are of this planting. Some very good wheat is shown in the Ilardman country this season. Some of it is better than a year ago, although generally speaking the yields wll be approximately 10 per cent less than then. , Dairying is getting to be one of the big industries of Morrow county. The business is expanding gradually and no sensational increases in the herds of cows are wanted by those who are forwarding t lie movement. It is considered far better for a man to have a few cows that he can take care of himself at little expense than for him to purchase a great number and hire help. Until the dairy in dnstry is fully understood it is con sidered best to bo slowly. Some years afo the Lexington section was about the onlv portion of the county that showed any material interest in the dairy industry. A creamety was built at that place but is not operated. at present because the owners, T. S Townsend Creamery company, prefer at present to send the cieam to their head plant. Now all sections of the county aie alike interested in dairy ing. There is one thing that Morrow county prides itself on more than any thing else. Its livestock is considered among the best in the country and many prizes have been awarded to its stock whereever exhibited. Generally it is considered best here to keep the Holstein herds clear from other breeds, but there is a tendency to mix the Jereev with the Ayreshire, because the latter is considered good for tnis climate. Years ago Morrow county was a heavy producer of hogs. Evreyone with acreage who possibly could, went into the hog business. At that time there was only a limited demand for the offerings and producers were scarcely fixed to take care of the in dustry in a profitable manner. The result was that the hog industry suf fered a quick decrease until it all but disappeared from this section. Dur ing resent yuars there has bt-en a change and the industry is again as cending. Production is now increas ing at a rapid pace, and as farmers have the facilities, aU who raise the porker are today making money by the bandsful. I am offering for sale my Heppner residence property. $1500 takes the place, including piano, and household furniture. For particulars address Mrs. Amanda MrAtee Riser, 660 Water Street, Portland, Oregon, tf. Li- Lil SATURDAY and SUNDAY, JULY 1 9 and 20 Three reel feature of OJRinON STOCK TOW Shown for the first time to any audience Also I. R. WBLOS in a COfoBEDY CARTOON ACT Those Moving Pictures Contain Scenes from BENSON BROS. RANCH. Show ing Cowboys Handling Cattle. TOWN LEY'S RANCH in a Novelty Cattle Komid-Up. H. W. B. SMITH'S HORSE RANCH, Showing n horse round-up, corralling horses, I'randing colts and buck ing contests. HOT LAKE DAIRY RANCH. Then all the features of the StOCk SIlOW, parades, exciting chariot races, bucking contesets, etc. Note These pictures were made under the direction of J. R. Villis, and are en dorsed by the Stock Show Association. After showing them in Ileppner he will take them to Portland where he will show them and then begin a tour of the Great Northwest where he will boost the Grande Ronde Valley. GENERAL ADMISSION - - 15 and 25 IO NE. Mrs. J. H . Wilt an! daughter and Ray Blake spent one rlay last week out at W. II. Pa.lberg's. A. W. Lundell spent a few davs last week down at Portland attending to some business matters. Miss Cassie and Olive" Wade of Walla Walla Wash, are visiting with their sistor Mrs. Bristow in lone. C. E. Shaver and wife were passen gers to The Dalles Saturday of last week returning the following day. Dr. Chick and-family and Mrs. Walker spent last Sunday up Rhea creek at the home of Ben Buschke. W. J. Blake left lone last Monday bound for Portland with a carload of sheep. These were some of Jim Carty's sheep. Prof, firiggs and his wife and Miss Knight returned from Pottland last week where they spent several days visiting the city. Mrs. Robert Mathison who has been up in this locality for some time re turned to her home at Portland Thurs day of last week. Mrs. Anna Sperry and daughter who have been visiting with relatives and friends at lone left for their home at Brownsville last Tuesday. Mr. A. C. Carle, Ione's bee man passed the house the other day with a bundle of nice sweet honey. He stopped and gave us a very generous sample. Mrs. Waller Cason and Syble have gone out to Frank Young's to help Mrs. Young coos for the hungry har vesters who will help Frank take care of his grain. Uncle Man and his wife spent a few days down at tho Rose city last week. They brought back Uncle Muns little girl who has been living down there for some time. Chas. Ritchie and family were passengers to Pendleton Saturday where they will he.lp some of the farmers in that locality look after their big harvest. E. J. Bristow and family spent last Sunday down at Jack Hynds place at Cecil, If you want to see a lot of good alfalfa hay and an enormous crop of reaches just step in and tay hello to Jaok. Everybody has or will have the har vest fever in a very few days. Those who have not started harvesting are busy getting supplies and getting their machinery oiled up end in run ning shape. lone is sporting a brand new red water wagon these days in tho shape of a sprinkler. This Is a great help to our little city and adds materially to tne comforts of the business houses s well as customers and straugers. Instead of so much real estate chang ing hands we have a nice cool breeze playing over the wet streets. We might say that our city marshall is on the water wagon now. This Show will be in LE?0NGTON, - - - JULY 21 GONE, - - - - JULY 22 HARDMAN Howard Lane has moved in from Lexintgon. He occupies the Stanley house. J. W. Cradick and Ad Inskeep, of Dry Fork, attended lodge here Satur day night. Hauling wood is the order of the day at present and it is coming in pretty fast. Mrs. K. E. Bleakman is still at Mr Duffy Snrings. The postoffice is in charge of Mrs. Geo. Bleakman. The weather has been quite cold for the past few days which keeps the grain from ripening very fast. Mrs. Chas Hams returned last week from lacoma. Wash , where she had been on a viist to her sister. T. II. Drumin had the misfortune to have one of his ribs cracked by being pushed off of his horse by one of the road men in snort. Bates Bros, and Billy Reynolds are preparing to double teams and give the farmers in this pirt of the county a good threshing this fall. Jap Walker has moved out of town, going down to Lew Davidson's to re side. We are surry to loose any of our citizens as we need them all here. George Hsyden was seen on our streets Sunday. He is located at present at Klamath Falls but says the Hardman country looks gocd to him. Geo. Bleakman went to Monument Saturday with his auto to take the Munkers family over to attend the funeral of Earnest Vviight who was killed in the water wheel of the water works Saturday morning. Theie was quite an interesting game of base ball here Suniay between the Hardman nine and the Eight Mile team, with a score of 10 to 0 in favor of Eight Mile. Never mind boys, yon can do better nest time. arvesters Atten ion! WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT OF ixtra Fine Country lured Meat Just the thing for use in feeding harvest hands QUALITY GUARANTEED PRICES REASONABLE Phelps Irocery Co. City Meat Market KINSMAN & HALL, Proprietors Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, SUGAR CURED HAMS Try Some of our Sausage. WE would notify our cus 'tomersand friends that we have re-organized our Warehouse and Milling bus iness Several of our out side stock holders having disposed of their interest in the Company, and after July 1st we will conduct our bus iness as the Heppner Milling Co. There will be no change in management or in business methods and aside from change of name our busi ness will be conducted as in the past Morrow Warehouse Milling Company