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THE WEST SHORE.
August, i88q
AGRICULTURE.
The season just drawing to a close is the dry est
one ever experienced in Oregon and Washington,
and followed the severest winter that has visited
us for years. The crop outlook was from the first
Jlxiuiiii;, and the pcuplc geiiciaJIy settled
down into a belief that the grain crop would be
light everywhere and in tome places a complete
failure. This idea has spread abroad, as was to
be expected; and now that harvest reveals the fact
that crops are large everywhere and in many
places unusually to, we have collated the follow
ing reports from the various local papers, to show
our friends abroad how we slandered our fertile
toil and discounted the future to our own disadvan
tage. Faith in Oregon and Washington will re
ceive new ttrength from the consideration of such
a report as this fur a season so extremely unfavor
able. In preparing it we have divided the country
into sections possessing about the same character
iitict, to at to make it easier of comprehension.
In comparing the different reports one needs to be
familiar with wilh the geography, varied climatic
conditions and characteristics of toil.
WKST OF THE CASCADES.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
Salem Statesman Mr. U. D. Trettyman,
writing from Lower's Station, Polk county, says;
I find the grain in Benton and Polk counties much
better than I apprehended. Some fields have
threshed over 40 bushels to the acre. Oats are
better here than I have found elsewhere. The
farmers are happy.
Yamhill Reporter Hon. J. C. Braley, of
Yamhill county, has a field ol late grain that has
had no rain on it, that it waist high, well headed
and it filling well and will make a good crop.
Thit is another proof that cultivation beatt irri
gation. 1 1 1 i.lsiioko Independent Farmers near
llilMxno report (air crops, grain having filled be
yond expectation. Some field of wheat have been
estimated to yield thirty-five bushel to the acre.
Ukavette Register Those who were so
urprined at our remark over a month ago, when
we stated that we had visited almost all lection
of the county and gave it a our opinion that the
crop prospect at that time indicated over, rather
than under, an average yield, that the early grain
would be good without any more rain, are now
much more urpried at the large yield. Not only
the early grain I making a good yield, but much
alto of late grain that ha not had a drop of rain
on It, will make a fair crop. Many intelligent
pertons who thought our idea preposterous, and
contended that we would not have a fourth of a
crop, now tec that our prediction ha been veri
fied in every repect. Our opinion wa based !
upon the appearance of the crop, while those
who were to dispondent Used their opinions
mainly on the ground that wheat would not ma
lure without rain occasionally. It has now been
learned, that where the ground is put in good
order, Oregon will produce a fair crop without
any rain.
Albany 1kmqcrat-A the harvest advance
the pnKcla grow brighter and brighter for a
good wheat crop, and report, from different part
of the country would indicate that the farmer
haw little to complain of in that e,wt What
the price will be it it impossible to state now. 1 1
is bound to start out at least better than last year,
but it is such an uncertain matter that prediction
it useless, and we shall not attempt to turn
prophet. A sample of wheat from the farm of
A. Pearce on the opposite side of the river from
this city has been left at this office. It is of the
Chili club variety, and is the finest sample we
have seen this season. It is thought it will make
45 to 50 bushels per acre.
Eugene City Guard We understand that the
grain in this county is filling in good shape. It is
confidently asserted by many of our farmers that
we will have a fair crop, while less than ten days
ago many of them did not think we would have
half a crop. What country in the world could
stand a drouth of seventy-five days and still raise
good crops. Oregon beats the world 1
UMI'QUA AND ROGUE RIVER VALLEYS.
RosEHURO Independent The cutting is near
ly over and threshing has beeun in this countv.
After a careful consultation with farmers from all
the different sections we are able to state that the
result of the harvest will be above the averarw.
The oat crop is light in some places and much
over the average in others. The barley crop is
heavier than usual everywhere, and the wheat ernn
gives a better yield than last year. Even the late
sown grain, which was expected to amount to but
little, it turning out better than was exm-ried.
Many farmers cut considerable of their grain for
hay, with the expectation that the ctod would be
short, but the timothy proved to be nearly up to
the average, and will give them a small surplus.
Jacksonville Times Beall Bros, .nf
nita, threshed the wheat from 29 (acres last
week and got 1,500 bushels of fine irrain. or ncr
50 bushels per acre. Who can beat it?
Jacksonville Sentinei Notwiihsiannin,,
the cry about drouth and short crops in this valley
me yield is tar better than was expected and, after
ail, nearly an average. Those who have thrh,n
are well satisfied and many are now regretting
uiai mey cut tneir fields for hay. This result
shows that our soil is capable of standi
severe drouth, as it is now nearly three months
since any rain has fallen and vet fields. crh.rA
and vinyaids have flourished and promise plenty
or me coming year. In the eastern states three
week drouth is disastrous and if it continue
much longer the result it dear bread and ruin to
the farmer. What this countrv minht nri
under proper and intelligent cultivation it one of
tnose problems that will only be solved in the
future.
John Watson realize w bushel, nf h... .
V niivki IU
the acre for pnng town erain which wo.
in and consequently tood the drouth well. A
field of Mr. Kimc has yielded .bout the same and
we hear of many other as hiirh K...1..1.
the acre.
NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA.
Though thi i not a much nf .
u the Willamette valley, .till there it a Urge
amount of grain raised. The only definite J
we have is the following:
Vancouver Independent tr r-i. .
" risi
threshed hit grain on Monday. Spring wheat
went JO bushelt to the acre, and oat 30, both
grown on high Und. Thi, was far ahead of the
estimated yield. Threshing i, progressing on
Mill Plain. Jas. Bybee's grain turn, out better
than was anticipated. . On the whole it li,. .
though the yield will not be very far below that
u. .i year, out the quality is not so good in
wheat. "
EAST OF THE CASCADES.
EASTERN OREGON.
Prineville NEWS-It has been h. , ,
impression that the grain crop of CmnU
would fall far short of the average yield thit season.
8 m'aKe. l rue, the crop is short in
many places, but where a crop has not been
for several years on account of grasshoppers, the
B.am ueavy, ana win yield an abundant har
vest. All the grain on low land is rather better
than common, while on the up land it is short
So it is evident that the yield will be about up to
the standard.
The Dalles Times-Mountaineer Last
week Hons. W. Lair Hill and Robert Mays re
turned from a trip into the country, and brought
back very favorable reports of the crop outlook.
These two gentlemen journeyed throughout the
county and thoroughly canvassed the crop prot
pects, and were extremely -well satiified with the
yield of the present harvest. They were greatly en
couraged as regards the future of this county, and
pronounce it an agricultural section. The kernel of
the wheat is well filled, and the yield per acre will
be above an average. Thi, hat been an unus
ually dry summer, and in almost every instance
the uplands will be more productive than the
bottom. Immigrants, before proceeding further,
should examine the lands still vacant in Wasco
county, and they will find as desirable bottom
locations lor settlement as anywhere.
Weston Leader The following yields tend
to keep up Umatilla's reputation as a wheat grow
ing county: H. McArthur had on his farm iust
south of Weston 25 acres that averaged 45 bush
els to the acre, and 51 acres that averaged 37X
bushels: Mr. J. W. Stamper, who lives north
west of Weston, had 65 acres that produced an
average of 34 bushels to the acre, and his ton,
Henry Stamper, had 60 acres that made bush
elt to the acre, while their neighbor, Mr. A. Kin
near, had 80 acres that gave an average of 44
bushels to the acre: 74 acres of wheat belonging
to Dave Taylor, yielded oo bushels: Mose
Woodward', wheat went as high as 51 bushel, to
the acre; Sam Oerking had 48 acres that made
1875 bushels of wheat; Jake Nelson threshed 5650
bushels of wheat from 125 acres; 15 acres belong
ing to J. Gerking made 7 10 bushels! the wheat on
Mr. Reeder's farm yielded 30 and 40 bushel, to
the acre; 40 acres on the farm of Boston Durr
gave 34 bushels of wheat to the acre; 1980
ousnels ot wheat was the product of forty acre,
belonging to R. Gion. who livet a mile or two
west of Weston; J. S. Harris averaged a little
over forty bushel, to the acre from a forty acre
field. J. A. Downing had 40 acres of oat, that
yielded 1842 bushels, and 12 acres of spring wheat
mat averaged 26 bushels to the acre.
From Greasewnnn w have th fnllnwincr: I.
M. Gallaher had two hundred and fifty acre, of
wheat that yielded nine thousand bushels, 30 acres
of spring barley that averaged 28 bushels to the
acre, and 20 acres of volunteer harlev that aver
aged 37 bushels; A. Waters had 3 j acre, of wheat
that averaged over 35 bushels to the acre; A. Me