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DAILY EAST OltEGOXIAX, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPT1 MVA'M 8, K08. PAGE nrn.EE. tticirr pages. REPuRT HI I'MVEKSITY OV IDAHO Pl'DMSIIES IJULLKTIX. Civ I'iioIh Ilcgiinllng tho Newly I1. oovwd Orwil Not Worth Any More Than Ordinary Gruln. (By It. E. Hyslop, Agronomist.) On account of the numerous In quiries coming Into our station we find It necessary to Issue this presj bulletin concerning tho so-called "Alaska" wheat. This wheat, when given ample space or conditions fayorablo to the indi vidual plant, has a branching head borne on a rather tough straw at a height of between four and five feet. The mesh bears two and three ker nels. When grown under close field conditions the head tends to be much smaller, branches less, and the mesh biars from one to two kernels, very seldom three. If heads grown under these conditions alone were examined the Impression would be obtained that this wheat never bears but two ker nels to the mesh, a mistake which some writers appear to have made. The beards, while not numerous, are dark In color and considerably stronger than we find on our common wheats, but not so long or stiff as those found on the Durums or Mac aroni wheats. The normal kernel Is light In color, short and plump, with an unusually open groove which al lows the kernel to be easily broken lr threshing. A cross section shows the Interior to be white and powdery with comparatively little horny starch. The shrunken kernels natur ally are harder. Taking everything Into considera tion I am led to conclude that this Is the Egyptian or Miracle wheat, a Poulard and that It belongs to that variety of the Egyptian known as El dorado, which Is very closely related t the Seven headed variety. The Poulards are peculiarly adapt ( cd to dry regions, but never have been grown to any extent In America. Their yields have never proved to be of such a nature as to warrant their exten sive growth, even for stock food. And the inferiority of the flour produced from them has prevented their use to tiny extent for the production of bread. The high yields claimed for tlu' wheat in this section of the country, In some cases ?' I bushels per acre, are fabulous. One of the promoters states that from one head of the wheat he obtained seven pounds, from these seven pounds he produced 1545 pounds, or a yield In round numbers o." 220 fold. It Is from these figures that the yields noted In the various papers, and In the circular of the Adams-Hobe Peed Orain company, of Jullaetta, Idaho, are computed. To show the ridiculousness of computing yields In this way, we determined In a couple of cases, the number of grains produced from one seed of Lit tle Club grown under favorable con ditions In our breeding plat. One plant produced 1176. the other 1800 kernels. Now, reasoning as this seed company has done, If we should plant one bushel of this Little Club to the acre, we would obtain 1170 or 1 S 00 bushels. This would be a rather high r vli'M even In Idaho. it This year tho company had 700 acres In the wheat grown on different farms In this locality. A 30-aere tract near Moscow, which was thresh ed In the middle of August went about 32 bushels per acre.' Mr. Adams stat ed at that time that his best yleld3 had been 35 bushels. He supplement ed this remark, however, with tho statement that his stands were poor In every case. But considering the large acreage, the fact that several different farmers grew the crop, and the effect of a close stand noted above we must take this as an Indication at least, of the yielding power of the wheat. ThlB, however, would not lie considered an extra large yield for this country. The analysis of the wheat upon which the company appears to base It.', hopes amounts to practically noth ing in determining the bread making qualities of the flour. It Is true, that Blucstem wheat which analyzes high er In portcln than Little Club makes a better quality of flour, but It Is also true that Macaroni wheat which an alyzes higher In protein than Blue- stem makes a lower clas of flour, and consequently Is discriminated j against by the miller. The low grade j flours turned out from our mills usu- j ally show a higher porteln content than the patent. Corn has consider- ' able porteln, but the chemist seems j unable to find any gluten (that all essential part of a good flour.) Even If the chemist had found a high glu ten content in "Alaska" wheat, we would still not be Justified In con cluding that the wheat would make a good quality of flour. The proof of tho wheat Is in the bread It will make. Upon our request the company has promised to have a milling test made soon. Until this test Is made, how ever, we must assume that the whoat will make no better flour under the name of "Alaska" than It did when known as "Wheat of Miracle." In spite of all the beautiful stories which have been written concerning J the origin of this wheat, regardless of , the many wonderful things which j have been Imagined about its quality, i and taking Into consideration the Im- ' prcsslon as to yield, which has si ; skillfully been thrown broadcast 1 throughout the American , continent 1 by this seed company, who advertise their wheat for sale at 1 20 per bushel, we have yet to find any points of 1 merit In It which would warrant tne public paying more for "Alaska" wheat than the prevailing market price of our common va'rletics. I 1 teta MM ft Gfe life liprfnife ? It Costs Nothing to Investigate, But Prompt Action on Your Part is Necessary if You Wish to Take Advantage of This Offer. A Few Points Well Worth Considering. FIRST That we are not in the business of selling land. SECOND We make our money by scientific farming and fruit growing, and by the increased value we create by developing our land. THIRD We ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE our work in every particular and refund EVERY DOLLAR invested with us if not wholly satisfactory. Can anything be fairer than this ? AVe have purchased 380 acres of choice irrigated fruit land at Ontario, which has a DOUBLE WATKK MG11T of a full miner's inch of water to each acre from the Ix-i-t gravity ditch in the state of Oregon. Wo are setting this land out to the hest commercial varie ties of peaches and tipples which requires a little more capital than we command at the present time and we are going to sell just a few acres of this land to raise the additional capital we require, on a plan that you were never offered before and may never have the chance of getting again,. We will sell a few acres at $100 per acre and without ad ditional expense to purchaser we will 6et it out to commercial orchard, THE SAME AS OUR OWX. care for it in every manner for FIVE YEAItS during which time we will pay all taxes, water, maintenance and every item of expense incidental to the property and in addition we will pay you a substantial CASH IJEXTAL AXMJALLY during said time and' RE TUILV ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE to you in CASH if you are not wholly satisfied with your bargain,. MATTIIKWSOX TO WORK OVERTIME We can prove to your entire satisfaction that your investment on this'special plan will NET you 36 per cent, per annum, for ths next 5 years, without requiring any of your time or attention and without any possibility cf loss. IT WILL STAND THE ACID TEST OF INVESTIGATION. This offer is limited to 50 acres only, in tracts to suit. 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This world-famed sped lie for woman s weaknesses and peculiar ailment Is a pure glyceric extract of the choicest na tive, medicinal root without a drop of alcohol In its miike-nn. Ill its Ingredi ents printed In plain English on Its bottle wrapper and attested under oath. Ir. Pierce thus Invites the fullest Investiga tion of his formula knowing that It will bo found to contain only the best agents known to tho most advanced medical science of all tho different schools of prac tice for the cure of woman's peculiar weaknesses and aliments. If you want to know more about the composition and professional endorse' Bent of the "Favorite Prescription " send postal card request to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for his free booklet treat ing of same. Yon can't afford to accept as astibsti to to for this remedy of known rmt)HilUm a secret nostrum of unknown ovmport (lun. Don't do lu Pitch Every Other Day If No- ccssury to Win. .Vow York, Sept. 8. Christy Muttlicwson is about to assume the most monumental task that a major league pitcher ever had thrust upon his shoulders. He has expressed a willingness to piti'b three games a week for the rest of the season, pro vided that the Giants are nt any time In danger of dropping out of first place. Matthcwson Is the most powerful ly built pitcher In America, ami though be believes that his constitu tion la rugged enough to stand such a continuous strain on his muscles, It looks as If the task were too much to ask of any one man. He Is deter mined to make the effort, however, and If he succeeds he will have per formed the most wonderful feat that baseball has seen since the National league was organized, back In the 70"s. Some time ago Met! raw admitted that he had but two pitchers of the magnitude of stars, and that on Wiltse and Mathewson he would have to rest the chances of New York winning the pennant. The other pitchers can be used when there Is not much at stnke, but, speaking generally, It Is up to these two men to land the championship. Wiltse is frail of physique, nnd to ask him to pitch more than once in three days would be almost inhuman. Md.raw ex plained the situation to his men and asked Matty what he thought of It. "I can go In ther nnd pitch every other day until tho end of the sea son," replied the great pitcher, "and If you think It a goo, Idea I am per fectly willing to take a chance." "You are on," wild McGcaw, At 3 wmwu W. R, CRAWFORD, General Manager. Hotel St. George. n players later. "If you will notice, Rog er Hresnahnn Is In there catching every day and he has to keep his arm In constant use. More than that, he says he will catch every game thi.i siasnn if he Is not hurt." SOITII AFRICAN' DINNER PRAISES MAX WHO REAT HIM London,. Sept. 8. C. Hefferon, the South African runner, who got second prize In the Kngllsh Marathon, paid a big tribute to John J. Hayes, the American, in a public letter written before he left England for his homo. He said that he had not the least doubt that Hayes was the best man in the race, and that he richly merit ed all the honor the victory brought him. The excessive heat, he thinks, knocked all of the Englishmen out of the contest so soon. At the start he thought the most dangerous men were Duncan, Lord and Appleby, nnd Svanberg, the Swede. Tom Longboat, ho thought, was a f.ikc, and mentions that ho knew he would beat the redskin when they first met. Friends of Hefferon pro tested Hayes, but after the race was over Hefferon ordered the objection withdrawn nt once. The South Afri can admitted that he had been train ing: for the Marathon for a long time, and that he Is no through with It yet. He expects to bo on the firing and line at Athens In 1910. day. The shooting occurred last Thursday 15 miles from Diamond Valley. A quarrel over the two flocks of sheep led up to the shooting. Mid land and Ramos engaged In a fist fight, and Midland was worsted. Ac cording to the evidence, Midland went to Diamond Valley, purchased a re volver, and returning to the camp fired three shots nt Ramos, j Later some persons passing the camp saw the corpse. The sheriff was notified, and Midland was ar rested. He did not make any attempt to escape. He will be held to the Oc tober term of the grand jury without bail. It will be Harney's first murder case In several years. I To those afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble, backache, rheuma tism, PIneules for the Kidneys brings relief with the first dose. Hundreds of people today testify to their re markable healing and tonic proper ties. 30 days' trial $1. They purify the blood. A. C. Kocppen & Bros. It was decided to put Matthewson up against a proposition That would make almost any athlete qual. Then it was that the plan of work ing Matty three times a week if nec essary came to tho front. This Is not any Idle talk. MeC.raw nnd Mntv have mado up their minds nnd really it tend to go that far to win the pen. mint. "Mathewson," cxplnlned the Giant chieftain, "Is in better shape than he has been at any time this year, and he la pitching the greatest ball of his career." "It is not such nn awful ta.sk iu you might think," said one of the Wood's Liver Medicine In liquor form for malaria, chills and fever, regulates the liver, kidneys nnd blad der, brings quick relief to biliousness, sick headache, eonstltpatlon. Pleas ant to take. The $1 bottle contains 24 times quantity of the 50c size. First dose brings relief. A. C. Koep pen & Bros. Fntal Qiinrrol Over SlHvp. Hums, (Ire., Sept. 8. With no wit nesses to his deed except his flock of sheep, John C. Midland, a sheep tender, shot and killed Lorenzo P. ltamns, also a sheep-tender. Reports of the murder reached this place to- S. Tc-nii linpllsto. Holyoke, Mass., Sept. 8. French Americans from many states and Canadian provinces have been at tracted to Holyoke by the opening today of the national convention of LTnlon St. Jean Itaptiste d'Amcrl que. Councils to the number of 221, with a membershl pof 17,000, are represented. The society has a sur plus In Its treasury of nearly $1,750, 000. The program this morning opened , with mass nt the Church of the Pre-j clous Blood, after which the conven tion was called to order in Monu mental Hall. This evening there will be a presentation of "The Chimes of Normandy." New officers will be In stalled tomorrow evening. From Louisville " Cincinnati " Cleveland " New York - 541.70 - 42.20 - 44.75 - 55.00 From Denver - $30.00 " Omaha' - 30.00 " Kansas City 30.00 " St. Louis 35.50 " Chicago 3S.00 TICKETS CAN BE PREPAID. If you want to bring a friend oi relative to Oregon, deposit the proper amount with any of our agents. The ticket will then be fur nished by telegraph. F. J. &UINLAN, Local Agent, Pendleton, Ore. or write Wm. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. "Oregon Builders" Are you doing what you can to populate your State? OREGON NEEDS PEOPLE Settlers, honest farmers, mechanics, merchants, clerks, people with brains, strong hands and a willing beart capital or no capital. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co, Is sending tons of Oregon literature to the east for distribution through every available agency. Will you not help the good work of building Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your friends who are likely to be Interested In this place? We will be glad to bear the expense of sending them complete information about OREGON and Its opportunities. COLONIST TICKETS will be on sale during SEPTEMBER AND OC TOBER from tho east to all points in Oregon. The fares from a few principal cities are DeWitt's Little Early Risers are small pills, easy to take, gentle and sure. Sold by Tallman & Co. No man Is really Indifferent to his own Interest, and he who seems so it will pay to watch. I Byers' Best Flour T Is made from the cholcvst wheat that grows. Good bread Is avoir. ert when DYERS' DEST FLOCK Is used. Rron, Shorts, Steam Rolled Barley always on hand. PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS X W. 8. DYERS, Proprietor. X
