13, 1920
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$t0 "hONESTY" TOO FAR
i I ..'o.th.r Overdid It, and
i tM Confidence or ma
lcl , Employer.
- H.uMiM''fl"'0 InHtlHiflnn
of comiH'lllng hnncKty
'il"1 f,,,",,,"", ,"0m,y
tlimi 'htm their Install.
' int n--y M"" ,mv,, ,,M,lr UH6
Ciuml "-is,. how.vMr.waa
'i-wiio '", m t,,r'
5f count' iho other evening to
'ammrt'-'it'" Kr,,r,r pnl(1' "mjr
f . Ilvlnn " "t ' '"''
f u ....
I rfrrk tht
I misted to lock up
T . .4,- mnni'V Hi Hi" "
f , fHh r.-tit.T wull I.O
i ' , what he had rung up.
I tw dny. I thou,.,. It wm
he honest Then
f "T ' u.. nl.out It I de-
limn.." "
For ten
. .. itMi lioni'Mt.
,.,! resist" and the cnli agreed
lnv Nv that's ttT ttmn I
HELPED OUT REIGNING BULL
Kindly Act of New M.mb,P of Herri
' 8'h,0 th, K.ep.r, J'J
Never Seen Before.
inM.S;;:: hv;:,,1I,N
I i. ,, r, o" ,
thu head ,f (t. j,,.(i , K inH"
' flin. :;:,;,;:xr
".;.! to ,.,Hr,lnk of hov, , " 2
l defeated ,1( M.own ,,,,,
new Lull. M..KUI. r.H.,,,,1; ir m(
I1. ll.u, eXmp(, f wln, u "
mrfHlort,,,,,!,! be,d ,,H
1 1110 ",,,,,r
Olio Won lil
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
I muse It do my wit
1 . to try R . little
C June l.-r-r I l.-f I rnn i.p
It ain't nut-
" - . . .i... i. .....i
,HI Next mortiuiB in" ""
...I... wlti'I'iI OH UNtlllt. Tllllt
k t t...t Ant imin wno in
i hi, Do.-k.-t miiHt have plruty
L to (Mil ,',h'
f . ....... ..,,1iiiiT for inrt now.
mlnil
hn i, .
... w.. n w buffalo In the
(). mornlnK tlio ki...j,(.rg Hnw
'' -mim-I hi iik In the air. Mo,
w,lffln r.-lKuiMK
Thi'y xvoro iipi.rt fro... tli ,ni, ,.,,
rtowu, iiixl wt.rH ,IM,vig rllll(j ,0.
It wim tl.o .iu..Hn.Ht l,f.KmillK of n
liullfUelit thut the k.M.m bad v.t
It upp,.ttr..ft if MoKul W()Ul(J
knock out the old l)U w,tu 01(0 t()HH
An they n.ovud round nml n,n.,.i
Kill Hffii.od to be horn In v n... ...i....
hull In th cyt., nrtil th 0th..r bull did
not Sw.u to be nuking thu h;ut re-
Hlxtnnoo. Then th.-y pU (lpurt ,,
Moul put down Mm bend.
Th old hull hud n bunch of thorny
roctun MIckliiK ov.-r blR rlk-ht ey... mid
MokuI hh hornlnit It off im btHt he
could with" IiIh cluniHy nhort llttl
lionm. Flnnlly, aft.-r two uioro ut
tmptH. circling round im In-fore, be
Kot tha ciictiiH ofT. und -i.di moved
DM-ny nhnut hU own hiiKlnt-Ns. Vouib M
Companion,
TOWN DIED CENTURIES AGO
"iy Part of Ona Day of
Each Week.
!:!?"V,n ,s "Tclty of spnl'n..
fr. Tt "7 t,m,H ln t'118 un.
n f a , "ml '"'''"' within
fa "-i.tiiry.nnu fw that are much
..n nc,n,.lryo,d. I'.ut S.WvL
vm I T ? T' ",ul U 18 us oId ns
iviil.nilon In Kurope,
J,1 UotnntiH t.i. ii.
I AWARDED GODLIKE RANK FIRST UNITED STATES COINS
.r.hloed In China and Etabo-
ri'j Tmpli ErecteO w
Birthplace or una.
vomlilp l 'W r"'",''",
.'.rdlnelo It-v. V. H. liurkct.
.... i.,ii..r of ('liiii.L'iilnif. who
,1 111 IIII1MC
I ,.n diitcl.ili'S of the l Mu.
L . n,mi.. mo! rccclvlnir the
jfl Vtl
... of Hiuusiiiid or tiic.r mi'
I, ho arlilcvc.t I. .nil rnme ytnr
f ...
of h k rctii.l.M liowur "i
dm-ast-H fiiid r.-llcvlntf the cp-
i
M in spirit, wim cxi'i im-'i .y
-ftlfn. ho fin r.-i mi upniinK
f Uao'a Miitf Shuk
likSarn Slmk. bowpver. Ilko their
. wnn m ti. it t dlsciiftc In Ida
I ind crti'timlly wtTi. ntiwfl oy
followrr to tho miiiio KmtUKf
ifwrdwl I. Inn.
i Shuk l ni'vi-nty-one ycitra old
Ul Sum Sluik fifl.t yenm hl
!, Sfvi-rnl nrnnti .'lnilf liHve
tall, to Unit. At the tnnln on.
:i il l.lau' Wrthplnre pl.oiil IS
hfnun flianaiilni!. the inlMMloiwiry
lipiherwl ituirt thin. 2.m0 !
9fflpirnie Unii'fi hlnh Hrmlver-
Tl two Iniimn tn t were wntwl
.(hliliMt of fl mtIih of tcrmci'n
f jn empty throne between tlieni
'v miirli of l.ln it. Hcfore them
i tarce t ti I I fovered with or-
Uil fthjwta nml In front of thla
MNhijiert so through atronite
mir.
Sharing Your Booka.
IV orld la full of nhut-ln. nnd
I ire tli(e who lire Ktnrvlng for
1 and imocrs. hul how miiny of
il any vlTori to Henrch the.u
flew article on book which 1
W wd annoyed me by explain
etupld Is the custom of bor-
t niHiKs, and how vii.Hily more
:He It U for nich mini to own
. I declih'd thnt the writer
rich miin (nltboiiKh uiy better
il should tell me thnt writers
re rich), nml I derided also
I a nilnHlni! n lot of kikk)
'a II he neither h nd nor horrowa
F I believe tlmt u book la about
wmnieiit tliltiK there Ih to Bluiro.
mich a bund of Bytnputhy
J enjoyed by a friend, and it
it once Boinethlng worth
'o talk about.
,j .. .
PWpie do return linnlfn nana.
" DUt vonr iiniiia nnd
t. . -
preiurn inxiii,. ,m, remeinber
Pjour booka iu-i visitim- i.:iia
m.. ii...
poiinMin ChrlHtlnn Herald.
Blrd" That Burrow.
mou . .
t,.; '" no' ucciiHtoiiied to think
'imi m K..
, -"-uiruwuill an inn s hn tlwt,
H u?" t,,nn
k h. I KL nr,(1 powerful
,, .aome It scriitcheaa hot
,'u"Fimnil . .
,' 7 "leiuiies ns much as
IM T Cat'tUre 8 PUfflD
,l0dlg,lnK- "
fil 10,1 a the bird bites
" ueroeiy, one is likely to
" e process. Tb.. tha .
NTK. on
f . im ;u,:iiery. wtiere other
1 Wild fnu.l i. .
-"'iu.nated.
7 Companlona.
eatureg to rh.w,0 -
p1" Ii,rn. ,,ave ,ormcd roal
A-tthopof
"liliu ti,. ,"uw 80 nrouitom.
fittii
"Fugloa," Made of Copper, Wera tho
Earlloat laaued by Direct Au
thorlty of Congreaa.
Tln fiiKloH" were the enrlleHt colna
IwmimmI by the authority of the United
Stalew, und were of copper. It wuh In
April. I7S7. thnt the ronj-re-oi of the
United St men authorlxed the board of
trenmiry o rout met for im tons of
ropper coin of the federal atnndnrd
"tiKreenbly to the r.i.tlilon of Mr.
Jumea JarvlH. provided Unit the .reinl-
tun to be Allowed to (. fnited KtntcH
on tho nccoiuit of the copper roiitnirted
fr he not lean ihnn 15 per cent." and
thnt "It be coined nt the -xnnxu of
the contractor, but tinder the Inspec
tion of nn olllcer appointed and paid
by the United Ktiitet."
It l preniiiH-d iliat this copper coin
contract wii iiimte its directed for on
Krldtiy, July (5, 17S7. Hit- cmiKretii
ndoited thle rcKolutlon : "That the
l.onrd of trenmiry direct the contractor
for the copper culnn tp to ntninp on
one fide of e;ili piece the follnwlnu
device, via. : Thirteen circles linked
together and n miiiill circle In tho mid
dle with the words 'I lilted Slates
around It, and In the center the words
'We arc one." fin the other aide of
the? name piece the following; device,
via.: A dial with the hours expressed
on the face of It. n mVrldlnn un above,
on one nlde of which Is to he the word
FtiKlo' nnd on the other ride the date
1787'; below the dial the words. 'Mind
your own biiHlness.' "
K. ....... I.. 9.
Nhlli.lo .... . . "" 11
rocKy riKW ,,,,,,,, t
.7 . . . 01(1 s,,,"' houses
w hi, , . ! A mlKhty'-aqueduct.
' .,H cl,y 1,8 '-r upply from
ho (.iiadnrrnina tnountalns. Segovia
'"Kb and narrow on Its rldgo, lies like
- ..,p ,n tho plain. fnoore(, l)y
aqiieduct to the dim Hilt Trldlltilnlna
Sejtovla I, a city of denerted'
churches. LoI)K K0 ,t ,ay ,n &
new,..- ,,id between the region
'"hi hy the Moors nnd thnt held by
the Christens. Sometimes one held it
ind sometimes the other.' Jtoth built
v-u.uo s mere. Now Segovia bus lost
- oo.cn or its population that most
T these churches stand empty, despite
fact that Spain is a pious land.
oi um.n have been locked for
centuries, and only the bats know the
"'rets of their dark Interiors, where
neither sound nor Hiuillxl.t bus been
o ioiik. (ithers have attendants
on win open their doors to the cu
rious. Once a week Segovia awakens. I'eas
mits come to the city from all the sur
rounding country. They are primi
tive people who look like fipires from
the middle ages. There Is laughter
nnd color In the streets then. Bells
rliik" and a few of the churches open
their doors to worshipers. But by
"unset nil of the peasants are gone
ond Segovia goes to sleep for another
week.
Autograph Hunter'a Coup. t
Autograph hillitlnil soiiietlit.es
. . i. . ...
prove n inosf prontntne pursuit, i
ovic Plcnrd. a French lloheiiilim of
the TiOs. tiuide n steady Income out ot
It for several years.
One of his most enccessftil coups
wns accoiniiiistieii wirn a k h-t
wbleb he posed as "n member or me
iitilinpiy nice of tho unappreciated
who Is medltntltiK suicide nml seeks
for counsel and aid In tins nour oi
sore distress.
This drew a number of celebrities.
Including P.erni.Ker and Heine. I.ncor-
l.ilro sent b in ten ctose.y miu
pnjres. which were promptly converted
Into cash.
Dickens nlso fell a victim of his
wiles and took the trounio to i..ir.
him in French. Eventually I'lcnrd was
shown up in flie press by Jules Sm
deaa and had to seek another occupa
tion.
EASY WAY TO CLEAN CLOCK
Small Piece of Keroaene-Soaked Wool
Placed In Case Will Gather
Dust Particles.
When a clock Rtons it Is n m!Rtnk
to suppose that It must at once be tak
en to tho workshop for repairs. In
most cases clocks cease running' be
cause of the uccuinulutlon of dust par
ticles which dogs the bearings. It Is
not even needful to take the clock to
pieces to clean It If a simple plan Is
followed which will fie found to work
very well. Soak a piece of cotton wool
In kerosene and place this In n small
saucer, a canister II. I, or anything sim
ilar. Then put this In the case of the
clock under the works. Close up, nnd
at the end of 21 hours, examine the
cotton wool. It will be found to be
covered with hlnclt specks; these are
the dusi particles brought down by the
fumes of the kerosene. Wind the clock
up nnd It will start away again. Where
the works of the clock are In nn In
closed case a few drops of kerosene
should be poured through the small
bole which Is present In the metal cov
ering. Turn the clock about a while so
that the kerosene Is distributed nnd
after nn Interval It Is extremely likely
that the works will commence their
normal operations again. Scientific
American.
PECULIAR KIND OF UMBRELLA
African "Bl.hop" Made Us of Prints
Albert Coat When Rain Threat
ened Precloua Loincloth.'
"The ISIshop" iS like no other Afri
can. He has acquired the graces of
the court of Ht. James and a surpris
es' gift of repartee, using smiles and
grunts chlelly. He is taller and older
than any native in the neighborhood,
which Is the locality suburban to Va-
vatl, Portuguese East. For years he
has trekked with missionaries. He has
larrieu their pucks, bundled their beds
nnd mosdulto netting over miles of
. his name was chosen by hlm-
seir, in memory of Bishop Ilartzell,
wiin wnoin he traveled.
Yet the bishop is still a heathen-
ana proud of it. Among the other Af
ricans In any given traveling party he
Is as conscious of his heathen distinc
tion as Tom Sawyer's friend Jim was
of bis reputation for having seen erll
spirits.
On a recent expedition a missionary
saw the bishop for the first time and
was particularly struck with the blsh
op's pride in his loincloth, a well-tal.
lored trifle fashioned from monkev
HKin ana hunt around a large brass
ring, it began to rain. The blshon
looked solicitously at the garment-
much as a lady caught umbrellaless
will look at her new spring suit when
rnln comes. The blshon had no um
brella, but from somewhere he pro
duced a Prince Albert coat and but
toned it tightly about him. It served
Its purpose. The new loincloth escaped
unscathed. World Outlook.
IMPROVEMENT IN
PRINCIPAL CROPS
- Pajfe Three
Potatoes Condition of the potato
crop in the state improved during
the month of July and was reported
as 100 per cent of normal on Aug
ust 1. This condition promises a
yield of around 140 bushels per acre
for the state as a whole. -With &n
estimated acreage of 43,000 the 1920
crop should be approximately 6,
000,000 bushels, compared with the
1919 estimate of 4,230,000 bushels.
The United States potato crop for
1920 is now estimated at 402,00,000
bushels, compared with an estimate
of 388,000,000 bushels on July 1,
1920, and 358,000,000 bushels for
Kent, agricultural statistician the crP 01 1919-
the bureau of crop " estimates United i Hav Reports indicate that the
WHEAT, OATS, CORN POTA
TOES, HOPS, IN OREGON BET
TER THAN LAST YEAH
Improvement in the condition of
all the principal crops during the
month of July, in the state of Ore
gon, is indicated from the compila
tion of reports received by F. L.
ANCIENT AND MODERN NAMES
Writer Contends That Premnt-Dav
Appellations Lack the Euphony
of the Olden Times.
Speaking of New England names,
the genealogical columns of the Tran
script are Indeed a standing proof
hat the seventeenth and eighteenth
century names possessed much more
of snap, flavor and euphony than our
twentieth century names possess.
Pick up the genealogical depart
ment at random nny day ond you
will find such fine snd resonant names j 30 to 35 bushels per acre on heavier
oeisey Keyes, ratty uoihrook. Su- . soils. Some western Oregon fields
btates Department of Agriculture.
For the United States as a whole,
crops generally have shown im
provement during the month 'of July,
with the exception of spring wheat
which was estimated" as promising a
production on August 1, 1920, of ap
proximately 30,000,000 bushels less
than the forecast of July 1, 1920
Rainfall for the month of July-
was more than twice the normal
amount. Some damage to hay re
sulted, also to cherries, but growing
crops generally were much benefited
and the prospect now is for the best
per acre yield of all spring sown
crops since 1916. There was some
hail damage in the eastern portion
of the state, but practically no crop
loss from hot winds. Pretty high
temperatures prevailed in the west
ern part of the state on July 6 and 7,
with moderately high temperatures
elsewhere. On the 27th above 100
degrees was reported from points
in the northeastern part of the
state.
Winter Wheat Comparatively
little threshing was done during
July, hence actual yield per acre re
ports are not available for the
heavier producing sections. Onithe
lighter lands of the wheat belt 15.0
bushels per acre appears to be about
an average yield, with a prospect of
snnna Gates. Polly Arnold. Darius
Dewey, Prudence Rnnd, Thankful
Sawyer, Thankful Newcomb, Hannah
Ike, Deborah Clark, and Jonathan
Rich all of which are from one re-
ent column. It Is true thnt the same
column contnlns names which are not
exactly euphonious, and are Indeed
rather hard nuts to crack; these, for
example: Leafy Bullnrd a woman;
whence the name of Leafy Hntsel
Hlggins. Sjmrrow Hlgglns. Ahipill
Nash, Zen.lnh Jewel, and Alcy Lock-,
wood. In the previous number of the
snme department are found the names
Content Brown. Tabitha Holdredge.
nnd Keturah Bnssett.
The Nomad once encountered In an
old book the name of Camilla Scnd
der. Was there ever a swifter nnme
than that? And what about the name
of Hepzlbnh Hathaway of New Bed
ford, found In Kmery's book on the
Ilowland Heirs? The Nomad In Bos
ton Transcript.
Learn the Art of Life.
Life Is so full of henutlful storlpj
that It Is Inconceivable thnt there
should he any need of fiction or nny
other form of nrt. Life Itself Is an
art and reipilres nrtlsts to live It.
There are few of these nnd that may
iiccount for written nrt.
People who can llve on the plane of
their agreements ond avoid the plnne
of their antipathies make life an art.
There was cobbler friend of ours,
poor, honest, witty, a philosopher nnd
withal handsome. He hnd a wonder
fully gifted, heautirni sister and she
married n forceful "plute." who was
devoted to her nnd whom she loved
as truly as she loved her brother, the
shoemaker. The shoemaker wns a
lender In n radical reform movement;
the plute was (he lender of the oppo
sition. The shoemaker disdained nny
sort of financial help from his brother-in-law.
but being an old bachelor,
lived In the plute's house, sharing a
hnnnv f.imllv life. There was never
Sand $6,000 a Ton.
Wilmington, Del., has a dozen of
the most expensive sand piles in the
world. It costs $6,000 a ton, says the
Portland Oregonlan.
The reason for this, nnd Incidentally
a reason for high-priced gloves, was
revealed the other day by a prominent
leather merchant
Wilmington Is the chief glazed-kid
center in the United States. About 20
per cent of the raw skins entering the
United States come trom China and '
are imported at the rate of about $1
a pound.
"What, then," asked the merchant,
"would be more natural to the cun
ning celestials than to Increase the
weight of the skins by sprinkling sand
on them?"
That Is Just what happens and the
result Is huge piles of sand at receiv
ing plants here, where the hides are
dried and prepared for manufacture.
Origin of Surnames.
No one can say with any certainty
when the practice of taking a surname
Englishman on Papal Throne.
nr,a Adrian. IV was by birth nn
.. . i jU- Anln nnd nf thflt
Englishmen, ami uw '''""". . r (M1,aL-o News
nntlon who ever occupied me vv an
chair. Ue was a native oi
SiXntword ST1- fhe Greeks Assyrl- were very
1 S Sly avoided topics on which . Egyptians and other ancient pee- opment of
tbrea
they did not agree,
tint it
Whit, l
ne wn .
H'cwuln th8t wher"ver he
v u,a to
near St Albans. In Hertfordshire. He
was born before A. D. HW, n.s n
. . rtroaksnpnr.
name being .wnom -tt
wn said to hnve left England as a
beggar, and to hnve become a serv
ant or lay brother In a monastery near
Avignon. In France. Here he studied
with such diligence that he was elect
ed abbot in 1137. He was maoe
dlnal bishop of Alba in lMft and I went
to Denmnrk and Norway. Upon his
return to Koine Nicholas was unani
mously chosen pope KiDaJ?
Inclination. In November. "J. "J
(mr that Dost until his death at An-
agnl, September 1,
Alarm Clock for the Deaf.
An alarm clock 1 which will prove -
ful to the denr anu -
to nronse mis receuuj
They knew, the P,es nad no surnames; the Inter Ro-
mans nnu eacn one real personal name,
I to which they sometimes added a clan
name or aomen, a family name or
Grateful Carlo. i cognomen and a nickname or agno-
the
T(i il rain ill' i in n v . .
would crawl on to t the hour at which th alarm w
not only does the bell ring
. x -1....IW.1- cently on me
en ruier laps . - . r Ig
head until the "cease action lew
pulled. TO.WI2?SS
except ior uiucw - T-v-a jn.
heads under the bed dotbJM
ventlon has received be P""
the American Association of the iai
ptano
perch mo
whlle be
In Kentucky three men were snoi
to death In a fight about n dog which
one of them had killed. Some men
never live long enough to learn that
when a dog becomes personal prop-
S tie ,le of prlde an1 affeC T
makes the animal a serious proposl-
?on to be trifled with, nnd that many
n Ten were born to love dogs. This re-
S. s that in the happy days of
boyhood our most faithful and de-
voted friend was uo r- -
n I ii wh tui " '
Never
out of doors without sharing It with
the devoTed Carlo, and that noble
Z lovln dog
his gratitude by shaking hi.nseir vig
5 ouE and letting us In a reciprocal
orous ' ,. nn ner cent of his
wnr nnve
most active
States.
men. The personal or Christian name
was the only name recognized by early
English law, surnames being words of
description used to Identify persons of
the same nnme from each other. The
Normans had Introduced Into England
the habit of using surnames, but this
was confined to the upper classes. By
degrees even the common people be
gan to be distinguished by names re
ferring to personal characteristics, as
Armstrong, rank or profession as
Smith, father's name as Jackson, etc
fleas. New Orleans
Not a Fixed Opinion.
yZ innocence of the accused
VuCr (emphaticauy)-Naw I ato't
J nTdoubt but the guy's Piilty. btt
SSinVt nobody toed me.
Flah and the Ancients.
The ancient Romans thought very
highly of fish, and at big banquets
brilliant fish were shewn to the guests,
alive, as a relish, then were served
cooked after the soup. Aplcus offered
o prize to any culinary artist who
would Invent a new marinade com
pounded f livers of the red mullet
Lucnllus bad a canal cut through a
mountain so that fish might be trans
ported more easily to the ponds ln his
gardens near Naples. Horteoslus wept
aver the death of a pet turbot while
the danghter ef Dnm adorned a fa
Torlte fish with a collar of gold.
are producing 35 to 40 bushels per
acre, and 25 bushels is estimated to
ba, a conservative yield for whole
counties. The average yield per
acre for the state as a whole is es-
umaiea ai za.u ousneis. with an
estimated area of 693,000 acres the
Oregon winter wheat crop for 1920
should be about 16,500,000 bushels.
The 1919 crop was estimated (final)
at 16,010,000 bushels.
The United States crop on August
1, 1920, is estimtaed at 532,641,000
bushels, which is an increase of
about 15,000,000 bushels over the
July estimate The final estiYnate
for 1919 was 732,000,000.
opring wneat favorable grow
ing conditions during the month of
July improved the condition of the
spring sown wheat, the August 1
condition figure for the state as a
whole being placed at 93 per cent,
indicating a probable per acre yield
of about 19.0 bushels. With an es
timated spring wheat acreage .in
the state of -328,000 the total spring
wheat crop should be about 6,000,000
bushels, making the total wheat
production of the state for 1920,
around 22,500,000 bushels.
Unfavorable growing conditions in
the heavier spring wheat producing
states have reduced the 1920 crop
prospect from' 291,355,000 bushels
on July 1, to 261,506,000 bushels on
August 1, with the probability of a
still further reduction before har
vest. A condition of around 70.0
per cent is reported from some of
the spring wheat states. The 1919
Bpring crop for the United States
was estimated (final) at 209,351,000
bushels. The total United States
wheat crop for 1920, based on Aug
ust 1 condition, is estimated at 794,
147,000 bushels, compared with the
final 1919 estimate of 941,000,000.
Oats July weather conditions
very favorable for the devel-
the oat crop, and the Aug
ust 1 condition figure as reported ;
by field aids (96 per cent) indicates I
an average per acre yield for the J
state of about 41.0 bushels. With
an estimated oat acreage of 350,000
the 1920 crop should amount to
about 14,350,000 bushels. While
very little threshing has so far been
done, the heads are well formed and
well filled and the prospect is very-
promising. Cuting is practically fin
ished, except of some late sown
fields. The 1919 Oregon oat crop
was estimated at 11,104,000 bushels.
The United States oat crop for
1920 is now estimated at 1,402,000,-
000 bushels as compared with the
1919 estimate of 1,322,000,000 bush
els.
Corn The condition of the corn
crop in Oregon on August 1 was
placed at 95 per cent, a gain of two
points over the July condition fig
ure. Oregon corn is grown mainly
for silage purposes, although an in
creasing percentage is each year
grown for the grain. The United
States ' corn 'crop for 1920 gives
promise of a production of 3,003,000
bushels, compared with the
crop of 2,779,000,000 bushels.
state acreage devoted to hay crops
is about 3.0 per cent larger than
last year or. about 880,000 acres of
tame hay. Condition of the crop is
placed at 95 .(production) indicat
ing a total tame hay production ' for
1920 of about 1,920,000 tons, com
pared with the 1919 production of
1,452,000 tons.
The United States tame hay crop
for 1920 is estimated at 107,26,000
tons, compared with the 1919 pro
duction of 91,326,000 tons.
Apples The Oregon total apple
crop is estimated for 1920 at about
3,425,000 bushels, about 60 per cent
of which will probably be of com
mercial quality. The 1919 apple
crop was estimated at 5,579.000
bushels, ,
The United States apple crop for
1920 (agricultural crop) is estimated
at 213,187,000 bushels, compared
with 147,457,000 bushels for 1919.
Hops The Oregon hop . acreage
for 1920 is estimated at 9,000 acres
mature hops and ; 3,000 acres of
baby" hops. The former . should
produce about 1,000 pounds per acre
this season, and the latter about 200
pounds per acre, making a probable
total state crop of about 9,600,000
pounds.
The United States hop crop is es
timated at 37,696,000 pounds, com
pared with the 1919 production of
29,346,000 pounds.
The condition of other Oregon
crops on August 1, 1920, is esti
mated as follows: Barley, 93 per
cent'; timothy, 97 per cent; alfalfa,
97 per cent; pasture, 94 per cent;
field peas, 96 per cent; field beans,
95 per cent; tomatoes, 95 per cent;
cabbage, 94 per cent; onions, 94 per
cent; peaches, 25 per cent; grapes,
70 per cent; pears, 65 per cent; rye,
yield per acre, 15.0 bushels, quality,
95 per cent.
BETTER HORSES ARE SENT
FOR ARMY USE AT O. A. C
Twenty-six horse3 have been sent
to the O. A. C. military department
by the United States war depart
ment in exchange for a like number
of outlaws that refused to do duty
in the artillery service.
The new lot is of amiable animals
willing to be trained for both artil
lery and cavalry duties, says Cap
tain Cushman Hartwell, in charge of
the cavalry. They are being brok
en as mounts for some of the new
men who will take the cavalry work
as the result of the increase from
74 to 125 men. ,
The war department supplies sad
dles, arms and other items of caval
ry equipment, , most of which have
already arrived at the college, and
are being adjusted to meet the
needs of the student cavalrymen.
Oregon Boys Win
First place in horsemanship and
in firing of the bier euns1 at Camn
Knox, Ky., was won by Oregon boys
from the State Agricultural Col
lege in e the R. O. T. C. work there
this summer. 'The Oregon men
ranked first in pistol practice. They
were chosen to fire the salute and
head the mounted parade in honor
of Major-General Snow. Some of
the 35 from the college attending
the camp will work their way home
on ships through the Panama canal.
This will be a clear gain, as the gov
ernment pays all expenses of the
trip.
Much Tailoring Done
More tailor work than is usually
done in the average tailor shop in
six months was done by the 55 mem
bers of the class in ladies' tailoring
at the 0. A. C. ' summer session.
This class made 37 suits under in
trusions from Edmund Gurney,
Portland tailor, as well as 16 long
coats, and two make-over coats for
children. The cloth cut into amount
ed to between 2600 and 2700 yards.
The cost of the garments ranged
from $25 to $60, and the commercial
value of the garments when com
pleted was said to be quite high.
The transition in ten years of the
United States from an exporter of
newsprint to a importer, .securing
two-thirds of its supply abroad sub
ject to any restrictions which may
be to the interest of the exporter to
impose, will make it . to the interest
1919 j of paper users to patronize the man-
I ufacturers of Alaskan pulpwood.
and Dumb.