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