T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. IX
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1915
X
WILL
COMMENCE NEXT WEEK
GENERAL GREENE HONORED IN BRONZE.
While the attendance was not large,
owing to the season of the year, the
Commercial club meeting Monday was
a good one and considerable work was
accomplished. A good proportion of
the members present was from the
country, showing the interest the
farmers ore taking in the work of the
club.
There was a general discussion of
road matters and several places wh
the araxeled roadsswere nt
pair. The attention of the road
supervisor will be ailed to these and’
it is believed no trouble will be had in
keeping the surface smooth.
The question of prevailing on the
county Court to locate a rock crusher,
screens and steam roller in the west
end was discussed. As soon as the
work starts on the main road from
Umatilla towards Pendleton this will
be necessary, but members thought if
an outfit could be placed in the west
end before that time much good work
would be done on other roads. Espec
ially is this true in the Hermiston
country where the farmers and busi
ness men have given considerable aid
to road work and intend to do more.
The matter of a farmers institute for
this fall was taken up and while noth
ing definite was done all believed a
start should be made in the near
future. The dates when lecturers can
be had from O. A. C. will be secured
as early as possible that farmers and
others interested may arrange their
work to attend.
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The dairy show committee had noth
ing to report more than that work of a
general nature was being attended to.
By the latter part of the month a
definite date will have been fixed and
plans for the 1915 show well under
NEW BULLETIN ON
BREEDING CHICKENS
A new bulletin, “Breeding of Chick-
ens,” has been added to the reading
course numbers as issued by the poul
try department of O. A. C., written
by Professor James Dryden, head of
the department. In this number of
the series the methods by which the
Oregon Agricultural college poultry
department has been able to obtain
auch satisfactory results in developing
egg-laying qualities of chickens is. ex I
plained as fully as is consistent with :
1 be character of the publication. The
information is conveyed in a pleasing
readable style, well adapteri to generai
reading work and at the same time |
entirely plain in directions for those
wbo desire to make a practical ap
plication of its principles. The follow- |
ing paragraph will give an indication
of the character of the contents and
the style in which the bulletin is
written:
“This reading course will have to do
with fowls. If you choose to call them
chickens, no harm will be done. Fowls i
are chickens if you don't spesi it with
a “n.” One hen doesn’t amount to a
great deal, but all the hens in the
United States produce so many eggs
and so much poultry each year that
the money value of the wheat croplast I
COUNTY COURT APPORTIONS
MONEY FOR FAIR PREMIUMS
has
At a meeting of the fruit growers packing the Hermiston growers want
association Saturday evening final to learn all possible. In this way a
reputation for our fruit will be estab
arrangements were completed for the
lished which will be of great benefit
handling of the big 1915 Elberta peach in future years.
crop. Next week and the first ship-
While there is nothing compulsory
in connection therewith, the associa-
menis will be under way.
The association plans on securing anlion voted that so far as possible all
outside man who thoroughly under- | packing will be done at one central
stands packing to be here and super- | point. Those growers who live several
vise that part of the work. This is miles away will likely pack in the
the first year the Hermiston country orchard. All within close distances
has had fruit to ship in any great will haul the fruit to the Umatilla
quantities and the growers want to es Storage & Commission Co. warehouse
tablish themselves right from the where the packing and shipping will
start as putting out nothing but first be done. Even with an expert super
grade. As practically no one in der vising it was thought a more uuiform
stands scientific packing this was pack could thus be secured. It will
looked upon as the only business pro also save hauling boxes and papers to
position. Another year and an outside the orchard and then back. Work is
now under way assembling the boxes
man will not be needed.
A man from the fruit distributors, and several thousand are now ready.
Crawford peaches are now ripe and
with which the local organization is
affiliated, will also be here to give in local shipments are being made daily.
structions in picking.
When ship These are also being handled almost
ments go in car lots to the far eastern entirely through the commission com
states, picking at just the right lime pany, as it has everything in shape for
means everything and in this as in the the work.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAS GOOD MEETING
NO. 46
The county court Thursday set aside Young, by virtue of his office,
funds for district fairs as recommended charge of ihe school exhibits. He has
by the county fair board. The Her divided the county into two divisions
miston Dairy ai d Hog show was given | and will use 8250 in each. One section
OKAA
IP" eri
. • .. .
$500, the Vincent
fair -r
$500 __
and 3 .g
the * ,33
will exhibit at the Vincent fair and
industrial school fairs of the entire the other at the Hermiston show.
county $500. While out of their juris Just where the division will be made
diction, the court asked the members has not been announced but will be
of the fair board to look after the known soon, together with a full list
fairs in a general way. to which they of premiums. All west end children,
agreed
however, are certain that their ex-
County
School
Superintendent bibits will be entered at Hermiston.
FARM METHODS MADE
MATTER OF RECORD
Farmerscan contribute much to the
development of improved agriculture
by making records of their most suc
cessful farm operations. It is ai
together likely that if all farm prac-
tices in Oregon were as good as the
munga,.
best that has besideye loped
ree of
ver.
year was less than the value of the
products of the hens These products
—eggs and poultry—were estimated by
This statue to General Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary fa:
government officials as worth over cently unveiled at Gullford Court House Battle Grounds, N. C.
$(>00,000,000 in 1908. Think of that!
Then ihink of this: the poultry pro
ducts of Oregon last year were worth
enough to pay all the appropriations
made by the last legislature for two
SPECIAL CORRERPONDENCE
years. And vet large quantities of
Guests at the Bei se home are Mr.
ezgs and poultry are imported into
sister and bis neice of Chi
the state. Double the quantity could
One hundied men are now at
are en route to the ex- grading railroad from Grants
be produced in this state without over cago. „Th
position al have stopped here for a Hays. Hill.
stocking the markets.” -
-visit of eev
days.
The" $1,250,000 S. P. bridge acron
Mrs. Howard Laughlin, of
Caos Bay is to be done by Oct. 1st.
by some
agricul-
. -, se:
hid
re-
The
work
Mr: and
LAN CUW TESTING
A good ma y dairymen ot Oregon
who are operating in parts of the stale
not yet developed in this industry are
planning to carry on cow testing in
dividually with the aid of the public
schools. This is in line with the pol-
icy advocated by Professor E. B. Fitts,
extension dairyman of the agricultural
college, who has just returned from a
successful tour through dairy districts
of this I. nd.
"My suggestion to these dairymen,”
says Professor Fills, “was that thev
should join cow-testing associations as
soon as the number of cows sufficient
for organization are secured in their
locality, but in the meantime not to
wait for organizing before beginning
the work < f testing. The men were |
shown how they could get a pair of |
scales and suitable record blanks and
weigh the milk of each cow at each
milking and record the result. In this
way a comparatively exact record of
production will be made.
•
“As to testing for percentage of but
ter fat, it is suggested that a Babcock
tester be secured by the local school
and that testing be done by students
under the direction of the teachers or
other qualified persons. In this way
the butter fat content of the milk can
be secured at a small cost and when
this is compared with production rec-
ords, each dairyman will know just
what his cows are doing. They were
also advised in this connection that
unless the cow gives at least 200 pounds
of butterfat per year she should be
eliminated from the herd and her
place filled by a more profitable
animal.”
with
ing this
Walter Dav
ited with Dwight
and Amos Sell
turday night.
Mr. and Miss
rlM are among the
few people who are enjoying straw-
berries now. They have some fine
specimens of the everbearing variety
on their ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Merril Potter are en
tertaining Mrs. Potter's mother, two
sisters and bro her-in law of Van
couver, Wash., this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Palmer visited
at the F. E Ranney home Sunday
afternoon.
A. F. Drolshagen was a guest at
Beacon Hill ranch Sunday evening.
E. A. Hobbs in a letter to his family
tells them that he witnessed the sink
ing of the Eastland.
The statement made in the North
East news two weeks ago concerning
Mrs. Hume Park’s departure to her
former home in Kentucky was an
error. Mrs. Park has recently been
critically ill but is now convalescing.
Mr. and Mrs. Park will go to Ken-
tucky later when the reclamation work
closes.
Otto Leising, of Milwaukee, is mak
ing an extended visit with his brothers.
Mr. Leising is returning from the
Panama exposition.
Mrs. W. S. Parks and children,
Dorotha and Busier, were in Pendle
ton Tuesday.
J. T. Embry and Edward Hobbs
spent Sunday in Irrigon at the Park
home.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
ANNUAL CORN SHOW
AGAIN THIS YEAR Mrs. John Hibler and children are
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The O. W. R. & N. Co. has an-
nounced its third annual corn show in
Walla Walla late In November or '
early in December. Rules of the coo- 1
test and other information will be sent
out in plenty of time. The acreage
planted to corn in the O. W. R. A N.
territory is two or three times what it
was last year and plans are for a pro- ,
portionately bigg.r and better com
up from Irrigon to spend a couple of
weeks on the ranch.
Mrs. Lay, of Tacoma, is visiting at
the home of her son, L. D Lay.
Mr. and Mrs. Hannan and Daughter
are visiting in San Francisco and other
points in California.
Mr. Spencer made a business trip to
. .
Pendleton Wednesday.
Mrs. Sellers returned Sunday from a
show.
a
1 bisit with relatives in Portland and
Momouth. She was accompanied
The Hermiston country farmers have,
home by Mrs, Lee Irvin and children
contributed their share to the increas,
ed acreage and everywhere the corp 19
looking splendid. A number have al a time.
Mrs Boro, Mrs. Eriksen and Norma
ready signified their intention of ex
hibiting and if they do there® no spent Thursday at the Phipps' home.
reason wby a good share of the prem-
Miss Jeanette McKeen, of Boston,
iums should not be brought
we have the corn.
home as left Thursday after visiting relatives
He
e for a fe w days.
i».of the
Fifth
Annual
mole Eiver Grape carnival bava
chred for September 13, 14 and IS.
le in charge say the carnival this
Pass to
Briggs spent t Mond
etin
WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL-
REVIEW OF ST
NORTH-EAST NEWS
Mr. and Miss Quiw?
Mrs. E. A. Hobbs
horie a rest and change of diet. Col
lars should be examined frequently to
see that they conform to changes in
the size of the neck as fat changes to
muscles and the hames should be kept
perfectly adjusted to the collar. The
mane should be kept from under the
collar and the shoulders should be
washed at meal times, preferably with
a little salt in’the water. Oats is the
standard grain where available, and
mixed clover and timothy is one of the
best hays. A little hay may be given
ak noon, all the animals will eat up
cleanly over night, and none in the
morning. Water" should be given
three limes a day before feeding, and
it should be clean ‘ enourhyfor the
“will be larger and bet'er in every
department than I ver before. The
""Work has begun on the Vanrey and
Siletz railroad from Airlie to Independ- accurate and detailed record of each
ence.
step with no other matter mixed in
Plans are on foot to establish a with them. A glance will show
whether the results were good, and
paper mill at Albany.
if they were it is easy to repeat them.
Spinach raising has become a big If not, they may be thrown away.”
industry near Gervais this year.
Of course this is more elaborate rec
Construction on the first part of ord making than is adapted to the
$100,000 improvements at Winino hot farmer's use, but an account of the
mineral spring 35 miles from Eugene main steps such as plowing, fertiliz
has been started.
ing, preparing seed bed, culture, har
Hubbard voted bonds for $15,000 vesting and marketing or storing and
using, would not require much work
high school.
and
would in many cases afford a verit
It Is announced that capital has
I
been secured to finish cement plant at able mine of valuable information.
man ag èiment is we.
nor trouble to a i it a success in
every respect. We "it is of Kenne-
wick origin they, ■ that to make it
i he success it dese I they must have
the assistance of g air friends. To
this end the Kenn Nek Commercial
club has sent, throu 1 the Hermiston
Commercial club, an urgent invitation
for the Hermiston country to take
part by sending an exhibit and also
want to see as many Hermiston peo
ple as possible in attendance.
As yet the local club bas taken no
action, but it would not be at all difhi-
cult to secure a splendid exhibit of
grapes for the Kennewick carnival and
it is likely this will be done. Reports
from ail growers say grapes never
looked better than this year.
Gold Hill.
Many bop pickers are in demand in
Willamette Valley for next month.
The Columbia river salmon run this
year is the best on record.
The auto road will soon be com
There has been a gradual adjustment
pleted around Cape Perpetua.
of rates and service on the Columbia
Oregon City has voted $20,000 bond
since the opening of the Celilo canal.
issue for addition tu high school.
While all is not yet in as perfect run
England is purchasing all the low ning order as the boat company de
Wednesday morning early County
grade canned salmon to be found on sires, ihe improvement has been
Commissioner
Waterman, who bad
Pacific coast with which to feed its marked. A greater offering of freight
army.
for both up and down trips of the boat gone to Pendleton to attend the August
The first steel for Columbia river is apparent. The better schedule main meeting of the court, was struck by
interstate bridge has arrived at Van tained is also resulting in a larger the Pendleton hotel auto bus and ser
iously injured. He started to cross the
couver, Wash.
passenger travel.
Powers, Coos county, will have an
Up to this week a five day schedule street and was caught with two
$18,000 school.
was maintained. This was a good ser machines coming toward him from
opposite directions. He succeeded in
The Oregon Power Co. at Albany vice but a little difficult to keep in
dodging one, but the other struck him.
touch
with.
Now,
however,
this
has
has in prospect 156 horsepower of new
He was knocked to the pavement and
business. Nels Darling the Chautau been further increased and a boat will
the heavy car passed over him.
leave
Umatilla
on
the
down
river
trip
qua speaker referred to the progress-
Mr. Waterman’s right leg was
iyeness of the Oregon Power Co. which each Monday and Thursday at 10:30
be said was one of the properties of H. a. m. This schedule will permit con broken about four inches above the
nection by going to Umatilla on the ankle and the ankle itself dislocated
M. Byllesby & Co.
and badly twisted. He was hurried
$350,000 worth of construction added morning local.
to the hospital where his injuries
to Eugene past few months.
were attended to and last reports were
Public bath house about ready at
that he was resting easy. Mr. Water
Grants Pass.
man was unable to attend to any of
Eugene Brick Co. expects to ship
the court business and will probably
fire clay products to ail points in
not be recovered sufficiently to come
Northwest.
home for at least a week yet.
The Umatilla county branch of the
Twohy Bros, have been a w arded con-
tract for 30 mile extension of Oregon Oregon State Horsebreeders’ associa
& Eastern railroad from Riverton to tion will hold its first annual horse and
mule show at Pendleton on October 9.
Crane Gap, Harney Co. The new line
As no fees will be charged for entries
is being financied by O. W. R. & N.
of horses or mules and the exhibitors
Albany is agitating for natatorium. will be allowed free feed for their
The Oregon Power Co. has ordered stock and free admission for themselves
To have the eggs fresh market only
a carload of iron grates and feed boles and grooms, it is expected that there eggs that, are gathered from regular
from Eugene Iron Works.
will be a large number of animals
nests.
Usable eggs now may not be
700 men are rushing work on the shown Members of the O. A. C. live
!
usable
by
the time they reach the city
Willamette Pacific railroad to Cocs stock division will be the judges.
market, and all eggs of this sort should
Bay.
be kept at home and used at once. Do
James J. Hill is being asked by the
not hurt the sale of your good eggs by
Portland Chamber of Commerce to
including the eggs gathered from stol-
Kiamath Falls.
' en nests; extra small or extra large
J. W. Moffatt has been awarded con
eggs. The latter are likely to get
tract for $15,000 waler works at West
broken and soil the good eggs in the
Linn.
Horses at work on the farm should case. Gather eggs daily and as soon as
The Oregon Electric will enlarge be given the best of care and the work possible after they are laid; store in a
its freight sheds at Eugene and build a should not be too severe or continued , clean, dry, coo) place free from bad
for loo long time without giving the odors until ready for market, •
large warehouse at Harrisburg.
BOAT SERVICE IS
GREATLY IMPROVED
WATERMAN HURT
BY HOTEL AUTO
HORSE AND MULE
SHOW AT PENDLETON
MARKET ONLY THE
KNOWN GOOD EGGS
PROPER CARE OF
THE WORK HORSE