Oregon poised for statewide agricultural education expansion
President W. J. Kerr reports Oregon ready for a statewide system of agricultural education and rural inspiration. He cites demonstration farms and traveling advisors as key to extension work, with Metolius Redmond Harney county and Klamath Falls cited as success centers. McMinnville hops season opens with a full crew and growing yields expected. threshing and clover hulling in full swing across the county as weather cooperates.
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Corvallis
Oregon
W. J. Kerr
Kerr
Metolius
Redmond
Harney County
Klamath Falls
Canby Engineer Locates Willamette River Bridge
Canby engineer R. H. Hollenbeck confirms the Port land, Eugene and Eastern railway will cross the Willamette at Rocky Reef two miles northwest of Canby. A steel bridge about 900 feet long will rise 75 feet above low water to clear river traffic, with wooden approaches about 1200 feet on each side.
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Canby
R. H. Hollenbeck
Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway
Willamette
Rocky Reef
Linn County Fair Closes After Rainy Run
The sixth annual Linn County fair ended successfully despite rain that dampened some races and kept visitors away. The school children’s industrial exhibit and general exhibit impressed, with many nine year old exhibitors presenting poultry, vegetables, sewing, cooking, drawing and mechanical arts. Noted guest Ben Selling urged spending on school children’s fairs rather than reform schools.
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Linn County
Ben Selling
Selling
Ore and grain yields mark Rogue River valley reports
In Sams valley Gold Hill Oats on the Pankey ranch yielded 654 bushels from a quarter acre after sowing on March 29. A four acre plot yielded 220 bushels after sowing April 19, averaging 56 bushels per acre. Threshing is centralized with two outfits due to fruit tree plantings. Coquille molybdenite minded graphite vein, 18 inches, six miles north of Coquille, tested at Oregon Agricultural College. near the North Fork Coquille river with ready power.
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Gold Hill
Pankey Ranch
Sams Valley
Rogue River Valley
Coquille—E. ©. Barker
Marshfield
Coquille
Oregon Agricultural College
Coquille River
Condon-Harvest Yields Strong in Gilliam County
Harvest season in Gilliam county nears end with strong yields. James Coutuse of Ferry Canyon reports a banner crop threshing 8480 sacks of 40 fold wheat from 140 acres, valued at about 5000 dollars at current prices, roughly double the land price a few years ago.
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Condon
Gilliam County
James Coutuse
Ferry Canyon
Coutuse
Polk County Hop Harvest Set To Break Records
Polk County opens a new hop yard owned by C G Coad and Charles Bilyeu about a mile west of town as harvest begins. The crop shows high quality and large yield despite recent heavy rains, with contracts already in place and a 20 cent average price. Rain may delay picking in several yards, and efforts aim to keep pickers efficiently busy.
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Dallas
C. G. Coad
Charles Bilyeu
Big water right granted for vast irrigation project in Vale region
State Engineer approves a 36 000 acre irrigation permit from Cottonwood creek tributary of the Malheur river. Cavinese plans a large system with two storage reservoirs and aims to supply 50 000 acre feet and 1200 acre feet water, part of three major Vale area projects linked to Malheur river and nearby reservoirs amid railroad development toward Burns.
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Salem
W. W. Cavinese
Cottonwood Creek
Malheur
Vale
Benton County Fair showcases strong student exhibitors
Corvallis thirty school districts participated in the Benton County Industrial Fair. Exhibits impressed managers despite heavy rain and prizes spurred students to improve for next season. The Astoria fishing fleet reports good salmon runs with variability by day. Nels Ericson, fishing for Sanborn Cutting Packing, led gillnetters with a 91 000 pound season worth about 2170 at 140 per ton.
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Corvallis
Benton County
Astoria
Nels Ericson
Sanborn- Cutting Packing Company
Carsten Packing Ships Fine Cattle from Broadacres
Champoeg Thomas Carsten of Seattle ships 120 head of three year old beef cattle from Broadacres to Carsten Packing. Purchased from Smith Brothers for 12000 dollars, averaging about 400 dollars per head, described as the finest lot ever shipped from Oregon.
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Champoeg
Thomas Carsten
Carsten Packing Company
Seattle
Broadacres
Smith Brothers
Oregon
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Agricultural College
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Linn
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