Grain feeding boosts profits for hogs shipped from Wheeler County
A carload of 90 hogs from Gilman-French Ranch Prairie, Wheeler County, Oregon, sold at 9.10 per hundred pounds, netting 1395.95 after freight and sales costs. Feeding 725 bushels of wheat at market price boosted profits, with deductions for grain sacks, hauling, and feed costs leaving a net gain. The piece notes rising interest in feeding grain rather than marketing raw grain, water access as a key factor, and cooperative wells as a community asset.
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Portland Union Stock Yards
Condon
Ore
Gilman- French Company
Dalles
Prairie Ranch
Wheeler County
Fossil
Gilman-French
Cooper
Sherman
Gilliam
Morrow
Oregonian
Dodder weed in alfalfa and clover fields
Washington State Experiment Station reports many inquiries about dodder a troublesome weed of clover and alfalfa. A near relative of the morning glory it has been called the Love Vine though its effect on forage crops is withering. The weed is not native to America likely introduced from Europe with seed of grass and other forage plants.
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Department of Botany
the State College
Washington State Experiment Station
America
Europe
Walla Walla Plans Grand Frontier Days Sept 22 27
Residents and descendants are urged to return for a week long celebration in Walla Walla Washington to mark the Frontier Days exhibition and county fair. The event will recreate early western history with trappers miners ranchers and frontier families expected to attend. The association seeks historical suggestions and information and invites contact with secretary R H Johnson.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Walla Walla County
Oregon Country
R. H. Johnson
Big Wheat Yield Estimated for Four Pacific Northwest States
The Spokane Chamber of Commerce reports a 1913 wheat yield across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana rising about twenty percent from 1912 and likely to be the largest in the region's history. Total potential crop for the Spokane tributary area is about 130 million bushels with 4.5 million acres under wheat.
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Pacific Northwest
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Spokane
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Big Bend
Palouse
Teaching the Farmer the Value of Alfalfa
An educational campaign by the International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department used an automobile train from Grand Rapids to Kent County and other Midwest regions to promote alfalfa as a high yielding, low cost forage crop. It claimed three harvests per year on eastern soils, four to five tons per acre, costs under $5 per ton, and superior feeding value for milk and fattening hogs versus wheat bran and other forages.
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Grand Rapids
Kent County
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company
Mississippi
Montana
Kansas
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Better Fly Killer Better Farming
A reader shares a fly poison formula touted as the best for farming. The central Washington based recipe uses arsenate of soda as its active ingredient and aims to offer a superior method for controlling flies on crops and farms.
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Central
Washington
Poisoning and animal care tips in a 19th century column
The article notes a simple poison recipe using arsenate mixed with sugar and water, described as tasteless and cheaper than formaldehyde, and urges caution. It also gives farming guidance on keeping colts away from dams during harness work and estimates water needs for dairy cows, citing ten to fifteen gallons daily and four and a half gallons per gallon of milk.
Foreclosure Sale Notice in Benton County
Legal notice in Superior Court Benton County Washington cause no 1513. C G Vreeland plaintiff vs Geo Batters Ellen Batters W R Lamb Julia Lamb J G Glen and Jane Doe Glen defendants. Sheriff Mauhan announces sale of Elk Two lot at Prosser on August 23 1913 to satisfy judgment with costs. Public auction cash at courthouse front door Prosser Washington.
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Superior Court of the
State of Washington
Benton County
C. G. Vreeland
Geo. Batters
Ellen Batters
W. R. Lamb
Julia Lamb
J. G. Glen
Jane Doe Glen
Prosser
A. D
Elk
Benton
Richland
Washington
Wash
W. B.,mauhan
Hucu Forsyth
Order to Show Cause Why Real Estate Should Not Be Mortgaged
In the matter of the Estate of Richard F. Richardson deceased Lucy A Richardson administratrix petitions for an order to mortgage West half of Tract E Menhinicks Addition Kennewick Benton County to Pacific Building and Loan for 1000 dollars eight years repay 16.14 monthly to pay off existing mortgage taxes and assessments. Hearings set for July 26 1913 before Court Commissioner Andrew Brown.
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Richard F. Richardson
Lucy A. Richardson
Menhinick
Kennewick
Benton County
Washington
Pacific Building & Loan Association
Tacoma
Andrew Brown
Prosser
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C. L. Holcomb Lawyf
Bank of Kennewick
United States
Kennewick, Wash
E. L. Kolb
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Moulton & Henderson
First National Bank
F. M. Crosby
C.M
Brid
I. N. Mueller
D. S. Brogumer
International Bank
L. G. Spaulding
Emigh-Howe Bld
G Res
B. L. Cole
Emigh-Howe
Althea Rebekah Lodge No. 182
Masonic Hall
Adelaide
Spautpine
Kennewick Lodge F.&a.m
Ed Angell
Eastern Star
F. L. Watson
W. M
T. J.wright
Kennewick Lodge NO
Knights of Pythias
Brothers Invi
A.r.gardner
K of R&s
Ben Duffy
Spokane, Wash
The
Kennewick Sheet Metal Works
Yakima-Columbia Abstract & Title Company
Jas. G. Boyle
Mgr. Prosser
Sidelo Lilly Webster
Carabana van Dyke
Popular Mechanics CO
Washington Sr
Chicago
Webster’s New International Dictionary
Merriam Webster
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