Macaroni Wheat and Dry Farming Promise Semi Arid Prosperity
The article highlights macaroni or durum wheat as drought tolerant with as little as 10 inches of rain yielding 15 bushels per acre, expanding a vast desert belt. Experts from the Department of Agriculture note new drought resistant varieties and dry farming methods enabling 12 inch rainfall regions to support crops without irrigation, boosting semiarid farm viability.
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Guy Elliott Mitchell
National Irrigation Association
American
Malthus
William Crooks
American Desert
Texas
M. A. Carlton
Burea
United States
Department of Agriculture
Acre
Agricultural Department
Northwest wheat crop seen near fifty million bushels
The Northwest harvest progresses with estimates placing the total wheat yield this year between 45 and 50 million bushels. Fall grain leads the crop with strong regional results in Oregon Washington and Idaho and a projected 10 percent rise over last year in Walla Walla County.
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Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Umatilla County
Mission
Pendleton
Walla Walla County
Pullman
Wash
Moscow
Fragmentary OCR News Item About Unclear Figures
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions someone named Reese and a sold item by a person or group with garbled phrases. The text references old items and a possible sale arrangement but lacks coherent details.
Legal notice fragment on sale blanks and mortgage terms
Fragmentary legal notice references sale blanks for warranty deeds and quitclaim, chattel and prep mortgages, and mentions Justice abort blanks and names Brooks in unclear context. Details are unreadable, but indicates procedural notice elements and parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaip Dewyer
Brooks
McKay irrigation project surveys advance near Prineville
Engineer L D Wiest of Bend, formerly with Pilot Butte work, completed preliminary surveys for the McKay irrigation project between Prineville and Grizzly Butte. The plan aims to reclaim 40 000 arid acres by diverting water from the McKay and Ochoco, with cost estimates to be sent to Eastern capitalists. The project is seen as highly feasible, offering irrigation over a compact land block so nearly every acre may be cultivated.
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L. D. Wiest
Bend
Pilot Batts Development Company
Mc Kay
Prineville
Griszly’ Butte
McKay
Ochoco
Wiest
Narrow Escape for Forest Supervisor Crossing North Umpqua
Supervisor 8 C Bartrum of the Cascade Forest Reserve narrowly escaped death last week while crossing the North Umpqua River on horseback. Facing a dangerous ford he swam the horse across as the current swept them apart. the horse fell over the falls, its life crushed on the rocks.
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C. Bartrum
Cascade Forest Reserve
North Umpqua
Bartrum
Sheep Shooting Breaks Out in Wheeler County
Wheeler county sees a new sheep shooting incident near Mitchell by the Keaton saw mill. About 200 sheep owned by Butler Bros. were killed after assailants, masked with sacks, overpowered the herder and opened fire with Winchesters, scattering the flock.
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Wheeler County
Mitchell
Keaton
Butler Bros
Grand Jury to Hear Portland Case Tests This Week
In Crook County Journal text a group of 25 residents will appear before the federal grand jury in Portland this week. Tests run Friday and Saturday, with many likely detained to testify in trials set for September.
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Crook County Journal
Frank Elkins Road
Elkins Road
Fifth Street
Madras
Journal
Federal Grand Jury
Portland
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Fmiton Hotel
ENRY
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Max
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Odin Patiles
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